Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi will be the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

February 17, 2024 marks the 45th anniversary of the China-Vietnam border war. No major celebrations from either side as usual, as both Beijing and Hanoi agree to downplay the past history of hostility to build a future when they normalized ties in 1991.

Two years after Russia’s invasion, the US has the capacity to help Ukraine fend off Moscow. But Washington is now perceived to have lost its will. The Europeans, in contrast, have the will but do not have the capacity. Steven Erlanger David Sanger nytimes.com/2024/02/24/wor…

Before the bloody war in Ukraine, there was a long war in #Afghanistan. Alex Hochuli and I recently wrote about the experiences of three major European armed forces while deployed as part of #ISAF in #comparativestrategy tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Opinion piece by me focusing on the counter productive nature of Russia torturing the suspects of the Crocus City Hall attack, with reason to believe this being based on lessons learned from GWOT

Go raibh maith agat @BennettHuw Thank you for taking the time to discuss #uncivilWar with us. Guten Appetit!

#Russland hat eine Offensive im Grenzgebiet zur ukrainischen Millionenstadt #Charkiw bestätigt. Ist das der lang erwartete russische Vorstoss? Marcel Berni, Experte an der Militärakademie der ETH Zürich, schätzt die Lage ein. srf.ch/news/internati…

BREAKING: Biden “directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use U.S. weapons for counter-fire purposes in Kharkiv so Ukraine can hit back at Russian forces hitting them or preparing to hit them,” a U.S. official confirmed. w/ Erin Banco politico.com/news/2024/05/3…

⏳️Almost a week left for sending your proposals - deadline 30/06. 👉🏻Call for Papers: show.org.uk

New open access #article: Dive into my latest research on #counterinsurgency and #detainees during the Vietnam War: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Kiew dreht den Spiess um: In einer brandgefährlichen Aktion sind ukrainische Truppen bis 15 Kilometer in russisches Gebiet vorgestossen. Sie verfolgen damit drei bestimmte Ziele. Militärstratege Marcel Berni sagt, welche. brnw.ch/21wLJVv

Die Ukraine hole sich in der russischen Region Kursk ein Faustpfand für später, sagt ETH-Militärhistoriker Marcel Berni. srf.ch/news/internati…

«L’Ukraine risque de se disperser» et perdre le Donbass watson.ch/fr/!179049074?…

How did European armed forces adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic? What was the impact of COVID-19 on military readiness? Find out more about these questions in our recently published article in Defense & Security Analysis: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Im Osten der Ukraine tobt der Krieg mit Russland in hoher Intensität. Der Sommer sei von einem Stellungskrieg in der Ostukraine gekennzeichnet gewesen, sagt der Historiker Marcel Berni zur aktuellen Lage an der Front. srf.ch/news/internati…

#AfS: Marcel Berni bespricht die Studie Hubert Zimmermanns über multilaterale Interventionen und ihre Begründungen. Die "etwas willkürlich ausgewählten Fallstudien" verengen dabei den Blick auf den Westen, illustrieren aber die Debatten detailliert: library.fes.de/pdf-files/afs/…

Two photos taken in Lviv on the same street half an hour apart — by the city's mayor, Andriy Sadovyi.

Russia keeps fighting the wrong war—and learning slowly. Our new piece in J Strategic Studies compares Chechnya and Ukraine to understand the logic of Russian military adaptation. Read for free: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

In the latest issue of Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, we assess Switzerland’s recent debates on #neutrality in light of the war in Ukraine.

My new open access article in CSSH reveals a hidden knowledge system that linked colonial violence with modern torture techniques long after the Cold War.