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Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College | Co-editor @sjms.bsky.social | Posts about Civil-Military Relations, Politics, Security, and Drug War Absurdities https://research.fak.dk/esploro/profile/christoph_harig/output/all?institution=45FBI_INST

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · Apr 19

A short article of mine on civil-military relations and democratic backsliding had been accepted for publication in the journal "Connections".

Then I received an email that the editors can't publish the paper unless I "remove the case study/examples of the United States" (1/x)
#CivMilSky

a man in a suit says this is ridiculous in white letters

ALT: a man in a suit says this is ridiculous in white letters

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 7h

Verboten: Tote Oma

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 9h

Rare good news

Suzanne Smalley @suzannesmalley.bsky.social · 13h

Germany will not support Chat Control - a law which proposes to scan all messages people send even on end-to-end encrypted platforms - Justice Minister said today. German stance likely dooms the measure. Signal had threatened to leave the EU if Chat Control became law
therecord.media/chat-control...

Germany will not support 'Chat Control' message scanning in the EU

“Random chat monitoring must be taboo in a constitutional state,” Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig said as German officials signaled they will not vote for a controversial EU proposal known as ...

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 10h

"Most American military personnel, however, need no reminder of their constitutional duty. But they do need some reassurance that they have support from their chain of command to resist illegal orders."
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 11h

Urgent new statement from the Pentagon Press Association, on Pete Hegseth’s new, forthcoming media restrictions:

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 11h

JOB: Associate Professorship in the Politics of Latin America at the University of Oxford

Research/teaching background on Brazilian politics desirable
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 18h

Pete Hegseth might cosplay as SOF operator, but he'll never be able to wrestle with anacondas like former Brazilian defence secretary Jobim

Former Brazilian defence secretary Jobim in military uniform holding an anaconda

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 23h

Os gringos imitando

Former Brazilian Defence Secretary Nelson Jobim in uniform

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 1d

It's one thing to proudly publish LLM-generated essays with hallucinated sources, yet absolutely insane to promote your "work" by tagging the authors of said hallucinated articles

LinkedIn post by "author" of essay that uses hallucinated sources

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 1d

"if you take seriously that the President has managed at some level to enact his goals—have to engage in similar actions to prevent the military from acting as a center of power against your political prerogatives."

James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 2d

Babe, wake up. I'm complaining about civil-military relations by making references to The Beths again.

othermeans.io/p/expert-in-...

Expert in a Dying Field

The Breaking of the Bipartisan Military Consensus

othermeans.io

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 2d

Lettuce vs Camembert is the new Anglo-French Conflict we've all been waiting for

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Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 2d

Hey students from Sweden 🇸🇪: here you can find information for three full scholarships to come to study international security at the Hertie School (@hertieschool.bsky.social, @hertiesecurity.bsky.social) in Berlin.

www.hertie-school.org/en/study/fun...

Ax:son Johnson Scholarship

This scholarship is for applicants from Sweden with a demonstrated interest in international security and German-Swedish relations.

www.hertie-school.org

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 2d

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Lottie @sellottie.bsky.social · 2d

It’s happened again

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

She's going to make it crystal clear they can't send California National Guard into Oregon against the wishes of both governors.

What happens then is anybody's guess.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

Immergut almost immediately interjects: How is that not violation of my order...you are officer of court, how is that not circumventing? My order was based on conditions in Portland...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying any National Guard troops in Oregon.

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard.

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 3d

Renowned architecture critic Donald T. has opinions about the NATO HQ:

"Three billion dollars for a building like this! It’s ridiculous! The United States is paying! It’s a beautiful building, but a single shot from a tank and this building will collapse.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘I’m leaving,’ Trump said. ‘There’s no reason to be here any more’: inside the meeting that brought Nato to the brink

Former secretary general Jens Stoltenberg recalls the rollercoaster ride of dealing with Donald Trump – and how close the US president brought the alliance to the point of collapse

www.theguardian.com

Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 3d

In Narva könnte Putin die Nato überfallen – manche hoffen hier darauf
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...

Estland: In Narva könnte Putin die Nato überfallen – manche hoffen hier darauf

Nur ein Fluss trennt das estnische Narva von Putins Reich. Die Behörden bereiten den Ernstfall vor. Doch einige sagen, Russlands Krieg sei hier längst schon angekommen.

www.zeit.de

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 3d

True Detective

Dog posing like a man next to some marijuana plants. DrugBust

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 4d

2015: Don’t read the comments

2025: The comments are now in charge

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 4d

3 months ago:

Argentina's Milei Keeps Provinh His Critics Wrong

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 4d

If you transfer the flimsy argument of the EU chat control proposal to "traditional" communications, then you would have to abolish the secrecy of correspondence because a tiny number of people post letters with criminal content.

Absolutely out of proportion to subject everyone to chat controls

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 4d

"What they propose is in effect a mass surveillance free-for-all, opening up everyone’s intimate and confidential communications, whether government officials, military, investigative journalists, or activists. For all of Europe’s talk of sovereignty, this is a bizarre cybersecurity decision"

Signal @signal.org · 5d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 5d

“🇩🇰 Denmark has accused the 🇷🇺 Russian navy of targeting its military ships and helicopters in Danish waters, including pointing weapons at them, putting its warships on a "collision course" with Danish vessels monitoring them through the waters.”

Russian navy accused of aiming weapons at NATO ally's ships, helicopters

It comes as tensions drastically escalated between Russia and NATO over the war in Ukraine.

www.newsweek.com

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 5d

A droga foi escondida naquele arroz