Nicholas Marsh
Work on arms trade, security assistance, disarmament, governance of digital security tech, defence industry and many other things. Likes are bookmarks. About me prio.org/people/5082
Also at: @NicholasMarsh@sciences.social @MarshyNic
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshAs Christmas approaches, we’re spotlighting some of the most-cited articles in #JOGSS 🎄 ➡️ Today’s feature: Read @ilariacarrozza.bsky.social and @nicholasmarsh.bsky.social’s work for the comprehensive overview of China’s provision of security force assistance to Africa. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
- @prioresearch.bsky.social has announced 2 postdoc positions linked to the ERC-funded project Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation (Com2Civ), led by brilliant colleague Júlia Palik. One is in Social Psychology and the other Anthropology. More info at: www.prio.org/about/careers
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshLeast #Europe forgets... #Africa is currently witnessing the fastest growing jihadist expansion in the world: "Nearly half of the fatalities (10,685) in the past year have been in the #Sahel." africacenter.org/spotlight/en...
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshThis is great reading. It offers a very limited hope that European defence may ever work, but it does not rule it out entirely, so that's a relief. It's also slightly depressing research-wise. The complexity of it all almost prevents any meaningful understanding. In any case, go and read it!
- New article today in @jei-publication.bsky.social for @brunoomartins.bsky.social , @nicholasmarsh.bsky.social and I - "The European Iron Network: the remaking of the political economy of European defence production following the Ukraine War" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Nicholas Marsh📊 New dataset and paper alert! We’re proud to launch the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019: a global dataset covering 1,452 mass mobilization movements. It was just published in Comparative Political Studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Below follows a 🧵
- 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
- We argue this new reality is best understood as a European Iron Network, which is a web of states, EU institutions, NATO, and defence firms. Unlike the largely static US 'Iron Triangle', Europe’s network is dynamic, contested, and constantly renegotiated.
- The European Iron Network’s strength lies in its resilience: flexibility, multiple forms of capacity, and the ability to rapidly reconfigure. But it also has vulnerabilities: fragmented supply chains, EU/NATO rivalry, duplication of effort and reliance on US technology.
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- Reposted by Nicholas MarshNew article today in @jei-publication.bsky.social for @brunoomartins.bsky.social , @nicholasmarsh.bsky.social and I - "The European Iron Network: the remaking of the political economy of European defence production following the Ukraine War" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshWe're delighted to announce and welcome a diverse group of 30 #emergingexperts to the 2025-2026 English-language Emerging Expert program. See short bios on each at www.forumarmstrade.org/emerging-exp...
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshSwedish Defence University advertises two postdoc positions focused on narrative geopolitics, or how emotional and widely circulated narratives shape international security, great power relations & geostrategic rivalry. fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/... fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline: 31 Aug
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshPostdoc in Narrative Geopolitics @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social We’re looking for a postdoc w expertise in machine learning, data mining, or related quantitative methods to explore how emotionally charged narratives shape international security & great power politics. fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshNew report "Transparency in European Arms Exports: Access to information and accountability" by @tmcasser.bsky.social and University of Amsterdam Law Clinics www.asser.nl/about-the-as...
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshAmid Sudan’s ongoing civil war, Bellingcat in partnership with Kenya’s Daily Nation was able to identify Kenyan-labelled ammunition crates in a suspected Rapid Support Forces (RSF) depot near the capital Khartoum. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/06...
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshNew UCDP data release! In the 2024 update from the @ucdp.bsky.social, organised violence remained alarmingly high, with 61 state-based conflicts and nearly 160,000 recorded fatalities.
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshDo you work on gender and peacebuilding broadly defined (including everything from ceasefires to transitional justice)? I’m looking for pitches to contribute to a special issue, especially interested in quantitative research by scholars outside of Europe/US/Canada. Email/DM me!
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshPhD students, post-docs, PhD holders in 20th century Eastern Europe: if you want a job, me and my pals at the Pilecki Institute are about to drop the motherlode. 12 jobs available across various fields. And you get to work with me. Keep your eyes on this space.
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshSwedish Defence University is advertising a postdoc in quantitative narrative geopolitics. The role involves applying data science methods to examine how narratives shape international security, great power relations, and geostrategic rivalry. Deadline: August 31. fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshHelpful chart showing projected US aid to Ukraine which is already in the proverbial pipeline. "weapons and support from contracts signed in the past three years will continue flowing to Ukraine for years to come" www.csis.org/analysis/can...
- #Andor is excellent, but some of the action feels more like the 19th and early 20th Century in space and doesn't take seriously the effects of technology. This lack of imagination is widespread in sci-fi and might help explain problems for the #stopkillerrobots campaign. www.prio.org/blogs/1772
- May be of interest to #sci-fi and #armscontrol nerds, perhaps @magnuslovold.bsky.social @jeffabramson.bsky.social @mschroeder77.bsky.social @aphclarkson.bsky.social @maaikeverbruggen.bsky.social @haakongjerlw.bsky.social @jamiewithorne.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshNEW PUBLICATION: My PRIO colleagues @nicholasmarsh.bsky.social and Pavel Baev and I have just published a IDN Brief deadling with current trends and challenges regarding European Deterrence, which is going through a profound transformation. www.idn.gov.pt/pt/publicaco...
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshA pleaseure to discuss European rearmament at the latest episode of PRIO's Peace in a Pod. I was joined by Kori Schake, Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterprise Institute and former foreign policy adviser to President George W. Bush. tinyurl.com/287hmftj
- Here's a new and detailed five part investigation by France 24 into EU origin arms that were originally exported to the UAE, and then retransferred to Sudan via Libya. European weapons in Sudan (1/5): Bulgarian mortar shells in Darfur’s desert www.france24.com/en/africa/20... 1/
- European weapons in Sudan (2/5): A €50 million Emirati contract www.france24.com/en/africa/20... European weapons in Sudan (3/5): The mercenaries who travelled through Libya www.france24.com/en/africa/20... 2/3
- European weapons in Sudan (4/5): 'The RSF bombs public buildings, markets, and hospitals' www.france24.com/en/africa/20... European weapons in Sudan (5/5): Europeans still making deals with Emirati firm diverting weapons www.france24.com/en/africa/20... 3/3
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- Reposted by Nicholas MarshWant to learn more about how to defend democracy? Check out @idarudolfsen.bsky.social and mine course this fall at @prioresearch.bsky.social
- This fall PRIO will be hosting a brand new PhD-level course on Mass mobilization and democratization with @mariannedahl.bsky.social & @idarudolfsen.bsky.social Apply by 4. May!
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshTrump’s new arms sales push examined Trump’s proposed executive order to ease arms export rules risks fuelling global armed violence - prioritising defence industry profits over civilian protection. My op-ed for AOAV aoav.org.uk/2025/trumps-...
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshThis fall PRIO will be hosting a brand new PhD-level course on Mass mobilization and democratization with @mariannedahl.bsky.social & @idarudolfsen.bsky.social Apply by 4. May!
- Academic moaning. My last two peer reviews were of basically fake articles. In one a large proportion of the references were completely irrelevant or to works that don't exist, another was a paragraph by paragraph rewrite of an existing publication. Likely that LLMs made both easier to produce.
- Friends working in journals say that fake articles are an increasing problem. I'm willing to peer review as part of improving what research gets published. Most of the time I've received useful and constructive feedback from reviewers, and I'm fine with trying to give that back to another author.
- But I'm not motivated by the thought of spending time detecting the work of profoundly dishonest people careerists who aren't attempting to produce meaningful research. I'm not sure what the solution is though. To start with a journal editor would have limited time to spot the problems I noticed.
- Reposted by Nicholas MarshA summary of key points to bear in mind as we watch the rapid developments in Syria. The situation echoes many previous developments in Syria, except the circumstances today are different in a few new ways.
