BISA 2025 Conference

Nuclear Deterrence and Coercion in the era of strategic competition

FR 20

20 Jun 2025, 10:45

1h 30m

Panel Global Nuclear Order Working Group

Description

This panel examines the evolving dynamics of nuclear deterrence and coercion in the context of strategic competition and rising global tensions. Through analyses of nuclear facility security, state-sponsored coercion, great power rivalry, and the emerging arms race, the panel offers critical insights into the challenges and implications of maintaining nuclear stability in a rapidly changing security environment.

Subcontributions

• Deterrence by Environment: Preventing Attacks at Nuclear Energy Facilities during the War in Ukraine
• The ‘Linkage Dilemma’: Europe’s Approach to the Physical Protection of Nuclear Facilities Against Attacks
• Civil Nuclear Coercion: State-Sponsored Nuclear Facility Attacks as a Coercive Strategy
• The New Arms Race and Nuclear Disorder: Challenges to Nuclear Deterrence
• Global Security in the Era of Rising Great Power Competition and the Relevance of Nuclear Weapons