It’s just before 5 am in Kyiv and Russia is sending hypersonic missiles. No one gets to sleep. May everyone stay safe.

NEW Harris & Harvard CAPS Poll shows Americans (Replicans + Democrats alike) want President Trump to punish Russia & support Ukraine. 77% of American voters support additional sanctions on Russia 68% believe the Trump administration should continue to arm Ukraine + impose sanctions

Russian attack overnight on Ukraine: 50 missiles and 500 drones. Via @united24media.com and monitorwar_ua

🚑🚨New Interactive Map: Human Safari Russian drones stalk Kherson daily — indiscriminately hunting civilians. Since 2023, over 3,000 casualties have been recorded. Explore how these war crimes has developed over the years in our interractive map🗺️ maps.tochnyi.info/humansafari/

The findings are sickening. But no one can look away or fail to understand them. Russian “play” “Human Safari” Purposely targeting ordinary citizens with drones to kill. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social

The findings are sickening. But no one can look away or fail to understand them. Russian “play” “Human Safari” Purposely targeting ordinary citizens with drones to kill. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social

I always say Russia lost the war it set out to win and moreover the war it is currently continuing is an unwinable war for Russia - at least in Ukraine. www.ft.com/content/2a4d...

The years I spent at Oxford being mentored by @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social Nancy Bermeo Laurence Whitehead Jan Zielonka and later getting to work with wonderful colleagues like @benansell.bsky.social @profjanegreen.bsky.social and Dave Doyle have been hugely important in my academic development.

Celebrating 25 years of DPIR - Meet our remarkable staff, students, alumni and read more about our world-leading research. Meet alumna @oonuch.bsky.social, Professor in Comparative and Ukrainian Politics at the University of Manchester: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

I was thrilled to see an impressive contingent of UK Politicians in Kyiv. It was great to meet @alexsobel.co.uk I was sure to give him & other fellow MPs my best elevator pitch! Congratulations on receiving the Order of Merit! Please come speak @uompols.bsky.social in our Ukraine Rises course!

What great news for Ukraine @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social will be Canada’s special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine. I just had the opportunity to observe Chrystia Freeland in action up close at the YES conference she will excel in this role & Ukraine will be better supported.

I am surprised by how many people are missing the fact that the kinetic component and reaction to it (and seeking to prevent it the future) when it comes to the Russian drone attack on Poland is likely not “the main event” - that’s the cognitive warfare that unfolded thereafter.

“Today there was another escalation step – Russian-Iranian “shaheds” operated in Polish airspace, in the airspace of NATO. Not 1 “shahed”, which could be called a coincidence, but at least 8 attack drones were aimed in the direction of Poland.” - Zelensky on telegram.

Congrats to Professors Liz Richardson, David Richards who were named Fellows of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social. Their research & leadership are shaping policy, governance & urban futures. The whole Politics Department is very proud. Dave was our past HoD and Liz is our current HoD.

Congrats to Professors Liz Richardson, David Richards & Anupam Nanda from @officialuom.bsky.social, named Fellows of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social! Their research & leadership are shaping policy, governance & urban futures. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a... @uompols.bsky.social

Ukrainian🇺🇦 anthem sung in the metro of #Kyiv by residents of the capital who had taken refuge underground during the massive Russian attack on #Ukraine last night on September 7. 📹 #Україна🇺🇦#StopRussia #CloseTheSkyOverUkraine

If leading indices suggest only a modest erosion of global democracy, what explains the widespread perception of steep decline? Read "Democracy's Surprising Resilience" by Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

A year ago, Nicolás Maduro stole Venezuela’s election and entrenched his power by jailing and killing those who opposed him.

Massive attack across all Of Ukraine. Again. Russia terrorizes ordinary Ukrainians.

After a democracy turns illiberal, can it return to democracy again? Here are the reasons why democracy after illiberalism is hard to maintain.

If Venezuela has historically exhibited some of the highest levels of public support for democracy in Latin America, how did it become an autocracy? The combination of "an aspiring autocrat and a highly polarized electorate" are to blame. Read more: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

📣#Ukraine's 425th Regiment liberated the village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast & raised the Ukrainian national flag 🇺🇦 in its center on the August 31, said the General Staff on September 1. Novoekonomichne is located about 14 kilometers northwest of Pokrovsk. #StopRussia

In my new book, AUTOCRATS VS. DEMOCRATS, I write in detail about how Xi has invested in multilateral organizations of autocrats, like the one meeting in China now. At the same time, the US has built new clubs for democrats. This dangerous trajectory must be reversed. www.amazon.com/Autocrats-vs...

Latest post examines the continuing Ukrainian campaign against Russian oil refineries, which has caused shortages and price rises, looking at its history and assessing its impact (£/free trial), samf.substack.com/p/the-energy...

Restoring liberalism after illiberalism is no easy task: Leaders face hard choices between acting quickly and effectively while maintaining a commitment to democratic procedure. Worse, their illiberal opponents stand to benefit either way.

#Kyiv As of 8:45 p.m, 21 people are known to be dead, including 4 children & 52 injured. People may be under the rubble. Rescuers continue to work at 2 locations. On the night of Aug. 28, Russia launched the most massive attack on Ukraine using 629 air assault weapons. 📷🇺🇦: Libkos #Ukraine

⚠️ Big takeaway: The radical right doesn’t need to shed authoritarian baggage to grow. Historical memory of dictatorships can actively fuel their success.

🚨 New in Journal of Politics! 🚨 Do radical right parties need to cut ties with old dictatorships to succeed? 👉 @sergipardos.bsky.social and my study of Spain’s VOX says: ❌ Not necessarily.

‼️The death toll of the Russian massive attack against🇺🇦civilians in #Kyiv on Aug.28 has risen to 18, including 4 children, report said. «The only thing that Putin understands, is power. The only thing that will bring him to the negotiating table is pressure»,🇫🇮Pdt A. Stubb said.

“The road ahead won’t be easy, but together, we will overcome every challenge”. Zaluzhnyi proves time & again- is a principled & very smart man. A leader understands the power of unity! Sadly some took the call & still have not learned their lesson. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

President Zelensky’s Independence Day Address with subtitles 1) “They remind us that all this is Ukraine and our people are there. & distance can change that. & no temporary occupation can alter that. & one day this distance will disappear and we will be together again as one family one country”

President Zelensky’s Independence Day Address with subtitles 1) “They remind us that all this is Ukraine and our people are there. & distance can change that. & no temporary occupation can alter that. & one day this distance will disappear and we will be together again as one family one country”

Live Indepence day festivities in Kyiv www.youtube.com/live/n6QbFya...

On Independence Day of Ukraine, let's honor those who gave their lives for its freedom🕯️

Missiles, rockets, drones. A massive attack across all of Ukraine. Russia is not interested in peace.

New post looks at yesterday’s events at White House. At Anchorage the dial moved in Putin’s direction. At the White House it moved back to Zelenskyy and Europe. Has much changed? (£/free trial), open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/e...?

New political science grad students, a piece of unsolicited advice: Take the full formal theory sequence; if your program doesn't offer it, go to the econ department (that's what I did). Formal logic is also a great option! Why? You never know what will happen during grad school. 1/8

This is why we need a cease fire.

This is amazing. (Is there a precedent?) The Ukrainian Embassy in DC becomes THE welcome place for some of the world’s most powerful leaders. European unity is on display and Ukraine is the host and unifer. United for just and sustainable peace. Video c/o President Zelensky’s Official Telegram

This is amazing. (Is there a precedent?) The Ukrainian Embassy in DC becomes THE welcome place for some of the world’s most powerful leaders. European unity is on display and Ukraine is the host and unifer. United for just and sustainable peace. Video c/o President Zelensky’s Official Telegram

Can all pundits stop talking about the „dissasterous” last meeting in the Whitehouse. Because the last meeting between these two was this one in st Peter’s Basilica. And it was a trunaround moment. If you don’t know your facts and timeline don’t go on the news. Photo c/o BBC

Can all pundits stop talking about the „dissasterous” last meeting in the Whitehouse. Because the last meeting between these two was this one in st Peter’s Basilica. And it was a trunaround moment. If you don’t know your facts and timeline don’t go on the news. Photo c/o BBC

Just as other EuropeanLeaders and Zelensky arrive. Russia bombs Ukraine. Threat of ballistic missiles is activated.

Let’s remember this war was unwinable for Russia since day 1. American leaders know this. European leaders are clear about it & demand a “just & sustainable peace” Video shows citizens’ joy when they greet UA army after being occupied by Russia (Kherson). Russia can’t win these people over.

Sumy State University. Attacked overnight. Photos from Kordon media

54% of Americans want the US to support Ukraine “as long as it takes” “64 % sympathize more with Ukraine compared to 2% who sympathize more with Russia” “most of the increase came from Republicans whose sympathy went up from 45 % in March … to 55 %” August. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/for-...

54% of Americans want the US to support Ukraine “as long as it takes” “64 % sympathize more with Ukraine compared to 2% who sympathize more with Russia” “most of the increase came from Republicans whose sympathy went up from 45 % in March … to 55 %” August. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/for-...

NEW PUBLICATION (Open Access): With Kit Rickard, John O'Loughlin & @kristinmbakke.bsky.social “The challenges of surveying in war zones: Lessons from Ukraine.” Journal of Peace Research. doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Coalition of the willing stands firm. Europe showing capacity to unite and stand together united. And Trump, if he chooses, can be the leader he always wanted to be. www.politico.eu/article/ukra...