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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦

@adamsneyd.bsky.social
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Author of Hidden Politics in the UN SDGs & Professor @ Moo U and President of UGFA - critical thoughts on commodities, sustainability & CSR + check out www.theicsdp.org and adamsneyd.com

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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Moo-U! www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/f...
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Food Fight! U of G students get messy coming up with food security solutions
The Guelph Food Fight was a chance for students to come up with creative solutions to plausible challenges Ontario's food system could face in the future
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In our new essay for the @financialtimes.com (you read that right), @astra.bsky.social and I link the extreme weather events we have all been living through to the rise of a new iteration of futureless fascism, wherein the rich and powerful plan for their bunkered survival behind fortressed borders.
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is just getting obscene
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Susan Strange’s approach to understanding structural power front and centre rfi.my/D0DM
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Géopolitique - Les ruptures technologiques désormais au cœur des rapports de puissance
Depuis 1945, la puissance se mesurait à l’aune de la capacité de projection : dollars, porte-avions, bases militaires. Aujourd’hui, ce paradigme s’effondre. Les États-Unis, hyperpuissance incontestée,...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 28/08/2026
Canadians wonder if they can win trade war against famously self-sacrificing and unified Americans
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Canadians wonder if they can win trade war against famously self-sacrificing and unified Americans
OTTAWA - With tensions continuing to ratchet in the face of President Trump's unilateral trade war, Canadians are openly wondering how they will fare against the notably harmonious, disciplined, and s...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026
Holy shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Take a break from Orange Man Bad to absorb the greatness - Less Trump, More Trumpet www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZra...
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Time After Time (2022 Remaster)
YouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Cool rfi.my/CuB6
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C'est pas du vent - La décroissance est en pleine croissance
Et si la croissance économique n'était pas la solution, mais le problème ? Attendez, ne décrochez pas tout de suite… Pendant des décennies, je vous l’accorde, il était impossible ou presque de se pose...
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
PWYP and EITI need to keep up the pressure - someone has been eating off this mess for a decade….https://rfi.my/CsBR
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Cameroun: les mesures annoncées pour assainir le secteur de l'or jugées insuffisantes par la société civile
Au Cameroun, où en est la réponse des pouvoirs publics plus de sept mois après la révélation d'un écart important entre l'or déclaré sortant du pays et celui que les acheteurs internationaux, Émirats…
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
When you want in the corruption so badly that you create a fake foreign investment promotion agency…. rfi.my/CrKH
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Nigeria: Abuja secouée par le scandale d'un vrai-faux «Conseil présidentiel de promotion des investissement étrangers»
Au Nigeria, le Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) - le « Conseil présidentiel de promotion des investissement étrangers » en français - échangeait très officiellement avec des...
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Check out the brilliant @glorianovovic.bsky.social on why we need more robust approaches to sustainable development than the #SDGs status quo www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1bF...
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Navigating the Complexities of Development with Dr. Gloria Novović
YouTube video by David Peck Live
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Re: impacts on LDCs SIDS & landlocked unctad.org/publication/...
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Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: Beyond reopening - lasting impacts on vulnerable economies |
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would bring much-needed relief for many economies.
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Super discussion of the challenges facing international research in 2026 rfi.my/CpTv
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Géopolitique - Territoires empêchés: quand la recherche se heurte aux frontières
Il y a encore quelques années, la recherche de terrain reposait sur un principe simple : aller voir, enquêter, observer, comparer. Aujourd’hui dans un nombre croissant d’États, ce geste élémentaire de...
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 27/06/2026
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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France: TotalEnergies condamné dans un procès climatique inédit
Le groupe TotalEnergies a été condamné jeudi 25 juin par le tribunal judiciaire de Paris pour non-respect de son devoir de vigilance climatique. Autrement dit, la justice reproche à la major pétrogazi...
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Geopolitique w its fingers directly on the pulse this week - great listen! rfi.my/CoJm
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Géopolitique - Après le G7, la Russie sous pression?
Le conflit en Ukraine reste enlisé. Mais Volodymyr Zelensky a reçu à Evian, à l’occasion du sommet du G7, un soutien renouvelé de ses alliés européens et de Donald Trump qui a promis de faire tout ce…
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Ilias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Also funny that "industrial policy may be ok in some cases but you shouldn't do it because you don't have the fiscal/administrative capacity" is precisely what IMF/OECD/etc. tell developing countries. Now the ft tells the rich world: "china does it, but you shouldn't". The irony!
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
More of this is going to happen: commodity producers banding together to coordinate production and marketing and inviting others to join #cocoa rfi.my/CnXy
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Cacao: à Abidjan, Ghana et Côte d'Ivoire annoncent des mesures communes pour faire face à la crise
Ce mardi 16 juin 2026, les présidents Alassane Ouattara et John Dramani Mahama animaient, à Abidjan, un sommet de l’Initiative Cacao Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana. À travers ce sommet, les deux premiers product...
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Will Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We are closing @goldperc.bsky.social after 12 years. Here I reflect on the times and what we made of them www.goldperc.uk/project_post...
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Looking back on PERC - Political Economy Research Centre
The Political Economy Research Centre is to close formally this summer. Here, founding Director, Will Davies, reflects on its twelve years of activity. It took two or three years before the causes, ef...
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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
So nice to see this piece out with @jacktaggart.bsky.social @policyrelevant.bsky.social and Peter Dauvergne on global environmental governance in a fracturing liberal political economy... We talk about climate, food and plastics governance as liberal norms erode...
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Some big thoughts on new economic thinking and rethinking development from @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social in conversation with David Peck #ICSDP www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZgf...
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Exploring Global Development with Dr. Sakari Saaritsa
YouTube video by David Peck Live
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Should be front page news in @theglobeandmail.com as well but I’m not holding my breath…. rfi.my/Cm6F
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Bilan carbone désastreux, chaleurs extrêmes: le Mondial de football, symbole puissant du dérèglement climatique
La météo, déséquilibrée par le changement climatique, sera un paramètre crucial du grand tournoi du football (11 juin-19 juillet, États-Unis, Mexique, Canada). L’événement, en retour, aggravera le réc...
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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
A must-read long interview with @thunen.bsky.social for anyone who wants to understand our current moment. One of the best, most nuanced discussions I've read on US power, with lots for Canadians to consider regarding how to deal with this declining, but still-powerful empire.
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
daaaamn london
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I’m getting on a plane tomorrow for the first time in seven years: some reflections 1/n
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Assassinat de Patrice Lumumba: décès d’Étienne Davignon, homme d’État belge
On apprend, ce lundi 18 mai, la mort à 93 ans de l’homme d’État belge, Étienne Davignon. Diplomate, politicien et dirigeant d’entreprises, il était revenu sous les feux des projecteurs, bien malgré lu...
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... The messy, chaotic and possibly quixotic quest to phase out fossil fuels
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The messy, chaotic and possibly quixotic quest to phase out fossil fuels
The inside story of a climate summit unlike any other
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
now thats an anecdote with a punch, from Gillian Tett www.ft.com/content/c0ae...
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This one is good as gold without even bothering to mention the Saudis telling Trump to get stuffed. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Drumpf Just Got Told to Get Fucked. In Mandarin. And There Ain't A Goddamn Thing He Can Do About It.
China just announced it will not recognise or enforce US sanctions. Translation: go fuck yourself, Donald.
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Oh look, something actually reasonably good coming out of the US this evening: Happy International #JazzDay www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86v...
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2026 International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert — Live in 4K from Chicago, USA
YouTube video by International Jazz Day
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 30/04/2026
Only 338 people have submitted requests for the fast-track residency scheme that the US president launched with great fanfare last year. ft.trib.al/puuUq2y
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The great commodities disruption giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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The great commodities disruption
Trump’s attack on Iran has served as a reminder of how interconnected the global economy remains
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Seems the @financialtimes.com has stopped its live blog on the largest energy crisis ever. Nothing to see here people - Hormuz is so old news….#facepalm
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
everything in american politics boils down to this
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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Americans, look in the mirror; this is exactly who you are. We 🇨🇦 no longer buy into the narrative that “this is not who we (the USA) are”.
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The US attempting to shakedown and threaten its erstwhile number one ally and partner will reverberate for decades. Canada will be far stronger w other more reliable partners
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Anyone teaching energy/IR/finance/ecology/political science etc, please do share with students & colleagues I concluded my talk with @picharbonnier.bsky.social wise words. Slides here: tinyurl.com/PolycrisisWe... @katemac.bsky.social & my podcast ELECTRIC WORLD ORDER tinyurl.com/PolycrisisPo...
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RFI @rfi.fr · 15/04/2026
Cameroun: arrivé à Yaoundé, le pape Léon XIV appelle à «briser les chaînes de la corruption»
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Cameroun: arrivé à Yaoundé, le pape Léon XIV appelle à «briser les chaînes de la corruption»
Le pape Léon XIV est arrivé au Cameroun dans l'après-midi du mercredi 15 avril pour une visite de quatre jours qui le conduira ensuite à Bamenda, dans le nord-ouest anglophone, et à Douala, la capitale économique. À Yaoundé, des milliers de fidèles et de curieux, amassés à l'aéroport et le long de son parcours jusqu'à la présidence de la République, l'ont accueilli chaleureusement.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 13/04/2026
Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.
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Canadians Visiting U.S. By Car Down 35% In 2 Years
Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A full on ban on the use/abuse of AI in the development of graduate-level research or writing is the right thing to do for students. Don't let bullshit technology cheat the next generation of researchers out of the essential skills they need to produce independent, original, and critical analyses.
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
From our Prime Minster, who I am increasingly convinced actually hates education.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
People will be closely studying how Hungary's opposition pulled off their win in such a pro-incumbent system. Important to note that the theme was corruption. Democrats need to get much better at calling out Trump's corruption.
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Alex Cobham @alexcobham.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
"Leaders of Countries [...] will never be extorted" might be more convincing a position if that hadn't been this administration's primary mode of international engagement
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 08/04/2026
The exercise of chokepoint sovereignty on the tollbooth model would be a remarkable return of the G77-style resource weapon long assumed outmoded.
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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Excited to see that the Group of 78's report on "Redefining Development in the New World Disorder" includes a recommendation re: funding an independent scientific task force to reassess, reorient, and strengthen the SDGs, and develop a more robust post-2030 agenda. group78.org/group-of-78-... #ICSDP
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Group of 78 2025 Conference Report Now Available – Group of 78 – Le Groupe des 78
On October 10, 2025, The Group of 78 hosted its 2025 Conference, Redefining Development in the New World Order: Harnessing AI and Innovative Finance to Reach the Sustainable Development Goals. It was ...
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Rana Foroohar @ranaforoohar.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
My latest Swamp Note with @peteratwater.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/ffac2b0e-4... When will Americans take the blame?
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When will Americans take the blame?
[FREE TO READ] US war of choice in Iran risks turning Americans into global pariahs
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Fernwood Publishing @fernpub.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
In light of recent media pieces arguing that public funds are wasted when they come to our publishing company, we have decided to write a short article about why we remain committed to putting our political commitments over profit-making. fernwoodpublishing.ca/news/view/wh...
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What does it mean to prioritize politics over profit?
Fernwood has been profiled in a few media pieces that attempt to discredit the public funding of arts and culture. These folks think it’s a waste for public money to be spent on a publisher that is po...
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Reasons for being less likely to travel to the US Political climate between Canada-US (67%) Trade relations (61%) No longer feeling safe to travel to the US (59% Don't feel welcome in the US (48%) Weak exchange rate (39%) Among others, from Leger
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Alex Cobham @alexcobham.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The FT trying to be a broad church is one thing. But publishing this, and by a contributing editor?
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Opinion: US economy
The case for Trump's tariffs looks strong a year on from 'liberation day'
Economists' lurid forecasts of disaster have not been realised 

Oren Cass
The writer is an FT contributing editor, chief economist at American Compass and writes the Understanding America newsletter
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