Nicholas Marsh

Work at @PRIOresearch on defence procurement, arms trade, disarmament, security assistance and others. @[email protected] @nicholasmarsh.bsky.social

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@JaharaMatisek Back in the old tech free days soccer refs could use their discretion. Probably was some wiggle room in practice. But now we can measure the position of the ball to a millimetre millions of people can second guess every decision.

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@Mariusj001 @AnalyticaCamil1 You can still call it that, Czech Republic is still an official name: https://t.co/PlsQGtNCo6

[Matt Schroeder @MSchroeder77]

Whoa. The State Department is claiming that a Belarussian company facilitated the purchase and shipment of HUNDREDS of MANPADS from China to Iran, including surreptitiously through 3rd countries (see attached). If true, this is significant for several reasons: (1/)

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

Did you miss PRIO's first European Security Week?
Read about the events and watch the recordings on our website.

https://t.co/gFTg1hjr7F

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

A staggering 245,000 battle-related deaths were recorded last year, making 2025 the third deadliest year since 1989, according to PRIO’s annual conflict trends report, with @UU_Peace data.

Read our report: https://t.co/cElnOOIuAI

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@iThinkHarder Someone else mentioned that some of the ponds could be from old mine works. If so they could be pretty deep even if they have a small circumference.

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@iThinkHarder Deep water absorbs more light, so the darker ponds are probably deeper (including the smaller ones). The blue green pond on the top right appears to contain algae and the brown pond appears to contain more sediment in the water.

[Matt Schroeder @MSchroeder77]

There 2 notable details in this photo of SA-7 pattern MANPADS displayed during a pro-gvt march in Tehran this month (first flagged by @INTELonIRAN). The 1st is the gripstock on the right, which is marked "SK-7". "SK" is the designator for Chinese gripstocks, but the designator

[SIPRI @SIPRIorg]

📣#Vacancy: SIPRI’s Armament and Disarmament research area is hiring a Research Assistant to join its Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme, ideally with experience in: outer space security, chemical weapons or biological weapons.

Apply now: https://t.co/qFjF1UCvRA

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@k_iuru @Easybakeovensz May be of interest: https://t.co/7FWnnJUTqv

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@tobiaschneider A while ago someone remarked to me that, “humans aren’t going to be out competed by AI, they’ll be out competed by other humans using AI”. Seems like many have given up already.

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@BridgesFromBKO Yes, I also made an assessment in this article. https://t.co/3Tfpj8HWiL

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@pinstripedline It wasn’t obvious to me at least that the thread was a summary of a blog post. Perhaps you could in the future put a link at the start of the thread. Then people can choose how to read the material.

[Ilaria Carrozza 李文呀 @ilaria_carrozza]

🚨New Publication! 🚨I’m excited to share my new article, written with Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson and published in the Journal of Contemporary China, which offers the first systematic mapping of China’s domestic discourse on the ethics of military AI. 1/

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@wartranslated FYI @MSchroeder77

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

Are you interested in understanding how rituals influence ex-combatants’ reintegration after war?

PRIO invites applications for two Postdoctoral Researcher positions in Social Psychology and Anthropology as part of the ERC-funded project “Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation” (Com2Civ), led by Senior Researcher @juliapalik1

Read more:
https://t.co/o5qQ7D1niU

[JournalofGlobSecStud @Journal_of_GSS]

As Christmas approaches, we’re spotlighting some of the most-cited articles in #JOGSS 🎄

➡️ Today’s feature: Read @ilaria_carrozza and @MarshyNic’s work for the first comprehensive overview of China’s provision of security force assistance to Africa.

🔗 https://t.co/CDhOUSfyVr

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

PRIO is seeking a Senior Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher to advance our research on forecasting conflict and its impacts on human development. This position is part of the ANTICIPATE project, and involves developing machine-learning predictive models within a top-tier interdisciplinary environment.

Read more:
https://t.co/DCqmSzluYT

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@sTeamTraen More data here. May look if my urge to procrastinate gets the better of me: https://t.co/r0mIhvuWxc

[Nicholas Marsh @MarshyNic]

@sTeamTraen I’m surprised it’s so high as I’ve read a lot of comments about how some states have closed the border to Russian travellers. But I guess that other Schengen states are different. Looks like a wider policy issue, but the language policy on the website seems to be based on use.