Markus Balázs Göransson
@mbgoransson.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in War Studies at Swedish Defence University, (post-)Soviet wars.
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If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social
Utvisning av 18-åringar gör Sverige mindre attraktivt för toppforskare
Problemet att de som fyllt 18 år förväntas stå på egna ben och därmed utvisas även om deras föräldrar har …
sulf.se
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social
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Just got my copy of @dvanp.bsky.social's new book, "The DGSE: A Concise History of France's Foreign Intelligence Service," from Georgetown UP. I was involved on the editorial side of this book and it's a huge contribution. Available for pre-order today! press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-DGSE
The DGSE
press.georgetown.edu
February 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Just got my copy of @dvanp.bsky.social's new book, "The DGSE: A Concise History of France's Foreign Intelligence Service," from Georgetown UP. I was involved on the editorial side of this book and it's a huge contribution. Available for pre-order today! press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-DGSE
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Om du vill förstå varför så mycket teknik känns fientlig nu, varför allt kräver konto, samtycke och återkommande betalningar, titta på den jävla skrivaren.
Plastig. Passivt aggressiv. Full av ideologi, och av strukturellt hat mot dig som konsument och människa.
"Keep it simple"? Ät skit.
Plastig. Passivt aggressiv. Full av ideologi, och av strukturellt hat mot dig som konsument och människa.
"Keep it simple"? Ät skit.
February 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Om du vill förstå varför så mycket teknik känns fientlig nu, varför allt kräver konto, samtycke och återkommande betalningar, titta på den jävla skrivaren.
Plastig. Passivt aggressiv. Full av ideologi, och av strukturellt hat mot dig som konsument och människa.
"Keep it simple"? Ät skit.
Plastig. Passivt aggressiv. Full av ideologi, och av strukturellt hat mot dig som konsument och människa.
"Keep it simple"? Ät skit.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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We are in excellent hands.
January 28, 2026 at 6:59 AM
We are in excellent hands.
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- This article addresses a case of official misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, the Swedish Public Health Agency (PHA) messaged against mask-wearing, warning that it could increase risk of infection.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
- This article addresses a case of official misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, the Swedish Public Health Agency (PHA) messaged against mask-wearing, warning that it could increase risk of infection.
2/2
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It's just one overreach after another with this Trump administration.
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 AM
It's just one overreach after another with this Trump administration.
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Really glad to see this article with @mbgoransson.bsky.social and @pauloshea.bsky.social published in the Global Social Challenges Journal. The article presents a systematic review and analysis of how SVT covered the use of face masks in 2020. 1/ bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Really glad to see this article with @mbgoransson.bsky.social and @pauloshea.bsky.social published in the Global Social Challenges Journal. The article presents a systematic review and analysis of how SVT covered the use of face masks in 2020. 1/ bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
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Nice work! How Sweden’s national broadcaster (SVT) communicated mask scepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most Swedes will probably recognize these themes:
Other recs more important Evidence for masks is weak
False sense of security
Far right wants masks
Can spread infection
Complicated to use
Most Swedes will probably recognize these themes:
Other recs more important Evidence for masks is weak
False sense of security
Far right wants masks
Can spread infection
Complicated to use
New research article with @ndloubere.bsky.social and @pauloshea.bsky.social.
"Mediating official misinformation: how Sweden’s national broadcaster (SVT) communicated mask scepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic"
Global Social Challenges Journal, Bristol University Press
"Mediating official misinformation: how Sweden’s national broadcaster (SVT) communicated mask scepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic"
Global Social Challenges Journal, Bristol University Press
January 24, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Nice work! How Sweden’s national broadcaster (SVT) communicated mask scepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most Swedes will probably recognize these themes:
Other recs more important Evidence for masks is weak
False sense of security
Far right wants masks
Can spread infection
Complicated to use
Most Swedes will probably recognize these themes:
Other recs more important Evidence for masks is weak
False sense of security
Far right wants masks
Can spread infection
Complicated to use
New research article with @ndloubere.bsky.social and @pauloshea.bsky.social.
"Mediating official misinformation: how Sweden’s national broadcaster (SVT) communicated mask scepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic"
Global Social Challenges Journal, Bristol University Press
"Mediating official misinformation: how Sweden’s national broadcaster (SVT) communicated mask scepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic"
Global Social Challenges Journal, Bristol University Press
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 AM
New research article with @ndloubere.bsky.social and @pauloshea.bsky.social.
"Mediating official misinformation: how Sweden’s national broadcaster (SVT) communicated mask scepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic"
Global Social Challenges Journal, Bristol University Press
"Mediating official misinformation: how Sweden’s national broadcaster (SVT) communicated mask scepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic"
Global Social Challenges Journal, Bristol University Press
New article from our previous research project about Syrian war refugees in Lebanon and Sweden. Here, Lotta Hultin and I look at how young Syrian refugees in Sweden use social media in their temporal identity work.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
New article from our previous research project about Syrian war refugees in Lebanon and Sweden. Here, Lotta Hultin and I look at how young Syrian refugees in Sweden use social media in their temporal identity work.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Good news - I'm hiring at Durham University!
1-year full time postdoc in Space Security - looking for someone to join me at the Space Research Centre and a Northeast England based space tracking/analytics company to work on geopolitical analysis in Space Domain Awareness.
Details 👇👇👇
1-year full time postdoc in Space Security - looking for someone to join me at the Space Research Centre and a Northeast England based space tracking/analytics company to work on geopolitical analysis in Space Domain Awareness.
Details 👇👇👇
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Space Security
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Good news - I'm hiring at Durham University!
1-year full time postdoc in Space Security - looking for someone to join me at the Space Research Centre and a Northeast England based space tracking/analytics company to work on geopolitical analysis in Space Domain Awareness.
Details 👇👇👇
1-year full time postdoc in Space Security - looking for someone to join me at the Space Research Centre and a Northeast England based space tracking/analytics company to work on geopolitical analysis in Space Domain Awareness.
Details 👇👇👇
Här är min recension av recensionerna av Tegnells memoarer. Ska du recensera Carlsons bok? Don't be that person.
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Här är min recension av recensionerna av Tegnells memoarer. Ska du recensera Carlsons bok? Don't be that person.
Johan Carlson har skrivit en bok om pandemin. Kan vi hoppas på att recensenterna läser den med lite rakare rygg och mindre böjda knän än när de höjde Tegnells problematiska memoarer till skyarna?
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Johan Carlson har skrivit en bok om pandemin. Kan vi hoppas på att recensenterna läser den med lite rakare rygg och mindre böjda knän än när de höjde Tegnells problematiska memoarer till skyarna?
"Det obehagliga intrycket blir att det är farligt att öppet diskutera hur Sverige och EU ska hantera hoten och förolämpningarna från andra sidan Atlanten. Som om situationen är så ömtålig att en debatt om vilka motåtgärder och alternativ som finns vore skadlig i sig."
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Tomas Ramberg: Regeringen är vilse i Trumps värld
Våra ledare tycks hoppas att allt är en ond dröm som vi snart ska vakna upp ur.
www.dn.se
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM
"Det obehagliga intrycket blir att det är farligt att öppet diskutera hur Sverige och EU ska hantera hoten och förolämpningarna från andra sidan Atlanten. Som om situationen är så ömtålig att en debatt om vilka motåtgärder och alternativ som finns vore skadlig i sig."
www.dn.se/sverige/toma...
www.dn.se/sverige/toma...
Helvete vad mycket snö
January 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Helvete vad mycket snö
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this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
December 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
Lussekattstassavtryck.
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Lussekattstassavtryck.
Late afternoon in Stockholm.
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Late afternoon in Stockholm.
November mood.
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November mood.
Look what arrived in the mail. Some late-night reading during my parental leave.
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Look what arrived in the mail. Some late-night reading during my parental leave.
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I wrote the introduction to this @h-diplo.bsky.social forum on Liliane Stadler's recent book "Between Neutrality and Solidarity: Swiss Good Offices in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992." Thanks to @emleake.bsky.social and reviewers like @mbgoransson.bsky.social! issforum.org/ISSF/PDF/Jer...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I wrote the introduction to this @h-diplo.bsky.social forum on Liliane Stadler's recent book "Between Neutrality and Solidarity: Swiss Good Offices in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992." Thanks to @emleake.bsky.social and reviewers like @mbgoransson.bsky.social! issforum.org/ISSF/PDF/Jer...
Happy to have contributed a review of Liliane Stadler's excellent book on Swiss diplomacy during the Soviet-Afghan War to the latest H-Diplo Roundtable. Other great contributions by Timothy Nunan, Sandra Bott, Vassily Klimentov and Robert Nichols.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Happy to have contributed a review of Liliane Stadler's excellent book on Swiss diplomacy during the Soviet-Afghan War to the latest H-Diplo Roundtable. Other great contributions by Timothy Nunan, Sandra Bott, Vassily Klimentov and Robert Nichols.
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
It's not just in Gaza where ethnic cleansing was masked as 'combat'.
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It's not just in Gaza where ethnic cleansing was masked as 'combat'.