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Something that the doctor ordered for me. Captivating title, and an all-important phenomenon that is fast-becoming a key element in a state's crisis behaviour. @heatherwilly Image
The tweet that ,according to the authors, lies at the heart of their argument is this :" To manage escalation during crises, stop tweeting."
They argue that Twitter is not the conduit to share nuanced messages aimed at reassuring allies and deterring adversaries or for strategic signalling.
This is a very good recommendation.

"Improve understanding of how disinformation is spread
and consumed via Twitter and build public resilience
to disinformation campaigns."
From Asymmetric Escalation to Asymmetric Tweeting.
Herman Kahn's ladder reduces in utility in the evolving information landscape, contend the authors.

Indeed, nothing can be choreographed, and that no one can put a number to the rungs.

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Feb 6, 2022
The joint statement released after @ImranKhanPTI 's visit to China is long, well-worded, and meaningful, to say the least.
As per the statement, PM Khan was invited by the Chinese leadership. This, in and of itself, refutes the impression created by certain people.
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Sep 9, 2021
I have serious issues with this @MarkeyDaniel piece in @ForeignAffairs, not least because it is rife with the usual set of allegations against Pakistan. politics-dz.com/en/americas-pe…
.@MarkeyDaniel writes:"it helped birth the group in the 1980s...."

Two issues with this. One, The Taliban were not created in the 1980s. Also, all Mujahideen did not join the ranks of the Taliban in the 1990s.
Two, even if we, for a minute, agree with Markey's assertion, we cannot forget Pakistan's senior partner in the '1980s'.

Thus, the statement is incorrect in more ways than one.
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Apr 26, 2021
Looking forward to this webinar on South Asia's nuclear history. It starts at 11. @Rabs_AA @adilsultan
West's is a perspective of Nonproliferation, so it is important to look at Washington's non-proliferation policy, says @Rabs_AA.
India's nuclear test hardly came as a surprise to Pakistan; it had a direct bearing on Pakistan, says Dr.Akhtar.
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Apr 19, 2021
This @Rabs_AA piece is not a digital warriors' delight because it neither bashes certain factions nor extols the others. It asks some tough questions of the Taliban and the U.S., a country that has let them run scot-free. pakistanpolitico.com/afghanpeace/
The Taliban, according to the author, must be pushed to share their vision ,their framework for Afghanistan. No free passes for them, please. The Taliban, as the author says, must show the world that they have changed.
That Afghanistan does want to be ruled by TB is reason enough to ask of them as to what their strategy is to win hearts and minds of 34 million Afghans, rightly says @Rabs_AA .
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@Rabs_AA hosted @seb_bw and @WheelerICCS, to discuss their co-authored report entitled 'Nuclear Responsibilities: A New Approach to Thinking and Talking about Nuclear Weapons'.
Introducing the report, @seb_bw said that the idea was to explore ways to foster a culture of responsibility in the heart of nuclear politics, adding that a strong culture of talking and thinking about nuclear responsibilities will reduce mistrust, misperception, instability,etc.
Thinking and talking about nuclear responsibilities, said Sebastian, helps in better policymaking which, among other things, is critical to mitigating misperceptions and creating a better understanding at multiple levels when it comes to nuclear policy.
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Mar 7, 2021
In this session of the CSSPR Conversation Series, @Rabs_AA discussed with @PravinSawhney the Sino-Indo disengagement and its implications on the threats India faces, the ceasefire on the LoC, India's position within the QUAD, and a lot more.
Disengagement happened within the 1959 Chinese claim line, and in areas which only had tactical value, said Pravin Sawhney while arguing that it showed how the PLA was unwilling to even give tactical concessions to India.
The PLA, he said, was insistent on India needing to vacate places within the Chinese claim line, if further progress is to be made.
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