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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 22/09/2026
Renewable Peace showcases innovative renewable energy projects that are building peace and resilience in the most fragile and conflict-affected settings in sub-Saharan Africa. Watch the stories and learn more about these transformations at renewablepeace.org
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Renewable Peace - Human-centered stories of renewable energy, peacebuilding, and resilience
Renewable Peace brings together diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise to explore the relationship between renewable energy, energy access, and peacebuilding in a rapidly changing world.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 11/08/2026
Over 70 journalists from around the world participated in the RevCon Reporters Group to follow and report on the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. A program by Stanley Center's Developing Story Project. Learn More ⤵️ stanleycenter.org/publications/revc…
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DSP connects journalists reporting on nuclear nonproliferation negotiations – Stanley Center for Peace and Security
More than 60 journalists from around the world participated in the Developing Story Project’s RevCon Reporters Group to follow and report on the eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty...
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 05/08/2026
"Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" won a Gold award from the Nonfiction Book Awards! Judges highlighted its "hopeful framework" and focus on "community-led solutions" to urban violence. Read the open-access volume at ibmv.org. #IBMV #UrbanPolicy
"Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" edited volume available now - read it today. Visit ibmv.org.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 29/07/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this meaningful conversation. 📷 by Lily Speredelozzi
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 29/07/2026
This audience had an especially strong response to the film, both because of their knowledge of and connection to the events in Japan, and to the experiences of journalists of color whose work was dismissed or censored.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 29/07/2026
Nearly 100 journalists joined filmmakers Ben Loeterman and Gaia De Simoni, photojournalist Darrell Miho, Ann Curry, and moderator David Ono for a screening and conversation about censorship and the important lessons explored in the film for today's journalists.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 29/07/2026
"This is not about history.” Longtime journalist Ann Curry's powerful words about the continuing relevance and need for more reporting on nuclear weapons issues set the tone during our screening of Bombshell at this year’s #AAJA26. @anncurry.bsky.social Learn more: stnl.cr/dspbombshell
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 28/07/2026
One of the most powerful and underutilized tools available for building peace at the micro level in conflict-affected settings is investment in decentralized renewable energy, designed with conflict sensitivity and governed with genuine community ownership. Read more stnl.cr/renewablespeacebuilding
"The connection between renewable energy and peace is increasingly recognized as both intuitive and necessary yet remains significantly underdeveloped in policy, investment, and practice." By Hubert Kinkoh, July 2026, Renewable Energy as Peace Infrastructure.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 10/07/2026
Communities across Africa are using renewable energy projects to deliver both energy access and peacebuilding outcomes. A new analysis by Hubert Kinkoh offers practical insights and draws on experiences from contexts affected by conflict and fragility. Read the analysis: lnkd.in/gwHatzmV
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 06/07/2026
Renewable energy can do more than deliver electricity. It can also function as peace infrastructure. A new analysis highlights how communities across Africa are already demonstrating the potential of renewable energy to support peacebuilding outcomes. Analysis: stanleycenter.org/publications...
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Renewable Energy as Peace Infrastructure: How Decentralized Power Shapes Peacebuilding in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Africa – Stanley Center for Peace and Security
Communities across Africa are already demonstrating the potential of decentralized renewable energy systems to support peacebuilding outcomes when designed with conflict sensitivity and governed with ...
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 03/06/2026
Attending #FF2026? Join our informal reception June 9 at 7:30 PM! Hear from authors of "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts" on how lived experience & art can be powerful vehicles for change. 📍 Pisco y Nazca (Cuzco Room) - 10 min from World Bank ✅ No RSVP needed! #FragilityForum #IBMV
An event poster for an "Evening Reception" on the book "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered." The event is scheduled for June 9th at 7:30 PM in the Cuzco Room, Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar, Washington, DC. RSVP is not required. The poster features the book cover and mentions editors Rachel Locke, Kelsey Paul Shantz, Andrei Serbin Pont, and Jai-Ayla Sutherland, with a foreword by Idris Elba.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 28/05/2026
Call for Applications: COP31 CCMP Fellowship 📢 Journalists from low- and middle-income countries can apply to report from #COP31 in Türkiye this November, with support from experienced media trainers. Apply ➡️ bit.ly/cop31ccmp Co-organized w/ @earthjournalism.bsky.social. #COP31CCMP
Graphic promoting the CCMP Fellowship for journalists to cover COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye from November 9-20, 2026. Includes eligibility criteria: no prior UNFCCC COP attendance, prior climate reporting experience, a confirmation letter from an editor, and a submission outlining planned coverage. Application deadline is June 17. Features logos of EJN and Stanley Center for Peace and Security, images of a person with a camera, and a protest sign about climate change.
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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 24/04/2026
🎧 In this 🆕 episode of Expert Voices on Atrocity Prevention our @jdstreitfeld.bsky.social sat down with @jai-ayla.bsky.social and Kelsey Paul Shantz, Program Officers for Mass Violence and Atrocities at the @stanleycenter.org. #EVAPpodcast
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Expert Voices on Atrocity Prevention Episode 54: Jai-Ayla Sutherland and Kelsey Paul Shantz - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Expert Voices on Atrocity Prevention is a podcast by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. The podcast, hosted by Global Centre Deputy Executive Director Jaclyn Streitfeld-Hall, feature...
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 29/04/2026
"Fossil fuel companies continue to spend billions on lobbying and disinformation to delay meaningful climate action. The medical and public health community is uniquely positioned at the forefront of the battle against fossil fuel disinformation." Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The imperative to counter fossil fuel industry disinformation for public health
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 07/04/2026
We join 200 organizations and experts in calling for an end to President Trump's threats of war crimes, urging all parties to respect international law and noting that those responsible for atrocities can and must be held accountable. Read more: stanleycenter.org/publications...
More than 200 human rights, humanitarian, civil liberties and faith-based organizations, think tanks & experts agree that a threat to wipe out 'a whole civilization' may amount to threats of genocide.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 03/04/2026
If you're in DC, please join us on Tuesday, April 7 at the National Press Club for a screening of Bombshell, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and a timely discussion on nuclear weapons and the importance of independent reporting. 🎥 👉 Register here: stnl.cr/bombshell_screening
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About the film - Bombshell (Special Screening)
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 01/04/2026
Are you a journalist interested in reporting on nuclear weapons & the upcoming NPT Review Conference? 📢 Join RevCon Reporters Group to: ⚛️ Gain insight on nuclear policy 🎙️ Connect w/ fellow journalists 📰 Discover under-reported angles, develop sources, & hone your pitches ➡️ Apply: stnl.cr/dsp-revcon
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 10/03/2026
Cities should be safe for all their residents. Local governments & those supporting their work have the tools to increase peace and reduce violence. Stanley Center’s Kelsey Paul Shantz presented the Letter of the Local Social Covenant on Violence and Conflict Prevention at the UCLG Annual Retreat. ⤵️
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 25/02/2026
Call for Applications 📢 The Open Source Nuclear Analysis Workshop will provide training on open source analysis methods to a new generation of nuclear weapons analysts. 📅 June 22-26, 2026 📍Montreal Co-organized w/ @scientistsorg.bsky.social ➡️ Apply by March 15: fas.org/osint-bootcamp #NukeSky
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2026 Open Source Nuclear Analysis Bootcamp - Federation of American Scientists
In June 2026, FAS is hosting a bootcamp to pass on its practices to the next generation of open-source nuclear analysts.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 23/02/2026
We are excited to announce the sixth cohort of the Accelerator Initiative! Esther Kabochi, Zenobia Homan, and Sneha Nair will participate and contribute to Stanley Center's policy programming focused on nuclear risk reduction in 2026-27. Meet the Accelerators: stnl.cr/accelerator #NukeSky
This image features the sixth cohort of Accelerators. There are three individuals shown with names and positions: Esther Kabochi, Senior Assistant Secretary, State Department for Internal Security, Kenya; Zenobia Homan, Senior Research Fellow, School of Security Studies, King's College London; and Sneha Nair, WMD Analyst, Applied Research Associates. The Stanley Center for Peace and Security logo is included at the bottom right.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 16/12/2025
We are excited to announce we are now accepting applications for the sixth cohort of our Accelerator Initiative! ⚛️ This is a #CareerDevelopment opportunity for early-career women and nonbinary people working in nuclear weapons policy. 📆 Apply by Jan 16, 2026 ➡️ Apply: stnl.cr/accelerator #NukeSky
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 12/12/2025
A new communications guide by @peaceinourcities.org supports a balanced approach to public safety in Latin America that integrates law enforcement, justice systems, and social prevention to deliver both immediate relief and durable security. Read the guide: peaceinourcities.org/resources/ta...
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Tackling the False Dilemma: A Communications Guide for Advancing Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches - Peace in Our Cities
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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 10/12/2025
On #HumanRightsDay, how can we reflect on our own agency to build safer, more peaceful, and more just cities—grounded in the inherent rights of all people? PiOC Secretariat member Jai-Ayla Sutherland highlights insights on how city-led action can confront inequality + identity-based violence. 🏙️
Quote: "...systems, structures, and policies make a difference when people with power choose to listen to, include, and respect the experiences and perspectives of people from across diverse settings within urban landscapes. Jai-Ayla Sutherland 
PiOC Secretariat." PIOC logo on top right. Background is a gray gridline.
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BASIC | The British American Security Information Council @basicint.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Following the launch of our "Adventures in Risk Reduction: Oral History Project" with @stanleycenter.org last month, Bruno Martini reflects on his experience of the first project workshop and the suitability of oral history methodology for #riskreduction: basicint.org/oral-history...
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Oral History As A Strategic Tool For Nuclear Risk Reduction - BASIC
In collaboration with the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, BASIC recently hosted an oral history workshop to launch the "Adventures in Risk Reduction:
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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 09/12/2025
📣 Happening tomorrow! Join us for the virtual launch of PiOC’s comms guide “Tackling the False Dilemma of Mano Dura: Communications Guidance for Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches.”
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 03/12/2025
Video and photography by Alexander Turner Music by Benjamin Cornelius/MusicRevolution Narration by Stanley Center for Peace and Security #IBMV #MassViolence #BookRelease #UrbanPolicy #SocialImpact
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 03/12/2025
Co-organized by the @stanleycenter.org with CRIES - Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales, @peaceinourcities.org, and the Violence, Inequality and Power (VIP) Lab. And with thanks to our publisher at Palgrave Macmillan.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 03/12/2025
Special thanks to our speakers: Michal Braier, Shukria Dellawar, Kate Ferguson, Rachel Locke, Rose Mbone, Kelsey Paul Shantz, Jai-Ayla Sutherland, Serena Wiebe, Ammar Azzouz, Ariana Markowitz, Martin Bisp, Kieran Milton, Antonio Sampaio, and Flávia Carbonari.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 03/12/2025
Over the course of five days, contributors and editors of the volume spoke with guests about identity-based mass violence at Tate Modern, King’s College London, University College London, the House of Lords, the University of Oxford, and Empire Fighting Chance in Bristol.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 03/12/2025
We experienced an incredible week in the UK of in-person events for the launch of our edited volume, “Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered.” Learn more about identity-based mass violence and read the full volume at ibmv.org.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 25/11/2025
Read "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" at ibmv.org. 📖 Co-organized by CRIES - Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales, @peaceinourcities.org, and the Violence, Inequality and Power (VIP) Lab. And with thanks to our publisher at Palgrave Macmillan.
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Uncovered: Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts | IBMV
This edited volume explores identity, power, and place, making the case that cities have the capacity to prevent violence, including mass violence, ushering in practices and innovations that are roote...
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 25/11/2025
Thank you to Empire Fighting Chance for hosting the event and to everyone working to make our communities safer. A special thank you to our speakers: Martin Bisp, Serena Wiebe, Rachel Locke, Ariana Markowitz, and Jai-Ayla Sutherland. Photography by Alex Turner. 🙏
Four people smiling in a gym, wearing matching blue t-shirts, surrounded by colorful sports posters on the walls.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 25/11/2025
During Serena Wiebe's reading from her chapter she reminded us that "love wins over hate every time." ❤️ Read her chapter: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Three contributors to the book "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" stand at a podium inside a gym filled with boxing posters. The person in the center is speaking while the other two listen attentively.Person being interviewed by two reporters with microphones in a room decorated with posters and memorabilia.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 25/11/2025
Martin Bisp of Empire Fighting Chance introduced book contributor Serena Wiebe as someone who stands up to kings, prime ministers, peers, and movie stars to challenge them on addressing violence. 👑
Martin Bisp of Empire Fighting Chance addresses a group from a podium in the boxing gym, with various posters and a screen displaying the topic and book "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts" visible in the background.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 25/11/2025
The fight for safer communities for young people requires addressing the fundamental and structural challenges they face. 🥊
Two individuals are practice boxing in a gym filled with posters on the walls and a boxing ring in the background.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 25/11/2025
Our recent book launch event at Empire Fighting Chance in Bristol, UK, brought together voices from "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" to showcase evidence-based solutions that can reduce and prevent violence while shaping safer, more inclusive communities. #IBMV
Staff and contributors of the "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" pose in the boxing ring at Empire Fighting Chance in Bristol, UK. Each person is wearing boxing gloves, smiling at the camera in a gym with posters on the walls.Staff and contributors of the "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" pose in the boxing ring at Empire Fighting Chance in Bristol, UK. Each person has their back to the camera and is lifting one arm with a boxing glove in the air in a gym with posters on the walls.A diverse group of people applauding enthusiastically at an indoor event, surrounded by posters on the wall.Two people embracing warmly in a crowded event space with posters on the wall in the background. One person is wearing a colorful striped jacket.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 21/11/2025
The book interrogates how power shapes the understanding of violence and influences how prevention outcomes are measured. Aimed at reform-minded policymakers, practitioners, funders, and advocates, it offers a practical foundation for collaborative, prevention-focused action and policy innovation.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 21/11/2025
Through a multidimensional lens, the authors address forms of violence including sexual and gender-based violence, racial and ethnic violence, gang and group-based violence, state-perpetrated violence, political violence, and violence against migrants.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 21/11/2025
It examines the complex intersections of structural and acute violence in cities and highlights locally driven solutions drawn from the fields of urban violence prevention, atrocity prevention, and peacebuilding. #IBMV #MassViolence #BookRelease #UrbanPolicy #SocialImpact
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 21/11/2025
📢 The open-access version of "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" is now available! This groundbreaking volume represents a multiyear exploration of identity-based mass violence (IBMV) in urban settings. Read it now for FREE: ibmv.org
Advertisement for the book titled "Identity-Based Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" available at IBMV.org, featuring an image of a person lying on a map with a city grid in the background, next to the book cover displayed on the right.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 20/11/2025
Thank you to all who participated in and contributed to these events! Learn more about the Developing Story Project: stanleycenter.org/journalism-m...
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Developing Story Project | Stanley Center for Peace and Security
The Stanley Center for Peace and Security’s Developing Story Project is a multi-year initiative to support, strengthen, and sustain reporting on nuclear weapons and related issues.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 20/11/2025
🎬 Special screening and discussion of "Bombshell", a documentary that uncovers the fight to control the narrative around the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the role of the press in bringing facts to light.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 20/11/2025
🔍 Hands-on training in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), a game-changing tool for those who report on nuclear weapons issues, presented by Open Nuclear Network.
Speakers at the Open Source Intelligence workshop presented by Open Nuclear Network.Participants work on case studies of media coverage that used (or misused) open source intelligence.Speakers at the Open Source Intelligence workshop presented by Open Nuclear Network.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 20/11/2025
🔬 Reporting trip to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Nuclear Safeguards Clean Lab in Seibersdorf, outside Austria, where a global team of scientists tests samples for evidence of bomb-making activities. @iaeaorg.bsky.social
A group of people walk outside the International Atomic Energy Agency's Nuclear Material Laboratory.An IAEA staffer shows off an interactive exhibition about nuclear weapons inspectors at the Agency’s newly-opened visitor center.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 20/11/2025
🎙️ IPI conference panel, "Atomic Secrets: Nuclear Weapons Reporting Beyond the Headlines", featuring journalists who have made this beat their own.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 20/11/2025
Journalists from around the globe participated in a series of activities to deepen their understanding of nuclear weapons issues and build reporting skills on this under-covered topic. @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
A journalist raises their hand to ask a question during a presentation at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Nuclear Safeguards Clean Lab in Seibersdorf, Austria.A tour of the IAEA’s new transportable electron beam system.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 20/11/2025
The Stanley Center Journalism and Media Program's Developing Story Project, in collaboration with Atomic Reporters, hosted a group of journalists for activities at and alongside the International Press Institute (IPI)'s 75th annual IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival in Vienna, Austria.
The daily commute from the hotel to the conference venue, which took a group of journalists through the gardens of the Schönbrunn palace in Vienna.
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 20/11/2025
There is an urgent need for strong and sustained reporting of nuclear weapons and related issues—not only in moments of crisis, but over time, from different angles, and on a scale that matches the stakes of this existential threat to humanity. #developingstoryproject #pressfreedom
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 18/11/2025
Co-organized with Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (CRIES), @peaceinourcities.org, and the Violence, Inequality and Power (VIP) Lab at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice. And with thanks to our publisher at Palgrave Macmillan. Learn more at ibmv.org.
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Uncovered: Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts | IBMV
This edited volume explores identity, power, and place, making the case that cities have the capacity to prevent violence, including mass violence, ushering in practices and innovations that are roote...
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 18/11/2025
Thank you to everyone who attended the event! A special thank you to our speakers: Michal Braier, Shukria Dellawar, Kate Ferguson, Rachel Locke, Rose Mbone, Kelsey Paul Shantz, Jai-Ayla Sutherland, and Serena Wiebe.
Group of seven individuals and contributors stand on stage and smile for a photo at a book launch event panel titled "Identity-Based Mass Violence Uncovered" at the Tate Modern in London.A nighttime view of the London skyline seen from a window at the Tate Modern.
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