Leonardo Bandarra

@vespotec.bsky.social @inef-duisburg.bsky.social

@patnabuco.bsky.social, our colleagues from NSI and I are organizing an exhibition on children and nuclear anxiety next month in Sheffield, UK. Curious? More info below. 👇👇
@vespotec.bsky.social @inef-duisburg.bsky.social

Para a bolha lusófana, amanhã estarei falando sobre verificação na minha alma máter, com base no meu artigo que publiquei sobre a RPBI há uns meses. Infos abaixo:
🔗 Transmissão ao vivo: youtube.com/live/JMcjEVb...
📄 Artigo: doi.org/10.1590/0034...

@inef-duisburg.bsky.social @vespotec.bsky.social

I was a guest on the IISS podcast "The Arms Control Primer" w/ @bollfrass.bsky.social & former @iaeaorg.bsky.social DG Hans Blix. We covered some lessons of the Iraq case for nuclear nonproliferation & verification. Check out the new episode: www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...

Happy to be in Moroni, Comoros, invited by the NGO Salam and the Governor of Ngazidja for the Journey de la Paix and the launch of the Institute Salam! Check out soon, if you are interested in peace research in East Africa and the Middle East! @inef-duisburg.bsky.social @vespotec.bsky.social

One thing became clear: technical peace and conflict research benefits from an interdisciplinary approach 🕊️.

Next year's conference is already on our radar – we hope to meet you and more there again (2/2) 🎉

@peasec.de @prif.org @ifshhamburg.bsky.social @cntrarmscontrol.org @fz-juelich.de

Group photo with the participants of the SPS 2025 conference in Aachen. On the left side is a banner of FONAS (the Research Association for Science, Disarmament and International Security). On the right sight is a banner of the VeSPoTec research project.

It's #ThrowbackThursday - the perfect time to look back at last week's SPS 2025 conference. 😌

An inspiring World Café on future research agendas on #nonproliferation, #armscontrol and #disarmament, followed by 2 days of insightful presentations from both the natural and social sciences. 🎓 (1/2)

🚨 Only 19 days to go! 🚨
Join us in Aachen, Germany for the SPS Conference on Technical Peace & Conflict Research 🕊️

🌍 Interdisciplinary insights
🤖 Emerging technologies
🛡️ Arms control & verification
💡 And so much more

Be part of the conversation and register now!
👇 More info below 👇

🔥 Register now: 4th Interdisciplinary Conference on Technical Peace Research – SPS ’25!

📅 September 10–12, 2025
📍Aachen, Germany
🔍 Focus: verification, risks posed by conventional arms and WMDs, role of emerging technologies, ...

👉 Register here: sps.peasec.de/sps25/

#CranesForOurFuture

“A verification cotton” between crystals: the Discussions about Regional Nuclear Verification Mechanisms in South America and the Creation of the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control ... Abstract The Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC)...

📢 Publication Alert
I'm pleased to share that my latest (open-access) article is now available on RPBI. In this piece, I examine the evolution of discussions on nuclear verification in Brazil and Argentina from the 1960s to the 1990s.
🔍 Check out here: doi.org/10.1590/0034...

Pluto never gave up:)

🚨 Exciting news: a new SALAM workshop is coming! This spring, explore “Nuclear Politics in and with the MENA Region” with cutting-edge contributions from across the region and beyond. Dive into the evolving dynamics of nuclear diplomacy, deterrence, and energy in the Middle East

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We are happy to welcome @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social at the INEF! Carmen's research focuses on on global norm dynamics and (non-)state practices of contestation in the Global South.

Further information👉 shorturl.at/U6P7U

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Great to see my book in this year's @isanet.bsky.social conference! Check it out!

Hey nuclear bubble - if you are also in NY for the #TPNW, come to our @WMDfreeME side event this afternoon:

@cambridgecria.bsky.social has just published an article of @leocbandarra.bsky.social that is part of our forthcoming SI on "The Complexity of Nuclear (Dis)Ordering". The SI's introductory article by @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social and yours truly is available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The complexity of nuclear (dis)ordering: a research agenda This introduction to the Special Issue starts from the observation that, over time, the process of political ordering to harness nuclear energy has become more complex in terms of actors, rules, le...

This article is part of a timely and insightful Special Issue guest-edited by @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social and @msenn.bsky.social . Make sure to also check out the their introduction: doi.org/10.1080/0955...

(Re-)ordering from the periphery: hierarchy complexes and agency in the global nuclear order This article addresses how peripheral non-nuclear-weapon states push for change in the global nuclear order. Ordering is a dynamic and multifaceted process driven by agents at different positions w...

To do so, I developed the concept of "hierarchy complexes," illustrated by Latin American agencies in the negotiations of the NPT, the Treaty of Tlatelolco, and the TPNW.
You can read it here (open access!): doi.org/10.1080/0955...

In this article, I examine how (semi-)peripheral non-nuclear-weapon states push for change in the global nuclear order.

📢 Publication alert

I am happy to share that, after a relatively long peer-review process, my article, "(Re-)ordering from the Periphery: Hierarchy Complexes and Agency in the Global Nuclear Order," has finally been published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs!

We are accepting special issue proposals! We welcome proposals relating to any area of global and international studies as well as interdisciplinary scholarship. For more info, contact us or follow the link below 👇
1. globalsociety@kent.ac.uk
2. www.tandfonline.com/action/journ...

This article is part of the latest part of JPANDs special issue on nuclear irreversibility, guest edited by Hassan Elbahtimy. While checking our article, also check and keep track of the other amazing contributions in there!

@unidue.bsky.social

The IAEA and Irreversibility: Addressing Political, Institutional, and Technological Verification Challenges in Former Nuclear-Armed States This article addresses challenges the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may face when conducting nuclear verification activities in former nuclear-armed States after the completion of their...

Check out below to read about some challenges and opportunities for the @iaeaorg in verifying former nuclear armed states 👇🏽
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The IAEA and Irreversibility: Addressing Political, Institutional, and Technological Verification Challenges in Former Nuclear-Armed States This article addresses challenges the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may face when conducting nuclear verification activities in former nuclear-armed States after the completion of their...

I am happy to share that our latest @vespotec.bsky.social and @
vcdnp article with @atomicyozhik.bsky.social and @mgoettsche.bsky.social is finally out at JPAND !

Constructing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: The Participation Puzzle This book proposes focuses on a usually neglected group of states - countries that possess advanced nuclear capabilities but no weapons.

(reposting from the other network)

I am happy to announce that my Book " Constructing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: The Participation Puzzle" is finally out!

It is available at:

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

👇🏽 great opportunity for those interested in nuclear disarmament research with amazing people in Frankfurt. Check Out