📣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...

Presented my paper on the EU and human rights at a brilliant LSE/KCL workshop on Europe in the Trump era. Big thanks to the organisers Federica Bicchi, Benedetta Voltolini, Karen Smith and Benedetta Morari. Also my first time back in London in 12 years—I’d missed this city (even the tube).

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.

🎧 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...

Why aren’t you wearing a suit? Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?

me coming in guns-a-blazing, with absolute certainty and confidence that what I say next will eliminate any doubt about my competence

Yes. He’s a very specific case of ‘the political is personal and the personal is political’. Not the feminist way. Rather the narcissistic pathological way.

Jody Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists defends US public media's crucial role in reporting in the public interest. Both NPR and PBS are seen by Trump's far right as "communists". In fact the Trump Administration is the one copying the Stalinist playbook cpj.org/2025/03/cpj-...

The same people who are responsible for the signal gate think that they can negotiate a lasting end to the war in Ukraine. Putin’s russia is eating them alive. They project weakness and amateurism on scales unseen before

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...

Dump&Vile continue to cancel history and make idiotic statements. Denmark has been a steadfast ally—Danes have lost lives, limbs, and sleep in Afghanistan. More than any other ally (pro capita). If they wanted more US military presence in Greenland, they could’ve just asked… three months ago.

Inspirational.

I have studied warnings for nearly 17 years now and when it comes to the deadly risks the US democracy is facing, I keep seeing very strong warning indications (as in the case of the article below) but almost no proper warning, which is typical of developing crises www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...

“strongmen project invincibility to convince people resistance is futile. They want to crush any hope of justice. By sowing fear, they seek to stifle our democratic imagination.” www.cjr.org/world/dutert...

1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.

@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, and I draw on our research through the Crowd Counting Consortium to show that there is far more protest happening in the US than is commonly understood, and that the shift to economic noncooperation shows powerful potential for future collective action.

This is what you get when you mess with us—no enjoyment here. I’m no fan of European militarization, but it needs to be said: The claim that Europeans exploited the US military umbrella under NATO—the GDP percentage argument—ignores that much of EU defense spending went to buying US weapons.

⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️ STARTING TOMORROW. Nevada. Arizona. Colorado. You, me, and Bernie. Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙 See you there 💪🏽🌞

Two weeks ago in Chicago, I was reminded of the bright side of U.S. society and history, after weeks of news showing its darkest, most violent forces taking power. You can do this. All of you. Together. In the streets.

"Someone's using the identity of someone who's died to do their own propaganda." Fake journalists, stolen identities and paid articles - our @AJIunit investigation reveals a Russia-linked influence campaign in West Africa. #GhostReporters Watch now: aje.io/GhostReporters

“…the entire system felt rigged, designed to make it nearly impossible for anyone to get out. The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit.”

"To protect civilians and other victims of war – in Europe and beyond – it is critical to ... reject the notion that respect for IHL can be subordinated to security or defence considerations, however exceptional the circumstances." blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

This is shameful and reckless—on so many levels that it’s hard to know where to begin. This is not the way forward, Europe. We must strengthen, not dismantle, the few widely accepted rules protecting civilians in conflict. We need alliances built on shared norms, not fuel warmongering instincts.

Coping strategies of Tesla owners in Denmark: When you buy an expensive car to feel cool, and a sticker becomes your last line of defense.

Mark Rutte doesn’t want to drag NATO into this? Seriously? If NATO SG can’t even hold the line on Greenland, what is he even there for? I like to believe international organizations outlast erratic leaders—but clearly NATO might prove me wrong www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

For example: Come Back Alive and the Prytula Foundation savelife.in.ua/en/ prytulafoundation.org/en

I won’t say anything about those two (Dump&Vile). In fact I will say the only thing that must be said: #SlavaUkraini! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

I am done with Amazon and so should you. Bezos’ assault to the WP is not just a US problem. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...

Great article - must read www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...

‘Think of the federal government as a car. You might have thought that the election was like getting the car serviced. Instead, when you come into the shop, the mechanics …, tell you that they have taken the parts of your car that work and sold them and kept the money.

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.

This is happening in two days! A few spots are still available, sign up if you wish to attend! @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @carlsbergfondet.dk

"Ukraine may end up being under the most pressure to agree to Trump’s terms as it has the most to lose." theconversation.com/is-trump-cha...

After three weeks in solitary confinement in Teheran’s Evin prison, the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been freed. How many women are still detained on political charges in Iran? How many still singing and dancing to protest?

Appalling move by meta. Time to say goodbye also to FB, which I kept using to stay in touch with friends afar. Any suggestions about alternatives? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/t...

Thrilled to announce the conference I’m organizing with the support of @carlsbergfondet.dk: www.sdu.dk/da/om-sdu/in... 🚨 Limited in-person spots available, so make sure to register here if you wish to attend: www.conferencemanager.dk/thefutureofh....

How fieldwork should always end: magritte cocktails @ magritte bar @ Brussels

More appropriate than ever

Please be invited to share/add to this Starter Pack on Contestation 👇🏻👇🏻

Morning Brussels! Here for a week to talk about civilian harm mitigation, EUHRDDP, European peace facility, and Somalia with eeas and ec people

Being here and no longer on X as a small act of resistance