Diana Wueger
@dianawueger.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Political Science at UChicago and Faculty Associate for Research at Naval Postgrad School. I study conventional weapons, nuclear strategy, South Asia, and ships. Typically spotted wearing pink and talking loud about birds.
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Two days ago, it is very probable that leaders in both India and Pakistan didn't want things to get to this point, even as they wanted to pursue their political goals against the other. The thing about escalation is that it has a logic independent of what the players involved often want.
Major airspace closures for civil aviation announced by both Pakistan (all airspace) and India (along the border with Pakistan) in the last few hours. We're possibly about to witness the start of the most intense and broad-spectrum direct conflict between two nuclear-armed states ever.
May 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Two days ago, it is very probable that leaders in both India and Pakistan didn't want things to get to this point, even as they wanted to pursue their political goals against the other. The thing about escalation is that it has a logic independent of what the players involved often want.
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This is my new philanthropic tech company Nazgûl. It is very innocent and good and definitely not made to create a "global terrordrome" that will allow me to bend the world to my will. It will require a $400 trillion funding round. Do not read anything into my title change from CEO to Witch-King.
April 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is my new philanthropic tech company Nazgûl. It is very innocent and good and definitely not made to create a "global terrordrome" that will allow me to bend the world to my will. It will require a $400 trillion funding round. Do not read anything into my title change from CEO to Witch-King.
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Believing that India & Pakistan can always 'manage hostility' or control escalation is a dangerous illusion. Every crisis unfolds in new conditions, shaped by shifting politics, evolving technologies, and human misjudgments. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/w...
India Seems to Be Building Its Case for Striking Pakistan
As world powers face multiple crises, the one set off by a terror attack in Kashmir is getting scant attention or help in de-escalating between nuclear-armed neighbors.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Believing that India & Pakistan can always 'manage hostility' or control escalation is a dangerous illusion. Every crisis unfolds in new conditions, shaped by shifting politics, evolving technologies, and human misjudgments. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/w...
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As an alum, I'm looking forward to hearing how my alma mater, which prides itself as a protector of free speech, is taking action on behalf of these students/fellow alums.
@uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
@uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As an alum, I'm looking forward to hearing how my alma mater, which prides itself as a protector of free speech, is taking action on behalf of these students/fellow alums.
@uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
@uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Whatever we make.
January 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Whatever we make.