Centre for International Security - Hertie School
@hertiesecurity.bsky.social
A home for the study and debate of today's complex security challenges at the Hertie School in Berlin.
If you’re a despot with cash, there’s a Western PR firm to polish your image. New study by Christian Gläßel + co-authors maps decades of contracts and shows when/why regimes hire PR to sway US elites and the public. Read: lnkd.in/dU8gwDzf
Full study: doi.org/10.1080/0963...
📷CharlesFred (Flickr)
Full study: doi.org/10.1080/0963...
📷CharlesFred (Flickr)
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you’re a despot with cash, there’s a Western PR firm to polish your image. New study by Christian Gläßel + co-authors maps decades of contracts and shows when/why regimes hire PR to sway US elites and the public. Read: lnkd.in/dU8gwDzf
Full study: doi.org/10.1080/0963...
📷CharlesFred (Flickr)
Full study: doi.org/10.1080/0963...
📷CharlesFred (Flickr)
⏳ Happening tomorrow! Don’t miss this fascinating research talk. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dise8SeE
🧩 How do autocrats use courts - to legitimize or coerce? Join Fiona Shen-Bayh (UMD) for a talk on Spain’s Franco-era tribunals, 13 Nov 2025, 2–3 PM CET, online. Insights from 9,000+ cases reveal shifting logics of repression. 👉 lnkd.in/dise8SeE #PoliticalScience #Authoritarianism #JudicialPolitics
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
⏳ Happening tomorrow! Don’t miss this fascinating research talk. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dise8SeE
⏳ 1 week to go! Don’t miss this fascinating research talk. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dise8SeE
🧩 How do autocrats use courts - to legitimize or coerce? Join Fiona Shen-Bayh (UMD) for a talk on Spain’s Franco-era tribunals, 13 Nov 2025, 2–3 PM CET, online. Insights from 9,000+ cases reveal shifting logics of repression. 👉 lnkd.in/dise8SeE #PoliticalScience #Authoritarianism #JudicialPolitics
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
⏳ 1 week to go! Don’t miss this fascinating research talk. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dise8SeE
“Nuclear weapons are back with a vengeance.” - Vipin Narang, MIT Professor of Nuclear Security.
At our annual Nuclear Security Workshop, he outlined why global nuclear risks are rising - and what can be done.
Learn more about our Stanton project: lnkd.in/emZP5ZQr
At our annual Nuclear Security Workshop, he outlined why global nuclear risks are rising - and what can be done.
Learn more about our Stanton project: lnkd.in/emZP5ZQr
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
“Nuclear weapons are back with a vengeance.” - Vipin Narang, MIT Professor of Nuclear Security.
At our annual Nuclear Security Workshop, he outlined why global nuclear risks are rising - and what can be done.
Learn more about our Stanton project: lnkd.in/emZP5ZQr
At our annual Nuclear Security Workshop, he outlined why global nuclear risks are rising - and what can be done.
Learn more about our Stanton project: lnkd.in/emZP5ZQr
🧩 How do autocrats use courts - to legitimize or coerce? Join Fiona Shen-Bayh (UMD) for a talk on Spain’s Franco-era tribunals, 13 Nov 2025, 2–3 PM CET, online. Insights from 9,000+ cases reveal shifting logics of repression. 👉 lnkd.in/dise8SeE #PoliticalScience #Authoritarianism #JudicialPolitics
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🧩 How do autocrats use courts - to legitimize or coerce? Join Fiona Shen-Bayh (UMD) for a talk on Spain’s Franco-era tribunals, 13 Nov 2025, 2–3 PM CET, online. Insights from 9,000+ cases reveal shifting logics of repression. 👉 lnkd.in/dise8SeE #PoliticalScience #Authoritarianism #JudicialPolitics
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We are hiring a PhD student to join us at the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social (start Sept. 2026)!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We are hiring a PhD student to join us at the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social (start Sept. 2026)!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
📅 Join us on Thursday for an online talk by Janina Beiser-McGrath on how climate commitments - and even greenwashing - shape U.S. public perceptions of governments in the Global South. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dARYXkB6
Can climate action - or even greenwashing - help Global South governments win U.S. support? 🌍
Join Janina Beiser-McGrath (Univ. of London) on Oct 23, 12:30–1:30 PM CEST, for this online talk hosted by the Centre for International Security.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#ClimatePolitics
Join Janina Beiser-McGrath (Univ. of London) on Oct 23, 12:30–1:30 PM CEST, for this online talk hosted by the Centre for International Security.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#ClimatePolitics
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
📅 Join us on Thursday for an online talk by Janina Beiser-McGrath on how climate commitments - and even greenwashing - shape U.S. public perceptions of governments in the Global South. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dARYXkB6
Can climate action - or even greenwashing - help Global South governments win U.S. support? 🌍
Join Janina Beiser-McGrath (Univ. of London) on Oct 23, 12:30–1:30 PM CEST, for this online talk hosted by the Centre for International Security.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#ClimatePolitics
Join Janina Beiser-McGrath (Univ. of London) on Oct 23, 12:30–1:30 PM CEST, for this online talk hosted by the Centre for International Security.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#ClimatePolitics
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Can climate action - or even greenwashing - help Global South governments win U.S. support? 🌍
Join Janina Beiser-McGrath (Univ. of London) on Oct 23, 12:30–1:30 PM CEST, for this online talk hosted by the Centre for International Security.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#ClimatePolitics
Join Janina Beiser-McGrath (Univ. of London) on Oct 23, 12:30–1:30 PM CEST, for this online talk hosted by the Centre for International Security.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#ClimatePolitics
🌍 Ax:son Johnson Scholarship in International Security – apply now!
Funded by the Axel & Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit and offered with the Centre for International Security, the scholarship fully funds up to 3 Swedish students pursuing our MIA.
📅 More info: lnkd.in/dp5fHCXr
Funded by the Axel & Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit and offered with the Centre for International Security, the scholarship fully funds up to 3 Swedish students pursuing our MIA.
📅 More info: lnkd.in/dp5fHCXr
October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌍 Ax:son Johnson Scholarship in International Security – apply now!
Funded by the Axel & Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit and offered with the Centre for International Security, the scholarship fully funds up to 3 Swedish students pursuing our MIA.
📅 More info: lnkd.in/dp5fHCXr
Funded by the Axel & Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit and offered with the Centre for International Security, the scholarship fully funds up to 3 Swedish students pursuing our MIA.
📅 More info: lnkd.in/dp5fHCXr
📢 Happening tomorrow! Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dSBT6dSa
📅 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 | 🕧 12:30 CEST | 💻 Online
Christian Oswald shows how natural language processing tools can expand protest event datasets & boost confidence in findings. Part of our International Security Research Colloquium series.
Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dSBT6dSa
Christian Oswald shows how natural language processing tools can expand protest event datasets & boost confidence in findings. Part of our International Security Research Colloquium series.
Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dSBT6dSa
October 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📢 Happening tomorrow! Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dSBT6dSa
📅 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 | 🕧 12:30 CEST | 💻 Online
Christian Oswald shows how natural language processing tools can expand protest event datasets & boost confidence in findings. Part of our International Security Research Colloquium series.
Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dSBT6dSa
Christian Oswald shows how natural language processing tools can expand protest event datasets & boost confidence in findings. Part of our International Security Research Colloquium series.
Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dSBT6dSa
October 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📅 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 | 🕧 12:30 CEST | 💻 Online
Christian Oswald shows how natural language processing tools can expand protest event datasets & boost confidence in findings. Part of our International Security Research Colloquium series.
Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dSBT6dSa
Christian Oswald shows how natural language processing tools can expand protest event datasets & boost confidence in findings. Part of our International Security Research Colloquium series.
Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dSBT6dSa
📢 Applications now open for our International Security Fellowship!
For researchers working on topics related to our four core research areas: nuclear security, grand strategy, state & non-state actors, digital tech & security.
Apply by 31 Oct 2025 👇
lnkd.in/dZ2UCukQ
For researchers working on topics related to our four core research areas: nuclear security, grand strategy, state & non-state actors, digital tech & security.
Apply by 31 Oct 2025 👇
lnkd.in/dZ2UCukQ
October 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📢 Applications now open for our International Security Fellowship!
For researchers working on topics related to our four core research areas: nuclear security, grand strategy, state & non-state actors, digital tech & security.
Apply by 31 Oct 2025 👇
lnkd.in/dZ2UCukQ
For researchers working on topics related to our four core research areas: nuclear security, grand strategy, state & non-state actors, digital tech & security.
Apply by 31 Oct 2025 👇
lnkd.in/dZ2UCukQ
Pleased to see the work of our Postdoctoral Researcher Christian Gläßel with @ascharpf.bsky.social receiving attention.
Their forthcoming book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" is available for pre-order:
🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Their forthcoming book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" is available for pre-order:
🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Pleased to see the work of our Postdoctoral Researcher Christian Gläßel with @ascharpf.bsky.social receiving attention.
Their forthcoming book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" is available for pre-order:
🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Their forthcoming book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" is available for pre-order:
🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
How does academia compare to the policy world?
From MIT to the Pentagon, Vipin Narang has seen both sides of the table. In our interview, he reflects on how research can shape real-world policy — and why bridging academia & government matters.
▶️ Our project: www.hertie-school.org/en/internati...
From MIT to the Pentagon, Vipin Narang has seen both sides of the table. In our interview, he reflects on how research can shape real-world policy — and why bridging academia & government matters.
▶️ Our project: www.hertie-school.org/en/internati...
September 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
How does academia compare to the policy world?
From MIT to the Pentagon, Vipin Narang has seen both sides of the table. In our interview, he reflects on how research can shape real-world policy — and why bridging academia & government matters.
▶️ Our project: www.hertie-school.org/en/internati...
From MIT to the Pentagon, Vipin Narang has seen both sides of the table. In our interview, he reflects on how research can shape real-world policy — and why bridging academia & government matters.
▶️ Our project: www.hertie-school.org/en/internati...
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The Hertie School is thrilled to welcome Mauro Gilli as its new Professor of Military Strategy and Technology and a core member of the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social research team!
A heartfelt thanks to the Ax:son Johnson Foundation for supporting his professorship!
A heartfelt thanks to the Ax:son Johnson Foundation for supporting his professorship!
September 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The Hertie School is thrilled to welcome Mauro Gilli as its new Professor of Military Strategy and Technology and a core member of the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social research team!
A heartfelt thanks to the Ax:son Johnson Foundation for supporting his professorship!
A heartfelt thanks to the Ax:son Johnson Foundation for supporting his professorship!
Welcome, Mauro! So happy to have you at our Centre!
I am happy to share that I have joined the Hertie School (@hertieschool.bsky.social) in Berlin as a Professor of Military Strategy and Technology.
September 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Welcome, Mauro! So happy to have you at our Centre!
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Congratulations, Marija Golubeva! golubeva.bsky.social is our new Henrik Enderlein Fellow and will work closely with hertiesecurity.bsky.social. The fellowship, funded by @stiftungmercator.bsky.social, awards outstanding personalities dedicated to a strong Europe.
👉Learn more: bit.ly/45CTfML
👉Learn more: bit.ly/45CTfML
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Congratulations, Marija Golubeva! golubeva.bsky.social is our new Henrik Enderlein Fellow and will work closely with hertiesecurity.bsky.social. The fellowship, funded by @stiftungmercator.bsky.social, awards outstanding personalities dedicated to a strong Europe.
👉Learn more: bit.ly/45CTfML
👉Learn more: bit.ly/45CTfML
Economically & in security policy, 🇵🇱 #Poland and 🇩🇪 Germany are closer than ever. This partnership is central for Europe. All the more reason Berlin must work hard to keep relations strong - yet right now, there’s real risk of deterioration.
👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...
👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...
August 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Economically & in security policy, 🇵🇱 #Poland and 🇩🇪 Germany are closer than ever. This partnership is central for Europe. All the more reason Berlin must work hard to keep relations strong - yet right now, there’s real risk of deterioration.
👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...
👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...
🚀 Wrapped up our Nuclear Security Workshop at the Hertie School, with global researchers & exciting projects on NATO, arms control & nuclear strategy. Thanks to all who joined—see you in 2026! 🙌
Special thanks to Vipin Narang for an inspiring dinner talk.
#NuclearSecurity #HertieSchool
Special thanks to Vipin Narang for an inspiring dinner talk.
#NuclearSecurity #HertieSchool
July 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🚀 Wrapped up our Nuclear Security Workshop at the Hertie School, with global researchers & exciting projects on NATO, arms control & nuclear strategy. Thanks to all who joined—see you in 2026! 🙌
Special thanks to Vipin Narang for an inspiring dinner talk.
#NuclearSecurity #HertieSchool
Special thanks to Vipin Narang for an inspiring dinner talk.
#NuclearSecurity #HertieSchool
🔍 How would Trump 2.0 reshape global economic security?
The Hertie School, with Georgetown's BMW Center, will host a timely talk on Trump 2.0 and global economic security with Prof. Abraham Newman.
🗓️ 11 July, 4:00 pm CEST
📍 Berlin
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/qWT50
#Geopolitics
The Hertie School, with Georgetown's BMW Center, will host a timely talk on Trump 2.0 and global economic security with Prof. Abraham Newman.
🗓️ 11 July, 4:00 pm CEST
📍 Berlin
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/qWT50
#Geopolitics
June 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🔍 How would Trump 2.0 reshape global economic security?
The Hertie School, with Georgetown's BMW Center, will host a timely talk on Trump 2.0 and global economic security with Prof. Abraham Newman.
🗓️ 11 July, 4:00 pm CEST
📍 Berlin
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/qWT50
#Geopolitics
The Hertie School, with Georgetown's BMW Center, will host a timely talk on Trump 2.0 and global economic security with Prof. Abraham Newman.
🗓️ 11 July, 4:00 pm CEST
📍 Berlin
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/qWT50
#Geopolitics
🍻 Cheers to community and summer nights! Thanks to all who joined our Alumni Summer Meet-Up—great chats, laughs, and new connections with the Class of 2025. A perfect start to the Alumni Reunion weekend, hosted by the IR, Security & Development Chapter!
June 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🍻 Cheers to community and summer nights! Thanks to all who joined our Alumni Summer Meet-Up—great chats, laughs, and new connections with the Class of 2025. A perfect start to the Alumni Reunion weekend, hosted by the IR, Security & Development Chapter!
🇩🇪 Can Germany think strategically?
In a new edited volume on Germany’s first National Security Strategy, Marina Henke (Hertie School) questions whether the country has the tools to navigate today’s volatile security landscape.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
In a new edited volume on Germany’s first National Security Strategy, Marina Henke (Hertie School) questions whether the country has the tools to navigate today’s volatile security landscape.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
Can Germany think strategically? Marina Henke assesses national security strategy in new review
She finds significant flaws in the security strategy's logic, clarity, and ambition, and urges the development of an independent German strategic vision.
www.hertie-school.org
June 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🇩🇪 Can Germany think strategically?
In a new edited volume on Germany’s first National Security Strategy, Marina Henke (Hertie School) questions whether the country has the tools to navigate today’s volatile security landscape.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
In a new edited volume on Germany’s first National Security Strategy, Marina Henke (Hertie School) questions whether the country has the tools to navigate today’s volatile security landscape.
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
📺 Is the U.S. on the edge of civil war? Prof. Marina Henke joins DW’s Auf den Punkt to unpack Trump’s authoritarian shift, Democratic disunity, U.S. foreign policy decline, and Europe’s limited sway. A sharp, timely look at America’s political crossroads (in German). www.dw.com/de/milit%C3%...
Militär in LA: Droht den USA ein Bürgerkrieg? – DW – 12.06.2025
US-Präsident Trump schickt Soldaten der Nationalgarde nach Los Angeles, gegen den Willen des Gouverneurs. Auslöser waren Proteste gegen Einsätze der Einwanderungsbehörde ICE. Eskaliert die Lage?
Unser...
www.dw.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
📺 Is the U.S. on the edge of civil war? Prof. Marina Henke joins DW’s Auf den Punkt to unpack Trump’s authoritarian shift, Democratic disunity, U.S. foreign policy decline, and Europe’s limited sway. A sharp, timely look at America’s political crossroads (in German). www.dw.com/de/milit%C3%...
🏳️🌈 How can queer scholarship reshape ideas of peace & justice?
This article explores LGBTQ+ voices not just as victims, but as peacebuilders & justice advocates. Read key takeaways in our one-pager.
#QueerPeacebuilding #LGBTQIA #Pride2025 #InternationalSecurity #PeaceAndJustice
This article explores LGBTQ+ voices not just as victims, but as peacebuilders & justice advocates. Read key takeaways in our one-pager.
#QueerPeacebuilding #LGBTQIA #Pride2025 #InternationalSecurity #PeaceAndJustice
June 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
🏳️🌈 How can queer scholarship reshape ideas of peace & justice?
This article explores LGBTQ+ voices not just as victims, but as peacebuilders & justice advocates. Read key takeaways in our one-pager.
#QueerPeacebuilding #LGBTQIA #Pride2025 #InternationalSecurity #PeaceAndJustice
This article explores LGBTQ+ voices not just as victims, but as peacebuilders & justice advocates. Read key takeaways in our one-pager.
#QueerPeacebuilding #LGBTQIA #Pride2025 #InternationalSecurity #PeaceAndJustice
☕🥐 Hertieans — let’s brunch! Join us for the Homecoming Brunch at the #HertieSummit2025 on June 29 (12–2:30 PM). Chat global affairs, visit our info table & enjoy coffee, croissants & connections! 🌍
📍 Hertie School
🔗 Register: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#HertieAlumni #HertieLove
📍 Hertie School
🔗 Register: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#HertieAlumni #HertieLove
June 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
☕🥐 Hertieans — let’s brunch! Join us for the Homecoming Brunch at the #HertieSummit2025 on June 29 (12–2:30 PM). Chat global affairs, visit our info table & enjoy coffee, croissants & connections! 🌍
📍 Hertie School
🔗 Register: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#HertieAlumni #HertieLove
📍 Hertie School
🔗 Register: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#HertieAlumni #HertieLove