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Juliet Kaarbo

@jkaarbo.bsky.social
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Professor of Foreign Policy, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews; Founding Co-Director Scottish Council on Global Affairs www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-…

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 29/01/2026
The State of Global Peace & Security 24 February, 6pm-8.30pm Venue: Pathfoot Lecture Theatre, Pathfoot Building, @stir.ac.uk, FK9 4LE A roundtable discussion on state of global peace and security at 6pm on February 24th at @stir.ac.uk . scga.scot/2026/01/21/t...
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The State of Global Peace & Security
The Scottish Council on Global Affairs and the University of Stirling are delighted to host a roundtable discussion on the state of global peace and security at 6pm on February 24th at the University ...
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
New article with Beasley and Oppermann out in GSQ -- in a special forum on transitional orders, we discuss national role dynamics in the 'liminal space' between international orders, including sovereignty skirmishes (think Chagos, Greenland, Venezuela) academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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(Re-)Setting the World Stage: Role Theory and Transitional Orders
Abstract. This article offers a role theoretical perspective on transitional orders, the liminal space between one order and the next. Role theory understa
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New Podcast episode! 🚨 Trump’s Second Act: Leadership, Tariffs, and Tensions As 2025 draws to a close, we take a deep dive into a year of American politics and its global impact. With @mkblyth.bsky.social and @jkaarbo.bsky.social. 🎧 Listen now: uofgspotlight.com #UofGSpotlight
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 16/10/2025
🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
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Julia Calvert @juliacalvert.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Now with an issue #! @jkaarbo.bsky.social and I make the case for more research on the individual in IPE, and for more love between FPA & IPE. We look at taxes and personality profiles in South America to illisutrate out points. The profits of personality www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The profits of personality: advancing the fourth ‘I’ in international political economy research
Two decades after Hay’s classification of political economy research, not much has changed. Interests, institutions, and ideas continue to dominate, especially in international political economy (I...
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Our #UofGSpotlight episode Trump 2.0: What’s Next? hit 41,000+ listens!🎙️🌎 Revisit what was predicted and compare it to what’s unfolding now by listening to the episode with our guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social & @jkaarbo.bsky.social. Listen here 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
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Trump 2.0: What's next?
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A 'timely' article on US foreign policies toward Iran's nuclear programme. @risjnl.bsky.social
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Happy to be one of the many contributors, with @cristiancantir.bsky.social, to this new, very comprehensive Handbook of IR. Thanks @cameronthies.bsky.social
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
In our new blog, @juliacalvert.bsky.social and I discuss the role of Trump's personality in his tariffs, linking it to our recent @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the neglect of leader psychology in international political economy. www.duckofminerva.com/2025/05/trum...
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Trump’s Tariffs and the Profits (and Deficits) of Personality
Dominant theories of international political economy leave little room for the influence of individuals. They also never anticipated that the United States might seek to completely upend the global…
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
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Ariadne Collins @yolandaariadne.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Calling all scholars with expertise in the Middle East and Africa! Interested in joining us at the School of International Relations at St Andrews? If so, check out these (permanent) posts: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
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Lecturer - AC2593DD
Lecturer - AC2593DD, School of International Relations, Salary: £46,735 - £57,422 per annum, Start Date: 1 September 2025 , <p style="text-align: justify;">We wish to appoint two (2) Lecturers within...
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 16/04/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... For background and analysis of the "pandemic treaty" see our Insight report and related podcast at scga.scot/2024/02/14/g... #WHO #pandemic
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World Health Organization agrees legally binding pandemic treaty
The agreement is designed to ensure more cooperation between nations in the event of another pandemic.
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
My latest on @uk.theconversation.com Keir Starmer’s mindset is unlike other PMs — and that could matter when facing Trump. 🧠 A political psychology perspective @edinburghpir.bsky.social #PoliticalPsychology #Starmer #Trump #leaders
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Save the date! Looking forward to participating in this webinar, with @drcanbolat.bsky.social @oz7777.bsky.social and @isanet.bsky.social isanet-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Leaders in the Middle East and North Africa: How Ideology Shapes Foreign Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
Part of the Foreign Policy Book Talk Series The study of politics in the MENA region has traditionally been dominated by historical and case study approaches. In this innovative book, Özgür Özdamar a...
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Great piece on the importance of political leaders’ personalities, by the brilliant @consuelothiers.bsky.social !!
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Happy to talk with @cglgsta.bsky.social about my research! @standrewsir.bsky.social
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
@juliacalvert.bsky.social & I argue the importance of leaders in International Political Economy, examining windfall profit taxation in Ecuador & Peru, in @ripejournal.bsky.social
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May Darwich @maydarwich.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
It was great to talk to @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social in the Political Worldview podcast. In the episode, we discussed the ongoing Gaza war and its impact across the region
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Centre for Global Law and Governance @cglgsta.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
👇 EVENT THIS WEEK 👇 The CGLG's in-residence fellow, Julie Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social, is hosting a discursive seminar on Egypt's changing identity and foreign policy. All St Andrews students and staff are welcome to attend! 🕐 Wed 12th, 11:00–12:00 🚩 Arts Seminar 8 📩 RSVP irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
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May Darwich @maydarwich.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Trump's proposal of forcibly displacing Palestinians of Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula puts Egypt on edge. I offer my reflections on what's at stake for Egypt in The Conversation theconversation.com/egypt-on-edg...
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Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump
Since 1979, Egypt has been a central pillar of US policies in the Middle East.
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
That’s a wrap for the @isanet.bsky.social 2025 conference Great to see everyone and nice to have 5 former/current PhD students in a row at the @fpa-isa.bsky.social business meeting!
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Sercan Canbolat @drcanbolat.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Off to a great start at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social. Seeing familiar faces makes Chicago’s weather milder, too. 🤓 @bariskesgin.bsky.social @jkaarbo.bsky.social @consuelothiers.bsky.social @isanetexdir.bsky.social
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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
"What we likely have now is a more extreme and experienced version of Trump 1.0". Read IA’s latest blog post, where @jkaarbo.bsky.social gives the verdict on whether Trump has changed since his first presidency 👇 medium.com/internationa...
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Has Trump Changed?
Juliet Kaarbo discusses Trump’s ‘changed personality’ and how it may affect his second term.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
FYI, you can subscribe to our podcast on: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7d003Lw... or directly from the feed at Podbean: goodauthority.podbean.com
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Pleased to share my blog piece with International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social, linking my current Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.bsky.social research on how leaders change, my previous IA article on breaking bad, and Trump 2.0 medium.com/internationa...
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Has Trump Changed?
Juliet Kaarbo discusses Trump’s ‘changed personality’ and how it may affect his second term.
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 07/02/2025
Delighted to welcome Leo Varadkar on ‘St Andrews and the SCGA: Looking at how nations like Scotland and Ireland can provide a hub for discussion on international affairs" with @johnswinney.bsky.social- as Chair of @scga.scot passes from @uofglasgow.bsky.social to @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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Murray Pittock : @murrayp.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Terrific evening in St Andrews to mark transfer of @scga.bsky.social leadership from @uofgnews.bsky.social to St Andrews. Great speech on small nation leadership from former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar & great double act with First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social.
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Have you listened to the latest episode of the #UofGSpotlight podcast? @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social asks @jkaarbo.bsky.social, how serious are Trump's claims about Canada, Panama, and Greenland? 🎙️🌎 Tune into the episode for the full discussion! 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
💥4000 downloads over the weekend! 💥 Have you already listened to our latest episode of #UofGSpotlight on the return of Trump? 🎧 Tune in: www.uofgspotlight.com Featuring hosts @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social & @kezdugdale.bsky.social with guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social & @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Very much looking forward to the online roundtable "A World Order Out of Balance? Power, Populism, and the Shaping of Tomorrow’s Global Order", organized by @europeanisa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social eisa-net.org/online-event...
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
great to speak with @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social at Glasgow's Centre for Public Policy on Trump 2.0
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
NEW #UofGSpotlight podcast🚨 Hosts @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and @kezdugdale.bsky.social are joined by expert guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social and @jkaarbo.bsky.social to discuss the return of President Donald Trump and what's next for US and global politics. 🎧 www.uofgspotlight.com
Promotional graphic with the University of Glasgow and Centre for Public Policy logo. Text reads Season 5 Episode 1: Spotlight, Trump 2.0: What's next? With Michael Frazer and Juliet Kaarbo. The graphic features photos of the two speakers and hosts Kezia Dugdale and Nicola McEwen.
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Gordon Friedrichs @gordonfriedrichs.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
New article out now with the @ejir.bsky.social on "Ontological security crisis and role conception change: the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the European Union’s role conceptions“ available via open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 06/12/2024
@ukdefencejournal.org.uk @defensenews.bsky.social @europeansecurity.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social @munsecconf.bsky.social
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Here's a @goodauth.bsky.social explainer on when and how the president can deploy the military on domestic soil. Unexpectedly necessary clarification: this is about the US, not South Korea. goodauthority.org/news/can-the...
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The U.S. president has broad discretion on military matters.
The president-elect's proposed uses of the military on U.S. soil could draw the armed forces into partisan disputes.
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Nick Brooke @nstb.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Deadline to apply: 6th January 2025. More details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Associate Lecturer – AO1967RH
Associate Lecturer – AO1967RH, School of International Relations Salary: £37,999-£45,163 per annum pro rata Start date: 17 March or as soon as possible thereafter , <p>We wish to appoint two Associate...
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 04/11/2024
In our latest podcast, Dr Ilia Xypolia, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at University of Aberdeen; and Dr Zana Gul, Lecturer in International Politics at University of Stirling discuss their SCGA-funded project on the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, its aftermath and its lessons.
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The next 100 years of peace in the greater Middle East: Beyond the 1923 peace settlement and the reconfiguration of the East-West relations
Podcast Episode · Global Conversations, from Scotland · 04/11/2024 · 48m
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 17/11/2024
A Global Perspective on National Security: Announcing the National Security and Defence Documents Dataset scga.scot/2024/09/25/n...
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National Security & Defence Documents Dataset
Published now: a groundbreaking corpus & dataset of national security documents, offering unprecedented insights into the landscape of international security.
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 17/11/2024
Workshop Report: Conflict and Peacemaking in the Era of Global Fragmentation scga.scot/2024/10/02/c...
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Conflict and Peacemaking in the Era of Global Fragmentation
The University of St Andrews welcomed an expert workshop hosted by the Scottish Council on Global Affairs and the PeaceRep Consortium on conflict & peacemaking in the era of global fragmentation.
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 17/11/2024
SCGA Report: Networking nuclear research in Scotland and the UK scga.scot/2024/10/23/s...
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SCGA Report: Networking nuclear research in the UK
An SCGA Report Paper that focuses on nuclear research networks, collating for the first time a detailed database of nuclear weapons policy expertise at UK universities
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Here a starter pack for people working on foreign policy. Contact me to add you. go.bsky.app/GysdG6U
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Nick Brooke @nstb.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
Deadline to apply is 16th October. Links: Senior Lecturer: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... Lecturer: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 19/08/2024
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 27/12/2023
📢 Excited to share my latest commentary, 'Milei’s Leadership Examined,' in @GlobalAmericans. Discover how Javier Milei's personality could shape Argentina's foreign policy and the potential global implications #Milei #Argentina Read here 👇🇦🇷 theglobalamericans.org/2023/12/mile...
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Milei's Leadership Examined: Forecasting Potential Shifts in Argentina's Foreign Policy
Javier Milei's election as President of Argentina marks a significant political turn due to his libertarian stance and proposals for radical economic reform. His personality traits suggest he will be ...
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 08/12/2023
📢 Ever wondered how emotions shape international rivalries? My latest research in Foreign Policy Analysis Journal dives into the Bolivian-Chilean rivalry, revealing the crucial role of leaders' emotions in shaping foreign policy decisions. Read it here (open access) academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 08/12/2023
This month sees 75th anniversary of United Nations Genocide Convention. @scga.bsky.social talks with Prof Christian Tams of the Glasgow Centre for International Law & Security about its origins, development, challenges & ongoing relevance bit.ly/UNGC75 www.un.org/en/genocidep...
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 06/11/2023
In our latest Global Affairs podcast, Ben Martill, senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh joins us to look at UK-EU foreign policy relations post #Brexit and prospects for the future. #globalaffairs #foreignpolicy podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
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‎Scottish Council on Global Affairs: UK-EU foreign policy post-Brexit on Apple Podcasts
‎Show Scottish Council on Global Affairs, Ep UK-EU foreign policy post-Brexit - 3 Nov 2023
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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 28/09/2023
Juliet Kaarbo, Kai Opperman & Ryan Beasley: "He would not have brought together European and other allies in a multilateral front against Russia, due to mutual animosity and suspicion." ... and that's just the first in the list. www.duckofminerva.com/2023/09/what...
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What If Trump was President When Russia Invaded Ukraine?
If Donald Trump was President of the United States when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, instead of Joe Biden, Trump’s personality would have led to a very different U.S. response. Trump wo�...
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