Leonardo Bandarra
@leocbandarra.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at Uni Duisburg-Essen / @inef-duisburg.bsky.social
@VeSPoTec | Director METO | PhD Uni Göttingen & GIGA | Alma Mater UnB
#Nuclear #WMD 🇧🇷🇩🇪🌈🕊️
@VeSPoTec | Director METO | PhD Uni Göttingen & GIGA | Alma Mater UnB
#Nuclear #WMD 🇧🇷🇩🇪🌈🕊️
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A good Sunday read 🎉
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A good Sunday read 🎉
First post of @vespotec.bsky.social and @inef-duisburg.bsky.social 's new blog series is finally out! Check out here 👇
🚨 New blog post out now!
In a world of overflowing data and limited institutional capacity, OSINT may hold the key to strengthening nuclear verification. This piece explores how researchers and policymakers can harness OSINT to close critical gaps.
🔗 Read the full article here: bit.ly/4rGp6ou
In a world of overflowing data and limited institutional capacity, OSINT may hold the key to strengthening nuclear verification. This piece explores how researchers and policymakers can harness OSINT to close critical gaps.
🔗 Read the full article here: bit.ly/4rGp6ou
Too much information, too little IAEA: How can OSINT contribute to Nuclear Verification? - VeSPoTec
By Philipp Fischer. Nuclear verification is a critical component of global security, ensuring compliance with international treaties and preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. However, verif...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
First post of @vespotec.bsky.social and @inef-duisburg.bsky.social 's new blog series is finally out! Check out here 👇
📢 Publication Alert
I'm pleased to share that our latest (open-access) article, together with @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social is now available on NPR! In this piece, we examine why and how states establish nuclear-weapon-free or nuclear-deterrence-based security orders. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
I'm pleased to share that our latest (open-access) article, together with @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social is now available on NPR! In this piece, we examine why and how states establish nuclear-weapon-free or nuclear-deterrence-based security orders. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
Faith and fear: a cognitive framework for why countries establish nuclear-weapon-free or nuclear-deterrence-based security orders
Why and how do states establish nuclear-weapon-free or nuclear-deterrence-based security orders? In this article we address this question by examining the dynamics that influence states’ decisions ...
doi.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📢 Publication Alert
I'm pleased to share that our latest (open-access) article, together with @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social is now available on NPR! In this piece, we examine why and how states establish nuclear-weapon-free or nuclear-deterrence-based security orders. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
I'm pleased to share that our latest (open-access) article, together with @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social is now available on NPR! In this piece, we examine why and how states establish nuclear-weapon-free or nuclear-deterrence-based security orders. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
I am happy to announce that our @vespotec.bsky.social and @inef-duisburg.bsky.social Blog series, New Perspectives on Nuclear Verification, is finally online! If you are a young scholar or an early-career practitioner, consider contributing, and stay tuned to our channels for the upcoming posts!
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I am happy to announce that our @vespotec.bsky.social and @inef-duisburg.bsky.social Blog series, New Perspectives on Nuclear Verification, is finally online! If you are a young scholar or an early-career practitioner, consider contributing, and stay tuned to our channels for the upcoming posts!
Our exhibition (with @leocbandarra.bsky.social and Never Such Innocence) on Children and Nuclear anxiety opens on Monday, 03/11/2025, at the Winter Gardens, Sheffield, UK.
Check more info here 👇
player.sheffield.ac.uk/exhibits/chi...
Check more info here 👇
player.sheffield.ac.uk/exhibits/chi...
Children and nuclear anxiety | The University of Sheffield Player
Discover young people's art and poetry on nuclear war, 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at this Sheffield exhibition.
player.sheffield.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
@patnabuco.bsky.social, our colleagues from NSI and I are organizing an exhibition on children and nuclear anxiety next month in Sheffield, UK. Curious? More info below. 👇👇
@vespotec.bsky.social @inef-duisburg.bsky.social
@vespotec.bsky.social @inef-duisburg.bsky.social
I am organising this Exhibition with @leocbandarra.bsky.social and the UK-based charity Never Such Innocence on Children and Nuclear Anxiety, part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science at the @sheffielduni.bsky.social
More info 👇👇
sheffield.ac.uk/spir/news/ne...
More info 👇👇
sheffield.ac.uk/spir/news/ne...
New exhibition: Children and nuclear anxiety draws on research 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An exhibition which explores young people's perspectives on nuclear war and its impact through artworks and poetry forms part of this year’s Festival of Social Science.
sheffield.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@patnabuco.bsky.social, our colleagues from NSI and I are organizing an exhibition on children and nuclear anxiety next month in Sheffield, UK. Curious? More info below. 👇👇
@vespotec.bsky.social @inef-duisburg.bsky.social
@vespotec.bsky.social @inef-duisburg.bsky.social
Para a bolha lusófana, amanhã estarei falando sobre verificação na minha alma máter, com base no meu artigo que publiquei sobre a RPBI há uns meses. Infos abaixo:
🔗 Transmissão ao vivo: youtube.com/live/JMcjEVb...
📄 Artigo: doi.org/10.1590/0034...
@inef-duisburg.bsky.social @vespotec.bsky.social
🔗 Transmissão ao vivo: youtube.com/live/JMcjEVb...
📄 Artigo: doi.org/10.1590/0034...
@inef-duisburg.bsky.social @vespotec.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Para a bolha lusófana, amanhã estarei falando sobre verificação na minha alma máter, com base no meu artigo que publiquei sobre a RPBI há uns meses. Infos abaixo:
🔗 Transmissão ao vivo: youtube.com/live/JMcjEVb...
📄 Artigo: doi.org/10.1590/0034...
@inef-duisburg.bsky.social @vespotec.bsky.social
🔗 Transmissão ao vivo: youtube.com/live/JMcjEVb...
📄 Artigo: doi.org/10.1590/0034...
@inef-duisburg.bsky.social @vespotec.bsky.social
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I was a guest on the IISS podcast "The Arms Control Primer" w/ @bollfrass.bsky.social & former @iaeaorg.bsky.social DG Hans Blix. We covered some lessons of the Iraq case for nuclear nonproliferation & verification. Check out the new episode: www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...
October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I was a guest on the IISS podcast "The Arms Control Primer" w/ @bollfrass.bsky.social & former @iaeaorg.bsky.social DG Hans Blix. We covered some lessons of the Iraq case for nuclear nonproliferation & verification. Check out the new episode: www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...
Happy to be in Moroni, Comoros, invited by the NGO Salam and the Governor of Ngazidja for the Journey de la Paix and the launch of the Institute Salam! Check out soon, if you are interested in peace research in East Africa and the Middle East! @inef-duisburg.bsky.social @vespotec.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy to be in Moroni, Comoros, invited by the NGO Salam and the Governor of Ngazidja for the Journey de la Paix and the launch of the Institute Salam! Check out soon, if you are interested in peace research in East Africa and the Middle East! @inef-duisburg.bsky.social @vespotec.bsky.social
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One thing became clear: technical peace and conflict research benefits from an interdisciplinary approach 🕊️.
Next year's conference is already on our radar – we hope to meet you and more there again (2/2) 🎉
@peasec.de @prif.org @ifshhamburg.bsky.social @cntrarmscontrol.org @fz-juelich.de
Next year's conference is already on our radar – we hope to meet you and more there again (2/2) 🎉
@peasec.de @prif.org @ifshhamburg.bsky.social @cntrarmscontrol.org @fz-juelich.de
September 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
One thing became clear: technical peace and conflict research benefits from an interdisciplinary approach 🕊️.
Next year's conference is already on our radar – we hope to meet you and more there again (2/2) 🎉
@peasec.de @prif.org @ifshhamburg.bsky.social @cntrarmscontrol.org @fz-juelich.de
Next year's conference is already on our radar – we hope to meet you and more there again (2/2) 🎉
@peasec.de @prif.org @ifshhamburg.bsky.social @cntrarmscontrol.org @fz-juelich.de
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It's #ThrowbackThursday - the perfect time to look back at last week's SPS 2025 conference. 😌
An inspiring World Café on future research agendas on #nonproliferation, #armscontrol and #disarmament, followed by 2 days of insightful presentations from both the natural and social sciences. 🎓 (1/2)
An inspiring World Café on future research agendas on #nonproliferation, #armscontrol and #disarmament, followed by 2 days of insightful presentations from both the natural and social sciences. 🎓 (1/2)
September 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It's #ThrowbackThursday - the perfect time to look back at last week's SPS 2025 conference. 😌
An inspiring World Café on future research agendas on #nonproliferation, #armscontrol and #disarmament, followed by 2 days of insightful presentations from both the natural and social sciences. 🎓 (1/2)
An inspiring World Café on future research agendas on #nonproliferation, #armscontrol and #disarmament, followed by 2 days of insightful presentations from both the natural and social sciences. 🎓 (1/2)
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🚨 Only 19 days to go! 🚨
Join us in Aachen, Germany for the SPS Conference on Technical Peace & Conflict Research 🕊️
🌍 Interdisciplinary insights
🤖 Emerging technologies
🛡️ Arms control & verification
💡 And so much more
Be part of the conversation and register now!
👇 More info below 👇
Join us in Aachen, Germany for the SPS Conference on Technical Peace & Conflict Research 🕊️
🌍 Interdisciplinary insights
🤖 Emerging technologies
🛡️ Arms control & verification
💡 And so much more
Be part of the conversation and register now!
👇 More info below 👇
🔥 Register now: 4th Interdisciplinary Conference on Technical Peace Research – SPS ’25!
📅 September 10–12, 2025
📍Aachen, Germany
🔍 Focus: verification, risks posed by conventional arms and WMDs, role of emerging technologies, ...
👉 Register here: sps.peasec.de/sps25/
📅 September 10–12, 2025
📍Aachen, Germany
🔍 Focus: verification, risks posed by conventional arms and WMDs, role of emerging technologies, ...
👉 Register here: sps.peasec.de/sps25/
SPS’25 – Science Peace Security: Interdisciplinary Conference Series on Technical Peace Research
sps.peasec.de
August 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🚨 Only 19 days to go! 🚨
Join us in Aachen, Germany for the SPS Conference on Technical Peace & Conflict Research 🕊️
🌍 Interdisciplinary insights
🤖 Emerging technologies
🛡️ Arms control & verification
💡 And so much more
Be part of the conversation and register now!
👇 More info below 👇
Join us in Aachen, Germany for the SPS Conference on Technical Peace & Conflict Research 🕊️
🌍 Interdisciplinary insights
🤖 Emerging technologies
🛡️ Arms control & verification
💡 And so much more
Be part of the conversation and register now!
👇 More info below 👇
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🔥 Register now: 4th Interdisciplinary Conference on Technical Peace Research – SPS ’25!
📅 September 10–12, 2025
📍Aachen, Germany
🔍 Focus: verification, risks posed by conventional arms and WMDs, role of emerging technologies, ...
👉 Register here: sps.peasec.de/sps25/
📅 September 10–12, 2025
📍Aachen, Germany
🔍 Focus: verification, risks posed by conventional arms and WMDs, role of emerging technologies, ...
👉 Register here: sps.peasec.de/sps25/
SPS’25 – Science Peace Security: Interdisciplinary Conference Series on Technical Peace Research
sps.peasec.de
August 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🔥 Register now: 4th Interdisciplinary Conference on Technical Peace Research – SPS ’25!
📅 September 10–12, 2025
📍Aachen, Germany
🔍 Focus: verification, risks posed by conventional arms and WMDs, role of emerging technologies, ...
👉 Register here: sps.peasec.de/sps25/
📅 September 10–12, 2025
📍Aachen, Germany
🔍 Focus: verification, risks posed by conventional arms and WMDs, role of emerging technologies, ...
👉 Register here: sps.peasec.de/sps25/
August 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📢 Publication Alert
I'm pleased to share that my latest (open-access) article is now available on RPBI. In this piece, I examine the evolution of discussions on nuclear verification in Brazil and Argentina from the 1960s to the 1990s.
🔍 Check out here: doi.org/10.1590/0034...
I'm pleased to share that my latest (open-access) article is now available on RPBI. In this piece, I examine the evolution of discussions on nuclear verification in Brazil and Argentina from the 1960s to the 1990s.
🔍 Check out here: doi.org/10.1590/0034...
“A verification cotton” between crystals: the Discussions about Regional Nuclear Verification Mechanisms in South America and the Creation of the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control ...
Abstract The Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC)...
doi.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📢 Publication Alert
I'm pleased to share that my latest (open-access) article is now available on RPBI. In this piece, I examine the evolution of discussions on nuclear verification in Brazil and Argentina from the 1960s to the 1990s.
🔍 Check out here: doi.org/10.1590/0034...
I'm pleased to share that my latest (open-access) article is now available on RPBI. In this piece, I examine the evolution of discussions on nuclear verification in Brazil and Argentina from the 1960s to the 1990s.
🔍 Check out here: doi.org/10.1590/0034...
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Pluto never gave up:)
June 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Pluto never gave up:)
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🚨 Exciting news: a new SALAM workshop is coming! This spring, explore “Nuclear Politics in and with the MENA Region” with cutting-edge contributions from across the region and beyond. Dive into the evolving dynamics of nuclear diplomacy, deterrence, and energy in the Middle East
April 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨 Exciting news: a new SALAM workshop is coming! This spring, explore “Nuclear Politics in and with the MENA Region” with cutting-edge contributions from across the region and beyond. Dive into the evolving dynamics of nuclear diplomacy, deterrence, and energy in the Middle East
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We are happy to welcome @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social at the INEF! Carmen's research focuses on on global norm dynamics and (non-)state practices of contestation in the Global South.
Further information👉 shorturl.at/U6P7U
Further information👉 shorturl.at/U6P7U
After a wonderful 1,5 years at University of Freiburg, where I substituted the Chair of International Relations, I’m happy to share that I have started a new position as Senior Researcher at the Institute for Development & Peace at University of Duisburg-Essen. Looking forward to this new adventure!
April 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We are happy to welcome @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social at the INEF! Carmen's research focuses on on global norm dynamics and (non-)state practices of contestation in the Global South.
Further information👉 shorturl.at/U6P7U
Further information👉 shorturl.at/U6P7U
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Die erste Nuclear Verification Winter School an der UDE bot 20 Teilnehmenden die Gelegenheit, Vorträge von renommierten Expert:innen zu verschiedenen Themen der nuklearen Verifikation zu hören und das erlernte Wissen in interaktiven Übungen und Simulationen zu erproben.
March 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Great to see my book in this year's @isanet.bsky.social conference! Check it out!
March 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Great to see my book in this year's @isanet.bsky.social conference! Check it out!
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@cambridgecria.bsky.social has just published an article of @leocbandarra.bsky.social that is part of our forthcoming SI on "The Complexity of Nuclear (Dis)Ordering". The SI's introductory article by @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social and yours truly is available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
@cambridgecria.bsky.social has just published an article of @leocbandarra.bsky.social that is part of our forthcoming SI on "The Complexity of Nuclear (Dis)Ordering". The SI's introductory article by @carmenwunderlich.bsky.social and yours truly is available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 Publication alert
I am happy to share that, after a relatively long peer-review process, my article, "(Re-)ordering from the Periphery: Hierarchy Complexes and Agency in the Global Nuclear Order," has finally been published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs!
I am happy to share that, after a relatively long peer-review process, my article, "(Re-)ordering from the Periphery: Hierarchy Complexes and Agency in the Global Nuclear Order," has finally been published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs!
February 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
📢 Publication alert
I am happy to share that, after a relatively long peer-review process, my article, "(Re-)ordering from the Periphery: Hierarchy Complexes and Agency in the Global Nuclear Order," has finally been published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs!
I am happy to share that, after a relatively long peer-review process, my article, "(Re-)ordering from the Periphery: Hierarchy Complexes and Agency in the Global Nuclear Order," has finally been published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs!
Reposted by Leonardo Bandarra
We are accepting special issue proposals! We welcome proposals relating to any area of global and international studies as well as interdisciplinary scholarship. For more info, contact us or follow the link below 👇
1. globalsociety@kent.ac.uk
2. www.tandfonline.com/action/journ...
1. globalsociety@kent.ac.uk
2. www.tandfonline.com/action/journ...
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November 27, 2024 at 12:11 PM
We are accepting special issue proposals! We welcome proposals relating to any area of global and international studies as well as interdisciplinary scholarship. For more info, contact us or follow the link below 👇
1. globalsociety@kent.ac.uk
2. www.tandfonline.com/action/journ...
1. globalsociety@kent.ac.uk
2. www.tandfonline.com/action/journ...
I am happy to share that our latest @vespotec.bsky.social and @
vcdnp article with @atomicyozhik.bsky.social and @mgoettsche.bsky.social is finally out at JPAND !
vcdnp article with @atomicyozhik.bsky.social and @mgoettsche.bsky.social is finally out at JPAND !
The IAEA and Irreversibility: Addressing Political, Institutional, and Technological Verification Challenges in Former Nuclear-Armed States
This article addresses challenges the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may face when conducting nuclear verification activities in former nuclear-armed States after the completion of their...
www.tandfonline.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:04 AM
I am happy to share that our latest @vespotec.bsky.social and @
vcdnp article with @atomicyozhik.bsky.social and @mgoettsche.bsky.social is finally out at JPAND !
vcdnp article with @atomicyozhik.bsky.social and @mgoettsche.bsky.social is finally out at JPAND !