I’m sure there’s a metaphor in there somewhere… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My latest piece in @theconversation.com is an optimistic (or at least hopeful!) take on the possibility for meaningful global climate action even in an era of Trump... Why Trump is not a death knell for global climate action theconversation.com/why-trump-is...

Agreed to review an edited book proposal & now can’t decide whether it’s weirder that the publishers asked me to review a proposal listing me as one of the chapter contributors or that the prospective editors never actually asked me whether I’d like to be one of the chapter contributors. New ground…

Oh great. Can’t we develop better border controls measures for this…? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Important not to overstate things, and some places tracking way better than others, but overall but social sciences/ humanities in the Australia. Higher Education sector is a dumpster fire… Myopic Govt policy + corporate Uni leadership= exactly what you’d expect www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

An eviscerating takedown of a farcical pretence of humanitarianism by an organisation that knows what humanitarianism looks like. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Here a video of my keynote at the recent 50th Anniversary #BISA2025 conference in Belfast. I am more writer than speaker, so this was a challenge. But I am grateful for the invitation and glad I did it for - and with - Emma Hutchison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBWg...

Amen theconversation.com/top-australi...

A great day- celebrating a fantastic OCIS conference & an article acceptance from @gepjournal.bsky.social (a paper on Indigenous v Settler Colonial approaches to fire with the brilliant Brent Steele- more an that soon) at the Sydney venue of Australia’s best brewery, Mountain Culture. Cheers!

Beer & book series again, and I’m finally getting a chance to wade through this new book by outstanding scholars & friends, @anthonyburke.bsky.social & @flusterbird.bsky.social- The Ecology Politic (MIT 2025) paired with a Stone & Wood pale ale. Looking forward to discussing this at OCIS in Sydney!

The latest in my book & beer series (it’s been a while) is this wonderful collection I was privileged to contribute to, edited by brilliant colleagues at @nupinytt.bsky.social- @elanawilsonrowe.bsky.social, @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social & @lucasdopaes.bsky.social. Paired with a Range Hazy IPA!

My friend & occasional collaborator Mark Beeson with a typically provocative take on the future of the US alliance & Australian security theconversation.com/goodbye-to-a...

Sweet Jesus, what a clustercuss. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Most popular essay question in my Global Security course- ‘Is Donald Trump a threat to International Security?’ A few US students on exchange particularly leant in to this one…

Tragic. Tragic too that this will generate far more outrage than the thousands of people (including kids) dying in Gaza as a result of Israel’s aggression & blockade… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Excellent analysis by @drianhall.bsky.social on the India-Pakistan skirmish in today's @theconversation.com theconversation.com/india-and-pa...

Makes sense, I was wondering why it was going so well… Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I’m not going to complain about the spam from Australia’s would-be Trump equivalent in Clive Palmer, it’s a wild ride… Though quite a relief that this is a decidedly marginal figure in the Australian election, thank f&@k for compulsory preferential voting and the Australian electoral commission.

When ‘poor people will die, ecosystems will be destroyed, future generations will be irrevocably compromised’ apparently isn’t working as a narrative… #climate Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In an otherwise relatively crappy week I’m delighted to announce that I am no longer President of the Yeronga State High School P&C/ PTA Association. Those Open Day BBQs and trivia nights can organize themselves…

Sorry to be missing #isa2025 in Chicago but keeping myself busy in Brisbane with a heap of teaching, a touch of influenza A & a fucking cyclone www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The feed on Bluesky at the moment- at least with the folks I'm following- is at least 75% post US-election stages of grief... Plenty of shock & anger, bit of denial & depression. Understandable, but I'm having to steel myself to get on this platform...

With the academic year about to begin here in Australia this is worth a read- very happy my Institution is resisting the trend in the sector away from face to face teaching… www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Great news for Australian IR- welcome back, Neil! Who can resist the siren song of Canberra...?

Out now in @envsecjournal.bsky.social, my review of Gerard Toal's outstanding new book, Oceans Rise, Empires Fall journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In an away day listening to vision statements for portfolios in my School I'm reminded of a brilliant idea for the next Mission Impossible film titled 'Mission Statement Impossible', where Tom Cruise has 48 hours to work out the difference between a mission statement & a vision statement..

If you haven’t seen it do watch the fantastic doco, Theaters of War- examining the Pentagon’s influence on Hollywood (& public opinion). Lucky enough to enjoy a private screening on the deck with one of the producers and on-screen talent, my friend & colleague Seb Kaempf m.imdb.com/title/tt1184...

Hi Australian Researchers. I have a plan. Let's thank the amazing @arc-tracker.bsky.social for a decade of selfless work by nominating them for a Eureka Prize (Leadership in science). Are you with me? If so, repost this. Please also reply and state your support for this quest. We can do this people.

This book was a lightning rod for me when I first read this as a student many years ago. Still important, possibly more relevant than ever (sadly). ‘A dark masterpiece’: Foucault’s Discipline and Punish at 50 theconversation.com/a-dark-maste...

Beer & Book post time! An excellent Cold IPA from Brisbane’s best brewery (Range) paired with this new book on Technopolitics & Planetary Emergency by the very smart Columba Peoples. Great combo! Last drinks before a month off the sauce (Febfast) & maybe final book before 2025 teaching kicks off…

By the way, Brisbane, investing in cycling infrastructure ≠ painting pictures of bicycles on the road... www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...

Our societies are failing nature. It's exciting to finally see this wonderful collaboration exploring how the Earth and its more-than-human life can be included in democracy, government, law, and business for multispecies justice. Its free! @flusterbird.bsky.social @danycelermajer.bsky.social

I of course agree with the sentiment that this isn't in the US' national interest, but it's not just Americans who will be paying a price for this... www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

I got a sourdough starter for Xmas, decided to bake a loaf of bread. Instructions suggest that with the right conditions and in just 6-8 steps with waiting periods ranging from 30 minutes to overnight, I may have a loaf of sourdough ready to be eaten in as little as 2-3 days’ time.

Still working my way through Gerard Toal’s brilliant book in this iteration of the book & beer/ pint & paper series. This is definitely worth a read. And by popular demand (one person asked!) the beer- 3 Ravens Cali IPA- is a super-crisp IPA perfect for a summer Friday afternoon in Oz. Cheers!

Our next article by @mattuq.bsky.social contrasts the treatment of terrorism and climate change by Western states. In it, he highlights the vast disconnect between the harm each issue causes, & their prominence within contemporary security imaginaries: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (Thread 9/12)

The latest in my pint & paper/ book & beer series. This shot was taken seconds after my out of office reply became active, & is less a celebration of scholarship than a celebration of the start of 2 weeks’ holiday. You’ll never guess where…

Delighted to see this now out & open access in EJIS. The article explores what happens when seemingly critical ideas around counterterrorism achieve wider currency. Coauthored with @michaellister.bsky.social, huge thanks to the reviewers & editors. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....

I'm quite enjoying the sporadic, noisy interruptions to presentations here at the Australian Politcal Studies Association conference in Perth from the vocal peacocks of UWA...

PLEASE SHARE: New PhD scholarship opportunity to work with me on my ARC-funded project examining how states and societies in Asia and the Pacific are responding to the emerging Cold War between the US and China. Details on how to apply are in the link. study.uq.edu.au/study-option...

I had the privilege of editing Australian Journal of Politics & History for 5 years- a great experience. If you work in this area it's a super opportunity to engage with the latest research, maybe even influence the field, enable ECRs & diversify contributions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

The politics of this are fascinating. Though I can't quite shake the feeling that these two countries- and everyone else- should be focused on other things at what is looming as a dumpster fire of a #climate summit #cop29 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New article! Examining the varied trajectories of climate & terrorism as security issues in the West. Part of a special issue on the end (?) of the war on terror in EJIS, eds great friends & scholars, @leejarvis.bsky.social @htoros.bsky.social & Richard Jackson www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Hey IR folks, Australasia's biannual festival of International Relations (the OCIS conference) is in the beautiful city of Sydney next July. Join us in the land of Oz! ocis.org.au/call-for-pap...

Of course they did- outstanding! www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Now that Bluesky has gained some juice, let me reintroduce @gsqjournal.bsky.social the journal I co-edit with Brent Steele. We’ll post new articles as they get published but here is a little video where Brent and I talk, very clumsily and not very coherently, about the journal.

What to expect from this week’s COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan. My latest in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-cop29-cl...

My final Tweet. I was going for measured and gracious.