Chair of Strategic Studies, Swiss Military Academy at ETH Zurich, and avid marathon runner
Joined May 2009
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Marcel Berni retweeted
2 Feb 2017
Iran was on its last legs and ready to collapse until the U.S. came along and gave it a life-line in the form of the Iran Deal: $150 billion
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Der Krieg zwischen Iran, Israel und den USA droht sich zu einem Abnutzungskonflikt auszuweiten. Militär-Experte Marcel Berni erklärt, warum ein schneller Sieg unrealistisch ist, welche strategischen Ziele Washington verfolgt. brnw.ch/21x0tqt
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Marcel Berni retweeted
Feb 28
With the attacks now occurring in Iran: remember that first reports are almost always wrong in war. And, just because no one is covering something on social media outside urban areas, it doesn't mean nothing is happening out there. Scope of strikes remains unclear.
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Feb 18
Polens Sprung zur Militärmacht: Die Analyse von Roman Knubel in der Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik untersucht die beispiellose Aufrüstung Polens an der NATO-Ostflanke seit 2014 link.springer.com/article/10…
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24 Nov 2025
My new open access article in @CSSHJournal reveals a hidden knowledge system that linked colonial violence with modern torture techniques long after the Cold War.
24 Nov 2025
@MarcelBerni's "Circulating Violence: Guerre contre-révolutionnaire as the Intellectual Foundation of Modern #Torture" is out on FirstView! #counterinsurgency
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ALT Colonial instruments of torture in French Indochina: Fetter, handcuff, truncheon, hammer and knife. Source: Vietnam National Museum of History (Bảo Tàng Lịch Sử Việt Nam), Hà Nội, Vietnam, Roi bằng xương cá và roi da, Xích khóa tay, Xích chân, author’s photo, 12 April 2023.
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8 Oct 2025
In the latest issue of @SurvivalEditors, we assess Switzerland’s recent debates on #neutrality in light of the war in Ukraine.
OCTOBER–NOVEMBER ISSUE OUT NOW! Read Survival 67.5 go.iiss.org/3J1vx48
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7 Aug 2025
Russia keeps fighting the wrong war—and learning slowly.
Our new piece in @jststs compares Chechnya and Ukraine to understand the logic of Russian military adaptation. Read for free: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Marcel Berni retweeted
24 Dec 2024
Two photos taken in Lviv on the same street half an hour apart — by the city's mayor, Andriy Sadovyi.
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Marcel Berni retweeted
20 Dec 2024
#AfS: @MarcelBerni 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…
ALT Cover zu Hubert Zimmermann, Militärische Missionen. Rechtfertigungen bewaffneter Auslandseinsätze in Geschichte und Gegenwart
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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/international/st…
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13 Sep 2024
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.…
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Marcel Berni retweeted
9 Sep 2024
«L’Ukraine risque de se disperser» et perdre le Donbass watson.ch/fr/!179049074?utm_…
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Die Ukraine hole sich in der russischen Region Kursk ein Faustpfand für später, sagt ETH-Militärhistoriker Marcel Berni. srf.ch/news/international/kr…
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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
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26 Jun 2024
New open access #article: Dive into my latest research on #counterinsurgency and #detainees during the Vietnam War: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Marcel Berni retweeted
22 Jun 2024
⏳️Almost a week left for sending your proposals - deadline 30/06.
👉🏻Call for Papers: show.org.uk/
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Marcel Berni retweeted
30 May 2024
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/ @ErinBanco politico.com/news/2024/05/30…
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#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.
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15 Apr 2024
Go raibh maith agat @BennettHuw Thank you for taking the time to discuss #uncivilWar with us. Guten Appetit!
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Marcel Berni retweeted
2 Apr 2024
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
2 Apr 2024
#OpEd The brutal treatment of detainees might play well at home. But if the War on Terror has taught us anything, it could backfire on Russia, warns @bertina_alec.
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