Iran’s Nuclear Imbroglio

By Garima Singh & Rudra Chaudhuri
SSPC Paper No. 6, June 2006

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Brief

The imbroglio between Iran and the international community has every potential to spiral into another unnecessary and largely unwanted conflict in the Middle East. While dialogue and coercive diplomatic interactions may prevent the isolation of oil producing Shia majority state, the threat of utilising hard power tools, has needlessly exacerbated an already volatile situation.

About the Authors

Garima Singh is an Associate Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. Her research area includes international security and nuclear proliferation. She has contributed chapters in edited volumes and written extensively for print and web based journals. Currently she is a doctoral candidate at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Rudra Chaudhuri is a visiting researcher and Ph. D. student at the Department of War Studies, King’s College, London. He is currently completing a research internship at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. His research interests include Indo-US strategic relations, nuclear proliferation and peacekeeping operations. He has contributed to academic journals and web based journals.