Sterre Van Buuren
Nuclear weapons come with a hidden cost: they erode democracy. In every nuclear state, secrecy, executive powers and stifled debate cut the public off from their government’s nuclear decision-making. Sterre van Buuren explains why this is – and why citizens must still push for more accountability Read more
Linde Desmaele
Cold War-era nuclear thinking can help explain how today’s challenges emerged. But Linde Desmaele warns that uncritical reliance on such thinking leads to misguided policies. Outdated frameworks can distort our understanding of how nuclear weapons are classified, how Russian intent is interpreted, what counts as success, and which actors will shape Europe’s nuclear future Read more
Zeenat Sabur
Keir Starmer’s speeches before and after the release of the UK's Strategic Defence Review contain narratives that make nuclear strengthening seem prudent and logical. But Zeenat Sabur argues that these narratives are fallacies, that if poked at, alert us to the insecurity to which nuclear posturing leads us Read more
Tom Sauer
Nuclear weapons may no longer be credible deterrents in an era of hypersonic missiles and AI-driven warfare. Tom Sauer suggests that modern conventional weapons could ultimately replace nuclear arsenals, reshaping global security without risking nuclear annihilation Read more
Marzhan Nurzhan
The people of Kazakhstan are still grappling with the toxic legacy of twentieth-century Soviet nuclear tests. Marzhan Nurzhan examines nuclear identity and decoloniality in Kazakhstan's atomic past, through the medium of visual art Read more
Esra Serim
Esra Serim argues that rapid advances in artificial intelligence-enabled drone technology significantly enhance nuclear weapon delivery, precision targeting, and deterrence capabilities. However, the proliferation of autonomous drone systems also introduces critical strategic and ethical challenges. To ensure global stability, we must create robust international frameworks Read more
Cecilia Gustavsson
The core principles of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) are to prevent a the development and acquisition of nuclear weapons, and to reach complete disarmament. But, argues Cecilia Gustavsson, without improved transparency and independent verification mechanisms, the NPT could, paradoxically, accelerate a new nuclear arms race Read more
Maren Vieluf
On 29 August 2025, the 15th International Day against Nuclear Tests will mark 80 years since the first nuclear test. Amid renewed geopolitical strain, Maren Vieluf argues that defending the nuclear test ban remains vital to preserving international norms and preventing further erosion of the global nuclear order Read more
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