New: The federal probe of Charlie Kirk’s killing has yet to find a link between Tyler Robinson & LW groups, per 3 sources familiar “Every indication so far is that this was one guy who did one really bad thing because he found Kirk’s ideology personally offensive” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Welcoming all of us to the 62nd annual Conflict Research Society Conference at the University of Kent this year! Thanks to @kristinmbakke.bsky.social @nadineansorg.bsky.social @finnklebe.bsky.social Ana Lucia Pelaez Echeverria & Isadora Gotts! #CRS2025

Again - the reason that the Good Friday Agreement locks in the ECHR is that the UK had repeatedly been held accountable by the European Court of Human Rights for human rights breaches during the Troubles - while national courts had failed to do so, even upholding miscarriages of justice

My NYT op-ed this morning I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

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War affects nature in so many ways you would never think of without seeing it first. Birds on the front lines weave their nests from fiber optics. Photo from AzovMedia

Imagine what the news coverage would be like if Hamas had just killed 700+ Israelis. But it’s Palestinians being murdered, so it’s a foot note. Hundreds of children brutally killed with US-supplied weapons, but life goes on like nothing is happening.

Jeder fünfte Wähler hat für die AfD gestimmt. Ein Warnsignal, denn die Partei hat Düsteres vor. Was man ihr nun entgegensetzen müsste. Spoiler: das Gegenteil, was die Union gerade mit der Zivilgesellschaft (s. Kleine Anfrage) macht. Mein Leitartikel: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

How did modern democracy spread so widely? @stasavage.bsky.social with an interesting review of our book "The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy" (and other recent contributions on the topic) in the JHPE. Important discussion in these difficult times. www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...

For those seeing rapid de-institutionalization occurring in the United States, there's plenty out there on unconstrained executives that stops short of full-blown, North Korea-esque authoritarian rule. There's a term for it, too: Hyperpresidentialism papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Deliver...

Zelenskyy has been more faithfully following the Ukrainian constitution (re: elections and martial law) than Trump has been following the US constitution (re: basically everything)

Join us in Helsinki or online on 24 February to discuss three years of Ukraine's resistance Thanks to Aleksanteri Institute, @amtolok.bsky.social, @sierrasalazar.bsky.social, Maija Harju, @unabergmane.bsky.social for organising!

A point to consider.

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall. tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.

The (Indian) author forgot to mention that no part of this “relocation” was voluntary and by choice. That it was bloody, traumatic and fractured an entire continent forever. That it tore families apart forever, including mine. @wsj.com has really set the bar for bigotry too low.

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

This was a bad week for Germany, and for the EU. A stable German government seems, after what we have witnessed, further away than ever. This is not good news at a time when Trump is US President, France remains very instable, and everyone is hoping for the next DE government to take on leadership.

check on people they are not okay even the strong ones I am not okay I joke a lot I hide it but be nice check on your peoples

Wow. #Merz is so solidly in charge of the CDU and his campaign that no other than Angela #Merkel felt compelled to intervene (not her style at all, under different circumstances). www.buero-bundeskanzlerin-ad.de/erklaerungen...

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

"It should not surprise us then that, as völkisch-authoritarian racism surged at home, Germany yet again became complicit, through its unconditional solidarity with Netanyahu, Smotrich, Gallant and Ben-Gvir, in murderous ethnonationalism." It'll be decades until German liberals see Mishra's point.

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Kyle MacLachlan’s beautiful tribute to David Lynch

Love the Mel Brooks/David Lynch friendship so much

He always was one of those humans who is larger than life. Absolute legend, he will be truly missed. RIP David Lynch 🖤

It all made sense 😓

15 Monate lang wurden Journalist*innen in #Gaza getötet, verleumdet, bedroht. Mit dem #Waffenstillstand müssen internationale Berichterstattende in das Gebiet gelassen werden, auch um Kriegsverbrechen zu dokumentieren und die Aufarbeitung zu unterstützen. www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/pressemittei...

Is anyone putting together a panel for CRS on ceasefires or gender issues in negotiations? I would love to connect!

For those also tracking the democracy-dies-in-darkness beat www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

It's time to get your paper, panel and workshop submissions in for CRS 2025! Deadline Friday 17th Jan. We are excited to read your submissions! @kristinmbakke.bsky.social @finnklebe.bsky.social @christinecheng.bsky.social @corinnebara.bsky.social @allardduursma.bsky.social @nadineansorg.bsky.social

Now let's all repeat together: Considering and/or implementing far-right policies does not shield against far-right electoral success. "We should do what the AfD voters want then they return to us" is WRONG. Not only morally, it simply does not work.

My mosaic-style visualization of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) - now updated through 2024 There is the seasonal cycle and the obvious rise that is impacting us all... 🧪

It was so obviously a dumb decision at the time, but people didn't take it seriously and the far right/Russia disinformation pushed a huge decision over a thin margin. One place where a requirement for supermajority for major change would have been handy

I hope this finds you.

We (Western Carolina University) are searching for an assistant prof. of Political Science w/ a specialization in American politics(subfield open). it's a 3:3 load, a collegial department, in a beautiful location. Application review starts Jan 15 Polisky jobs.wcu.edu/postings/29407 1/2

Lots of discussion around this re Shamima Begum. I say let both of them back, and give both of them a fair trial, taking into account all the context. Rule of law is what should be guiding us here.

Open racism from German Minister of Interior Nancy Faeser singling out Muslims for their alleged extraordinary cruelty, as if there had been no Utoya, no Hanau and so many more atrocious attacks commited by white supremacists

Spread the word! Postdoctoral Fellowship in Palestinian Studies at Stanford islamicstudies.stanford.edu/opportunitie...

In der Berichterstattung über den Bericht von Human Rights Watch lässt DLF einfach den zentralen Vorwurf (Völkermord) weg und setzt die 179-seitige Untersuchung einer unabhängigen Menschenrechtsorganisation gleich mit der unbelegten und durchschaubaren Replik der israelischen Regierung.

Volatile situation given the ISIS prisons and refugee camps (Al-Hol, etc) managed by SDF. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

⚠️ Six-year position at our department - work in lovely Vienna with a friendly team, 2 classes a term, and follow/develop your own research agenda. Feel free to ask me questions you might have. Deadline 24/01/25 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

📣We are hiring! Please share! 👉 Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science 🇳🇴 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo 📅 Deadline: February 15th, 2025. 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...