Valdai Club to Discuss a New Cold War in the Indo-Pacific
Prof Andrew Futter to speak at event

On November 10, at 15:00 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion, titled “AUKUS: A New Cold War in the Indo-Pacific?”
This expert panel met to discuss the recent weapons technology cooperation announcements between Australia, the UK, and the USA and what this means for nuclear proliferation in the wider world. After each panellist provided opening remarks, there was a Q&A and discussion. Our expert panellists were:
Dr Ben Zala (Australian National University)
Dr Francesca Silvestri (University of Leicester)
Ludovica Castelli (University of Leicester)
Dr Bleddyn Bowen (University of Leicester)
Chair:
Professor Andrew Futter (University of Leicester)
This lecture by Dr. Andrew Futter, Professor of International Politics, University of Leicester, is part of the VCDNP’s Deterrence and Emerging Technologies (DET) Webinar Series.
Prof Andrew Futter, principal investigator on the Third Nuclear Age project, has featured in the University of Leicester Centenary Inaugural Lecture series.
Risk of nuclear use and perhaps even nuclear war are higher today than for at least a generation. This talk unpacks the different technological, political and normative factors driving this shift, and makes the case for theorising this transition in nuclear order as the move towards a “third nuclear age”
Prof Futter’s Zoom presentation is available online at: Link
This exciting presentation included discussion of this project, outlining the priorities of NUCLEARREV.
Prof Andrew Futter is on a panel at this event, taking place on 3rd February 2021.
Invitation to attend SCRAP’s webinar: Beyond Aegis: Strategic Stability and Emerging Technologies, on the 3rd February 2021 between 17:00-18:30 GMT
In November 2020, for the first time ever, an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICMB) was shot down by a U.S. warship: the Aegis Combat System. Such recent advancements in Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) systems and nuclear and conventional weapons pose a serious threat to global security.
How are emerging technologies shaping global security and stability? What implications do capabilities like the Aegis Combat System have for geopolitical dynamics? What changes in U.S. foreign policy can we expect to see with the Biden administration?
Our webinar is amongst the first to discuss the significance of the successful Aegis test for global stability. The webinar will explore the most recent developments in international relations alongside the politics and policies behind global security and powerful emerging technologies.
Panel:
Mr Ankit Panda, Stanton Senior Fellow in Nuclear Policy
Ms. Eva-Nour Repussard, Researcher, SCRAP Weapons
Mr Eric Gomez, Director, Defense Policy Studies, Cato Institute
Ms. Nancy Ehrenberg-Peters, Researcher, SCRAP Weapons
Professor Andrew Futter, University of Leicester
Mr Pavel Podvig, Director, Russian Nuclear Forces Project
Professor Dan Plesch, Director, CISD, SOAS