Join us this Thursday for our research colloquium with David Kuehn.

🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/dzn8PEb9

What explains military support for or opposition to self-coups?

In our next research colloquium, David Kuehn (GIGA) presents his research on “Militarization, military behavior, and the dynamics of self-coups.”

📅 16 Apr 2026 | 🕒 12:30–13:30 CEST | 💻 Online

👉 Register: lnkd.in/dzn8PEb9

What explains military support for or opposition to self-coups?

In our next research colloquium, David Kuehn (GIGA) presents his research on “Militarization, military behavior, and the dynamics of self-coups.”

📅 16 Apr 2026 | 🕒 12:30–13:30 CEST | 💻 Online

👉 Register: lnkd.in/dzn8PEb9

“Internet shutdowns only fuel violence, because regimes feel less restrained in this digital darkness."

Our faculty member Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social in Süddeutsche Zeitung on internet shutdowns, violence and surveillance.
📖 lnkd.in/d4PaS72A

Mit der Süddeutschen habe ich über internet shutdowns und Gewalt gesprochen: www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/iran...

@hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social

Join us this Thursday for our research colloquium with Johannes Gerschewski.
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/gEUg2UJE

Our new book, MAKING A CAREER IN DICTATORSHIP (Oxford University Press), is available in hardcover.

Oxford offers 30% off with the code at checkout for the hardcover 👇 Code: AUFLY30 (or simply get the much cheaper softcover)

Unlock the secrets of navigating authoritarian regimes!

Join us next week for our research colloquium with Johannes Gerschewski. 🔗 Register here: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

Check out the below piece by our postdoctoral researcher Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social for @donmoyn.bsky.social’s Substack.

Join next week's #SustainabilityColloquium with Joanne Yao and Danielle Young who will present their research on the development and use of #solargeoengineering as another tool to lower global temperatures and the geopolitical implications of such technology.

📌18 Mar, 3pm
✍️Registration link below

How can liberal democracies defend themselves against autocratization?

At our next research colloquium, Johannes Gerschewski (DFG) presents his research on how “militant democracy” helps protect democratic systems.

📆Thurs, 26 March 2026
🕒12:30-1:30 pm (CET)

Register: lnkd.in/gEUg2UJE

Would a “limited” nuclear strike coerce the West? Research by Marina Henke, Dino Kolonić & Felix Lemmer shows U.S. & German publics favor retaliation, not conciliation - even more if NATO suffers casualties. We sat down with the authors to discussed their newly published study: lnkd.in/d37M95z4

Sustainability Colloquium with Joanne Yao and Danielle Young A presentation on the development and use of solar geoengineering as another tool to lower global temperatures and the geopolitical implications of such technology.

Looking forward to welcoming Joanne Yao (@qmulsse.bsky.social) and @notesnthemargin.bsky.social (@universityofleeds.bsky.social).

Join us for their talk on 18 March.

@hertiesustain.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social
www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...

Ahead of the 20th NATO WMD Conference in Berlin, @hertiesecurity.bsky.social sat down with NATO and the German Federal Foreign Office.

With New START expired and nuclear risks rising, the message was clear: Europe must boost military capability, safeguard the NPT, and rethink strategic stability.

So excited about spring AND these new books on my table 🌸
@ascharpf.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social @sritholtz.bsky.social @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social

Join us next Monday for a discussion on arms control and deterrence.
🔗Register here: lnkd.in/dPz_WwtE

The era of strategic complacency is over.
A new report by the European Nuclear Study Group asks: how can Europe avoid a deterrence gap amid Russia’s nuclear revisionism and doubts about US guarantees?

📖 Read more: lnkd.in/d__4wv5U
🔗 Access the full report here: lnkd.in/dTbSfUGU
📷 : Celina Geigle

1 week left to submit abstracts! ⏳ Don’t miss your chance to join this fantastic opportunity at the Hertie School's Centre for International Security.

Why do some security force personnel condemn misconduct - while others don’t?

At our next research colloquium, Sabrina Karim (Cornell University) presents her research on hyper-masculine identity primes & tolerance for abuse.
📅 Thurs, 26 Feb 2026
🕒 12:30–1:30 pm (CET)

Register: lnkd.in/dfVyQjEQ

So excited to see this published!
More than a decade ago I got to share an office with @ascharpf.bsky.social (at Lehrstuhl @sabinecarey.bsky.social 😎) & over the past years Christian's office has been down the hall @hertiesecurity.bsky.social - now their joint work is published in book form 🥳👏🏻✨

Join us this Monday for our annual post–Munich Security Conference discussion. 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/ere5VMwT

📅 Save the date: our annual post–Munich Security Conference discussion. Key takeaways + what’s next for global security cooperation. Speakers announced next week.
Register: lnkd.in/ere5VMwT

⏳ 1 week to go! Don’t miss this fascinating research talk. 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dise8SeE

⏳ 2 weeks 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, 12 Feb 2026, 4–5 PM CET, online. Insights from 9,000+ cases reveal shifting logics of repression. 👉 lnkd.in/dise8SeE
#PoliticalScience #Authoritarianism #JudicialPolitics

🚨 Calling nuclear security scholars! 🚨

The Hertie School Centre for International Security is now accepting paper proposals for its Nuclear Security Workshop 2026, taking place 25 – 26 June 2026 at the Hertie School in Berlin.

Find out more: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

"The Art and Science of Grand Strategy" with Marina Henke | Horns of a Dilemma

Every state has a grand strategy, whether they know it or not. The real challenge is designing one that works.

In our latest podcast episode, Dr. Marina Henke (@mephenke.bsky.social) from @hertiesecurity.bsky.social discusses the critical link between strategic design and democratic accountability.

(S+) Drohnen im Ukrainekrieg: Stillstand an der Front, Chaos im Hinterland Drohnen sind das technische Symbol des Ukrainekriegs. Seit Beginn der russischen Vollinvasion sind sie im Einsatz an der Front – in immer neuen Rollen.

“Drones are not a wonder weapon.” Mauro Gilli (Hertie School) warns that tech failures, weather, jamming, and selective social media coverage mean drone success is often overstated - true mission success may be as low as 20–30%. War is about adaptation, not gadgets.

www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

Germany’s Cold War nuclear dilemmas are back.
@mephenke.bsky.social shows how issues of U.S. dependence, credibility, and public resistance are resurfacing in new forms - and why today’s debate focuses on conventional deterrence, not nukes.
📄 Read more: lnkd.in/dJaQg-5z
🎧 Podcast: lnkd.in/dAvRZjnd

On Human Rights Day, we highlight "The Politics of Human Rights" by faculty member @argohdes.bsky.social, Sabine Carey & Mark Gibney. The textbook offers a fresh, empirical take on human dignity & global responsibility.
Interview with Anita: lnkd.in/dTA9TzZ6
Order your copy here: lnkd.in/dHAfrey3