Tristan A. Volpe
@tristanvolpe.bsky.social
Assistant Prof, Naval Postgraduate School; Nonresident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Author of LEVERAGING LATENCY (http://bit.ly/3RXHUhM).
https://tristanvolpe.com
https://tristanvolpe.com
Feels discordant to share good personal news, but I just received promotion to associate professor with tenure.
Many thanks to everyone in my life—personal and professional—who helped make this possible.
Many thanks to everyone in my life—personal and professional—who helped make this possible.
April 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Feels discordant to share good personal news, but I just received promotion to associate professor with tenure.
Many thanks to everyone in my life—personal and professional—who helped make this possible.
Many thanks to everyone in my life—personal and professional—who helped make this possible.
Awesome to visit the Pile-1 nuclear memorial after presenting new research on how tech shapes arming strategies at Chicago’s Workshop on International Politics with @janevaynman.bsky.social. Special thanks to @profpaulpoast.bsky.social for the post-dinner tour!
February 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Awesome to visit the Pile-1 nuclear memorial after presenting new research on how tech shapes arming strategies at Chicago’s Workshop on International Politics with @janevaynman.bsky.social. Special thanks to @profpaulpoast.bsky.social for the post-dinner tour!
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Last year, @tristanvolpe.bsky.social and I looked South Korea’s past and present attempts to leverage its nuclear latency for concessions from the United States (amid a broader national debate on the merits on nuclear weapons) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Last year, @tristanvolpe.bsky.social and I looked South Korea’s past and present attempts to leverage its nuclear latency for concessions from the United States (amid a broader national debate on the merits on nuclear weapons) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Awesome
I'm currently researching a new book that was just announced. Looking at waste and recycling along with materials and supply chains to visualize the life cycle of objects. send me your questions and favorite rabbit holes!
February 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Awesome
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In @foreignaffairs.com, Ori Rabinowitz and I discuss the evolution of Russia’s balancing act between Iran and Israel as well as Russia’s role in Iranian nuclear ambitions. www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/will-...
Will Iran and Russia’s Growing Partnership Go Nuclear?
Trump’s “maximum pressure” could push Tehran and Moscow even closer.
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January 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In @foreignaffairs.com, Ori Rabinowitz and I discuss the evolution of Russia’s balancing act between Iran and Israel as well as Russia’s role in Iranian nuclear ambitions. www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/will-...
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I sat down (virtually) with @marksbell.bsky.social to discuss his theory of nuclear opportunism, the nuclear lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian war, and relevant issues pertaining to the nuclear order.
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CSSPR Webinar Series: Ali Zia in Conversation With Dr. Mark S. Bell
YouTube video by CSSPR
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January 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I sat down (virtually) with @marksbell.bsky.social to discuss his theory of nuclear opportunism, the nuclear lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian war, and relevant issues pertaining to the nuclear order.
youtu.be/pa0FIoHW37Q?...
youtu.be/pa0FIoHW37Q?...
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@tristanvolpe.bsky.social and I joined this session of the Horns of a Dilemma podcast with Texas National Security Review and War on the Rocks. We talk about how characteristics of dual use technologies affect international cooperation and competition. warontherocks.com/2025/01/dual...
Dual Use Deception: How Technology Shapes Cooperation in International Relations - War on the Rocks
In this special episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Rick Landgraf talks with Jane Vaynman and Tristan Volpe, co-authors of “Dual Use Deception: How Technology
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January 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@tristanvolpe.bsky.social and I joined this session of the Horns of a Dilemma podcast with Texas National Security Review and War on the Rocks. We talk about how characteristics of dual use technologies affect international cooperation and competition. warontherocks.com/2025/01/dual...
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RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.
January 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.
Worth taking note.
But this isn’t the first such announcement from Saudi officials to pursue enrichment.
They’ve been laying out ‘plans’ for years.
(H/T proliferation news)
But this isn’t the first such announcement from Saudi officials to pursue enrichment.
They’ve been laying out ‘plans’ for years.
(H/T proliferation news)
January 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Worth taking note.
But this isn’t the first such announcement from Saudi officials to pursue enrichment.
They’ve been laying out ‘plans’ for years.
(H/T proliferation news)
But this isn’t the first such announcement from Saudi officials to pursue enrichment.
They’ve been laying out ‘plans’ for years.
(H/T proliferation news)
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Time for a new school of International Relations theory: Offensive Irrealism.
January 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Time for a new school of International Relations theory: Offensive Irrealism.
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Launch day! My new book “Under the Nuclear Shadow” about China’s approach to strategic deterrence and information-age weapons is officially out with @princetonupress.bsky.social ! To read more about it and order it, see press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Under the Nuclear Shadow
How and why China has pursued information-age weapons to gain leverage against its adversaries
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January 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Launch day! My new book “Under the Nuclear Shadow” about China’s approach to strategic deterrence and information-age weapons is officially out with @princetonupress.bsky.social ! To read more about it and order it, see press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
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Recently, I got a chance to host Dr. @tristanvolpe.bsky.social for a discussion on his book "Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with Nuclear Technology," at the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR).
youtu.be/QJxZ--l8Oy4?...
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CSSPR Webinar Series: Ali Zia in Conversation with Dr. Tristan Volpe
YouTube video by CSSPR
youtu.be
January 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Recently, I got a chance to host Dr. @tristanvolpe.bsky.social for a discussion on his book "Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with Nuclear Technology," at the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR).
youtu.be/QJxZ--l8Oy4?...
youtu.be/QJxZ--l8Oy4?...
Oppenheimer 🤜🤛 Twin Peaks: The Return Episode 8
December 22, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Oppenheimer 🤜🤛 Twin Peaks: The Return Episode 8
This should be getting more attention
December 20, 2024 at 6:20 AM
This should be getting more attention
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Big development for an agency that has historically not openly discussed its number of systems in orbit
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NRO hits milestone with more than 100 satellites in low Earth orbit
SpaceX on Dec. 17 launched the sixth batch of the U.S. spy agency’s proliferated constellation
spacenews.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Big development for an agency that has historically not openly discussed its number of systems in orbit
spacenews.com/nro-hits-mil...
spacenews.com/nro-hits-mil...
Great to chat about my recent book, "Leveraging Latency," with Eleonora Mattiacci. We cover a ton of ground, from how small states leverage nuclear technology to the implications for managing proliferation threats from South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Iran today:
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Tristan A. Volpe, "Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with Nuclear Technology" (Oxford UP, 2023) - New Books Network
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December 16, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Great to chat about my recent book, "Leveraging Latency," with Eleonora Mattiacci. We cover a ton of ground, from how small states leverage nuclear technology to the implications for managing proliferation threats from South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Iran today:
newbooksnetwork.com/leveraging-l...
newbooksnetwork.com/leveraging-l...
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Annual reminder that Tinker Tailor is a Christmas movie
December 7, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Annual reminder that Tinker Tailor is a Christmas movie
Thanks to this piece, I finally understand the absolute illogical layout of United’s C/D gate structure at Dulles IAD. Path dependency 🤜🤛 poor planning!
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Billions Spent At Dulles, But Despite New Gates And Lounge United Flyers To Still Be Stuck Using 40-Year-Old ‘Temporary’ Concourse - View from the Wing
United's hub at Washington Dulles has long held a precarious position. It's been on the potential chopping block many times over the past 25 years. As a result, it's a place that's seen little investm...
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December 3, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Thanks to this piece, I finally understand the absolute illogical layout of United’s C/D gate structure at Dulles IAD. Path dependency 🤜🤛 poor planning!
viewfromthewing.com/billions-spe...
viewfromthewing.com/billions-spe...
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“There were other stumbling blocks…For instance, there was no progress in the talks about civil nuclear cooperation because Saudi Arabia refused to sign a so-called 123 Agreement with the U.S. that would have denied Riyadh the right to nuclear enrichment” www.reuters.com/world/saudi-...
Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defence treaty over Israel stalemate
Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:37 PM
“There were other stumbling blocks…For instance, there was no progress in the talks about civil nuclear cooperation because Saudi Arabia refused to sign a so-called 123 Agreement with the U.S. that would have denied Riyadh the right to nuclear enrichment” www.reuters.com/world/saudi-...
A perfect thanksgiving album for prompting your family to ask, “what are we listening to?!?” and “who put this on???”
November 28, 2024 at 12:23 AM
A perfect thanksgiving album for prompting your family to ask, “what are we listening to?!?” and “who put this on???”
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Starter Pack for Nuclear Weapons History and Politics. Most of these folks are within the broader #NukeSky world.
If I've missed you, please let me know if you would like to be added or suggest anyone else who should be on this!
👉 go.bsky.app/KDiibQK
If I've missed you, please let me know if you would like to be added or suggest anyone else who should be on this!
👉 go.bsky.app/KDiibQK
November 15, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Starter Pack for Nuclear Weapons History and Politics. Most of these folks are within the broader #NukeSky world.
If I've missed you, please let me know if you would like to be added or suggest anyone else who should be on this!
👉 go.bsky.app/KDiibQK
If I've missed you, please let me know if you would like to be added or suggest anyone else who should be on this!
👉 go.bsky.app/KDiibQK
Super interesting work at the intersection of tech, secrecy, and bureaucratic politics
#FirstView: UCSDPoliSci's Michael Joseph and Michael Poznansky ask why some of the most radical innovations of the last century came from orgs shrouded in secrecy.
The findings have important implications for debates about tech, innovation, and US-China rivalry.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The findings have important implications for debates about tech, innovation, and US-China rivalry.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Secret Innovation | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Secret Innovation
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November 23, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Super interesting work at the intersection of tech, secrecy, and bureaucratic politics
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IR Book of the Week!
"Influence Without Arms" by Matt Fuhrmann. We often think that HAVING the bomb is enables states to deter threats and shape global politics. But can states enjoy the same benefits by simply having the "ability" to have a bomb?
www.amazon.com/Influence-wi...
"Influence Without Arms" by Matt Fuhrmann. We often think that HAVING the bomb is enables states to deter threats and shape global politics. But can states enjoy the same benefits by simply having the "ability" to have a bomb?
www.amazon.com/Influence-wi...
November 21, 2024 at 12:16 PM
IR Book of the Week!
"Influence Without Arms" by Matt Fuhrmann. We often think that HAVING the bomb is enables states to deter threats and shape global politics. But can states enjoy the same benefits by simply having the "ability" to have a bomb?
www.amazon.com/Influence-wi...
"Influence Without Arms" by Matt Fuhrmann. We often think that HAVING the bomb is enables states to deter threats and shape global politics. But can states enjoy the same benefits by simply having the "ability" to have a bomb?
www.amazon.com/Influence-wi...
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The US needs a new, durable consensus on how to manage nuclear proliferation threats in today's security environment. That is why NTI, Carnegie, and Belfer are announcing a new high-level, bipartisan Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation and US National Security.
www.nti.org/news/announc...
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Announcing New Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation and U.S. National Security
www.nti.org
November 19, 2024 at 5:47 PM
The US needs a new, durable consensus on how to manage nuclear proliferation threats in today's security environment. That is why NTI, Carnegie, and Belfer are announcing a new high-level, bipartisan Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation and US National Security.
www.nti.org/news/announc...
www.nti.org/news/announc...