🙏 Help us shape the next season of the 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 podcast - complete our quick survey 👉 bit.ly/BCC-podcast-... 🎧 And in case you missed it, listen to Season 1 on our website: bit.ly/BCC-website-podcast Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

War is changing, and the law hasn't yet caught up. Listen to my conversation with @katharinefortin.bsky.social @weigand.bsky.social and @peasantpedant.bsky.social about this and more:

How are civilians in Ukraine exercising agency in the digital realm? And what are the consequences? Find out more in a new episode of 'Beyond Compliance: In Conversation' (@katharinefortin.bsky.social) and listen to our two fantastic guests: @oonahathaway.bsky.social ‬& @peasantpedant.bsky.social 👇

📢 Listen to Ep10 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast- "Strengthening Civilian Protection" #IHL #SouthSudan #CivilianProtection With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/s1-ep10-podc... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

For those working on border governance: Centre Experts @maxgallien.bsky.social, Shalaka Thakur & Co-Director @weigand.bsky.social offer a valuable analysis in @foreignpolicy.com on what border walls actually achieve - and what they don’t 👇

Since the end of the Cold War, the number of border walls and fences around the world has sextupled. But do they actually work? In this piece for @foreignpolicy.com, Shalaka Thakur, @weigand.bsky.social and I draw on our research and share some scepticism foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/23/b...

Myanmar’s People’s Defence Forces rely on much more than donations. Our latest report offers a rare and detailed look at how #PDFs are raising funds through taxes, resource sales and more. Find out what is working and what challenges lie ahead: www.armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-...

We work where few can. Now it’s easier to see how. Explore our newly updated site for real-world research, practical tools, and global insight on armed groups. www.armedgroupscentre.org

How do ordinary people navigate relationships with competing authorities during armed conflict? Read the new JOGSS article to discover how civilians in Myanmar use different forms of Bourdieu’s capital to exercise agency and engage with armed actors. 🔗 Open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

We have made a starter pack for people working on/ interested in armed groups, civil war scholarship, armed groups and international law and non-international armed conflicts. Please join! go.bsky.app/24KvoKz

📢 Ep9 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Gender & Civilian Agency" #Women #India #ManipurState #ConflictDynamics #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/s1-ep9-podcast Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Much food for thought after a productive workshop on armed group taxation at @unu-wider.bsky.social with a fantastic crowd, @apvjustino.bsky.social, @maxgallien.bsky.social, @ashleyajackson.bsky.social, @tbandulairwin.bsky.social, @yguichaoua.bsky.social, @jessietrudeau.bsky.social and many more.

Had the privilege to review @maxgallien.bsky.social's absolutely fantastic new book 'Smugglers and States: Negotiating the Maghreb at Its Margins' @columbiaup.bsky.social. Please contact me if you can't access the review - or, simply, just get his book: doi.org/10.1111/deve...

M23’s resurgence is just one piece of a much larger regional crisis. Centre Fellow @ethuin.bsky.social explains the dynamics at play in the #EasternCongo in our latest rapid insight piece: www.armedgroupscentre.org/m23drc-vogel

‼️ Hiring ‼️ Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich 📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads & details: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions

Putting together an #Afghanistan scholars starter pack! Please join in go.bsky.app/N4wTQqc

Always worth attending the CRS Annual Conference - and this time it's on legitimacy! 👇

In case you'd like to get Waiting for Dignity: Legitimacy and Authority in Afghanistan (shorturl.at/BUnBd) or any of the other fantastic @columbiaup.bsky.social books for at least 50% off, today is your day 👇

I had good fun talking about civilian agency and everyday peace during conflict with Kieran Mcevoy Katharine Fortin and @weigand.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3J4B... and podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Explore the knowledge and expertise behind our work. This #StarterPack brings you closer to the Centre’s Experts, offering ongoing insights on conflict, armed groups, and peacebuilding from across the globe go.bsky.app/UkyRJUS

What role did civilians play during the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland? A fascinating conversation with Kieran McEvoy & @rogermacginty.bsky.social in a new episode of our Beyond Compliance podcast (@katharinefortin.bsky.social, @armedgroups.bsky.social): shorturl.at/CjrpC

Thanks @katharinefortin.bsky.social @weigand.bsky.social & @justin-schon.bsky.social for including me in this discussion of civilian agency, decision-making, and displacement dynamics during armed conflict for the Beyond Compliance Consortium: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s1-ep5-decis...

Back from a vacation, so now I will belatedly share this podcast episode that I participated in with @mararevkin.bsky.social , @weigand.bsky.social , and @katharinefortin.bsky.social on civilian agency and decision-making during armed conflict. Thanks for including me!