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Deterrence/Disarmament

Research team

Benoît d’Aboville
Associate fellow
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Antoine Bondaz
Research fellow
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Isabelle Facon
Deputy director
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Benjamin Hautecouverture
Senior research fellow
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Antoine Maire
Associate fellow
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Christian Maire
Associate fellow
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Emmanuelle Maitre
Senior research fellow
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Lova Rinel
Associate fellow
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Bruno Tertrais
Deputy director
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Adorine Toumoun
Associate fellow
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Jean-Pascal Zanders
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Recent activity

Going nuclear: strategic and domestic considerations in South Korea
Web conference
Going nuclear: strategic and domestic considerations in South Korea
December 3, 2024
Indonesia’s evolving nuclear policy: the trajectory of a disarmament champion
Recherches & Documents n°07/2024
Indonesia’s evolving nuclear policy: the trajectory of a disarmament champion
Alda Anindea, May 2024
CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues : 2023 Consensus Statement
Report
CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues : 2023 Consensus Statement
Bruno Tertrais, Emmanuelle Maitre,

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

, avril 2024
What if Nuclear Deterrence was an Obsolete Concept?
Article
What if Nuclear Deterrence was an Obsolete Concept?
Pierre Boussel,

Trends Research & Advisory

, 03 April 2024
“Nuclear spring is coming”: examining French nuclear deterrence in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine
Note de la FRS n°08/2024
“Nuclear spring is coming”: examining French nuclear deterrence in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine
Polina Sinovets, Adérito Vicente, March 2024
French deterrence in the third nuclear age
Recherches & Documents n°16/2023
French deterrence in the third nuclear age
Emmanuelle Maitre, December 2023
Calling to foreign ports: a re-emerging practice for US nuclear-armed submarines?
Recherches & Documents n°15/2023
Calling to foreign ports: a re-emerging practice for US nuclear-armed submarines?
Emmanuelle Maitre, Alda Anindea, November 2023
War in Ukraine: Nuclear Signalling, Coercion and Deterrence
Report
War in Ukraine: Nuclear Signalling, Coercion and Deterrence
Benjamin Hautecouverture,

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

, January 2023
Are nuclear weapons ineffective in deterring non-nuclear weapon states? The paradox of Russia’s war on Ukraine
Note de la FRS n°42/2022
Are nuclear weapons ineffective in deterring non-nuclear weapon states? The paradox of Russia’s war on Ukraine
Polina Sinovets, Adérito Vicente, December 2022
Between enhanced commitment and structural opposition: nuclear deterrence in light of the war in Ukraine
Recherches & Documents n°15/2022
Between enhanced commitment and structural opposition: nuclear deterrence in light of the war in Ukraine
Emmanuelle Maitre, November 2022
Is Nuclear Deterrence a Cost-Effective Policy ?
Book chapter
Is Nuclear Deterrence a Cost-Effective Policy ?
Bruno Tertrais,

in The Sheathed Sword: From Nuclear Brink to No First Use, Prakash Menon, Aditya Ramanathan (eds), Bloomsbury Publishing

, October 3, 2022
« Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability in Europe: French Positions and Perceptions »
Book chapter
« Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability in Europe: French Positions and Perceptions »
Benjamin Hautecouverture,

in Arms Control and Europe : New Challenges and Prospects for Strategic Stability, P. Sinovets & W. Alberque, Springer

, 2022
Strategic risk reduction within the NPT
Side-event
Strategic risk reduction within the NPT
UNHQ – Conference Room 8 and online, US, August 3, 2022
Implementing prohibition: An Overview of the Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW and Possible Ways Forward
Recherches & Documents n°08/2022
Implementing prohibition: An Overview of the Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW and Possible Ways Forward
Emmanuelle Maitre, July 2022
The road to a moratorium on kinetic ASAT testing is paved with good intentions, but is it feasible?
Note de la FRS n°22/2022
The road to a moratorium on kinetic ASAT testing is paved with good intentions, but is it feasible?
Almudena Azcárate Ortega, Laetitia Cesari, May 2022
The Spectre of Nuclear Weapons Haunts Russia's Invasion War on Ukraine
Article
The Spectre of Nuclear Weapons Haunts Russia's Invasion War on Ukraine
Benjamin Hautecouverture,

DecypherGrey

, Mars 2022
Russia's Threat of Nuclear Weapons in Its War with Ukraine Is at the Heart of the Deterrence Paradox
Article
Russia's Threat of Nuclear Weapons in Its War with Ukraine Is at the Heart of the Deterrence Paradox
Benjamin Hautecouverture,

DecipherGrey

, Mars 2022
The challenges to traditional deterrence: a view from Japan
Interview
The challenges to traditional deterrence: a view from Japan
Ambassador Nobushige Takamizawa, March 23, 2022
Strategic non-nuclear weapons and strategic stability – Promoting trust through technical understanding
Note
Strategic non-nuclear weapons and strategic stability – Promoting trust through technical understanding
Fabian Hoffmann, November 15, 2021
Strategic Risk Reduction and the P5 process
Web conference
Strategic Risk Reduction and the P5 process
September 29, 2021

In the medias

What if Nuclear Deterrence was an Obsolete Concept?
Pierre Boussel , TRENDS Research and Advisory , April 3, 2024
« Emmanuel Macron was right to point out that brandishing the nuclear threat erodes its deterrent effect »
Benjamin Hautecouverture , Le Monde , December 20, 2022
« Debate over Nuclear Deterrence Heats Up in the EU »
François Heisbourg (quoted) , Spiegel , April 14, 2022
The Spectre of Nuclear Weapons Haunts Russia's Invasion War on Ukraine
Benjamin Hautecouverture , Deciphergrey , February 28, 2022
« Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat shows how much is going wrong for him in Ukraine »
Bruno Tertrais (quoted) , The Economist , February 27, 2022
« With his war going slowly, Vladimir Putin raises the nuclear stakes »
Bruno Tertrais (quoted) , The Economist , February 27, 2022
« China's Nuclear Gambit Deterring the US »
Valérie Niquet (analysis) , The Diplomat , November 6, 2021
« World 'better place' 25 years after nuclear test-ban treaty »
Emmanuelle Maitre (quoted) , AFP , September 24, 2021
Weapons of Mass Debate - Time to Talk about Nuclear Deterrence in Europe (Again)
Bruno Tertrais (analysis) , Institut Montaigne (Blog) , July 19, 2021
France to spell out post-Brexit nuclear weapons strategy
Bruno Tertrais (quoted) , AFP , February 7, 2020