Associate Professor in War Studies at Swedish Defence University, (post-)Soviet wars.https://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mpdjg3lo6c2k"När man är fem år har man levt jättelänge, men man har fortfarande väldigt mycket kvar av livet." Min dotter har helt rätt.28 Jun 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdjg3lo6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mo44qteya22xOur department at the Swedish Defence University is inviting applications for several fully-funded PhD positions, including one with specialization in Russian Warfare (documented reading ability in Russian is required). This is an excellent opportunity. https://www.fhs.se/en/swedish-defence-university/about-sedu/work-with-us/vacancies/ad.html?id=174&project=120&title=PhD%20students%20in%20War%20Studies12 Jun 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo44qteya22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mnwhvcefhc2dI am happy to share that I have been promoted to Associate Professor (docent) in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.10 Jun 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwhvcefhc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mnu3zggs7c2wThe chances that I will agree to review a submission to a journal that obviously has used an AI search to identify me as a potential reviewer and that approaches me with what is clearly an AI-generated request are nil.09 Jun 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnu3zggs7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mnoqgurtrc2aOckså kul när tidigare kommunstyrelsens ordförande Anders Teljebäck (s) på Västerås nationaldagsfirande försökte få med sig publiken på ett rungande "Visst är Västerås världens bästa stad!" och möts av tystnad.07 Jun 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoqgurtrc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mnoqbix4rs2aA beautiful gesture by Västerås' municipal authorities to give a prominent place to a cohort of Ukrainian youth visiting from our city's Ukrainian partner municipality Shatsk in our local national day celebrations yesterday.07 Jun 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoqbix4rs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mnh23v7kos2mVery happy to be among the contributors to this upcoming and timely book about the Ukraine War and its implications for contemporary and future warfare, under the excellent editorialship of Mikael Weissmann and Niklas Nilsson. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/russias-war-in-ukraine-and-modern-warfare-9780198971078?cc=ua&lang=en&04 Jun 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnh23v7kos2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mndivdaf4s2bA great piece about Ukraine’s civil society and the 'civilianization' of Ukraine’s defense. https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/05/28/war-and-civil-society-what-can-europe-learn-from-ukraine/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASMJV5jbGNrBIwcP2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHublE8swoeN2n0yEIoHiuht-tHUWx-5kroeY_hrTcrn4-opsXa1_7G7o8RTr_aem_XXRxvUr8IzCcPgPCZmt42A02 Jun 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndivdaf4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mmzcmgm3w223Literally lol29 May 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzcmgm3w223https://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mmm5mesrtk2lDelighted about the first review of my book manuscript !24 May 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmm5mesrtk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mmhdz7gjg22iSome evening reading under the apple tree with our 8-month old asleep in the baby carrier against my chest.22 May 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhdz7gjg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mllo4z7hms2cHur isoleras man i Sverige mån tro?11 May 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllo4z7hms2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mldy552fvs2sDen här nivån på det offentliga samtalet om smittskydd normaliserades under pandemin och nu dras vi med det fortfarande. https://www.dn.se/varlden/smittskyddsexpert-stor-utmaning-hantera-hantavirusutbrottet/08 May 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldy552fvs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mjudl5lbj22yMymlan found the coziest place.19 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjudl5lbj22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mjp5zfwpts2aWhen people say it's pointless to try to forecast war, I like to tell them about P.H. Colomb's "The Great War of 189-" (1892) that described how an assassination attempt directed at a "Prince Ferdinand" in the Balkans triggered a wide European war through the mechanisms of alliances.17 Apr 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp5zfwpts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mjn5idaj522fMy review of Jeffrey W. Jones' fine book Smoke, Mirrors, and Memories. Legacies of the Soviet-Afghan War (University of Toronto Press). Free link below.16 Apr 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn5idaj522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mjiddzj7tc22I was sad to hear of the passing of Pete Duncan, an expert in Russian foreign policy and politics. I met and spoke to him on a few occasions as I was embarking on my PhD and was struck by his kindness and cheerfulness and how generously and attentively he spoke to me about my research ideas.14 Apr 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiddzj7tc22https://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mj3n2hdpu22vTre dagar före Ungerns ödesval passar jag på att omdela det här porträttet jag skrev av Péter Magyar för snart ett år sen. Tror det finns del lärdomar att hämta i hans taktiserande och kampajande för andra motståndare till ytterhögerns makthavare. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3n2hdpu22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3micaadu5u22d"Russian Propaganda from V to Z: Projecting Banal and Everyday Nationalism in Unsettled Times" by J. Paul Goode. "Rather than attempt to mobilize the Russian public to war, state-run television sought to normalize the war as a banal reality for domestic audiences" https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nationalities-papers/article/russian-propaganda-from-v-to-z-projecting-banal-and-everyday-nationalism-in-unsettled-times/5B2F187CF09F6BA7EE080E768EC2F08130 Mar 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3micaadu5u22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbgoransson.bsky.social/post/3mhwynpxpak23Den här siffran måste stämma. Det måste ha varit Mohamssons maktkupp, partiets offentliga splittring, Birgitta Ohlssons partibyte, SD:s löfte om inga stödröster och den livesända härdsmältan till landsmöte som fått vinden att vända.26 Mar 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:vecgfidcytsmfg7joergr2u4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwynpxpak23