BISA 2026 Conference

Nuclear Futures: Norms, Technologies, and Geopolitics

TH04

4 Jun 2026, 10:45

1h 30m

Panel Global Nuclear Order Working Group

Description

This panel examines how emerging technologies and shifting geopolitical dynamics are reshaping nuclear governance and deterrence. Together, these papers interrogate the complex interplay between new technologies, norms, and strategy in the context of evolving geopolitical tensions and the erosion of arms control agreements.

Subcontributions

• Investigating the strength of the “nuclear taboo” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: a cross-temporal meta-analysis
• Nuclear (re)renaissance and nonproliferation: NATO's evolving mission in the changing international nuclear order
• Devil on the Shoulder: How AI Decision-Support Risks Biasing Nuclear Decision-Making Toward Escalation
• “Synthetic Deterrence”: AI, Strategic Deception, and the Weaponization of Perception
• The "Third Nuclear Age" and the politics of periodization