Tristan A. Volpe

Cheers, James. See you next week!

Cheers, Nicole

Appreciate the props, Ankit

Thanks, Jane! Hope all goes well

Thanks, Jim!

Thanks, Joey!

Thanks! Hope you're doing well in DC

Thanks, Dan! Good to see you in Chicago

Thanks, Fiona! Hope you're doing well

Feels discordant to share good personal news, but I just received promotion to associate professor with tenure.

Many thanks to everyone in my life—personal and professional—who helped make this possible.

Pile-1 nuclear reactor landmark memorial site at the University of Chicago

Awesome to visit the Pile-1 nuclear memorial after presenting new research on how tech shapes arming strategies at Chicago’s Workshop on International Politics with @janevaynman.bsky.social. Special thanks to @profpaulpoast.bsky.social for the post-dinner tour!

Last year, @tristanvolpe.bsky.social and I looked South Korea’s past and present attempts to leverage its nuclear latency for concessions from the United States (amid a broader national debate on the merits on nuclear weapons) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Awesome

Will Iran and Russia’s Growing Partnership Go Nuclear? Trump’s “maximum pressure” could push Tehran and Moscow even closer.

In @foreignaffairs.com, Ori Rabinowitz and I discuss the evolution of Russia’s balancing act between Iran and Israel as well as Russia’s role in Iranian nuclear ambitions. www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/will-...

*weeeeeee!*

YouTube video by CSSPR CSSPR Webinar Series: Ali Zia in Conversation With Dr. Mark S. Bell

I sat down (virtually) with @marksbell.bsky.social to discuss his theory of nuclear opportunism, the nuclear lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian war, and relevant issues pertaining to the nuclear order.

youtu.be/pa0FIoHW37Q?...

Dual Use Deception: How Technology Shapes Cooperation in International Relations - War on the Rocks In this special episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Rick Landgraf talks with Jane Vaynman and Tristan Volpe, co-authors of “Dual Use Deception: How Technology

@tristanvolpe.bsky.social and I joined this session of the Horns of a Dilemma podcast with Texas National Security Review and War on the Rocks. We talk about how characteristics of dual use technologies affect international cooperation and competition. warontherocks.com/2025/01/dual...

David Lynch as Gordon Cole in Twin Peaks

RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.

Worth taking note.

But this isn’t the first such announcement from Saudi officials to pursue enrichment.

They’ve been laying out ‘plans’ for years.

(H/T proliferation news)

SCP came to mind recently because he was under heat for lifting elements from the popular “stairs in the woods” story

Time for a new school of International Relations theory: Offensive Irrealism.

Under the Nuclear Shadow How and why China has pursued information-age weapons to gain leverage against its adversaries

Launch day! My new book “Under the Nuclear Shadow” about China’s approach to strategic deterrence and information-age weapons is officially out with @princetonupress.bsky.social ! To read more about it and order it, see press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

YouTube video by CSSPR CSSPR Webinar Series: Ali Zia in Conversation with Dr. Tristan Volpe

Recently, I got a chance to host Dr. @tristanvolpe.bsky.social for a discussion on his book "Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with Nuclear Technology," at the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR).

youtu.be/QJxZ--l8Oy4?...

Impressive

Blows Against the Empire The return of Philip K. Dick.

It is unfortunate how well this piece has aged since 2018. You’ve dethroned Gopnik’s 2007 take: www.newyorker.com/magazine/200...

Billions Spent At Dulles, But Despite New Gates And Lounge United Flyers To Still Be Stuck Using 40-Year-Old ‘Temporary’ Concourse - View from the Wing United's hub at Washington Dulles has long held a precarious position. It's been on the potential chopping block many times over the past 25 years. As a result, it's a place that's seen little investm...

Good explainer here—the shuttles were supposed to be temporary but then path dependency kicked in: viewfromthewing.com/billions-spe...

Nice

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Oppenheimer 🤜🤛 Twin Peaks: The Return Episode 8

This should be getting more attention