Disinformation is rampant. Relentless skepticism is now a survival skill.

Trump announces India and Pakistan have reached a “full and immediate cease fire” following “a long night of talks mediated by the US.”

Once again seen in South Asia crises, third party mediation is essential to pull back from the edge.

Today I am thankful for… nuclear deterrence. #IndiaPakistan

There’s a real danger that a conventional war could spiral out of control and lead to nuclear threats, or even the use of nuclear weapons, which could kill millions quickly and cause long-lasting harm far beyond the countries fighting. Such escalation must be prevented.

Pleased to speak with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition this morning about the just-announced India-Pakistan ceasefire and what it means going forward. npr.org/2025/05/10/nx-…

This is huge

“on Friday morning, the US received alarming intelligence… While they declined to describe the nature of the info… it was critical in persuading the three officials that the US should escalate its involvement” edition.cnn.com/world/live-new… My guess: Pakistani nuclear signals

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#NEW report from Niko Adamopoulos "Europe must find a way to strike a balance between shouldering an increased burden while making sure it does not go so far as to enable a self-fulfilling prophecy of a total U.S. withdrawal from the region." Read more: csis.org/analysis/what-…

"Nuclear risks are on the rise, and crises involving nuclear-armed actors seem to be increasing in frequency, with the potential to become a defining feature of future regional conflicts," write CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues experts. More on the need for nuclear off-ramps: csis.org/analysis/we-ne…

Union Station DC at night is such vibe 🌃🛤️🚂

📣 So excited to announce this! RUSI, University of Leicester and King's College London have launched the UK Nuclear Deterrence Network! The NDN will help support the development of a UK- based community for the study of nuclear deterrence theory and practice. rusi.org/networks/uk-nu…

Explore PONI's ACKTI Archive to find primary source documents on the design, negotiation and implementation of arms control across US history. The database currently has primary sources for the BWC, CWC, START I, INF, and PNIs. Learn more here: ackti-archive.csis.org

So cool to see that Heather Williams & my arguments for a new "behavioral arms control" approach get more and more scholarly traction. Here, in this new paper on Bioweapons 👇. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Steinbeck, this is actually the key to life

Some weeks you just gotta let unanswered texts pile up to 32. It’s okay.

1/8 Later this year from The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social in Belfer Center's Studies in International Security-- Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail. This is a sobering edited volume on how efforts to reduce nuclear weapons dangers may sometimes wind up exacerbating them. Managing the Atom

Happy 4th of July!! From every mountainside, let freedom ring. 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙