Antoine Levesques

Senior Fellow for South & Central Asian Defence Strategy & Diplomacy @IISS_org; RT not endorsement; Views my own; #SouthAsia-#China in #IndoPacific #Nuclear

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

#India-#Pakistan #nuclear #deterrence & #stability are important but rarely urgent. So what for 🇮🇳, 🇵🇰, us all?
▫️Read 👇the new report I wrote and published with my @iiss_org colleagues D. Bowen & J. Gill
▫️Read 👉my shorter take https://t.co/9Mc4lD0mxJ https://t.co/wX9ulLivjO

[IISS News @IISS_org]

There are grave deficiencies and asymmetries in India’s and Pakistan’s nuclear doctrines, which are compounded by mutual disbelief, existing and emerging military capabilities, and the prolonged absence of related dialogue mechanisms. 1/2 | New report: https://t.co/NpSpFk2GYl

[Région Normandie @RegionNormandie]

6 juin 1944. Une date gravée dans notre histoire. 🕊️

Il y a 82 ans, la #Normandie devenait le théâtre de l’une des plus grandes opérations militaires.
Parce que la mémoire se transmet, la Normandie continue d’honorer celles et ceux qui ont changé le cours de l’#Histoire.
#DDAY

[Bloomberg @business]

India has been cast as the world’s back office for code and customer service. Here's a look inside Modi’s high-stakes push to build AI sovereignty, and the challenges in the way https://t.co/YNUz3gW7XZ

[IISS News @IISS_org]

Quantum technologies could become decisive enablers of crisis coordination and secure communication – but only if partners can work together.

This analysis examines how Japan, South Korea and the US are pursuing distinctly different quantum pathways, and why the narrowing window to align standards now will shape deterrence and technological influence across the Asia-Pacific.

Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2026 | Analysis by Dongyoun Cho, Senior Fellow for Advanced Technologies, National Security and Defence, IISS

Find out more: https://t.co/Ezvl0DAKPL

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

At the @IISS_org Raffles Lecture which took place yesterday in Singapore I asked Hakan Fidan, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister, about India-Türkiye relations. His reply 👇
https://t.co/MEsUkyYe1L

[Viraj Solanki @VirajSolanki_]

In response to my question on the Quad group, Japan’s Defence Minister Koizumi calls for a meeting among Quad defence ministers, and states that he wants to ‘energise the Quad to the next step’. @IISS_org #IISS_SLD26

[IISS News @IISS_org]

Two heads of state, 39 government ministers, over 550 delegates, 40 Young Leaders and over 1,500 supporting officials from nearly 80 countries translated into three packed days of defence diplomacy at #IISS_SLD26 | https://t.co/LOZqHJacXe

[IISS News @IISS_org]

Following his speech at #IISS_SLD26, United States @SecWar Pete Hegseth fielded a broad range of questions from the audience in an animated question-and-answer session @DeptofWar | Here are a few highlights, you can watch the full session here: https://t.co/LOZqHJacXe

[Evan A. Laksmana @EvanLaksmana]

The chapters👆were written by my brilliant, leading @IISS_org experts: @R_Schulenburg Jonathan Stevenson @MeiaNouwens @ALevesques @VirajSolanki_ Henry Boyd @dbsalisbury Dongyoun Cho @darshanabaruah @morgmichaels and produced by our wonderful in-house editorial + graphics team!

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

I am quoted in this piece late saturday SGT https://t.co/QhUOKgm5F0

[IISS News @IISS_org]

The IISS is delighted to see the first AUKUS Pillar II Signature Project announced on the sidelines of #IISS_SLD26.
By focusing on uncrewed underwater technologies and the protection of critical undersea infrastructure, this initiative shows how advanced capability development can translate strategic partnership into practical deterrence, resilience and maritime security.

[Nitin A. Gokhale @nitingokhale]

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in response to a question from a Vietnamese delegate at the Shangri La Dialogue announced that a deal to sell the Brahmos missile to Vietnam has already been signed, in what is clearly a first public revelation of the sale. Philippines was the first country in South-east Asia to procure the Brahmos. India, he added, is ready to share advance weapons platforms with more friendly foreign countries.

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

SCO SG tells #IISS_SLD26 that bilateral ‘issues’ are not discussed, not on agenda, unless there is consensus within. In response to a question on SCO role in 2025 India-Pakistan conflict. No mention of valuable informal connective tissue SCO meetings offer to estranged members.

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

ASEAN SG Kao, in answer to my question, says it is in ASEAN’s interest for India and China to get along. Their ongoing engagement is good for the region. #IISS_SLD26

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

US Secy of War Hegseth referred to the Pacific region rather than the Indo-Pacific, only referring to the Indo part when discussing India’s burden shifting role in the Indian Ocean #IISS_SLD26

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

US Secy of War Hegseth says he understands that Pakistan and India may have threat perceptions of each other. The US is not calling out either of the nuclear-armed countries, he adds. #IISS_SLD26

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

In his Keynote Address to #IISS_SLD26 Viet Nam’s H.E. Tô Lâm urged powers to address themselves to the age old chicken and egg policy and statecraft challenge of sequencing building “strategic trust” all while creating “rapid communication channels” and “preventative diplomacy”

[Antoine Levesques @ALevesques]

Full house for the Keynote Address by Vietnam’s H.E. Tô Lâm and the #IISS_SLD26 opening dinner

[IISS News @IISS_org]

The Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment analyses the drivers, emerging trends and future trajectories of the key security challenges and policies currently influencing the Asia-Pacific.

How does military perception, strategic geography and emerging technology continue to shape major security policies and trends across the region?

💬 Dr Daniel Salisbury, Darshana M Baruah, Dongyoun Cho, Meia Nouwens & Dr @EvanLaksmana

Join the discussion. https://t.co/hu9ThUJvUU

[IISS News @IISS_org]

The risk of a nuclear-crisis is rising, with the world on the cusp of a nuclear-arms race – if not already in the early stages of one – and with the Asia-Pacific at its centre.

Read Daniel Salisbury's latest analysis as part of the Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2026 ⤵️

https://t.co/R3XBNlV1eN

#IISS_SLD26 | https://t.co/aj642880tE

[Financial Times @FT]

America’s ‘simultaneity’ problem https://t.co/vNB5w5uiFa