Nicholas Wheeler

[Deborah Haynes @haynesdeborah]

We took The Wargame to Parliament on Monday for a screening and Q&A session before a group of MPs, Peers and other guests.

The hope is to contribute to our national conversation on defence and resilience at a time of mounting threats - and ahead of the budget!

A big thank you to General Sir Richard Barrons, @PennyMordaunt @Chris_D_Steele & @ayeshahazarika for being on the panel and to Lord Robertson for contributing your expert views as well & to @Ms_Alex_Baker for hosting the event! And to @SkyGroup and @TheGardenTV for turning The Wargame into gripping TV

https://t.co/BXVgZ9z80L

[Syed Ali Zia Jaffery @syedalizia1992]

Today marks the 64th anniversary of Black Saturday, the most dangerous moment in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Prof. @WheelerICCS and I just wrote a piece for @BASIC_int on what actors in Europe and South Asia should learn from Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy.

https://t.co/XjTgJrSSIm

[Patrick Porter @PatPorter76]

I'm delighted to report my public policy paper with the British Academy and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: "Atomic Disorder: The Re-Nuclearisation of the World":
https://t.co/9eqneehEhT

[Nicholas Wheeler @WheelerICCS]

Can Trump and Xi develop security dilemma sensibility — recognising each other’s fears and how their own actions fuel US-China insecurity? Marcus Holmes and I explore how face-to-face diplomacy could open a path to reducing AI risks.
https://t.co/zqgqsPba8Q

[CESRAN International @cesran]

CESRAN International is delighted to announce that Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler @WheelerICCS has joined the organisation as its Acting President.

https://t.co/HM7qSmL2LZ

[CSSPR @CSSPR_UOL]

What were the tensions and contradictions in the influential writings of Thomas Schelling? How did they shape U.S. nuclear policy? @ejazhaider and Francis J. Gavin discuss all of this in the latest episode of InFocus With Ejaz Haider.

https://t.co/3E6HqaqMsC

[CSSPR @CSSPR_UOL]

The video of the CSSPR-BASIC launch event of @BASIC_int's new report "Addressing Future Nuclear Crisis Scenarios in South Asia through a Responsibility-Based Approach" is out. @Rabs_AA ,@WheelerICCS ,and Ching Wei Sooi discussed the report.

https://t.co/K1mtaSjpqx

[Nicholas Wheeler @WheelerICCS]

A quick note to say that [*Interpersonal Diplomacy: The Making of Atomic Bonds in International Crises*](https://t.co/leu5HJKJxP), my new book with @Prof_MHolmes is officially out today! The book develops a comprehensive theory of interpersonal diplomacy, applying it to crises.

[CSSPR @CSSPR_UOL]

@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA Participants deliberately escalated to, among other things, restore deterrence and demonstrate resolve, argues @WheelerICCS.

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS Peaceful/defensive self-images have, according to @WheelerICCS , also contributed to driving escalation

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS Role-playing during the Bahrain dialogues didn't engender Security Dilemma Sensibility, notes @WheelerICCS.

[CSSPR @CSSPR_UOL]

@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS South Asia must put de-escalation at the center of all policies, argues Ching Wei Sooi.

[CSSPR @CSSPR_UOL]

@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS The report recommends, notes Ching Wei, the creation of a shared narrative of past crises and cooperative de-escalation.

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS Ching Wei also discusses the significance of strengthening Track 2 initiatives and improving confidence-building measures.

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS In both simulations, participants were surprised by the pace of escalation, reminds @Rabs_AA.

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS Uncertainty didn't necessarily make participants cautious, says @Rabs_AA.

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS .@Rabs_AA argues that the next Indo-Pak will likely unfold across multiple domains.

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS Apprehensions surrounding the crisis itself create shared fears, contributing to cooperative de-escalation, contends @Rabs_AA.

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS Participants of the Bahrain dialogues clung to their existing stereotypes even when they wore the adversary's shoes, argues @Rabs_AA.

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@BASIC_int @Rabs_AA @WheelerICCS .@Rabs_AA says that greater deterrent capabilities do not necessarily make crises more stable.