How does autocratization affect the capacity of IOs to tackle global challenges? @tsommerer.bsky.social and I receive funding from @dfg.de for a 3-year project on 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗢) @unipotsdam.bsky.social & @Zeppelin Uni

New publication with @tsommerer.bsky.social looking at changes of IO membership composition as a consequence of autocratization. Are non-democracies taking over? Available open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Terrorism-that’s how many autocracies frame dissent. In my new article with @stephengfhall.bsky.social in @cspjournal.bsky.social, we trace how 5 autocratic clubs have built Interpol-style security structures to help regimes learn ‘worst practices.’ Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Authoritarian regimes use regional organizations to suppress dissent and bolster their power as @debremaria.bsky.social shows in her new book "The Dictators' Club". As autocrats coordinate across borders, democratic actors must do the same, she writes. www.democracywithoutborders.org/37302/

Thrilled that our piece 'Hollow Multilateralism' is out in the latest issue of @iajournal.bsky.social! Co-authored with @danielleflonk.bsky.social, we show how autocracies use liberal language to hollow out norms in internet governance and sideline critical non-state actors.

Come join us this morning to discuss the state of the world with Muhammet Bas, @debremaria.bsky.social , @catherinedevries.bsky.social , @andduer.bsky.social and myself. 🌍🇪🇺 🌍🇪🇺 🌍🇪🇺 🌍🇪🇺 🌍🇪🇺

Join us for an exciting public opening event if the workshop “Autocracies as International Lawmakers” at the Norwegian Nobel Institute Oslo on June 2. More info below 👇

The Dictators’ Club: How Regional Organizations Sustain Authoritarian Rule (OUP) is out now! 📚 We live in an age of rising authoritarianism. Many assume that regional organizations (ROs) are key to help protect democracy and human rights - but what if they do the opposite?

I am thrilled to receive a grant on the role of #RegionalOrganizations and the spread of #digitalsovereignty practices in the Global South from the Thyssen Stiftung together with @danielleflonk.bsky.social. Stay tuned for insights on how, where, and why #digitalauthoritarianism travels.

Neue Ausgabe der @apuz.bsky.social zu #Sanktionen mit tollen Beiträgen, vom Sanktionsregimen gegen Russland bis zur deutschen Sozialstaatsdebatte. Ich durfte einen Beitrag zu Sanktionen in der internationalen Politik beisteuern. Schaut rein! 👇 www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/sanktionen-2025/

Exactly one year since the publication of "Are international organisations in *decline*? An absolute and relative perspective on institutional change" in Global Policy with @debremaria.bsky.social for our NestIOr project