Centre for International Security - Hertie School

📢 Cooperative security relations with Russia: mission impossible? Rose Gottemoeller (Stanford) discusses her book Security through Cooperation with former diplomat Hans-Dieter Lucas (Hertie School). 📅 Tue 17 Nov, 6 PM CET | 💻 Online Register: lnkd.in/dja6GVMD

📢 Applications open: Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships 2027/28 A year-long residency in Berlin for early-career scholars working on nuclear security in the European theater. Open to postdocs and tenure-track junior faculty. Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 Apply: www.hertie-school.org/en/internati...

🇩🇪 Can Germany turn rearmament into industrial renewal? Marina Henke @mephenke.bsky.social and Jack Snyder argue Germany’s military buildup is as much about rescuing its stagnating industrial economy as responding to Russia. Will it pay off, or just buy more weapons? lnkd.in/e9kn7X5H

📢 Why do US allies stick with extended nuclear deterrence, even when they doubt Washington's commitments? Talk by Lily Wojtowicz (Hertie School) on practitioner networks sustaining the nuclear umbrella. 🗓️ Thurs, 8 Oct, 12:30 PM CEST 📍 Hertie School 🔗 lnkd.in/emXE6yYt #NuclearDeterrence #NATO

📆 Join us on Friday, 25th September, as Carl Henrik Knutsen presents research on how war reshapes democracy: lnkd.in/dkaZ47MN

25 September 2026 | 14:30 - 15:30 (CEST)| On site at the Hertie School Carl Henrik Knutsen (University of Oslo) presents research examining the war-democracy relationship and how wars reshape democracy. Register to join the discussion: lnkd.in/dsv7u7QM

Excited to share this new publication by our PhD student Maurice Schumann @realmps.bsky.social with Corinne Bara @corinnebara.bsky.social in the Journal of Peace Research 👏

🔍 Foreign disinformation campaigns don't just target societies from the outside – they rely on people inside those societies to do much of the work. New article by our faculty member @argohdes.bsky.social published in @internationalepolitik.de. @hertieschool.bsky.social

10 September 2026 | 12:30–13:30 (CEST) | On site at the Hertie School Jack Kennedy presents research examining the profound transformation the nuclear landscape has undergone and its effects on behavior of nuclear armed states during crises. Register now to join the discussion: lnkd.in/dNbUdd3d

New publication: Professor @wucherpfennig.bsky.social (Hertie School) has co-authored a new article, "The Return of Nationalist Geopolitics: Liberal Backsliding and Armed Conflict" – published in the Summer 2026 issue of International Security (Vol. 51, No. 1). 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/dyv83Pyv

Ich freue mich am 21. September mit Katja Weber im Humboldt Forum über KI, Krieg und digitale Konflikträume zu diskutieren. Anmelden kann man sich hier: www.scripts-berlin.eu/de/general-e... @hertieschool.bsky.social @scripts-berlin.eu @hertiesecurity.bsky.social

🏆 Congratulations to our postdoctoral researcher Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social on winning EPSS Best Book Award 2026 for “Making a Career in Dictatorship”. The book shows how career incentives shape repression and coups in authoritarian regimes. 📖 Read more: lnkd.in/ePs8iRw9

Huge congratulations to Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social for winning the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social best book award for “Making a Career in Dictatorship“ 🥳 #EPSS2026 @hertiesecurity.bsky.social

New publication: Jack Kennedy (Hertie School Centre for International Security) has published a new article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on arms control, risk reduction, and the future of strategic stability in an increasingly uncertain nuclear landscape. 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/eX_Vj58K

Proud to share: our postdoctoral researcher Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social's new book, Making a Career in Dictatorship, has been featured in The New York Times. 📰 Read more about their feature here: lnkd.in/d2SNAfFC @hertieschool.bsky.social

📅 Join us on Thursday as Krzysztof Krakowski presents new research on the risks faced by demobilised ex-combatants after conflict ends: 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dQRieags

📅 Join us this Thursday as we discuss the future of the international order: lnkd.in/dGrDqE5p

How do nuclear threats succeed? Public opinion may be a key channel of coercion. In a new article, @wucherpfennig.bsky.social, Gläßel, Lemmer & Kolonić show that many Germans see Russian nuclear threats as credible - linked to lower support for sending advanced weapons to Ukraine: shorturl.at/JuJRq

Surviving peace: What kills ex-combatants after conflict? 📅 30 April 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (CEST) | 💻 Online Krzysztof Krakowski (King’s College London) on why demobilised fighters still face violence, using Colombia data (2003–2023). 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dQRieags

How do nuclear threats succeed? One way is by deterring publics in target states. The new #JOGSS article, based on survey evidence from Germany, finds that many respondents view Russian nuclear threats as credible and this perception is linked to lower support for supplying weapons to Ukraine.

The "Free World" today - can it still hold together? Join our panel discussion on international order in uncertain times. 📅 30 Apr 2026, 18:00–19:30 📍 Hertie School (Henrik Enderlein Forum) This event is funded by the DAAD using funds from the Federal Foreign Office. Register: lnkd.in/dGrDqE5p

I am very excited to start my research stay at @hertiesecurity.bsky.social with @argohdes.bsky.social until the summer! Looking forward to getting to know the vibrant research community in Berlin, attending conferences and workshops, and of course exploring the city ✨ 🪩

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

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...