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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This was Emma’s last project. She gave it her everything, working out of hospitals in very difficult circumstances. In the end she ran out of time and life. I then spent the next 18 months doing my best to complete the project as Emma had envisaged it. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Why are we standing by and watching this happen? “Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an ⁠independent UN inquiry has found…. about 30% of the people killed by Israeli forces have been children.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds

Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist

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David S. Moon @daimoon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I have a provocatively titled piece in the latest issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social, in which I propose that among the lessons of the “Epstein files” revelations is the value of a properly directly, healthy paranoia suited to an age of opaque networks, dark money, and unaccountable elites. (1/2)

Title: In defence of paranoia: rethinking
politics after the Epstein Files

Abstract: Th is article argues that a refl exive dismissal of ‘conspiracy’ has left political analysis blind to the routine operations of elite collusion, a failure exposed in stark terms by the Epstein case. It calls for a disciplined, evidence-led ‘paranoia’ capable of tracking power across the opaque ‘parapolitical’ networks that structure contemporary politics.

Just as politics itself has a ‘Too Difficult’ box32 – long-term problems such as
climate change or media regulation that are quietly shelved because they are
complex, unpopular, or resistant to accessible solutions – so too, it seems, does
political studies. Structural questions about the influence of security services,
corporate lobbyists and/or organised crime on democratic outcomes are almost
entirely nudged to the margins, bracketed as conspiratorial and excluded from
peer-reviewed publication. Instead, answers are sought where data is more
accessible and ostensibly transparent – elections, legislatures, policy pro-
grammes – and approached in turn from a perspective buuilt upon broadly
pluralistic assumptions. This matters, because despite their relatively small
readerships, the outputs academia produce provides a key evidential basis that
structures wider political discourses.
When political scholarship declines to grapple with these darker dimensions
and subsequently fails those seeking reliable, authoritative sources, it cedes
fertile ground that can, in turn, be exploited by more malicious or misguided
actors. Movements like QAnon weave genuine historical conspiracies – such as
MK-ULTRA, Operation CHAOS, or Project Paperclip – into their narratives of
mass deception. In doing so they blur truth and fabrication to increase the per-
suasiveness of their fantastical claims.33 In short, when scholarship fails to offer
rigorous analyses that take account of the darker workings of power, demagogues
and opportunists readily fill the void.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

“This is a war of attrition. But the pressures building within Russia are the biggest threat to Putin.”

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Russia On The Brink

Putin is under pressure on every front

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Oisín Tansey @oisintansey.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Great to see our new book out in the real world, with @birtegippert.bsky.social @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social and Sarah von Billerbeck. "United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism" is now available here: academic.oup.com/book/59435 We hope you read and enjoy!

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

“Don’t bring me to The Hague.” Philippine senator vows to fight International Criminal Court order to arrest him over killings... while hiding from law enforcement in the Philippines' Senate apnews.com/article/phil... #Bato #Philippines

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Philippine senator vows to fight International Criminal Court order to arrest him over killings

A Philippine senator says he will fight any attempt to send him to the International Criminal Court to be prosecuted for an alleged crime against humanity and adds he never condoned extrajudicial kill...

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

When I hear Trump declare a “complete victory”, I’m reminded of the time the USA played England in a football match.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

End of an era. Martin's last regular column for the Grauniad.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

A list of around sixty institutions/scholarships etc offering financial support for Palestinian students to study at undergraduate, MA and PhD level A tremendous compilation by Dr Tom Walsh & other academics docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Financial Aid and Study Opportunities for Palestinian Students

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Financial Aid and Study Opportunities for Palestinian Students

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

A perpetrators peace with colonial terms and conditions

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The U.S., reduces funding to the United Nations (UN). The UN scales down peacekeeping in countries such as the Central African Republic which undoubtedly increases the risk of mass violence If governments were genuinely committed to mass atrocity prevention they would plug the gaps left by the U.S.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Job: the University of Leeds is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Political Theory to a fixed-term position for 12 months. Closing date Friday 11 July It’s a warm, friendly, respectful working environment in a diverse & vibrant city. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lectureship in Political Theory

Are you a political theory academic with an open and inclusive approach to the discipline? Are you passionate about delivering an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group U...

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

In one year, the number of Brits seeing the US as a threat to world peace has doubled

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

If international law was a place, Trump would bomb it

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Bombs #Gaza See the article “Organised Callousness: Gaza and the Sociology of War” by Sinisa Malesevic and Lea David in the Journal of Genocide Research, 2025, pp.1-25

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I missed this post last week as I was busy falling down & fracturing my arms & ankle (!) but pleased to finish Z before the accident Huge thanks to @mybisa.bsky.social for the support. I’ll add some comments from the public below, academics should def do these things more

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

A proud moment as one of my former phd students publishes a new open access article . .

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The A-Z series in international politics (online for free) rumbles on to X for the X article youtube.com/shorts/5uAAs...

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X for X article (socialism v capitalism).

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

As Duterte was arrested last week, my former co-author @euanraffle.bsky.social wrote a thread. I posted a video about his arrest on TikTok & had around 70 angry messages from the public in the Philippines telling me Duterte is the best leader the country has ever had. Says a lot about populism.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Thank you to @mybisa.bsky.social for the on-going support. I think the series has had around 500,000 views across all platforms & I’d be happy to run a public engagement workshop for those interested.

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Nothing to worry about, I'm sure.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Humbled. For those interested in the data. Q for Queer Theory generated 4,600 views on Instagram with 39 comments. FYI: I do include ‘books to read’ on Instagram but they aren’t on the YouTube videos shared by BISA because of YouTube’s copyright threshold.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

On World Book Day, the first ever book from the Central African Republic translated into English Co-wives, Co-Widows reflects the struggle for justice that two women face when their husband dies. It would make a nice gift & one hopes, would help authors in the Central African Republic.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

My latest article, 'Farewell the Responsibility to Protect? False death, grave crisis, future opportunities', is now out in International Affairs. Thank you to the team at IA, reviewers and those that offered comments along the way. May interest those at #ISA2025 academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...

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Farewell the Responsibility to Protect? False death, grave crisis, future opportunities

Is the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm dead? Critics of R2P have focused on its lack of influence upon recent humanitarian crises. Exploring the false

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onion person @junlper.beer · 26/02/2025

i think everyone needs to stop framing whats going on as “bending the knee” and what’s really happening which is “they’re finally feel free to do what they’ve always wanted to do”

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

For those interested in academic-public engagement. The A-Z series on international politics is generating over 60,000 views per month on Instagram alone. The series is kindly promoted by @mybisa.bsky.social

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

As part of my A-Z series to foster public engagement with international relations, O for International Order. youtube.com/shorts/Qf4Fh...

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O for International Order.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

“So many of these things are so wildly illegal that I think they’re playing a quantity game and assuming the system can’t react to all this illegality at once.”

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Forthcoming in International Affairs this March. . . .

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

📣Announcement📣 Politics & Gender Conference 2025 A conference celebrating 20 years of P&G for scholars working on all aspects of women, gender, & politics. 📅 May 28-29, 2025 📍 Rutgers University CFP: mlkrook.org/PAGC_CFP_202... Website: www.pagconference.org Submit: forms.gle/nc6ZpaEX7qnz...

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Call for Participation

Dates May 28-29, 2025 (with graduate student pre-conference reception on May 27) Location Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Contact pag@apsanet.org Conference Website http://pagcon...

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

If any other academics are engaging with the public via social media, I’d love to chat sometime

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

2025 marks 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. With this in mind, this week’s video in the A-Z series looks at N for Never Again. youtube.com/shorts/9cooQ...

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Never Again

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Thanks! For those interested in the data behind the public engagement, at the halfway point (M for Money) the series has around 300,000 views and 3000+ followers across platforms.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Thanks again to @mybisa.bsky.social for promoting. It’s worth explaining that the intended audience is the general public. If you are an academic who’s written a book on any of these themes, feel free to condense your work into a 90 sec video for general consumption. It’s not easy!

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

L for Legitimacy which includes a brief discussion of Kosovo, the Taliban & Putin. This is the 12th video in the A-Z series on International Politics which sets out to foster public engagement. youtube.com/shorts/e7geF...

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L for Legitimacy (12th video in the A-Z series on International Politics)

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Amnesty Investigation concludes its Genocide in Gaza www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

@BISA is such a supportive organisation. I’m humbled.

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 29/11/2024

I couldn't find a #FeministIR starter pack, so I took a first rather random stab at it. As I am bound to have missed relevant people (still struggling with the platform), so please let me know if you would like to be added. Apologies in advance. #gender #feminism #IR

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Birte Julia Gippert @birtegippert.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

🎉🎉🎉 Our new book 'United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism' with @oisintansey.bsky.social, @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social, and Sarah von Billerbeck is now available for pre-order and will be open access with Oxford University Press from February 2025 🎉🎉🎉 (1/5)

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

This image. On one hand, the UK Parliament is calling for submissions on how a ceasefire in Gaza can be achieved. On the other hand, the US inc arms sales to Isreal by $680 million.

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Naazneen Barma @naazneenbarma.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center has announced a new Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Research Fellowship. These will provide support for policy-relevant research on the prevention or mitigation of mass atrocities. Apply by December 7. www.ushmm.org/genocide-pre...

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Call for Applications: Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Research Fellowships - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The fellowships will provide support for policy-relevant research on the prevention or mitigation of mass atrocities.

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