Sajjad Ahamed

Research

Published Research

Ahamed, S. (2026). China’s nuclear modernisation and the dynamics of the stability–instability paradox in U.S.–China strategic competition. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1177/18681026261449411

Gallagher, M., & Ahamed, S. (2025). The changing face of peace: African mediation and paradigm transition. African Studies Quarterly, 23(2), 26–50. https://doi.org/10.32473/asq.23.2.136992

Ahamed, S. (2023). The impact of China’s nuclear expansion and prospects of the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty. In Expanding Perspectives of Nuclear Disarmament (pp. 69–86). Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament, Uppsala University. View publication

Submitted Book Chapters

  • Ahamed, S., & Nabil, A. “Strategic Deterrence in the Middle East and North Africa: Old Ships Navigating New Dynamics, 2011–2025.” Book chapter submitted for publication.
  • Ahamed, S. “Great Power Politics in Cyberspace.” Book chapter submitted for publication.

Work in Progress

  • “Patterns and Drivers of Veto Use in the United Nations Security Council: An Empirical Analysis, 1946–2025.”
  • “Major-Power Hierarchy and International Conflict, 1816–2024: Does a Wider Capability Gap Reduce the Frequency and Severity of Inter-State Conflict?”