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Ioana Belu

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Founder and Lead Scientist at Cambridge Sustainability Policy Lab

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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is bad on so many levels -- to want any kind of association with the deeply corrupt and criminal Trump administration is to accept a level of degradation and dehumanization unworthy of any leadership position. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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‘It was a definite quid pro quo.’ GOP donor who accused Guilfoyle of corruption speaks out
A Republican donor is accusing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking for $100,000 in exchange for access to top Trump administration officials. Amna Nawaz speaks with Eric Deters, a f...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Another dark day for the fighters against disinformation -- many privileged researchers in the field, in Europe and US, forget that this can literally become a sentence in many parts of the world. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Egyptian journalists from fact-checking website facing terrorism charges
Matsda2sh rejects the accusation by prosecutors that its entire newsroom belongs to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is where Nkem's story of activism begins. I invite you all to read it and find inspiration in it.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Too many young people are disillusioned with the systems around them, so they choose to turn a blind eye and take that lucrative job, albeit shallow and performative to an extreme, only for it to feel increasingly like a betrayal to themselves.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In this essay, Nkem Agunwa reflects on her journey as a human rights defender all over #Africa, and on what it means to be #Nigerian of #Igbo descent. It's the story of a person with a conscience for doing the right thing, and I know it will resonate with many of you.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Increasingly, we live in a global society that values privilege over dignity and might over right. I am one of many, still, continuing to value integrity and refusing to walk that path, despite increasingly high personal and professional costs.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
To this day, the now-entrenched local power structures, along with their inherently corrupt political economies, might prevent many of us from returning and truly contributing to a better path for our democracies.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I was delighted to be given the opportunity to recommend Nkem to The British Academy, and it was the easiest recommendation I ever had to give. I see it as a duty, too, for those of us who've know hardships and persecution in our countries of birth, to always lend a helping hand.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"As with every Nigerian gathering, talking about failures in governance was always the center of the conversation. However, they would typically speak in hushed tones when they expressed critical views... This was the thick of Military dictatorship in Nigeria."
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I got chills reading the beginning of this essay, not only due to the talented writing that grips you w a deeply personal account, but also because it evokes realities well-known to many of us. Nkem is Acting Global Programs Director @witnessorg.bsky.social cambridgesustainability.org/nkem-agunwa/
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Cambridge Sustainability — Nkem Agunwa
A policy research lab for a sustainable human development around the world
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Big day on many fronts for the "follow the money" folks, aka those of us working to combat information and financial fraud, as expert economists in this field.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My cats would fall sometimes from different places, in a really ridiculous way and with a loud boom, but they would look at me and start stretching, as if to say "I totally meant to do that, it was the plan all along".
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A rare instance of everyone in one place
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Spanish government has declassified the existing information regarding the start of the migrants crisis in Ceuta. You can find it all at this link: www.lamoncloa.gob.es/consejodemin...
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Publicación de los informes y comunicaciones sobre la situación de Ceuta
Esta web pone a disposición de la ciudadanía los informes, alertas y comunicaciones emitidos entre el 1 y el 31 de julio relativos a la situación en Ceuta.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We talked about the value of peace, during his peace negotiation process with FARC, which I covered at length at the time, from an economy and investment perspective. There are still useful lessons to be learned. businessintelunit.com/en/index/ind...
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Business Intelligence Unit | Colombia's Strengths and Opportunities - Exclusive Interview with President Juan Manuel Santos
Business Intelligence Unit
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We're preparing a report on stability & predictability in electoral processes, in light of the destabilizing forces that rear their heads ahead of the electoral year in Spain, so I'm reminded of the exclusive interview I had with then-President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos in the fall of 2014...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I procrastinated reading this article on procrastination. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/itam...
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Procrastination: thief of more than time
Dreamer, Rebel or Zigzagger? Research reveals nine types of procrastinators and how to help them all
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It's cloud illusions I recall...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We need all hands on deck when it comes to responsible AI and we haven't got a moment to waste in mobilizing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Trying to mop the floor with 2 mini cats and 6 maxi cats around should be an olympic sport... forget crossfit, this is where it's at...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"It's the right thing to do." I really hope this becomes the norm in the future. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Instead of selling, business owner donates company to trust for charity
Last month, Eddie Smith, the owner of Grady-White Boats in Greenville, North Carolina, made waves when he announced that he was pledging nearly all his company's future profits to charity. Instead of ...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"For decades, we have had a logistics model in the Middle East that allowed our ships to be supplied and replenished and indeed even repaired in the ports on the Gulf, whether it was Jebel Ali for the larger ships or Bahrain. And that has gone away." www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is what happens when AIPAC starts losing elections and the politicians realize it's time to get with the program... The settlers are now all of the sudden engaging in acts of terrorism, according to the US admin, and are deterred by Isrl's army. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Palestinian American family recounts siege of West Bank home by Israeli settlers
Israeli settlers laid siege to the home of an Palestinian American family in the occupied West Bank, sparking condemnation from the U.S. ambassador and an Israeli military response. Nick Schifrin spok...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is what happens when you have self-absorbed psychopaths in charge www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Taken by yours truly, on this date, in the year of our lord 2011, in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. No need whatsoever for a filter
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A good interview to explain why Iran doesn't mind a war of attrition & is learning every day. They want to exact a high cost as to discourage future aggression. This is a regime that murders in cold blood thousands of their own citizens, they'll keep going... www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Top adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guard leader sits down for rare interview
As the war with Iran continues its uneasy stalemate, we're hearing from a top adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the force largely responsible for border and interna...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Alea iacta est. www.infolibre.es/opinion/plaz...
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La adaptación al cambio climático debe incluir responsabilidades penales de los políticos
Debemos frenar la impunidad climática
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Climate adaptation also means adapting our laws to prosecute politicians for criminal negligence in the policies that they pursue.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Ah lines at the gas pump, like the good old days...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"Every six months or so, Mohammed has needed surgery because of the deep scar tissue caused by rat bites. Rats cause these infections, and when it gets really bad, he's undergone further surgery. I don't want Mohammed to suffer anymore." www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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World Cup brings Gazans moments of joy and hope amid devastation
Sunday’s World Cup final is expected to be watched by more than 1 billion people. As the tournament comes to a close, we have an inside look at how it has helped Palestinians in Gaza find moments of c...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
His green eyes have me melting...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
My serious mode is not so serious
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I keep cutting it, but it keeps growing at lightning speed lately, so I might as well let it do its thing 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"If you don't stop, I will come kiss you right now!" is a very effective threat for cats who treasure their personal space...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I took the Minister and her aids on a Cambridge stroll to take the iconic picture, and we had a great time while at it.
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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The next Cambridge Disinformation Summit will be held 23 through 25 March 2027 at the University of Cambridge. Next year's Summit will focus on incentives and power infrastructures that support malign cognitive influence and disinformation campaigns. www.jbs.cam.ac.uk\disinfo-2027
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Post-conference chill
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Thank you very much @jagolinzer.bsky.social for supporting our work at Cambridge Sustainability Policy Lab and for your invaluable contribution to our keynote conversation today.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A first glance of what you can expect from our Forum -- delighted to welcome Aly Rahim from the World Bank to our community. Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-... www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Ui...
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Scaling innovation through multilateralism and government partnership
YouTube video by Cambridge Sustainability Policy Lab
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If we're going to do it in Cambridge, we might as well go full-on Cambridge
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Daisy season Thank the lord I can just step outside to this view to clear my head
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
At the receiving end of it all was Mónica García Gómez, the Spanish Minister of Health, who, through clear and concise communication and impeccable international coordination, was able to ensure that we've already almost forgotten about last month's real global health scare. Join us lnkd.in/dUZG4b3Z
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
...from mice participating in triathlons, to admiration for their intelligence, knowing that disembarking at night would be more effective for their mission to infect at scale.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
His claim that the mice aboard the ship (no evidence they existed) would "get off the ship in the middle of the night and endanger the people of the Canary Islands" was followed, depending on the political spectrum, by panic or by a flood of memes ridiculing his statements...
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
During the hantavirus crisis, as the cruise ship was heading to Spain to allow the passengers to disembark under the strictest quarantine protocols, the regional president of the islands instrumentalized the crisis for political gains, using it to spread panic in a highly polarized political context
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
What do intelligent mice, fast swimming, and a virus have in common? A cruise ship headed to the Canary Islands, apparently. Mónica García Gómez, the Spanish Minister of Health, will talk to us about a rare success story in managing a global crisis in her conversation with @jagolinzer.bsky.social 🧵
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Every now and then I'm reminded of what a remarkable writer Hannah Arendt was. It should be mandatory reading everywhere.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I dream of a mini-vacay when I can sleep surrounded by puffiness and binge-watch all the seasons of Fargo, and then sleep some more, only interrupted by purrs and kisses to puffy foreheads. When will that happen? I do not know.
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Ioana Belu @ioanabelu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Good times www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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New proposal would give Trump officials more control over scientific research grants
The Trump administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul on how the federal government awards billions of dollars in research grants. But researchers say it could allow the administration to limit an...
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