Sajjad Ahamed

Research

My work examines how nuclear deterrence and strategic stability operate under emerging tripolarity, combining quantitative models of major-power conflict with regional analyses of escalation dynamics in Asia and the Middle East.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

[Exact article title — China’s nuclear modernization and the stability–instability paradox]

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 2026. doi.org/10.1177/18681026261449411

[Exact article title — African mediation and paradigm transitions] (with M. Gallagher)

African Studies Quarterly, 2025. [Link]

Book Chapters

[Exact chapter title — China’s nuclear expansion and the SEANWFZ Treaty]

In Expanding Perspectives on Nuclear Disarmament, Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament, Uppsala University, 2023. [Link]

Working Papers

[Working paper title — deterrence and regional security complexes in the Middle East]

Under review.

[Dissertation paper title — modeling major-power war onset under tripolarity]

In progress.

Policy & Public Writing

[Exact title — the India–Pakistan crisis on Kahn’s escalation ladder]

The Diplomat / SSRN, 2025. [Link]