CWS - Center for War Studies
@cwswarstudies.bsky.social
Center for War Studies at SDU: https://sdu.dk/en/cws. We deliver an MSc in International Security and Law: https://sdu.dk/en/uddannelse/kandidat/securitylaw
📣 New CWS policy brief: "Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response: Pros, Cons, and Practical Options" by our colleague @chiara-defranco.bsky.social & Linnea Gelot (Swedish Defence University). Download here: protexproject.eu/wp-content/u...
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
📣 New CWS policy brief: "Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response: Pros, Cons, and Practical Options" by our colleague @chiara-defranco.bsky.social & Linnea Gelot (Swedish Defence University). Download here: protexproject.eu/wp-content/u...
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My first author's copy! @routledgebooks.bsky.social Thanks for all the support esp. @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @memorialu.bsky.social #SmallwoodFoundation @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social #JoanMitchellTravelAward @horizoneu.bsky.social #NAPA www.routledge.com/Greenpeace-i...
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My first author's copy! @routledgebooks.bsky.social Thanks for all the support esp. @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @memorialu.bsky.social #SmallwoodFoundation @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social #JoanMitchellTravelAward @horizoneu.bsky.social #NAPA www.routledge.com/Greenpeace-i...
🎙️ New WarPod episode🎙️
In light of growing concerns about hybrid threats across Europe, @profbode.bsky.social joins Oscar Noach to unpack how drone technologies are evolving—and why they matter for European security.
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In light of growing concerns about hybrid threats across Europe, @profbode.bsky.social joins Oscar Noach to unpack how drone technologies are evolving—and why they matter for European security.
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WarPod#14 Drone Tech w/ Ingvild Bode
In this episode of the WarPod, Ingvild Bode expands on what we know about the drones spotted over Danish military installations, recent trends in drone technology, the integration of AI, and the conti
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November 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🎙️ New WarPod episode🎙️
In light of growing concerns about hybrid threats across Europe, @profbode.bsky.social joins Oscar Noach to unpack how drone technologies are evolving—and why they matter for European security.
soundcloud.com/thewarpod/wa...
In light of growing concerns about hybrid threats across Europe, @profbode.bsky.social joins Oscar Noach to unpack how drone technologies are evolving—and why they matter for European security.
soundcloud.com/thewarpod/wa...
📣 Join the CWS and Department of Political Science at SDU!
We're inviting applications for 3-year assistant professorships with specialisation in (Critical) Intelligence and Security Studies.
Apply here: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We're inviting applications for 3-year assistant professorships with specialisation in (Critical) Intelligence and Security Studies.
Apply here: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
📣 Join the CWS and Department of Political Science at SDU!
We're inviting applications for 3-year assistant professorships with specialisation in (Critical) Intelligence and Security Studies.
Apply here: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We're inviting applications for 3-year assistant professorships with specialisation in (Critical) Intelligence and Security Studies.
Apply here: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Ny liste med drone- og krigseksperter: www.sdu.dk/ekspert
Med listen har vi gjort det nemt for dig at finde eksperter inden for:
- Droner til forsvar og sikkerhed
- Forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitik
- Efterretningstjenester
- Russisk udenrigspolitik
Med listen har vi gjort det nemt for dig at finde eksperter inden for:
- Droner til forsvar og sikkerhed
- Forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitik
- Efterretningstjenester
- Russisk udenrigspolitik
September 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ny liste med drone- og krigseksperter: www.sdu.dk/ekspert
Med listen har vi gjort det nemt for dig at finde eksperter inden for:
- Droner til forsvar og sikkerhed
- Forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitik
- Efterretningstjenester
- Russisk udenrigspolitik
Med listen har vi gjort det nemt for dig at finde eksperter inden for:
- Droner til forsvar og sikkerhed
- Forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitik
- Efterretningstjenester
- Russisk udenrigspolitik
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The #AutoPractices project, from @cwswarstudies.bsky.social with #SIPRI, has launched ‘Map of Practices’, with significant input from SIPRI’s Alexander Blanchard, in a step to creating a toolkit to strengthen human agency in the use of military systems integrating AI technologies ➡️ bit.ly/4pGTI8I
SIPRI expert contributes to military AI toolkit
On 4 September, the project ‘AutoPractices’, hosted by the Centre for War Studies at the University of Southern Denmark in collaboration with SIPRI, launched a report on military artificial intelligen...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The #AutoPractices project, from @cwswarstudies.bsky.social with #SIPRI, has launched ‘Map of Practices’, with significant input from SIPRI’s Alexander Blanchard, in a step to creating a toolkit to strengthen human agency in the use of military systems integrating AI technologies ➡️ bit.ly/4pGTI8I
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Delighted my new @routledgebooks.bsky.social book "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" is available for preorder routledge.com/Greenpeace-i.... Thanks to all who made this possible! @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sdu.dk @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Delighted my new @routledgebooks.bsky.social book "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" is available for preorder routledge.com/Greenpeace-i.... Thanks to all who made this possible! @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sdu.dk @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
📣NEW: "Right(s) practice: normative competence negotiation in the struggles over human rights protection in AMISOM" by our colleague @chiara-defranco.bsky.social & Linnéa Gelot just published in Journal of International Relations and Development
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Right(s) practice: normative competence negotiation in the struggles over human rights protection in AMISOM - Journal of International Relations and Development
This article examines the interplay of power and norm contestation in the AU–EU strategic partnership, focusing on struggles over human rights protection in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISO...
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August 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
📣NEW: "Right(s) practice: normative competence negotiation in the struggles over human rights protection in AMISOM" by our colleague @chiara-defranco.bsky.social & Linnéa Gelot just published in Journal of International Relations and Development
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🔓 New & open access 🔓
"Visuals as sources of normative substance in the debate about AI in the military domain" by our colleagues @profbode.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze, co-authored with @guangyuqiao-franco.bsky.social, available in Critical Studies on Security
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Visuals as sources of normative substance in the debate about AI in the military domain" by our colleagues @profbode.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze, co-authored with @guangyuqiao-franco.bsky.social, available in Critical Studies on Security
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Visuals as sources of normative substance in the debate about artificial intelligence in the military domain
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain has gained prominence on the global agenda. Across digital media platforms and search engines, this discussion also plays out visually...
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August 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🔓 New & open access 🔓
"Visuals as sources of normative substance in the debate about AI in the military domain" by our colleagues @profbode.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze, co-authored with @guangyuqiao-franco.bsky.social, available in Critical Studies on Security
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Visuals as sources of normative substance in the debate about AI in the military domain" by our colleagues @profbode.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze, co-authored with @guangyuqiao-franco.bsky.social, available in Critical Studies on Security
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social -
Military demonstrations as digital spectacles: How virtual presentations of AI decision-support systems shape perceptions of war and security - cup.org/3IMQWh4
- @vanderborghtr.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze
#FirstView #AI
Military demonstrations as digital spectacles: How virtual presentations of AI decision-support systems shape perceptions of war and security - cup.org/3IMQWh4
- @vanderborghtr.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze
#FirstView #AI
July 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social -
Military demonstrations as digital spectacles: How virtual presentations of AI decision-support systems shape perceptions of war and security - cup.org/3IMQWh4
- @vanderborghtr.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze
#FirstView #AI
Military demonstrations as digital spectacles: How virtual presentations of AI decision-support systems shape perceptions of war and security - cup.org/3IMQWh4
- @vanderborghtr.bsky.social & Anna Nadibaidze
#FirstView #AI
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⭐️ Very happy to share my latest article, which explores the role of Chinese think tanks in shaping AI governance norms.
Huge thanks to Anna Nadibaidze, @profbode.bsky.social, and the editorial team at GPNG for their support!
🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Huge thanks to Anna Nadibaidze, @profbode.bsky.social, and the editorial team at GPNG for their support!
🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Navigating the In‐Between Space: The Roles of Chinese Think Tanks in Artificial Intelligence Governance
As the global landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance rapidly evolves, research has increasingly moved beyond state-centric perspectives to investigate the role of non-state actors. This...
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July 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
⭐️ Very happy to share my latest article, which explores the role of Chinese think tanks in shaping AI governance norms.
Huge thanks to Anna Nadibaidze, @profbode.bsky.social, and the editorial team at GPNG for their support!
🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Huge thanks to Anna Nadibaidze, @profbode.bsky.social, and the editorial team at GPNG for their support!
🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🆕 "The Right Not to Fight: Protection of Ukrainian Men Who Flee the Full-Scale War" by our colleague Sofie Rose is available in the latest issue of Revista Lüvo - read it here: www.calameo.com/read/0048130...
July 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🆕 "The Right Not to Fight: Protection of Ukrainian Men Who Flee the Full-Scale War" by our colleague Sofie Rose is available in the latest issue of Revista Lüvo - read it here: www.calameo.com/read/0048130...
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HuMach's @profbode.bsky.social delivered a keynote lecture at the workshop "Who Are ‘Humans’ in Military AI?", held at Utrecht University.
She also presented the paper “Control and Human Agency in the Debate on Military Applications of AI”, co-authored with Anna Nadibaidze & Alexander Blanchard.
She also presented the paper “Control and Human Agency in the Debate on Military Applications of AI”, co-authored with Anna Nadibaidze & Alexander Blanchard.
July 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
HuMach's @profbode.bsky.social delivered a keynote lecture at the workshop "Who Are ‘Humans’ in Military AI?", held at Utrecht University.
She also presented the paper “Control and Human Agency in the Debate on Military Applications of AI”, co-authored with Anna Nadibaidze & Alexander Blanchard.
She also presented the paper “Control and Human Agency in the Debate on Military Applications of AI”, co-authored with Anna Nadibaidze & Alexander Blanchard.
🎤 Our colleague Anna Nadibaidze was interviewed by @brankamarijan.bsky.social for the latest edition of the @ploughsharesca.bsky.social Monitor.
🔗 Read the exchange here: ploughshares.ca/the-ploughsh...
🔗 Read the exchange here: ploughshares.ca/the-ploughsh...
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🎤 Our colleague Anna Nadibaidze was interviewed by @brankamarijan.bsky.social for the latest edition of the @ploughsharesca.bsky.social Monitor.
🔗 Read the exchange here: ploughshares.ca/the-ploughsh...
🔗 Read the exchange here: ploughshares.ca/the-ploughsh...
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Check out my latest short piece aimed at helping to clarify what non-violence means @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social
Seals, Stigma and Survival introduces the philosophy of non-violence addressing the questions: (1) What is non-violence philosophy?; (2) Why does non-violence matter in anti-sealing activism?; and (3) Who claims to adhere to non-violence? #SurvivingSealingStigma #NordicArcticProgramme
Introducing Non-violence
Many local communities and peoples directly impacted by anti-sealing activism in the Arctic and sub-Arctic report that their experiences with activists were (and continue to be) personally, culturally and professionally harmful, arguably amounting to cultural violence (Burke, 2023; Burke, 2021; Burke, 2020). But what does it mean to be non-violent? To get a better since of the complexity of the term “non-violence” in environmental and animal rights activism, …
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June 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Check out my latest short piece aimed at helping to clarify what non-violence means @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social
📣 "The Hunt for Economic Security: The Role of Navies in Deterring Threats to the Maritime Economy" by our colleague Louise Tumchewics & @olivierschmitt.bsky.social was published by Ifri.
🏆 This article is the winner of the Admiral Castex 2025 prize.
Read it here: www.ifri.org/en/memos/hun...
🏆 This article is the winner of the Admiral Castex 2025 prize.
Read it here: www.ifri.org/en/memos/hun...
June 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📣 "The Hunt for Economic Security: The Role of Navies in Deterring Threats to the Maritime Economy" by our colleague Louise Tumchewics & @olivierschmitt.bsky.social was published by Ifri.
🏆 This article is the winner of the Admiral Castex 2025 prize.
Read it here: www.ifri.org/en/memos/hun...
🏆 This article is the winner of the Admiral Castex 2025 prize.
Read it here: www.ifri.org/en/memos/hun...
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Time for a cup of coffee, I think😊Just signed a new contract w/ #Routledge for "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti Sealing Era". Thanks to those who made it possible!" @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social #LaurierArchives @sduarctic.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Time for a cup of coffee, I think😊Just signed a new contract w/ #Routledge for "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti Sealing Era". Thanks to those who made it possible!" @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social #LaurierArchives @sduarctic.bsky.social
Hectic days in Odense!
Over the past two days, our first-year students from the Master in International Security and Law program took part in our annual two-day crisis simulation centered on a fictional scenario in the South China Sea.
Over the past two days, our first-year students from the Master in International Security and Law program took part in our annual two-day crisis simulation centered on a fictional scenario in the South China Sea.
May 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Hectic days in Odense!
Over the past two days, our first-year students from the Master in International Security and Law program took part in our annual two-day crisis simulation centered on a fictional scenario in the South China Sea.
Over the past two days, our first-year students from the Master in International Security and Law program took part in our annual two-day crisis simulation centered on a fictional scenario in the South China Sea.
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Baltic crisis, cyber chaos, pipelines blown, NATO sweating—just another Monday in the classroom with our BA students in political science and Cand.Negot.
They nailed it. They tuned in, negotiated, made decisions despite uncertainty.
Props to Hendrik Huelss for co-running the madness.
They nailed it. They tuned in, negotiated, made decisions despite uncertainty.
Props to Hendrik Huelss for co-running the madness.
May 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Baltic crisis, cyber chaos, pipelines blown, NATO sweating—just another Monday in the classroom with our BA students in political science and Cand.Negot.
They nailed it. They tuned in, negotiated, made decisions despite uncertainty.
Props to Hendrik Huelss for co-running the madness.
They nailed it. They tuned in, negotiated, made decisions despite uncertainty.
Props to Hendrik Huelss for co-running the madness.
📣 NEW: Our colleague Anna Nadibaidze contributed to the Oxford Intersections: AI in Society series with the article "Governance of AI in the Military Domain: International Law, Norms, and Ways Forward".
Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
May 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📣 NEW: Our colleague Anna Nadibaidze contributed to the Oxford Intersections: AI in Society series with the article "Governance of AI in the Military Domain: International Law, Norms, and Ways Forward".
Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
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"How can we #trust the USA after #Trump?" This question framed much of the discussion in the ISA online event "Trust in Turbulent Times."
If you missed it, what Andrew Kydd, Nicholas Wheeler, Deborah Welch Larson and myself said is how available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBGj...
If you missed it, what Andrew Kydd, Nicholas Wheeler, Deborah Welch Larson and myself said is how available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBGj...
Trust in Turbulent Times: Revisiting Trust and Mistrust in Global Politics
YouTube video by International Studies Association (ISA)
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May 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"How can we #trust the USA after #Trump?" This question framed much of the discussion in the ISA online event "Trust in Turbulent Times."
If you missed it, what Andrew Kydd, Nicholas Wheeler, Deborah Welch Larson and myself said is how available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBGj...
If you missed it, what Andrew Kydd, Nicholas Wheeler, Deborah Welch Larson and myself said is how available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBGj...
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It was a pleasure to visit Norwegian-Canadian seal processing company Carino for @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social & learn about their work/role in the preservation, promotion & protection of local sealing/fishing TK @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social
The project is underway! First stop: fieldwork at the Norwegian-Canadian seal processing business – Carino. Learn more about the experience, including the work ongoing at Carino to preserve, protect and promote irreplaceable traditional sealing/fishing knowledge
Fieldwork visit to Carino Processing Ltd – April 2025
First stop: fieldwork at the Norwegian-Canadian seal processing business – Carino. Learn more about the experience, including the work ongoing at Carino to preserve, protect and promote irreplaceable traditional sealing/fishing knowledge
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May 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It was a pleasure to visit Norwegian-Canadian seal processing company Carino for @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social & learn about their work/role in the preservation, promotion & protection of local sealing/fishing TK @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social
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📣 We are #hiring! 📣
The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies.
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025
🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies.
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025
🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📣 We are #hiring! 📣
The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies.
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025
🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies.
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025
🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
📅 28 May, 13:00-15:00 CET
Join us for the guest lecture by Dr. Iryna Halasa "Resilient Voices: Women Educators in Conflict Zones & Their Role in Rebuilding Societies" about Ukrainian female teachers during times of war 🇺🇦
➡️ SDU campus in Odense or online (contact @profbode.bsky.social to register)
Join us for the guest lecture by Dr. Iryna Halasa "Resilient Voices: Women Educators in Conflict Zones & Their Role in Rebuilding Societies" about Ukrainian female teachers during times of war 🇺🇦
➡️ SDU campus in Odense or online (contact @profbode.bsky.social to register)
May 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
📅 28 May, 13:00-15:00 CET
Join us for the guest lecture by Dr. Iryna Halasa "Resilient Voices: Women Educators in Conflict Zones & Their Role in Rebuilding Societies" about Ukrainian female teachers during times of war 🇺🇦
➡️ SDU campus in Odense or online (contact @profbode.bsky.social to register)
Join us for the guest lecture by Dr. Iryna Halasa "Resilient Voices: Women Educators in Conflict Zones & Their Role in Rebuilding Societies" about Ukrainian female teachers during times of war 🇺🇦
➡️ SDU campus in Odense or online (contact @profbode.bsky.social to register)
📣 We are #hiring! 📣
The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies.
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025
🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies.
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025
🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📣 We are #hiring! 📣
The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies.
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025
🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
The Department of Political Science at @sdu.dk invites applications for Associate Professor in International Politics, with a focus on Security Studies.
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2025
🔗 Information: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...