Studies of nuclear proliferation share five serious problems. First, nuclear programs'
initiation and completion dates are ambiguous and difficult to code, but findings are rarely …

We draw on established theoretical works in international political economy to compare the
empirical effect of threatened and imposed economic sanctions on international trade. To …

Peaceful nuclear cooperation—the transfer of nuclear technology, materials, or know-how
from one state to another for peaceful purposes—leads to the spread of nuclear weapons. In …

summary In a vitally important book for anyone interested in nuclear proliferation, defense
strategy, or international security, Matthew Kroenig points out that nearly every country with …

Why do nuclear weapons spread? Using new data on sensitive nuclear transfers, this article
analyzes the determinants of nuclear proliferation. The author first describes a simple logic …

The capacity to build nuclear weapons—known as “nuclear latency”—is widely believed to
be important in world politics. Yet scholarly research on this topic remains limited. This paper …

When and why do states transfer nuclear technology, materials, and knowledge to other
states for peaceful purposes? This question is important given the recent finding that …

International Relations scholars have long recognized that technology plays a critical role in
power transitions, but the field lacks a framework to understand how technology and …

Why do states provide sensitive nuclear assistance to nonnuclear weapon states,
contributing to the international spread of nuclear weapons? Using a new data set on …

Nuclear weapons have occupied a central role in international politics ever since their
introduction onto the world stage in 1945. The use of nuclear weapons by the United States …