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Towards a better understanding of human bias in nuclear decision-making and its interaction with emerging and disruptive technologies This report by Ganna Pogrebna and ELN Senior Policy Fellow Rishi Paul presents findings from an ELN workshop that examined the ‘human’ and ‘machine’ components of bias and their points of interaction....

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In a new report, Ganna Pogrebna and ELN Senior Policy Fellow Rishi Paul, present findings from an ELN workshop on the ‘human’ and ‘machine’ components of bias and how they interact. It highlights how human judgment and AI systems can interact in ways that reinforce, rather than reduce, risk.

European perspectives on the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Ireland In May, States Parties to the NPT will meet for the 11th Review Conference under difficult circumstances. In the second of our commentary series exploring different European perspectives, Ciarán Doyle...

Continuing our commentary series ahead of the NPT RevCon,
Ciarán Doyle reflects on the importance Ireland places on the Treaty and calls for a commitment to enhanced transparency and accountability from the nuclear weapon states. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/e...

The Women Leaders podcast: Gisèle Pelicot and opposing objectification Following the release of Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir and the revelations in the Epstein files still coming to light, we are reminded of a common theme: women remain the ultimate objects. Whilst most peopl...

In this episode of the Women Leaders Podcast, ELN's Ilana Bet-El is joined by two journalists to discuss how misogynistic crimes are reported and how journalism shapes the public understanding of sexual violence.

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Very happy we at @theeln.bsky.social could publish this first Commentary on P5 perspectives on #NPTRevCon by Emmanuelle Maitre. 👇‼️

For more views on how the crucial 27 April - 22 May meeting can help in "Protecting the NPT" see project website at europeanleadershipnetwork.org?p=19759

P5 perspectives on the 2026 NPT Review Conference: France The first in our series exploring P5 perspectives on the forthcoming 2026 NPT Review Conference, Emmanuelle Maitre writes that for France, constructive participation in the RevCon will require delicat...

Starting our series on P5 perspectives for the 2026 NPT RevCon, Emmanuelle Maitre writes that, for 🇫🇷, constructive participation requires a delicate balance. Preserving dialogue is a priority, but it must not prevent calling out problematic behaviour.
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Life without the New START Treaty: What nuclear weapons states can do to help strengthen the non-proliferation regime On 4th February, the New START Treaty – the last treaty constraining the nuclear weapons of the United States and Russia – expired. We now face the prospect that the half-century process of reducing t...

On 4th February, the New START Treaty, the last treaty constraining the nuclear weapons of the United States and Russia, expired. The situation appears bleak, but Edward Ifft argues that nuclear weapons states can still act to reinforce global stability. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/l...

What the end of New START means for Europe: Two views For these two experts, Europe needs not to misunderstand what the end of New START means and must advance its own arms control agenda.

In collaboration with @thebulletin.org, ELN Senior Network member Angela Kane and YGLN member and Researcher @ifri.bsky.social, @hfayet.bsky.social, have written on the end of New START and the urgent need for Europe to advance its own arms control agenda.

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What the end of New START means for Europe: Two views For these two experts, Europe needs not to misunderstand what the end of New START means and advance its own arms control agenda.

🚨 JUST IN: For Angela Kane and Héloïse Fayet (@hfayet.bsky.social), Europe needs not to misunderstand what the end of New START means and must advance its own arms control agenda.

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At @theeln.bsky.social at #MSC2026: United We Stand? Europe, the US and NATO, with
Catherine Ashton, Rose Gottemoeller, Norbert Röttgen and Robert Ondrejcsák.
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Bei der MSC wird hinter verschlossenen Türen & auf offener Bühne diskutiert. Beim @theeln.bsky.social ging es um die Frage, ob die NATO noch geeint ist. Meine feste Auffassung ist, dass wir Europäer die Zukunft der NATO mit in der Hand haben, indem wir unsere eigenen Fähigkeiten stärken!

Today at #MSC2026. Join us from 1800-1930 as we examine the constraints shaping Europe’s defence choices, how concerns over predictability in US policy are influencing strategy, and whether Europe can take on greater responsibility while staying closely allied to the US 🔜 tinyurl.com/ydzsm88r

Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG): Call for strengthened fail-safe measures to prevent accidental nuclear use Former and serving senior officials, military leaders, and experts from across the Euro-Atlantic region call for strengthened fail-safe measures to prevent accidental nuclear use.

(Also this morning, senior security figures from the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group released a statement "calling on all countries that possess nuclear weapons to strengthen their safeguards to prevent unauthorised, inadvertent, or mistaken use of a nuclear weapon.")

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Support for Preventing the Accidental, Mistaken, or Unauthorized Use of a Nuclear Weapon: Nuclear "Fail-Safe" Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group, Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, European Leadership Network, Grandview Institution, and Nuclear Threat Initiative

Every nation with nuclear arms bears responsibility for reducing the risk of unintended, mistaken, or unauthorized nuclear use. They should take immediate action to prevent a possible catastrophe.

The world cannot afford to wait for more peaceful times to reduce the risks of nuclear use.

Group Statement: Supporting Nuclear Fail-safe | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

75 former senior officials & experts call on all nuclear-armed states to strengthen safeguards against accidental, mistaken, or unauthorised nuclear use.

Joint statement by APLN, EASLG, @theeln.bsky.social, Grandview Institution & @nti.org, released at #MSC2026.

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Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG): Support for Space Security and Stability Former and serving senior officials, military leaders, and experts from across the Euro-Atlantic region call for support for space security and stability.

The EASLG has issued another statement, in advance of #MSC2026, supporting space security and stability amid the increased dependence of critical military functions on space-based infrastructure, and the risk of increased militarisation of this domain.
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Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG): Call for Strengthened Fail-Safe Measures to Prevent Accidental Nuclear Use Former and serving senior officials, military leaders, and experts from across the Euro-Atlantic region call for strengthened fail-safe measures to prevent accidental nuclear use.

In a group statement, with @apln.network & @nti.org, the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) calls for strengthened fail-safe measures to prevent accidental nuclear use, signed by serving & fmr senior officials, military leaders, & experts. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/group-statem...

From Risk to Reduction: Practical steps for safer nuclear systems

This animation explains both the challenges and the credible paths forward. Watch in full: europeanleadershipnetwork.org/from-risk-to...

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From Risk to Reduction: Practical steps for safer nuclear systems

The good news? Proven tools exist to reduce risk, from fail-safe mechanisms to dialogue between adversaries, and they don’t all require perfect trust or total agreement.

Nuclear weapons aren’t going anywhere, and the way we manage them can and must keep evolving. Today’s security environment is more complex than during the Cold War: more nuclear-armed states, faster decision-making technologies, and fewer treaties providing guardrails.

The AI lens of cognitive warfare: Why LLMs language bias is a security risk In a new study testing six leading AI models, YGLN member Ihor Samokhodskyi found that the language in which users ask AI chatbots questions about Russia’s war in Ukraine affects the likelihood that a...

Samokhodskyi writes that this is a cognitive warfare problem that shapes how millions of users understand contested events. Europe needs to take three policy steps to address this.
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The AI lens of cognitive warfare: Why LLMs language bias is a security risk In a new study testing six leading AI models, YGLN member Ihor Samokhodskyi found that the language in which users ask AI chatbots questions about Russia’s war in Ukraine affects the likelihood that a...

In a new study testing six leading AI models, YGLNmember Ihor Samokhodskyi found that the language in which users ask AI chatbots questions about Russia’s war in Ukraine affects the likelihood that answers contain disinformation or propaganda.
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The Women Leaders podcast: Iran at a crossroads Iran is at a boiling point. In January, mass protests broke out across the country, and many thousands of people were wounded and killed. Meanwhile, the US has moved an aircraft carrier and a number o...

To untangle these and many other threads, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El welcomes back Iran specialist Roxane Farmanfarmaian, her co-Senior Associate Fellow at the ELN, for a deep and fascinating examination of Iran at a crossroads.
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The Women Leaders podcast: Iran at a crossroads Iran is at a boiling point. In January, mass protests broke out across the country, and many thousands of people were wounded and killed. Meanwhile, the US has moved an aircraft carrier and a number o...

Iran is at a boiling point. In January, protests broke out across the country, and thousands of people were wounded and killed. Meanwhile, the US has moved an aircraft carrier close to Iran in a military threat which remains unclear in its aims.
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European perspectives on the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Italy In May, States Parties to the NPT will meet for the 11th Review Conference under difficult circumstances. While European support for and leadership in the NPT is more urgent than ever, it could be com...

She writes that rather than focusing on ambitious normative breakthroughs, priority should be given to preserving the Treaty’s role as a stabilising framework.
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European perspectives on the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Italy In May, States Parties to the NPT will meet for the 11th Review Conference under difficult circumstances. While European support for and leadership in the NPT is more urgent than ever, it could be com...

In the first of our commentary series exploring different European perspectives, YGLN member Federica Dall'Arche reflects on Italy’s perspective on the Treaty and its approach to the 2026 Review Conference.
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European perspectives on the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Italy In May, States Parties to the NPT will meet for the 11th Review Conference under difficult circumstances. While European support for and leadership in the NPT is more urgent than ever, it could be com...

In May, States Parties to the NPT will meet for the 11th Review Conference under difficult circumstances. While European support for & leadership in the NPT is more urgent than ever, it could be complicated by diverging priorities among European states. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/e...

If you are at #MSC2026 next week and worried about transatlantic relations, make sure to not miss this great @theeln.bsky.social panel. 👇‼️

Significant achievements — Yet Iran’s nuclear challenge remains unresolved While Israel and the US achieved meaningful operational successes against Iran’s nuclear programme in June 2025, the problem is far from resolved. Despite substantial damage to Iran’s infrastructure, ...

As the US and Iran are due to meet this Friday for talks, Danny Citrinowicz from INSS writes that any sustainable approach to the Iranian nuclear challenge will require a combination of deterrence, diplomacy, intelligence, and clear political objectives. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/s...

ELN at MSC 2026: United We Stand? Europe, the US and NATO Join the European Leadership Network at the 2026 Munich Security conference for a panel event on European responsibility, alliance unity, and the future of transatlantic security

Europe is stepping up on its defence and security as questions about US reliability grow. What does this mean for #NATO and European security more broadly? Join us on the margins of #MSC2026 for a high-level panel to find out. Find out more 👉
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