🚀 Nuclear Security Workshop at Hertie School wrapped up! 3 days of discussions on Europe’s nuclear order, deterrence, arms control, and public attitudes. Many thanks to all participants and The Stanton Foundation for support. Call for papers for next year's edition goes out early 2027.

🏆 Congratulations to our postdoctoral researcher Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social on winning EPSS Best Book Award 2026 for “Making a Career in Dictatorship”. The book shows how career incentives shape repression and coups in authoritarian regimes. 📖 Read more: lnkd.in/ePs8iRw9

Huge congratulations to Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social for winning the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social best book award for “Making a Career in Dictatorship“ 🥳 #EPSS2026 @hertiesecurity.bsky.social

New publication: Jack Kennedy (Hertie School Centre for International Security) has published a new article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on arms control, risk reduction, and the future of strategic stability in an increasingly uncertain nuclear landscape. 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/eX_Vj58K

Proud to share: our postdoctoral researcher Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social's new book, Making a Career in Dictatorship, has been featured in The New York Times. 📰 Read more about their feature here: lnkd.in/d2SNAfFC @hertieschool.bsky.social

📅 Join us on Thursday as Krzysztof Krakowski presents new research on the risks faced by demobilised ex-combatants after conflict ends: 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dQRieags

📅 Join us this Thursday as we discuss the future of the international order: lnkd.in/dGrDqE5p

How do nuclear threats succeed? Public opinion may be a key channel of coercion. In a new article, @wucherpfennig.bsky.social, Gläßel, Lemmer & Kolonić show that many Germans see Russian nuclear threats as credible - linked to lower support for sending advanced weapons to Ukraine: shorturl.at/JuJRq

Surviving peace: What kills ex-combatants after conflict? 📅 30 April 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (CEST) | 💻 Online Krzysztof Krakowski (King’s College London) on why demobilised fighters still face violence, using Colombia data (2003–2023). 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dQRieags

How do nuclear threats succeed? One way is by deterring publics in target states. The new #JOGSS article, based on survey evidence from Germany, finds that many respondents view Russian nuclear threats as credible and this perception is linked to lower support for supplying weapons to Ukraine.

The "Free World" today - can it still hold together? Join our panel discussion on international order in uncertain times. 📅 30 Apr 2026, 18:00–19:30 📍 Hertie School (Henrik Enderlein Forum) This event is funded by the DAAD using funds from the Federal Foreign Office. Register: lnkd.in/dGrDqE5p

I am very excited to start my research stay at @hertiesecurity.bsky.social with @argohdes.bsky.social until the summer! Looking forward to getting to know the vibrant research community in Berlin, attending conferences and workshops, and of course exploring the city ✨ 🪩

Join us this Thursday for our research colloquium with David Kuehn. 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/dzn8PEb9

What explains military support for or opposition to self-coups? In our next research colloquium, David Kuehn (GIGA) presents his research on “Militarization, military behavior, and the dynamics of self-coups.” 📅 16 Apr 2026 | 🕒 12:30–13:30 CEST | 💻 Online 👉 Register: lnkd.in/dzn8PEb9

What explains military support for or opposition to self-coups? In our next research colloquium, David Kuehn (GIGA) presents his research on “Militarization, military behavior, and the dynamics of self-coups.” 📅 16 Apr 2026 | 🕒 12:30–13:30 CEST | 💻 Online 👉 Register: lnkd.in/dzn8PEb9

“Internet shutdowns only fuel violence, because regimes feel less restrained in this digital darkness." Our faculty member Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social in Süddeutsche Zeitung on internet shutdowns, violence and surveillance. 📖 lnkd.in/d4PaS72A

Mit der Süddeutschen habe ich über internet shutdowns und Gewalt gesprochen: www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/iran... @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social

Join us this Thursday for our research colloquium with Johannes Gerschewski. 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/gEUg2UJE

Our new book, MAKING A CAREER IN DICTATORSHIP (Oxford University Press), is available in hardcover. Oxford offers 30% off with the code at checkout for the hardcover 👇 Code: AUFLY30 (or simply get the much cheaper softcover) Unlock the secrets of navigating authoritarian regimes!

Join us next week for our research colloquium with Johannes Gerschewski. 🔗 Register here: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

Check out the below piece by our postdoctoral researcher Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social for @donmoyn.bsky.social’s Substack.

Join next week's #SustainabilityColloquium with Joanne Yao and Danielle Young who will present their research on the development and use of #solargeoengineering as another tool to lower global temperatures and the geopolitical implications of such technology. 📌18 Mar, 3pm ✍️Registration link below

How can liberal democracies defend themselves against autocratization? At our next research colloquium, Johannes Gerschewski (DFG) presents his research on how “militant democracy” helps protect democratic systems. 📆Thurs, 26 March 2026 🕒12:30-1:30 pm (CET) Register: lnkd.in/gEUg2UJE

Would a “limited” nuclear strike coerce the West? Research by Marina Henke, Dino Kolonić & Felix Lemmer shows U.S. & German publics favor retaliation, not conciliation - even more if NATO suffers casualties. We sat down with the authors to discussed their newly published study: lnkd.in/d37M95z4

Looking forward to welcoming Joanne Yao (@qmulsse.bsky.social) and @notesnthemargin.bsky.social (@universityofleeds.bsky.social). Join us for their talk on 18 March. @hertiesustain.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...

Ahead of the 20th NATO WMD Conference in Berlin, @hertiesecurity.bsky.social sat down with NATO and the German Federal Foreign Office. With New START expired and nuclear risks rising, the message was clear: Europe must boost military capability, safeguard the NPT, and rethink strategic stability.

So excited about spring AND these new books on my table 🌸 @ascharpf.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social @sritholtz.bsky.social @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social

Join us next Monday for a discussion on arms control and deterrence. 🔗Register here: lnkd.in/dPz_WwtE

The era of strategic complacency is over. A new report by the European Nuclear Study Group asks: how can Europe avoid a deterrence gap amid Russia’s nuclear revisionism and doubts about US guarantees? 📖 Read more: lnkd.in/d__4wv5U 🔗 Access the full report here: lnkd.in/dTbSfUGU 📷 : Celina Geigle

1 week left to submit abstracts! ⏳ Don’t miss your chance to join this fantastic opportunity at the Hertie School's Centre for International Security.

Why do some security force personnel condemn misconduct - while others don’t? At our next research colloquium, Sabrina Karim (Cornell University) presents her research on hyper-masculine identity primes & tolerance for abuse. 📅 Thurs, 26 Feb 2026 🕒 12:30–1:30 pm (CET) Register: lnkd.in/dfVyQjEQ

So excited to see this published! More than a decade ago I got to share an office with @ascharpf.bsky.social (at Lehrstuhl @sabinecarey.bsky.social 😎) & over the past years Christian's office has been down the hall @hertiesecurity.bsky.social - now their joint work is published in book form 🥳👏🏻✨

Join us this Monday for our annual post–Munich Security Conference discussion. 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/ere5VMwT

📅 Save the date: our annual post–Munich Security Conference discussion. Key takeaways + what’s next for global security cooperation. Speakers announced next week. Register: lnkd.in/ere5VMwT

⏳ 1 week to go! Don’t miss this fascinating research talk. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dise8SeE

⏳ 2 weeks to go! Don’t miss this fascinating research talk. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dise8SeE

🧩 How do autocrats use courts - to legitimize or coerce? Join Fiona Shen-Bayh (UMD) for a talk on Spain’s Franco-era tribunals, 12 Feb 2026, 4–5 PM CET, online. Insights from 9,000+ cases reveal shifting logics of repression. 👉 lnkd.in/dise8SeE #PoliticalScience #Authoritarianism #JudicialPolitics

🚨 Calling nuclear security scholars! 🚨 The Hertie School Centre for International Security is now accepting paper proposals for its Nuclear Security Workshop 2026, taking place 25 – 26 June 2026 at the Hertie School in Berlin. Find out more: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

Every state has a grand strategy, whether they know it or not. The real challenge is designing one that works. In our latest podcast episode, Dr. Marina Henke (@mephenke.bsky.social) from @hertiesecurity.bsky.social discusses the critical link between strategic design and democratic accountability.

“Drones are not a wonder weapon.” Mauro Gilli (Hertie School) warns that tech failures, weather, jamming, and selective social media coverage mean drone success is often overstated - true mission success may be as low as 20–30%. War is about adaptation, not gadgets. www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

Germany’s Cold War nuclear dilemmas are back. @mephenke.bsky.social shows how issues of U.S. dependence, credibility, and public resistance are resurfacing in new forms - and why today’s debate focuses on conventional deterrence, not nukes. 📄 Read more: lnkd.in/dJaQg-5z 🎧 Podcast: lnkd.in/dAvRZjnd

On Human Rights Day, we highlight "The Politics of Human Rights" by faculty member @argohdes.bsky.social, Sabine Carey & Mark Gibney. The textbook offers a fresh, empirical take on human dignity & global responsibility. Interview with Anita: lnkd.in/dTA9TzZ6 Order your copy here: lnkd.in/dHAfrey3

We’re proud to share that our Centre Director and faculty member, @mephenke.bsky.social, has been recognised in Table.Briefings’ “Top 100 Minds Shaping Security 2025” in the #Science category! 🏆✨ Read more: lnkd.in/d7hb9Z2M

In DIE ZEIT, our postdoc researcher Christian Gläßel & Adam Scharpf draw troubling parallels between ICE’s raids, rapid hiring & loyalty incentives and past authoritarian regimes, showing the importance of personnel decisions in driving repression. 📖 Read more: lnkd.in/d4vvTHyq

Apply now: Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships 26/27 Eligibility: Post-doc researchers and tenure-track junior faculty from fields such as nuclear policy, security, international relations, engineering, physics. 🗓️ Deadline: 1 Jan 2026 👉 More info & apply: lnkd.in/dBWgC7He

The Stanton Foundation awards a new major grant to @hertieschool.bsky.social's Centre for International Security, funding annual Stanton Fellowships & the Frank Stanton Distinguished Visiting Chair to grow nuclear security research & transatlantic collaboration. Read More → lnkd.in/dNega9gP

If you’re a despot with cash, there’s a Western PR firm to polish your image. New study by Christian Gläßel + co-authors maps decades of contracts and shows when/why regimes hire PR to sway US elites and the public. Read: lnkd.in/dU8gwDzf Full study: doi.org/10.1080/0963... 📷CharlesFred (Flickr)

⏳ Happening tomorrow! Don’t miss this fascinating research talk. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dise8SeE

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“Nuclear weapons are back with a vengeance.” - Vipin Narang, MIT Professor of Nuclear Security. At our annual Nuclear Security Workshop, he outlined why global nuclear risks are rising - and what can be done. Learn more about our Stanton project: lnkd.in/emZP5ZQr