Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos) profile picture
Canberra
Joined April 2012
Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)Photo by Ned Dobos (@Ned_Dobos)
🕊️ What risks undermining a state’s commitment to peace? In his #openaccess article, @Ned_Dobos explores 3 behaviours that erode peace before conflict erupts: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaf181
1
2
415
Some thoughts on recruiting older people into the military
In light of what is known about the average young adults’ undeveloped capacity for moral reasoning, it seems we are still allocating the task of killing and dying for the state to a vulnerable group.@Ned_Dobos #auspol #ADF johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08…
55
In light of what is known about the average young adults’ undeveloped capacity for moral reasoning, it seems we are still allocating the task of killing and dying for the state to a vulnerable group.@Ned_Dobos #auspol #ADF johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08…
2
5
2
6
507
You can't put a price on national security
1
35
National security academics every grant season
33
answering the religion question on the next census
29
now that I'm on long service leave I can finally dedicate some time to my true calling: national security memes
2
54
📢JPN 3:1 now out. Includes articles on uncivil #obedience, unarmed civilian protection (#UCP), counter #misogyny, #German pacifism, & Martin Luther King (#MLK), plus 2 book reviews ➡️ brill.com/view/journals/jpn/…
4
6
368
This is an excellent & important book @luke_glanville @jamespattison, congrats
Publication day! Prioritizing Global Responsibilities, with @jamespattison, out with @OUPAcademic. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
1
174
📢New article just published with @BritJPIR mapping both tensions & overlaps betw #anarchism & #pacifism, including on effectiveness of #nonviolence, questionable compromises, censorship within movements, flirting with #violence, & radicalism: doi.org/10.1177/136914812412….
2
14
41
3,248
Paywalled, but WTAF?!!!
“Let’s boil the geopolitics down a bit. Australia is nude, lathered up in the shower and has dropped the soap. A curious Comanchero lifer has appeared at the open door” - Chris Uhlmann on military threat posed by China theaustralian.com.au/comment…
3
4
30
7,507
Order @osmastro's new book today to add to your summer reading list!
Thrilled to finally see my new book "Upstart: How China Became a Great Power" in print! Get your copy with 30% off at OUP with code ASFLYQ6: global.oup.com/academic/prod… Amazon: amazon.com/Upstart-China-bec…
2
3
1
27
30,624
As policymakers face the challenge of simultaneously responding to multiple mass atrocities, where should states direct their attention & resources? @Luke_Glanville & @JamesPattison offer 3 suggestions for prioritizing where to protect in the @EIAJournal. carnegiecouncil.co/4bqYoI3
2
4
561
📰Paul Wilson reflects on origins & role of #martinlutherking's #nonviolent #personalism as a reason why he chose to avoid the 'backfire problem': doi.org/10.1163/27727882-bja…
5
6
470
Such a joy to work w/ the brilliant Dr @L_Hartnett (& engage w/ a superb group of Chinese IR theorists) on our co-authored 'Images of a Statist Ethic in "Western" and Chinese IR Theory'. In addition to exploring the 'moral realism' of the Tsinghua Approach, we looked for... 1/3
2
23
1
85
12,290
Today = 1st 🎂 of opening editorial for JPN where I reflect on why "#pacifism *and* #nonviolence" (as well as their definitions, differences, & shared territories) & then delineate the research agenda/questions JPN intends to nurture: doi.org/10.1163/277278
4
8
576