Esra Serim

Dr. A. Esra Serim is an Associate Researcher at the University of Bordeaux, France. She taught and conducted many seminars at Sciences Po d’Aix in France and in the United States. Her current research focuses on nuclear and conventional weapons, and arms trade. Her published works deal with nuclear security, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), arms trade, and missile systems. She received her Ph.D. from Sciences Po d’Aix in France and was also a visiting scholar at George Washington University in the United States.

The project

Title: France becomes the second biggest arms exporter: The effect of the war in Ukraine 

Keywords: Armament, disarmament, non-proliferation, nuclear and conventional weapons

Selection of publications

• Serim Esra, 27 July 2021, “What Could Turkey Gain from A New Nuclear Deal with Iran?”, FeniksPolitik,
• Serim Esra, 22 February 2022, “What’s in the Way of Establishing a Zone?”, Middle East Treaty Organization (METO),
• Serim Esra, 5 April 2022, “War in Ukraine May Sabotage Iranian Nuclear Agreement,” FeniksPolitik,
• Serim Esra, 22 November 2022, The Rare and Successful Formulation of Non-Proliferation Diplomacy: The Case of the JCPOA, Middle East Policy, SSCl,
• Serim Esra, 25 December 2022, “Turkey’s military relations with the Central Asia,” Platform for Peace and Humanity,
• Serim Esra, 14 April 2023, “What role does the arms trade play in bilateral and multilateral ties between countries in North America, Europe and the MENA region?: The case of Libya” Prisme (Pathways to Renewed and Inclusive Security in the Middle East), The SALAM Project,
• Serim Esra, How Did Obama’s Iran Strategy Impact Turkey’s Decision over the Anti-Ballistic Missile System?, The Nonproliferation Review, Forthcoming.