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Chief's detention undermines BND credibility

Germany’s detention of a former intelligence chief on suspicion of trafficking information has raised concerns over BND credibility as officials seek to strengthen intelligence services.

by Thiess Büttner Reposted by Jonas Dovern, Veronika Grimm

16%

Scholar power: 16.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 55%, Law 28%, Sociology 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Thiess Büttner	13%	15	15.1%
🎓 Jonas Dovern	1%	20	0.4%
🎓 Veronika Grimm	1%	31	0.6%
Total			16.1%

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53.0%

52.4 h

16.1%

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0.015

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Reposted by Martín Haspelmath

Scholar power: 0.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 55%, Law 28%, Sociology 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Martín Haspelmath	1%	75	0.9%

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53.0%

57.8 h

0.9%

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0.004

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by Georg Weizsäcker

Scholar power: 6.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 55%, Law 28%, Sociology 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Georg Weizsäcker	5%	21	6.9%

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55.0%

53.4 h

6.9%

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0.002

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Georg Weizsäcker

@georgweizsaecker.bsky.social

Good interview highlighting our (the German universities‘) responsibility 👇🏼

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Amadeu Antonio Stiftung @amadeuantonio.bsky.social · 2d

Was macht die Jüdische Studierenden Union, wenn sie nicht Rechtsextreme am Zutritt zur Gedenkfeier in Halle hindert? Antisemitismus an anderer Stelle bekämpfen! Zum Beispiel an Hochschulen, wo 85% der jüdischen Studierenden ihre Identität verstecken. Das Interview mit JSUD-Vorstand Ron Dekel hier:

Interview mit Ron Dekel: Entwicklungen von Antisemitismus an Hochschulen in Deutschland - Amadeu Antonio Stiftung

Für jüdische Studierende hat sich der Alltag an Universitäten und Hochschulen stark verändert. Seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 ist eine Zäsur zu spüren, Antisemitismus ist omnipräsent. Ein Interview mit Ron ...

www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de

October 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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