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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 2h

#Ukraine Russia hit Zaporizhzhia with five glide bombs this morning. At least 15 dead, three of them children, more still under the rubble. This came hours after Trump announced a deal to import Russian diesel. Putin reads every easing of pressure as permission to keep killing.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I would argue that the fact that there aren’t daily terrorist attacks is pretty good evidence people not only understand there are serious consequences “for these types of things” but also that most people are pretty good most of the time.

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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You are looking at the place in Kyiv where tens of thousands of books lived , before being sent to bookstores and readers . Now all burned and ruined , by Russian attack this early morning . Photo : knygolove/instagram

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Russia is now openly threatening Armenia with the "Ukrainian scenario" if Yerevan continues its turn towards Europe. Medvedev is saying the quiet part out loud: Moscow sees a sovereign neighbour choosing its own path as a threat - and is warning what happens when you do.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Trump's panicking about the widespread revulsion against his Arch, and is trying to cloak it in national security to jam it through or go around the normal approval process. It's even more important to stop it now, as a test case of not letting him use "national security" to justify illegal acts.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/09/2026

Combatants are hunting civilians from the sky with small drones more than ever before - and the international community isn’t doing enough to stop it. My latest on the ways we can protect civilians from drones, written with Nathaniel Raymond of @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social :

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The Laws of War Must Change for the Drone Age

Hunting civilians from the sky is growing disturbingly common.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Come be my colleague! Great students, brilliant colleagues, and beautiful views included. We’re hiring at @colgate.edu for a tenure-track position in international relations at the assistant professor rank. apply.interfolio.com/188692

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A drone just flew in to Lithuanian territory — NATO air patrol reacted and the drone has apparently been destroyed. Russia is a threat to European security. Its war of aggression affects not only Ukraine. lrt.lt/naujienos/li...

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Pavojus atšauktas: į Lietuvą įskridęs dronas sunaikintas ore ties Kauno apskritimi

Kelios minutės po vidurnakčio Priešgaisrinės apsaugos ir gelbėjimo departamentas (PAGD) pranešė, kad į Lietuvos teritori...

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/09/2026

For the past six months, Lawfare has been suing the U.S. Department of State over its failure to disclose international agreements and nonbinding instruments that the Trump administration has entered into, as required by statute. @sranderson.bsky.social explains why:

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Why We’re Suing the State Department Over International Agreements

Lawfare is suing to bring transparency back to international agreements—and you can help.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yes! « Trump’s attitude toward Canada is almost indistinguishable from the way [..] Putin sees Ukraine: not as a state but as some kind of historical anomaly that should be returned to its rightful owners. » Im working w some colleagues on an article that systematically assesses the similarities.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Yes, but one more piece of its moral core is lost forever…

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Goodbye, Dolly. Thank you for singing your truth for all these years. “Don't get me started on politics/ Now how we to live in a world like this / Greedy politicians present and past / They wouldn't know the truth if it bit 'em in the ass.” tasteofcountry.com/dolly-parton...

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Here Are the Lyrics to Dolly Parton's Important New Song, 'World on Fire'

The lyrics to Dolly Parton's first rock song World On Fire shouldn't be all that controversial. Yet somehow her moment at the 2023 ACM Awards felt like a statement.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Yes, but I 100% feel better doing this than just deleting them into the ether…

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This happens every day in cities across Ukraine. We have no right in the West to be tired. We have no right to look away. Providing Ukraine with air defense is the right thing to do.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You can do it! Trimming is my least favorite part of writing.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

US diplomacy these days really is just Trump's friends exercising personal grants to pursue their own personal passion projects... unbelievable corruption.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

And then there's his strange obsession with Shostakovich... and it's a little hard to parse, but perhaps a longing for the Old South...

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

If the White House has some Russian style elements -- all that gold embossing -- perhaps that's because of Rodney Mims Cook Jr's affection for Russian architecture... www.ft.com/content/d88a...

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Trump ballroom official held quiet Kremlin talks

Rodney Mims Cook Jr showed Russian officials pictures of his ‘dacha’ at Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic forum

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Trump administration's foreign policy making is so chaotic that Rubio doesn't even know what's happening. From today's Financial Times:

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The US official overseeing Donald Trump’s contentious White House ballroom extension held talks with Kremlin officials in Russia this summer as part of a quiet diplomatic mission, according to people familiar with the matter.

Rodney Mims Cook Jr, chair of the US Commission of Fine Arts, was given a diplomatic passport and extensive briefings before attending Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic forum in St Petersburg in June, where he met Kremlin officials and was assigned a diplomatic security detail, the people said.

An enthusiast for Russian culture, Cook presented his trip as a “cultural visit” where he showed photographs of his “dacha” in Atlanta.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said in June that he was “not aware” of the delegation to St Petersburg.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I'm teaching American Foreign Policy this fall, and starting last year I did some of the course as before-and-after. In particular, the "how does this work in practice" section had to mention the State Dept, but now include things like "the president's son-in-law and real estate investor friend..."

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

When in doubt, blame the diplomats for the unnecessary war you started. The damage this president is doing to the U.S. reputation globally is unprecedented www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Donald Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of ending Iran war

President issues threat to ‘bomb the shit out of them’ after previously threatening Gulf ally in May

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"Scaling back the exercise is, of course, an insane decision, which does nothing but hurt an ally, and tempt an adversary to think—correctly—that American leadership is feckless." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump Will Make South Korea Pay For His Iran Humiliation

His rage is driving him to make irrational policy choices.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

North Korea threatens U.S. allies, supplied Iran with weapons and technology for years, sends soldiers and weapons to Russia to help them invade Ukraine, and oppresses its people and routinely deprives them of even the basic necessities of life. North Korea is not our friend.

TruthSocial Post from Donald Trump: “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea. These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful … While somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, ‘No thanks!’””

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Almost certainly yes. I’d get a second opinion.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Like every desperate losing autocrat at night in his bed, visions of salvation through escalation dance in his head. It never works, and rather than feeding the mystique and fear, we should speak of his dangerous foolishness instead.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If you aren’t eating cucumbers with honey as the gods intended, are you really enjoying summer?

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

There’s a town of Poland and a town of Russia upstate, but for better or worse, no Lithuania.

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My hands are already blue, and a long swim and a few trips to the sauna have only faded them a little 🤣

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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A very good way to spend time, I think.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Do you have an interest in International Studies and Politics? 🎉 You should become a BISA member today and make full use of all of our membership benefits including exclusive member discounts, eligibility to apply for funding and awards & more 🌟 Find out more 👉 ow.ly/nZ1m50ZscZo

Wooden letters spelling 'Join Us' on a brown textured surface, suitable for invitations.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Bart Simpson at chalkboard: The government is not a business

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia yesterday. Yet another residential building destroyed. Three people killed - an 11 year old girl, and two women, 71 and 72 years old. 41 people injured. Russia targets Ukrainian civilians every day.

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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I figure since I claimed a “called it” I should also acknowledge a “muffed it”: I did not think both sides would keep escalating like this. This is bc I misjudged how much influence the hawks in Iran had and how unjustifiably self-confident the US admin is. apnews.com/article/iran...

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US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade

The United States has intensified its strikes on Iran, hitting targets further north. American forces also fired into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Repub...

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Preventing some Iranian villagers from getting drinking water does nothing to prevent the IRGC from firing missiles and drones. Water is a red line. I know those of you who hate the US military and US foreign policy won’t care about the difference, but it’s significant, with very bad implications.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Just a regular Wednesday in Kherson: a woman walks to work while a Russian Shahed being shot down can be heard in the background. www.instagram.com/reel/Dauz0s7...

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