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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📢 Curious about joining BASIC's Emerging Voices Network? Good news, they're currently recruiting. Chiara Fargnoli, Policy Fellow at BASIC, breaks down why it's worth applying, what EVN offers early-career researchers working on nuclear weapons and nuclear policy, and how to get involved. (1/3)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BASIC is pleased to welcome two new Non-Resident Fellows to our Responsibilities and Global Governance Programme. Dr Sethi and Dr Sultan both bring an incredible breadth of knowledge and experience in nuclear policy, and we're delighted to have them on board!

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

BASIC's Emerging Voices Network (EVN) is recruiting! 370+ early-career nuclear policy researchers worldwide. Free to join. Published policy work, Masterclasses, and a global peer network. ⤵️ Apply here: forms.gle/cYpqz6hHDABr... Renew here: forms.gle/QEsCYMukurZm...

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Don't miss out on BASIC's NPT Monitor Launch Webinar ➡️ Walkthrough of our new tool tracking how the five nuclear-weapon States are meeting their NPT commitments + an expert panel discussion. 📅 Thursday 3 September 🕑 14:00 CEST Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

📢 Join BASIC on 3 Sept for the official launch of the NPT Monitor, our free tool tracking the five nuclear-weapon States' NPT commitments. 📅 1–2pm BST / 2–3pm CEST. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

(6/6) Thank you to this year's cohort. We're excited to follow their research over the coming year. Stay tuned for more updates as the project develops.

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

(5/6) The project will culminate in an in-person workshop and report presentations at Nagasaki University and Hiroshima in February and March 2027.

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

(4/6) Working Group 2 will focus on security approaches that do not rely on nuclear deterrence.

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

(3/6) Working Group 1 will focus on the transmission of memory, and the role of Nagasaki and Hiroshima as places that experienced atomic bombings.

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

(2/6) Over the coming year, two working groups will come together to explore a shared and urgent question: What is the responsibility that each generation must assume to protect humanity and the planet from risks, including nuclear weapons?

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📢 New Project Alert: Assembling Peace Through Dialogue 2026–2027. A collaboration between BASIC's Emerging Voices Network, the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition at Nagasaki University, and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace. Meet this year's incredible team. (1/6)👇️

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

(2/3) Our findings - developed through Track 1.5 dialogue - translate into six concrete policy recommendations to strengthen crisis management and prevention. See our first three recommendations. 👇

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

BASIC and CSSPR are hosting a live webinar on BASIC's latest report — managing future nuclear crisis scenarios in South Asia. 20 Aug, 9–10am BST / 1–2pm PKT. Register here 👇️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

💬 BASIC has launched a new project looking at how interactions across domains (air, land, sea, cyber and space) could increase nuclear escalation risks in future India-Pakistan crises, and how a responsibility-based approach can help promote pathways to de-escalation. Funded by the UK's CPACC. (1/2)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Last month, our team was in Rakitje, Croatia, to deliver a workshop co-organized with RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation on emerging tech and its impact on strategic stability & arms control. (1/4)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

📢 New analysis: The Saudi-US Nuclear Deal - A Race Against Time? This week, the US and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark deal on civilian nuclear energy, a "peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement," or "123 agreement," alongside a bilateral safeguards agreement. (1/4)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

BASIC has published the final report in our series on the nexus of public health and nuclear security: "Nuclear Medicine: Meeting Future Global Needs" by Policy Fellow Dave Cullen. (1/2) Photo: Alejandra Silva / IAEA

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Public discourse on non-proliferation centres mostly on nuclear weapons. Yet challenges to international peace and security extend well beyond this domain: chemical weapons, biological weapons, and other WMDs require equal attention. (1/3)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🌏 Where Memory Meets Responsibility: Reflections from the Emerging Voices Network’s 2026 Trip to Nagasaki In a new blog, Policy Intern Chiara Fargnoli reflects on a trip the Emerging Voices Network (EVN) undertook to Nagasaki as part of the “Assembling Peace Through Dialogue” project. (1/5)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🌎 BASIC at NPT RevCon: Nuclear for Good Event Rewind On 5 May, BASIC held a side-event at the 2026 #NPTRevCon called "Nuclear for Good: From Commitment to Impact”. (1/4)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🌎BASIC x University of Stirling at #NPTRevCon: “Strengthening Dialogue in the NPT: Advancing the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach” 🗓️The UK FCDO is sponsoring a side event at the 2026 #NPT #RevCon, co-hosted by BASIC and the University of Stirling / @stir.ac.uk. (1/2)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🔍 Introducing: The Nuclear Transparency Inventory (NUTRI) We’re happy to announce that the Nuclear Transparency Inventory (NUTRI) is now live – you can explore it here: buff.ly/gqDDqfz (1/6)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🔍 Introducing: The NPT Monitor We’re happy to announce that Phase 1 data from the NPT Monitor is now publicly available - you can explore it here: nptmonitor.org (1/5)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🌎BASIC at NPT RevCon: “Nuclear for Good: From Commitment to Impact” 📅 5 May | 1:15–2:30 PM EDT 📍 CRE Room (First Basement), UNHQ (1/5)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

(3/3) To explore insights from the working paper, join the UK FCDO, BASIC, and the @stir.ac.uk for a #RevCon side event on “Strengthening Dialogue in the NPT: Advancing the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach”. Details below ⬇️

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🎤 One week before the start of the #2026NPTRevCon, we’re happy to publish the final episode of the NukeChat podcast! basicint.org/nukechat-epi... (1/3)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🎤 In episode five of NukeChat, Dr @megandee.bsky.social and Ingrid Kirsten (VCDNP) explore the nuclear responsibilities associated with the peaceful uses of #nuclearenergy. (1/3) basicint.org/nukechat-epi...

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

🎤 In the fourth episode of the NukeChat podcast, Dr Megan Dee / @megandee.bsky.social and Dr Toby Dalton / @carnegieendowment.org explore nuclear responsibilities as they relate to nuclear non-proliferation (1/3) basicint.org/nukechat-epi...

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Nuclear for Good has taken a significant step forward with its first Advisory Board meeting. The Board brings together leading voices across the nuclear field — spanning governance, law, science and technology, and industry — as well as climate philanthropy and innovation. (1/7)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The ideal candidate is an established researcher with a specialisation in nuclear weapons issues and South Asia who can engage impartially with all parties. For further details and to apply, please see our website here: buff.ly/L7vKQ7E (4/4)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

(5/5) Watch some of these young experts - Sathchidha Pachiappan, Franco Castro Escobar, and Galina Salnikova - alongside our Policy Intern, Chiara Fargnoli, speak about the project in the video below.

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

ICYMI: With the UN at a crossroads, now is the time to make collaboration front and centre of reform, so that the interconnected crises facing women get the attention they deserve, says Dr Lisa Vickers in new editorial opinion for BASIC: basicint.org/cross-sector...

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

From climate change to conflict, women and girls face interconnected crises, but those responding to them barely connect. (1/2)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Spain has published its National Strategy against the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction for the first time, marking a milestone as the first non-nuclear state in the Atlantic Alliance to adopt a document of this kind: (1/4)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Nuclear issues are still a key part of our work, but today and tomorrow’s risks are no longer limited to nuclear threats alone. As Programme Manager and Senior Policy Fellow Dr Chiara Cervasio notes: (4/5)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

We are pleased to announce that the #NuclearResponsibilities (NR) Programme is changing its name to become the Responsibilities and Global Governance (RGG) Programme. (1/5)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

BASIC’s #NuclearResponsibilities Programme recently hosted two dialogues in Bahrain entitled "Abstract Nuclear Crisis Scenario Exercise and Crisis Management and De-escalation in South Asia".

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

In this latest piece for our website, BASIC Policy Intern Ching Wei Sooi shares reflections from his work on the impact of the Golden Dome on nuclear strategic stability. (1/3) basicint.org/the-u-s-gold...

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

How far has the global commitment to nuclear disarmament come? (1/4)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

On 26 November, BASIC's #RiskReduction Programme hosted the final conference for its project "Turning Point: Realising a Sustainable Security Architecture for Europe" in Vienna, Austria. (1/4)

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

In the latest of a series of articles assessing recent hostilities between India and Pakistan, Brigadier Syed Imran-ul-Hassan says that applying doctrines of limited war and escalation dominance during crises hinders the pursuit of regional stability. buff.ly/Tfr99eh

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

One lesson to be learned from the @iaeaorg.bsky.social General Conference in Vienna," says BASIC Senior Policy Fellow Dr Manuel Herrera , "is that despite the world situation, nuclear science and technology continues to promote better understanding between countries and people."

Basic Senior Policy Fellow Dr Manuel Herrera at the conference in Vienna

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Deepening BASIC's interest in the critical nuclear-space nexus, Policy Intern Ching Wei Sooi and co-organiser Nicolas Ayala Arboleda will soon be moderating a series of webinars on the Golden Dome - America's new space-based missile defence initiative. lnkd.in/eZsmMgVc

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

BASIC Policy Fellow Mhairi McClafferty recently took part in a discussion on the future of nuclear non-proliferation hosted by the UK Project on Nuclear Issues at @rusi.bsky.social

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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

BASIC Senior Policy Fellow Manuel Herrera is interviewed by El País on the Israel-Iran conflict: 4 bombas antibúnker GBU-57 para golpear tres instalaciones nucleares esenciales: así ha sido el ataque de EEUU a Irán | Vídeos | EL PAÍS

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