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Newcastle University Geography @ncl-geography.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

📝 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀! Our colleague, Dr Mohamed El-Shewy (@moshewy.bsky.social) has published a new paper, in 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊: 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦. Check it out! ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Geography at Durham @geogdurham.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming Mark Griffiths (GPS, Newcastle University) to the Department on January 13th (2-4pm, room W010) to speak about his book Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in Palestine (University of Minnesota Press, 2025) in conversation with Dr. Lauren Martin from Durham Geography.

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👻Notorischer User dieser Plattform🎃 @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

While other AI companies are still struggling to monetize #genAI, Google has found an obvious solution: Sell it to the military. Now, U.S. soldiers can unleash the power of AI for tasks such as «summarizing policy handbooks,» a task that will certainly prove vital on the battlefields of the future

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Google is powering a new US military AI platform

“The future of American warfare is here, and it’s spelled A-I.”

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Sophia Goodfriend @sophiagoodfriend.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

My latest for @972mag.com reveals how Palantir and Dataminr have been involved in hashing out the Trump-backed "peace plan" for Gaza. It's a story of how US surveillance firms are poised to sediment a new paradigm of Israeli control over the strip www.972mag.com/ai-surveilla...

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AI-powered surveillance firms are gunning for a share of Gaza spoils

The presence of Palantir and Dataminr at the new U.S. military compound in Israel offers a glimpse of how tech companies are cashing in on the genocide.

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Geographies of Coloniality and Everyday Violence Research Group @gocep.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Tiina Järvi and @mikkojorge.bsky.social write about infrastructure, generators, and atmospheric politics of pollution in Lebanon: ’Breathing atmospheres of failure: The matter of pollution in Beirut’ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

I recommend reading this report by Dr. Suliman Baldo @SulimanBaldo and Ahmed Soliman on gold and the war in Sudan. It demonstrates that most of the gold extracted from Sudan is ending up in the UAE, including gold mined in SAF controlled areas. www.chathamhouse.org/sites/defaul...

Map of gold exports from RSF and SAF controlled areas out of the country (primarily to the UAE).

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Marina Veličković @marinavelickovic.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

taken command of the ship is a real funny way to spell hijacking is that us english british english or spineless english

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TIBG @tibg.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

A note from the Editors, in solidarity with our colleagues across the sector.

TIBG Editor Statement, 2025

As editors for TIBG we acknowledge the extremely challenging circumstances facing many of our colleagues both within and outside the UK as a result of funding cuts, institutional restructuring, and redundancies. We write in solidarity with geographers and academics experiencing emotional distress and uncertainty arising from unjust university management processes and decisions.

We recognise this difficult situation may have implications for how colleagues will and can engage with TIBG. This may result in increased pressure to publish. It could also limit colleagues’ capacity to take on tasks such as journal reviewing.

We are striving to do our best for both authors and reviewers; balancing our commitments to making timely decisions on papers, whilst also recognising that some reviewers may need more time. We understand too that it will not always be possible to review a paper. If you have any concerns about a paper you have submitted for consideration in TIBG, if you need additional time to undertake a review, or would like advice around publishing in the journal, please contact us at: journals@rgs.org.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

🌟Our call for papers is now open for our BISA- @isanet.bsky.social Joint International Conference 2025 with over 20 different workshops to choose from! 🌟 Deadline June 13 with the workshops being held in Newcastle in October! More info - buff.ly/W2uggrj ISA website - buff.ly/5GE6wf4

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Call for papers: BISA-ISA joint workshops - Transforming the International: Scholarship and Solidarity in a World of Inequalities

Submit your paper proposal for the BISA-ISA joint workshops taking place in October 2025.

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Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I spoke with the @financialtimes.com on the topic of AI use for targeting for their Tech Tonic podcast. The full episode is available here www.ft.com/content/a203...

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Future weapons: Battlefield AI

How new Israeli defence tech in Gaza is changing the way wars are being fought

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Michael Richardson @richardsonma.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The fascistic AI imagery of the grotesque Trump Gaza video aims to alienate, disaffect, and deny futures. The point is not to coalesce publics behind visions of the future, but to assert power over futurity itself through the shitty banality of its anesthetics.

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👻Notorischer User dieser Plattform🎃 @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

There is nothing crazy about this. This horrific video epitomizes the logic of current meme-fascism: it's a colonization of the imagination that precedes and aestheticizes real neo-imperialist violence, dressed up in the glossy looks of stock imagery, influencer content and online scamming 1/

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Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Sadly this is part of the move to turn all government into tech industry compatible elements. Or, as it is the case in defence, push to “infuse” the government “with Silicon Valley DNA” That includes adopting SV language theconversation.com/the-silicon-...

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The Silicon Valley venture capitalists who want to ‘move fast and break things’ in the defence industry

Enormous sums of venture capital money and influence is pouring into a defence industry which is being reshaped in the image of Silicon Valley.

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Ben Whitham @drbenwhitham.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Really, truly hope that the ceasefire holds - but this must not be the end of demanding accountability and redress for the genocide that has been perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians, and the material and ideological support our governments lent it to do so.

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Aya Nassar @ayanassar.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

We ( @geogdurham.bsky.social ) are very honoured to be hosting Aslı Zengin for an event about her latest book "Violent Intimacies" this Thursday (16 January). Details of the event via the link below. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

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Dr Aslı Zengin - Durham University

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

NEW: How does the scale of harm in Gaza compare to other conflicts? Our new report presents a unique analysis of where and how thousands of civilians were killed in the first 25 days in Gaza - and how these patterns are unprecedented in modern warfare. gaza-patterns-harm.airwars.org

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Airwars Gaza Patterns of Harm

Airwars monitors, assesses and preserves civilian casualty claims resulting from explosive weapons use in multiple conflicts.

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Julie Cupples @juliecupples79.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Universities can't afford: research, manageable classes sizes, conference funding, mental health support Universities can afford: expensive VCs/deputy VCs, change managers, external consultants, shiny new buildings, Research Excellence Framework, clunky virtual learning environments, annual fun run

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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

It’s a good day for Mahmoud Darwish — “The Prison Cell”

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Ahmad Baydoun @baydoun.nl · 05/12/2024

After a year dedicated to researching the deployment of white phosphorus by Israel in Lebanon, we are proud to launch WhitePhosphorus.info. This platform is an essential resource for tracking this toxic weapon, especially as people begin returning to their lands. #Lebanon

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Bodega Pop @bodegapop.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

After 6 months off, starting December back at work on the world's most feral Ahmed Adaweya fanzine with the goal of ripping & writing about every one of his releases by the end of this horrible year. What's there now covers the 1970s sans 1 unattainable LP ahmedadaweya.blogspot.com

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Deen Sharp @deensharp.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I had a great, if not bleak, convo on the urban displacement podcast. We discussed urbicide in different contexts and its differentiated impact from Palestine to Sudan, the significance of materials like concrete as weapons of war and more. Have a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/4YAn...

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Episode 23: The Urbanisation of Conflict

Displacement Urbanism · Episode

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Aya Nassar @ayanassar.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Proud to be part of team who has been working on this: “Palestine: Spaces and Politics”. An introductory curriculum to Palestine in context, using a spatial lens. Most resources are open access, prioritizing Palestinian authors. #menasky, #geosky palestine.araburbanism.com

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Palestine: Spaces and Politics

Introductory Curriculum

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Antipode @antipodeonline.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

New #OpenAccess article, "Israel's War on Gaza in a Global Frame", by @moshewy.bsky.social @casesofyou.bsky.social and Craig Jones @newcastleuni.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/anti...

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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

Hello BlueSky! Here to bring you MERIP's critical coverage of the Middle East in skeet form! Our latest issue (# 310) was released last week: The Struggle for Sudan. It features articles and interviews with scholars, aid workers, labor organizers and local observers of the conflict after one year.

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310 - MERIP

Issue Editors: Deen Sharp, Nisrin Elamin, Najib Hourani and Paul Silverstein. April 15, 2024 marks the one year anniversary of the current war in Sudan. It also marks the passing of nearly five years ...

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 11/02/2024

‘Bombs manufactured in Texas are fitted with precision-guidance systems from Missouri, shipped to Europe, then flown, perhaps via British bases in Cyprus, to Israel before being dropped on Gaza.’ @tomstevenson.bsky.social on transnational involvement in the Gaza war. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Tom Stevenson · Rubble from Bone: Israel’s War

Israeli tactics have little in common with standard counterinsurgency doctrine or rules of engagement. The war on Gaza...

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