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Andrew Futter

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

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Andrew Futter @andrewfutter.bsky.social · Jan 9

Absolutely delighted that our new team book: “The 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:
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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

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Andrew Futter @andrewfutter.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Nuclear Deterrence Fellow (PostDoc) in Leicester | University of Leicester Recruitment Team

View details and apply for this Nuclear Deterrence Fellow (PostDoc) vacancy in Leicester. The University of Leicester is proud to be part of the UK Nuclear Deterrence Network, a collaborative initia...

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · Aug 18

Registration is now open for our next two confirmed AWG @mybisa.bsky.social events!

1. 3rd Annual AWG Lecture with Dr Xavier Pasco, 21st October 2025 (online) www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

2. 3rd AWG In-Person Workshop, 9th December 2025 (at Durham University, UK) www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

a woman sitting in a chair with the words there 's coffee in that nebula below her

Alt: Captain Janeway: "There's coffee in that nebula."

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · May 23

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Apr 10

📚 @astropoliticswg.bsky.social Book talk: 15 May
@fiona-cunningham.bsky.social will be discussing her new book 'Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security'

To register now 👉 buff.ly/4UaCBm9

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Book talk: Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security- Astropolitics | BISA

- Astropolitics Working Group

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Apr 9

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

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Social & Political Sciences at NTU @spsatntu.bsky.social · Apr 3

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

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Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · Feb 25

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? 😉

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Ben Zala @drbeezee.bsky.social · Jan 22

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.
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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...

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Michal Onderco @profonderco.bsky.social · Jan 13

Our piece on organizing nuclear deterrence in Europe, where the nuclear history meets institutional theory, coauthored with Ulrich Kühn @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...

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...

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Lee Jarvis @leejarvis.bsky.social · Dec 9

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)

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)

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Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · Dec 2

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!

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Asia-Pacific Leadership Network @apln.network · Nov 27

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.

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