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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

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EU-supported consortium of independent think tanks to discuss measures against WMD proliferation as well as conventional weapons, including SALW

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
When the Cornerstone Cracks: The NPT and the Future of the Global Nuclear Order After 16 years without consensus, is the NPT losing its central role? Carmen Wunderlich & Leonardo Bandarra (INEF, University of Duisburg-Essen) explore the risks of a more fragmented nuclear order: tinyurl.com/mr45bcxe
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When the cornerstone cracks: the NPT and the future of the global nuclear order
After 16 years without a consensus final document, write Carmen Wunderlich and Leonardo Bandarra, the challenge facing the NPT is less about disagreement on specific issues than about growing doubts o...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📬 The latest EUNPDC e-Newsletter is out! This issue features analysis of the 2026 NPT Review Conference, cyber (dis)armament, dual-use research, nuclear verification, the latest Arms Control Primer podcast on Brazil’s nuclear history & new opportunities across the network. 📖 tinyurl.com/5xawk9e3
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
💻 NEW Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Papers: "Cyber (Dis)armament in Practice", by Eugenio Benincasa (ETH Zurich). How to “disarm” in cyberspace? This paper explores vulnerability governance & EU fragmentation challenges. 👉 nonproliferation.eu/wp-content/u...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
As the 2026 NPT RevCon heads toward its 22 May conclusion, the EU sets out its position on nuclear risks & responsibilities. 📄 Read the General Statement: estatements.un.org/estatements/... #NPT2026 #EU #NonProliferation #EUNPDC
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
📘 New report by BASIC (Dr. Gry Thomasen) In “Paths to a Sustainable Future: The Evolving Security Architecture in Europe”, Gry Thomasen explores how Europe can adapt its security architecture amid war, fragmentation & systemic change. 🔗 basicint.org/report-paths...
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Report: Paths To A Sustainable Future: The Evolving Security Architecture In Europe - BASIC
Written by Dr Gry Thomasen, "Paths to a Sustainable Future: The Evolving Security Architecture in Europe" is the final report of BASIC’s "Rethinking European Security" project, funded by the Polden-Pu...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📢 Call for presentations – UK PONI 2026 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) launches a call for the UK PONI Annual Conference (London, 15 Sept 2026). 🗓️ Deadline: 17 May 🔗 www.rusi.org/news-and-com... #Nuclear #PONI
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UK PONI Annual Conference 2026: Call for Presentations
We are now accepting proposals for presentations at the 2026 Annual Conference which will be held in person at RUSI’s headquarters in London on 15 September.
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📢🎓 Last chance to apply – Next Generation Workshop 2026 Young professionals & students are invited to engage on arms control, non-proliferation & disarmament. 🗓️ Deadline: 24 April 📩 eunpdc@iai.it 🔗 www.iai.it/en/iai-news/...
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Call for participation - EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Next Generation Workshop 2026
On 9 November 2026, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, will organise the annual EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Next Gener...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
🌐 As the 2026 NPT Review Conference begins in New York, understanding P5 perspectives is key. In this @theeln.bsky.social analysis, Emmanuelle Maitre (FRS) highlights France’s focus on balancing the NPT’s three pillars and advancing risk-reduction efforts with partners. ⚛️ tinyurl.com/48c2263e
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P5 perspectives on the 2026 NPT Review Conference: France
The first in our series exploring P5 perspectives on the forthcoming 2026 NPT Review Conference, Emmanuelle Maitre writes that for France, constructive participation in the RevCon will require delicat...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
From secrecy to safeguards: how did Brazil transform its nuclear policy? In this #IISS "The Arms Control Primer" episode, experts unpack Brazil’s path — from a military programme to cooperation, ABACC, and NPT accession. 🎧 Listen: www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 13/04/2026
📣 Final call to apply: #SIPRI and @eunpdc.bsky.social offer an intensive in-person course on how technological convergence and geopolitical competition are reshaping nuclear, chemical and biological risks. 🗓️ Last chance to apply by 13 April 2026 🔗 More info & application: bit.ly/4sq9aGi
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🎙️ South Korea’s nuclear trajectory, from Cold War deployments to today’s hedging debates, offers key insights into deterrence and non-proliferation. By #IISS, with Dr @bollfrass.bsky.social, Dr Lami Kim & Dr Se Young Jang 🎧 www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
📢 Call for Applications – 2026 Next Generation Workshop Apply now 👉 tinyurl.com/yj2uzvp6 The @iaionline.bsky.social invites MA/PhD students, early-career researchers, junior diplomats & young professionals. Travel & accommodation covered (3 nights) Deadline: 24 April 2026 Apply: eunpdc@iai.it
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 11/03/2026
📣 Learning opportunity: #SIPRI and @eunpdc.bsky.social are offering an intensive in-person course on WMD non-proliferation and disarmament for graduate students and early-career professionals in technical or natural science disciplines 🔗 More info & application: bit.ly/4cGE7ls
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WMD Non-Proliferation & Disarmament in an Era of Technological Convergence
Intensive in-person course on WMD non-proliferation and disarmament for graduate students and early-career professionals in
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🚀 Call for Applications open! Join the 2nd Edition of the #HCoC Youth Group (2026-2027). Organised by FRS and funded by the EU, this 18-month programme offers young professionals expert dialogues, research publication, and a workshop in Lithuania! Deadline: 31/07/2026 Apply : tinyurl.com/dp6ff3kb
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HCoC Youth Group second edition - Call for Applications now open - HCoC
A new virtual event was held on 5 & 6 April 2022 to engage on the Hague Code of Conduct with delegations from 7 ASEAN countries.
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 28/01/2026
On 20–23 January, SIPRI and @eunpdc.bsky.social held an intensive online course on how geopolitical challenges and emerging technologies affect the risks, proliferation and control of weapons of mass destruction. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3LZWVAX #NonProliferation #Disarmament #WMD #EmergingTech
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SIPRI co-hosts intensive online course on evolving challenges of WMD non-proliferation and disarmament
SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium held an intensive online course on 'WMD Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Evolving Challenges' from 20–23 January.
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
📣 Vacancies & opportunities! @ifshhamburg.bsky.social is currently hiring for nine open positions, including senior roles, as part of its expansion strategy. 📍 Positions available in Hamburg and Berlin. 👉 Apply now: www.ifsh.de/en/career
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🎧 Libya’s nuclear programme remains a rare case of voluntary rollback. In a new episode of The Arms Control Primer by IISS, experts revisit the 2003 inspections and what they revealed about verification limits and the “Libyan model”. ▶️ www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🔎 New #IISS episode of "The Arms Control Primer": “Better know a non-nuke: Germany”. Dr @bollfrass.bsky.social talks with Prof Marina Henke& Dr Lutsch Andreas about Germany’s nuclear path, NATO sharing, the NPT & today’s deterrence debate amid Russia’s war. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3b9xezvz
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
South Africa is the only state to have built and then fully dismantled a nuclear arsenal. In the latest episode of The Arms Control Primer (#IISS), @bollfrass.bsky.social, Anna-Mart van Wyk and Robin Möser explore how and why it happened. Listen: tinyurl.com/3n44fdbu
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
How did Sweden go from the brink of a nuclear programme to a leader in disarmament diplomacy? In this new @IISS_org’s "Arms Control Primer" episode, Dr Emma Rosengren & Dr Thomas Jonter discuss Sweden’s path of restraint and lessons for today’s non-proliferation challenges. 👉 tinyurl.com/bden2wnm
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Iraq’s secretive nuclear ambitions under Saddam Hussein revealed the limits of global non-proliferation. In "The Arms Control Primer" by #IISS, @alexbollfrass talks with Dr Hans Blix & Dr Stephen Herzog on how the Iraqi case reshaped verification & #ArmsControl. 🎧 tinyurl.com/y3dhwnnc #Iraq
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🚨 NEW SEASON 🚨 🎙️ Season 5 of The Arms Control Primer by #IISS kicks off! Host @bollfrass.bsky.social with Dr. Nicole Grajewski & Dr. Azadeh Zamirirad unpack #Iran’s nuclear programme—from the Shah to the JCPOA, the 2025 Israel–Iran conflict & what’s next. 🔗 go.iiss.org/4mDZYuV
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🌍 Apply now for the 2025/2026 Emerging Voices Network at BASIC! 📝📥 A global community of next-gen nuclear policy leaders with masterclasses, mentorship & publications, fostering dialogue North ↔️ South. 👉 tinyurl.com/5h76nuew #EUNPDC
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New EVN members survey
Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey. We want to hear as much as possible about your experience in the field and further interests so that we can make your EVN engagement as valuable a...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🚨 New EUNPDC newsletter! What’s new in non-proliferation & disarmament: 📑 Latest publications 🤝 Network news & events 📢 Calls & opportunities 🎧 Podcast: The Arms Control Poseur (Season 5, Oct 2) 👉 Read here: tinyurl.com/mvna5yyz
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
📢Call for abstracts @tmcasser.bsky.social is welcoming abstracts regarding the [Early career conference] "Emerging disruptive technology and arms control", scheduled to take place on 17–18 November 2025 in The Hague. 📆Apply by 29 September 2025. ➡️ www.asser.nl/education-ev...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
We are back in Brussels this morning for day 2 of the 🇪🇺 #EUNPDC Consultative Meeting organised by FRS with Benjamin hauteCouverture, on behalf of EUNPDC, EEAS & EU_FPI! Follow our discussions on key #ArmsControl #Disarmament & #Nonproliferation issues throughout the day 🧵
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
📝 New transcript! From 🇫🇷 nuclear independence to 🇩🇪 debates & 🇬🇧–🇺🇸 ties, Season 4 of #ArmsControlPoseur explored nuclear strategy, risk & the future of arms control. In this round-up, @bollfrass.bsky.social & Zuzanna Gwadera (IISS) share key insights. 👉 go.iiss.org/40aTLyl
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🚨 Job opening at Princeton University The Program on Science & Global Security seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate (start Sept 2025 or later). Focus: nuclear arms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, AI, quantum & space. 12-mo renewable, $65–72k. PhD required. 👉 tinyurl.com/yc5kdufa
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🌍 New EUNPDC member! We are pleased to welcome the Prespa Institute, an independent think tank based in Skopje, North Macedonia. The Institute is dedicated to the study, research and analysis of international affairs, foreign policy, European affairs and Europeanization. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4x7bse3d
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Russia’s nuclear journey: from Soviet stockpiles to the rhetoric of war in Ukraine. Hear Dr @bollfrass.bsky.social, Lydia Wachs & Andrey Baklitskiy on IISS's #ArmsControlPoseur. 📝 Transcript now available: go.iiss.org/4lGlS0s
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Peace Research Center Prague @prcp.cuni.cz · 09/08/2025
🚨 Just published: the first global quantitative study on the relationship between democracy and state support for arms control from @tobiasrisse.bsky.social! ➡️ Read the full article here (open access): academic.oup.com/fpa/article/... @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
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Democracy and State Support for Arms Control
Abstract. This article presents the first global quantitative study of the relationship between states’ level of liberal democracy and their support for ar
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🚨 New from our partner @prcp.cuni.cz : "Public support for arms control in the third nuclear age" by @smetanamichal.bsky.social, @mvranka.bsky.social & @ondrejrosendorf.bsky.social. How do #NATO publics view arms control amid tech change & arms races? 📄 Read: 👇
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
India waited 25 years after its first #nuclear test to declare itself a nuclear power. 📝The transcript of this @IISS_org #ArmsControlPoseur episode explores the 1998 shift and the roles of #China and #Pakistan: LISTEN AND READ : go.iiss.org/4lytXog
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🎙️ Tune into "The Arms Control Poseur" from IISS: explore Pakistan’s journey from 1950s civilian ambitions to 1998 tests, tactical nukes, asymmetry & evolving deterrence doctrine. 📝 Full transcript available 👉 go.iiss.org/4eP9WYo #NuclearWeapons #Pakistan
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
As regional tensions rise, Israel’s policy of nuclear ambiguity gains new urgency. 🎙️ In S4 E6 of #TheArmsControlPoseur #IISS @bollfrass.bsky.social speaks with Dr Or Rabinowitz on Israel’s nuclear strategy, its US ties and what lies ahead. 🗒️ Transcript: go.iiss.org/40cIH3O #NuclearPolicy #Israel
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
As the International Institute for Strategic Studies gears up for Season 5, catch up on past episodes you might have missed from #TheArmsControlPoseur Podcast! 📝 Transcripts for Season 4 are now available to read and download: iiss.org/podcasts/arm...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🚨 New EUNPDC Newsletter out now! 🚨 Discover in this issue: 👇(1/2) 🔍 An in-depth interview: “Nuclear Deterrence in India-Pakistan Crisis Management Dynamics” with Cervasio Chiara (@BASIC) 📄 A timely analysis: “Ottawa Convention at a Critical Juncture”
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 08/07/2025
The Australia Group is key to stopping #CBW proliferation, but faces growing challenges. This @eunpdc.bsky.social report by @koljabrockmann.bsky.social offers recommendations to strengthen the regime amid rapid changes and geopolitical shifts. Full paper🔗 bit.ly/3I3KT7D #NonProliferation
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🧪 The Australia Group is key to preventing the spread of chemical & biological weapons, but is it still fit for purpose? In this new #EUNPDC paper, @koljabrockmann.bsky.social assesses the challenges the AG faces & outlines reform options to keep it effective & legitimate. 📄 tinyurl.com/mheew4xn
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The Australia Group at 40: Making the AG Fit for an Era of Geopolitical Competition
This paper aims to provide a detailed discussion of current arrangements and practices across the different areas and functions of the Australia Group, identify specific challenges and develop possibl...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🔔 Reminder: Applications for the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Next Generation Workshop are open until 4 July! 🗓️ The workshop will take place in Brussels on 10 November 2025 and is organized by @iaionline.bsky.social - on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium. 👇👇
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
In light of recent developments, revisit #IISS's #TheArmsControlPoseur episode: “Assessing the possibility of Iran going nuclear” with David Albright & Fabian Hinz. They unpack Iran’s enrichment advances, ties with Russia, and prospects for a US-Iran nuclear deal. 🎧 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/3bx54fp4
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🚀 Young expert in #ArmsControl, #NonProliferation, or #Disarmament? Apply for the EU Next Gen Workshop 2025 (Brussels, Nov 10), organized by @iaionline.bsky.social for #EUNPDC. 📆 Apply by 4 July: tinyurl.com/3phtf3ce Travel/accom. covered!
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Call for participation - EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Next Generation Workshop 2025
On 10 November 2025, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, will organize the annual EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Next Gene...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
🕊️ Today marks International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, highlighting the vital role of women in building a more peaceful, secure world. Yet in arms control, disarmament & non-proliferation diplomacy, women remain underrepresented, especially in senior roles. A🧵⬇️
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
‼️HAPPENING TODAY: Don’t miss the PISM Strategic Ark 2025 panel at 15:30: “Future of Nuclear Deterrence in Europe: Transatlantic or Autonomous?” 🎥 Watch live: youtube.com/live/bhK8RPB... #PISM #EUNPDC #Nuclear #NuclearDeterrence
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
📬 The latest #EUNPDC newsletter is out! Catch up on the latest EU & network developments, including: 🧠 Interview: Can a #UK nuclear umbrella work for Europe? – by @andrewfutter.bsky.social 📝 Article: “The Narrow Path to a US-Iran Nuclear Deal” by ‪Ludovica Castelli READ: tinyurl.com/2tcavwyu
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VERTIC @vertic.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
It was a pleasure to attend the launch of the Nicholas A Sims Archive on Biological Disarmament on Friday and to celebrate his innumerable contributions to the BWC. Thanks to @filippalentzos.bsky.social for hosting the event and archive!
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🚨 #Internship alert We're seeking two full-time interns to assist with developing and implementing online and in-person training programmes, seminars, conferences, lectures, panel discussions and book launches. 🔴 Apply before 1 June 2025, 23.59 CET 🔗 lnkd.in/e5d4g_fU #Vacancy
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🎯 How is missile defence evolving to meet today’s strategic challenges? Join @VCDNP on 28 May for a seminar with Prof. James Wells (Univ. of Michigan) on US missile defence, ICBM interception, and strategic implications. 📆 28 May 2025 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 CET 📍 Vienna 🔗 RSVP: vcdnp.org/strategic-mi...
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Strategic Missile Defence: Evolving Technical and Policy Challenges
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) cordially invites you to attend an in-person seminar titled “Strategic Missile Defence: Evolving Technical and Policy Challenges”. The e...
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🧬 How are cloud labs & new biotech actors reshaping export control risks? Find out in this new #EUNPDC’s report by @koljabrockmann.bsky.social‬, Lauriane Heau & Giovanna Maletta @sipri.org‬, exploring the impact of emerging technologies on #NonProliferation efforts. (1/3) 🧵 👉 tinyurl.com/3ntccr6v
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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
📢 New report alert! @eunpdc.bsky.social examines the governance deadlock around #AI in the military domain and makes the case for confidence-building measures (CBMs) to restore trust & reduce uncertainty. Read the full report by Sofia Romansky from @hcss.bsky.social tinyurl.com/v9ckd42f 🧵⬇️
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