Nuclear Inertia
Matthew Fuhrmann shows that aside from Chernobyl and TMI, nuclear accidents generally have not deterred countries from building additional plants.
Former Stanton Nuclear Fellow, 2010-2011
Matthew Fuhrmann was a Stanton nuclear security fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). His research focused on international security and nuclear proliferation. Much of his current work centers on the causes and consequences of the nuclear energy renaissance. Some of his other research examines topics such as nuclear weapons and coercive threats, military strikes against nuclear facilities, radiological/nuclear terrorism, and regional nuclear weapons free zones.
Dr. Fuhrmann has been an assistant professor of political science at the University of South Carolina since January 2009. He is also an associate at the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard's Kennedy School. From 2007 to 2008, he served as a research fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Dr. Fuhrmann was previously a research associate at the University of Georgia's Center for International Trade and Security. There he specialized in strategic trade controls and prepared reports for various U.S. government agencies on export control development in foreign countries.
His research has been published in some of the leading journals in the field, including International Security, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and Foreign Policy Analysis, among other journals.
Dr. Fuhrmann holds an MS in international affairs from Georgia Tech and a PhD in political science from the University of Georgia.
Matthew Fuhrmann at the University of South Carolina
Matthew Fuhrmann shows that aside from Chernobyl and TMI, nuclear accidents generally have not deterred countries from building additional plants.
Matthew Fuhrmann examines the consequences and effectiveness of military strikes against nuclear facilities.
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As nuclear talks between Iran and major powers resume, the moment is ripe for a U.S.-led diplomatic offensive, backed by economic incentives, to persuade Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program, says CFR's Matthew Fuhrmann.
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Matthew Fuhrmann and Todd S. Sechser warn against the dangers of the hysteria over nuclear weapons and blackmail that underlies the calls for military force against Iran.
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Though a new IAEA report adds to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and U.S. opposition to the program is warranted, there's no clear proof that the country is pursuing weapons or would act belligerently if it succeeded, says CFR's Matthew Fuhrmann.
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Matthew Fuhrman discusses the link between peaceful nuclear cooperation and the spread of nuclear weapons.
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