The Security History Network

Next week, SHN organises a seminar in Utrecht with three starting academics (Stefano Lissi, David Korsuize and Jan Markert) During this seminar they will give a paper on their research on transnational state building in the 19th century. You can join this seminar in person or digital. For people who will attend in person, we will provide coffee and tea. 📅 30 May 2024 ⌚ 14.00 - 17.00 📍 Room 0.03, Drift 13, Utrecht Registrations: https://lnkd.in/eHvpJeHm

On July 9, 1860, a violent mob swept through the Christian quarters of Damascus. For eight days, violence raged, leaving five thousand Christians dead, thousands of shops looted, and churches, houses, and monasteries razed. The sudden and ferocious outbreak shocked the world, leaving Syrian Christians vulnerable and fearing renewed violence.    Drawing on his recent book, 'The Damascus Events', Prof. dr. Eugene Rogan will discuss in our next SHN-lecture the 1860 Christian massacre and the European response on behalf of the Syrian and Lebanese Christians. He will draw a comparison with the modern doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) to ask if intervention is ever entirely disinterested.   Are you interested to know more? Come to his lecture ‘The European Response To The 1860 Massacres in Lebanon and Damascus: A 19th Century Precursor To The Responsibility To Protect’!   📆 : 11th of December 2024. ⌚ : 16:00-17:30 📍 : Belle van Zuylenroom, Academiegebouw Utrecht. There will be free drinks afterwards! 🍻 You can sign up via the link: https://lnkd.in/e-uexi8Y

Terroristisch netwerk opgerold in Saksen, met een lokale AfD-politicus als één van de leiders. Dat betekent dat de vermenging van radicaal-rechts en extreem-rechts daar al een feit is. Het theoretische onderscheid vervaagt in de praktijk, zoals Léonie de Jonge ook niet nalaat te onderstrepen.

Discover the compelling analysis of the dynamic relationship between Adolf Hitler's drive for national security and Joseph Goebbels' quest to instill unwavering faith in the German people during World War II. In the newest SHN-blog, Thomas Weber delves into how these two powerful figures intertwined their goals to mobilize the nation, with Goebbels’ propaganda serving as a vital tool in Hitler’s pursuit of a secure, Nazi-dominated Germany. This insightful piece sheds light on the chilling mechanics behind one of history's most devastating regimes. Read it on our website: https://lnkd.in/eBeGV6ce

On the 14th of October, we will organize a small-scale, selective masterclass about the influence of artificial intelligence on security in open societies. Is AI a threat or a blessing for security and democracy?   Experts with the latest insights on the possibilities and practical applications of AI will share their insights, including prof. Floris Bex, prof. dr. Albert Meijer and dr. Stjepan Picek, chaired by Scott Douglas. The masterclass will host a small set of practitioners, researchers, and students interested in this topic. Please register quickly to secure your spot.    Don’t miss it!   📆 : 14th of October ⌚ : 14:00-15:00 📍 : Room 003, Drift 25, Utrecht   Sign up via this link: https://lnkd.in/eUNRVUtw

Coming to cinemas in the Netherlands on 19 September: https://lnkd.in/g3QzFHqT

Dr. Simon Polinder's article “Through the Eyes of Love: Looking at International Politics Differently” has been rewarded the 2024 E-International Relations Article Award! This is an award for articles with novel or under appreciated ideas that contribute to a better understanding of international relations. Congratulations with the award Simon!

My first monograph has finally reached its home port. 'Menacing Tides: Security, Piracy and Empire in the Nineteenth-Century Mediterranean', in which I show how new ideas of security informed the repression of piracy and imperial expansionism around the Mediterranean Sea, is now available to order from Cambridge University Press: https://lnkd.in/ex9knFzz. The discount code 'LANGE2024' will get you 20% off. To mark the occasion, The Security History Network is organising a book launch in Utrecht on Thursday 19 September. It is open to all. Feel free to join by registering your attendance here: https://lnkd.in/en_MjnyB.

"The spectacle at this moment is particularly grand and sublime. A black thunderstorm is rising, probably an effect of the long cannonade; its vivid lightning discovers the hostile fleets retiring with the land breeze." These words wrote William Shaler after witnessing the Bombardment of Algiers on the 27th of August 1816. A combined British-Dutch fleet under the command of the Viscount of Exmouth had bombarded the city of Algiers that night. 50.000 projectiles had been fired. The bombardment resulted in the death of 300 to 2000 Algerians. The Anglo-Dutch fleet didn't act in the interest of their crowns; they acted for the sake of "universal" interests and "humanity". With the bombardment of Algiers the security of the sea gained afoot. Do you want to know more about the securitization of piracy in the nineteenth century? Please join our Book Launch of "Menacing Tides: Security, Piracy and Empire in the Nineteenth-Century Mediterranean" on 19 September! For more information on the lecture: https://lnkd.in/eG42wePb

✒ ✒ New blogpost online! ✒ ✒ In this summer read, Dr Enno Maessen takes us to the Istanbul of the long 20th century, describing how the geopolitical events of that century affected the city and reflects on the footsteps of James Baldwin and Kim Philby in Istanbul.