Hedvig Ördén
@hedvigorden.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, International and Regional Politics, Department of Political Science and Public Management. Critical Security Studies & Intelligence Studies.
Dan Wang and I have written the Weekend Essay at @financialtimes.com and if I can say so myself it's a banger as.ft.com/r/c1054499-a...
“I’m afraid there is a chance this child may become an academic.”
The right’s exploitation of the Ceuta migrant ‘crisis’ almost guarantees that it will happen again | Ruben Andersson
The right’s exploitation of the Ceuta migrant ‘crisis’ almost guarantees that it will happen again | Ruben Andersson
The EU’s panic and the lack of solidarity emboldens smugglers and the far right – and makes Spain even more vulnerable, says Ruben Andersson, professor of social anthropology
theguardian.com
”Grattis, EU-regeringar, ni har just visat hela världen hur lätt man kan ta stryptag på EU, få er enighet att falla sönder, få er att strunta i era egna regler” www.expressen.se/ledare/ylva-...
YLVA NILSSON: Krisen i Ceuta visade EU:s stora svaghet
Två politiska stormar samtidigt: fotboll och simmande migranter. I den första stod Europa enigt och skyddat bakom regler. I den andra vann egenintresset och kaos.
expressen.se
I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:
How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran
The question is: what on earth is Google doing?
digitaldigging.org
Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.
TRUMP: Would you go to Moscow? ZELENSKYY: It is difficult. There are lots of Ukrainian drones there. It's dangerous.
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! It’s Not #Polarization; It’s the #Radicalization of the #Political #Right By @pettertornberg.com doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Tungt inlägg från fyra experter på folkrätt www.dn.se/debatt/sa-fo...
DN Debatt. ”Så folkrätt är mest till för seminarier? Ok, låt oss ha ett”
DN Debatt. Fyra folkrättsexperter om Buschs och Kristerssons avfärdande av folkrätten som en fråga för seminarier, kriget i Iran och svensk utrikespolitik.
dn.se
It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source...
Similar to Poland in 2023, young voters in Hungary seem to have turned out to vote in larger numbers than in earlier elections and - importantly so, as this poll suggests - have massively voted AGAINST the illiberal incumbent party.
mathieu gallard@mathieugallard.bsky.social · 5mo ago🗳️ Dans le sondage Medián réalisé ces derniers jours, on voyait l'avantage massif de l'opposition chez les jeunes (73% vs 11%), alors que le Fidesz de Viktor Orban restait dominant chez les 50 ans et plus.
Thrilled that my paper (w/@sarahobolt.bsky.social,@catherinedevries.bsky.social,@simonecremaschi.bsky.social) was accepted at the American Political Science Review! We find that declining public services fuel support for the populist right — and show why the right benefits more than other parties 🧵
She left her copy of my self-published Civil War poetry book, so I know she's coming back
Det här är den värsta tänkbara tiden att skära ner på public service som SVT. I takt med att mer och mer makt läggs i händerna på privat ägande och miljardärer sprider desinformation behövs högkvalitativa public service-medier mer än någonsin. www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/...
SVT varslar 141 tjänster – fler program läggs på is
”Hotell romantik”, ”Antikmagasinet” och ”Vem bor här?” sätts på paus när SVT nu ska spara 355 miljoner kronor. – Det smärtar, säger SVT:s vd Anne Lagercrantz i
aftonbladet.se
How should we treat FIMI when it comes from inside the EU? How should we treat EU governmente that directly cooperate with an hostile enemy country? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
To tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attempt
To aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters.
washingtonpost.com
"Autocratization is now truly global. (...) In 2025, Western Europe and North America registers the most notable decline on both country- and population-weighted averages. This is primarily due to the recent developments in the US." V-Dem released its latest report. www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
Pretty staggering that the FT Trump interview opens with ‘if NATO doesn’t help us sort this mess, there’ll be problems’ and ends with ‘Russia might be helping target American soldiers, but really that’s sort of fair enough - we started it’. www.ft.com/content/1ca6...
Add to the mix Hegseth’s unrestrained lethality doctrine at the expense of critical thinking and unless these efforts get reversed soon, the US military may well become dumber and more dangerous - especially with civilian leaders who think that a list of targets is a sufficient plan.
Military Senior Service Colleges Require Reform, But There Sure Are Some Bad Ideas Out There
“No one is thinking if everyone is thinking alike.” Gen. George S. Patton’s quip shows that he not only understood the advantage of audacious combat
warontherocks.com
Manipulated images undermine our shared reality—and the democracy built upon it.
AI fakes spread disinformation. Is the distrust they create even worse?
Manipulated images undermine our shared reality—and the democracy built upon it.
motherjones.com
HERREGUD! Tyska forskningsministern ”synliggör” kvinnliga forskare inwn broschyr. Men bilderna är ai-genererade! Trots att det finns riktiga foton av samtliga. Alla kvinnorna har också gjorts ”snyggare”, och Rosalind Franklin får dessutom posera med ett nobelpris, trots att hon inte fick det.
Frau Büüsker@uedio.bsky.social · 6mo agoDie Forschungsministerin freut sich auf Insta darüber, dass jetzt "Porträts" von Frauen der Geschichte in ihrem Haus hängen. Nur: Die sind mit KI erstellt. Und schleifen die Gesichter der Frauen gemäß moderner westlicher Schönheitsideale glatt. Was für ein irres Projekt Z.B.
All those conferences I have participated in with top officials with very concerned faces going on and on about soft power and countering Chinese influence, Russian disinformation, it is all terrible, etc… Guys. Fund. The. BBC.
Delighted to see our new article analysing the threat of foreign election interference and the institutional logics of democratic resilience published in European Security.
European Security@europeansecurity.bsky.social · 7mo agoNew OA article: Guardians of trust: foreign election interference and the institutional logics of democratic resilience among Swedish county governors by @hedvigorden.bsky.social Elsa Isaksson and Martina Smedberg: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
«The unveiled force of Nadella’s statement is: All those who have power over workers and consumers are going to need to use it to make them start accepting and using the Generative AI tools our industry has collectively invested trillions in.»
Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 8mo agoMicrosoft and Blackrock have "have largely given up on organic adoption [of AI] by consumers. They have moved on to a new dream of forced adoption mandated by government and managerial coercion." Fascinating piece here on what Davos can teach us about the AI industry by @mattseybold.bsky.social
🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
Chris Bertram@crookedfootball.bsky.social · 8mo agoDemocratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"