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 governmentâs nuclear decision-making. Sterre van Buuren explains why this is â and why citizens must still push for more accountability Read more
Linde Desmaele
Cold War-era nuclear thinking can help explain how todayâs challenges emerged. ButâŻLinde DesmaeleâŻwarns 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 Outdated frameworks can distort our understanding of how nuclear weapons are classified, how Russian intent is interpreted, what counts as success, and which actors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 Europeâs nuclear future Read more
Zeenat Sabur
Keir Starmerâs 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 NurzhanâŻexamines 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
SĂźleyman GĂźngĂśr
From AtatĂźrkâs homeland â where 'peace at home, peace in the world' still resonates ââŻSĂźleyman GĂźngĂśrâŻargues that Gaza is Palestinian land. The violence there, and between Israel and Iran, we must recognise as war under international law â and urgently bring it to an end Read more
Ruairidh Brown
Does military intervention against Iran contradict Trumpâs America First ideology? Ruairidh Brown argues it, in fact, is a textbook case of Trumpâs Machiavellian philosophy Read more
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