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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

‘[N]obody could negotiate this Charter today.’, says Dr Ben Kienzle. The alternative isn't a better UN Charter, it's no Charter. So how do we renovate the house we have? 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of @IISS_org's The Arms Control Primer: go.iiss.org/4dgjqfD

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎙️ Season 6 of the "Arms Control Primer" is here! The new “Better know a treaty” series starts with the UN Charter. 🌐 🎧 With @bollfrass.bsky.social & Erin Pobjie (IISS) and Benjamin Kienzle (King’s College London). 🔗 www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...

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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 · 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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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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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 · 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

Attendants of the day 2 #EUNPDC Consultative Meeting will now have the opportunity to think about the proliferation and control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, in a session chaired by @FedeDallArch (@VCDNP) with Speakers : Djenabou Cisse, Sitki Egeli, Sarah Grand-Clement.

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We are back after a short break, now hearing from the militarisation of #DualUse and uncontrolled items: Improving export controls, with Quentin Michel, (@universitedeliege.bsky.social ), @koljabrockmann.bsky.social (@sipri.org) , Lotte Bruynen (Deloitte), Stéphane CHARDON (EU_Commission)

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

The first session chaired by Dr. Sibylle Bauer (@sipri.org) will look at current trends on global arms markets, with interventions from Paul Holtom (@unidir.org), Dr. Julien Malizard (@ECODEF_IHEDN), Katarina Djokic (@SIPRI.org).

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Participants are welcomed by Benjamin Hautecouverture FRS and Michal Karczmarz 🇪🇺 EU EEAS

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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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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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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 · 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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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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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🎯 1995-2025: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the indefinite extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (#NPT), a milestone in the global #NonProliferation regime. Read the history and why it matters in the thread 🧵👇

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

📢 We’re pleased to welcome a new member to the #EUNPDC network: 🔹University of Georgia – Security, Policy & Nationalism Research Centre Based in Tbilisi, the centre focuses on security, defence & nationalism. We look forward to working together! 🌐 More info: tinyurl.com/bddj353p

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

🚨 Applications open for the 2025-26 Arms Control Negotiation Academy (#ACONA)! A 12-month, expert-led programme for early-career professionals in arms control, nuclear policy & global security. 🌍 Boot camps, research, real-world skills 🗓️ tinyurl.com/3nfdh99s #EUNPDC #NonProliferation #ArmsControl

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

🛰️ As space grows more strategic, new multilateral efforts aim to prevent conflict in orbit. This #EUNPDC publication explores the EU’s role in the 2025–28 UN #OEWG on preventing an arms race in outer space. Read the 🧵👇 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc8myyk5 #SpaceSecurity #ArmsControl #OuterSpace

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Recent announcements by Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention - the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines - signal a troubling shift in the international disarmament landscape. A 🧵👇

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

🧪Today mark "The Day the World Banned Chemical Weapons". The Chemical Weapons Convention (#CWC), adopted in 1992, is a key pillar of global #NonProliferation & #Disarmament efforts, and one the EU firmly supports. A 🧵👇

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

"A disarmed world is also unlikely to be a world in which nuclear energy doesn't exist." 🎧 Tune into the final episode of season 4 of #IISS’ s #TheArmsControlPoseur with @alexbollfrass and @zuzannagwadera. 🔗 tinyurl.com/wzu6ap6d

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

📣 But many developing states argue that export controls restrict access to nuclear tech for peaceful uses. This longstanding concern has grown louder through recent #UNGA resolutions, with #China championing the call for greater equity.

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🆕 How can export controls support #NonProliferation while ensuring access to peaceful nuclear technology? The latest #EUNPDC Proliferation Paper explores tensions within the NPT and the debate around the Nuclear Suppliers Group. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/46zwdfby #ArmsControl #NonProliferation

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🕊️ Ahead of the #NPT PrepCom, revisit this #IISS’ s #TheArmsControlPoseur podcast w/ Jarmo Viinanen. It’s the first key step toward the 2026 #NonProliferationTreaty Review Conference. 🎙️He reflects on past lessons & what’s at stake. 🎧 tinyurl.com/bdf5zebb

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🎧 The concluding episode of #IISS #TheArmsControlPoseur is here: Dr. @bollfrass.bsky.social & Zuzanna Gwadera reflect on nuclear strategy, global risk dynamics & the future of #ArmsControl. Catch the highlights from Season 4👇 🔗 tinyurl.com/wzu6ap6d #NonProliferation #EUNPDC

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Featuring Dr @bollfrass.bsky.social, Dr Jingdong Yuan, Dr @dbsalisbury.bsky.social & @nktpnd.bsky.social. They unpack North Korea’s nuclear rise, failed diplomacy & arms control risks. 👉http://tinyurl.com/2ja3b34z #EUNPDC #NuclearWeapons #NonProliferation #ArmsControl

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament @eunpdc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

"The idea of denuclearisation has really been getting further and further away. I don’t really see that there is any scenario now in which North Korea would willingly give up its nuclear weapons […]" From the latest #IISS episode of #TheArmsControlPoseur on #NorthKorea 🧵👇

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