Russia continues to rely on its sub-strategic nuclear arsenal, and NATO is therefore hoping in vain for sub-strategic nuclear arms control negotiations. For three decades, says Wannes Verstraete, the Alliance has merely been 'waiting for Godot'
PhD Candidate, European Security in the Indo-Pacific Age (ESIPA) research group, and Teaching Assistant, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Wannes' research focuses on nuclear deterrence, arms control, non-proliferation, and the disarmament policies of European NATO allies, particularly nuclear sharing allies.
He is also an Associate Fellow in the Europe in the World programme at Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, a Next Generation Fellow in the ‘NATO NextGen Futures platform’ from the NATO Defense College (NDC), and a reservist at the Strategy Department of the Belgian Armed Forces.
His work has been published in the Washington Quarterly, European Foreign Affairs Review, Defense & Security Analysis, Journal of Policy & Strategy, and Æther: A Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower.
Wannes is also the author of multiple think tank publications and newspaper op-eds.
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