Visiting Professor, Nagasaki University & non-res Senior Fellow, UNIDIR. Tweets are personal views. Ex head of PRIO, International Alert & SIPRI.
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Lana Nusseibeh is a diplomatic star with excellent skills, judgment and likability.
In connection with a launch of her UN/SG candidacy , UAE should distance itself from its support of former Arab militia Janjaweed
in Sudan.
Its list of war crimes is long and dark.
I am honoured and delighted to be appointed as a Visiting Professor at Nagasaki University, attached to the Research Centre for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA).
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"The countries fit for the future will be those that see climate and nature as intrinsic to economic and national security." – Ed Miliband sharing the substance of an intelligence report on how ecological disruption weakens security.
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The tragedy of Sweden: it is truly sad how sadly true this article is
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A new concept has emerged to haunt us – the forever war. It reflects what many people feel about the bleak global horizon. And the wars it refers to are awful. But it's an idea that disables us. It says nothing can be done. And yet, nothing is forever.
dansmithsblog.com/2026/09/07…
Democracy and peace are both at risk. So let's remember that 30-plus years of high-level scholarly research shows democracy is a foundational asset for peace and security.
New research by @WFD_Democracy shows how this works
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The Gulf crisis and the limits of power dansmithsblog.com/2026/06/03…
New US missile strikes on Iran.
As I said a month ago, "All the signs seem to point towards the extended pain of an on-again, off-again war."
dansmithsblog.com/2026/04/21…
The #GulfCrisis is now in the space between peace and war. It may exit at any time into war – or, less likely and more slowly, to. a real peace. In the meantime, here is part 3 plus summary of my provisional assessment of gains and losses so far.
dansmithsblog.com/2026/05/22…
The Gulf crisis sits in a fragile but slowly expanding space between peace and war. Here is part 2 of my provisional assessment of who has gained and who has lost what so far.
dansmithsblog.com/2026/05/20…
The Gulf crisis has entered the space between peace and war. It may exit at any time but I think this is a convenient moment to gauge what has been gained and what has been lost so far.
dansmithsblog.com/2026/05/18…
Reported terms of possible Iran-US agreement suggest it would, if it happens,
1 suspend the war rather than end it,
2 confirm Israel & USA achieved nothing
3 benefit Iran’s leaders.
More detail in my latest blog post
dansmithsblog.com/2026/05/06…
Iran today: In between war and peace lie other options – prolonged truce, proxy warfare, and an on-again, off-again war. Which is most likely the war on Iran by the USA and Israel? My forecast:
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I am delighted and excited to be appointed as Senior Fellow at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (@UNIDIR). Really looking forward to working together with this tremendous team.
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The ceasefire in the US-Israeli war on Iran brings cautious relief. The bombing, the missiles, the destruction and the killing can stop, which is unreservedly good. But ceasefires are tricky things.
dansmithsblog.com/2026/04/08…
Some pointers are emerging out of the fog created by the jumble of remarks by Trump and others. This is the first of 3 blog posts on them. Covers the US military build-up, the US search for a way out, and the Strait of Hormuz.
dansmithsblog.com/2026/04/04…
Outcomes of the war on Iran are wholly uncertain. Could include anything from civil war to democratic transition, could destabilise the region, and by driving up oil prices provide the final unanswerable reasons for the green transition. dansmithsblog.com/2026/03/12…