Chris Agius

Ontological security will be much easier to explain in the classroom now
(Yes you should freak out. this is not a meme)

I broke my little toe because my cat was honking like a seal. It’s never been the same since.

Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department, writes Caroline de Gruyter.

Last week, someone asked me whether Trump and Russia pursue similar goals in Europe. This strategy paper provides a partial answer 👇

Free the Map. From Atlas to Hermes, towards a new cartography of borders and migration Get tickets on Humanitix - Free the Map. From Atlas to Hermes, towards a new cartography of borders and migration . Online. Wednesday 16th April 2025. Find event information.

As Australian Critical Border Studies Network @acbsnetwork.bsky.social, we are pleased to have Henk van Houtum present his new book Free the Map. Join us on the 16th of April. @henkvanhoutum.bsky.social @arijerrems.bsky.social @kayatbarry.bsky.social events.humanitix.com/free-the-map...

I've neglected this for a while but have made a couple of new additions to the Critical Border Studies starter pack go.bsky.app/TxsUGAN Shout out to our friends @polgeographygroup.bsky.social who are now on Bluesky

Thanks @hmberents.bsky.social ! I’ve been thinking a lot about this article since the election…

In February I commence a new position in thr Dept of Political Science at Swedish Defence University @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social Super excited to be in Stockholm and working with so many great colleagues here and across Sweden!

Guest editorial. Far-right translocalism: Towards a new research agenda, by Mark Chou, Rachel Busbridge and @bjmoffitt https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096262982400129X

I totally fail to see a downside of OpenAI going bust and out of "business". Next.

The world-making power of borders: Asia-Pacific perspectives

Our special Issue on #borders #criticalborderstudies with @chrisagius13.bsky.social @arijerrems.bsky.social and Samid Suliman.

Which looks highly dubious after yours @nikiemarston.bsky.social

Ha!

a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a hospital room . ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a hospital room .

Is there a starter pack for all things security studies? Critical security studies?

Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.

Ha! Highly suspect

Kudos to Milly the Wondercat, who solved today’s very difficult wordle that had her human stumped for nearly an hour. As you can see here, she clearly thinks I’m a less superior life form

Congrats!

In her new EJIR article, Joanna Tidy examines the military violence of land use and infrastructure.

Read the full article here: t1p.de/lla4t

I know, right? How can they not see that their dashboards are DARK and they are IN THE DARK?

Article Brent Steele and I wrote on icons in international relations now has a volume, issue and page numbers! It also has Mohammed Ali, flight attendants falling from the sky and other stories for your enjoyment!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I saw at least three cars with NO lights on at all at night yesterday 🤷🏼‍♀️

Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talks

Israel’s genocide of Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take fourteen years to remove, a top UN demining official said
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
Salting the earth

Crazypants is a word I am now adopting, thank you for your service 👖

Memory-Political Deterrence: Shielding Collective Memory and Ontological Security through Dissuasion Abstract. Traditionally used within the context of hard military power in interstate relations, the concept of deterrence has been progressively extended to non

Beyond excited to see my co-authored, with the one and only Maria Mälksoo, article ‘Memory Political Deterrence: Shielding Collective Memory and Ontological Security through Dissuasion’ finally published in International Studies Quarterly academic.oup.com/isq/article/...

I *beg* reviewers not to recommend revise&resubmit, promise to review the revision, and then when that revision is in, decline to review it. This is grossly unfair to the author who tailored revisions to the existing reviews and exponentially increases delays while editors scramble to find new eyes.

Number of officials in #Nato and #EU countries warn of possible genocide and call for halting unconditional support for #Israel. When was the last time policy makers received so many letters from officials and academics and did nothing?

#Cease_fire_In_Gaza_Now
#StopGazaGenocide

How are you even functioning right now?!?

That face. Monkey clearly understands (but is still happy to sit this one out!)