The #AutoPractices project, from @cwswarstudies.bsky.social with #SIPRI, has launched ‘Map of Practices’, with significant input from SIPRI’s Alexander Blanchard, in a step to creating a toolkit to strengthen human agency in the use of military systems integrating AI technologies ➡️ bit.ly/4pGTI8I

Delighted my new @routledgebooks.bsky.social book "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" is available for preorder routledge.com/Greenpeace-i.... Thanks to all who made this possible! @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sdu.dk @iashedinburgh.bsky.social

📣NEW: "Right(s) practice: normative competence negotiation in the struggles over human rights protection in AMISOM" by our colleague @chiara-defranco.bsky.social & Linnéa Gelot just published in Journal of International Relations and Development link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🔓 New & open access 🔓 "Visuals as sources of normative substance in the debate about AI in the military domain" by our colleagues @profbode.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze, co-authored with @guangyuqiao-franco.bsky.social, available in Critical Studies on Security www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social - Military demonstrations as digital spectacles: How virtual presentations of AI decision-support systems shape perceptions of war and security - cup.org/3IMQWh4 - @vanderborghtr.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze #FirstView #AI

⭐️ Very happy to share my latest article, which explores the role of Chinese think tanks in shaping AI governance norms. Huge thanks to Anna Nadibaidze, @profbode.bsky.social, and the editorial team at GPNG for their support! 🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🆕 "The Right Not to Fight: Protection of Ukrainian Men Who Flee the Full-Scale War" by our colleague Sofie Rose is available in the latest issue of Revista Lüvo - read it here: www.calameo.com/read/0048130...

HuMach's @profbode.bsky.social delivered a keynote lecture at the workshop "Who Are ‘Humans’ in Military AI?", held at Utrecht University. She also presented the paper “Control and Human Agency in the Debate on Military Applications of AI”, co-authored with Anna Nadibaidze & Alexander Blanchard.

🎤 Our colleague Anna Nadibaidze was interviewed by @brankamarijan.bsky.social for the latest edition of the @ploughsharesca.bsky.social Monitor. 🔗 Read the exchange here: ploughshares.ca/the-ploughsh...

Check out my latest short piece aimed at helping to clarify what non-violence means @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social

📣 "The Hunt for Economic Security: The Role of Navies in Deterring Threats to the Maritime Economy" by our colleague Louise Tumchewics & @olivierschmitt.bsky.social was published by Ifri. 🏆 This article is the winner of the Admiral Castex 2025 prize. Read it here: www.ifri.org/en/memos/hun...

Time for a cup of coffee, I think😊Just signed a new contract w/ #Routledge for "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti Sealing Era". Thanks to those who made it possible!" @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social #LaurierArchives @sduarctic.bsky.social

Hectic days in Odense! Over the past two days, our first-year students from the Master in International Security and Law program took part in our annual two-day crisis simulation centered on a fictional scenario in the South China Sea.

Baltic crisis, cyber chaos, pipelines blown, NATO sweating—just another Monday in the classroom with our BA students in political science and Cand.Negot. They nailed it. They tuned in, negotiated, made decisions despite uncertainty. Props to Hendrik Huelss for co-running the madness.

📣 NEW: Our colleague Anna Nadibaidze contributed to the Oxford Intersections: AI in Society series with the article "Governance of AI in the Military Domain: International Law, Norms, and Ways Forward". Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...

"How can we #trust the USA after #Trump?" This question framed much of the discussion in the ISA online event "Trust in Turbulent Times." If you missed it, what Andrew Kydd, Nicholas Wheeler, Deborah Welch Larson and myself said is how available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBGj...

It was a pleasure to visit Norwegian-Canadian seal processing company Carino for @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social & learn about their work/role in the preservation, promotion & protection of local sealing/fishing TK @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social

📣 We are #hiring! 📣 The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies. 📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025 🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

📅 28 May, 13:00-15:00 CET Join us for the guest lecture by Dr. Iryna Halasa "Resilient Voices: Women Educators in Conflict Zones & Their Role in Rebuilding Societies" about Ukrainian female teachers during times of war 🇺🇦 ➡️ SDU campus in Odense or online (contact @profbode.bsky.social to register)

📣 We are #hiring! 📣 The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies. 📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025 🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Are you an SDU student interested in European security and NATO? Apply for the "Model NATO & Security in the North" course in Tromsø, Norway from 15-19 September, 2025 🇳🇴 ➡️ 5 fully funded scholarships are available for SDU students ➡️ Deadline: 30 May www.modelnatonorway.com/model-nato-a...

CWS at #EUSA2025 🌎 If you're attending the European Union Studies Association (EUSA)’s conference in Philadelphia this week, do not miss our colleague Anne Ingemann Johansen’s presentation on her ongoing research on NATO and Ukraine 🇺🇦 📆 Friday May 9th 8AM - 10AM

The HuMach project was represented by @profbode.bsky.social and Denise Garcia at the Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain meeting taking place on 6-7 May in Abu Dhabi. Denise Garcia is a commissioner on GC REAIM, while Ingvild Bode is an expert.

📣 NEW: "Contestation of Normativity in Military Practices and the AI Transformation" by our colleague Hendrik Huelss is available in the edited volume "Contestation in Prism" published by @springernature.com ⬇️

🎧 What is the future of human protection in international security? Listen to a new episode of the WarPod featuring the CWS' @chiara-defranco.bsky.social, @qiaochuzhang.bsky.social & Oscar Noach + 3 speakers at "The Future of Human Protection" conference in Copenhagen soundcloud.com/thewarpod/wa...

Our colleague @vckeating.bsky.social will be speaking at this webinar ⬇️

Was up in #Helsingør for #forskningsdøgn, giving a presentation on the political uses of #victimhood - both the good and the bad - to the staff and students at the International People's College. Many thanks to those who came out on a sunny Sunday to listen and ask some challenging questions!

Publication alert 📣: my co-authored article (with Cecilia Ducci & Pak K. Lee) "Narrating and Practising the US-China Tech War" in Global Studies Quarterly. For those interested in the origins of the US-China tech war and #narrativepractices academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

A new WaPo poll shows Americans are now split on whether Russia is an "enemy." This could reflect the enduring appeal of Russian conservative soft power—something Kasia Kaczmarska & I wrote about. Our piece: portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/en/publicati... Poll: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

📢 Workshop on Safe Production in Uncertain Times 📅 24 June at @sdu.dk #Kolding A deep dive at the intersection of #cybersecurity, #geopolitics, and #governance in the context of safe production. 👉 event.sdu.dk/gaa-hjem-moe... 👈 Organised by cyber-smv.dk funded by @industriensfond.bsky.social

📆 15 May 2025, 12pm-1pm CET 💻 Join us for the online lecture "The Food-Gender Relationship and the War in Ukraine" by Dr Yuliia Mieriemova, a non-resident fellow at CWS. 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/1SrN66EQuW2D...

𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆❓ Thank you to Ingvild Bode, Director of Center for War Studies at @sdu.dk, for a truly thought-provoking talk on how AI technologies affect the human ability to make choices and act in warfare.

📣We're happy to welcome Oscar Noach as a new PhD fellow at the CWS and Department of Political Science! Oscar's project, "Assembling Artificial Intelligence and Civilian Harm Mitigation", explores how AI is changing the integration of military & humanitarian concerns in international interventions.

#NATO's krise under Trump er historisk. Går det galt, vil Europa opleve, at 1949-2025 var en parentes, og at fortidens magtbalancespil vil tegne fremtiden. Min kronik i Børsen. @d-ias.bsky.social @sdu.dk @cwswarstudies.bsky.social borsen.dk/nyheder/opin...

At Norwegian MFA to inquire about #NATO policy and interaction between external expertise and policy development. Part of our Mind-the-Gap research project. @d-ias.bsky.social @norwaymfa.government.no @cwswarstudies.bsky.social

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of chatting with ABC Australia Overnight’s Rod Quinn about how wars end. Tune in for 55 minutes of not-so-uplifting stories—if you dare. Ps correction needed: i’m no longer director @cwswarstudies.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

🚨 Europe’s digital dependence is a ticking time bomb – but we can still turn the tide. Jan Stentoft, @vckeating.bsky.social, and I explore how Europe's reliance on digital imports threatens our sovereignty and security and how we can reclaim control over our digital future. tinyurl.com/2p9hwnc3

Our most downloaded article from 2024 deals with the mismatch between the Russian leadership’s AI narrative and the country’s actual technological capabilities. Read Anna Nadibaidze’s (@cwswarstudies.bsky.social) article for free as part of our 🏆 Top 10 of 2024 🏆 series: rdcu.be/ecUBK

Thrilled to share that my PhD work on China’s contestation of the Protection of Civilians principle is now published in @intpeacekeeping.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @jamespattison.bsky.social, @jessgifkins.bsky.social, and Laura McLeod for their guidance! Open Access 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1353...

We are delighted to welcome André Ken Jakobsson in the position of Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science @sdu.dk! André is also head of studies for the Master in Intelligence and Cyber Studies at SDU.

🌎 CWS at #ISA2025! This week many of our colleagues are presenting their research at the @isanet.bsky.social annual convention in Chicago

👏Stor hæder til professor Ingvild Bode🥳 Sammen med 4 andre yngre forskere i international særklasse får hun i dag overrakt EliteForsk-prisen for sit ekstraordinære bidrag til dansk forskning. Bode forsker bl.a. i, hvordan kunstig intelligens påvirker menneskers adfærd i krigsførelse. #dkforsk

📣We're happy to share that our colleague Ingvild Bode is one of the 5 recipients of this year's EliteForsk prize, awarded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Congratulations, @profbode.bsky.social! ufm.dk/en/newsroom/...

In a new blog post, our colleague Hendrik Huelss argues that Google’s updated AI principles do not signal a significant policy shift. Read the blog on the AutoNorms project website: www.autonorms.eu/googles-brav...

📣Our first blog post is up!📣 Anna Nadibaidze writes about limitations to the concept of 'meaningful human control' and the need to examine the exercise of human agency in warfare ⬇️ humach.eu/investigatin...

Our website is now live! Visit survivingsealingstigma.com to learn about the Nordic Arctic Programme/NAPA supported project "Seals, Stigma and Survival" (Start March 1st) & find updates on the project, info on our team & more #survivingsealingstigma @helenagonz.bsky.social @danitaburke.bsky.social

What a treat it was to spend two days in Copenhagen debating the future of human protection in the changing global order. A discussion led by @chiara-defranco.bsky.social and @ligelot.bsky.social with plenty of strong and diverse contributions.

Our colleague Sofie Rose's article "Nation of Heroes: State Stigmatisation of Ukrainian Men Who Flee the War" is currently the most read in Critical Studies on Security. 🔓Available open access: doi.org/10.1080/2162...

Listen over de 50 mest citerede eksperter i pressen i '24 er netop udgivet. I den anledning vil vi gerne slå et slag for de yngre og kvindelige forskere, når man finder eksperter! Vi har samlet 10 skarpe hjerner og kommunikatører i billedserien i tråden. I ringer bare! #dkmedier #dkforsk

Seals, Stigma and Survival is a research project @sdu.dk supported by NAPA (start March 2025). This project, and its team, will explore overcoming EU stigma of Arctic/northern sealing and sealers. Website coming soon! @danitaburke.bsky.social @helenagonz.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social