Stephen Collins

View of the United Nations logo at a 2022 conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

July 3, 2025

Military force may have delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions – but history shows that diplomacy is the more effective nonproliferation strategy

Stephen Collins, Kennesaw State University

In the majority of cases, diplomacy has played a pivotal role in convincing nuclear-seeking nations to relinquish their pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Donald Trump meets with Kim Jong Un in Singapore, 2018. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

February 13, 2019

Why Trump failed to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, and how he can do better at the next summit

Stephen Collins, Kennesaw State University

Relying only on sanctions against North Korea may not be a productive way to get the country to give up its nuclear arms. Offering relief and aid may be more effective.

The Arak heavy-water reactor has been at the center of concerns about potential Iranian nuclear proliferation. Stringer/Reuters

August 11, 2015

The alarming consequences of scuttling the Iran nuclear deal

Stephen Collins, Kennesaw State University

Critics of the nuclear deal with Iran have good reasons to be skeptical, but blocking the deal would make the United States and its allies less secure.

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