McWhinney Prof in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social (w/ Royal Danish Defence College's Samuel Zilincik) on "how Ukraine’s struggle over the last three years has yielded valuable lessons for Europe’s defence." @sfufass.bsky.social @ca.theconversation.com Read now: ow.ly/RzKc50WYoAW

It was a pleasure to meet and chat with future Global Humanities students at this year's @sfufass.bsky.social Department Fair! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to learn more about the department and Humanities Student Union—we are excited for you to join us!

Faculty member @sasofos.bsky.social's new @ca.theconversation.com article on Israel's attack on Qatar and how it affects international relations. @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/BjPh50WUV0V

Evan Freeman, Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC Chair in Hellenic Studies, publishes new journal article on the relationship between Florovsky's neo-patristic synthesis and Ouspensky's icon theology. @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/seep50WOgXc

Global Humanities' Assistant Professor @sasofos.bsky.social on how Israel and Turkey "are pursuing a vision of Syria as a weak, fragmented state": ow.ly/9F0C50WN5LQ @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social

McWhinney Professor in International Relation @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 880 CHED's @ShayeGanam Podcast about how Trump’s separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy have advanced Russian interests. Timestamp: 0:52:03–1:00:48. @sfufass.bsky.social Listen now: ow.ly/hXPn50WJaQj

@jhorncastle.bsky.social on Fairchild TV's Canada West-Political Segment to talk about Trump’s involvement in foreign conflicts despite his campaign to do otherwise and Carney’s response amidst Canada-US trade negotiations. @sfufass.bsky.social Watch now: www.fairchildtv.com/en/news.php?...

Honouring innovation, impact, and dedication: Congratulations to our FASS Research Excellence Award recipients in the humanities & social sciences! Learn more about our winners: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/08/research-excellence-award.html

French translation now out: theconversation.com/reunions-sep...

@jhorncastle.bsky.social , Global Humanities' McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Trump's separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy and now his "balanced approach" have mostly benefited Russia. @ca.theconversation.com @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/9xfO50WItlk

Jason Brown, our Lecturer in Religious Studies, on contemplative and somatic approaches to healing: ow.ly/xs3I50WAqM6 @sfufass.bsky.social

@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, talks to Fairchild TV about the Battle River by-election (timestamp: 1:04–2:09): ow.ly/yy1i50WAesZ @sfufass.bsky.social

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social returns to 880 CHED's @ShayeGanam Podcast to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war after Russia launched waves of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv. @sfufass.bsky.social Listen now: ow.ly/zVVk50WyMi8

Israel’s aggressive revisionism seeks to violently reshape the Middle East. This is my second piece in The Conversation on its escalating strikes in Syria, its claim to protect the Druze, and the broader fallout in the Middle East. 🔗 theconversation.com/israels-atta...

@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine amid Trump's recent threats: ow.ly/Oqy050Wx4Sa @ca.theconversation.com @sfufass.bsky.social

Fall 2025 enrollment has begun! From the heart of human existence to the socio-cultural context of myths, we offer courses under a number of different designations. Explore the richness of the humanities by taking a course this fall! @sfufass.bsky.social See course outlines: ow.ly/cUTP50Wl8Ur

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on how the Russia-Ukraine war affected Iran's air defences, leaving it vulnerable to the Israeli and U.S. strikes. @ca.theconversation.com @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/e6cX50Wh25i

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social's new journal article on how Ukraine's Special Operation Forces in Africa represents part of its efforts to defeat Russia. @tandfresearch.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/fioz50Wk0Tl

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on the Cypriot War Of Independence and how it can be a study in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism measures. @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/XFQ650WbZZp

Join us on July 26, from 2:30–4:30PM, for a private screening of “I Am Gitxsan,” followed by a discussion with Director Hossein Martin Fazeli! Event is open to @sfu.ca's students/faculty, associates of the Institute for the Humanities, and those who self-identify as Indigenous. @sfufass.bsky.social

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on the Israel-Iran conflict and Israel's calls for the United States' support. @ca.theconversation.com @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/InUf50WczRe

Today on TheConversation Canada my two cents on the convergence of a domestic political crisis & a profound strategic shift as Israel evolves into a more unchecked aggressive actor in a fragmented international order @sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-israels-...

@sfu.ca students Diego Barrios-Stewart, Citlalli Gonzalez, and Nick Parker along with alumni Sarah Grenier and Madison Poole visiting the site of Stobi in North Macedonia alongside @sabrinahiggins.bsky.social. They are currently working on the excavations at Golemo Gradiste. @sfufass.bsky.social

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social addresses Trump's comments on Israel & Iran's ceasefire violations on CTV Morning Live. @sfufass.bsky.social Watch now: ow.ly/6OUA50WfFU1

McWhinney Professor in International Relation @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 880 CHED's Shaye Ganam podcast about the United States bombing Iran. Timestamp: 46:20–56:32. @sfufass.bsky.social Listen now: ow.ly/eNQX50WfatB

Recording of our cosponsored lecture by @azadessa.bsky.social is now live on YouTube. The talk examines how India became a strategic partner with Israel in the ongoing colonization of Kashmir, the ethnic cleansing of Indian Muslims, and the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. youtu.be/sHgbu99qRW8

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 730 CKNW's Mornings with Simi about Israel's recent airstrikes on Iran's nuclear and missile sites. @sfufass.bsky.social Listen now: ow.ly/1VA550W9bcf

We had a blast celebrating convocation last week! Almost 1,000 photos are now up on the FASS Flickr account 📸 Congratulations again to all of our FASS grads! We are so proud of you! ❤️ #mySFUgrad www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/06/convocation-recap.html

The "Media+Environment" journal, co-edited by our Woodsworth Chair @eevakheev.bsky.social, launched a new stream (the open-access, continuously-published version of an ‘issue’) on the Wind Humanities: "Wind as Model, Media, and Experience." @sfufass.bsky.social Explore now: ow.ly/Ts4X50W8JvV

McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social talks about Canada’s international affairs and defence spending on Fairchild TV's Canada West-Political Segment. @sfufass.bsky.social Watch now: ow.ly/fiKS50W8Hwv

J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities Adrian Ivakhiv (@eevakheev.bsky.social) reflects on his travels to Ukraine and Poland amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically his stay in Kyïv just before the recent bombings. @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv-ukr...

Global Humanities graduate Tallisen Smith concludes her BA journey w/ plans to undertake the rigors of grad studies with a proposed MA project on “architecture [as] the bones of humanity.” @sfufass.bsky.social Learn more about her time at SFU and plans for grad school: www.sfu.ca/globalhumani...