# Middle East

Explore published student research, essays and theses about Middle East on VersitySpot, with open author profiles, sources and peer discussion.

- [Ceasefire Without Peace: Escalation, Legality, and the Collapse of Non-Proliferation in the Israel–United States–Iran Conflict](https://versityspot.com/amid/am-rb7u-5cb4-6d53) — The essay argues that the 2026 war was the predictable endpoint of a coercion-only strategy pursued since the 2018 JCPOA withdrawal, with force twice deployed mid-negotiation in breach of the UN Charter. The campaign proved self-defeating: it consolidated the regime, left the nuclear programme unmonitored, and strengthened the proliferation logic it was meant to destroy.