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)
“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
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
📅 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
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...
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!
🏳️🌈 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
💻 Samuel Ritholtz, @allisonwkoh.bsky.social and
@argohdes.bsky.social investigate how rising anti-LGBT+ rhetoric has been amplified by politicians and influencers, normalising hate and enabling violence.
🔗 shorturl.at/yI58P
#QueerRights #HumanRights #HertieSchool #TransnationalActivism
@argohdes.bsky.social investigate how rising anti-LGBT+ rhetoric has been amplified by politicians and influencers, normalising hate and enabling violence.
🔗 shorturl.at/yI58P
#QueerRights #HumanRights #HertieSchool #TransnationalActivism
June 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
💻 Samuel Ritholtz, @allisonwkoh.bsky.social and
@argohdes.bsky.social investigate how rising anti-LGBT+ rhetoric has been amplified by politicians and influencers, normalising hate and enabling violence.
🔗 shorturl.at/yI58P
#QueerRights #HumanRights #HertieSchool #TransnationalActivism
@argohdes.bsky.social investigate how rising anti-LGBT+ rhetoric has been amplified by politicians and influencers, normalising hate and enabling violence.
🔗 shorturl.at/yI58P
#QueerRights #HumanRights #HertieSchool #TransnationalActivism
🏳️🌈 For #Pride2025, we’re spotlighting research at the intersection of LGBTQIA+ rights & international security! First up: Phillip Ayoub’s work on global anti-LGBTI networks & resistance.
Check out our one-pager! 📚
#QueerRights #HumanRights #HertieSchool #TransnationalActivism
Check out our one-pager! 📚
#QueerRights #HumanRights #HertieSchool #TransnationalActivism
June 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🏳️🌈 For #Pride2025, we’re spotlighting research at the intersection of LGBTQIA+ rights & international security! First up: Phillip Ayoub’s work on global anti-LGBTI networks & resistance.
Check out our one-pager! 📚
#QueerRights #HumanRights #HertieSchool #TransnationalActivism
Check out our one-pager! 📚
#QueerRights #HumanRights #HertieSchool #TransnationalActivism
When do governments enshrine digital rights restrictions into law?
Our Centre PhD candidate Maurice Schumann @realmps.bsky.social, explores this in his first solo article in @democratization.bsky.social.
Read more here: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
Our Centre PhD candidate Maurice Schumann @realmps.bsky.social, explores this in his first solo article in @democratization.bsky.social.
Read more here: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
May 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
When do governments enshrine digital rights restrictions into law?
Our Centre PhD candidate Maurice Schumann @realmps.bsky.social, explores this in his first solo article in @democratization.bsky.social.
Read more here: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
Our Centre PhD candidate Maurice Schumann @realmps.bsky.social, explores this in his first solo article in @democratization.bsky.social.
Read more here: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
🔍 How has the EU’s quest for strategic autonomy in security & defence evolved?
Our latest Security Snapshot breaks down Monika Sus & Eva Michaels' article on the EU's ambition to grow into an autonomous security and defence actor. 🇪🇺⚔️
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our latest Security Snapshot breaks down Monika Sus & Eva Michaels' article on the EU's ambition to grow into an autonomous security and defence actor. 🇪🇺⚔️
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
May 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🔍 How has the EU’s quest for strategic autonomy in security & defence evolved?
Our latest Security Snapshot breaks down Monika Sus & Eva Michaels' article on the EU's ambition to grow into an autonomous security and defence actor. 🇪🇺⚔️
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our latest Security Snapshot breaks down Monika Sus & Eva Michaels' article on the EU's ambition to grow into an autonomous security and defence actor. 🇪🇺⚔️
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🧠 Can learning about historical atrocities really change minds?
Join Ruth Ditlmann to explore how past violence impacts identity, recognition & intergroup relations today.
📅 22 May 2025
📍 Room 6.207, Alexanderstr. 3
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#HistoricalMemory #HertieSchool
Join Ruth Ditlmann to explore how past violence impacts identity, recognition & intergroup relations today.
📅 22 May 2025
📍 Room 6.207, Alexanderstr. 3
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#HistoricalMemory #HertieSchool
May 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🧠 Can learning about historical atrocities really change minds?
Join Ruth Ditlmann to explore how past violence impacts identity, recognition & intergroup relations today.
📅 22 May 2025
📍 Room 6.207, Alexanderstr. 3
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#HistoricalMemory #HertieSchool
Join Ruth Ditlmann to explore how past violence impacts identity, recognition & intergroup relations today.
📅 22 May 2025
📍 Room 6.207, Alexanderstr. 3
🔗 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#HistoricalMemory #HertieSchool
3️⃣ Arms Control Is Not Dead Yet: America Should Pursue Parallel Nuclear Negotiations With China and Russia (Council on Foreign Relations): www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
May 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
3️⃣ Arms Control Is Not Dead Yet: America Should Pursue Parallel Nuclear Negotiations With China and Russia (Council on Foreign Relations): www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
2️⃣ NATO chief is worried about Russian space nukes (POLITICO): www.politico.eu/article/nato...
May 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
2️⃣ NATO chief is worried about Russian space nukes (POLITICO): www.politico.eu/article/nato...
1️⃣ What Are Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities? (Council on Foreign Relations): www.cfr.org/article/what...
May 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
1️⃣ What Are Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities? (Council on Foreign Relations): www.cfr.org/article/what...
🌍 Nuclear Security Recap | April 2025
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💥 What if your city’s power grid was hacked?
Tomorrow, join Pavlina Pavlova (UN, New America) to explore the human toll of cyberattacks & the need for bold governance.
🗓️ 06.05 | 17:00 CEST
💻 Online 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#CyberSecurity #HertieSchool
Tomorrow, join Pavlina Pavlova (UN, New America) to explore the human toll of cyberattacks & the need for bold governance.
🗓️ 06.05 | 17:00 CEST
💻 Online 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#CyberSecurity #HertieSchool
May 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
💥 What if your city’s power grid was hacked?
Tomorrow, join Pavlina Pavlova (UN, New America) to explore the human toll of cyberattacks & the need for bold governance.
🗓️ 06.05 | 17:00 CEST
💻 Online 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#CyberSecurity #HertieSchool
Tomorrow, join Pavlina Pavlova (UN, New America) to explore the human toll of cyberattacks & the need for bold governance.
🗓️ 06.05 | 17:00 CEST
💻 Online 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
#CyberSecurity #HertieSchool
🇩🇪 What role does grand strategy play in shaping Germany's security future?
Join our event on 25 April to explore Germany's first National Security Strategy (NSS) and its impact on the Zeitenwende.
📍 Hertie School www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
Join our event on 25 April to explore Germany's first National Security Strategy (NSS) and its impact on the Zeitenwende.
📍 Hertie School www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
April 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🇩🇪 What role does grand strategy play in shaping Germany's security future?
Join our event on 25 April to explore Germany's first National Security Strategy (NSS) and its impact on the Zeitenwende.
📍 Hertie School www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
Join our event on 25 April to explore Germany's first National Security Strategy (NSS) and its impact on the Zeitenwende.
📍 Hertie School www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...