Hedvig Ördén
@hedvigorden.bsky.social
Political scientist, Department of Communication, Lund University. Critical Security Studies & Intelligence Studies.
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The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture.
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
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New article with @draege.bsky.social out in Scandinavian Political Studies: “Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict.” We test whether politicians in one of the world’s least polarized democracies, Norway, can calm conflict as effectively as they can inflame it. #polisky
Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict
Research from the deeply polarized United States suggests that the impact of elite communication is asymmetrical: antagonistic messages often heighten divisions, while positive appeals fail to dampen...
dx.doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
New article with @draege.bsky.social out in Scandinavian Political Studies: “Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict.” We test whether politicians in one of the world’s least polarized democracies, Norway, can calm conflict as effectively as they can inflame it. #polisky
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In Tesco’s this afternoon: an elderly Polish man at the self-checkout, trying to buy a pint of milk and a white radish. There is no picture for the radish on the machine. The assistant doesn’t know what it is. She asks a colleague: “It’s a white radish.” There is no entry for it on the machine.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In Tesco’s this afternoon: an elderly Polish man at the self-checkout, trying to buy a pint of milk and a white radish. There is no picture for the radish on the machine. The assistant doesn’t know what it is. She asks a colleague: “It’s a white radish.” There is no entry for it on the machine.
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Reading headlines about the US massing forces to Venezuela and ”what is Trump’s aim with the troops ?” reminds me of a certain other country that massed troops at a neighbour’s border 4 years ago and headlines were wondering what Putin’s aim could possibly be
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reading headlines about the US massing forces to Venezuela and ”what is Trump’s aim with the troops ?” reminds me of a certain other country that massed troops at a neighbour’s border 4 years ago and headlines were wondering what Putin’s aim could possibly be
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Ny rapport om högskolornas budget: Det statliga "produktivitetsavdraget" innebär effektiviseringskrav på 1-2 % av budgeten/år. Idag har högskolorna 40 % mindre resurser per elev än för 30 år sedan, vilket minskat den lärarledda undervisningen drastiskt. tankesmedjanbalans.se/ny-rapport-o...
October 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Ny rapport om högskolornas budget: Det statliga "produktivitetsavdraget" innebär effektiviseringskrav på 1-2 % av budgeten/år. Idag har högskolorna 40 % mindre resurser per elev än för 30 år sedan, vilket minskat den lärarledda undervisningen drastiskt. tankesmedjanbalans.se/ny-rapport-o...
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När 13-åringar slängs i fängelse har vi gett upp, skriver Karin Pettersson i en text som inleder artikelserien ”Våra drömmars barn”: www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/Eyd...
När 13-åringar slängs i fängelse har vi gett upp
www.aftonbladet.se
November 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
När 13-åringar slängs i fängelse har vi gett upp, skriver Karin Pettersson i en text som inleder artikelserien ”Våra drömmars barn”: www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/Eyd...
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Danish Presidency backs away from 'chat control'
The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
Danish Presidency backs away from 'chat control'
The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
www.euractiv.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Danish Presidency backs away from 'chat control'
The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
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There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
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Well isn’t this a literal fucking nightmare…
October 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Well isn’t this a literal fucking nightmare…
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🧵 Across the world, democracy isn’t just under pressure, it’s facing epistemic collapse: a breakdown in the shared ability to know what’s true, to reason together and to hold power to account.
A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.
A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🧵 Across the world, democracy isn’t just under pressure, it’s facing epistemic collapse: a breakdown in the shared ability to know what’s true, to reason together and to hold power to account.
A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.
A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.
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This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
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Hur gör svenska regeringen och FRA? När debatten pågick 2008 påpekade jag (och andra) att lagstiftningen medger bred inhämtning och.lagring av data. Lagen saknar meningsfulla begränsningar vad gäller utbyte med andra länder, regeringen och FRA har fria händer.
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 20, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Hur gör svenska regeringen och FRA? När debatten pågick 2008 påpekade jag (och andra) att lagstiftningen medger bred inhämtning och.lagring av data. Lagen saknar meningsfulla begränsningar vad gäller utbyte med andra länder, regeringen och FRA har fria händer.
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The Dutch intelligence services are already sharing less intelligence with the US than they used to, their directors confirm:
"Though we do not take any political positions, we are very cognisant of the potential politicisation of how our intelligence gets used by others."
nos.nl/artikel/2586...
"Though we do not take any political positions, we are very cognisant of the potential politicisation of how our intelligence gets used by others."
nos.nl/artikel/2586...
AIVD en MIVD delen minder info met VS en meer met Europa, zeggen directeurs
Per geval wordt samenwerking met de VS gewogen, zeggen directeur Erik Akerboom van de AIVD en MIVD-chef Peter Reesink tegen de Volkskrant.
nos.nl
October 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Dutch intelligence services are already sharing less intelligence with the US than they used to, their directors confirm:
"Though we do not take any political positions, we are very cognisant of the potential politicisation of how our intelligence gets used by others."
nos.nl/artikel/2586...
"Though we do not take any political positions, we are very cognisant of the potential politicisation of how our intelligence gets used by others."
nos.nl/artikel/2586...
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You need to read this. A collision of the CIA, the Smithsonian, a famous sculptor, and two writers with a love of library sciences.
Holy guacamole, this could be the weirdest story I ever worked on. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
You need to read this. A collision of the CIA, the Smithsonian, a famous sculptor, and two writers with a love of library sciences.
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Past/Present is an Australian Historical Association initiative, in partnership with the Guardian, looking at current events in historical context. Here's an excellent piece by Roland Burke on early international efforts to deal with misinformation/disinformation.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price | Roland Burke
The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Past/Present is an Australian Historical Association initiative, in partnership with the Guardian, looking at current events in historical context. Here's an excellent piece by Roland Burke on early international efforts to deal with misinformation/disinformation.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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AI makes shit up
October 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
AI makes shit up
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The Danish Defense Intelligence Service has published a new assessment today, on the "hybrid threat to Denmark".
It's 5 pages so here is a short thread with screenshots.
The Danish Defense Intelligence Service has published a new assessment today, on the "hybrid threat to Denmark".
It's 5 pages so here is a short thread with screenshots.
October 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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The Danish Defense Intelligence Service has published a new assessment today, on the "hybrid threat to Denmark".
It's 5 pages so here is a short thread with screenshots.
The Danish Defense Intelligence Service has published a new assessment today, on the "hybrid threat to Denmark".
It's 5 pages so here is a short thread with screenshots.
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Moldavien. Valdeltagande 51,9 procent.
Samma nivå som i presidentvalet i fjol. Men högre än parlamentsvalet 2021 - 48,3%
Samma nivå som i presidentvalet i fjol. Men högre än parlamentsvalet 2021 - 48,3%
September 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Moldavien. Valdeltagande 51,9 procent.
Samma nivå som i presidentvalet i fjol. Men högre än parlamentsvalet 2021 - 48,3%
Samma nivå som i presidentvalet i fjol. Men högre än parlamentsvalet 2021 - 48,3%
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As Moldova heads to the polls today, it does so in the midst of coordinated foreign influence and disinformation campaigns.
Electoral integrity and free and fair elections are not self-evident. That should be a reminder for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Electoral integrity and free and fair elections are not self-evident. That should be a reminder for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Moldova heads to the polls in tense vote that could steer country closer to EU or Russia
President Maia Sandu says parliamentary vote is Moldova’s ‘most consequential election’ and warns against falling deeper into Moscow’s orbit
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
As Moldova heads to the polls today, it does so in the midst of coordinated foreign influence and disinformation campaigns.
Electoral integrity and free and fair elections are not self-evident. That should be a reminder for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Electoral integrity and free and fair elections are not self-evident. That should be a reminder for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Now if we can just ensure Trump doesn’t speak to anyone else for the next three months, we will be in a very good position.
September 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Now if we can just ensure Trump doesn’t speak to anyone else for the next three months, we will be in a very good position.