The success of the far right is not only measured in votes and seats but in its impact on rhetoric, policy and ideology. The fact that a (nominally) social democratic head of government with a huge majority choses to say and do this is maybe the biggest success of the far right in Europe yet.

Das ist ein starkes Zeichen. Go, Hannah!

Venezuela is a scam. Also London. And crime, crime is definitely a scam; also vice versa.

You all need to get away from the theories of foreign policy scam or your research will fail. I'm really good at predicting things.

💡Schnelle Einschätzung zu Flugverbotszone über Ukraine 💡 1️⃣ Könnte die NATO das? Ja. 2️⃣ Wird die NATO das machen? Nein. 3️⃣ Warum schlägt 🇵🇱 das vor? Vermutlich Mischung aus Aufmerksamkeitsmanagement, Allianzpolitik, & Wahlstimmensuche. (Prinzipiell nichts Schlechtes dran.) www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...

💡Quick take 💡 👉 No-fly zones over Ukraine, targeting drones: 1️⃣ Is NATO capable? Yes. 2️⃣ Will NATO do this? No. 3️⃣ Why is 🇵🇱 suggesting it? Mostly grab/keep attention, influence alliance politics & impress some voters. (Nothing inherently bad about any of this, btw). edition.cnn.com/2025/09/15/e...

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🚨 Publication Day 🚨 'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z... 1/7

The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social. Petition (de/en) ⤵️

Panels ✅ Book promotion ✅ Networking ✅ 1 Kilo of Tortelloni & Mortadella ✅ It's been a blast, Bologna. Meibauer out. #EISAPEC25

#EISAPEC25 put the #REALism section next to the one on friendship. Coincidence?

🚨 Breakthrough alert 🚨 In Aula 6, Vassilios Paipas has finally solved Morgenthau with the following equation: "Morgenthau = Berlin + Niebuhr - theology" #fixedit #REALism #EISAPEC25

Things are kicking off at the #REALism section with Olivier Zajec's presentation on Aristotelian ethics and Mian Xu's argument on Morgenthau and Machiavelli - appropriate for Bologna! Come find the section in Hercolani, Aula 6 - #EISAPEC25

🚨 New Publication 🚨 How do populists justify cooperation with IOs they had previously cast as adversarial? @achryssogelos.bsky.social & I identify 3 strategies (elite-splitting, issue-bundling, audience-hopping) & trace them in 🇬🇷 and 🇬🇧 negotiations with 🇪🇺. 👉: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

That escalated quickly. #EISAPEC25

En route to #EISAPEC25 in beautiful Bologna - we'll be keeping it #realism across two roundtables and ten panels. Come find us in Palazzo Hercolani on Wednesday and Thursday! 📍

I now have an article with 100 citations. I want to use this solemn occasion not to look back or reflect, but simply to say: @gloefflmann.bsky.social, I'm coming for you. #harhar

Signs that you're in Northern Germany. #üüüü

Handling the Hegemon: Permissiveness, Ideas, and Armenia's Limited Hedging in the Face of Russian Assertiveness ‪‪@fpajrnl.bsky.social‬ Taron Pipoyan @meibauir.bsky.social academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

Interrupting all your 🇪🇺 vacations // course prep 🇺🇸 to share a new article co-authored with the brilliant Taron Pipoyan just out with @fpajrnl.bsky.social - academic.oup.com/fpa/article/... short 🧵 1/6

Mit 25: beim Schlafen davon träumen, einmal den K2 zu erklettern Mit 35: davon träumen beim Schlafen einmal nicht von K2 erklettert zu werden

This seems relevant, @gloefflmann.bsky.social .

Diese Regierung ist mitten in einer autoritären Machtübernahme und besetzt gerade die Hauptstadt militärisch, beschränkt Presse-und Meinungsfreiheit, kidnapped PoC, lässt sie verschwinden, baut Konzentrationslager - aber die Tagesschau übernimmt die Behauptungen dieses Regimes einfach.

Pal if you can share the secret of how to control a group of 3yos that’ll make you more cash than any AI project

This is a man who has no idea what he's talking about, & no understanding of his interlocutor's motivation, about to sell out Ukraine to Putin, who knows exactly how to manipulate Trump. Europe cannot let this stand, if it wants to save itself as well as Ukraine.

Fabuleux!

Thanks Ofuane.

Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass bereits diese Regierung das Geschäft der faschistischen AfD so geschliffen erledigt. Er ist einer Hauptprotagonisten im Kampf gegen die Freiheit - Sprache ist ein wesentlicher Teil gelebter Freiheit, er ist der Verbotsminister. www.deutschlandfunk.de/weimer-wer-o...

Reskeet with how people would know if you suddenly became rich

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I'm currently working on this year's "Back to School" reading list for my Substack. If you are a PhD candidate/ ECR & have a longer piece (2.5k+) or peer-reviewed article (more info below), drop it in the comments or in my pms! geopoliticaleurope.substack.com/p/back-to-sc...

Just encountered the term "nap-trapped" and it feels liberating to finally be able be to put my current life into words.

I grew up on these streets

Wow. A group of top scholars at Harvard just sent a letter to its president, Alan Garber, warning against surrendering to Trump. Signatories include Steven Levitsky, Dani Rodrik, Ryan Enos, Theda Skocpol, and Steven Walt. Someone forwarded it to me. Read it here:

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years. If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply! shorturl.at/kcTbG

Dear universities, I am begging you to stop requiring letters of recommendation for master's programmes. You and I both know you don't read them, so stop asking for them. Instead, have applicants list a name and get in touch if it's a borderline case. Signed, Everyone.

My co-author just submitted a manuscript that we worked with on-and-off for four years. Even if editors/reviewers end up hating it, right now it just feels good to finally break the increasingly frustrating cycle of feedback, changes, pause, more changes, feedback...

First Ozzy Osbourne, now Hulk Hogan - these are bad days for the alliteratively named. 😖

Small paid opportunity for a PhD student: I had a guest lecture fall through *next week* on a summer program I'm teaching and would love a mid-late stage PhD to talk about their work and grad study. Any topic re European city politics and/or migration. Virtual is assumed, but in-person possible.

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We are looking for a lecturer in Comparative European Politics at Oxford. Join an incredibly stimulating intellectual environment. It is a 5-year position that should be great for early career researchers. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

I, too, feel confident that Mamdani is going to lose in southern Arizona.

Structuration nach Giddens ist wenn sich Strukturen und Agenten gegenseitig bedingen. Zum Beispiel die deutsche Wissenschaftslandschaft: gleichzeitig bei riesigem Reformbedarf immer nur unsägliche Flitzpiepen als Minister.

Seite an Seite mit rechtsextremen Hetzern eine Kampagne gegen eine angesehen Juristin lostreten, die daraufhin massiv bedroht wird, und wenn sie sich wehrt „Resilienz“ und „Kritikfähigkeit“ einfordern, ist dreiste Täter-Opfer-Umkehr, politisches Gaslighting und menschlich einfach unter aller Sau.

Ah yes, 'could be considered' in the same way that me writing a draft blogpost could be considered a successful ERC grant application.

MIT Political Science is hiring this fall, with junior lines in both American Politics (members.apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJob...) and IR. Please share widely!

We're hiring! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219 The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication! Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.

UC Berkeley is hiring an Assistant Professor this fall, with a preference for candidates in International Relations, American Politics, or Public Law. I am on the committee and glad to answer questions. Please apply! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04948

Wenn mein Kind kurz vorm Schlafengehen nochmal seinen Fuß in den Mund nimmt, muss es dann nochmal Zähne putzen? 😵‍💫