Dieter Helm's big essay in The Times ("The COPs have failed" 8 Nov) prompted me to write a letter to the editor, to correct the muddle that Helm gets into on international climate policy and the #COP process. Below is my response. www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...

Hard to believe these days, but there was once a time when the US government led the debate on how to combat climate change and improve environmental quality.

Job alert! The LSE's International Relations dept is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy. This is for academics whose primary responsibility is education. Apply by 30 Nov 2025. Salary min. £68,087 pa incl London allowance. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast' 10/10 response, no notes

It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond. Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...

The new McCarthyism of MAGA America: Rutgers historian Mark Bray, who wrote book on postwar anti-fascism, leaves US after death threats and having his home address published on social media. Turning Point USA labelled him a “financier” for leftwing movements. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Conservatives are about to pledge to ditch the UK's Climate Change Act. Time to re-post this @carbonbrief.org analysis of why Kemi Badenoch is wrong to claim that climate policy is driving sky-high energy costs. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...

The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.

Cancel culture on the rise again in US…

As many suspected, the economic costs of this summer's heatwave and wildfire season in Europe turned out to be higher than originally expected - and are set to rise in future years. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Sad day at LSE. Conor Gearty has died. He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.

A textbook case of how not to report polls. '50%? Oh my god!' 'Oh, you mean a 9-point increase'?

Next was “The Market in Global International Society” by Barry Buzan and @robertfalkner.bsky.social, who demonstrate the flaws in analyzing the state and market separately and how to better understand political economy. Highly recommend Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (6/8)

Are you researching how corporate actors shaped international organisations in the long #20thcentury? 🚨Submit your proposal for our #CfP: Extractivist Enterprise and International Organisations, 1919-1989 📅 Deadline to submit proposals: 6 October 2025 You can find all the information below 👇​

📰 Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social spoke with @newscientist.com about the challenges of global environmental negotiations. “The consensus rule in international environmental negotiations has always been the Achilles heel of the UN #environment process,” he said. 🔗 bit.ly/4g2YoRN #AcademicSky

Job posting: 2 Assistant Professor positions in the LSE's International Relations department. One in International Political Economy, preferably with a focus on climate/environment or global business. Deadline is 7 September. Please distribute in your networks. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD919/a...

🎓📢 We’re hiring! Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability) 💼 Permanent position 📍 Münster, Germany 🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025 jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...

I had an interesting conversation with @jfmorin.bsky.social and @cyncouette.bsky.social about their research on the governance of orbital debris. Please watch this video to find out more!

Always amazes me how little Oxford colleges are willing to pay for part-time lecturers. 3 contact hours per week, plus exam duties, admissions, admin and pastoral duties. But £8,284-£9,154 per annum??? Ahh, at least "some lunches and dinners free of charge..." www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA269/c...

Throwback to the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture, “Economic nationalism and global (dis)order,” delivered by Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social and chaired by Dr Katerina Dalacoura. ✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4nPVK5i 🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/40SnQmw #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Brexit’s glorious future, back then … and now 🙄 (Source: Private Eye)

Chatham House is looking to hire a Senior Research Fellow on Energy Transition and Climate Mitigation. They are looking for deep expertise in the energy transition, climate risks & interaction with geo-politics/economics. Permanent, full-time, £90k annually. careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/6023298...

Climate misinformation is now a major threat to the Net Zero transition. New report details role of online conspiracy theorists, corporations and think tanks. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

One more week to apply.

Thanks to all who came to the LSE event last night. The topic of "economic nationalism and international (dis)order" provoked some excellent questions. Far too many... In case you missed it, you can rewatch the video recording on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxj...

Three lectureships in IR at Oxford - appointments are fixed for 5 years: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK960/d...

"We are happy to correct the record."

THREE 5-year Lectureships in IR at Oxford. One person will have expertise in Historical and Interpretive Methods; another in Qualitative Methods, and a third in Quantitative Methods We're looking for people with substantive expertise in historical international relations, the IR of Africa...

Congratulations to Jeffrey Sachs for again winning the John J. Mearsheimer Award For Demonstrating To People Who You Really Are

“If Goethe claimed towards the end of his life that every reasonable person is a moderate Liberal, then in our time one must say: Every reasonable person is a moderate Socialist.” (Thomas Mann, 1950)

“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” Sir Isaiah Berlin, influential philosopher, Fellow of All Souls College at University of Oxford, founding President of Wolfson College, born #OTD 1909. @ox.ac.uk @wolfsoncollege.bsky.social

Next week, Monday 9 June at 18.30, at LSE and online: ⬇️

Come work with us – on whatever you like! One year to focus entirely on your own research project in a stimulating and supportive environment. Open to any aspect of #climatepolitics. Apply within. hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs... @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesustain.bsky.social

Astonishing to see how much of the anti-Net Zero campaign is based on outright lies ⬇️

Great book. Read it.

We don't get many good news on the climate policy front, so this is all the more welcome... www.ft.com/content/4abd...

Join us for the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture 2024/25, which will be delivered by Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social who will explore the rise of economic nationalism amidst growing geopolitical rivalry. 🎫 Find out more & register to attend online: bit.ly/4jkwe4N #AcademicSky #PoliSky #LSEEvents

No one has ever LinkedIn this hard. I am CRINE.

Join us for the Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture 2024/25, where Prof @georgelawson.bsky.social, Dr @jasminekgani.bsky.social, and Prof Toby Dodge will explore the relationship between revolutions and world order in contemporary geopolitics. 🎫 Find out more & register to attend online: bit.ly/4kh5uTy

Deeply honoured to be giving the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture at LSE, on Monday, 9 June 2025, on “Economic Nationalism and Global (Dis)Order.” Based on my book (with Barry Buzan) “The Market in Global International Society” (OUP, 2025), I explore the rise of economic nationalism worldwide...

Quite possibly the biggest climate story of the year (especially when we look back on this in a few years' time) For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand...

Interesting finding of corporate lobbying study. Despite anti-ESG shift in US politics and populist backlash against net zero in Europe, more European companies are publicly aligned with Paris Agreement. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Another nail in the coffin for the UK's bipartisan approach to climate policy. Tory party energy spokesman hints at UK exiting Paris Agreement. Straight out of MAGA playbook: talk only about costs of emission reductions & ignore or deny costs of global warming. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“True realism does not neglect liberal values or soft power. But extreme narcissists such as Trump are not true realists, and American soft power will have a hard time during the next four years,” Nye wrote.

I am shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of my colleague Joseph Nye, who recruited me to Harvard a quarter-century ago. He was a highly accomplished scholar, an innovative Dean, and a devoted public servant. Also a very decent and humane man, who will be missed at Harvard and beyond.

In this TRIUM CONNECTS podcast, I talk to Matt Mulford about my new book 'The Market in Global International Society' (with Barry Buzan, OUP) & why the global market norm has proved so volatile over its 200-year history. Esp now during Trump's anti-globalist battle. shows.acast.com/trium-connec...

Just received a copy of this superb book by @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social. Highly recommended. A uniquely rich and deeply researched account of the power of the agribusiness titans - and how they shape global policy, from food to climate and biodiversity.

As one job deadline in my department passes, another is on the horizon. I'm not involved in this one but many of the IPE/GPE job applicants would also be suitable candidates for this one! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Best explanation of why energy prices are so high in the UK you will find in the media. Watch this ⬇️ (Spoiler alert: it’s not green policies that are the problem)

Reosting about our Lecturership job in Environmental Politics: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai.... Deadline 8th May. @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social @uompol.bsky.social