Christhard Hoffmann
@christhard.bsky.social
Historian (retired) of modern European history, University of Bergen/Norway: #antisemitism, #German-Jewish history, #European migration 19th and 20th centuries, #historiography | DE/EN/NOR
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Wenn Russland und die USA wieder Großraumpolitik betreiben, dann unterm Strich aber ziemlich erfolglos. Russland hat in den letzten Jahren praktisch nur an Einfluss verloren (Finnland und Schweden in der NATO, Armenien geht auf Distanz, abgebrochene Beziehungen zur EU usw). Die USA haben 1/2
January 4, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Wenn Russland und die USA wieder Großraumpolitik betreiben, dann unterm Strich aber ziemlich erfolglos. Russland hat in den letzten Jahren praktisch nur an Einfluss verloren (Finnland und Schweden in der NATO, Armenien geht auf Distanz, abgebrochene Beziehungen zur EU usw). Die USA haben 1/2
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The leaders of all Nordic countries - Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland - express their strong support for Denmark and Greenland.
What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.
What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.
January 5, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The leaders of all Nordic countries - Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland - express their strong support for Denmark and Greenland.
What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.
What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.
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Dette er også grunnen til at den mumlete ikke-fordømmelsen fra europeiske ledere er så skandaløs. Den setter nordisk sikkerhet i direkte fare.
this is why you must always oppose every act an imperialist country does, because then they’ll soon come for everyone
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Dette er også grunnen til at den mumlete ikke-fordømmelsen fra europeiske ledere er så skandaløs. Den setter nordisk sikkerhet i direkte fare.
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My new book — Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction — is now available as an e-book (paperback in March 2026)! The book offers a concise history of humanitarianism in an international perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My new book — Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction — is now available as an e-book (paperback in March 2026)! The book offers a concise history of humanitarianism in an international perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Globalisation didn’t begin in the 1990s, or even in the past millennia. The tale of globalisation is written across human history. So why do we keep getting the story so wrong? This Essay was one of our most read by you in 2025. Revisit it here:
There are no pure cultures – we have always been global | Aeon Essays
All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history
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December 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Globalisation didn’t begin in the 1990s, or even in the past millennia. The tale of globalisation is written across human history. So why do we keep getting the story so wrong? This Essay was one of our most read by you in 2025. Revisit it here:
On the beginnings of the lung float test in early enlightenment Germany of the 17th century, see the great historical novel by the Norwegian writer Tore Renberg. osloliteraryagency.no/book/the-lun...
December 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
On the beginnings of the lung float test in early enlightenment Germany of the 17th century, see the great historical novel by the Norwegian writer Tore Renberg. osloliteraryagency.no/book/the-lun...
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🗓️Save the date!
December 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🗓️Save the date!
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Check out this great article by @ashifakassam.bsky.social, featuring yours truly and the fab @gretajasser.bsky.social!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Check out this great article by @ashifakassam.bsky.social, featuring yours truly and the fab @gretajasser.bsky.social!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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This dramatically enhanced pressure on Europe/Denmark and the new outrageous sanctions on info researchers coming at a time when Putin is escalating his physical attacks on Ukraine suggests that the US is now *coordinating* with Russia to weaken Europe and Ukraine.
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Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.
They’re again advocating against Denmark when it comes to Greenland
December 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This dramatically enhanced pressure on Europe/Denmark and the new outrageous sanctions on info researchers coming at a time when Putin is escalating his physical attacks on Ukraine suggests that the US is now *coordinating* with Russia to weaken Europe and Ukraine.
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"Die Abkehr vom Verbrenner-Aus im Jahr 2035 verschaffe wichtigen Branchen ausreichend Spielraum, um nach besseren Lösungen zu suchen"
WTAF. Sad.
🤡² ⏬ #HocheffizienteVerbrenner 🤌🤣
WTAF. Sad.
🤡² ⏬ #HocheffizienteVerbrenner 🤌🤣
December 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Die Abkehr vom Verbrenner-Aus im Jahr 2035 verschaffe wichtigen Branchen ausreichend Spielraum, um nach besseren Lösungen zu suchen"
WTAF. Sad.
🤡² ⏬ #HocheffizienteVerbrenner 🤌🤣
WTAF. Sad.
🤡² ⏬ #HocheffizienteVerbrenner 🤌🤣
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Congratulations to Katarzyna Nowak for winning the second prize for Best Historical Book by the Polish Foreign Ministry for Kingdom of Barracks: Polish Displaced Persons in Allied-Occupied Germany and Austria.
Learn more about her book: buff.ly/U91YR9S
Learn more about her book: buff.ly/U91YR9S
Authors of history books honoured by Polish FM
The Polish foreign ministry has presented its annual awards for the best books on Polish history and diplomacy.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congratulations to Katarzyna Nowak for winning the second prize for Best Historical Book by the Polish Foreign Ministry for Kingdom of Barracks: Polish Displaced Persons in Allied-Occupied Germany and Austria.
Learn more about her book: buff.ly/U91YR9S
Learn more about her book: buff.ly/U91YR9S
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"Lange vor Julius Streicher agitierte er als Radaujournalist gegen jüdische Warenhäuser, denunzierte prominente Juden (er war deswegen in unzählige Beleidigungsprozesse verwickelt), roch überall Rassenschande & wetterte in seinen Reden wahlweise gegen jüdische Kommunisten oder jüdische Kapitalisten"
Hermann Esser, eine deutsche Karriere: Hitlers Duzfreund
Er war für Heimatliebe, Naherholung und Tourismus zuständig: Hermann Esser (1900 – 1981) – eine Biografie, wie sie bislang in keinem Buche stand.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Lange vor Julius Streicher agitierte er als Radaujournalist gegen jüdische Warenhäuser, denunzierte prominente Juden (er war deswegen in unzählige Beleidigungsprozesse verwickelt), roch überall Rassenschande & wetterte in seinen Reden wahlweise gegen jüdische Kommunisten oder jüdische Kapitalisten"
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Die US-Sanktionen gegen Anna-Lena von Hodenberg und Josephine Ballon von HateAid sind inakzeptabel. Hier geht es nicht nur um zwei Kämpferinnen gegen Hass im Netz, sondern um einen Angriff auf Europas Recht im digitalen Raum. Wir müssen die Demokratie im Netz mit dem DSA verteidigen. Mehr denn je!
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Die US-Sanktionen gegen Anna-Lena von Hodenberg und Josephine Ballon von HateAid sind inakzeptabel. Hier geht es nicht nur um zwei Kämpferinnen gegen Hass im Netz, sondern um einen Angriff auf Europas Recht im digitalen Raum. Wir müssen die Demokratie im Netz mit dem DSA verteidigen. Mehr denn je!
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Denne kronikken bør leses av alle som jobber med utdanning og skriving. Lin Prøitz har gitt studentene eksamensoppgave hvor de kan bruke KI men også må vurdere resulater og prosess, og studentene ser mange problemer. www.f-b.no/ki-ved-hogsk...
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Denne kronikken bør leses av alle som jobber med utdanning og skriving. Lin Prøitz har gitt studentene eksamensoppgave hvor de kan bruke KI men også må vurdere resulater og prosess, og studentene ser mange problemer. www.f-b.no/ki-ved-hogsk...
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This year’s Holberg Debate brought together Boris Johnson, Mary Kaldor, and Stephen Walt for a highly engaging discussion: Can collective security survive in today’s fractured world?
The event was moderated by Stephen Sackur.
Watch the full debate here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKi...
The event was moderated by Stephen Sackur.
Watch the full debate here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKi...
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This year’s Holberg Debate brought together Boris Johnson, Mary Kaldor, and Stephen Walt for a highly engaging discussion: Can collective security survive in today’s fractured world?
The event was moderated by Stephen Sackur.
Watch the full debate here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKi...
The event was moderated by Stephen Sackur.
Watch the full debate here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKi...
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There are at least a half dozen Spiegel bestsellers in the past year about the crushing threat of wokeness to free speech and the Springer press with alongside the CDU mayor of Berlin personally demagoguing an event for using the word “decolonize” in the title without understanding it’s content.
Wo leben wir? Nichtwissenwollen, Nichtredendürfen: Es funktioniert, wenn die Springer-Presse Empörung gegen eine Veranstaltung mit dem Titel „Decolonize Christmas“ organisiert, und der Vorzeige-CDU-Liberale Kai Wegner macht den Exekutor. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/vom-b...
Vom Berliner Senat geförderte Veranstaltung „Decolonizing Christmas“: Kai Wegner fordert Aufklärung von Kultursenatorin
„Decolonizing Christmas“ ist der provokante Titel einer Berliner Veranstaltung. Gefördert durch die Senatsverwaltung für Kultur. Nach einer kritischen Berichterstattung schaltet sich nun Kai Wegner ei...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
There are at least a half dozen Spiegel bestsellers in the past year about the crushing threat of wokeness to free speech and the Springer press with alongside the CDU mayor of Berlin personally demagoguing an event for using the word “decolonize” in the title without understanding it’s content.
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Thread. Das ist ein wichtiger Hinweis, zumal in Gedenkstätten, lokalen Initiativen, Museen usw. schon lange und ganz ohne Riesendiskussion von Rothberg eine multidirektionale Erinnerung praktiziert wird. Das findet halt nicht in der nationalen Öffentlichkeit statt.
Es wäre wirklich hilfreich, wenn diese hauptberuflichen Kritiker*innen „der“ #Erinnerungskultur sich wenigstens die Mühe machen würden, diese begrifflich von #Geschichtspolitik zu trennen. Erinnerungskultur ist jedes Museum, jedes Projekt engagierter Lehrer*innen … [1/x]
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December 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Thread. Das ist ein wichtiger Hinweis, zumal in Gedenkstätten, lokalen Initiativen, Museen usw. schon lange und ganz ohne Riesendiskussion von Rothberg eine multidirektionale Erinnerung praktiziert wird. Das findet halt nicht in der nationalen Öffentlichkeit statt.
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"The growing failure, meanwhile, of our market democracies to deliver affordable housing, universal quality education and healthcare, and security of employment [...] is [...] fuelling the rise of illiberalism and authoritarianism." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back | Paul Taylor
With democratic values under attack from populists within and former allies without, there are no simple solutions, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
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December 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"The growing failure, meanwhile, of our market democracies to deliver affordable housing, universal quality education and healthcare, and security of employment [...] is [...] fuelling the rise of illiberalism and authoritarianism." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Lesenswert: www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/eva-i...
Eva Illouz an den Kammerspielen: „Ich vermisse schon die guten, alten Antisemiten“
Ein heller Abend in dunkler Zeit: Eva Illouz und Rachel Salamander sprechen in den Münchner Kammerspielen über die Situation der Juden seit dem 7. Oktober 2023.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Lesenswert: www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/eva-i...
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USA har nettopp publisert en ny sikkerhetsstrategi, som beskriver en total omlegging av amerikansk utenrikspolitikk sammenlignet med før Trump. Dette er åpenbart ekstremt viktig for oss som er avhengige av USA for å forsvare oss. Og det er ikke spesielt gode nyheter ...
En liten tråd.
En liten tråd.
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
USA har nettopp publisert en ny sikkerhetsstrategi, som beskriver en total omlegging av amerikansk utenrikspolitikk sammenlignet med før Trump. Dette er åpenbart ekstremt viktig for oss som er avhengige av USA for å forsvare oss. Og det er ikke spesielt gode nyheter ...
En liten tråd.
En liten tråd.
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More and more people in #Norway are dissatisfied with our government not taking the threat from Russia seriously.
Yes, we are supporting Ukraine. But too little, imo.
Excellent op-ed (in Norwegian) here👇
#Norge #Russia #Ukraine @aftenposten.no
Yes, we are supporting Ukraine. But too little, imo.
Excellent op-ed (in Norwegian) here👇
#Norge #Russia #Ukraine @aftenposten.no
Norge trenger en ny politisk samtale. Trusselen fra Russland burde utløse dyp uro og handlekraft.
Norge står midt i den mest alvorlige sikkerhetspolitiske situasjonen i Europa siden andre verdenskrig. Likevel fremstår norsk politikk og offentlig debatt mer opptatt av interne detaljer enn av de geo...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
More and more people in #Norway are dissatisfied with our government not taking the threat from Russia seriously.
Yes, we are supporting Ukraine. But too little, imo.
Excellent op-ed (in Norwegian) here👇
#Norge #Russia #Ukraine @aftenposten.no
Yes, we are supporting Ukraine. But too little, imo.
Excellent op-ed (in Norwegian) here👇
#Norge #Russia #Ukraine @aftenposten.no
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Sehr lesenswerter Beitrag darüber, wie künstliche Intelligenz Bildung entwertet, kritisches Denken und studentisches Lernen verhindert, Universitäten von innen zersetzt und die Gesellschaft nach und nach verblödet:
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Sehr lesenswerter Beitrag darüber, wie künstliche Intelligenz Bildung entwertet, kritisches Denken und studentisches Lernen verhindert, Universitäten von innen zersetzt und die Gesellschaft nach und nach verblödet:
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
