Our special forum for International Studies Perspectives is finally available online. It has been a big project that I have been working on – it discusses the invasion of Ukraine from different non-Western perspectives. Find it here – link to the forum. Here is the forum’s abstract: This forum focuses on the overlooked areas of…
Publishing your PhD thesis: a book or journal article?
As promised, I am starting a new series of blog posts on academic writing. The first in this series is what to consider when choosing how to publish your thesis. Almost everyone faces the question of turning their PhD thesis into a book or a series of journal articles. As a PhD student, you might…
Book review of From the fires of war: Ukraine’s Azov movement and the global far right
My new book review is out – this time it is From the fires of war: Ukraine’s Azov movement and the global far right by Michael Colborne. It is a great read if you are interested in the history and cultural ties of Ukraine’s far right, and the ways the Azov movement has been playing…
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…
Russian propaganda: war escalation. October update
What are the developments in Russian propaganda in October? Sergei Kurginyan, a Russian ultraconservative politician argued that Russia is the last bastion of the white race but he is not racist, how could you think that? This and other odd debates have been on Russian TV in October, starting from an absolute mental discussion that…
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…