Today, we discussed research in classified or restricted environments with 25 engaged PhD students. A few reflections: 1️⃣ Even in classified or restricted military environments, meaningful and ethical research is possible, though not without trade-offs.

New SJMS-article on mid-range national security policymaking in Sweden. Read it open access, free to read and share! sjms.nu/articles/10....

Article alert: "Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Aggression, and PTSD Symptoms in Danish Treatment-Seeking Veterans" by Ask Elklit and Natache Hedegaard Dahl. Read it open access and free to share and read! doi.org/10.31374/sjm...

ARTICLE ALERT to everyone interested in the use and misuse of the concept of human security: "Operationalizing Human Security in NATO: The Blurring of Police and Military Boundaries and the Rise of Stability Policing" by Ayfer Genc Yilmaz (link in comment). #CIVMILSKY

HOW TO COMPREHEND RUSSIAN ACTIVITY IN THE ARCTIC? Read this newly published, highly relevant SJMS-article by Karsten Friis continuing a discussion in the journal on the understanding of Russian activity in the Arctic (see links in comments): sjms.nu/articles/10....

We at @sjms.bsky.social not only have the nicest notebooks, but we also: -Want your manuscripts in the broad field of military studies -Exclusively publish open-access articles Read more here: sjms.nu #CivMilSky

🔔 New article: Mission command in a multinational context. 🧵on NATO's challenges in moving from describing mission command in written doctrine to actual practice. The article is based on 33 interviews with commanders and senior staff officers. Open access @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....

🔔 New article: Mission command in #NATO. Mission command is challenging within national forces. The challenges multiply in NATO’s multinational setting. We identify the key friction points and offer ways to address them. Our 🇸🇪/🇩🇰 venture is open access @sjms.bsky.social sjms.nu/articles/10....

ARTICLE ALERT (open access and in Danish): Integration of Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) into Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) strategy in the Danish Defence by Morten Bjerregaard Hansen. sjms.nu/articles/10....

Response letters in #academia: a guide. And your inputs are welcome. You worked hard to write that manuscript. It has now been returned with feedback from the editor and further detailed comments from the anonymous reviewers. Now what? A short editor's 🧵in part inspired by #ISA2025 discussions.

NEW ARTICLE in SJMS - analysing the Russian threat perception before the invasion in 2022: "Russian Forecasting and Pre-emption: The Prelude to the Invasion of Ukraine" by Amund Osflaten. Open access and free to download and share! sjms.nu/articles/10....

Deadline approaching: March 1st. Don't miss the call for abstract deadline for the second NATO in the Nordics conference in September in Oslo!

Intelligence and National Security is now on BlueSky! Our latest edition, Vol 39, No 7, 2024 is available here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fint20/3... Follow this account for the latest news from the Journal!

Are you a PhD student in military studies, intelligence, or a similar field where classified data might be an issue? This workshop in September, co-hosted with @forsvaretshogskole.bsky.social, may be of interest. It's free, and you'll also get to participate in the NATO in the Nordics conference.

We are excited to announce that we will co-organise a PhD workshop on research in classified environments in mid-September, just before the NATO in the Nordics conference. This workshop is for students who work with data that may be classified or could raise security concerns. Bonus: It's free

ARTICLE ALERT: "Navigating Collaboration: Understanding Civil-Military Interactions in Swedish Total Defence From a Security Network Perspective" by Peter Tillberg, Lotta Victor Tillberg and Joakim Berndtsson. Open access and free to read! sjms.nu/articles/10.... #CivMilSky

NEW ARTICLE on logistics: "Transformation in European Defence Supply Chains as Ukraine Conflict Fuels Demand" by Roland Hellberg and Martin Lundmark. sjms.nu/articles/10....

You will get very rich and direct data over a cup of coffee. However, issues with protecting informants arise when they speak off the cuffs, and operational security is added in military settings. Five of us 'insiders' have shared our approaches via @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....

"Constructing 'Society’s Soldiers': Identity Work, (Total) Defence Willingness and the Swedish Home Guard" @sjms.bsky.social sjms.nu/articles/10....

NEW ARTICLE on the construction of the idea of a "Society's Soldier" in the Swedish Home Guard: sjms.nu/articles/10....

Ever wondered what the numbers say about the economic consequences of military service? Economist Peter Bäckström has studied the long-term labour market consequences for Swedish veterans deployed to Bosnia in the 1990s. Listen in this podcast episode of SJMS Talks. open.spotify.com/episode/55u2...

CONFERENCE NEWS: The second NATO in the NORDICS conference is hosted in Oslo 2025. Please spread the news! sjms.nu/conference

CONFERENCE NEWS: The second NATO in the NORDICS conference is hosted in Oslo 2025. Please spread the news! sjms.nu/conference

Hello, new followers 👋 We are SJMS, an online, open-access journal in the multidisciplinary field of military studies. Our journal is Scopus-indexed, and we don't charge for publishing. We are here to promote our authors' work and seek new submissions. Learn more 👇 #milsky #polsky #civmilsky

Doctrine, grand strategy, tactics, military technology, command, planning, etc. 👉 Here is a starter pack with good colleagues from the Royal Danish Defence College / Forsvarsakademiet. Have I missed any? Please tag them below, and I will add them. #MilSky #PolSky #CivMilSky #RDDC

💬 "If you allow headquarters to do what it does, which is to be very like a machine pumping out solutions, it will tend to come to answers that are textbook correct, but profoundly wrong". 👉 Organisations need leadership, not merely management. sjms.nu/articles/10....

DO RESEARCHERS EVER GO ON HOLIDAY? The number of submissions in SJMS increases radically during and after public holidays. January and August are the busiest months. We look forward to this New Year's rush but hope our authors get some time off. So why not submit your paper to us today?

Does it make sense to see military commitment as implicit religion? New article in SJMS explores the theme. Open access and free to read! sjms.nu/articles/10.... #milsky

Hello, new followers 👋 We are SJMS, an online, open-access journal in the multidisciplinary field of military studies. Our journal is Scopus-indexed, and we don't charge for publishing. We are here to promote our authors' work and seek new submissions. Learn more 👇 #milsky #polsky #civmilsky

Today marks the second anniversary of 'What Military Commanders Do and How They Do It'. It is still one of the most popular articles in @sjms.bsky.social I asked senior commanders how they make decisions. They turn to intuitive decision-making but still rely on inputs. sjms.nu/articles/10....

We at the Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies - @sjms.bsky.social - are looking for Special Collection proposals Do consider us if you aim to be the guest editor(s) of a military studies-related collection - it's going to be an open-access publication! #CivMilSky

I just joined the editorial team of the Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (@sjms.bsky.social) So do send us your good stuff in the broad field of military studies! See the recent editors' note here for more info: sjms.nu/articles/10.... #CivMilSky #Polisky

🔔 New article: Military Security and Research Ethics Collecting data and working with classified information in restricted military settings can present significant research challenges. Our new article discusses navigating challenges Open access via @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....

After five years of the Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (@sjms.bsky.social), the editors take stock of an emerging field. We clarify what we do and how we do it. 💡I suspect some of you could find a home for your work with us. sjms.nu/articles/10.... #MilSky, #CivMilSky, #PolSky

For those of you working on interoperability, please have a look at this CfP for @sjms.bsky.social! Call for Papers: International Military Interoperability in the Post-Ukraine War Era sjms.nu/announcement... #CivMilSky #MilSky #Polisky

Military interoperability? New open call for papers for a special collection on interoperability. In NATO doctrine, interoperability has three dimensions: technical, procedural, and human. But what does it even look like, what does it mean? Deadline: 15 Sep 👉 Learn more: sjms.nu/calls-for-pa...

Militaries actively “push” themselves into politics. However, political authorities may also “pull” the military into politics. Ayfer Genç Yılmaz examines martial law in Turkey in 1974 and 1978 as a pulling mechanism. 👉 sjms.nu/articles/10.... (free and open access) #CivMilSky #OA #SJMS

Militaries actively “push” themselves into politics. However, political authorities may also “pull” the military into politics. Ayfer Genç Yılmaz examines martial law in Turkey in 1974 and 1978 as a pulling mechanism. 👉 sjms.nu/articles/10.... (free and open access) #CivMilSky #OA #SJMS

From a journal perspective: The ‘why’ and the ‘and so what’ sets the tone of a paper; good articles provide clear answers to these question very early. There are many interesting thoughts in this article here.👇 Valid for open access publication with us too: sjms.nu/about #PolSky #CivMilSky

It's Follow Friday (#FF) in MilSky 🪖 / Civ-MIL, here are some interesting profiles @sebastianbae.bsky.social @bafriedman.bsky.social @mg1986smitht.bsky.social @pptsapper.bsky.social @doctrinatrix.bsky.social @charig.bsky.social @batteriechef.bsky.social @chrisgingram.bsky.social @sjms.bsky.social

What does it take to be accepted as a female soldier? Being in the military, you both need to identify as a soldier, and be accepted as one. A recent article in SJMS by Iselin Silja Kaspersen studies this question. Open access and free to read! sjms.nu/articles/10....

CivMilSky people looking for an open-access journal might want to check out SJMS

Hello World SJMS is an online open-access journal in the multidisciplinary field of military studies. We are here to promote our authors and the journal. And we are looking for quality content for the journal. Learn more sjms.nu Psst... One of the editors is here too: @sorensjogren.bsky.social