Author Archive
Ankit Panda
Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ideas
We Don’t Have Enough Information to Evaluate Arguments for a New ICBM
The Biden administration should follow precedent and commission an independent look at the case for the Ground Based Strategic Defense program.
- Ankit Panda
Ideas
The Slow Death of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Tehran says it will stop complying with elements of the accord unless the countries that remain live up to their commitments. But those five states are unlikely to stand up to U.S. pressure.
- Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
Ideas
Trump's Strange Tweet May Have Kept Nuclear Talks Alive
The president is finally reckoning with the role of sanctions in North Korean diplomacy.
- Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
Ideas
How to End the Worst India-Pakistan Crisis in a Generation
Stepping back from the brink now will require political courage in New Delhi and reciprocity in Islamabad.
- Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
Ideas
How to Keep a Cyberattack from Turning into Nuclear War? Keep Talking
Trump’s Pentagon declared that "significant non-nuclear strategic attacks" may invite U.S. nuclear use, but does that matter to North Korea?
- Ankit Panda
Ideas
North Korea Is Not De-Nuclearizing
The Trump administration shouldn’t get too excited about Kim Jong Un’s pledge to limit his weapons program.
- Ankit Panda and Adam Mount, The Atlantic
Ideas
A Deal with North Korea Won't Happen Without China
How Kim Jong-Un's surprise visit to Beijing underscores China’s influence.
- Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
Threats
What the Hell Happened in Hawaii?
False alarms aren’t just terrifying—they’re dangerous.
- Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
Ideas
A Presidential Misunderstanding of Deterrence
But Trump’s bellicosity undermines his ability to deter the Kim regime’s nuclear weapons and missiles programs.
- Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
Ideas
The Quite Rational Basis for North Korea's Japan Overfly
With each new missile test, Pyongyang shakes Tokyo’s confidence in Washington, while accruing valuable data on its own capabilities.
- Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
Ideas
What America Should Learn from North Korea's Latest Missile Test
Preventive war, if it was ever a viable option, certainly isn't now.
- Ankit Panda, The Atlantic