Always appreciate the sharp analysis on the @crisisgroup.org podcast, operation epic folly indeed: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/h...
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Always appreciate the sharp analysis on the @crisisgroup.org podcast, operation epic folly indeed: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/h...
The latest issue of the Journal of Peace Research - our first to be published with @academic.oup.com - is now available on our new journal website. This issue features a diverse set of articles advancing research on peace and conflict.
Read the new issue here:
👉 academic.oup.com/jpr/issue/63/1
Laut Chaos Computer Club sind Verhaltensscanner, die Berlin bald aufbauen will, „gefährlicher Mumpitz“. Er warnt das Bundesland – und auch alle anderen Städte, die die Technologie einsetzen oder einsetzen wollen – davor, autoritäre Staaten als Blaupause zu nutzen.
netzpolitik.org/2026/ki-gest...
"The cameras that had surveilled women for showing their hair, that had tracked protesters through city streets, that had sent threatening text messages to millions, those same cameras led the strike team to Khamenei’s door." royapakzad.substack.com/p/youre-welc...
Paper w/ @carogarriga.bsky.social: Academia’s Class Problem. PoliSci is dominated by the upper middle class / people with parents who went to university – unlike society as a whole.
dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
"The cameras that had surveilled women for showing their hair, that had tracked protesters through city streets, that had sent threatening text messages to millions, those same cameras led the strike team to Khamenei’s door." royapakzad.substack.com/p/youre-welc...
X has *literally* been paying people who are pushing fake AI war content on their platform.
Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity in Iran from February 24, 2026, to March 2, 2026. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing Iran's connectivity normal most of the time period, with a sharp drop on the morning of February 28. The drop in connectivity aligns with nation-scale internet blackout imposed during joint military strikes by the US and Israel. The minimum and current connectivity levels are indicated as 1% and 1%, respectively. The chart has a dark background with a red horizontal arrow labeled 'SHUTDOWN', indicates the period of disruption and includes the NetBlocks logo in the lower left corner.
⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has now passed the 60-hour mark.
The incident leaves the people cut off from the world without access to sources of information vital for safety and situational awareness, and out of touch with loved ones abroad as the conflict escalates.
👀 ”In a statement released following the incident, Amazon said “objects” struck the building, creating sparks and flames, declining to link the incident to Iran’s missile and drone attacks.”
Iran’s assault on the UAE is forcing a new question for tech firms: if data centers are strategic assets, are they now military targets? https://restofworld.org/2026/amazon-uae-data-center-fire-iran-strike/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
“Reactions by other states to Khamenei’s assassination will be decisive for the [norm against assassination’s] future trajectory.”
So excited about spring AND these new books on my table 🌸
@ascharpf.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social @sritholtz.bsky.social @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social
So excited about spring AND these new books on my table 🌸
@ascharpf.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social @sritholtz.bsky.social @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social
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My book—No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis—comes out today!
It's the result of 3+ years of research and 150+ interviews with 100+ activists and experts.
Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ...
Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups?
Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com:
tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf
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 🥳👏🏻✨
If you are an advanced PhD student or PostDoc working on AI and global politics/tech/authoritarianism come spend 1-6 months in Berlin this year with @scripts-berlin.eu! We have some funding for you and will help w/ visa and other moving issues.
Info here: www.scripts-berlin.eu/about-us/job...
🚨Job alert 🚨
I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026.
If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026.
📤 Please share widely!
www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
The IODA team completed a comparative analysis of the ongoing Internet shutdown in Iran to shutdowns during Bloody November in 2019, Women Life Freedom Movement in 2022, and the Israel-Iran War in 2025. Please read and reach out with any questions.
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/reports/a-co...
omg the original post, not as the printout version (for ease of reading)
I always learn so much from reading @mahsaalimardani.bsky.social 's work - and you should too. Here she writes about AI and disinformation surrounding the protests and atrocities in Iran: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Uganda has shut down the internet again - ahead of tomorrow's elections. This is bad news for those monitoring the elections, it is bad news for the spread of rumours, and it is bad news for holding perpetrators of election-related violence accountable.
Starlink terminals rely on GPS signals to locate themselves and connect to satellites. By disrupting these signals, Iranian authorities can render the devices unreliable without touching the satellites themselves. When Russia tried similar jamming in Ukraine, SpaceX responded within hours with software updates that restored service. So far, no such fix has arrived for Iran. SpaceX has not commented on the disruption.
Amidst mass killings and internet shutdowns the Iranian regime has also found a way to jam access to Starlink:
restofworld.org/2026/iran-st...
@restofworld.org
After taking to the streets, people in Iran have now been disconnected from the rest of the world for more than five days. That’s +120 hours in the dark!
Alongside +19 orgs, we demand that authorities immediately restore internet access and uphold rights.
www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
«For the far right, what’s more important is an aesthetics of domination. The Trump administration is flooding our senses without regard for coherence, in the hope we exhaust ourselves trying to make sense of something that’s completely contradictory or willfully absurd.» #MemeFascism
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity in Iran from January 5, 2025, to January 9, 2025. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing Iran's connectivity remains lower than normal most of the time period due to protests, with a sharp drop on the evening of January 8. The drop in connectivity aligns with protests across the nation. The minimum and current connectivity levels are indicated as 1% and 1%, respectively. The chart has a dark background with a red horizontal arrow labeled 'SHUTDOWN', indicates the period of disruption.
⚠️ Update: It has now been 24 hours since #Iran implemented a nationwide internet shutdown, with connectivity flatlining at 1% of ordinary levels. The ongoing digital blackout violates the fundamental rights and liberties of Iranians while masking regime violence ⏱
Fantastic opportunity to join @felixhaass.bsky.social for a PhD position on contentious politics, political violence, or authoritarian politics at HU Berlin: www.hu-berlin.de/universitaet...
As of January '26 I've joined @psrm.bsky.social as an AE, focusing on IR and conflict submissions - I'm excited to join the team and to receive your manuscripts!
After more than 5 years I'm stepping down from being an Associate Editor at the wonderful @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social. It's been an honour and I'm delighted to stay on as an Editorial Board member 🫶🏻!