Chris Agius
@chrisagius13.bsky.social
I research security, war preparedness, and other things related to violence. Swedish Defence University. Publications here: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=llO7DNgAAAAJ&hl=en
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Last week, someone asked me whether Trump and Russia pursue similar goals in Europe. This strategy paper provides a partial answer 👇
Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory
On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department, writes Caroline de Gruyter.
euobserver.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Last week, someone asked me whether Trump and Russia pursue similar goals in Europe. This strategy paper provides a partial answer 👇
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As Australian Critical Border Studies Network @acbsnetwork.bsky.social, we are pleased to have Henk van Houtum present his new book Free the Map. Join us on the 16th of April. @henkvanhoutum.bsky.social @arijerrems.bsky.social @kayatbarry.bsky.social events.humanitix.com/free-the-map...
Free the Map. From Atlas to Hermes, towards a new cartography of borders and migration
Get tickets on Humanitix - Free the Map. From Atlas to Hermes, towards a new cartography of borders and migration . Online. Wednesday 16th April 2025. Find event information.
events.humanitix.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
As Australian Critical Border Studies Network @acbsnetwork.bsky.social, we are pleased to have Henk van Houtum present his new book Free the Map. Join us on the 16th of April. @henkvanhoutum.bsky.social @arijerrems.bsky.social @kayatbarry.bsky.social events.humanitix.com/free-the-map...
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I've neglected this for a while but have made a couple of new additions to the Critical Border Studies starter pack go.bsky.app/TxsUGAN Shout out to our friends @polgeographygroup.bsky.social who are now on Bluesky
February 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I've neglected this for a while but have made a couple of new additions to the Critical Border Studies starter pack go.bsky.app/TxsUGAN Shout out to our friends @polgeographygroup.bsky.social who are now on Bluesky
In February I commence a new position in thr Dept of Political Science at Swedish Defence University @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social Super excited to be in Stockholm and working with so many great colleagues here and across Sweden!
January 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In February I commence a new position in thr Dept of Political Science at Swedish Defence University @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social Super excited to be in Stockholm and working with so many great colleagues here and across Sweden!
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Guest editorial. Far-right translocalism: Towards a new research agenda, by Mark Chou, Rachel Busbridge and @bjmoffitt https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096262982400129X
November 24, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Guest editorial. Far-right translocalism: Towards a new research agenda, by Mark Chou, Rachel Busbridge and @bjmoffitt https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096262982400129X
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I totally fail to see a downside of OpenAI going bust and out of "business". Next.
'I can't make money without breaking the law and therefore you should let me break the law' is one helluva flex. futurism.com/the-byte/ope...
OpenAI Pleads That It Can’t Make Money Without Using Copyrighted Materials for Free
OpenAI is begging Parliament to allow it to use copyrighted works because it's "impossible" for the company to make money without them.
futurism.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM
I totally fail to see a downside of OpenAI going bust and out of "business". Next.
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Our special Issue on #borders #criticalborderstudies with @chrisagius13.bsky.social @arijerrems.bsky.social and Samid Suliman.
The world-making power of borders: Asia-Pacific perspectives
www.sciencedirect.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Our special Issue on #borders #criticalborderstudies with @chrisagius13.bsky.social @arijerrems.bsky.social and Samid Suliman.
Is there a starter pack for all things security studies? Critical security studies?
a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a hospital room .
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a hospital room .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Is there a starter pack for all things security studies? Critical security studies?
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Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.
November 15, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.
Kudos to Milly the Wondercat, who solved today’s very difficult wordle that had her human stumped for nearly an hour. As you can see here, she clearly thinks I’m a less superior life form
May 21, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Kudos to Milly the Wondercat, who solved today’s very difficult wordle that had her human stumped for nearly an hour. As you can see here, she clearly thinks I’m a less superior life form
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In her new EJIR article, Joanna Tidy examines the military violence of land use and infrastructure.
Read the full article here: t1p.de/lla4t
Read the full article here: t1p.de/lla4t
May 17, 2024 at 11:43 AM
In her new EJIR article, Joanna Tidy examines the military violence of land use and infrastructure.
Read the full article here: t1p.de/lla4t
Read the full article here: t1p.de/lla4t
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Article Brent Steele and I wrote on icons in international relations now has a volume, issue and page numbers! It also has Mohammed Ali, flight attendants falling from the sky and other stories for your enjoyment!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Icons and ontological (in)security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Icons and ontological (in)security - Volume 9 Issue 2
www.cambridge.org
May 16, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Article Brent Steele and I wrote on icons in international relations now has a volume, issue and page numbers! It also has Mohammed Ali, flight attendants falling from the sky and other stories for your enjoyment!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Israel’s genocide of Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take fourteen years to remove, a top UN demining official said
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
Salting the earth
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
Salting the earth
Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert
Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talks
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Israel’s genocide of Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take fourteen years to remove, a top UN demining official said
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
Salting the earth
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
Salting the earth
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Beyond excited to see my co-authored, with the one and only Maria Mälksoo, article ‘Memory Political Deterrence: Shielding Collective Memory and Ontological Security through Dissuasion’ finally published in International Studies Quarterly academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Memory-Political Deterrence: Shielding Collective Memory and Ontological Security through Dissuasion
Abstract. Traditionally used within the context of hard military power in interstate relations, the concept of deterrence has been progressively extended to non
academic.oup.com
March 8, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Beyond excited to see my co-authored, with the one and only Maria Mälksoo, article ‘Memory Political Deterrence: Shielding Collective Memory and Ontological Security through Dissuasion’ finally published in International Studies Quarterly academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
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I *beg* reviewers not to recommend revise&resubmit, promise to review the revision, and then when that revision is in, decline to review it. This is grossly unfair to the author who tailored revisions to the existing reviews and exponentially increases delays while editors scramble to find new eyes.
February 6, 2024 at 3:19 PM
I *beg* reviewers not to recommend revise&resubmit, promise to review the revision, and then when that revision is in, decline to review it. This is grossly unfair to the author who tailored revisions to the existing reviews and exponentially increases delays while editors scramble to find new eyes.
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Number of officials in #Nato and #EU countries warn of possible genocide and call for halting unconditional support for #Israel. When was the last time policy makers received so many letters from officials and academics and did nothing?
#Cease_fire_In_Gaza_Now
#StopGazaGenocide
#Cease_fire_In_Gaza_Now
#StopGazaGenocide
February 4, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Number of officials in #Nato and #EU countries warn of possible genocide and call for halting unconditional support for #Israel. When was the last time policy makers received so many letters from officials and academics and did nothing?
#Cease_fire_In_Gaza_Now
#StopGazaGenocide
#Cease_fire_In_Gaza_Now
#StopGazaGenocide
New article out with the wonderful brain of @flusterbird.bsky.social with International Political Sociology on #covid #bordering and #more-than-human
#worldmaking - open access: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
#worldmaking - open access: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
January 14, 2024 at 1:10 AM
New article out with the wonderful brain of @flusterbird.bsky.social with International Political Sociology on #covid #bordering and #more-than-human
#worldmaking - open access: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
#worldmaking - open access: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
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Doing this in 2024 to track workload, thank you new EBA rules on evidence-based policy (if we vote yes). Save a copy and modify to your needs; for example, PhD and Thesis supervision count as teaching here, not research. Also added a service category for "reading Uni strategy documents."
For years now, @hmberents.bsky.social and I have been using this spreadsheet template we made to track where and how we are working. It's hugely valuable and something I strongly encourage salaried academics to do.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Academic Work Tracker Template v2.2 (2024)
Instructions
LINK TO ORIGINAL TEMPLATE DOCUMENT (USE TO GET UPDATED SPREADSHEET FOR FOLLOWING YEAR)
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W-w_pbJgsemr5vznErqqNG5UJsfxeiPUNgG8f6pXyfg">https...
docs.google.com
January 1, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Doing this in 2024 to track workload, thank you new EBA rules on evidence-based policy (if we vote yes). Save a copy and modify to your needs; for example, PhD and Thesis supervision count as teaching here, not research. Also added a service category for "reading Uni strategy documents."
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Me: please get me books for Christmas
My unread books from Christmas 2022:
My unread books from Christmas 2022:
December 17, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Me: please get me books for Christmas
My unread books from Christmas 2022:
My unread books from Christmas 2022:
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von der Leyen celebrates launch of BioNTech Africa in Rwanda
🟥 Reminder EU blocked TRIPS waiver during COVID-19. Now interested in African vaccines as...
a) want to boost health equity (unlikely)
b) want to minimise risk to own pharma market (more likely)
b) want a slice of the market (defo likely)
🟥 Reminder EU blocked TRIPS waiver during COVID-19. Now interested in African vaccines as...
a) want to boost health equity (unlikely)
b) want to minimise risk to own pharma market (more likely)
b) want a slice of the market (defo likely)
December 18, 2023 at 2:04 PM
von der Leyen celebrates launch of BioNTech Africa in Rwanda
🟥 Reminder EU blocked TRIPS waiver during COVID-19. Now interested in African vaccines as...
a) want to boost health equity (unlikely)
b) want to minimise risk to own pharma market (more likely)
b) want a slice of the market (defo likely)
🟥 Reminder EU blocked TRIPS waiver during COVID-19. Now interested in African vaccines as...
a) want to boost health equity (unlikely)
b) want to minimise risk to own pharma market (more likely)
b) want a slice of the market (defo likely)
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In case you’re wondering how it’s all going 🤬
"U.S. President Joe Biden's energy security advisor is visiting Israel to discuss potential economic revitalization plans for Gaza centered around undeveloped offshore natural gas fields"
U.S. to push Israel to allow Gaza offshore gas reserves to revitalize Palestinian economy
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www.haaretz.com
November 21, 2023 at 3:08 PM
In case you’re wondering how it’s all going 🤬
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I've paid attn to politics of children's suffering in crises for over a decade & never have I seen such widespread imagery of violence. Yet the children of Gaza-4000+ dead, 100,000s suffering-seem not to be deemed human-enough for politicians to unequivocally condemn the violence
November 7, 2023 at 5:28 AM
I've paid attn to politics of children's suffering in crises for over a decade & never have I seen such widespread imagery of violence. Yet the children of Gaza-4000+ dead, 100,000s suffering-seem not to be deemed human-enough for politicians to unequivocally condemn the violence