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What Americans really think when European allies don’t cooperate 

November 14, 2025

☢️ Moscow brandishes threats, Beijing clings to caution

November 12, 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

☢️ Rebuilding nuclear credibility through fair energy access 

October 31, 2025
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 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
October 2, 2025

☢️ Young people in the nuclear age

Franco Castro Escobar Young people are an important part of nuclear weapons’ history. But despite their significant presence, historical records and scholarly research have paid scant attention to youth participation in nuclear politics. In this ‘third nuclear age,’ Franco Castro Escobar argues there is a growing need to record and understand the voices of young antinuclear organisers in the twenty-first century Read more
September 24, 2025

Are landmines legitimate self-defence? The folly of leaving the Ottawa Convention

Henrique Garbino The Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines is under serious challenge. In 2025, six state parties — Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Ukraine — began the procedure to withdraw from the convention. Henrique Garbino and Priscyll Anctil Avoine argue for a critical assessment of the rationale behind this decision, and its consequences Read more

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