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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📢 Why do US allies stick with extended nuclear deterrence, even when they doubt Washington's commitments? Talk by Lily Wojtowicz (Hertie School) on practitioner networks sustaining the nuclear umbrella. 🗓️ Thurs, 8 Oct, 12:30 PM CEST 📍 Hertie School 🔗 lnkd.in/emXE6yYt #NuclearDeterrence #NATO

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📆 Join us on Friday, 25th September, as Carl Henrik Knutsen presents research on how war reshapes democracy: lnkd.in/dkaZ47MN

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

25 September 2026 | 14:30 - 15:30 (CEST)| On site at the Hertie School Carl Henrik Knutsen (University of Oslo) presents research examining the war-democracy relationship and how wars reshape democracy. Register to join the discussion: lnkd.in/dsv7u7QM

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Excited to share this new publication by our PhD student Maurice Schumann @realmps.bsky.social with Corinne Bara @corinnebara.bsky.social in the Journal of Peace Research 👏

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🔍 Foreign disinformation campaigns don't just target societies from the outside – they rely on people inside those societies to do much of the work. New article by our faculty member @argohdes.bsky.social published in @internationalepolitik.de. @hertieschool.bsky.social

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

10 September 2026 | 12:30–13:30 (CEST) | On site at the Hertie School Jack Kennedy presents research examining the profound transformation the nuclear landscape has undergone and its effects on behavior of nuclear armed states during crises. Register now to join the discussion: lnkd.in/dNbUdd3d

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New publication: Professor @wucherpfennig.bsky.social (Hertie School) has co-authored a new article, "The Return of Nationalist Geopolitics: Liberal Backsliding and Armed Conflict" – published in the Summer 2026 issue of International Security (Vol. 51, No. 1). 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/dyv83Pyv

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ich freue mich am 21. September mit Katja Weber im Humboldt Forum über KI, Krieg und digitale Konflikträume zu diskutieren. Anmelden kann man sich hier: www.scripts-berlin.eu/de/general-e... @hertieschool.bsky.social @scripts-berlin.eu @hertiesecurity.bsky.social

Bild eines kleinen Roboters mit Ankündigungstext: Short Talk #2: Demokratie zwischen Freiheit und Algorithmus: KI, Krieg und digitale Konflikträume - Wie soziale Medien Krisen und Gewalt verstärken (Prof. Dr. Anita Gohdes befragt von Katja Weber)

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🚀 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.

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏆 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

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

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

Picture of Christian Gläßel receiving the award.

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

📅 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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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.

On the left is the cover of The Journal of Global Security Studies. Along the bottom, the journal’s homepage, https://academic.oup.com/jogss
, and Bluesky handle, @journalofgss.bsky.social, appear in white text on a navy-blue background. The main image depicts two people playing chess on a wooden table and is overlaid with the article title and authors’ names: “Weapons of Mass Deterrence: How Nuclear Threats Succeed,” by Julian Wucherpfennig, Christian Gläßel, Felix Lemmer, and Dino Kolonić.

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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

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Sara Kallis @sarakallis.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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 ✨ 🪩

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

“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

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

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

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Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

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!

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

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

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Centre for Sustainability - Hertie School @hertiesustain.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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

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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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.

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

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.

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

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 🥳👏🏻✨

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📅 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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🧩 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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🚨 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...

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Texas National Security Review @tnsr.org · 16/12/2025

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.

"The Art and Science of Grand Strategy" with Marina Henke | Horns of a Dilemma

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

“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...

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(S+) Drohnen im Ukrainekrieg: Stillstand an der Front, Chaos im Hinterland

Drohnen sind das technische Symbol des Ukrainekriegs. Seit Beginn der russischen Vollinvasion sind sie im Einsatz an der Front – in immer neuen Rollen.

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

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

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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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

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