The slow violence of waste in Yemen Addressing long-term consequences of solar transition.

Solar power has transformed Yemen’s energy landscape — but it’s also creating new kinds of waste.

My latest DIIS Policy Brief examines how the rapid solar rollout risks burdening local communities with toxic waste from broken panels and batteries.

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Vicarious Impunity: Othering in Security Force Assistance in Iraq This article introduces the concept of ‘vicarious impunity’ to describe how Western interveners, particularly through Security Force Assistance (SFA), distance themselves from the consequences of v...

New article in Middle East Critique (open access)!

I explore how Western security assistance in Iraq enables what I call vicarious impunity - outsourcing responsibility for violence to local partners while sustaining influence from a distance.

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The EU and its Southern neighbourhood in a new global order This seminar examines whether the EU can transform its ambitions into coherent strategy, and what this means for future engagement with its neighbours to the south

As Israel launches unprecedented strikes inside Iran and the war in Gaza deepens, Denmark is set to take over the EU presidency.

Join us Wed. at #DIIS to discuss whether and how the EU can influence events in its southern neighborhood

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#EU #Gaza #Iran #Israel

Datafied localization: Reproducing unequal power hierarchies in humanitarianism - Maria-Louise Clausen, Adam Moe Fejerskov, Sarah Seddig, 2025 The integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and algorithms into development aid and relief efforts has brought datafication processes to the f...

New article in Big Data & Society w/ Adam Fejerskov and Sarah Seddig

We introduce the concept of datafied localization to describe how efforts to use big data in humanitarian aid can end up reinforcing the global hierarchies localisation was meant to challenge.

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Listening to Yemen’s Forgotten Voices As a Yemeni journalist, I have found myself grappling not only with the challenges of reporting on the country, but also with the glaring inconsistencies in how the world perceives Yemen.

A plea to listen to Yemen's forgotten voices (pro-tip - it's the Yemenis...) by @afrahnasser.bsky.social

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