A new statement from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula elevates China from a peripheral target to a declared enemy. Beijing’s global footprint could now carry sharper security consequences.

Isaías 60:22 ✨️💛

🧐Nueva entrada en nuestro blog🤩 ✍️Escrito por Sheila Semo. Estratega de marca y consultora de comunicación digital. culturaypensamientodelospueblosnegros.com/relaciones-d...

We need more positive folk on Bluesky and to get away from crappy X

"Faced with a choice between engaging in the slow, uncertain work of democratic restoration or using the well-oiled authoritarian machinery at their fingertips, many opposition-turned-incumbents find the latter path more tempting." —Donghyun Danny Choi, Fiona Shen-Bayh muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Royal Union St Gilloise host Newcastle as maybe the game's most overperforming club They are part-owned by Bloom and use Brighton's famous analytics, but owner Alex Muzio also explains how they're doing things their own way - from bonuses to injuries www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds protest chronic power outages in the island country.

A new web of partnerships is likely to have novel consequences for Pakistan’s security calculus.

French navy seizes nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine off West African coast

@pueblosnegrosuc.bsky.social realiza una labor excepcional educando a la sociedad sobre las complejas realidades de los pueblos africanos y las comunidades afrodescendientes. Para inscribirse en el máster,haga clic en el enlace: www.ucm.es/cfp/estudios... O escriba a📩 [email protected]

Just received the cover of the latest edited volume by Helder Fonseca, Lena Dallywater, and Chris Saunders. It was a privilege to co-author a chapter on Communist agency in Angola’s complex (and violent) transition to independence. The book will be available by the end of the year.

Countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Poland are openly reconsidering their nuclear postures in light of eroding US security guarantees.

"In sum, the situation is unstable because it cannot be made stable. It produces opponents and enemies in abundance, without gaining new friends at home — all while barely standing on a single, unsteady leg." - Yassin Al Haj Saleh newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

Descrita alguna vez como la mujer más peligrosa de África, el poderoso e inspirador legado de #AndréeMadeleineBlouin no debería de ninguna manera quedar relegado a las notas a pie de página de la historiografía africana. culturaypensamientodelospueblosnegros.com/los-legados-...

The Six Degrees of Tom Mboya

With Mamdani's win, all of politics is East African politics

Este libro examina críticamente la interacción entre #religión, #diversidad y #gobernanza secular, cuestionando los enfoques convencionales para gestionar el pluralismo en contextos contemporáneos. Es una lectura realmente excelente: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Reports of a prisoner/hostage exchange deal under negotiation, which could free Elizabeth Tsurkov. www.naharnet.com/stories/en/3...

Out now and open access in Aggression & Violent Behaviour, our latest paper examines the overlap between intimate partner abuse and susceptibility to violent extremism, available here - doi.org/10.1016/j.av...

Jornada #Geopolítica de los #hidrocarburos en el #África Atlántica Fecha: 21 de mayo, de 9:45 a 16:00 horas. Podrá verse en directo en el canal de Youtube de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología de la UCM. youtube.com/@ucmpolitica...

Sharaa is trying to woo Trump with investment opportunities and Republican oil men, and has suggested they could meet during Trump’s upcoming Gulf trip. @jmalsin.bsky.social @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Hi All, The discussion about European states pivoting to China is based on some weak assumptions. First of all, Europe must establish its strategic independence before everything. Exchanging an autocratic US for a dictatorial China is no way to do that. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of the two blocs remain deeply intertwined, write @paulmelly.bsky.social and @dideberg.bsky.social.

Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee

Hace unos meses escribí un artículo sobre las realidades socioculturales invisibles de las mujeres inmigrantes en Ceuta. culturaypensamientodelospueblosnegros.com/las-realidad...

Been hearing about this too. The Israeli whitepaper is said to further argue that Turkey supports Hamas, and Turkey supports the new Syrian government, and thus, through some bizarre transitive property of the Middle East, Ahmed al-Sharaa must be Hamas www.reuters.com/world/israel...

A Thousand Snipers in the Sky: The New War in Ukraine - 70% of Ukrainian and Russian casualties now inflicted by drones, replacing artillery - drones now kill more armored vehicles than all other weapons *combined* - Ukraine built more than 1 million drones in 2024, aiming for 3-4 million thus year

A lot of truth in this piece. www.gobb.ie/p/pass-the-r...

This turned out to be the longest piece I’ve ever written for the newsletter. But please note: I do provide audio versions (read by me, not AI) to make these long pieces a little more accessible and digestible. MAGA, the German Far Right, and the Transnational Assault on Democracy:

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil former leader Bolsonaro knew and agreed to a plan to poison President Lula, top prosecutor says.

Arsenal have the 4th largest transfer budget and the 5th largest wage budget in the Premier League. That's a remarkable feat from Mikel Arteta. Regardless of whether they catch Liverpool or not in the coming months. This week's free newsletter: tinyurl.com/4pkujywr

Attributed to Napoleon, who ended democracy in French, this quote was also used by Anders Breivik, the far-right anti-immigrant terrorist who murdered 77 people

This guy is as dumb as a box of hammers

Last night, the Senate confirmed Russell Vought. I wrote a long profile of him: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right. Some thoughts on a man who is at war with pluralistic democracy: 🧵

america's most hilariously wrong pundit is active here now i guess. a taste of his work.

Scientists Believe Aliens Are Sending Interstellar Messages to Each Other—And We Can Eavesdrop on Them

Wadan Fernandez, an undocumented immigrant, said he came to the U.S. to start a new life. He overstayed his tourist visa and has been working in construction. “I love Mr. Trump,” Fernandez said. “Of course he could send me back at any moment, but if he did, I would still love him.” (gift link)

1. Since we can now do threads, a quick summary of a piece I have just put up on Trump's foreign policy approach, which differs some from @dandrezner.bsky.social www.programmablemutter.com/p/how-chaoti...

👋🏼 Hi all. I’m a Berlin-based journalist reporting on the rise of global authoritarianism and the defense of democracies. I’ve reported from Beijing, Moscow, Havana — even Pyongyang! Give me a RT and follow if you’re interested in these topics! 🌎🌍🌏

The brains of so many elite liberals have been completely poisoned by “unity” gospel and “civility” nonsense - and they also seem utterly incapable of viewing powerful rightwing operatives as anything but fellow elites. As a result, we get constant accommodation, acquiescence, normalization.

Breaking News: Olaf Scholz, Germany’s leader, spoke with Vladimir Putin about ending Russia's war in Ukraine. It appears to have been the first call between Putin and the West since 2022.

Finally, Bluesky is giving Twitter 2013 vibes. Nerds, experts, policymakers, serial snarkists.

🚨 With Edu moving on, #Arsenal begin search for a new Sporting Director begins! 🚨 Our breakdown of 3 candidates who could shape Arsenal’s future: 🔴 Thiago Scuro 🔴 Roberto Olabe 🔴 Tomáš Rosický Read more 👉 youaremyarsenal.com/three-potent... Who do you think? 🏆 #Gunners #SportingDirector

COP29 will be the third consecutive COP held in an authoritarian state, and the second consecutive COP hosted by a petro-state.