NEW: At a closed-door CTBTO meeting in Vienna, a U.S. official defended President Trump's nuclear testing plans, citing rising nuclear tensions and expressing concerns that Russia and China have violated the nuclear testing moratorium. My latest for @apnews.com apnews.com/article/nucl...

"Absence is acquiescence: US can’t afford to step back from the global stage" Meaghan Mobbs, via The Hill thehill.com/opinion/inte...

The OSCE Ministerial in Vienna laid bare mounting challenges and the OSCE’s struggle for relevance: no budget deal, no 2027 Chair, US demands for budget cuts. But the OSCE says it's "ready" to monitor a Ukraine ceasefire if a deal is agreed. My latest. 1/ www.shrmonitor.org/ministerial-...

Three OSCE staffers remain in detention despite ministerial appeals. After more than 3 years, there seems to be no apparent progress on their release. One of them, Maksym Petrov, has recently been hospitalized. Read the full story here. #OSCEMC2025 www.shrmonitor.org/three-osce-o...

The U.S. threatens to leave the OSCE unless the organization reforms #OSCEMC2025 www.shrmonitor.org/the-us-threa...

Another OSCE Ministerial, another round in my love-hate relationship with the organization. 😅 Read here about the unusual venue shift, notable absences, and why there's still no 2027 OSCE Chair. #OSCEMC2025 www.shrmonitor.org/osce-ministe...

Russia and the U.S. threatened to resume #nuclear testing after several decades. My story explaining the role of the Vienna-based @CTBTO and the implications of what a resumption of atomic testing could mean. apnews.com/article/nucl...

The U.N. atomic watchdog board on Thursday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency and provide “precise information” about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, as well as grant its inspectors access to Iranian nuclear sites. My story 👇 apnews.com/article/iran...

UN nuclear watchdog hasn’t been able to verify Iran’s stockpile of near-weapons grade uranium in months My story for @apnews.com apnews.com/article/iran...

Ukraine: Wie sich ein Krimi um das AKW Saporischschja entspinnt Meine Story für @profil.at www.profil.at/ausland/ukra...

The UN nuclear watchdog seeks a local truce to restore external power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that has been running on Diesel emergency generators for three weeks. My story for @apnews.com apnews.com/article/zapo...

UK, France and Germany initiate ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran over status of nuclear program apnews.com/article/iran...

lol it’s only Tuesday

As the OSCE marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, 3 Ukrainian #OSCE workers continue to languish behind bars. Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov & Vadym Golda were seized in April 2022 while working for the OSCE monitoring mission. 1/ My story: apnews.com/article/russ...

IAEA's Rafael Grossi "said the main concern inside Natanz is the chemical toxicity of uranium hexafluoride. It’s extremely volatile, will quickly corrode, can burn the skin and is especially deadly if inhaled" By @stephliechtenstein.bsky.social apnews.com/article/iran...

Interesting comments from David Albright and Fabian Hinz on Israel’s ability to damage Iran’s nuclear program from the air. @stephliechtenstein.bsky.social @eburrows.bsky.social @apnews.com apnews.com/article/iran...

UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran, which retaliates by announcing a new enrichment site. New story for @apnews.com on today's IAEA non-compliance resolution. apnews.com/article/iran...

OSCE Secretary General Meets Russia’s Foreign Minister, Offers Support for Ukraine Settlement. My latest story. 👇 www.shrmonitor.org/osce-secreta...

BREAKING: Austria gets a new govt without the far-right election winner. "Talking brings people together," said a visibly relieved Christian Stocker, as he unveiled the new coalition agreement after the longest coalition talks in post-WWII history. My story: apnews.com/article/aust...

Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog. My story. apnews.com/article/iran...

US-Präsident Donald Trump ignoriert Europa bislang in allen wichtigen Fragen, insbesondere in Bezug auf die #Ukraine. Welche Auswirkungen hat das auf Europa und was muss jetzt getan werden? Meine erste Geschichte für Profil mit @roberttreichler.bsky.social www.profil.at/ausland/trum...

BREAKING: The People’s Party, Social Democrats and Liberals in #Austria have agreed to start talks on forming a coalition government and drawing up a program, the three party leaders announced today after meeting with Austria’s President Alexander Van der Bellen. 1/3 🧵🇦🇹

Update: The 3 parties just issued a joint statement in writing. They say that "after intensive talks over the last few days and nights," the 3 party leaders will continue talks tomorrow. The President will be briefed tomorrow at 13:00 CET, to be followed by press statements. 🤷‍♀️🇦🇹

Update: Party leaders not meeting with the President today. Instead they plan to make statements later this evening.

NEW: Coalition talks in #Austria are making progress. The Conservatives and Social Democrats negotiated late into the night behind closed doors and have now invited the liberal Neos to join talks aimed at forming a potential three-way coalition government. 1/2 🧵🇦🇹

BREAKING: A 23-year-old man stabbed 5 people in Austria killing 1 in what police describe as a random attack apnews.com/article/aust...

“I was aghast,” said a former House Democratic staffer. “It’s not Russia influencing your elections, you are? He was blaming the victim.” “What the fuck was that? I had my mouth open in a room full of people with their mouth open,” he said. “That was bad” www.politico.eu/article/vanc...

NEW: 🇦🇹 Today party leaders from the liberal Neos, Greens, Social Democrats, and People’s Party are meeting with Austria’s president to discuss potential pathways forward following the collapse of coalition talks yesterday. My story outlines 4 options under discussion. apnews.com/article/aust...

Austrian far-right leader’s efforts to form a new government collapse apnews.com/article/aust...

Breaking: Austrian far-right leader's efforts to form a new government collapse

Amid snowfall, Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl arrives at the Hofburg in palace in Vienna where the offices of the President are located.

Die Ankunft vom Herbert Kickl bei VdB in der Hofburg am Mittwoch. #PULS24 www.puls24.at/news/politik...

Me reading the leaked documents from the ongoing Austrian coalition talks.

Update on the political situation in #Austria: Coalition talks are marked by ongoing disputes over the allocation of key government ministries, especially the Interior Ministry. Currently, both political parties are exchanging proposals. 1/6 🇦🇹🧵

Stocker sagt vor seinem VdB-Gespräch ein paar Worte. Und ich frage mich: Haben er und Kickl überhaupt über irgendwas geredet heute? www.puls24.at/news/politik...

Ankunft von Herbert Kickl bei der Hofburg zum Gespräch mit VdB. #PULS24 www.puls24.at/news/politik...

NEW: Austria’s Public Broadcaster ORF has obtained a copy of the confidential protocol summarizing the current status of coalition negotiations in #Austria. The report reveals that there are still several key areas where the two political parties remain at odds. 1/2

Over the past week or so, coalition negotiations between the FPÖ and ÖVP have become strained as the former play hardball and insist on claiming most important ministerial portfolios. They are continuing, but the ÖVP mood is foul. Excellent summary below 👇

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Breaking: Far-right leader Herbert Kickl and conservative leader Christian Stocker have announced the resumption of government formation talks in #Austria. The announcement ends days of uncertainty as tense coalitions talks have gone down to the wire. What happened? 🧵🇦🇹 1/8

NEW: Raiffeisen Bank clients in Russia supplied companies in Putin’s military industrial complex, according to bank statements, invoices and other documents reviewed by Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It’s been 127 days since Austrians went to the polls, and still, there’s no government in sight. Where do coalition talks stand between the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) and the conservative People’s Party (OVP)? A 🧵 based on info from Austrian media and my own sources. 🇦🇹 1/13

Foreign Minister Valtonen: #Finland is ready to ‘roll up its sleeves’ as it takes the helm of the #OSCE. Check out my latest story highlighting Finland’s priorities for the OSCE, featuring an exclusive one-on-one interview with Foreign Minister Valtonen! 🇫🇮 www.shrmonitor.org/foreign-mini...

New profile pic taken by the talented Micky Kroell today, featuring my grumpy press conference face. This is what I look like when diplomats tell me they are "doing all they can" to every question I ask.

Hello BlueSky community! I'm a journalist based in Vienna, Austria, excited to share my insights and stories on multilateral diplomacy, foreign and security policy, arms control, and Austrian politics. 1/2