Antoine Levesques

#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 bit.ly/3fK7mER bit.ly/3fnBA1f

“If the Islamic emirate declares jihad, all Afghans are ready to take action against Pakistan and fight them. We are ready to go to war if it is announced,” Eftekhar Ahmad, a relative of one of the victims as.ft.com/r/1e947087-743…

How the world learned to love the bomb ft.trib.al/2vQj8BD

A wrap-up meeting with EU HRVP @kajakallas in Brussels. Thanked her for inviting me to the Foreign Affairs Council meeting. Our conversations on various bilateral and global issues were enriching. Agreed to maintain close and continuing contact.

I have a contribution on Pakistan in this piece published today with colleagues.

Earlier today an excellent discussion with my colleagues on the Iran conflict youtube.com/watch?v=xAbu2e…

ft.com/content/b2b316… The hunt for Iran’s ballistic missile crews

‘The strikes mark what is believed to be the world’s first military attack against the US “hyperscalers”.’ ft.com/content/09fa5c…

Want some sober analysis on the regional war burning the Middle East? Join the IISS's experts on Monday for this webinar.

US Deputy Secretary of State Landau does some plain speaking India is a key partner of the US in the Indo-Pacific, but with limitations “will not make the same mistakes with India” that it made with China two decades ago @Keshav_Paddu reports theprint.in/diplomacy/wont…

Very grateful to have appeared on @gideonrachman's @FT podcast to discuss the war between US/Israel and Iran and its massive consequences. 30+ mins of sober discussion and analysis, without bombast or advocacy to help listeners think through a complex matter. Not that frequent these days given the appeal of endless TV-online panels mixing analysis, advocacy and propaganda which obscur and provoke rather than enlighten and frame. ft.com/content/7318ed…

IISS experts assess Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the implications of the war against Iran for transatlantic relations and the view from Beijing in wider analysis of the US–Israel campaign. ✏️ Michael Carpenter, Daniel Salisbury, Alexander K. Bollfrass and @MeiaNouwens Read the full article I Link in bio 🔗

Pakistan urges Iran not to attack Saudi Arabia ft.trib.al/WZyaw0m

France’s groundbreaking nuclear offer to Europe via @FT ft.com/content/732a78…

I am delighted that RAdm (Retd) Monty Khanna, Adjunct Faculty at #India Naval War College (also Member, NSAB) has begun work as @IISS_org Visiting Fellow for South Asia (Strategic Affairs) at our London HQs. Colleagues and I look fw to working with him, @MontyKhanna2308, welcome!

French President Emmanuel Macron today said France would increase the size of its nuclear arsenal — breaking a major taboo in a landmark speech on the country's atomic doctrine. politico.eu/article/macron…

EN DIRECT | Discours du Président @EmmanuelMacron sur la dissuasion nucléaire de la France, depuis la base de l’Île Longue. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Opinion: The world seems to be living through a trend that, if it holds, could scarcely be more profound: the increasing ineffectiveness of war, writes Janan Ganesh. Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan — the story of the century so far is the waning power of force ft.trib.al/Jjvv5GT

AI Impact Summit Declaration, New Delhi released: mea.gov.in/bilateral-docu…

I am delighted that Lieutenant Commander Dr Sufian Ullah from #Pakistan Naval War College in Lahore has begun work as @IISS_org Visiting Fellow for South Asia (Strategic Affairs) Colleagues and I look fw to working with him during his stay at our London HQs @sufianullah, welcome!

Getting a grasp on the four distinct strands of India’s ambitions in the field of advanced technology is an essential first step for foreign governments and businesses seeking to partner with the country in procurement and development. ➡️ Read the latest analysis by @ALevesques and Nidhi Madhani: go.iiss.org/4qUgb1v