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Christoph Harig
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Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College | Co-editor @sjms.bsky.social | Posts about Civil-Military Relations, Politics, Security, and Drug War Absurdities

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · Dec 19
Now out in The Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations (ed. @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @philorchard.bsky.social & @antjewiener.bsky.social):

Chapter by @nicjenne.bsky.social & me on troop contributors' contestation of UN peacekeeping norms

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41 Contested Peacekeeping Norms Across the Global South Christoph Harig, Nicole Jenne https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198915874.013.0042 Pages 491–501 Published: 18 December 2025 Annotate icon Annotate Cite Icon Cite Permissions Icon Permissions Share Icon Share Abstract The contestation of norms about the use of force in peace operations reflects deeper contestations of the international order. In an apparent division of labour, the permanent members of the UN Security Council define norms and mandates for missions to which countries from the Global South provide the bulk of troops. While this would imply a clear hierarchical relationship, we show that troop-contributing countries have significant access to contestation. This chapter offers a comprehensive overview of how and to what extent the peacekeeping norm on the protection of civilians (PoC)—which is crucial to ensure mission effectiveness—has been contested by African, Asian, and Latin American troop contributors. The chapter also shows that the practices of the three regions influenced how PoC mandates were implemented, and debates the limits of these regions’ agency in contesting peacekeeping norms.
charig.bsky.social
Gringos imitando
São Paulo police posing with a balloon
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
charig.bsky.social
We Europeans pride ourselves on respecting the rule of law, but all of this evaporates when it comes to our treatment of migrants
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/m...
Inside a Detention Site at the Heart of Europe’s Harsh New Approach to Immigration
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM
charig.bsky.social
U.S. Brings Dozens of Foreign Military Chiefs to Washington
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
U.S. Brings Dozens of Foreign Military Chiefs to Washington
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
charig.bsky.social
"We build the right guardrails, and we're super transparent about them"

The guardrails:
February 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
charig.bsky.social
Nothing to see here, just the IOC selling "Berlin 1936 Olympic Games" in their official shop

Shirts are already sold out. I am sure no Nazis were among the buyers, none at all

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A T-shirt with a print celebrating the Olympic Games in Berlin 1936
February 11, 2026 at 10:51 AM
charig.bsky.social
Excited to announce that I will be leaving @sjms.bsky.social and embark on a new endeavour as Editor in Chief of "the new journal in different fields"

Can't wait to get started!
LinkedIn contact request looking for an editor in chief for "the new journal in different fields"
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
tbenner.bsky.social
Bundeswehr Chief Inspector Carsten Breuer set to become NATO Chair of the Military Committee in 2028.
WELT reports that US pushed for early decision for Breuer to signal that it sees key German role for conventional defense of Europe as US reduces footprint.
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
sanho.bsky.social
Gen. Francis L. Donovan took command of SOUTHCOM yesterday and immediately ordered more extrajudicial killings. Their press release said it was done on *his* orders instead of crediting Hegseth or Trump. Remember that these killings are also about testing for compliance for worse to crimes to come.
carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social · 5d
The latest U.S. strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat has killed two people in the Pacific, this one authorized by the Marine general who took command of military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean earlier in the day.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Latest U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
charig.bsky.social
The War on Drugs is Dead,
Long Live the War on Seashells
Different seashells on a table at a São Paulo police station. #DrugBust
February 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
charig.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
charig.bsky.social
One of the best books about former soldiers turning into mercenaries (while not about Colombia) yet remains to be translated into English
"El arma en el hombre" by Horacio Castellanos Moya
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
sethcotlar.bsky.social
“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize." --Tom Lehrer
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Rep. Ben Cline at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We are reminded that leadership is not only about policy and power, but about character, conscience, and the recognition that all authority that all authority is ultimately accountable to God. We are honored to welcome President Bukele."
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
mattuq.bsky.social
Delighted to announce publication of a special issue on Defence and Cliamte Change in @cspjournal.bsky.social, featuring outstanding scholars & papers! The Introduction is available open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Defence and climate change: An introduction
Climate change is increasingly recognized as an issue of security, including by states and by traditional providers of national security within states: Defence and the military. This article introd...
www.tandfonline.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
charig.bsky.social
Our team at Centre for Joint Operations at the Royal Danish Defence College is looking for new Assistant/Associate Professors

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
The Royal Danish Defence College invites applications for Associate Professor in Military Operations or Assistant Professor
We are looking for expertise in the study of warfare and military operations, including (but not limited to) intelligence, military theory, country- or region-s
candidate.hr-manager.net
February 4, 2026 at 8:18 AM
charig.bsky.social
Our team at Centre for Joint Operations at the Royal Danish Defence College is looking for new Assistant/Associate Professors

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
The Royal Danish Defence College invites applications for Associate Professor in Military Operations or Assistant Professor
We are looking for expertise in the study of warfare and military operations, including (but not limited to) intelligence, military theory, country- or region-s
candidate.hr-manager.net
February 4, 2026 at 8:18 AM
charig.bsky.social
The Bolsonaro playbook:

Create mistrust in the election process, wait for supporters to riot/attempt coup/do other batshit stuff after eventually losing the election
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
charig.bsky.social
This one gets even better when you read the "Note: The New York Times has sued Perplexity for copyright infringement" on the bottom of the article
Aravind Srinivas Chief executive of Perplexity As A.I. increasingly contains more of the world’s knowledge, it becomes an even more powerful tool for anyone with questions. Humans have always been great at having questions. A.I. will be great at having answers.
February 3, 2026 at 12:52 PM
charig.bsky.social
Thoughts and prayers for academic journals specialising in quantitative research
danbischof.bsky.social Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · 9d
If you haven't done yet, please try Claude Coworker just to get an idea about its capabilities.

It took 2 minutes for it to read our paper, provide perfectly running R-code to justify a case selection across 14 countries using Vdem. Produced a 10 pager underlining our case selection.
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
charig.bsky.social
RoboCop 4 - Operation Robocrack

Coming soon to a cinema near you!
Some crack on a table with a Robosapien toy. #DrugBust
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 AM
charig.bsky.social
Chronicle of an Electoral Fraud Foretold
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
charig.bsky.social
Schrödinger's whistleblower complaint
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 9d
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
charig.bsky.social
"Es lässt sich kaum abstreiten, dass die AfD eines ihrer wichtigsten Ziele bereits erreicht hat: Ihre Ansichten sind zunehmend normalisiert, sie werden teils von demokratischen Parteien kopiert, und viele ihrer Gegner sind abgestumpft."
www.zeit.de/politik/deut... von @christianbangel.bsky.social
AfD Sachsen-Anhalt: Warum regt das eigentlich keinen mehr auf?
Man muss von der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt leider das Schlimmste befürchten. Das Wahlprogramm ist voller autoritärer Ideen. Und das ist nur das, was sie selbst ankündigt.
www.zeit.de
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM
charig.bsky.social
Choque de Cultura

Ambiente de arte é ambiente de droga
CHOQUE written with drug bricks. #DrugBust
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
sinisamalesevic.bsky.social
2 jobs in contemporary war and conflict and international security:

jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in International Relations x2:Whiteknights Reading UK
Closing date: 23:59 on 22nd February 2026
jobs.reading.ac.uk
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
charig.bsky.social
Arresting a dangerous delinquent
Dog on a table at a police station. #DrugBust
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM