New Publication:

The utter lack of respect and disparaging nature of this tweet represent so much of what is wrong with this field. It harms genuine and honest debate, engagement with differing perspectives, and basic human decency. Disturbed but not surprised to see this kind of discourse.

New JournalofGlobSecStud article with Jack Holland on COVID-19 and critical security studies. What can the pandemic tell us about securitization theory? What can it tell us about cosmopolitan approaches to security? Available - open access - here: academic.oup.com/jogss/article/…

Senior officials in the US "dismissed internal evidence of Israelis misusing American-made bombs and worked around the clock to rush more out while the Gaza death toll mounted"

I think Alexander Graef is spot on here. If you support nuclear deterrence then you have to acknowledge that it is underpinned by an inherent uncertainty and 'requires the readiness to commit mass murder'.

💥💥Call for papers!!💥💥 Perspectives on Politics seeks articles for a special issue titled "POLITICAL SCIENCE AND THE UNIVERSITY." With guest editors Anja Neundorf Robert A. Pape & Nicholas Tampio. Spread the word & submit your work! APSA Details here: 👉 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

How does Russian disinformation really affect democracy? RUSSIA, DISINFORMATION AND THE LIBERAL ORDER by Stephen Hutchings & co. uncovers RT's propaganda strategies and its global impact. Dive into this timely read! ow.ly/TwRk50TAOsC

PSR Board Member and Harvard Professor, Elaine Scarry incisively challenges and defeats the “logic” of nuclear deterrence theory by exposing its inherent contradictions and unrealistic assumptions in a new essay Boston Review. Find out more🧵

Delighted to report that my paper for next week's Third Nuclear Age workshop on Italy and the Global Nuclear Order has taken an unexpected turn...

Couple of new jobs coming up in the newly formed Media & Cultural Studies subject UofG Sociological and Cultural Studies First, we have a fixed term lectureship (LTS) in Media, Culture & Society (deadline 30 October) (1/2) jobs.ac.uk/job/DJZ676/lec…

Next year is the 80th anniversary of the American atomic bombing of Japan. As the world approaches this date & the nuclear threat grows it is more important than ever to listen to the Hibakusha & act on their message.

📚 Delighted to share these mock-ups of my upcoming book, "Weaponizing Civilian Protection: Counterinsurgency and Collateral Damage in Afghanistan," which will be published by Oxford University Press early next year.

NATO's annual tactical nuclear weapons exercise Steadfast Noon begins today. Here is a backgrounder including what is happening at the different nuclear bases: fas.org/publication/na…

a global order that will sanction and abet horror after horror - immolating people in their hospital beds, blowing children apart for over a year, starving a people - all this without hope of cessation, never mind consequences. this is a prison we are all trapped in

✨So happy to see ‘More Women, Fewer Nukes?’ by the excellent Jana Wattenberg out now in ISR This is important research exploring how narratives about women in the nuclear field can function to reinforce gender stereotypes & show multiple feminist visions at work.

🚨 New data from our Experimental Lab for Int. Security Studies (ELISS) on public support for nuclear arms control! 📄 The report shows evidence from cross-national surveys from the US, UK, France, Germany and Poland on public opinion regarding arms control deals with Russia and China. Here are key takeaways ⬇️ 1/5

Freedom House has published the 2024 edition of its Freedom on the Net ranking, finding a decline for the 14th consecutive year. But how should we understand these rankings? What is the 'internet freedom' they measure? Read the article by Tanya Lokot 🇺🇦 & me policyreview.info/articles/analy…

Arrivederci Scotland!

Great discussions on how Italy talks about arms control and disarmament at the "Italy in the Global Nuclear Order" workshop at Roma Tre today with Rhys Crilley and Ludovica Castelli

End of a fantastic “Italy and the nuclear age” conference in Rome, with Rhys Crilley Ludovica Castelli Austin Cooper Rhiannon Spear 🦄 she/her ⁦Third Nuclear Age⁩