Through the infamous AUKUS deal, Australia will be the first non-nuclear weapon state (NNWS) to purchase nuclear submarines from the US and UK. While raising questions about the prospects of transformation in the decades-old regional balance of power, the expected deal has sparked an intense discussion over the viability and legitimacy of the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
Mr Syed Ali Abbas
Research Officer/Media Officer/ Managing Editor CISS Insight
- aliabbas@ciss.org.pk
- +92-51-8315410-423
Syed Ali Abbas is Research Officer at the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad, Pakistan. He is also the Co-Founding Editor of Global Defense Insight, an online defense media forum. Previously, Syed worked as associate editor at Indus News Network. His area of interests are Middle East Politics, Foreign Policy, and Nuclear Politics. He writes on various platforms in areas of his interests.