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☢️ Moscow brandishes threats, Beijing clings to caution

November 12, 2025

Diplomatic resilience: what is it, and how can states achieve it?

November 10, 2025

PR firms are working for brutal regimes, and getting away with it

November 6, 2025

☢️ Using emerging technology for escalation management

November 5, 2025

Penelope’s web and the politics of patience

October 31, 2025
October 31, 2025

☢️ Rebuilding nuclear credibility through fair energy access 

Syeda Saba Batool The Nuclear Suppliers Group faces new tests from great-power rivalry, climate change, and the spread of nuclear technology. Syeda Saba Batool argues the Group needs clear rules for admitting countries outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and to ensure that climate-vulnerable developing states gain fair access to civilian nuclear energy  Read more
October 24, 2025

From missiles to malware, hybrid war is rewriting global security

Daphna Canetti With missiles in the sky and malware in the wires, hybrid warfare is no longer speculative. Daphna Canetti, Gal Dor, and Tal Mimran argue the Iran-Israel clash marks a strategic turning point — where democracies must defend minds as fiercely as borders Read more
October 14, 2025

☢️ Why irreversible nuclear disarmament is a lonely pursuit for African states

Kudawashe Mapako The 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, gives African states an opportunity to turn lofty disarmament pledges into real action. Kudakwashe Mapako argues that reflecting on past efforts and taking advantage of unity, minerals, and norms allows these states to press for irreversible nuclear disarmament Read more
October 9, 2025

Why Netanyahu has been forced to accept the US peace plan

Paul Whiteley Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted Trump's plan for peace in Gaza in principle – though he is likely to try and sabotage it. Paul Whiteley warns that this is a dangerous strategy given Netanyahu's woeful approval ratings among ordinary Israelis Read more
October 7, 2025

☢️ The Global South in a changing nuclear order: between catalysing peace and quiet acquiescence

Shivani Singh Global South states have long advocated for nuclear disarmament, from the Bandung Conference to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Yet recent abstentions and muted positions on conflicts suggest waning commitment. Shivani Singh examines how multipolar dependencies shape these states' responses, and what it means for the nuclear order Read more

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