Neil Renic
@ncrenic.bsky.social
Researcher at the Centre for Military Studies, in Copenhagen. Working on ethics, politics, technology, Just War, drones, and autonomous weapons.
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Neil Renic
@ncrenic.bsky.social
· Nov 12
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
2024: "I'm voting for Trump to lower the cost of eggs"
2026: "your son died a hero in the Greenlandic liberation wars"
2026: "your son died a hero in the Greenlandic liberation wars"
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
2024: "I'm voting for Trump to lower the cost of eggs"
2026: "your son died a hero in the Greenlandic liberation wars"
2026: "your son died a hero in the Greenlandic liberation wars"
I miss the evil billionaires who'd try to buy their way into heaven by funding massive public libraries
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I miss the evil billionaires who'd try to buy their way into heaven by funding massive public libraries
If you wrote a book 10 years ago that started with, "...the year is 2026, European leaders scramble to prevent a US invasion of Greenland", the editor would tell you to calm down.
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 AM
If you wrote a book 10 years ago that started with, "...the year is 2026, European leaders scramble to prevent a US invasion of Greenland", the editor would tell you to calm down.
Academics are far too relaxed about writing for two years and having three people read it
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Academics are far too relaxed about writing for two years and having three people read it
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Engaging and insightful analysis: "The gross imbalance between the emphasis on perpetrators’ moral character, suffering, and interests, on the one hand, and the devastating moral and physical injuries suffered by the victims of war crimes, on the other, is typically erased by war crime apologia."
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Engaging and insightful analysis: "The gross imbalance between the emphasis on perpetrators’ moral character, suffering, and interests, on the one hand, and the devastating moral and physical injuries suffered by the victims of war crimes, on the other, is typically erased by war crime apologia."
I wrote some articles this year that i'm proud of - on the themes of war, violence, and technology.
Compiled below for your reading convenience:
Compiled below for your reading convenience:
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I wrote some articles this year that i'm proud of - on the themes of war, violence, and technology.
Compiled below for your reading convenience:
Compiled below for your reading convenience:
“What if we made the most morally demented man in America President twice?”
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“What if we made the most morally demented man in America President twice?”
The best thing about American culture war exporters is their literal inability to find places outside the U.S on a map
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The best thing about American culture war exporters is their literal inability to find places outside the U.S on a map
Paid fellowship in awesome Hamburg in the field of ethics in international security. Fantastic opportunity for a PhD or new graduate - APPLY!
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Paid fellowship in awesome Hamburg in the field of ethics in international security. Fantastic opportunity for a PhD or new graduate - APPLY!
Just finished - brilliant! A fantastic book, highlighting the powerful, and often dark, work done by terms such as “pre-history”, “civilisation”, and “barbarism” throughout history.
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Just finished - brilliant! A fantastic book, highlighting the powerful, and often dark, work done by terms such as “pre-history”, “civilisation”, and “barbarism” throughout history.
Historians: “in this opening volume, I consider British cavalry innovation from 1817 (January) to 1817 (May)”
Economists: “in this blog post, I explain human origins, progress, and decline”
Economists: “in this blog post, I explain human origins, progress, and decline”
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Historians: “in this opening volume, I consider British cavalry innovation from 1817 (January) to 1817 (May)”
Economists: “in this blog post, I explain human origins, progress, and decline”
Economists: “in this blog post, I explain human origins, progress, and decline”
For a small fee, I will unfairly attack your PhD online, increasing your readership in the resulting backlash
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
For a small fee, I will unfairly attack your PhD online, increasing your readership in the resulting backlash
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🚨New First View Article🚨
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🚨New First View Article🚨
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
From mid-November on, before you send an email ask yourself if this is really a 2025 problem
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
From mid-November on, before you send an email ask yourself if this is really a 2025 problem
'The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what "works," but art opens up what is possible' - Pope Leo
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
'The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what "works," but art opens up what is possible' - Pope Leo
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🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
Enjoying this immensely, especially Cherniss's plea to resist the embrace of cruelty and ruthlessness in politics.
"Many political evils, of course, stem from garden variety villainy – ambition, venality, the appetite for domination or longing for submission. But..."
"Many political evils, of course, stem from garden variety villainy – ambition, venality, the appetite for domination or longing for submission. But..."
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Enjoying this immensely, especially Cherniss's plea to resist the embrace of cruelty and ruthlessness in politics.
"Many political evils, of course, stem from garden variety villainy – ambition, venality, the appetite for domination or longing for submission. But..."
"Many political evils, of course, stem from garden variety villainy – ambition, venality, the appetite for domination or longing for submission. But..."
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How do states keep getting away with war crimes? Check out my new paper with @ncrenic.bsky.social and Christopher Elliot on apologist narratives for war crimes - and it's open access!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia
www.cambridge.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
How do states keep getting away with war crimes? Check out my new paper with @ncrenic.bsky.social and Christopher Elliot on apologist narratives for war crimes - and it's open access!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Australia is stunning
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Australia is stunning
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More reading to do!
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
More reading to do!
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
Maybe we can agree that whatever else it does, ChatGPT shouldn’t be telling people who are about to kill themselves, “awesome idea!!!”
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Maybe we can agree that whatever else it does, ChatGPT shouldn’t be telling people who are about to kill themselves, “awesome idea!!!”