𒂼𒄄 = ama-gi⁴ = Sumerian, commonly translated as 'freedom' (and the earliest instance of this concept in history), but literally meaning 'return to mother'. Belated happy #mothersday

"We're finished".

Our IR201 LSE Summer School course on 'Power Shift: The West, the BRICS, and the Crisis of the Liberal International Order' will run on 13-31 July, taught again by my great colleague @rohanmukherjee.bsky.social and yours truly. Share this with any interested students! www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

Given the tensions between the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV, come along to our @lseir.bsky.social event to learn more about the 'Papacy in Global Politics', with @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, Dr Carmody Grey, and Prof.James Walters. Chaired by yours truly. www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

"You think we couldn’t get a nice drone on the Shard?". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Shared some thoughts with The i Paper on NATO and the challenge posed by Russia. inews.co.uk/news/four-wa...

White House these days.

scandal ➡️ scandalum/σκάνδαλον ➡️ stumbling block, trap, inducement to si n.

'every material representation of masculinity for 12 year old boys'.

Great talking to @mariiazolk.bsky.social on TVP/Slawa about US-Israeli operations against Iran and their implications for regional and international security.

"C’è nei files abbondante materiale per mobilitare in chiave moralistica il pubblico più reazionario...ma ancora più catastrofiche potrebbero essere...le conseguenze per una sinistra che si mostri...del tutto disinteressata alle connessioni di potere e alle lezioni da apprendere".

'it is the very nature of that struggle that builds durable understanding.. students grow intellectually through doing the work of drafting, revising, failing, trying again, grappling with confusion and revising..This is the work of learning how to learn' theconversation.com/the-greatest...

Milan's mayor calls it as it is: a militia.

Usual start-of-the-year reminder.

I am not sure about this "spheres of influence" talk. Does Trump want the US to 'own' the Western hemisphere? Absolutely. Does he want Russia and China to run free and dominate their own neighbours? Not sure about that. The #nss2025 is also ambiguous on this point.

"the meaty hands of zealots". Couldn't have said it better. Sit tibi terra levis. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

We are hiring! Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy. If you are a junior IPE scholar interested in this position and have any questions about the Education Career Track at the LSE, do not hesitate to contact me. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

-Beautiful, ain't it? -What is? -All of it. youtu.be/_Nk8TrBHOrA?...

We are hiring! Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy. If you are a junior IPE scholar interested in this position and have any questions about the Education Career Track at the LSE, do not hesitate to contact me. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Big thanks to The Beaver, our student Shreya Gupta, and my colleague Toby Dodge for sharing their thoughts about what makes studying IR at the LSE so unique. @lseir.bsky.social thebeaverlse.co.uk/inside-lses-...

Just the usual reminder that this is not normal. This is not ok. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Spot on. www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/...

It’s not Paul Thomas Anderson’s best film (that has to be 'There Will Be Blood'), but it’s certainly his most important, for all the reasons that various reviews and commentaries have already highlighted. Yet, despite all the ink spilled, I am surprised how two relevant aspects have been overlooked:

Big welcome to all our new IR undergraduate students! #LSE @lseir.bsky.social

Sit tibi terra levis. www.lse.ac.uk/law/news/202...

#aspirelaunch such a great group of people brought together to talk all things teaching track and the future of the network.

Great to be here today to discuss teaching track careers in Politics and IR, SoTL, and how to help each other and the next generation of scholars. #aspirelaunch

David Adams (1995), 'Internal Military Intervention in the United States', Journal of Peace Research, 32(2).

Very important interview with Fiona Hill. engelsbergideas.com/essays/in-co...

Come along tonight to what will be a great Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture. Speaker: George Lawson Discussant: Jasmine Gani Chair: Toby Dodge www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/... @lseir.bsky.social

Buona Festa della Liberazione, Buon #25Aprile

Exciting to see my co-authored paper with Prof Nitasha Kaul in @risjnl.bsky.social is trending in #InternationalRelations, according to OOIR. The paper explores #India & #China's control of cartographic imaginaries of #Kashmir & #Taiwan. The paper👉 tinyurl.com/5n85pjwb

"make the economy scream".

Might be of interest to [unnamed International Relations scholarly organisation].

I was thinking more of 'Casino Protectionism' but that will do as well.

Good morning from the LSE-PKU Conference on Global Approaches to Generative AI in Higher Education. #LSEPKUAI

Great initiative by great teaching-track colleagues.

A timely wake up call. Thanks @nathalietocci.bsky.social

'Deditio sui'.

The sound that stars make. #WorldPoetryDay

At the heart of every attack on disability benefits is the myth disabled people “get perks”: a free car, loads of cash, a life off work. It misrepresents the reality of disability, whilst exploiting low wages and high living costs to make the public envy people in daily pain.

The real issue is that they may not need a new amendment. The twenty-second amendment prohibits him from being *re-elected as president* for a third time, not from running again as vice-president and from being *appointed* as president if the newly elected president steps down.

I don't know about the midterm elections, but my sense is that we will soon discover that the twenty-second amendment is not that big of an obstacle against a third Trump term.

Good morning Chicago, good morning #ISA2025. Good morning from the saltless inland sea.

Good morning from the FCDO where our three brilliant LSE students (Adele Kavaliauskaite, Carlotta Kozlowskyj, Theodor Stoebner) are participating in the Model NATO crisis simulation event organised by the FCDO and BISA. #BISAFCDOModelNATO @lseir.bsky.social

Knowledge is never knowing the answer. It’s knowing the territory.

🚨 #JobAlert: LSE Department of International Relations is looking to hire a Montague Burton Chair in International Relations. Closing date: 9 February 2025. Apply below and please share widely with your networks! #AcademicSky ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...