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Andrew Futter

@andrewfutter.bsky.social

Professor at University of Leicester UK and leading ERC Third Nuclear Age project: https://thethirdnuclearage.com

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23.05.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder that @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social is joining us for a virtual book talk this Thursday! 15:00 UK time, 15th May. Registration details below

12.05.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
White writing against a black background with gold swirls: β€˜Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space’. Circle cropped headshot of Professor Andrew Futter, Leverhulme Trust logo and URL leverhulme.ac.uk/news

White writing against a black background with gold swirls: β€˜Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space’. Circle cropped headshot of Professor Andrew Futter, Leverhulme Trust logo and URL leverhulme.ac.uk/news

The Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space at the University of Leicester will explore how we understand, engage with and experience space, directed by @andrewfutter.bsky.social

09.04.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Int'l Security & Sustainability research group hosted a chilling discussion on nuclear weapons issues with @lauracon.bsky.social, Lyndon Burford, @andrewfutter.bsky.social, Wyn Rees, and @joansievanwyk.bsky.social. #nuclearweapons #nuclearproliferation #nuclearfallout

03.04.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As nuclear options for a post-US Europe are being discussed, there's a good paper in Survival on FR-UK-DE perspectives and options H/T @andrewfutter.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

To throw another spanner into the works: how about a Blue Streak Mk II? πŸ˜‰

25.02.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This volume, Understanding Pathways to Nuclear Escalation in Southern Asia, published by the Centre for Air Power Studies, explores potential triggers and scenarios for #nuclear use involving #India, #Pakistan, and #China.

27.11.2024 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Global Third Nuclear Age: Clashing Visions for a New Era in International Politics This book provides an in-depth examination of the technological, geopolitical and normative pressures driving the world into a new, more complex and potentially more dangerous Third Nuclear Age. By ad...

Kicking off using this app w/ a new book! The Global Third Nuclear Age is now out & open access. Co-authored w/ a great team (inc. @andrewfutter.bsky.social @olamidediy.bsky.social @ludovicacast.bsky.social @cameronhunter.bsky.social), w/ a forward by Paul Bracken.
www.routledge.com/The-Global-T...

22.01.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Organizing nuclear policies in Europe: of bricoleur plurality, architect absence, and spoiler disruption - International Politics A major question in organizing European security is how Europe should deal with nuclear weapons. Historically, extended nuclear deterrence and later multilateral nonproliferation and bilateral arms co...

Our piece on organizing nuclear deterrence in Europe, where the nuclear history meets institutional theory, coauthored with Ulrich KΓΌhn @ifshhamburg.bsky.social is now out in IP! Thanks to @stephofmann.bsky.social for inviting us to her SI! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

13.01.2025 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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The Global Third Nuclear Age | Clashing Visions for a New Era in Inter This book provides an in-depth examination of the technological, geopolitical and normative pressures driving the world into a new, more complex and potentially

Absolutely delighted that our new team book: β€œThe Global Third Nuclear Age: Clashing Visions for a New Era in International Politics” is now available open access. Thanks to all those who contributed to the research:
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

09.01.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
The return of nuclear great power politics (or why we stopped worrying about terrorists and the bomb) | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core The return of nuclear great power politics (or why we stopped worrying about terrorists and the bomb)

This article by @andrewfutter.bsky.social & Benjamin Zala focuses on the return of nuclear great power politics including in the Euro-Atlantic, Western Pacific, & Global South: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (Thread, 10/12)

09.12.2024 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In our latest issue, @andrewfutter.bsky.social & ⁦Olamide Samuel explore the tension between the "dystopian potential of nuclear weapons and the utopian possibilities of nuclear energy." It's free to read now!

πŸ“„ πŸ‘‰ buff.ly/3QNBeEu

02.12.2024 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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