How far has the global commitment to nuclear disarmament come? (1/4)

💥 BASIC is recruiting for two exciting roles across our Policy and Operational Teams. 👇 (1/4)

We are pleased to announce a new Nuclear Responsibilities Programme project on the responsible military use of AI, funded by the Department of National Defence, Canada, through the MINDS Targeted Engagement Program: basicint.org/announcement...

In the latest Emerging Voices Network Masterclass, Policy Fellow Dr Lyndon Burford discussed the new research project he leads – the Nuclear Transparency Inventory (NUTRI). You can watch the full Masteclass on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ZP...

Following the launch of our "Adventures in Risk Reduction: Oral History Project" with @stanleycenter.org last month, Bruno Martini reflects on his experience of the first project workshop and the suitability of oral history methodology for #riskreduction: basicint.org/oral-history...

On 26 November, BASIC's #RiskReduction Programme hosted the final conference for its project "Turning Point: Realising a Sustainable Security Architecture for Europe" in Vienna, Austria. (1/4)

In the latest of a series of articles assessing recent hostilities between India and Pakistan, Syed Ali Zia Jaffery ( @alizia1992.bsky.social ) says that India’s post-May signalling has centred a willingness to exercise force that invites “uncontrollable escalation“. basicint.org/indias-post-...

In the latest of a series of articles assessing recent hostilities between India and Pakistan, Brigadier Syed Imran-ul-Hassan says that applying doctrines of limited war and escalation dominance during crises hinders the pursuit of regional stability. buff.ly/Tfr99eh

(1/4) 🗞️BASIC’s #NuclearResponsibilities Programme has released a special issue of the #NuclearResponsibilities Quarterly newsletter, focusing on reflections on the India-Pakistan 2025 crisis. Read it here ➡️https://mailchi.mp/basicint.org/nuclear-responsibilities-quarterly-october-2025

In a new report published on our website, Dr Megan Dee from the @stir.ac.uk Centre for Policy, Conflict and Cooperation Research (CPCCR) presents a framework for implementing a #NuclearResponsibilities approach to NPT. Read it here: basicint.org/nuclear-resp...

Last month, we hosted a workshop to launch our "Adventures in Risk Reduction: Oral History Project" with @stanleycenter.org. Read more about it, as well as the larger #riskreduction project, from our Emerging Voices Netwrok intern Chiara Fargnoli here: basicint.org/basic-and-st...

Playwright and Actor Michael Mears discusses his play, The Mistake - about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima - in a wide ranging interview with BASIC: basicint.org/playwright-a...

Our team is honored to have received a $500k grant to analyze the capabilities of emerging and disruptive technologies to track and trail mobile nuclear launch platforms, with our friends at @carnegiecorp.bsky.social and @basicint.bsky.social Learn more ⤵️ fas.org/publication/...

The Carnegie Corporation of New York grant funds research in partnership with BASIC and the Federation of American Scientists on the destabilizing impacts of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies on mobile nuclear launch platforms. fas.org/publication/...

BASIC joined The Elders and the European Leadership Network at the House of Lords on Monday night to discuss nuclear diplomacy in an age of escalation. Read about it here: basicint.org/elders-warn-...

BASIC BASIC's Executive Director Sebastian Brixey-Williams gave an extensive interview to Killian Faith-Kelly of #GQ Magazine about the recent Hollywood blockbuster, #AHouseofDynamite. www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/our-...

In the latest of a series of articles assessing recent hostilities between India and Pakistan, Ruhee Neog, BASIC Non-Resident Fellow, says that control of the information narrative has become of paramount importance. basicint.org/a-live-strea...

One lesson to be learned from the @iaeaorg.bsky.social General Conference in Vienna," says BASIC Senior Policy Fellow Dr Manuel Herrera , "is that despite the world situation, nuclear science and technology continues to promote better understanding between countries and people."

Deepening BASIC's interest in the critical nuclear-space nexus, Policy Intern Ching Wei Sooi and co-organiser Nicolas Ayala Arboleda will soon be moderating a series of webinars on the Golden Dome - America's new space-based missile defence initiative. lnkd.in/eZsmMgVc

BASIC Policy Fellow Mhairi McClafferty recently took part in a discussion on the future of nuclear non-proliferation hosted by the UK Project on Nuclear Issues at @rusi.bsky.social

BASIC's Senior Policy Fellow Manuel Herrera was recently interviewed on Spanish-speaking Radio Intereconomía about China's victory parade and the implications of its spectacular nuclear arsenal display: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifw9...

BASIC’s latest publication in conjunction with its Emerging Voices Network offers a compelling insight by early career experts as to how it’s possible to achieve a world without nuclear weapons: basicint.org/de-siloing-e...

In the latest analysis on our website, Iranian and Israeli peace activists Emad Kiyaei and Sharon Dolev argue that dialogue and diplomacy are the most effective ways of sorting out the dispute between their two countries: basicint.org/after-the-is...

BASIC Policy Fellows Anahita Parsa and Lyndon Burford contributed to the UN Secretary General's report on resolution 79/241 "Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects". The submissions are now public and available here: meetings.unoda.org/ga-c1/genera...

The Odessa files: Senior Policy Fellow Dr Manuel Herrera recently travelled to Odessa, a city that thrives despite the bombings: basicint.org/the-odessa-f...

Young people from BASIC's Emerging Voices Network reflect om the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings: youtu.be/avx-gy4dDYI

The British American Security Information Council (BASIC) is pleased to be joining the ranks of foreign affairs and international security organisations and thinkers on BlueSky. Please give us a follow on @BASIC_int, and share this post widely with interested colleagues and friends!

BASIC Senior Policy Fellow Manuel Herrera is interviewed by El País on the Israel-Iran conflict: 4 bombas antibúnker GBU-57 para golpear tres instalaciones nucleares esenciales: así ha sido el ataque de EEUU a Irán | Vídeos | EL PAÍS