📖 New Publication! CNSS lead Professor Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer recently co-edited a special issue on NATO, small states and the Third Nuclear Age with @ianbowers.bsky.social of the @oslonuclearproject.bsky.social. 🔗 Access the collection at the @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/collections/...

NATO, Small States, and the Third Nuclear Age | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

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🛩️ How can the UK strengthen its role as NATO's "second centre of nuclear decision-making"? In a new paper for Policy Exchange, Professor Wyn Bowen argues that redeveloping a second sovereign nuclear capability would support the alliance in deterring Russia and countering nuclear coercion. 🔗:

The UK’s return to ‘the sub-strategic nuclear game’ - Policy Exchange

Download Publication Online Reader The UK has an important and long-standing role in NATO as the ‘second centre of nuclear decision-making’ in the Alliance. This role, developed to deter the Soviet Un...

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🚀 Why did the British Government support resuming nuclear testing in 1961–62 after a three-year moratorium? In a new article for The Historical Journal, CNSS fellow Richard Moore argues testing was a fundamentally political act, driven by fears of an escalating nuclear arms race. 🔗:

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🚨 Due to high demand, more tickets have been released for Professor Debs’ talk on 28 May. 🔗 Reserve your spot below: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/power...

Power Preponderance, Assurance, and War | King's College London

Among deterrence scholars, there is a rising consensus that power preponderance causes war by undermining the credibility of assurances.

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♟️ How could power imbalances lead to war? Join Professor Alexandre Debs (MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University) as he shares his thoughts on power preponderance, assurance and war in the latest CNSS Speaker Series. 📆 28 May, 12:00-13:00 📌 KIN616, Strand Campus 🔗:

Power Preponderance, Assurance, and War | King's College London

Among deterrence scholars, there is a rising consensus that power preponderance causes war by undermining the credibility of assurances.

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📖 New Publication! CNSS lead Professor Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer contributed a chapter in the new book 'Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities' (@stanfordpress.bsky.social). Her chapter examines the potential for more pol sci research using Iraqi sources:

Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Table of Contents | Stanford University Press

Foreword JOSEPH SASSOON Acknowledgments Contributors Introduction LISA BLAYDES and SAMUEL HELFONT 1.Arrested History: Hierarchized Knowledge Production and Iraq's Bath Party Archives MARSIN ALSHAMARY ...

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📑 In the latest iteration of the CNSS Working Paper series, Andreas Lutsch (Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences, Berlin) will be presenting his paper, “The German Nuclear Question in Past and Present” 📆 26 May, 11:00-12:00 📌 East Building, C16 🔗: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie...

CNSS Working Paper Seminar Series | King's College London

The Working Paper Seminar Series is a forum hosted by the Centre for Nuclear Strategy and Security (CNSS) to nurture emerging research and scholarship regarding nuclear weapons and international secur...

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🌎 Why do strong states sometimes fail to coerce? Join @reidpauly.bsky.social for a discussion on his new book "The Art of Coercion: Credible Threats and the Assurance Dilemma." 📆 7 May, 14:00-16:00 📌 Council Room (KIN 214), King's Building 🔗 Tickets and more information available here:

Book Talk - The Art of Coercion: Credible Threats and the Assurance Dilemma | King's College London

A book talk by Reid Pauly.

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⌛ One week left! There are only a handful of tickets remaining for our latest seminar in the Deterrence in the High North Series with Dr Austin Long @ssp-mit.bsky.social. 🔗 Reserve your spot here: tinyurl.com/4xhn77c9

The High North and Strategic Deterrence in the 21st Century | King's College London

The event will trace continuity and change in the US and allied efforts supporting strategic deterrence in the High North in the 21st century.

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🚢 How are the US and allies supporting strategic deterrence in the High North? Join Dr Austin Long of @ssp-mit.bsky.social as he shares his insights in the latest iteration of the Deterrence in the High North Seminar Series. 🗓️ 28 April, 14:00 to 15:30 in the Dockrill Room (KIN628), Strand Campus

🚢 How are the US and allies supporting strategic deterrence in the High North? Join Dr Austin Long of @ssp-mit.bsky.social as he shares his insights in the latest iteration of the Deterrence in the High North Seminar Series. 🗓️ 28 April, 14:00 to 15:30 in the Dockrill Room (KIN628), Strand Campus

The High North and Strategic Deterrence in the 21st Century | King's College London

The event will trace continuity and change in the US and allied efforts supporting strategic deterrence in the High North in the 21st century.

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📌CNSS recently hosted Dr Or Rabinowitz for a talk on “The Israel–Iran 12 Day War: Tracing the Road to Conflict.” From nuclear strategy to shadow conflict, Dr. Rabinowitz shared findings from her recent research unpacking the drivers of escalation between Israel and Iran. 🔗 tinyurl.com/22yhx9d7

The Israel–Iran 12 Day War: Tracing the Road to Conflict | King's College London

The talk explains how Israel’s drive to preserve nuclear dominance and Iran’s deterrence efforts escalated a long shadow conflict into the 12-day Israel–Iran war.

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