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Aaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · 11d

At the Elliott School of International Affairs we are searching for a senior scholar (associate or full) of international security who will also be appointed to the Political Science Department. Elliott is a fantastic community. See details below:
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Associate or Full Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Security studies: The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and Department of Political Science invite applications for a full-time, tenured faculty position in securi...

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Aaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · 29d

On 3 Oct I'll be in London to give a talk at RUSI about the origins/ evolution of space-based missile defense and its implications for space security and the transatlantic alliance. If you happen to be in London and are interested, the registration details are below:
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The Evolution of Weapons in Space: A Conversation with Aaron Bateman

A conversation with Dr Aaron Bateman, exploring his research on the history of accelerating superpower military competition in space during the late Cold War and thereafter.

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ANU National Security College @nscanu.bsky.social · Aug 22

New podcast

How has strategic deterrence evolved from the Cold War to the current era?

@aaronbateman.bsky.social and @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social join @davidmandrews.bsky.social to explore this, with a focus on nuclear weapons, space capabilities and other approaches.

Listen
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Caitlin Talmadge @proftalmadge.bsky.social · Jun 26

Slightly belatedly sharing this H-Diplo roundtable honoring the contributions of the late Owen Cote. Contributions from Barry Posen, Steve Miller, Phil Haun, @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social, Lena Andrews, Austin Long, and myself.
We miss Owen everyday.
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H-Diplo|RJISSF Tribute to the Scholarship and Legacy of Owen R. Coté, Jr. | H-Net

H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studvies ForumTribute to the Scholarship and Legacy of Owen R. Coté, Jr.

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · May 22

Next week: "Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security" with @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social

RSVP here⤵️
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Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · May 15

Thanks to the @astropoliticswg.bsky.social for a great discussion about my book this morning/afternoon, focusing on the counterspace elements of PRC strategic deterrence!

Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · May 15

Thanks very much to @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social for presenting her research on Chinese approaches to deterrence and coercion, and her novel theory of Strategic Substitution, placing China's counterspace weapons in a wider context alongside other information age weapons.

BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · May 15

📢We are delighted to announce that we have kicked off todays book talk with @astropoliticswg.bsky.social!

📚Today we are joined by @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social to discuss her book: "Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security"

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Perry World House @perryworldhouse.bsky.social · May 7

PWH director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and PWH faculty fellow @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social are featured on @jordanschneider.bsky.social's China Talk about Cunningham's new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security.
🎧: www.chinatalk.media/p/chinas-nuc...

Under the Nuclear Shadow

China's Deterrence Playbook

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · May 7

I spoke to @jordanschneider.bsky.social on the China Talk podcast with my wonderful colleague @mchorowitz.bsky.social about all things China and strategic deterrence, inspired by my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book “Under the Nuclear Shadow”. Check it out: www.chinatalk.media/p/chinas-nuc...

Under the Nuclear Shadow

China's Deterrence Playbook

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · May 7

@astropoliticswg.bsky.social events!🎉

AGM: open to all AWG members 15 May - inc. a review of AWG activities, Update on Convenors' term and more

Book talk - Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security w/ @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social

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Astropolitics

The Astropolitics Working Group brings together scholars working on the politics of outer space. In this nascent field, we support, develop, and enrich research in studying the international politics…

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · Apr 29

I’m excited to discuss my book “Under the Nuclear Shadow” on China and strategic deterrence in the info age at @perryworldhouse.bsky.social with @financialtimes.com US-China correspondent Demetri Sevastopulo TODAY! Details here perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/events/under... @princetonupress.bsky.social

Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Weapons in the Information Age - Perry World House

How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war? Among the states facing this dilemma of fighting limited wars, only China has given inf...

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · Apr 27

This Tuesday (April 29) at noon EDT: @perryworldhouse.bsky.social welcomes @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social to discuss her new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow. Demetri Sevastopulo will be moderating.

Register today for this hybrid event:

Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Weapons in the Information Age - Perry World House

How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war? Among the states facing this dilemma of fighting limited wars, only China has given…

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · Apr 23

Congratulations Tristan!!! So well-deserved!

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thanks to @rabsaa.bsky.social for her really thoughtful commentary on my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book at @belfercenter.bsky.social this week! Nuclear policy, emerging tech, and escalation are such exciting areas for further research!

Rabia Akhtar @rabsaa.bsky.social · Apr 16

If you're thinking about nuclear policy, strategic stability, or the intersection of emerging tech and escalation, then @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social's "Under the Nuclear Shadow: China's Information-Age Weapons in International Security," by @princetonupress.bsky.social should be on your list.

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thanks to @matthew-bunn.bsky.social, Francesca Giovannini and the terrific nuclear community at the @belfercenter.bsky.social’s Project on Managing the Atom for hosting me to talk about my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book and my new research on the PRC nuclear modernization this week!

Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · Apr 17

Terrific talks yesterday from Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social -- both an exploration of the motivations behind China's nuclear buildup and an overview of her new book on China's use of cyber, counterspace, and precision conventional weapons "under the nuclear shadow."

Under the Nuclear Shadow

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

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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

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · Apr 4

Thank you to the Center for International Security Studies at Princeton SPIA for inviting me to talk about my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book yesterday. We had a terrific conversation about all things China, nuclear, technology, security & undersea warfare! ciss.princeton.edu/events/under...

Under the Nuclear Shadow: China's Information-Age Weapons in International Security

How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war? Among the states facing this dilemma of fighting limited wars, only China has given inf...

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · Apr 4

Check out the China Global Podcast hosted by @bglaser.bsky.social, where @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social discusses her new book Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information Age Weapons in International Security: www.gmfus.org/news/nuclear....

Nuclear Weaponry and China’s Approach of Strategic Substitution

A conversation between Bonnie Glaser and Fiona Cunningham discussing the limited war dilemma and China's approach of strategic substitution, based on the latter’s newly published book titled, "Under…

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Aaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · Apr 3

I'm really looking forward to presenting some of my ongoing research on the politics of basing space infrastructure abroad using case studies from the Cold War.

Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · Apr 3

In our upcoming Wednesday Seminar, Professor @aaronbateman.bsky.social, George Washington University, will discuss how the United States has leveraged allies since the Cold War to secure access to vital real estate abroad that enables it to project power through space. (1/2)

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · Apr 3

Check out this @carnegieendowment.org discussion with @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social, author of Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security: carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/....

Strategic Deterrence in the Information Age: Why China’s Approach is Different

Since the 1990s, China has invested in non-nuclear systems for strategic deterrence. Over time, however, Beijing has learned more about the pitfalls of these information-age weapons and built up its…

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · Apr 1

SSP research affiliate @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social joins a panel of experts to discuss the history & the current trajectory of China’s nuclear arsenal in this recent episode of The Arms Control Poseur for the International Institute of Strategic Studies.
🔊Listen now: www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...

Better know a nuke: China

In this episode of The Arms Control Poseur, host Dr Alexander Bollfrass is joined by nuclear policy experts Dr Jingdong Yuan, Dr Tong Zhao and Dr Fiona Cunningham to discuss the history and the current trajectory of China's nuclear arsenal.

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · Mar 26

Tomorrow (3/27) at 5 pm EDT: Join the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs in welcoming @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social to discuss her new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow. She will be in conversation w/Alex Debs.

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Brady-Johnson Book Series: Fiona Cunningham - Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs

The Grand Strategy Program continues its spring book series with political scientist Fiona Cunningham’s new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security…

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · Mar 24

On Thursday I’ll be in conversation with Alexandre Debs about my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book “Under the Nuclear Shadow” at Yale. Thanks to the Nuclear Security Program and the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy for hosting me! jackson.yale.edu/jackson-even...

Brady-Johnson Book Series: Fiona Cunningham - Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs

The Grand Strategy Program continues its spring book series with political scientist Fiona Cunningham’s new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security (P...

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Mark Bell @marksbell.bsky.social · Mar 24

New article in Journal of Strategic Studies on grand strategy and nuclear weapons: makes the case that grand strategic change is probably necessary for any major shift in how states think about the political utility of their nuclear weapons www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #NukeSky

Stability and change in nuclear thinking: Grand strategy, nuclear weapons, and policy change

What explains when states shift how they understand the utility of their nuclear weapons? Existing literature offers mechanisms that should be expected to inhibit change, but does not offer an expl...

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · Mar 18

🇨🇳 What is China's approach to strategic substitution and how does it inform the country's nuclear doctrine?

🆕 This week on the China Global podcast, host @bglaser.bsky.social welcomes @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UPenn.

🎙️ Listen Now: bit.ly/4bXmMlD

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Aaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thanks to ABC (Australia's National Public Radio) for having me back on air to discuss submarine cable communications and their vulnerabilities.

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Undersea communication cables: Critical infrastructure and vulnerable - ABC listen

Over 95% of the world’s communications travels over undersea cables. In the last few months, in two of the most politically volatile regions of the world, the Baltic Sea and the waters around Taiwan, ...

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