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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Archival research is a tough, and sometimes disheartening job. However it is never never uninteresting: at the Historical Papers Research Archive, in Johannesburg, I got to see handwritten letters by Mandela and Zuma. As a bonus, they have the the coolest reading room ever, and great staff!

Image of the reading room of the Historical Papers Research Archive, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The image shows a set of bookshelves filled with books, tables and chairs and a big banner where one can read “The People Shall Govern!”.

Image of the reading room of the Historical Papers Research Archive, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The image shows a library office environment, and a big banner where one can read “The People Shall Govern!”.

A scan of a hand signed letter by Jacob Zuma, that reads “Yours in the struggle, Jacob Zuma”.

Snippet image of Nelson Mandela’s hand signature.

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Last week, I had the honor of visiting the Royal Canadian Navy offshore patrol vessel HMCS Margaret Brooke during its port call in Rio de Janeiro as part of Operation Projection.

Royal Canadian Navy offshore patrol vessel HMCS Margaret Brooke during a port call at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Megan A. Stewart @meganastewart.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

On the way to victory, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) integrated governance as part of its broader strategy and used its governance to signal ideas about its post-war commitments to the international community, which is very common among rebel groups: edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/w...

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Syrian rebel leader speaks to CNN in exclusive interview | CNN

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant leader of the main group driving Syria’s armed opposition, speaks exclusively to CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh about the goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, Hayat Tahrir Al-...

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Library stacks at the University of Michigan. These places are enchanted spaces and I love them. It's here that you'll find the old, forbidden, forgotten, dusty books of trouble, rebellion, resistance, and knowledge. This place doesn't care about bestsellers, face-out displays, etc.

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

a couple of people have asked what the point of having UN peacekeepers on the ground to just be sitting ducks, and I just want to note this is actually in part the purpose they're supposed to sere: their *presence* is supposed to deter violence because you're not supposed to *want* to target them

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

A FGV RI | Escola de Relações Internacionais está buscando um profissional para compor nossa equipe, no cargo de Assessor de Coordenação. Estamos recebendo candidaturas até dia 04 de Outubro de 2024, seguindo as instruções disponíveis em ri.fgv.br/noticias/pro.... Participe do processo seletivo!

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George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Cue polsci process tracing paper: How did Taylor Swift's endorsement led to Kamala Harris being elected US president.

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

British airports are the only (non-party related) places where it is not only consistently OK to - but rather where one is generally expected to - drink beer at six in the morning. It feels a tiny bit like being at a parallel universe. Mallorca is where the heart is, I guess.

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 04/06/2024

If there's one thing that is shared by the entire mankind, regardless of culture or place is the utter desperation to get out of a plane once it pulls into the gate. Someone should study its unifying power.

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

“Meus senhores, como todos sabem, há diversas modalidades de Estado. Os estados socialistas, os estados capitalistas e o estado a que chegámos. Ora, nesta noite solene, vamos acabar com o estado a que chegámos!” - Salgueiro Maia, 25 de Abril de 1974.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 20/04/2024

Timeless

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 02/03/2024

Cybersecurity is one of the greatest concerns of our generation, I tell my students 😂🤦🏻.

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

The power of sharing a meal with someone else is grossly underrated. Especially if there's some cultural dimension to it, and even more if it also involves the individuals cooking to each other. Food is one of the best ways of showing you care, of showing you dare to understand.

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

I guess society was/is not ready for the advent of videocalls over 4G/5G on mobile phones. It is surprising we thought we would, because we also proved not to be ready for the advent of powerful speakers built into mobile phones.

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

Also found on other places. Mastodon/Fediverse: @driotinto@sciences.social Threads: @driotinto@threads.net Twitter: @driotinto

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 15/01/2024

We live in a society (existentialcomics.com/comic/525)

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Daniel Rio Tinto @driotinto.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

Security Studies (the journal) has just published an entire issue on the important topic of race and IR, but with a focus on security topics. It's worth your time. Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fsst20/3....

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