Next week Tuesday, 22 April, from 15:00–16:00 CET (09:00–10:00 ET), @marksbell.bsky.social and I will be presenting our ongoing research on European nuclear deterrence in the post-American nuclear age as part of an ONP Seminar. Sign-up link below. www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/... 1/2

Exciting opportunity to build an AI research cluster with ample research time at KCL: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML616/k...

Interested in digital humanities and deterrence? Looking for a research assistant position where you can do exciting research and have the opportunity to co-author? If so, come work with me and Prof. Mats Berdal on deterrence challenges in the High North at KCL! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/112626-...

✍️I visited British Steel last week - just as workers were discovering that the plant's Chinese owners were effectively planning to starve the blast furnaces to death. It was a strange, unsettling experience. With deep ramifications. Some thoughts: edconway.substack.com/p/the-strang...

Interested in digital humanities and deterrence? Looking for a research assistant position where you can do exciting research and have the opportunity to co-author? If so, come work with me and Prof. Mats Berdal on deterrence challenges in the High North at KCL! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/112626-...

This is a lovely piece by David Runciman, of @ppfideas.bsky.social. At a time when universities are running away from the lecture, the podcasting boom shows the appetite for serious, long-form and, yes, didactic content by people with specialist understanding. www.theideasletter.org/essay/podcas...

Join us for our upcoming online ONP Seminar on the future of European nuclear deterrence. @marksbell.bsky.social and @frhoffmann.bsky.social will present their research on this topic, followed by a moderated discussion with the audience. www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/... Sign-up link below.

I will be moderating this timely event on April 8 in which we bring distinguished experts together to discuss our new nuclear disorder. Register by April 4 if you want to attend in person. Live streaming available on the event page.

ONP Doctoral Research Fellow @frhoffmann.bsky.social, together with @marksbell.bsky.social, has published a new article in Foreign Affairs examining the implications of a U.S. withdrawal from the European continent for European nuclear deterrence.

Seriously disturbing. “"We need Greenland for international safety and security. We need it. We have to have it," Trump told podcaster Vince Coglianese. "I hate to put it that way, but we're going to have to have it."” www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Here's a great job opportunity for someone looking to make an impact in nuclear philanthropy www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

Don't judge a book by its cover. Judge it by its index. (From my Inventing the Renaissance)

📆Submissions due in one week! To support graduate students (both MA and PhD) in refining their work, ONP invites students to participate in an Oslo writing workshop. Apply www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...

While the US is planning a complete stop in European exercise participation by next year, the "Axis" powers are strengthening ties and enhancing interoperability. Later this month, Iran's annual maritime security exercise is set to kick off in the Gulf of Oman with Chinese and Russian warships

Finnish daily @hs.fi is asking the important questions after Kaj’s landmark victory at Melodifestivalen last night: ”Can this lead to a state union between Finland and Sweden ?”

Recent events have underlined that we need to have more serious debates on #nuclear #deterrence in Europe. We're hosting our traditional @hertiesecurity.bsky.social Nuclear Security Workshop in Berlin in July. Deadline for applications: March 14. www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

Join us to explore the growing intersection of space and cyber security. 🌌💻 Discuss the challenges of international law, counterspace capabilities & fostering transparency between States. 📅 11 Mar | 🕠 13:30 | 📍Strand 👇Join now: bit.ly/4i3LKSI

This is an amazing opportunity to join a vibrant and very timely initiative. Please share with graduate students!

Are you a graduate student writing on international relations or security? To support graduate students (both MA and PhD) in refining their work, ONP invites you to participate in a writing workshop. Apply www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...

Unbelievable: South Korean jets mistakenly bomb village, injuring 15 www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Friends have been asking me about European alternatives to US big tech products, so here's an opinionated list of suggestions. 1/10

Sun going absolutely ballistic on Vance here - furious quotes from across Westminster. www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...

❗️Our next workshop will be on March 7th, 6 pm CET on Applied LaTeX for Researchers by @dsanchezp.bsky.social ! Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine! Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S Please share! #AcademicSky #EconSky

I think Russian intelligence services cannot believe their good fortune at everything that is happening right now. This is a bonanza across the board. The vicious attack on Ukraine, nutters at the FBI, Gabbard at DNI, shredding of CI capabilities. A monumental tragedy for the West.

Comedy is all in the timing. “The Federation of American Scientists published a report Wednesday compiling evidence it says strongly suggests the U.S. Air Force is planning to bring nuclear weapons back to Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, England.” www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-ai...

Whatever else we can say about the first few months, Starmer has shown some real deftness at foreign policy. Given that will dominate his time in office, that’s some positive.

Remember: the televised punishment & humiliation meted out to Zelensky just now could be done to any NATO ally facing similar aggression. The sense of sneering hostility & contempt by Trump & Vance isn’t specific to Ukraine.

The @oslonuclearproject.bsky.social turns 6! As the launch photo shows, we were worried already then about the challenges ahead. But I could not be more proud of what my colleagues have achieved, and what comes next. Thank you to all my colleagues, former and present, for excellence and hard work.

ONP had a busy February! For a summary of our events this month, see: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...

The @oslonuclearproject.bsky.social turns 6! As the launch photo shows, we were worried already then about the challenges ahead. But I could not be more proud of what my colleagues have achieved, and what comes next. Thank you to all my colleagues, former and present, for excellence and hard work.

Many thanks to the OUSSG for hosting my talk last night in the Old Library, All Souls College. Great discussion! Even the ceiling was inspiring..

Nice. Has Taiwan done this before or can I interpret it as a successful export of the ”Finnish model” of dealing with cable saboteurs ? 😎 Seriously though, it’s interesting to see how Baltic Sea developments resonate in the Taiwan strait

Never expected a world where JD Vance would refer to Niall Ferguson’s arguments that dictators shouldn’t invade sovereign states as ‘moralistic garbage’.

"A recent military intelligence report from the Finnish Defence Forces’ (FDF) said that Russia has special interests in monitoring the activities of international forces, as well as Nato’s setting up a base of operations in Finland."

Deadline approaching: March 1st. Don't miss the call for abstract deadline for the second NATO in the Nordics conference in September in Oslo!

The @oslonuclearproject.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. (Our twitter is now archived.) Give us a follow!

Today: @oslonuclearproject.bsky.social Ankit Panda’s book talk on the new nuclear age featuring Reja Younis aa discussant. Details and sign-up: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...

Congratulations to @oslonuclearproject.bsky.social graduate fellow Lauren Hagstrom on receiving a prestigious @iaeaorg.bsky.social Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellowship! www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...

New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter

Hi all, I published my latest newsletter post earlier today. This week, I discuss what would happen to NATO's nuclear deterrence if the United States were to withdraw from Europe. You can access the post via this link: missilematters.substack.com/p/nuclear-ex... Short summary below. 1/3

OPCW issues report on second Technical Assistance Visit to Ukraine following three incidents of alleged use of toxic chemicals as a weapon www.opcw.org/media-centre...

ONP Doctoral Research Fellow @frhoffmann.bsky.social has published an op-ed in @aftenposten.no, analyzing the implications of the Trump Administration's negotiation initiative with Moscow. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro... 1/3

European capitals need to get their act together. The United States is pressuring Ukraine into a settlement that preserves much of Russia’s power and rewards its imperial ambitions—all while pulling back from the European continent. 1/2

James Wilson at the Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State has looked up "Greenland" in their vast archives and found plenty of results: engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-d...

Danish intelligence: Russia capable of initiating war against a neighbouring country within 6 months nyheder.tv2.dk/2025-02-11-r...

📅 Happening tomorrow! On 11 February (17-18:30 CET) the Oslo Nuclear Project (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social ) is co-hosting an in-person panel with YATA Norway discussing the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. 🔗To learn more and register: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...

📅 Happening next week! On 11 February (17-18:30 CET) the Oslo Nuclear Project (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social) is co-hosting an in-person panel with YATA Norway discussing the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. 🔗To learn more and register: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...

Kjører et debattinnlegg i @aftenposten.no med kollega Magnus Håkenstad om at ny regjering kan bety ny norsk giv i støtten til Ukraina 🇺🇦 www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

Expect more nuclear saber-rattling in 2025 according to open Norwegian Intelligence assessment www.nrk.no/norge/etterr...