Christoph Harig
@charig.bsky.social
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
· Apr 19
a man in a suit says this is ridiculous in white letters
ALT: a man in a suit says this is ridiculous in white letters
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A short article of mine on civil-military relations and democratic backsliding had been accepted for publication in the journal "Connections".
Then I received an email that the editors can't publish the paper unless I "remove the case study/examples of the United States" (1/x)
#CivMilSky
Then I received an email that the editors can't publish the paper unless I "remove the case study/examples of the United States" (1/x)
#CivMilSky
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Long 🧵 which gives an excellent overview of the 🇫🇮 Finnish preparedness system, posted in March 2022 by @jmkorhonen.fi.
Many people have wondered how the Finns defend Finland today, so here's a very short introduction to modern Finnish defence policy - and a brief synopsis of how the Finnish military would probably fight if any hostile country decided to invade. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Long 🧵 which gives an excellent overview of the 🇫🇮 Finnish preparedness system, posted in March 2022 by @jmkorhonen.fi.
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I heard someone refer to the late Kim Jong Il as “Kim Jong the Second” and I’m afraid I’m going to be giggling about this all day long.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I heard someone refer to the late Kim Jong Il as “Kim Jong the Second” and I’m afraid I’m going to be giggling about this all day long.
»Jeg er ikke sikker på, at Trump ved, hvilke kræfter han slipper løs ved at vælte Maduro militært«
politiken.dk/del/gfuW9EAF...
politiken.dk/del/gfuW9EAF...
»Jeg er ikke sikker på, at Trump ved, hvilke kræfter han slipper løs ved at vælte Maduro militært«
Internationalt | Seneste internationale nyheder og begivenheder som f.eks. tsunamien i Stillehavet, krigene i Ukraine og Gaza. Vi dækker, hvad der sker.
politiken.dk
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
»Jeg er ikke sikker på, at Trump ved, hvilke kræfter han slipper løs ved at vælte Maduro militært«
politiken.dk/del/gfuW9EAF...
politiken.dk/del/gfuW9EAF...
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"I have been on two humanitarian-esque missions with the guard, which were awesome, doing the things you see on the commercial, helping these communities," says J. "And then you want me to go pick up trash and dissuade homeless people in D.C. at gunpoint. Like, no dude.“
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"I have been on two humanitarian-esque missions with the guard, which were awesome, doing the things you see on the commercial, helping these communities," says J. "And then you want me to go pick up trash and dissuade homeless people in D.C. at gunpoint. Like, no dude.“
Also known as the "Libertarians celebrate the invisible hand of the free market for delivering a $40 billion bailout" boogaloo
Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Also known as the "Libertarians celebrate the invisible hand of the free market for delivering a $40 billion bailout" boogaloo
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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, a must watch.
Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat | Official UK Trailer | In cinemas November 15
YouTube video by Modern Films
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, a must watch.
Brazilian police celebrate the anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall:
Building a replica Checkpoint Charlie with marijuana bricks
Building a replica Checkpoint Charlie with marijuana bricks
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Brazilian police celebrate the anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall:
Building a replica Checkpoint Charlie with marijuana bricks
Building a replica Checkpoint Charlie with marijuana bricks
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Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
Would your home have been under a motorway?
"The most astonishing and destructive thing never to happen to London," says the man who has spent twenty years researching the first true map of the unbuilt Ringways.
substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
Bricklayers' Pride
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Bricklayers' Pride
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Aside from the crucial voting system difference, the Social Democrats over this period have haemorrhaged votes to progressive parties and are currently on course for their worst result in 110yrs, while the Green Left are set for their best ever.
The Danish People's Party are currently gaining.
The Danish People's Party are currently gaining.
what are the odds that the people in Downing Street briefing this out would also break out in hives at the mere mention of proportional representation?
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Aside from the crucial voting system difference, the Social Democrats over this period have haemorrhaged votes to progressive parties and are currently on course for their worst result in 110yrs, while the Green Left are set for their best ever.
The Danish People's Party are currently gaining.
The Danish People's Party are currently gaining.
Worth translating: interview w/ @valentimvicente.bsky.social on a very plausible explanation for the rise of the radical right in Europe:
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
"Es herrscht die falsche Annahme, dass viele Wähler, die früher Mitte-rechts-Parteien gewählt haben, im Herzen noch immer Mitte-rechts sind. Meine Arbeit legt aber nahe, dass diese Menschen schon vorher extrem rechts gedacht haben"
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Vicente Valentim: "Angela Merkel lag richtig"
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
www.zeit.de
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Worth translating: interview w/ @valentimvicente.bsky.social on a very plausible explanation for the rise of the radical right in Europe:
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
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New Policy Analysis: Europe's cybersecurity heavily relies on the United States.
My key points:
1. Europe's dependencies on the US in the field of cybersecurity extend well beyond software updates, SaaS, and cloud services and would persist even if a EuroStack were developed. /1
My key points:
1. Europe's dependencies on the US in the field of cybersecurity extend well beyond software updates, SaaS, and cloud services and would persist even if a EuroStack were developed. /1
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
New Policy Analysis: Europe's cybersecurity heavily relies on the United States.
My key points:
1. Europe's dependencies on the US in the field of cybersecurity extend well beyond software updates, SaaS, and cloud services and would persist even if a EuroStack were developed. /1
My key points:
1. Europe's dependencies on the US in the field of cybersecurity extend well beyond software updates, SaaS, and cloud services and would persist even if a EuroStack were developed. /1
"Es herrscht die falsche Annahme, dass viele Wähler, die früher Mitte-rechts-Parteien gewählt haben, im Herzen noch immer Mitte-rechts sind. Meine Arbeit legt aber nahe, dass diese Menschen schon vorher extrem rechts gedacht haben"
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Vicente Valentim: "Angela Merkel lag richtig"
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
www.zeit.de
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"Es herrscht die falsche Annahme, dass viele Wähler, die früher Mitte-rechts-Parteien gewählt haben, im Herzen noch immer Mitte-rechts sind. Meine Arbeit legt aber nahe, dass diese Menschen schon vorher extrem rechts gedacht haben"
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Ludicrous levels of sycophancy - surely bookmakers don't even take bets on who will "win" this
apnews.com/article/fifa...
apnews.com/article/fifa...
FIFA announces new peace prize to be awarded at World Cup draw in Washington
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ludicrous levels of sycophancy - surely bookmakers don't even take bets on who will "win" this
apnews.com/article/fifa...
apnews.com/article/fifa...
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Vil lige dele et par tanker om denne historie, som netop nu fylder meget i medierne og adresserer forsknings- og formidlingsfriheden ved Forsvarsakademiet.
...Nu blev de i indbydelsen fra ledelsen opfordret til på forhånd at tænke over, hvordan udtalelser »omkring Forsvarets nuværende og kommende kapaciteter« kan risikere at blive problematiske for Danmarks »signalgivning om afskrækkelse«....
#dkpol #dkforsvar
#dkpol #dkforsvar
Lækket e-mail afslører: Topforskere blev advaret om, at deres udtalelser ikke måtte sætte Danmarks militære afskrækkelse i dårligt lys | Berlingske
Forskerne på Forsvarsakademiet bliver konstant brugt som eksperter i medierne. Men til Berlingske fortæller de, at de bliver presset til at tie eller udtale sig loyalt mod Forsvaret og regeringen. »De...
www.berlingske.dk
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Vil lige dele et par tanker om denne historie, som netop nu fylder meget i medierne og adresserer forsknings- og formidlingsfriheden ved Forsvarsakademiet.
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På et lukket forligsmøde i okt sagde forsvarschefen ifølge vores oplysninger, at FAK-eksperter kun bør udtale sig i deres fritid, og at de skal styre uden om emner, som debatteres politisk.
Men reelt har eksperterne censureret sig selv i halvandet år grundet signaler oppefra.
#dkpol #dkforsvar
Men reelt har eksperterne censureret sig selv i halvandet år grundet signaler oppefra.
#dkpol #dkforsvar
Midt i historisk milliardoprustning føler landets førende militæreksperter sig presset til tavshed | Berlingske
Landets førende militæreksperter fortæller nu om udpræget selvcensur, når de udtaler sig til pressen om regeringens politik og Forsvarets evner. På et lukket forligsmøde sagde forsvarschefen ifølge Be...
www.berlingske.dk
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
På et lukket forligsmøde i okt sagde forsvarschefen ifølge vores oplysninger, at FAK-eksperter kun bør udtale sig i deres fritid, og at de skal styre uden om emner, som debatteres politisk.
Men reelt har eksperterne censureret sig selv i halvandet år grundet signaler oppefra.
#dkpol #dkforsvar
Men reelt har eksperterne censureret sig selv i halvandet år grundet signaler oppefra.
#dkpol #dkforsvar
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Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested over leaked prisoner video on.ft.com/47lZDc1
Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested over leaked prisoner video
Surveillance footage showed alleged abuse of Palestinian inmate at notorious Israeli prison
on.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested over leaked prisoner video on.ft.com/47lZDc1
Chronicle of a Forever War Foretold
"Unlike in Venezuela, the mission being planned for Mexico is not designed to undermine the country’s government, the two current and two former U.S. officials said."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
"Unlike in Venezuela, the mission being planned for Mexico is not designed to undermine the country’s government, the two current and two former U.S. officials said."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say
The new operation would include U.S. troops on the ground in Mexico striking drug labs and cartel leaders, according to current and former U.S. officials, though a deployment is not imminent.
www.nbcnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Chronicle of a Forever War Foretold
"Unlike in Venezuela, the mission being planned for Mexico is not designed to undermine the country’s government, the two current and two former U.S. officials said."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
"Unlike in Venezuela, the mission being planned for Mexico is not designed to undermine the country’s government, the two current and two former U.S. officials said."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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these aren't American lol
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
these aren't American lol
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"More Wang - Less Wrong"
I love election campaign silliness, and would love to see a documentary about PR people coming up with such killer lines
I love election campaign silliness, and would love to see a documentary about PR people coming up with such killer lines
November 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"More Wang - Less Wrong"
I love election campaign silliness, and would love to see a documentary about PR people coming up with such killer lines
I love election campaign silliness, and would love to see a documentary about PR people coming up with such killer lines
Yes! Not wanting officers to speak out right now - because it might damage civ-mil norms and "politicize" the military - is like not wanting the fire brigade to extinguish the fire in your house because you fear that their water might damage your rug
I wasn't sure about this, but talking to folks last weekend at the IUS conference indicated that this is one norm we need to sacrifice since the house is on fire (h/t to @charig.bsky.social for the analogy and urgency)
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yes! Not wanting officers to speak out right now - because it might damage civ-mil norms and "politicize" the military - is like not wanting the fire brigade to extinguish the fire in your house because you fear that their water might damage your rug
"military officials may be getting directed to execute potentially illegal actions. Given this, how can we not hear from a top official who may have already concluded they’re being asked to carry out the unacceptable?"
Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"military officials may be getting directed to execute potentially illegal actions. Given this, how can we not hear from a top official who may have already concluded they’re being asked to carry out the unacceptable?"