4-year Departmental Lectureship in Global & Imperial History in Oxford: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC516/d...

The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...

Ukraine now world leader in drone technology, Russia in … prosthetics. Nothing could drive home the difference between these two societies more forcefully. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Did World War Two really begin in 1939 and end in 1945? Reflections on the #Soviet experience of war and questions of chronology and interpretation, drawing on excellent book by @edelemark.bsky.social: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... #history #EduSky #WWII #historyteacher

Long read on realism, idealism, Russia and Ukraine. Review essay on recent (very good) books by @avindman.bsky.social and @edwardluce.bsky.social . @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/a-dose-of-re...

“But we’re gonna get some [territory] back. We’re gonna get some switched. There’ll be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both.” Great idea: Russia returns all occupied territories to Ukraine in exchange for Alaska.

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“strategic neutralization” as key theory of victory for Ukraine. Essential reading. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social Congratulations!

Out today: My review article of three recent contributions by historians (Serhii Plokhy, @edelemark.bsky.social and Jonathan Haslam) to understanding Russia's Escalation in Ukraine. Here's a read-only version for those interested: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

Excellent on so many levels. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The drone strikes question “how useful it is to invest in high-end and extraordinarily expensive weapons systems when they can be vulnerable.” Drones cost thousands, strategic bombers destroyed by them maybe US$7 billion (A$10.9 billion). theconversation.com/the-secret-t...

Russia and Ukraine will immediately start talks about beginning talking about talks about negotiating the conditions under which talks about talks might start. A historic success of the world’s greatest diplomat.

Indigenous liberation struggles and sovereignty in the RUTA region @associationruta.bsky.social webinar 16.5.25 17:00 – 18:30 EET (GMT +3) / Kyiv time. With Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova, Lidia Zhigunova, and @terezahendl.bsky.social registration: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lvdwCGvmpx...

How Fico flew to Moscow for the ‘parade’… shout out to the Baltic states that refused to share their air space with conspirators of russian imperialism

Our next webinar will focus on Indigenous liberation struggles in North Caucasus, Central and North Asia, with leading Indigenous scholars and decolonial activists Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova and Lidia Zhigunova. Register for this crucial discussion: ruta-association.org/event/indige...

A must read by Marko Pavlyshyn for anyone interested in Ukrainian and Soviet history and literature!

Marko Pavlyshyn's excellent short history of Ukrainian Literature (A Wartime Guide for Anglophone Readers) has been published! Free electronic version available until 29 April @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Get your copy before the paywall goes up: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained

A crucial book by a wonderful scholar and @associationruta.bsky.social board member Epp Annus! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

New book by @epp-annus.bsky.social ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY IN SOVIET ESTONIA 1960-1990. @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Free download until 22 April. Get your copy now. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

A very Australian way to describe the qualities of the Prime Minister

Russia’s army is struggling to capture territory in Ukraine while Putin lies about it Russian forces captured just 130 square kilometers (50 square miles) of Ukrainian land in March, their slowest advance in months.

Refreshingly measured piece in the polarised debate on Universities Australia's new definition of antisemitism. theconversation.com/a-new-defini...

Trump has “effectively, changed sides in the war between Russia and Ukraine… His formula for peacemaking is kneecapping Ukraine to the point that it has to accept Putin’s peace. … he is punching down on the weaker party.” Malcolm Turnbull, former PM of Australia

Reminder of what the research says: "Economic ...sanctions worked most effectively when complemented by fighting power either engaged in conventional warfare or credibly threatening war as a deterrent, and they were ineffective in its absence." warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...

Economic problems won't stop Russia's war of aggression. theconversation.com/russias-econ...

Russia's estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 1111 of its all-out war, according to the Ukrainian Army's General Staff.

I wrote a new piece for foreign policy. The US's postwar role as guarantor of Europe’s security is over – and may even turn adversarial. But Europe has an overlooked trump card. When it comes to manufacturing Europe blows the US out of the water. Thread. 1/ foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/07/e...

Things are tense for Russia (population: 144 mio). Australian PM, in pre-election mode, mentioned AUS (pop: 27 mio) might hypothetically participate in a hypothetical peace keeping force in Ukraine after hypothetical peace deal. RU embassy: "grave consequences"!!! www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Strength to those subject to the ARC FF assessments released today. Do write that angry response. Then throw it away, take a cold shower, and write a cold blooded reply. Remember: no-nothing assessor B and idiot assessor D will never see it. Only the college will. That's your intended audience.

‘A senior European official who asked to remain anonymous said Trump now had to choose whether he wanted to call himself “a leader of the free world, or leader of an extortion gang. The latter is not interesting for Europe.”’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

“Put simply, no American ally – either in Europe or Asia – can now have confidence Washington will honour its security commitments.” theconversation.com/in-siding-wi...

“Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.” About time! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

“If Trump thinks ending US commitments to its European and Asian allies or forcing them to pay humiliating tribute to him in order to maintain their security guarantees will enhance American power, he is dead wrong.”

The art of the minerals deal?

Maybe time for Australia to rethink its defense strategy as well?

I see: So that’s what ending the war in 24 hours looks like.

New Cambridge Element in Soviet and Post Soviet History: Central Asia -- Russia's Near Abroad or Crossroads of Asia? By Richard Pomfret. Free electronic book available until 6 March. Get your copy before the paywall goes up. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Wow. That whole “maybe the US is no longer our benevolent friend” line of thought has escalated quickly. Now Brits start to think about war with the US: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"The most likely scenario is that Ukraine will reject the Trump-Putin pact, and the war will grind on. ... which is probably [Putin's] preferred outcome all along anyway." tol.org/client/artic...

"Ukraine serves as a stark reminder that competition and conflict remain the norm in international relations,.... The assumption that economic interdependence can deter aggression has once again failed." Good piece! www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...