David Vestenskov

Chief consultant at the Royal Danish Defence College @RDDC_dk Tweets about #Afghanistan #Pakistan #MiddleEast #Iran #Iraq // Tweets are my own opinion

[RÆSON @raesondk]

"Syrien er en farlig cocktail af ringe levevilkår, begrænset arbejdsudbud og masser af våben blandt en krigserfaren befolkning. Det er med andre ord opskriften på borgerkrig"

Vestenskov & Streubel-Kristensen i RÆSON SØNDAG (for abonnenter): https://t.co/G2LF4G7OZ7 #dkpol

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

Vi skal heller ikke undervurdere det faktum, at store sportslige personligheder fra Georgien 🇬🇪 har ytret sig i sympati med demonstranterne. Mange af dem har været ganske tavse indtil nu.

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

Jeg har udtalt mig til @tv2nyhederne om demonstrationerne i Abkhasien, den russisk-kontrollerede region i Georgien 🇬🇪, hvor parlamentet er blevet stormet og demonstranter kræver præsident Aslan Bzhanias afgang pga. en kontroversiel investeringslov.

Link 🔗 i tråd 🧵.

[David Vestenskov @DavidVestenskov]

@AdamNoahWho @jensvmathiesen Sound and interesting analysis on joint diplomatic #US and #EU engagement in #Afghanistan. Thx for this

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

Min chef @DavidVestenskov retter i @berlingske en retmæssig og præcis kritik af DRs nye dokumentarsserie “Velkommen til Frontlinjen”.

Læs med her: https://t.co/RiSzGKk5jF

[David Vestenskov @DavidVestenskov]

@Navalnoerby @jensvmathiesen Vil lige pointere, at man skal kunne oprette en sikkerhedsgodkendelse under hele ansættelsen

[Center for Militære Studier @MilstudiesCPH]

Den nye CMS-rapport ”Små stater og store våben - Materielanskaffelse i europæiske småstater” har undersøgt, hvilke faktorer der spiller ind, når småstater køber store våben og andet forsvarsmateriel. Læs analysen og anbefalingerne her: https://t.co/gGZAF1rEJm

[David Vestenskov @DavidVestenskov]

@fak_dk

[The KAIPTC @KaiptcGh]

"Addressing complex maritime challenges requires deep understanding and genuine cooperation. We need to move beyond sovereignty and national interests to find transnational solutions," ~ Prof. Thomas Mandrup, Institute of Strategy and War Studies, Danish Defence College.

[The KAIPTC @KaiptcGh]

"The interconnectedness of global trade underscores the need for comprehensive solutions. Let's collaborate to ensure a secure maritime domain for all," said Rear Admiral Yakubu, Chief Naval Staff, while highlighting the complex nature of maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea

[David Vestenskov @DavidVestenskov]

https://t.co/WT4txDbeql

[Jens Mathiesen @jensvmathiesen]

“In a pre-recorded statement […], he told his supporters: "I have only one appeal, don't sit at home silently."”

It is going to be interesting to see the public reaction to this.

Violence could be the outcome. Let’s hope not.

https://t.co/ZKVbpeulhf

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

🧵END Lastly, only the moderates care substantially about formal recognition - instead, mirror the regional approaches of de-facto recognition through e.g., multilateral presence (UN).

Hope you enjoyed the thread. Once again a big thanks to the contributors and my supervisors.

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

10/? Based on my work, I essentially claim three things. First, the Taliban's self-perception is defined by three interrelated narratives: 1) being pristine and rightful interpreters of Islam highlighting piousness, obedience and eternal jihad.

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

9/? My empirical data encompassed a number of semi-structured interviews with subject matter experts and the reading of numerous primary Taliban sources and secondary reports, open news etc. I owe a big thanks to all those experts who contributed with insightful knowledge!

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

8/? To counter ont. insecurity, states resort to so-called adaptive mechanisms both internally (within group or state) or externally (vis-a-vis other states). These mechanisms can materialize either as discourses/rhetoric or routines/practices (both policies and ext. relations).

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

7/? Reflexively, ont. insecurity can occur in cases of critical situations or internal disagreements that conflict with the Taliban's self-perception. Intersubjectively, it would theoretically take place during non-recognition of statehood or misrecognition of self-perception.

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

6/? Ontological insecurity can arise due to many different circumstances - some claim in a reflexive process, others say it is through interaction with Others (intersubjective). In my thesis, I said it was both.

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

5/? What is ontological (in)security? Well, the shortest explanation would be that ontological (in)security refers to the security in one's self-perception. In other words, it is in opposition to material security perceptions by focusing on non-material/metaphysical security.

[Rasmus Hardt @rasmusgdp]

4/? Ontological security theory (OST) is particularly well suited to understand what state actors deem as appropriate behavior while also being attentive to situations where states become attached to seemingly irrational behavior - i.e., the case of the Taliban post AUG 2021.