Pathways to Renewed and Inclusive Security in the Middle East - Initiative directed @esoubrier with @WorldPeaceFdtn thx to @CarnegieCorp
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PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
The strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites reinforced the need for institutionalized crisis management & cross-border nuclear governance.
In a memo for @PRISMEorg I outline a pragmatic framework for nuclear diplomacy between Iran, Saudi Arabia, & the UAE with feasible entry points for engagement.
prismeinitiative.org/publica…
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
In a fragile, interconnected #Gulf, nuclear escalation could mean ecological catastrophe. In his insightful #SALAM paper, @MehranHaghirian outlines cooperative solutions: joint safety protocols, shared R&D, environmental monitoring, and regional fuel mechanisms. Read here:
After June 2025 strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, Gulf nuclear diplomacy is at a crossroads. Can shared risks become a foundation for cooperation? Mehran Haghirian explores these issues in latest #SALAM paper prismeinitiative.org/publica… @MehranHaghirian #GulfSecurity #NuclearDiplomacy
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
“The window for diplomacy narrowed, if not slammed shut. The memo revisits Iran’s strategic calculus at the time of Muscat talks and considers how rapidly evolving regional & global landscape, incl renewed threats of force, is reshaping Tehran’s nuclear options—and Washington’s.”
Iran’s nuclear strategy is shaped by mistrust, military threats & shifting alliances. In this new SALAM memo, Javad Heiran-Nia & Sharare Abdolhossein Zade argue: diplomacy must come first—before the spiral becomes irreversible. Read here: prismeinitiative.org/blog/na… @J_Heirannia
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
SIPRI's @TyttiErasto argues for alternative paths in the Gulf in this @PRISMEorg paper ⬇️
Israel’s 13 June strikes on Iran show how coercive counter-proliferation can spiral into endless war. Tytti Erästö’s new #SALAM memo maps a different path: Gulf-led regional non-proliferation cooperation.
prismeinitiative.org/blog/is… @TyttiErasto @SIPRIorg
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
A very insightful piece! “The rhetorical shift is both a signal to adversaries and a form of performative deterrence that mirrors escalation observed elsewhere, notably in nuclear-armed states.”
Héloïse Fayet unpacks Iran’s evolving nuclear rhetoric, reflecting deep strategic recalibration “in response to erosion of its conventional deterrence, heightened regional insecurity, & perceived failure of international non-proliferation regime” @HFayet prismeinitiative.org/blog/ev…
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
Almuntaser Albalawi also argues for broader regional engagement: “Gulf Arab states—particularly since the rapprochement with Iran—have both the incentives and opportunity to take a more active role in promoting sustainable, regionally owned solutions to nuclear risks” @AlAlbluwi
New #SALAM memo by Almuntaser Albalawi: From Asymmetry to Autonomy → a powerful rethink of Middle East arms control, spotlighting reciprocity, inclusivity, agency & normativity across regional nuclear politics. #NonProliferation #MiddleEast prismeinitiative.org/blog/as…
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
Arms Control in the #MiddleEast keeps falling short. Why? Is the #nuclear proliferation landscape shifting -and are regional perspectives changing too?
I take a closer look in my latest piece for @PRISMEorg.
Grateful to @esoubrier and Coralie Pison Hindawi for their input.
New #SALAM memo by Almuntaser Albalawi: From Asymmetry to Autonomy → a powerful rethink of Middle East arms control, spotlighting reciprocity, inclusivity, agency & normativity across regional nuclear politics. #NonProliferation #MiddleEast prismeinitiative.org/blog/as…
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
As U.S. support to Israel accelerates, systematically violating international law and pushing diplomacy to the brink, what if Iran and Gulf Arab states refused to be held hostage by global power games, and started setting their own norms and rules?
Israel’s 13 June strikes on Iran show how coercive counter-proliferation can spiral into endless war. Tytti Erästö’s new #SALAM memo maps a different path: Gulf-led regional non-proliferation cooperation.
prismeinitiative.org/blog/is… @TyttiErasto @SIPRIorg
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
Why have Gulf states fallen increasingly silent on Israel’s nuclear arsenal—even as they have decried proliferation elsewhere?
Ludovica Castelli’s sharp memo explores this strategic ambiguity, where opacity is tolerated or even rewarded and diplomacy becomes tacit complicity.
Selective silence is a powerful tool. Ludovica Castelli reveals how Gulf states’ diplomacy avoids the “Israel nuclear” question—shielding opacity, enabling asymmetry. This is more than rhetoric. It contributes to shaping regional order. @LudovicaCastel5 prismeinitiative.org/blog/gu…
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
What causes “nuclear disorder” in the Middle East?
In a piece that strikingly echoes today’s headlines, Elbahtimy flips the script and traces 3 root causes:
- Selective norms & non-proliferation
- Coercive enforcement
- Suppressed aspirations for modernity & dignity
We’re thrilled to launch a new SALAM blog series on nuclear politics in and with the MENA region — starting with a powerful contribution from Hassan Elbahtimy | prismeinitiative.org/blog/mi…
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Here’s what coming next for the SALAM project: our spring 2025 workshop on Nuclear Politics in and with the MENA Region!
Memos to be released in May and June - stay tuned ☺️
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
I am delighted to participate in this valuable initiative and appreciate your invitation @esoubrier . Will do great things together :)
At the PRISME Initiative, we’re proud to work with a brilliant group of Associate #Experts helping us reimagine security in #MiddleEast beyond arms & the military. Meet our expert trio shaping conversations in 2025–2026 | prismeinitiative.org/about/ 👇
#SALAM #InclusiveSecurity #MENA
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
So excited to welcome Dalia Ghanem to PRISME as our newest Associate #Expert, joining Jennifer Erickson & Coralie Pison Hindawi! Their expertise is a huge asset to the #SALAM Project and to PRISME’s mission of rethinking security & advancing inclusive approaches in #MENA region.
At the PRISME Initiative, we’re proud to work with a brilliant group of Associate #Experts helping us reimagine security in #MiddleEast beyond arms & the military. Meet our expert trio shaping conversations in 2025–2026 | prismeinitiative.org/about/ 👇
#SALAM #InclusiveSecurity #MENA
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
Good choice of a great team. Well done 👍🏼
At the PRISME Initiative, we’re proud to work with a brilliant group of Associate #Experts helping us reimagine security in #MiddleEast beyond arms & the military. Meet our expert trio shaping conversations in 2025–2026 | prismeinitiative.org/about/ 👇
#SALAM #InclusiveSecurity #MENA
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WPF is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a half a million grant for two years from the @CarnegieCorp supporting the ongoing work of our partner @PRISMEorg and our research on #massstarvation.
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
🚨 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 🚨
The next SALAM workshop (online) will happen early May on nuclear politics in and with the MENA region. Want to be part of the adventure? We welcome 250-word abstracts, to be sent before January 25. See the details in this document 👇
Read you soon! ✨
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
Feel like joining us on the next SALAM workshop? Now is your chance!
Know someone (especially young experts / graduate students) who might be a good fit? Please send it to them!
Looking forward to your abstracts ☺️
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
“This synthesis paper encapsulates the core insights from the forum, offering a detailed examination of how the region’s evolving landscape affects security calculations and why decentering arms, though challenging, remains essential”. Check it out here prismeinitiative.org/blog/de… 👇
🚨 The Synthesis Paper of the DAMES Forum is out! It was written by @esoubrier based on brilliant essays of participants and amazing discussions in @Univ_CotedAzur last Sept. A huge thank you for the critical support of @WorldPeaceFdtn & @CarnegieCorp 🙏🏽✨ prismeinitiative.org/blog/de…
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
Gratitude to our partners @PRISMEorg and @CarnegieCorp for engaging and supporting this work of @esoubrier
How can stakeholders in and engaged with the Middle East reduce the reliance on arms as a cornerstone of their security strategies?
Read more on how the region’s evolving landscape affects security calculations and why decentering arms remains essential: worldpeacefoundation.org/pub…
PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) retweeted
Many thanks to @esoubrier, @PRISMEorg, the team for all their hard work on getting these out.
It was an immense pleasure to have the chance to meet and work with @marshall_shana, Coralie Pison-Hindawi, @halaabisaleh, @StavrianakisA and the other fantastic scholars in person.
Many thanks to @Univ_CotedAzur for hosting us!
ICYMI - All of the essays presented at the PRISME Forum on Decentering Arms in Middle East Security have now been published: prismeinitiative.org/project…
