Elisabeth Schweiger
@elischweig.bsky.social
Lecturer @UniversityofStirling, researching counterterrorism, warfare, silence, international law #postcolonialism, #feminism, #security, views my own, she/her.
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Something is #rotten in Europe...
#Journalist is fired just for asking a relevant question?!
#genocide #WarCrimes #Gaza
#Journalist is fired just for asking a relevant question?!
#genocide #WarCrimes #Gaza
Gabriele Nunziati was fired for asking if Israel should pay for reconstruction of the Gaza Strip
This isn’t even a controversial question; it was framed as a test of the EU’s moral equivalence
This is appalling and cowardly and why we need a boycott
europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/11...
This isn’t even a controversial question; it was framed as a test of the EU’s moral equivalence
This is appalling and cowardly and why we need a boycott
europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/11...
Italy: IFJ-EFJ call for the reinstatement of sacked journalist Gabriele Nunziati
Italian journalist Gabriele Nunziati, Brussels correspondent for the Agenzia Nova news agency, was told his collaboration with the agency was stopped ...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Something is #rotten in Europe...
#Journalist is fired just for asking a relevant question?!
#genocide #WarCrimes #Gaza
#Journalist is fired just for asking a relevant question?!
#genocide #WarCrimes #Gaza
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Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
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Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
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“Trump’s willingness to strong-arm Netanyahu was the key to achieving this latest deal. The US president will need to sustain that pressure on Netanyahu to make sure he doesn’t blow up the ceasefire, as he did in March, and resume Israel’s genocidal war” — my latest for @theguardian.com
Trump’s strong-arming of Netanyahu led to a deal. He must sustain that pressure | Mohamad Bazzi
The US president long refused to use his influence over the prime minister. Last month, that appeared to change
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“Trump’s willingness to strong-arm Netanyahu was the key to achieving this latest deal. The US president will need to sustain that pressure on Netanyahu to make sure he doesn’t blow up the ceasefire, as he did in March, and resume Israel’s genocidal war” — my latest for @theguardian.com
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Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon
Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon
The St George’s flag is more popular than ever. It’s more complicated for England’s patron saint
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon
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It starts with Palestine protests. But where will the crackdown on Britain’s democratic freedoms end? | Owen Jones
It starts with Palestine protests. But where will the crackdown on Britain’s democratic freedoms end? | Owen Jones
In making dissent a privilege, not a right, Labour is crafting a repressive toolkit. Imagine it in the hands of a Farage government, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It starts with Palestine protests. But where will the crackdown on Britain’s democratic freedoms end? | Owen Jones
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I went to a literature festival event today and was very aware of being the only non-white face in a large tent
not normally an issue, but very aware of it now, each time someone seemed to look at me, thanks to this kind of language becoming 'legitimate concerns'
not normally an issue, but very aware of it now, each time someone seemed to look at me, thanks to this kind of language becoming 'legitimate concerns'
What on earth has happened to the Tories? This wouldn't have been acceptable in 1965 let alone 2025.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I went to a literature festival event today and was very aware of being the only non-white face in a large tent
not normally an issue, but very aware of it now, each time someone seemed to look at me, thanks to this kind of language becoming 'legitimate concerns'
not normally an issue, but very aware of it now, each time someone seemed to look at me, thanks to this kind of language becoming 'legitimate concerns'
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🚨Security Policy and Practice Working Group AGM🚨
On the 13 October this will be an opportunity to reflect on the work the group has done in the last year & shape the activities and priorities of the group! 🎉
Sign up now 👉 https://ow.ly/KWne50X492T
Elisabeth Schweiger
On the 13 October this will be an opportunity to reflect on the work the group has done in the last year & shape the activities and priorities of the group! 🎉
Sign up now 👉 https://ow.ly/KWne50X492T
Elisabeth Schweiger
Security Policy and Practice Working Group annual general meeting- Security Policy and Practice | BISA
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September 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚨Security Policy and Practice Working Group AGM🚨
On the 13 October this will be an opportunity to reflect on the work the group has done in the last year & shape the activities and priorities of the group! 🎉
Sign up now 👉 https://ow.ly/KWne50X492T
Elisabeth Schweiger
On the 13 October this will be an opportunity to reflect on the work the group has done in the last year & shape the activities and priorities of the group! 🎉
Sign up now 👉 https://ow.ly/KWne50X492T
Elisabeth Schweiger
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That three major British newspapers jumped on the poorly sourced (ATF to Steven Crowder to WSJ) line about the bullets having ‘trans’ symbols (actually a, wait for it, Helldivers 2 code) is such a tell on what they really care about. They really need to apologise (they won’t)
September 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
That three major British newspapers jumped on the poorly sourced (ATF to Steven Crowder to WSJ) line about the bullets having ‘trans’ symbols (actually a, wait for it, Helldivers 2 code) is such a tell on what they really care about. They really need to apologise (they won’t)
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Ah yes if black and brown people throw a party we need to scan their faces.
White supremacists organising a hate march do not need to worry about their privacy. The police have them covered.
This btw is also why everyone arguing for digital id in this country is either naive or dangerous.
White supremacists organising a hate march do not need to worry about their privacy. The police have them covered.
This btw is also why everyone arguing for digital id in this country is either naive or dangerous.
September 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Ah yes if black and brown people throw a party we need to scan their faces.
White supremacists organising a hate march do not need to worry about their privacy. The police have them covered.
This btw is also why everyone arguing for digital id in this country is either naive or dangerous.
White supremacists organising a hate march do not need to worry about their privacy. The police have them covered.
This btw is also why everyone arguing for digital id in this country is either naive or dangerous.
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⭐️Watch the recording of the recent event from our Security Policy and Practice Working Group "Digesting the UK's new National Security Strategy" !
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https://bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/spp/articles/digesting-uks-new-national-security-strategy…
August 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
⭐️Watch the recording of the recent event from our Security Policy and Practice Working Group "Digesting the UK's new National Security Strategy" !
bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
@elischweig.bsky.social
bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
@elischweig.bsky.social
Great to see our article on the limits of national security orthodoxy published. With Nick Ritchie and Thomas Martin, we explore the mechanics of how a silent consensus on security can be reproduced… (1)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The limits of national security and foreign policy orthodoxy: Labour’s challenge to UK policy under Jeremy Corbyn
In this article, we explore how orthodox approaches to national security and foreign policy are reproduced. We do so through examining the leadership of the UK’s Labour Party by Jeremy Corbyn, who ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Great to see our article on the limits of national security orthodoxy published. With Nick Ritchie and Thomas Martin, we explore the mechanics of how a silent consensus on security can be reproduced… (1)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.
July 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.
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Meta allows ads crowdfunding for IDF drones, consumer watchdog finds
Meta allows ads crowdfunding for IDF drones, consumer watchdog finds
Paid ads hosted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads seem to violate Meta’s stated policies yet remain active
Meta is hosting ads on Facebook, Instagram and Threads from pro-Israel entities that are raising money for military equipment including drones and tactical gear for Israeli Defense Force battalions, seemingly a violation of the company’s stated advertising policies, new research shows.
“We are the sniper team of Unit Shaked, stationed in Gaza, and we urgently need shooting tripods to complete our mission in Jabalia,” one ad on Facebook read, first published on 11 June and still active on 17 July. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Meta allows ads crowdfunding for IDF drones, consumer watchdog finds
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🕊️ Support the Helsinki +50 People’s declaration on common security and human rights
The Declaration calls for a renewed global commitment to common security, human rights, disarmament, and climate justice.
🔗 Read & support the declaration: bit.ly/Helsinki50-d...
The Declaration calls for a renewed global commitment to common security, human rights, disarmament, and climate justice.
🔗 Read & support the declaration: bit.ly/Helsinki50-d...
July 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🕊️ Support the Helsinki +50 People’s declaration on common security and human rights
The Declaration calls for a renewed global commitment to common security, human rights, disarmament, and climate justice.
🔗 Read & support the declaration: bit.ly/Helsinki50-d...
The Declaration calls for a renewed global commitment to common security, human rights, disarmament, and climate justice.
🔗 Read & support the declaration: bit.ly/Helsinki50-d...
Huge crowd gathered in rainy Edinburgh right now to demand a stop of military violence. They’re chanting ‘we will not be silenced’ #Palestine
July 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Huge crowd gathered in rainy Edinburgh right now to demand a stop of military violence. They’re chanting ‘we will not be silenced’ #Palestine
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Killing of young siblings at Gaza water point shows seeking life’s essentials now a deadly peril
Killing of young siblings at Gaza water point shows seeking life’s essentials now a deadly peril
Karam al-Ghussain, 9, and Lulu, 10, were fetching water from a nearby distribution station when an Israeli strike hit it, and them
In Gaza, being a helpful, loving child can be a death sentence. Heba al-Ghussain’s nine-year-old son, Karam, was killed by an Israeli airstrike because he went to fetch water for the family, and her 10-year-old daughter, Lulu, was killed because she went to give Karam a hand.
The siblings were waiting beside a water distribution station, holding jerry cans and buckets, when it was bombed last Sunday, killing six children and four adults and injuring 19 others, mostly children. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Killing of young siblings at Gaza water point shows seeking life’s essentials now a deadly peril
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Colonial crimes as crimes against humanity, arguing that the concept of crimes against humanity should not be read simply through the prism of the Holocaust. doi.org/10.1093/jicj...
Piercing the Colonial Veil? Colonial Crimes as Crimes against Humanity
Abstract . Crimes against humanity have a longer grounding in colonial history than publicly acknowledged. The crimes against children of mixed European an
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July 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Colonial crimes as crimes against humanity, arguing that the concept of crimes against humanity should not be read simply through the prism of the Holocaust. doi.org/10.1093/jicj...
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How a new Corbyn/Sultana-led party can win voters as Labour flounders
How a new Corbyn/Sultana-led party can win voters as Labour flounders
With inequality rife in the UK, there are three main policy areas that a new left-wing party should focus on
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July 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
How a new Corbyn/Sultana-led party can win voters as Labour flounders
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@sara-de-jong.bsky.social has co-written an article in The Conversation about the Afghan data leak, you can read the article in full here: theconversation.com/afghan-data-...
Afghan data leak: how selective state secrecy and cover-ups can harm civilians
Critical questions need to be asked about which secrets are kept, by whom and why.
theconversation.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@sara-de-jong.bsky.social has co-written an article in The Conversation about the Afghan data leak, you can read the article in full here: theconversation.com/afghan-data-...
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🚨New Blog article:
NATO endorsed a Human Security approach in 2022 but this year's Hague Summit was silent on it. @alexgilder.bsky.social of Reading University & @rusi.bsky.social makes the case for Human Security staying on NATO’s agenda.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/07/15/h...
NATO endorsed a Human Security approach in 2022 but this year's Hague Summit was silent on it. @alexgilder.bsky.social of Reading University & @rusi.bsky.social makes the case for Human Security staying on NATO’s agenda.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/07/15/h...
Human Security Must Remain on the NATO Agenda
Since 2022 NATO has endorsed a Human Security approach in relation to its core tasks. Yet its 2025 Summit fell silent on this, among many other issues. Alexander Gilder makes the case for why Human…
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk
July 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🚨New Blog article:
NATO endorsed a Human Security approach in 2022 but this year's Hague Summit was silent on it. @alexgilder.bsky.social of Reading University & @rusi.bsky.social makes the case for Human Security staying on NATO’s agenda.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/07/15/h...
NATO endorsed a Human Security approach in 2022 but this year's Hague Summit was silent on it. @alexgilder.bsky.social of Reading University & @rusi.bsky.social makes the case for Human Security staying on NATO’s agenda.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/07/15/h...
Invoking the political and legal force of the terrorism category to suppress civil disobedience and to silence inconvenient political actors has been a strategy of authoritarian and imperial actors for a long time
July 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Invoking the political and legal force of the terrorism category to suppress civil disobedience and to silence inconvenient political actors has been a strategy of authoritarian and imperial actors for a long time
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UPDATE: The Interim "Prevent" Commissioner has published his review
This year the Home Secretary appointed Lord Anderson KC as Interim Independent “Prevent” Commissioner to do two case-specific reviews, and identify shortcomings.
Here's 5 takeaways 🧵
This year the Home Secretary appointed Lord Anderson KC as Interim Independent “Prevent” Commissioner to do two case-specific reviews, and identify shortcomings.
Here's 5 takeaways 🧵
July 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
UPDATE: The Interim "Prevent" Commissioner has published his review
This year the Home Secretary appointed Lord Anderson KC as Interim Independent “Prevent” Commissioner to do two case-specific reviews, and identify shortcomings.
Here's 5 takeaways 🧵
This year the Home Secretary appointed Lord Anderson KC as Interim Independent “Prevent” Commissioner to do two case-specific reviews, and identify shortcomings.
Here's 5 takeaways 🧵
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A list of questions from Palestinian children in Gaza, compiled by the staff of the Palestine Trauma Centre in Gaza:
July 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A list of questions from Palestinian children in Gaza, compiled by the staff of the Palestine Trauma Centre in Gaza:
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Yesterday, 12 countries announced their commitment to a full arms embargo on the Israeli government. The resolution comes out of an emergency summit in Bogota where the Hague Group gathered to coordinate legal and diplomatic action to counter the “climate of impunity” for Israeli war crimes.
July 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Yesterday, 12 countries announced their commitment to a full arms embargo on the Israeli government. The resolution comes out of an emergency summit in Bogota where the Hague Group gathered to coordinate legal and diplomatic action to counter the “climate of impunity” for Israeli war crimes.