The fighting in Ukraine is likely to continue unabated for the time being as neither of the warring sides, nor their backers, appear exhausted enough for peace: bit.ly/4azaQrU

Internal divisions over Ukraine funding and Mercosur trade deal expose limitations of EU leadership in a world carved up by Washington, Moscow and Beijing: bit.ly/3MEtWD1

EU agrees €90 billion loan to Ukraine, but squabbles over frozen Russian assets expose the bloc’s deep divisions - my analysis with @stefwolff.bsky.social theconversation.com/eu-agrees-90...

For Europe, deterring Russia and appeasing the US have become existential priorities in a bigger game in which Ukraine might end up as yet another bargaining chip: bit.ly/4abQ8xV

Russian repression against Crimean #Tatars in occupied Ukraine follows a pattern. Using a new geo-coded event dataset, researchers Elmira Muratova & @felixschulte.bsky.social#Tatarsmap human rights violations & explain why repression is often carried out on Thursdays. More on the #KonKoop DataLab blog ⤵️

🔎🇬🇪 New Expert Briefing | Georgia’s Political Landscape in Focus: A critical point for #democracy On 11 Nov, FPC convened a parliamentary roundtable chaired by @joepowell.bsky.social MP featuring: Eka Gigauri Nino Evgenidze Prof @stefwolff.bsky.social 📖 Read key insights: fpc.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Available now: The first episode of Navigating the Vortex | Ethnopolitics Edition featuring an interview with @georgekyris.bsky.social on the recognition of Palestine: bit.ly/4rp2ZTq

The amateurish nature of a process that produced Trump’s 28-point plan should be the real worry for Ukraine and its partners: bit.ly/483wTFp

Talk of Ukraine’s political and military collapse may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy playing into Putin's hands: bit.ly/4rf5bwV

The continuation of Russia’s war against Ukraine serves Chinese interests in several important ways: bit.ly/4p66agW

Tolerating corruption is a luxury that Ukraine can no longer afford if it wants to survive as an independent country — the latest from Tetyana Malyarenko and me: bit.ly/3WXZJk5

The EU needs to decide how to balance holding the line on its membership standards while enabling Ukraine to hold the line against Russia: bit.ly/47FcYeq

🇬🇧 should ‘think beyond the current geographic extent of the coalition, and consider how links with nations in the South Caucasus and Central Asia can be consolidated and expanded to strengthen it,’ says @stefwolff.bsky.social, @unibirmingham.bsky.social #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

Great piece from @stefwolff.bsky.social on @ConversationUK. Thanks to @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and @rory-stewart.bsky.social for the mention. As ever, Stefan's analysis of thie complex and fast-moving issue is spot on. theconversation.com/trumps-heate...

As Trump flip-flops and the coalition of the willing is unlikely to go beyond securing Ukraine’s immediate survival, a credible pathway to ending the war with a just and stable peace is still lacking -- my latest analysis with @rgwhitman.bsky.social for @navvortex.bsky.social : bit.ly/43IOKP9

Three key take-aways from the Trump-Putin-Zelensky diplomatic flurry over the past few weeks: bit.ly/3KY7HqK

Unsurprisingly, Putin gets Trump to pivot again: bit.ly/42NC9Kd

Following the announcement of this year’s #NobelPeacePrize winner, María Corina Machado, leader of Venzuela’s opposition movement, PSA Trustee @stefwolff.bsky.social reflects on the competition and controversies surrounding the prize @uk.theconversation.com

Recognising a Russian sphere of influence would most likely encourage dreams of further expansion in the Kremlin: bit.ly/4hfvKgV

I was interviewed yesterday by @newstalkfm.bsky.social on Trump's Middle East diplomacy www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...

If Trump wants to be a serious contender for the 2026 Nobel peace Prize, he needs to double down on his peace-making efforts and prevent his grandiose claims from being proven wrong: bit.ly/4q1ntkN

BASEES Call for Papers deadline extended to 24 October 2025! Join us at the University of Birmingham, 10-12 April 2026: basees.org/news-1/2025/....

Despite spending millions on vote buying and disinformation, Russia has not been able to turn Moldova into a country in which a majority of the population would want to jeopardise their European future: bit.ly/4nzhP7S

Time is running out for Europe to prevent Russia from broadening its war against Ukraine into a full-blown military confrontation with the west: my latest analysis with @rgwhitman.bsky.social: bit.ly/42e0qZB

Increasing Russian provocations and Trump wishing everyone ‘good luck’ mean that muddling through is no longer an option for Europe: bit.ly/3IDtdQy

Beyond full-throated condemnation, the western response to the latest Russian escalation has been worryingly underwhelming: bit.ly/47ANron

Putin senses opportunities for Russia to be the dominant power in Europe — and the west’s lacklustre response to his latest provocation is hardly a deterrent: bit.ly/4gnWICy

If Trump doesn’t recognise the value of his country’s allies in managing the challenge that China clearly poses to the US, China’s sphere of influence may quickly extend far beyond Asia: bit.ly/4mJoLyt

Great piece by my colleague @drcharlottegalpin.bsky.social for @opendemocracy.net: www.opendemocracy.net/en/us-far-ri...

High level diplomacy in Washington and Alaska, but Ukraine is still under fire. So is peace any closer? @stefwolff.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social tells me and @phildobbie.bsky.social Donald Trump isn't prepared to do what's needed to end the conflict whycurve.com/episode/ukra...

Likely statements at the upcoming SCO summit of how the spirit of Shanghai will shape a new international order rest on the false premise that a post-American international order will be a non-American order: my latest analysis for Navigating the Vortex: bit.ly/3UKuLuN

Trump boldly claimed that he knew exactly what he was doing — but that may not be enough without knowing and understanding what his counterpart in the Kremlin is up to: bit.ly/3Jm1fZM

Trump has left Alaska empty-handed and Putin with a big smile on his face: bit.ly/471jHRm

For all his deal-making bluster, Trump, unlike Kyiv’s European allies has yet to commit unequivocally to a just peace for Ukraine: bit.ly/4fCjgik

If he doesn't blink first, Trump can now strengthen Kyiv and weaken Moscow to achieve a just and sustainable peace agreement: bit.ly/3UeGHEP

Trump is a long way off from being the “president of peace” but may inch closer to becoming the “president of ceasefires”: bit.ly/45gVZxF

Lack of bandwidth in the White House is a self-inflicted opportunity lost — not only for the United States but also for the long-suffering people of Ukraine and the Middle East: bit.ly/3H4tk7c

Continuing their war of attrition currently seems to be the second-best solution that Putin and Zelensky can agree on: www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/putin-and-...

As Trump seems to pivot towards to Ukraine, the social and economic costs of Putin’s war against Ukraine are still rising: bit.ly/3U94kyn

Recent European defence efforts will not turn the old continent into a military heavyweight overnight, but they will buy time to do so: bit.ly/4ny8Q70

A Nato summit agreement in The Hague on increased defence spending will give the alliance another lease of life, but it might be a short one: bit.ly/4kaPm5D

US policies have now become a major, and perhaps the decisive roadblock on the path to a just and sustainable peace because they enable both Moscow and Kyiv to dream of victory in a war that has become unwinnable: www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/talks-betw...

Is Germany becoming Europe’s new defence champion? www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/berlin-ste... via @navvortex.bsky.social

If a reset with Russia at any cost really is Trump's strategy, it is bound to fail: bit.ly/3SQpd0x #Trump #Putin #Ukraine

Focusing on territorial compromises will not address the fundamental issue of how to deal with a vengeful and revisionist autocracy on Europe's doorsteps: www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/territoria... #Russia #Ukraine #Negotiations

Moscow’s close relationships with its three core allies — China, Iran and North Korea — signals that Russia has become a lot more dependent on them than would befit Putin’s dreams of restoring Russia’s great-power status: bit.ly/42VLHmU #Russia #China #Iran #NorthKorea

*PSA Founding Fellow* We are delighted to announce Professor Sir John Curtice FPSA, @unistrathclyde.bsky.social as a new PSA Founding Fellow, in honour of their significant contribution to the Association and #PoliticalStudies. Congratulations! @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social

*PSA Founding Fellow* We are delighted to announce Professor Justin Fisher FPSA, @justin_t_fisher @justin-t-fisher.bsky.social @Bruneluni as a new PSA Founding Fellow, in honour of their significant contribution to the Association and #PoliticalStudies. Congratulations!

*PSA Founding Fellow* We are delighted to announce PSA Vice-President, Professor Matthew Flinders FPSA, @politicalspike2 @sheffielduni.bsky.social as a new PSA Founding Fellow, in honour of their significant contribution to the Association and #PoliticalStudies. Congratulations!

*PSA Founding Fellow* We are delighted to announce Professor Kimberly Hutchings FPSA, @QMPoliticsIR @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social as a new PSA Founding Fellow, in honour of their significant contribution to the Association and #PoliticalStudies. Congratulations!