Centre for International Security - Hertie School
@hertiesecurity.bsky.social
A home for the study and debate of today's complex security challenges at the Hertie School in Berlin.
📢 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
📆 Join us on Friday, 25th September, as Carl Henrik Knutsen presents research on how war reshapes democracy: lnkd.in/dkaZ47MN
Centre for International Security - Hertie School@hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 4w ago25 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
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
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 👏
Corinne Bara@corinnebara.bsky.social · last mo.New publication in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social with @realmps.bsky.social. Do ceasefires live up to the hopes placed in them to stop civilian suffering? We find they can reduce civilian targeting. This, however, mostly happens when at least one side gets military support... doi.org/10.1093/jopr...
🔍 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
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
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
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
🚀 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.
🏆 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
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
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
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
📅 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
Centre for International Security - Hertie School@hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 6mo agoSurviving 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
📅 Join us this Thursday as we discuss the future of the international order: lnkd.in/dGrDqE5p
Centre for International Security - Hertie School@hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe "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
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
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
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.
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
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 ✨ 🪩
Join us this Thursday for our research colloquium with David Kuehn. 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/dzn8PEb9
Centre for International Security - Hertie School@hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 6mo agoWhat 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
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
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
“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
Mit der Süddeutschen habe ich über internet shutdowns und Gewalt gesprochen: www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/iran... @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social
Join us this Thursday for our research colloquium with Johannes Gerschewski. 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/gEUg2UJE
Centre for International Security - Hertie School@hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 7mo agoHow 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
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!
Adam Scharpf@ascharpf.bsky.social · 8mo agoRussia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf
Join us next week for our research colloquium with Johannes Gerschewski. 🔗 Register here: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
Centre for International Security - Hertie School@hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 7mo agoHow 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
Check out the below piece by our postdoctoral researcher Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social for @donmoyn.bsky.social’s Substack.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 7mo agoNew, at Can We Still Govern?: Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social have studied the formation of secret police in other countries. They explain the parallels with Trump's immigration enforcement. The key factor is career incentives not ideology. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-secret...
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
