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Private power and the unravelling of the international order
The rise of tech companies has created a new set of international actors that, with Trump’s support, are challenging older diplomatic and legal institutions.
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In their latest for Binding Hook, Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown look at how the rise of tech companies as international institutions is challenging the international order:
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Another example of what Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown meant when they wrote, "tech barons use their resources to shape when, how, and which policy issues are considered – acting as the ‘stage on which such politics unfold’, rather than as participants themselves."
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February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Another example of what Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown meant when they wrote, "tech barons use their resources to shape when, how, and which policy issues are considered – acting as the ‘stage on which such politics unfold’, rather than as participants themselves."
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Denmark is recruiting hackers 'to compromise the opponents’ networks and obtain information for the benefit of Denmark’s security' -- another data point supporting @percepticon.bsky.social's recent Binding Hook piece on European shifts to the offensive:
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February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Denmark is recruiting hackers 'to compromise the opponents’ networks and obtain information for the benefit of Denmark’s security' -- another data point supporting @percepticon.bsky.social's recent Binding Hook piece on European shifts to the offensive:
bindinghook.com/how-european...
bindinghook.com/how-european...
Another example of what Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown meant when they wrote, "tech barons use their resources to shape when, how, and which policy issues are considered – acting as the ‘stage on which such politics unfold’, rather than as participants themselves."
bindinghook.com/private-powe...
bindinghook.com/private-powe...
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Another example of what Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown meant when they wrote, "tech barons use their resources to shape when, how, and which policy issues are considered – acting as the ‘stage on which such politics unfold’, rather than as participants themselves."
bindinghook.com/private-powe...
bindinghook.com/private-powe...
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In their latest for Binding Hook, Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown look at how the rise of tech companies as international institutions is challenging the international order:
Read more: bindinghook.com/private-powe...
Read more: bindinghook.com/private-powe...
Private power and the unravelling of the international order
The rise of tech companies has created a new set of international actors that, with Trump’s support, are challenging older diplomatic and legal institutions.
bindinghook.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
In their latest for Binding Hook, Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown look at how the rise of tech companies as international institutions is challenging the international order:
Read more: bindinghook.com/private-powe...
Read more: bindinghook.com/private-powe...
In their latest for Binding Hook, Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown look at how the rise of tech companies as international institutions is challenging the international order:
Read more: bindinghook.com/private-powe...
Read more: bindinghook.com/private-powe...
Private power and the unravelling of the international order
The rise of tech companies has created a new set of international actors that, with Trump’s support, are challenging older diplomatic and legal institutions.
bindinghook.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
In their latest for Binding Hook, Anjuli Shere and Neil Ashdown look at how the rise of tech companies as international institutions is challenging the international order:
Read more: bindinghook.com/private-powe...
Read more: bindinghook.com/private-powe...
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Deepfakes are now used for political intimidation. From elected officials to activists, women across ideological lines are targeted with sexualised fabrications designed to undermine credibility & silence dissent. Read the full piece by Mhajne & Sears here: bindinghook.com/how-deepfake... #deepfakes
How deepfakes and gendered disinformation exclude women from public and political life
As generative AI makes deepfakes cheaper and easier to produce, synthetic content is increasingly used to discredit, silence, and exclude women, especially in contexts where traditional gender norms a...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Deepfakes are now used for political intimidation. From elected officials to activists, women across ideological lines are targeted with sexualised fabrications designed to undermine credibility & silence dissent. Read the full piece by Mhajne & Sears here: bindinghook.com/how-deepfake... #deepfakes
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2/2 ...with the country's main military intelligence service, the HUR'.
Ik schreef eind 2025 ook over de bijzondere publieke zelfattributietactieken van de HUR op @bindinghook.bsky.social
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Ik schreef eind 2025 ook over de bijzondere publieke zelfattributietactieken van de HUR op @bindinghook.bsky.social
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Self-attribution as strategy in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine’s military intelligence service has turned cyber self-attribution into a weapon, claiming responsibility for operations to disrupt Russia and using visibility as a tool of strategic communicat...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
2/2 ...with the country's main military intelligence service, the HUR'.
Ik schreef eind 2025 ook over de bijzondere publieke zelfattributietactieken van de HUR op @bindinghook.bsky.social
bindinghook.com/self-attribu...
Ik schreef eind 2025 ook over de bijzondere publieke zelfattributietactieken van de HUR op @bindinghook.bsky.social
bindinghook.com/self-attribu...
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⏰ 4 more days until applications close for the 2026–2027 European Cybersecurity Fellowship! As a fellow, you’ll take part in expert-led workshops, policy writing and debate sessions, and in-depth discussions on real-world challenges. Apply now: virtual-routes.org/initiatives/...
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Virtual Routes European Cybersecurity Fellowship Testimonial from Nikolas Ott (2022–2023 Fellow)
YouTube video by Virtual Routes
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February 4, 2026 at 9:05 AM
⏰ 4 more days until applications close for the 2026–2027 European Cybersecurity Fellowship! As a fellow, you’ll take part in expert-led workshops, policy writing and debate sessions, and in-depth discussions on real-world challenges. Apply now: virtual-routes.org/initiatives/...
youtu.be/pNJrBIY8vH8
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For more background on the Pall Mall Process, have a look through Binding Hook's archives.
To start, check out @gil-baram.bsky.social's review of the spyware market and the Process's potential:
bindinghook.com/the-pall-mal...
To start, check out @gil-baram.bsky.social's review of the spyware market and the Process's potential:
bindinghook.com/the-pall-mal...
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
For more background on the Pall Mall Process, have a look through Binding Hook's archives.
To start, check out @gil-baram.bsky.social's review of the spyware market and the Process's potential:
bindinghook.com/the-pall-mal...
To start, check out @gil-baram.bsky.social's review of the spyware market and the Process's potential:
bindinghook.com/the-pall-mal...
Not sure if Age of Deception is the book for you? Check out Max van der Horst's review in Binding Hook!
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February 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Not sure if Age of Deception is the book for you? Check out Max van der Horst's review in Binding Hook!
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Deepfakes are now used for political intimidation. From elected officials to activists, women across ideological lines are targeted with sexualised fabrications designed to undermine credibility & silence dissent. Read the full piece by Mhajne & Sears here: bindinghook.com/how-deepfake... #deepfakes
How deepfakes and gendered disinformation exclude women from public and political life
As generative AI makes deepfakes cheaper and easier to produce, synthetic content is increasingly used to discredit, silence, and exclude women, especially in contexts where traditional gender norms a...
bindinghook.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Deepfakes are now used for political intimidation. From elected officials to activists, women across ideological lines are targeted with sexualised fabrications designed to undermine credibility & silence dissent. Read the full piece by Mhajne & Sears here: bindinghook.com/how-deepfake... #deepfakes
While increasing ransomware group diversity is a challenge for law enforcement, sometimes the local hackers and the Russian-speaking ransomware groups are one and the same: bindinghook.com/local-hacker...
January 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
While increasing ransomware group diversity is a challenge for law enforcement, sometimes the local hackers and the Russian-speaking ransomware groups are one and the same: bindinghook.com/local-hacker...
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All those end-of-year book round-ups and subsequent debates got you thinking about reading more in 2026? Our holiday tech fiction list is a great place to get inspired!
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January 7, 2026 at 5:41 AM
All those end-of-year book round-ups and subsequent debates got you thinking about reading more in 2026? Our holiday tech fiction list is a great place to get inspired!
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bindinghook.com/bright-ideas...
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‘Age of Deception offers a disciplined and persuasive alternative to dominant ways of thinking about cyber power,’ writes Max van der Horst in his review of @jonrlindsay.bsky.social's recent book: bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Rethinking cyber power beyond the language of war
Jon Lindsay’s Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft offers a sober alternative to the cyberwar rhetoric, showing how cyber operations function as intelligence contests shaped by secrecy...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:18 AM
‘Age of Deception offers a disciplined and persuasive alternative to dominant ways of thinking about cyber power,’ writes Max van der Horst in his review of @jonrlindsay.bsky.social's recent book: bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
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Research shows cybercrime cultures often reproduce masculinities tied to dominance and humiliation. Misogyny shapes identity and behaviour in these digital criminal spaces.
#genderandcybersecurity #digitalmisogyny #cybercrime
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#genderandcybersecurity #digitalmisogyny #cybercrime
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Is misogyny an overlooked training ground for cybercrime?
Cybercrime group dynamics echo those of misogynistic online spaces. What does this mean for cyber defence?
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January 15, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Research shows cybercrime cultures often reproduce masculinities tied to dominance and humiliation. Misogyny shapes identity and behaviour in these digital criminal spaces.
#genderandcybersecurity #digitalmisogyny #cybercrime
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#genderandcybersecurity #digitalmisogyny #cybercrime
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In the first Hooked! of the new year, @katharinegk.bsky.social explores cyber community reactions to the #Venezuela operation and the Trump administration’s allusions to the usage of cyber power there: bindinghook.com/hooked-11-sp...
Hooked! #11: Special law enforcement operation, groundbreaking cyber war, or just another day mowing America’s back lawn?
A quick look at what the cyber community (and the US government) is saying about the Venezuela operation
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January 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
In the first Hooked! of the new year, @katharinegk.bsky.social explores cyber community reactions to the #Venezuela operation and the Trump administration’s allusions to the usage of cyber power there: bindinghook.com/hooked-11-sp...
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Cybercrime moves in hours. Law moves in years.
The UN’s new cybercrime treaty is a milestone but still lags behind reality. New Binding Hook article by Karem Lizbeth Parraga Espinoza & Richard Harknett: bindinghook.com/the-un-cyber...
The UN’s new cybercrime treaty is a milestone but still lags behind reality. New Binding Hook article by Karem Lizbeth Parraga Espinoza & Richard Harknett: bindinghook.com/the-un-cyber...
The UN Cybercrime Convention is necessary, but the law still lags behind cybercriminals
The newly adopted UN Cybercrime Convention marks a turning point in international law, but it continues to struggle keeping up with real-time threats. A hybrid approach could offer the required speed.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Cybercrime moves in hours. Law moves in years.
The UN’s new cybercrime treaty is a milestone but still lags behind reality. New Binding Hook article by Karem Lizbeth Parraga Espinoza & Richard Harknett: bindinghook.com/the-un-cyber...
The UN’s new cybercrime treaty is a milestone but still lags behind reality. New Binding Hook article by Karem Lizbeth Parraga Espinoza & Richard Harknett: bindinghook.com/the-un-cyber...
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‘Alongside traditional #rearmament and defence spending increases, many states are shifting from purely defensive to increasingly #offensivecyber postures,’ writes @percepticon.bsky.social. Read more:
bindinghook.com/how-european...
bindinghook.com/how-european...
How European and allied cybersecurity strategies are shifting from defence to offence
In an ever more uncertain world, countries from Finland to Japan are creating cyber commands, adapting previously defensive capabilities, and facing new legal and diplomatic challenges.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:15 PM
‘Alongside traditional #rearmament and defence spending increases, many states are shifting from purely defensive to increasingly #offensivecyber postures,’ writes @percepticon.bsky.social. Read more:
bindinghook.com/how-european...
bindinghook.com/how-european...
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PS from our Editor @katharinegk.bsky.social – if you’d like to review a book about emerging /digital technologies for us, let us know!
PS from our Editor @katharinegk.bsky.social – if you’d like to review a book about emerging /digital technologies for us, let us know!
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 AM
💻Subscribe to the Binding Hook newsletter for more independent analysis that helps you interpret digital change and think ahead: www.bindinghook.com
PS from our Editor @katharinegk.bsky.social – if you’d like to review a book about emerging /digital technologies for us, let us know!
PS from our Editor @katharinegk.bsky.social – if you’d like to review a book about emerging /digital technologies for us, let us know!
For more background on the Pall Mall Process, have a look through Binding Hook's archives.
To start, check out @gil-baram.bsky.social's review of the spyware market and the Process's potential:
bindinghook.com/the-pall-mal...
To start, check out @gil-baram.bsky.social's review of the spyware market and the Process's potential:
bindinghook.com/the-pall-mal...
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
For more background on the Pall Mall Process, have a look through Binding Hook's archives.
To start, check out @gil-baram.bsky.social's review of the spyware market and the Process's potential:
bindinghook.com/the-pall-mal...
To start, check out @gil-baram.bsky.social's review of the spyware market and the Process's potential:
bindinghook.com/the-pall-mal...
💻Subscribe to the Binding Hook newsletter for more independent analysis that helps you interpret digital change and think ahead: www.bindinghook.com
PS from our Editor @katharinegk.bsky.social – if you’d like to review a book about emerging /digital technologies for us, let us know!
PS from our Editor @katharinegk.bsky.social – if you’d like to review a book about emerging /digital technologies for us, let us know!
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 AM
💻Subscribe to the Binding Hook newsletter for more independent analysis that helps you interpret digital change and think ahead: www.bindinghook.com
PS from our Editor @katharinegk.bsky.social – if you’d like to review a book about emerging /digital technologies for us, let us know!
PS from our Editor @katharinegk.bsky.social – if you’d like to review a book about emerging /digital technologies for us, let us know!
‘Alongside traditional #rearmament and defence spending increases, many states are shifting from purely defensive to increasingly #offensivecyber postures,’ writes @percepticon.bsky.social. Read more:
bindinghook.com/how-european...
bindinghook.com/how-european...
How European and allied cybersecurity strategies are shifting from defence to offence
In an ever more uncertain world, countries from Finland to Japan are creating cyber commands, adapting previously defensive capabilities, and facing new legal and diplomatic challenges.
bindinghook.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:15 PM
‘Alongside traditional #rearmament and defence spending increases, many states are shifting from purely defensive to increasingly #offensivecyber postures,’ writes @percepticon.bsky.social. Read more:
bindinghook.com/how-european...
bindinghook.com/how-european...
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Thank you to everyone who submitted to the Binding Hook – @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize Competition. Winners will be announced during #MSC2026 & across Binding Hook channels in February. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the announcement: bindinghook.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the Binding Hook – @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize Competition. Winners will be announced during #MSC2026 & across Binding Hook channels in February. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the announcement: bindinghook.com
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Not every cyber disruption is #cyberwar. Our latest Hooked! explains how cyber war, operations, and law enforcement get conflated, and why it matters. So how should we standardize terms? bindinghook.com/hooked-11-sp...
Hooked! #11: Special law enforcement operation, groundbreaking cyber war, or just another day mowing America’s back lawn?
A quick look at what the cyber community (and the US government) is saying about the Venezuela operation
bindinghook.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Not every cyber disruption is #cyberwar. Our latest Hooked! explains how cyber war, operations, and law enforcement get conflated, and why it matters. So how should we standardize terms? bindinghook.com/hooked-11-sp...
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Surveillance is emotional. Democracies aren’t just threatened by #cybersecurity breaches, they’re also challenged by the psychological effects of being watched. Read more here around how #surveillance weakens democracies emotionally, not just legally: bindinghook.com/why-democrac...
Why democracies need emotional resilience against surveillance
Surveillance technologies have become central to democratic counterterrorism, reshaping how citizens relate to the state. By extending into everyday life, these tools not only promise protection but a...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Surveillance is emotional. Democracies aren’t just threatened by #cybersecurity breaches, they’re also challenged by the psychological effects of being watched. Read more here around how #surveillance weakens democracies emotionally, not just legally: bindinghook.com/why-democrac...