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Christoph Harig
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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

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Current head of the army will be Argentina's next defence secretary

For the first time since the end of the military dictatorship, the Ministry of Defence will be led by an officer

www.poder360.com.br/poder-intern...
General Presti assume Defesa na Argentina, 1º militar desde 1983
Governo de Javier Milei diz que o objetivo da indicação é "por fim à demonização de oficiais, sargentos e soldados". Leia no Poder360.
www.poder360.com.br
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Can Martin Luther lead the Catholic Church?
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?

Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
Man weiß ja, wie schlecht es um die Bundeswehr und die Verteidigungsfähigkeit bestellt ist - aber das so konzentriert zu lesen, ist dennoch beklemmend.

Ein paar Snippets (mit Geschenklink zum Artikel):
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
This should be a mandatory lesson in grad school. Unbelievable that so many scientists do not seem to get this.
Recently did around 30 requests to ppl who'd published very similar papers to the one I needed reviews for. 3 declines, 25 no response. Please at least decline guys it slows stuff down so much otherwise.
I'm still relatively new to this journal associate editor business, but it already sucks… I've had a paper on my desk for more than a month now:

Reviewers invited: 12
Of those…
Declined: 5
No response: 7
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We are living in a satire
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Danish debate on Professional Military Education can be very depressing

While Nordic neighbours deliberately boost their PME institutions' research efforts, some people in Denmark argue that critical and free research would undermine deterrence

www.berlingske.dk/synspunkter/...
Tidligere militæranalytiker: »Fri« forskning er vigtig, men hører ikke hjemme i Forsvaret
Samfundet skal selvfølgelig have fri og kritisk forskning, også om Forsvaret, men det bør ske på universiteterne. Det gør de bedst – og uden indblanding fra militære chefer, skriver tidligere jægersol...
www.berlingske.dk
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Great cascade of nonsense here:

Someone on Twitter uses map for global prevalence of circumcision and claims it shows prevalence of MAGA accounts

Someone else develops hot takes on a screenshot, even others contribute with even hotter takes
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
The plot keeps twisting. After having first said that the plan was Russian, not drafted by the US, Rubio a few hours later said the plan was drafted by the US, not Russia.

This promises some interesting negotiations today
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The US government tried several times to arrange high-level bilateral meetings with Greenland - without the participation of Denmark (which by law has to be included in such discussions on Greenland's foreign affairs)

politiken.dk/del/t_AcTDAF...
»Det er vildt«: Donald Trump-regeringen har forsøgt at få direkte møde med Grønlands politiske top uden Danmark
Danmark | Sektionen med Politikens undersøgende journalistik og seneste nyt indenfor politik, ret, sundhed, uddannelse, forbrug, økonomi og aktuelle temaer
politiken.dk
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Bolsonaro admits to have tried to remove his ankle monitor with a soldering iron

g1.globo.com/politica/blo...
Bolsonaro afirmou a policiais que utilizou ferro de solda na tornozeleira; veja transcrição da fala | G1
Ex-presidente, que estava em prisão domiciliar, foi levado à Superintendência da Polícia Federal em Brasília, após aparelho de monitoramento disparar.
g1.globo.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
Just keep in mind that European leaders have had three years now… the war has been going on long enough for Europe to get its act together, but we have not done so.

We in Europe can blame Trump all we want… some self-reflection is in order. We have wasted so much time.

How will history judge us?
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
The utter disrespect he shows for a nation fiercely defending itself against an illegal invasion is astounding
Q: Is this your final offer to Ukraine?

TRUMP: No. One way or the other we have to get it ended. He can continue to fight his little heart out.
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Polícia prende gado fugindo em carro
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Bolsonaro was put in preventative arrest

He apparently tried to fiddle with his ankle monitor this morning, so authorities feared he wanted to escape during a vigil later of supporters today

g1.globo.com/politica/not...
Bolsonaro violou uso de tornozeleira eletrônica e tinha 'elevado risco de fuga', segundo decisão de Moraes | G1
De acordo com Moraes, ex-presidente pretendia fugir durante aglomeração causada pela vigília convocada pelo filho, senador Flávio (PL-RJ).
g1.globo.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"There is concern in Europe that Russia has had too much say in negotiating a draft agreement (...).

Driscoll defended this, saying it kept the process more manageable. “President Trump wants peace now. The more cooks in the kitchen, the harder it is to handle”
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
Esse foi um santinho da campanha dele 😂
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Danish far-right party DF published an article complaining that critics would misrepresent their 'remigration' plans as Nazi policies

Several quotes they used were wrong, and party leader Messerschmidt (yes, that's his real name) now admits they used ChatGPT

politiken.dk/del/z9A5o1AF...
DF brugte ChatGPT til at skrive fejlspækket kronik
Politik | Vores dækning af dansk og international politik samt portrætter og temaer som 'Den nye verdensorden', 'Kommunalvalg' og 'Danmarks EU-formandskab'
politiken.dk
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Profiles in courage
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
US military contractors just landed on a Mexican beach and proclaimed the area as US territory

Maybe mysteriously attracted by the beach's name 'Playa Bagdad'?

Anyway, 'the Pentagon was forced to release a statement confirming its troops had made an erroneous landing'
www.lbc.co.uk/article/us-t...
US troops 'accidentally invade Mexico' following Trump's cartel strike offer | LBC
Signs with 'restricted area' warnings appeared on coastal beaches in Mexico after troops were spotted in the territory
www.lbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Forget Easter, the War on Eggs starts already during Christmas season this year
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer”

I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies

➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)

tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Reposted by Christoph Harig
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.

The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM