Russia has seen dramatic political and military development in the last 24h: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner Group, has officially declared his intentions to go back to Moscow to challenge the Ministry of Defense and Shoigu himself in a rebellion he calls the “March of Justice” (marsh spravedlivosti). Prigozhin claims that the Russian forces…
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The Kremlin’s rhetoric on Telegram has avoided the sanctions and poses questions regarding cyber warfare’s double standards
The Kremlin’s rhetoric on Telegram that has avoided the sanctions poses questions on cyber warfare’s double standards
Goodbye 2022, hello 2023! The year in review and future aspirations.
Goodbye, 2022! I believe many people will feel relief that 2022 is over. What a year it has been. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has affected us all, so many lives were lost, and too many people had to uproot their lives fleeing the war. For me, 2022 will be remembered as the year when Russia…
Russia’s propaganda has changed – the “everything is fine” script is gone. September update
Since the beginning of the war with Ukraine, Russia has been trying to keep its face even when the reports from the battlefields in Ukraine have been less than favourable. However, in September Russia’s propaganda changed dramatically. Even the main rupors of the Kremlin’s line on the war in Ukraine have started to deviate from…
Unlimited Politics has a Telegram channel!
Unlimited Politics has a Telegram channel now – please join here! I will use the Telegram channel for updates and shorter notes/news on all things security related. Feel free to reach out and comment!
My talk on securitisation in Russia and the war in Ukraine as part of an international webinar by the University of Jenderal Achmad Yani
I was kindly invited to give a keynote speech on the discussion of the war in Ukraine by the University of Jenderal Achmad Yani (Indonesia). You can find the recording of the webinar here. My talk on securitisation in Russia is around 20 min from 33.35 to 54.40. I discuss the basics of Russia’s securitisation…
My new article “Defining Terrorism: how Ambiguous Definitions and Vague Classifications Open Doors for Power Acquisition” is out
My new article “Defining Terrorism: how Ambiguous Definitions and Vague Classifications Open Doors for Power Acquisition” is out. It discusses the difficulty of categorising the threat of terrorism within existing security frameworks and our theorising of threat assessment. As more types of terrorism get academic and political attention, various state and non-state actors use terrorist…
My new book review of Counter-terrorism laws and freedom of expression: global perspectives edited by Téwodros Workneh and Paul Haridakis is out
The book is an inspiring contribution to critical terrorism studies scholarship, both in its depth of analysis and in the diversity of country cases presented. It critically analyses the premise of national security as a blanket concept for excusing human rights infringement and argues a compelling case that many governments worldwide, both democratic and authoritarian,…
War in Ukraine. Russian propaganda
There has been some hard-to-believe propaganda shared by Russian state media such as RIA Novosti. In the latest piece condemning the resistance against the war in Ukraine by the Russian intelligentsia, Natalia Osipova lays out the main points that the state has against its people that do not support the war. The original of the…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Research Journal part 3. Russia is suspended from the Human Rights Council but Central Asia voted against the resolution.
ollowing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the horrific sights of Bucha, the General Assembly took a vote on suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council. Two-thirds voted to support the resolution; the votes were 93 in favour, 24 against, and 58 abstained.