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Dr. Nick Ritchie researches and teaches in the areas of international relations and international security at the University of York. His particular focus is on nuclear disarmament, proliferation and arms control and US and UK national security. After completing his PhD thesis at the University of Bradford in 2007 on the evolution of US nuclear weapons policy after the Cold War, Nick spent four years researching and teaching at Bradford’s Department of Peace Studies before joining York in 2011. He previously worked for five years at the Oxford Research Group, an independent Non-Governmental Organisation working with policy-makers and independent experts on the challenges of global security and nuclear disarmament.nick.ritchie@york.ac.ukDr. Anwar Mhajne is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Head Faculty Fellow for the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice at Stonehill College. She also serves on the Academic Council of American Friends of Combatants for Peace. Her research strengths lie in the following areas: Feminist International Relations and Security Studies; Civil Society and Activism; Political Islam; Middle East; Gender Politics; and Social Movements. Her work has been featured in the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, The International Feminist Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Religion and Politics, Culturico, The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Conversation, Times of Israel, Haaretz, Middle East Eye, +972 Magazine, Quartz, The Defense Post, The Jerusalem Post, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Albawaba, the New Arab, and the National, among others. At Stonehill College, Dr. Mhajne teaches Global Security Studies, Political Science Research Methods, US Foreign Policy, Political Islam, Politics of the Middle East, Terror, State and Society, Cyber Security, Politics of "Fake News," and International Politics. She is a Co-chair of the Faculty of Color Association at Stonehill College and currently serves as a Member-at-Large on the executive committee of the Feminist Theory and Gender Studies Section (FTGS). amhajne@stonehill.eduDr. Sana Rahim is a lecturer in critical security at Sheffield Hallam University. Prior to this, I have worked at The University of Manchester, The University of Leicester and Manchester Metropolitan University. My principal research and teaching expertise are in Critical Security Studies, IR theories, understanding the dominance of the dominant discourses in IR, Nuclear Weapons, Postcolonial approaches to security and South East Asia. I am particularly interested in the ‘notion of the voice’ and qualitative research methods. I am currently working on a monograph based on my doctoral thesis titled: ‘Living with Orientalism: Pakistan’s nuclear community, exclusion and othering’. sanarahim@hotmail.co.uk
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The objective of this activity is to help students understand and problematize the concept of nuclear hegemony by examining the cases of Israel and Iran, while critically analyzing the responses of the United States and the European Union to both countries' nuclear programs.
The time allocation for each section can be adjusted based on the available class time and the pace of the discussion. The activity can also be modified to include additional research or multimedia resources, depending on the teacher's preferences and the students' level of engagement.
Learning Objectives
- Gain an understanding of nuclear hegemony.
- Learn about Israel’s nuclear program.
- Learn about Iran’s nuclear program.
- Engage in critical analysis of the US and EU responses to the nuclear programs of both countries.
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Nuclear studies tend to centre on nuclear weapons technologies and doctrines, the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence, strategic stability and arms control, nuclear non-proliferation and counter-proliferation, East-West strategic competition, extended deterrence and alliance dynamics.
The historiography of the nuclear age is generally one of the Manhattan Project and WWII leading into the Cold War, threats of nuclear use associated with proxy wars such as Korea and Vietnam, the NPT and periods of detente and arms control negotiations, through to the post-Cold War period of ‘rogue’ states, nuclear terrorism, and now the geopolitics of nuclear multipolarity.
What tends to get left out are the experiences, perspectives and agency of states, organisations and people that are not part of the central cast of the Northern nuclear Cold War story, notably women and people, and the states and organisations of the global South.
The purpose of this section is to introduce you to the central connections between anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism and anti-nuclearism, the idea of non-alignment as a political force in world politics, especially in the Cold War, and what its champions had to say about nuclear weapons and disarmament.
Learning Objectives
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Description
Through this case study of the representations of Pakistan’s nuclear programs, students will:
- Acquire knowledge and understanding of Orientalism, and more specifically, Nuclear Orientalism in relation to the case of Pakistan.
- Develop the skills to critically analyse discourse and identify Orientalist stereotypes in nuclear discourse.
Learning Objectives
- Acquire knowledge and understanding of Orientalism, and more specifically, Nuclear Orientalism in relation to the case of Pakistan.
- Develop the skills to critically analyse discourse and identify Orientalist stereotypes in nuclear discourse.
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Co-authored Resources
Description
The objective of this activity is to help students understand and problematize the concept of nuclear hegemony by examining the cases of Israel and Iran, while critically analyzing the responses of the United States and the European Union to both countries' nuclear programs.
The time allocation for each section can be adjusted based on the available class time and the pace of the discussion. The activity can also be modified to include additional research or multimedia resources, depending on the teacher's preferences and the students' level of engagement.
Learning Objectives
- Gain an understanding of nuclear hegemony.
- Learn about Israel’s nuclear program.
- Learn about Iran’s nuclear program.
- Engage in critical analysis of the US and EU responses to the nuclear programs of both countries.
Related Material
Description
Nuclear studies tend to centre on nuclear weapons technologies and doctrines, the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence, strategic stability and arms control, nuclear non-proliferation and counter-proliferation, East-West strategic competition, extended deterrence and alliance dynamics.
The historiography of the nuclear age is generally one of the Manhattan Project and WWII leading into the Cold War, threats of nuclear use associated with proxy wars such as Korea and Vietnam, the NPT and periods of detente and arms control negotiations, through to the post-Cold War period of ‘rogue’ states, nuclear terrorism, and now the geopolitics of nuclear multipolarity.
What tends to get left out are the experiences, perspectives and agency of states, organisations and people that are not part of the central cast of the Northern nuclear Cold War story, notably women and people, and the states and organisations of the global South.
The purpose of this section is to introduce you to the central connections between anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism and anti-nuclearism, the idea of non-alignment as a political force in world politics, especially in the Cold War, and what its champions had to say about nuclear weapons and disarmament.
Learning Objectives
Related Material
Description
Through this case study of the representations of Pakistan’s nuclear programs, students will:
- Acquire knowledge and understanding of Orientalism, and more specifically, Nuclear Orientalism in relation to the case of Pakistan.
- Develop the skills to critically analyse discourse and identify Orientalist stereotypes in nuclear discourse.
Learning Objectives
- Acquire knowledge and understanding of Orientalism, and more specifically, Nuclear Orientalism in relation to the case of Pakistan.
- Develop the skills to critically analyse discourse and identify Orientalist stereotypes in nuclear discourse.