The current debate around a possible resumption of nuclear testing introduces a new level of brinkmanship in an already fraught geopolitical climate. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/n...

Yesterday, ELN Policy Fellow Jana Baldus spoke on a parliamentary panel, "Reviving nuclear diplomacy in an age of escalation". Co-hosted by @theelders.bsky.social & @basicint.bsky.social, this event stressed the need for political leadership to revive action on nuclear arms control & disarmament.

The ELN’s 2024 impact report, “The power of diverse networks”, details the organisation’s accomplishments in reducing the risk of existential conflict and the power of our diverse network, even at moments of deep geopolitical tension. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/report/the-p...

We've had a fantastic year at the ELN, and I'd like to congratulate the entire team on all the work we've accomplished! Check out our first impact report below to see what we've been up to ⤵️

Putin’s offer to extend New START has been met with silence from most European leaders. ELN Senior Policy Fellow Julia Berghofer writes that, despite concerns over Russia's sincerity, the West should not miss an opportunity to leverage Russian interests. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/t...

As Trump’s America slides into economic uncertainty & deepening division, China is cultivating ties with the Global South, flexing its power on the world stage, & supporting Russia in Ukraine. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/multimedia/t...

In times of eroding arms control measures, nuclear-weapons states should consider enhancing transparency around their nuclear safety, security and reliability mechanisms (‘fail-safe’) to strengthen the risk reduction agenda. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/policy-brief...

The ELN team are delighted to be in Berlin, meeting network members, talking strategy, and today, meeting with the arms control team at @germany.diplo.de.

Lib Dems now saying that the Government should target Tesla in response to Musk’s call for regime change in the UK. “We need to hit him in the pocket where it hurts,” the source said.

I know personally what the chilling effects of racism can be, and today on @bbclaurak.bsky.social I called for unity and leadership in the face of hatred. Now more than ever, we must celebrate our diversity as a nation and stand united in our communities against all forms of prejudice.

Unfortunately the Tories not completely collapsing in quite important to avoiding a Reform government. And a wave of high profile defections is how they collapse.

Today, 🇬🇧, 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪 diplomats meet Iranian counterparts in Geneva, days before an end-of-August snapback deadline that would restore pre-2015 sanctions on Iran. @hamidrezaaz.bsky.social writes that a narrow path remains open for those willing to take it. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/a...

Competing perceptions of nuclear deterrence no longer peripheral disagreements within the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and are now driving deep divisions within the regime, threatening its very stability. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/h...

📌Consider where we are in our nation's history: European prime ministers and presidents are urgently flying into the United States to oppose the actions of its unstable authoritarian leader.

The Whiner-in-Chief. Things seem to be getting under his skin.

Fortifications of Mystras, site of a Frankish castle and later the seat of the Despotate of Morea

“If you want to understand how and why Germany, Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Croatia acquired their current forms and locations, this is a good place to start.” A fresh review from Kieran Williams in this week’s @thetls.bsky.social

Crazy to think that 80 years ago today, my granddad was in Hong Kong guarding Japanese POWs at the Victoria Barracks-he was only 22, and had travelled to the Far East via ship & Lancaster bomber(!) after working his way to the Kiel Canal from Gold Beach on D-Day 6. Glad we had so much time with him.

Check out our latest network reflections on the Trump-Putin Alaska meeting here - some great analysis as ever!

Amid great power tensions, developments in emerging technologies, & escalating nuclear threats, the risk of inadvertent nuclear use is rising. With @nti.org & @apln.network, the ELN is promoting the benefits of nuclear "fail-safe" reviews to reduce the chance of accidental use.

Many in Europe resent some African states’ neutrality on Russia’s war in Ukraine. However, Daniel Ajudeonu of the YGLN notes this stance reflects economic realities, notably, Russia’s growing role in African nuclear energy development. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/m...

Both left and right agree taxes must rise. Time for Labour to get creative | Polly Toynbee

Check out the ELN's starter pack below - one quick link to follow our staff and network members on @bsky.app ⤵️ go.bsky.app/R9H5MtK

Really interesting piece from @olivermeier.bsky.social - we’ve been incredibly lucky to have avoided further use of nuclear weapons since WWII, and we can’t allow that luck to turn into complacency as it increasingly seems to be the case - read his full piece below ⤵️

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and the bombing of Nagasaki on the 6th & 9th August. This solemn anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on the untold devastation caused by nuclear weapon use and the ongoing responsibility to ensure that they are not used again.

Eighty years after the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, an alarming number of crises are pitting nuclear powers against each other. Our CEO @comfortero.crisisgroup.org explains why it is time for bold, preventive action in @foreignpolicy.com. foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/05/h...

Good point. The problem is not the lack of power of Europe - the problem is that Europe fails to use it in a smart way, or often at all.

The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined. The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.

a lovely hot take you could write if you wanted to set your mentions on fire is that "hey when I was 12 I watched hardcore porn online and I turned out fine" is the new "hey when I was 12 I had to walk 5 miles to school/I'd get smacked by the teacher and I turned out fine"

"By 2025 we may look back and say that Germany’s growth spurt ended in 2018 and was followed by 7 years of stagnation." Well, here we are. 1/

WHEN IS IT NOT SMALL BOATS WEEK THO?? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 When is it wealth inequality week, eh?? WHEN DOES THAT COME AROUND?

Labour won’t stand up to this stuff, but don’t worry, they have ANOTHER policy to force additional costs onto business to make it up to you. (I am not joking.)

My 85 year-old mother regularly wanders around the West End post theatre.

This is a difficult read: a combination of stupidity and the wilful belief in lies spread on social media because they confirm deeply held prejudices. It’s not going to go away any time soon. As such, there should be campaigns to tackle it on multiple fronts rather than hoping for the best.

UK’s first female archbishop tells of how she hid her sexuality for decades

This is next level AI brain rot

They’re trying to speed run Orbanization because they realize how screwed they are if America ever has another relatively free and fair election. I’m not sure what options exist other than having blue states fight fire with fire.

Just as Palmyra’s palm oasis is being brought back to life by those returning home, locals believe the ancient city will one day be restored to its former splendor.

OPINION: “The EU is not equipped to deal with outside actors who fundamentally threaten its existence, with whom it cannot find a negotiated solution and peacefully coexist,” writes @garrykasparov.bsky.social and @glandsbergis.bsky.social.

We’ve all been there

You can also read this as both Lab and Con refusing to do the one thing that is their core role. In Labour’s case, tax & invest; in the Conservatives’… some variation on prudent, well-regulated market economics? Shopkeeper chic? So their One Identifiable Thing sits on the shelf.

For RFK Jr, "bias" means anyone who disagrees with him, especially if that person is a science-informed expert with relevant experience. "Free of influence" means a person agrees with RFK Jr's anti-science & antivaxx BS. Dark Age 2.0

Donald Trump's AI Action Plan is in parts predictable, in parts surprising, and in total a clear illustration of a changing US approach to the rest of the world.

I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us

Right to buy in England ‘fuelled housing crisis and cost taxpayers £200bn’

GB News average daily audience 80,600 with BBC news channel on 79,700 , Sky News on 67k with the two main BBC news bulletins averaging 2.7 million to 3.3 milliom each daily, so the BBC news peak is more than 40 times bigger

"Luka Ivan Jukic... [aims] to show that Central European history is much more than the sum of its parts”. CENTRAL EUROPE in the Sunday Times this morning with a perceptive review by Europe Editor Peter Conradi, give it a read below!

Really on radicalisation from @samfr.bsky.social. One big factor Sam touches on that we notice a lot is the decline in “come off it” moments and rise in “you’re so right” moments. In real life has more the former, online more of the latter. bsky.app/profile/samf...

Donald Trump says he's repositioned two US nuclear submarines closer to Russia. How is Russia reacting? My piece for BBC News. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Very revealing exchange here