Articles by Valeriia Gergiieva

May 6, 2025

☢️ Two decades of Iran’s nuclear dilemma

Valeriia Gergiieva
Valeriia Gergiieva examines the Iranian nuclear dilemma, from its non-compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards in 2003 to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement and its eventual collapse. She analyses ongoing challenges around Iran’s nuclear policy, including its growing uranium stockpile, and renewal of pressure from the US
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Valeriia Gergiieva
Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH), University of Hamburg

Valeriia works on the IFSH Arms Control and Emerging Technologies project.

She is also a Research Fellow at the Odesa Center for Nonproliferation.

In autumn 2019, she was appointed Visiting Fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey.

Valeriia is a Vice-President of the Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network, and she leads and moderates its webinar series Black Sea Experts NucTalks.

She is also a member of the ELN's Younger Generation Leadership Network.

Valeriia's research focuses on nonproliferation, disarmament, the nuclear programmes of Iran, Russia-Iran cooperation, and radiological security.

Her 2023 article in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, co-authored with Ali Alkis, deals with Russia’s long-term influence over Turkey’s nuclear energy programme.

Valeriia lectures regularly on nonproliferation, arms control, and the security implications of emerging technologies.

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Russia’s War on Ukraine: The Implications for the Global Nuclear Order

Russia’s War on Ukraine
Springer, 2023
Chapter on how the invasion influenced Iran’s nuclear posture.

Arms Control and Europe: New Challenges and Prospects for Strategic Stability

Arms Control and Europe
Springer, 2022
Chapter analysing the Iranian nuclear programme's impact on European security.

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