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Jane Kinninmont

@janekinninmont.bsky.social
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Chief executive @una-uk.bsky.social and regular on @disordershow.bsky.social; formerly at @theeln.bsky.social, The Elders, Chatham House, and the Economist Intelligence Unit (not all at once); working on peace and international cooperation

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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Spoke to World Is One News about the Strait of Hormuz and what role European countries may be able to play: youtu.be/zZErMosKB_k?...
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US-Iran War: NATO Allies Weigh Options To Keep Strait Of Hormuz Open | WION News
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today is the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
About to join BBC Radio Scotland to discuss Andy Burnham’s first foreign visit as PM - to Kyiv today to bolster support for Ukraine.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Back from work today and joining Bloomberg TV to discuss the latest geopolitics around Iran and Ukraine in an increasingly conflict-ridden world
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Spoke to LBC this morning about the arrogance, belligerence and propensity for miscalculation involved in the war between Trump’s US and an increasingly IRGC led Iran - youtu.be/nQklDzpPmMA?...
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US launches seventh night of strikes as Hormuz tensions escalate
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Chinese opinion formers talking about islands in the Philippines actually being Chinese
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
7/ Iran also attacked a former US base in Syria on July 17, likely to deter the Syrian government from undertaking any serious operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
5/ Iran attacked US targets in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, and Oman on July 16 and 17 as part of Iran’s ongoing effort to impose costs on US allies and partners in the region and discourage them from supporting US efforts to undermine Iranian control of the strait.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Emerging possibility of an excellent ENG-ESP final on Sunday! #worldcup
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Twice as likely to die early.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Reporting back on the NATO summit on @disordershow.bsky.social - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
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Ep 194. Farage vs Count Binface, reflections on the NATO Summit and America
Podcast Episode · Disorder · 14 July · 55min
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Great to talk to Jason @disordershow.bsky.social this week about the #NATOSummit and, unexpectedly, @countbinface.bsky.social. You can hear it here if you subscribe for less than the price of an ice cream each month! disorder.supportingcast.fm
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Disorder | Disorder
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
About to go on BBC Scotland to talk about Iran and the Gulf - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio Scotland - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
At @chathamhouse.org #CHLondon London conference today for doibke whammy of Hermer and Lammy - big British government speeches in defence of the rule of law
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Just back from #Ankara and about to go on @bbcwales.bsky.social to talk about the NATO summit and the breakdown of the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My morning routine #July #influencer 1am wake up and find out game is not till 2am 2am hit snooze x 5 3am COME ON ENGLAND 4.15 watch sunrise, hear crowds singing 5am sleep 6am get up to go to Stansted for work flight to NATO summit Not looking my best but got passport Tired ppl smiling on trains
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Peter Salisbury @peterjsalisbury.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I had a great time on @disordershow.bsky.social talking to former colleague and fellow Scot @janekinninmont.bsky.social about the work I've been doing with colleagues on the local and global shifts that have transformed the Iran-backed 'Axis of Resistance' over the past 2 decades t.co/EKfrvocyKU
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Great to be at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social today to moderate a discussion with @peterjsalisbury.bsky.social on a major new report on the evolution and ecosystem of the “axis of resistance” in the Middle East - and now the Horn of Africa
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Great evening at @rbgkew.bsky.social where UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres received the Kew Medal for his leadership in global climate action. Incredible to be surrounded by so much beauty in one of the UK’s top scientific institutions which does so much international cooperation.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Great speech by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Guildhall on @londonclimateactionweek
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
England: a place where the sun shines, the national football team is victorious and the Labour Party is popular!
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Could Burnham be the heir to Obama, Clinton, and Blair, and the true leader of the G6?
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Jewish-Arab Movement @standing-together.bsky.social Launches Knesset Run With Party Built on 'Politics of Hope' www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Jewish-Arab movement Standing Together launches Knesset run with new party
Co-founders Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood Will Lead A Place for Us All, a Jewish-Arab Party Seeking to Mobilize Voters Who Would Otherwise Abstain, and Which Pledges Equal Representation for Jews and ...
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Most British people recognise that Muslims in the UK face prejudice and support government action to tackle it - @hyphenonline.com hyphenonline.com/2026/06/15/m...
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Most Brits think UK Muslims face prejudice, survey finds - Hyphen
Some 61% support government action against anti-Muslim prejudice, suggesting Tory pledge to scrap equality duty is out of step with public
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Being on Bluesky is in itself a form of age verification.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Glad to be at @chathamhouse.org to hear @open-society.bsky.social president @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social opening a panel on new advocates & the future of int’l human rights. The starting point: Clearer than ever that human rights were never a gift, but won through struggle; moral leadership is shifting
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Dashed back home from our Disorder live recording just in time to join the BBC News channel to discuss the latest on the Middle East - starting in 5 mins
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Join us for a special live recording of @disordershow.bsky.social at the @una-uk.bsky.social, 5.30-7.30 on 8th June. Exclusively for members of the Mega Orderers Club - join via disorder.supportingcast.fm/subscription - or UNA-U.K. &check out this week’s episode - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7chV...
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Can Israel oust Bibi? How would Reform govern? What is the UAE doing? Your Questions Answered
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Glad to speak to @lewisgoodall.com about Iran, the US, and when is a ceasefire not a ceasefire? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrjB...
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'Trump is reinventing the ceasefire' | LBC
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
About to join Lewis Goodall’s show on @lbc.co.uk to talk about Iran and the U.S. - live-streamed here www.youtube.com/@LBCOfficial...
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Welcome to LBC – the home of live debate on YouTube. Whether you want the latest on current affairs, news or want to join in the conversation around UK politics and culture, or you simply want to be ...
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
TOMORROW live in London, moderated by Lyse Doucet of the BBC with questions crowdsourced from around the world!
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire? Spoke to BBC Radio Wales this evening on the tangled mess of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran - 42 mins in on this link - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio Wales Drive - With John-Paul Davies - BBC Sounds
Everything you need to know as you head home.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Delighted that we have 4 of the 5 candidates standing to be the next UN Secretary General coming to London next Thursday for a live debate - book your tickets here! - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-leader... @una-uk.bsky.social
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The leader the world needs: Appointing the next UN Secretary-General
Who should be the next leader of the UN? Hear from candidates standing to be the next Secretary-General and help shape the conversation.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Totally curious as to how/why I just had a 10% increase in followers here—any clues?
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In this week’s @disordershow.bsky.social I’m delighted to sit down with @londonvinjamuri to discuss Trump in China and the U.K. in a political mess - youtu.be/Rq6g1aL5yHY
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Why did Trump visit China?
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Join us this Thursday lunchtime for an in depth conversation with Katrina Manson on her incredibly timely new book on Project Maven: The dawn of AI warfare. A few in person tickets remaining—and you can also join online. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/project-ma...
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Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, & the Dawn of AI Warfare
Join us for a conversation with author Katrina Manson on her new book exploring the rapid rise of AI in modern warfare and its ethical stake
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Great to be in Oxford today for the Oxford Network of Peace Studies conference at St John’s College. Liked the opening line about the UN being still “20 years younger than Sir David Attenborough”.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
UNA-UK urges the UK government to pursue peace-focused tech partnerships una.org.uk/una-uk-urges...
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UNA-UK urges the UK government to pursue peace-focused tech partnerships - UNA-UK
The United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK) is profoundly concerned by the implications of the UK government choosing to embed Palantir Technologies so deeply in the state and public sector.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I’ll be joining @listentotimesradio.bsky.social just after 8pm tonight to discuss the reports that Iran and the US may reach a framework agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Getting ready to join World Is One News to (try to) make sense of the latest with Iran and the U.S.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Up bright and early to talk to @business @BloombergTV about the U.S., Iran and the Strait of Hormuz - on at 6.15am
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
For more on Iran, check out my recent five part series including this great interview with @sanambna.bsky.social
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
In which we discuss Orban, human rights in Iran, and the need to distinguish between opposition to Israeli state policies and antisemitism - at a time when both are on the increase for very different reasons. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
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Ep 180. Is the Iran War on or off? Is Hormuz open or closed? Is Orban’s fall the end of neo-populism?
Podcast Episode · Disorder · 28 April · 53min
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
What’s really going on with Sudan’s war? youtube.com/shorts/MgrGp...
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What the world gets wrong about the Sudan war
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
About to go on @lbc.co.uk to talk about Iran
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ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined @janekinninmont.bsky.social on Disorder Podcast, discussing the future of #Iran, why conflicts escalate, & whether a more inclusive & broader approach to #peace is possible. 🎧 Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Foe...
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How does global peace move forward? | Future of Iran
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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Whoa. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S.
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Joining @lbc.co.uk now with @jameshansonradio.bsky.social to discuss the Iran war, #IslamabadTalks and the question callers are discussing today - is the war ending in humiliation for the U.S.? Share your thoughts on 0345 60 60 973 /Text 84850 or WhatsApp 0345 60 60 973
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Glad to be joining Adrian Chiles now on @bbc5live now (11-12 BST) to discuss the week’s news, especially Iran, Russia and Artemis
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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I sat down with five thoughtful experts on Iran, all of whom are women from Iran living outside Iran, to hear a range of views on what’s next. Here’s the first in a series. Has the Iranian regime changed - for the worse? | The Future of Iran youtu.be/2wuJt7J7bgY?si… via @YouTube
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Has the Iranian regime changed - for the worse? | The Future of Iran
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