Neil Renic
@ncrenic.bsky.social
Researcher at the Centre for Military Studies, in Copenhagen. Working on ethics, politics, technology, Just War, drones, and autonomous weapons.
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Neil Renic
@ncrenic.bsky.social
· Apr 16
A matter of time: the role of timing in regulating military weapons
What challenges and opportunities are presented when efforts are made to regulate or prohibit morally problematic battlefield weapons or practices ex ante—
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🚨 Thrilled to announce that my latest article, with the amazing Sarah Percy, has been published with International Affairs. Drawing on historical cases, we explore the role of timing in the legal regulation of battlefield weapons and practices.
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🚨New First View Article🚨
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🚨New First View Article🚨
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
From mid-November on, before you send an email ask yourself if this is really a 2025 problem
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
From mid-November on, before you send an email ask yourself if this is really a 2025 problem
'The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what "works," but art opens up what is possible' - Pope Leo
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
'The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what "works," but art opens up what is possible' - Pope Leo
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🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
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We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
Enjoying this immensely, especially Cherniss's plea to resist the embrace of cruelty and ruthlessness in politics.
"Many political evils, of course, stem from garden variety villainy – ambition, venality, the appetite for domination or longing for submission. But..."
"Many political evils, of course, stem from garden variety villainy – ambition, venality, the appetite for domination or longing for submission. But..."
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Enjoying this immensely, especially Cherniss's plea to resist the embrace of cruelty and ruthlessness in politics.
"Many political evils, of course, stem from garden variety villainy – ambition, venality, the appetite for domination or longing for submission. But..."
"Many political evils, of course, stem from garden variety villainy – ambition, venality, the appetite for domination or longing for submission. But..."
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How do states keep getting away with war crimes? Check out my new paper with @ncrenic.bsky.social and Christopher Elliot on apologist narratives for war crimes - and it's open access!
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Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia
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November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
How do states keep getting away with war crimes? Check out my new paper with @ncrenic.bsky.social and Christopher Elliot on apologist narratives for war crimes - and it's open access!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Australia is stunning
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Australia is stunning
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More reading to do!
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
More reading to do!
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🚨 My article, with Jessica Wolfendale and Chris Elliott, is now available (open access) with @risjnl.bsky.social.
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
We systematically detail and critique war crime apologism - efforts to excuse, downplay, or even celebrate battlefield atrocity. Give it a read!
cup.org/49gmlUi
Maybe we can agree that whatever else it does, ChatGPT shouldn’t be telling people who are about to kill themselves, “awesome idea!!!”
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Maybe we can agree that whatever else it does, ChatGPT shouldn’t be telling people who are about to kill themselves, “awesome idea!!!”
🚨 Delighted to share that I’ve just signed with Oxford University Press to write my next book: looking at how ideas about Western civilisation shape (and are shaped by) the design and use of military technology.
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🚨 Delighted to share that I’ve just signed with Oxford University Press to write my next book: looking at how ideas about Western civilisation shape (and are shaped by) the design and use of military technology.
Chris Elliot and I argue that it’s past time for the Australian War Memorial to update its Ben Roberts-Smith exhibits to give a full, unvarnished accounting of his crimes and their impact on victims. www.abc.net.au/religion/aus...
How should the War Memorial acknowledge Ben Roberts-Smith’s alleged war crimes? - ABC Religion & Ethics
Ben Roberts-Smith has asked three courts to test allegations about his conduct in Afghanistan — it is now appropriate for the Australian War Memorial to change his exhibits to reflect the details of t...
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September 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Chris Elliot and I argue that it’s past time for the Australian War Memorial to update its Ben Roberts-Smith exhibits to give a full, unvarnished accounting of his crimes and their impact on victims. www.abc.net.au/religion/aus...
Trump: “DEATH TO MY ENEMIES”
New York Times: “questions raised over Trump’s commitment to national unity”
New York Times: “questions raised over Trump’s commitment to national unity”
September 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Trump: “DEATH TO MY ENEMIES”
New York Times: “questions raised over Trump’s commitment to national unity”
New York Times: “questions raised over Trump’s commitment to national unity”
you should be able to take off work because your book is getting to the good part
September 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
you should be able to take off work because your book is getting to the good part
"The termination is the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza."
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Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"The termination is the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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No wonder Musk is impressed, the London march stretched all the way to the Arc de Triomphe
September 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
No wonder Musk is impressed, the London march stretched all the way to the Arc de Triomphe
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Effects of the Ukraine War, including the 2025 EU White Paper on European Defence, have transformed the political economy of European defence production are examined in a new @jei-publication.bsky.social article
written with @brunoomartins.bsky.social and
@jocelynmawdsley.bsky.social
written with @brunoomartins.bsky.social and
@jocelynmawdsley.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Effects of the Ukraine War, including the 2025 EU White Paper on European Defence, have transformed the political economy of European defence production are examined in a new @jei-publication.bsky.social article
written with @brunoomartins.bsky.social and
@jocelynmawdsley.bsky.social
written with @brunoomartins.bsky.social and
@jocelynmawdsley.bsky.social
