Sylvia Mishra
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Deputy Director of Nuclear Policy @IST_org. Nuclear Weapons.Strategy. Defense. Emerging Tech. South Asia.
Washington, DC
Joined February 2012
I am thrilled to launch AI-NC3 project at @IST_org & honored to lead this significant initiative. I deeply appreciate the support of @CarlRobichaud & @GentzelMatthew at Longview Philanthropy in making this work possible. #ArtificialIntelligence #nuclear .
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India increasingly is a first responder in several humanitarian disasters & international crises which also underscores India's willingness to undertake greater responsibilities & willingness to become a net security provider in the region.
India has decided to divert three Indian Naval Ships (INS Sujatha, INS Shardul & INS Sarathi) to the port city of Beira in #Mozambique to provide immediate Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) to the affected people hit by tropical cyclone.
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I'm so honored to receive an invitation from the @WhiteHouse to attend the 'Arrival Ceremony' as @POTUS & @FLOTUS welcome Prime Minister @narendramodi's state visit to WH, Washington DC.
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It is an honor to be awarded @BelferCenter's prestigious @ManagingtheAtom Fellowship. I am excited to work with @fgiovannini123 a cerebral powerhouse in the field and also engage with distinguished experts at the @Kennedy_School.
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I'm thrilled to be awarded this named fellowship @TrumanCenter honoring legacy of a giant in nuclear strategy. Looking forward to the opportunity to work on nuclear policy through the DEIJ lens & also learning from a stellar team @jenna_dc @margolick @JonTemin & others at Truman.
@TrumanCenter is proud to welcome Sylvia Mishra as our newest Janne E. Nolan Nuclear Security Fellow! @MishraSylvia will cover nuclear policy through a lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice. Read more about her exceptional career here: .
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URGENT: #SOSKolkata If you have any leads or contacts for oxygen cylinders in Kolkata please send. It's for my mother. DMs open.
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Such a blessing to have my mom back home & being able to resume our daily routine of speaking over the phone first thing in my morning(something I will never take for granted). Wishing her & all the moms in the world a very #happymothersday2021 love, affection & regards. ❤️🙏
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I am both humbled & proud to be selected in the top 50 leaders "2021 U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership List” by @CSIS & @NatSecDiver Congratulations to all of my fellow honorees. As always, this list is @WCAPSnet & @ScovillePF strong.
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Totally rooting for this AJAI acronym coined by @Cold_Peace_ to gain traction. It is apt, captures the spirit, and is a meaningful one. 🙌.
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Friends,colleagues& kind people on Twitter:today my mother was discharged from hospital after 12days. Within few hours of discharge,her O2 levels sharply dropped,& we desperately looked for O2 cylinders but couldn't.We are grateful we could find a bed with 02 now.She is admitted.
URGENT: #SOSKolkata If you have any leads or contacts for oxygen cylinders in Kolkata please send. It's for my mother. DMs open.
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1.Sharing this professional update,belatedly.This Fall,I joined the @ScharSchool @GeorgeMasonU to pursue a fully-funded Ph.D.program in the Department of PoliticalScience. I am also pleased to be a teaching assistant for the International Politics course at GMU. #AcademicTwitter.
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In this @ASPI_org article, I argue that emerging tech like UUVs add to the complexity of battlespace & disrupt statusquo. Swarms of autonomous underwater drones could be deployed to hunt SSBNs, targeting a cornerstone of nuclear deterrence. #emergingtech .
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Back in 2015, I wrote my 1st article @SAVoices. To my pleasant surprise & absolute thrill, Michael Krepon wrote to me offering feedback on the article. Today, I am so pleased to join as a Non-Resident Fellow of the South Asia Program.
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Pleased to have a co-authored chapter with @MohanCRaja in this important book 'Asia's Quest For Balance', so finely written & edited by @Cold_Peace_. This book has brilliant chapters by Indo-Pacific subject matter experts & can be found here:. …
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I have keenly followed and admired @IST_org & @philreiner's work for several years, so it's quite exciting for me to join the team and advance IST's work on nuclear strategy, nonproliferation, risk reduction, and emerging threats and technologies.
More #IST Team updates! We're excited to announce Sylvia Mishra as our new Senior Nuclear Policy Associate, and Emily Gillcrist as a Deputy Director of Democracy and the Geopolitics of Tech.
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I write @csisponi how 'doomsday' movies, despite few pedagogical limits underscore threats from nuclear accidents,accidental launch,&challenges of nuclear command&control.Pop-culture has a special role in raising awareness & socio-poli messaging on nukes.
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What an incredible honor to even have stepped in the WH and toured the #WestWing. #surreal #NewProfilePic
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Happy Birthday @Jenkinsbd,a phenomenal leader, kind mentor,champion,supportive guide,& friend.Your many accomplishments & trailblazing career are only matched by the goodness of your heart which shines through & through all the way. ❤May God Bless you with choicest of blessings.
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Latest Trump admin's policy of granting #India (STA-1) a trading status equivalent to US allies for military hardware procurement is significant & is a departure from Obama admin policy that India would be eligible only after it had secured membership of all 4 tradecontrolregimes.
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So proud of my brother @Mishraesque as he earns his Ph.D. from the Department of African Studies,University of Delhi.His thesis is on India's Maritime Cooperation with African Countries in Western IndianOceanRegion. Congratulations Dr.Abhishek Mishra.More power to your pen&voice.
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Looking forward to the induction ceremony celebrating all honorees in the #Power50 Leadership List @CSIS & @NatSecDiver. Pleased to be representing @theELN & @WCAPSnet & advancing my work on nuclear policy, WMDs, Southern Asia & emerging & disruptive technologies. #foreignaffairs
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Celebrating Madam Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador @Jenkinsbd and her inspiring journey with an amazing group of leaders. @Wardah_Amir @iamShalondaS @Bassima_AGS @pratima_narayan @mrobinsnow @WCAPSnet @KaraFrontera @GueyeGabrielle
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Thank you @WCAPSnet for the recognition and honor. Delighted to continue serving WCAPS. Looking forward to a productive year ahead, pressing forward and continue lifting as we climb. ✨
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I am excited to be part of @NewAmerica India-US Fellows, 2019 & join a stellar group to strengthen bilateral #India #UnitedStates partnership by advancing research work on #PublicInterestTech. @NAFellows Thank you @FordFoundation @peterbergencnn @awista for the opportunity.
We're excited to announce our 2019 India-U.S. Fellows, who will be researching public-interest technology issues important to both countries: #PublicInterestTech @NAFellows @FordFoundation
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This summer,I was invited to join Advisory Board @StimsonCenter’s Assistance Support Initiative Supporting UNSCR 1540 Implementation.Looking forward to working with @RichardCupitt +team on projects addressing UNSCR1540 reporting,& most importantly,serving global nonpro community.
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After Co-Chairing @WCAPSnet #CBRN Working Group for 4 years,& working with @Jenkinsbd & @Wardah_Amir to grow the organization from strength to strength, I'm so pleased to share that I will be leading the charge & Chairship of WCAPS CBRN WG. @iamShalondaS.
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On July 28, Amb. Paul Myler, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Australia, DC, kindly hosted members of Young Professionals in South Asia Policy (YPSAP) for a summer happy hour. Photo of YPSAP Executive Board. @AkhilBery, @avasudeva_87 @amanthakker, @HariPrasad91 & @MishraSylvia.
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Pleased to see @MaximilianHoell & my book chapter on #ArtificialIntelligence in #NC3 & Implications for NPT in latest Springer vol. 'The Implications of Emerging Technologies in the Euro-Atlantic Space' so deftly edited by the infinitely brilliant @andrewfutter &other colleagues.
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Some of the Indian food that I prepared “entirely based on one spice”! 🤨
If you don't like Indian/South Asian food, just say so--it's okay! It's not everyone's cup of masala chai. But saying that a cuisine that is one of the most flavorful and complex in the world is all made with *one* spice is ignorant, lazy, and prejudiced.
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My latest article @NTI_WMD discussing though it is widely accepted that gender parity is critical to maintaining international peace & security but that acceptance doesn’t always translate into practice & the need to end gender imbalances. @ScovillePF.
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I am delighted to be featured @CNASdc's 'Around the Table'.Appreciate the opportunity to share abt my work #natsec @theELN @WCAPSnet @DSD_Kings etc. So good to also share some of the mantras I follow to continue my work, lift others & promote diversity in the field. Thank you.🙏.
“I believe that academia and policy work share a symbiotic relationship—one augments the other,” says @MishraSylvia. “My work fuses, influences, and attempts to bridge the gap between the two with a long-term view to enrich the field.” Read more:
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My dear friends&colleagues, thank you so much for your kind, caring wishes & prayers. It means a lot to me and tbh has given me strength during this v.difficult time. Unfortunately, I don't have any positive update abt my mum's health. She is still under observation&medical care.
My TL is full of depressing Covid19 news from India &it’s just heartbreaking. As I write this,an ambulance is on its way to admit my mother who is covid+. My brother & father are in different cities&struggling to make their way back to Kolkata. Sad reality we are living through.
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Thank you @StanleyConnect for sending the print copies of our report on Racial Inequalities and Nuclear Policy. They look great. It is such a special project incubated and encouraged by @Jenkinsbd & Jennifer Smyser. Also, thanks to @WCAPSnet & @iamShalondaS.
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Here’s taking a moment to congratulate & convey heartiest good wishes to @MaritzaChanV on being appointed as Ambassador,Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations @UN in New York.She is the first Costa Rican female Permanent Representative to the UN in history.
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I am so pleased that @WCAPSnet's publication 'Policy Papers by Women of Color: CBRN and Global Health Security Policy' is here & it has been an absolute pleasure leading this project & serving as an editor to this volume with @Jenkinsbd, @Wardah_Amir @JennyferAmbe @Rahwa00.
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Umm. I think this is by far the coolest intro ever, ‘drone loving nuclear security researcher’. Thanks @crdfglobal:). Very much looking forward to this conversation. Registration link below.Join us, two IVLP Fellows, @kimmyma_dc @jocelyn_trainer & me for the conversation.
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Celebrated #IndiaAt75 in Washington DC. Appreciate the warm reception hosted by Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS & his important words “India-US bilateral ties is one of the most consequential relationships for both countries”. #IndiaUS #StrongerTogether
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Pleased to have represented @theELN & @WCAPSnet interacting with Undersecretary of State for Arms Control & International Security @Jenkinsbd @UnderSecT on nuclear policy, emerging technologies, regional nuclear challenges ahead of the NPR & MDR. #BuildBackBetter
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An absolute pleasure&honor to be part of Steering Committee @Orgs_Solidarity to combat racism&discrimination in peace&security while strengthening national resilience&making #NatSec diverse&equitable.Pleased to work with @Jenkinsbd + terrific team with a problem-solving approach.
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Minnesota Daily has a thoughtful profile on @Jenkinsbd talking about her passion for learning while growing up. “I just love to learn;I still love to learn.And I like the academic environment.” .Her journey is so inspiring. ✨.Next-gen take note.🤓
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Attending #NPTRevCon in New York this week and looking forward to participating in a side event organized by @WCAPSnet focused on the importance of nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament education.
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Thankyou everyone for the good wishes & kind notes you sent my way. 🙏☺️✨A special thank you & shout out to my amazing colleagues at @IST_org for making it really special & I got to celebrate with them in San Francisco. Yes, those are dumpling desserts!:) #birthday2023 #grateful
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Living thousands of miles away, in between despair & helplessness, there's only a sense of gratitude for all the kindness & support I received. Thank you.🙏Most, unfortunately, I am not alone in this grief as millions of Indians are going through this ordeal. #IndiaCovidCrisis.
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*proud sis alert*In a new @ForeignPolicy article, @Mishraesque & Prof.HarshPant makes the case why India's promise of an inclusive & transparent development model,unlike that of #China's,is attractive to #Africans & can pay rich dividends in the long run.
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To my colleagues & friends in the US interested in #grandstrategy #futurewarfare & US-China competition, would highly recommend this rich debate among #JohnMearsheimer, @samirsaran & @mahbubani_k moderated by @rahulkanwal.
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In an open letter👇, #natsec experts are urging Senate for immediate confirmation of @Jenkinsbd to be Undersecretary for Arms Control & IS. Appreciate @DarylGKimball leading this much-required effort & giving me an opportunity to sign & add my name. @WCAPS.
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Emerging technologies will impact a decision maker’s ability to manage, assimilate, interpret, trust, verify the information, & make a nuclear decision. Read our @theELN report.
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Pleased to share my paper 'India and the United States: The Time Has Come to Collaborate on Commercial Drones', @NewAmerica & @FordFoundation as a part of NA's report launch on 'The Promise of Public Interest Technology: In India and the United States'.
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This past year has been difficult for all, but the one thing that kept us all going is the hope for a better today and tomorrow, light at the end of the tunnel. Let there be light.✨Happy Diwali.🪔 #Diwali2021
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Wanted to share that whilst I didn't have the good fortune to meet Dr. Janne E.Nolan, to prepare me for this opportunity, two fantastic individuals @LauraSHHolgate & @SEFBurk most kindly enriched me by sharing their experiences working with & knowing Dr.Nolan. Thank you.
I'm thrilled to be awarded this named fellowship @TrumanCenter honoring legacy of a giant in nuclear strategy. Looking forward to the opportunity to work on nuclear policy through the DEIJ lens & also learning from a stellar team @jenna_dc @margolick @JonTemin & others at Truman.
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I write @NTI_WMD on Five Global Trends in Nuclear Policy & explain the broad contours:Return of great power competition;nuclear weapons back into sharper focus;threat of nuclear terrorism; growing divide between deterrence & disarmament camps;emerging tech.
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In a long commentary(hence a two-part series),I write @AtomicReporters on the concept of strategic stability in the third nuclear age, exploring what it entails at a time when nuclear weapons are rapidly gaining salience in military warfighting doctrines.
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Dear friends, colleagues & kind people on Twitter, you have been so helpful. 🙏We called more than 50+ places for oxygen cylinders but there is no availability. My mom's O2 levels are at 82 & fluctuating. She needs to hospitalized so we are trying to get her admitted.
URGENT: #SOSKolkata If you have any leads or contacts for oxygen cylinders in Kolkata please send. It's for my mother. DMs open.
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Big shout out & congratulations @sbidgood for spearheading a great & timely project on 'Young Women in Nonproliferation Initiative'aimed at bringing WMD nonproliferation & disarmament issues to more women at US colleges & universities: @MIIS @CNS_Updates.
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Wow! Spotted this on the bookshelves at San Diego airport and since then I have been unable to keep it down. To all the policy wonks, I hope you have gotten/are getting @ArmsControlWonk acclaimed book. Highly recommended.
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Establishing the Nuclear Futures Working Group @NewAmerica has conveyed a great group of scholars with smart research proposals. I'm pleased to be part of this cohort & looking forward to working with the team on nuclear competition in Southern Asia.
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Thank you @ISYPugwash for inviting me to speak on nuclear risk reduction. It was good to join the panel with Giorgio Franceschini & @walberque. Compliments to whip smart&talented ISYP leadershipteam @EzraFriedman3 @SuhBetty @Shane_Ward14 @AliceSpilman @pirnavskaia. #3NAConference
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Pretty cool to see Harvard Gazette feature @BelferCenter event @mbudjeryn @natsecHeather @sbidgood @eland_princess @j3nnyt0wn. Always happy to spotlight amazing work being done at @WCAPSnet, our CBRN WG @Wardah_Amir. @Jenkinsbd started a global movement.
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Henry Miller said writing is its own reward. Writing about issues one cares about is indeed greatly rewarding because the intent is to make a difference. Pleased to team up with @raji143 @orfonline to write about 'manels' & the need to end it, Now.
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Stopped at the @StateAVC booth to learn about the Bureau’s work and also know my verification fortune. Appreciate all the work of @missilemaven @mhanham and the T family. #nukecon
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Poignant moment. @carnegienpp taking a moment to remember those no longer with us.Seeing this clip of Michael Krepon made me sad but as always, in the clip Michael has such an imp lesson & useful reminder for us. 🥹 @ethrelkeld @frank11285 @avasudeva_87. @StimsonCenter #nukecon
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I have been slow to post this, but last week in between running meetings, was happy to take a moment to stop and get clicked infront of this life-size frame of a pioneer and a legend Secretary Madeline Albright @StateDept.
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Thank you @ScovillePF 🙏.
Congratulations to Scoville '18 @MishraSylvia on recently beginning a fully-funded PhD program in Political Science at .@ScharSchool @GeorgeMasonU where she is also a teaching assistant. Her research focuses on nuclear weapons issues & the balance of power in conflictual dyads.
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It has been a pleasure & honor to work with @NSquareCollab over the summer & I am so pleased to be part of the N Square Innovators Network in the nuclear threat field:.
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.@sbidgood & I write for @inkstickmedia that the gender gap is a self-perpetuating problem & this stasis needs to be disrupted by taking proactive steps to elevate the voices of women in WMD policy. And this is the time for us to speak up & take action.
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Day3: #NPTRevCon So pleased to meet Alimzhan Akhmetov, Director, Center for International Security & Policy, Kazakhstan. Alimzhan & I were in @JamesMartinCNS Monterey, 2017 together & it is just great to catch up with #MontereyMafia working on nuclear issues across the globe.
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External shocks & crises often lead states to recalibrate,regenerate & reorient itself.Echo Prof. @HappymonJacob here.India needs a well-staffed foreign ministry to strengthen its influence & outreach.Lateral entry needs to be promoted.Diversity of thoughts & backgrounds matter.
Saying it again and again and again. If India wants 2 b a major power with global impact, it SIMPLY needs more men & women to carry out its diplomatic work, strategic thinking & conflict resolution. PMO can't do it all & the country's 940 or so diplomats can't do it all either!.
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My new article @TheNatlInterest is on the role & impact of social media on crisis escalation during Pulwama-Balakot & how digital media may impact escalation dynamics & also act as a voice of restraint & reason. *The title is editor's discretion*.
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Here’s taking a moment to appreciate @raji143’s consistent efforts to call out #manels & @darshanabaruah’s reflections on citation biases & need to credit & cite preexisting work &ideas. We have much work to do to bridge the gender gap & the onus lies with us all.
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I am so fortunate to have most thoughtful & caring friends and colleagues. Thank you @SahilV_Shah. 🥺🤗❤️ Certainly brings a smile.:)
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As they say, you are the company you keep. Inspired & motivated by these brilliant people, their work, & commitment to the nuclear policy field. It was great to meet @ScovillePF & see them lead conversations, ask hard qs & offer options to break gridlocks @carnegienpp #nukefest
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Thread about #Disinformation: .1. I was pleased to participate in a panel on Disinformation in South Asia with @MichaelKugelman & @SalmaShaheen07. The panel was very finely moderated by @BrigittaSchuch1.
ICYMI: @MichaelKugelman @MishraSylvia & @SalmaShaheen07 discussed the link between disinformation spread through social media & political polarization in South Asia. Watch yesterday's @SAVoices webinar moderated by @BrigittaSchuch1 .
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Delighted to meet my good friend @LKenausis after what seems like ages. So proud to see her do such great work at @StanleyConnect and make this nuclear policy field a better place. cc: @ScovillePF.
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It was my pleasure to engage some super smart & talented women in discussions on why diversity (of thoughts, ideas, experiences, geography & culture) is important in the CBRN Policy space along with my amazing friend & colleague @Wardah_Amir @wcapsnet.
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Pleased to do a deepdive long read interview @globalpolicyin tying India's challenges amid COVID19,impact on defense ties with US & Russia, issues of supply chain diversification & resilience, Chinese 'legitimacy' & flaws in its 'smart power' strategies. #longread.
"One of the core tenets of India’s defense policy has been to achieve self-reliance on defense manufacturing.". #lastestInterview with @MishraSylvia Sylvia Mishra on India's Defense Relations with Major Powers in the Post- COVID-19 World. Read more:
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This @csis & @NatSecDiver list warrants appreciation for one & many reasons but one important acknowledgment is that of @Jenkinsbd’s vision of making #natsec diverse & all the work that she has put in action to redefine national security,foreign policy. @WCAPSnet @RedefineNatsec.
#NEW: @NatSecDiver & @CSIS are pleased to announce our 2021 U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership List! Please check out our amazing 50 selected leaders! #Power50 #NatSecLeaders #DiversityinNatSec #DINSN #CSISDiversity
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Thrilled that @Jenkinsbd @WCAPSnet is selected as the 2020 Arms Control Person of the Year. A recognition that is so richly earned. Congratulations 🥳 to Amb. Jenkins!!.
Congratulations to Ambassador @Jenkinsbd and @WCAPSnet for being selected as the 2020 Arms Control Persons of the Year (#ACPOY2020)!
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This year is going to be my 3rd @carnegienpp conf in DC😀! @WCAPSnet we are excited to partner with @carnegienpp Young Professionals Track.From WCAPS #CBRN WG,I will be offering opening remarks & @Wardah_Amir moderating discussion on nuclear policy&diversity in the field.Join us.
Registration for the 2021 virtual #Nukefest is now OPEN!. Join @CarnegieNPP and colleagues from across the nuclear policy field to debate the most pressing challenges in nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, disarmament, deterrence, energy, and security.
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Great to see my coauthored report with Alexa Wehsener on vulnerabilities of existing crisis communications channels & how we can fix them.published this noon. @IST_org .#nuclearwar #crisiscommunications #nuclearrisk #riskreduction.
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This morning, @carnegienpp @Wardah_Amir is facilitating a conversation with young professionals in the nuclear policy field on advancing DEI in #CBRN with empathy, care and nuance that this discussion demands. @WCAPSnet @Orgs_Solidarity @RedefineNatsec #Nukefest.
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Wrapping up Week 1 of #NPTRevCon listening to statements of member states on NPT, observing how bilat & multilateral diplomacy play out, exchanging & presenting ideas on nuclear policy, & spending time with colleagues @IST_org @WCAPSnet, collaborators & friends. #NPT2022
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Going over the copy edits of @WCAPSnet #CBRN & GHS Policy Papers & literally getting goosebumps. 90 pgs,17 articles, features 20 #WOC from diverse professional backgrounds writing on wide ranging policy issues & a thoughtful note from @Jenkinsbd. This publication is special. ✨.
Pleased to share @WCAPSnet CBRN WG publication is almost ready & sent to copy editors. Eagerly waiting for it. Watch this space for great contributions from experts & emerging professionals on CBRN-GHS issues. This wouldn't have been possible without @Jenkinsbd's leadership.
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So proud to have @wcaps Statement congratulating & honoring @KamalaHarris.”VP Kamala Harris has pushed open the door wider for other women of color to enter & have their voices heard & be part of decisionmaking processes.”.Thankyou @Jenkinsbd @Orgs_Solidarity for your leadership.
WCAPS Statement on the election of #KamalaHarrisVP as the First Woman of Color Vice President of the United States. Wonderful! @Jenkinsbd @wcapswestcoast @Nedoushh @WCAPSinNY @WCAPSinFrance @WCAPSintheUK @MishraSylvia @Wardah_Amir
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