Off-kilter analogy but no less chilling: “Autonomous weapons are the new nuclear weapons. Countries that possess them will be protected.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...

New Trending Globally #podcast: How do borders shape our society? Ieva Jusionyte, director of Brown’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, discusses immigration enforcement, border communities, and her award-winning research. https://ow.ly/Tzin50YZAml

Stuart Kauffman on "new-in-the-universe possibilities": "Humility then becomes rational rather than moralistic. Humility in this frame is not a virtue-signaling posture. It becomes epistemically and ontologically appropriate." via @noemamag.com www.noemamag.com/emergence-is...

"The groups also accused the European Commission of prioritising defence industry interests over transparency and democratic scrutiny, warning that the omnibus package risks accelerating global arms sales under the cover of technical reform." www.euractiv.com/news/ngos-wa...

Nice running into @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social today

Undermining EU coordination, some "rich" Member States are breaking ranks to avoid co-financing defense spending of EU nations that have lower credit ratings nltimes.nl/2026/03/17/n...

Late to this - worth reading if you haven't: turinsche.substack.com/p/issue-43-h...

Europe, slouching towards the democratization of war cepa.org/article/how-...

🎬 Great to see this out! It was a pleasure to join leading experts and practitioners to discuss EU defence procurement. My bottom line: EU procurement fragmentation comes at high costs, and impacts accountability, human rights & the rule of law.

Our new co-edited symposium on 'Business and Human Rights and the arms industry: challenges, prospects, and current dynamics' is published in the Business and Human Rights Journal ! Here is our Editorial: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

"The talk of ‘our values’ that has now become commonplace contributes to the devaluation of rationally justified principles." granta.com/europes-mist...

The killing of CJNG leader “El Mencho” unleashed chaos across Mexico—but not all of it was real. This piece details how the cartel used a mix of real violence and AI-fueled disinformation to amplify terror nationwide. By @evodzoni.bsky.social & @liliasaul.bsky.social in @occrp.org buff.ly/PnynJIs

Great episode on agency, post-humanism and tech: open.spotify.com/episode/72nt...

New publication! Delighted to share my chapter on corporate accountability for wrongful arms transfers forthcoming in The Cambridge Handbook on Litigating Business and Human Rights Violations edited by H. Ahmad, E. Aristova and R. Chambers: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Worrisome to say the least euobserver.com/203546/how-t...

that's a big oopsie-doopsie on my part, and i apologize qwantz.com/index.php?co...

I write today for @euractiv.com about how contradictory national rearmament policies in Europe are playing into Russia's hands:

Excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to engage with a vibrant and supportive community in the arms trade space :

Yesterday's Trump executive order establishes an "America First Arms Transfer Strategy"... which appears to replace the Conventional Arms Transfer Policy. See updated resource www.forumarmstrade.org/catpolicy.html EO - www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... factsheet - www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

New publication: Happy to see our @asilorg.bsky.social Closing Plenary "Can Arms Trade Bring About Peace?" in the Proceedings of the American Society of International Law 2025 Annual Meeting. Thank you to the panelists for their insightful remarks. Full text: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New START sunsets in 2 days: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...

The Progressive Post - Does peace still have a chance? feps-europe.eu/wp-content/u...

The way to accelerate science is to SLOW it down. Fewer papers please! We’re drowning in meaningless text. One GREAT paper per lab per decade is more than enough. q.e.d 👇

Ammunition remains the most traded small arms category worldwide, accounting for 35% of the value of reported global imports for the period 2019–24. Read more in this Situation Update from 2025, part of a collaborative project supported by SNIS: www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/aut...

Two postdoctoral researcher roles at the University of Sussex for a project on "Technology and the (future) Human in War": jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/36e1adc2...

"European Rearmament and U.S. Weapons Reliance" by León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Senior Researcher, Asser Institute for International and European Law in The Hague @leoncastjan.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...

one year since David Lynch passed, happy friday and RIP big dawg

"Instead of using new resources to build pathways for deeper European cooperation, consolidate demand, and reduce strategic dependencies, Europe’s decisionmakers are spending these resources in ways that reinforce fragmentation." carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

"Pavel Podvig, a Geneva-based expert on Russia’s nuclear forces, said he was skeptical deploying the Oreshnik would provide Moscow with any additional military or political advantages other than reassuring Belarus of its protection." www.reuters.com/world/europe...

📣 Call for applications! We are currently accepting applications for the Milena Jesenská Fellowship, a three‑month residency for cultural journalists from across Europe, offering a monthly stipend, workspace, and access to the IWM community. More info & to apply: www.iwm.at/calls/milena...

"The export ban on weapons to Israel will continue to apply, while a full permit procedure and thorough end-use inspections will remain mandatory for high-risk destinations, including countries subject to sanctions or affected by armed conflict." www.belganewsagency.eu/flemish-gove...

Happy Solstice! The shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. For places north of the Arctic Circle, that means that the sun does not rise all day, right? Wrong! There's an asymmetry between day and night,in favour of day, which is more pronounced the further you go from the poles. 1/5

U.S. gun policies is an international issue. Most crime guns in Canada are trafficked from the U.S. Bad actors in the gun industry enable and profit from it. We need @actiononguns. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/w... Excellebt reporting from @onishinyt @nytimes

How does defense tech undermine the traditional industrial base and legacy weapons manufacturers? Historian Susannah Glickman discusses this interesting proposition via @lawfaremedia.org: shows.acast.com/lawfare/epis...

Europe’s push to arm Ukraine has sparked debates about its defence. Our article of the week outlines two competing visions of EU security: a state-led “war economy” and Silicon Valley-inspired disruptive tech. By @jocelynmawdsley.bsky.social in @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social buff.ly/AC8otpn

UK joins defence exports treaty with France, Germany and Spain where parties "shall not oppose a transfer or export to a third party" aside from in "exceptional situations". This could increase the risk of downstream damage caused by UK defence products. www.gov.uk/government/p...

For most of history, societies drew firm lines between those who belonged and those who didn't, shaping who was protected or excluded. Beginning in the Enlightenment, European societies began expanding rights. A recent SFI working group is examining the historical forces driving this expansion.

because all i’ve been capable of these days has been talking and texting with my students, and writing www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/17/o...

"It’s the season of peace and goodwill—unless you’re a European defense official." www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...

Now out! "Crowdsourced War" @nyulawreview.bsky.social We describe a revolution in war fighting that we call “Crowdsourced War.” It's putting civilians at risk around the globe. It is time to adopt new rules to protect civilians from the new risks they face. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Very happy to say that my article with @brunoomartins.bsky.social 'War economy vs European Silicon Valley? The EU's competing sociotechnical imaginaries of defence innovation and industry' has just been published in @cspjournal.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Total bids for the Commission’s SAFE loans reach nearly €190 billion 

The age of networked, technologically disrupted warfare requires new strategies, innovations and regulations ‼️"The Digital in War: From Innovation to Participation" series from @carnegieendowment.org & @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social analyses these evolutions 🧵⏬

Russia could attack Nato within five years, says alliance chief in stark new warning Russian could attack Nato within five years, Mark Rutte said, warning allies to start ramping up preparations "now".

🎯 New publication: As Europe prepares for war, we argue that current EU rearmament proposals could erode the rule of law. I thank my wonderful co-authors, from whom I learnt a great deal in @tmcasser.bsky.social & beyond. 🔗 Full article (open access): edseq.lexxion.eu/article/EDSE...

Save the date! 10 December, 16h00-17:30 CET, the online launch of our new Report on #Ukraine. Weapons Compass: Proliferation and Control of Arms and Ammunition in Wartime Ukraine analyzes small arms proliferation and control efforts in Ukraine since the Russian full-scale invasion in February 2022

ESG is done www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

'"Beautiful opportunities are emerging,” CEO Joep van Beurden told FD. ' nltimes.nl/2025/11/24/d...

"The calculations of how to build an effective fighting force are complex. Particularly when, on average, fewer than one-third of European Union citizens said they were willing to fight for their country in a war" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

Rainy Sunday reading Holly Case's latest: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...