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Thomas Weber

@weber-thomas.bsky.social
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Chair in History and International Affairs | University of Aberdeen | Visiting Fellow | Hoover Institution, Stanford University

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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pls join CGSG for our Aberdeen Global Conversation with Owen Walsh: ‘Radical US Diplomats and the Question of Mexican Intervention, c. 1911-1919’ 15 Oct, 4-5 pm BST, Hybrid. In person: Humanity Manse, Seminar Room. Via MSTeams: Pls email t.weber@abdn.ac.uk for a Teams link.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Happening in half an hour - for last minute registrations, please email t.weber@abdn.ac.uk
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pls Join Us for one or many of our events this autumn! To join us virtually, please email t.weber@abdn.ac.uk for MSTeams links. 🙏 Very grateful to CASSIS Bonn, the Aberdeen University History Society, & the Dept of History for partnering with us on our Autumn 2026 CGSG Speakers Series!
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happening this coming Wednesday! To join us, pls email t.weber@abdn.ac.uk for a Teams link. An Aberdeen Global Conversation with Barry Strauss (Hoover) ‘Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire’ 7 Oct, 5 pm British Time, 6 pm CET, 12 pm EST, 9 am PT.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
2/3 And a commitment "to constitutional democracy, human dignity, the rule of law and freedom of expression" might look less hollow if the Prime Minister had not barred the only newspaper of Samoa from access to him and other government agencies.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
1/3 The Prime Minister's Nonpology: The Prime Minister of Samoa has now apologised for his 'Heil Hitler moment'. Yet an apology that attempts to shut down the issue by apodictically concluding 'I consider this matter addressed' looks more like an exercise in damage control than an apology
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Winter is Coming! - Thank you so much for the wonderful students of the Aberdeen University History Society for inviting me and hosting me last night to kick off this year's Aberdeen University History Society Lecture Series. And thank you for the great discussion following the talk!!
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Happening today. This is a reminder of today's event. For last minute online registrations please email t.weber@abdn.ac.uk
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pls join the Centre for Global Security and Governance on Oct 7 for an Aberdeen Global Conversation with Prof. Barry Strauss on ‘Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire’ 7 Oct, 5pm BritishTime, Online. Pls email t.weber@abdn.ac.uk for a Teams link.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/2 Greatly looking forward to be giving the laudatory address for Dina Kraft, when the Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur will award a Volkacher Taler to her on Nov 20 in Volkach.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pls. join us this coming Wednesday for an Aberdeen Global Conversion with Xudong Zhu on ‘Bypassing the Diplomats: Bureaucratic Politics and the Formulation of Sino-German Strategic Cooperation, 1928–1930’ 30 Sept, 2-3 pm, Hybrid. Pls email t.weber@abdn.ac.uk for a Teams link.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
1/2 The Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur is delighted to announce that it will award a SONDERPREIS GEGEN ANTISEMITISMUS UND FÜR JÜDISCHES LEBEN (Special Prize Against Antisemitims and for Jewish Life) to Eva Szepesi.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Pls join us tomorrow (23 Sept) for the 1st event of the academic year by the Centre for Global Security and Governance at the University of Aberdeen for a talk by our very own Andrew Dilley. This is a hybrid event - if you'd like to join us via MSTeams, pls email me at t.weber@abdn.ac.uk
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
2/2 From the Hoover Archives:
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1/2 George Shultz's speech from the grave to all of us on how the 🇺🇸 U.S. should deal with 🇨🇦 Canada, global warming, & protectionism; on how to return 🇷🇺 Moscow to the negotiating table, and on the need not to give up on our principles. from the Hoover Archives:
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Deutsche Arbeiterpartei? - 66 percent of workers voted today for either AfD or BSW
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Those who came of age in the GDR were considerably less likely to vote for the far-right today than those who came of age in post-communist Germany
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🇺🇸🇨🇦 "Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada and the United States stand as a symbol for the future." - Conservative & Progressive presidential American visions on Canada, as expressed by Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama: 👇
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Here is why it is well worth pre-ordering @felixbohr.bsky.social's 'Before the Downfall', out this autumn with Polity: www.wiley.com/en-gb/shop/g...
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Press 1 and then 8” … hm.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
… and no-one goes to bed before the Queen
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cluedo, gin, corgis, scarlet outfits, changing outfits five times a day, unforgettable matches of ‘wombat tennis’ in the officers’ mess: exploring the life at sea of the mother-in-law of the Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
👇Indispensable reading for anyone in Europe & the free world: the case for the establishment of an ‘international guarantor force’ for Ukraine as a ‘coalition of the willing’ under Article 51 of the U.N. Charta👇 www.adviesraadinternationalevraagstukken.nl/site/binarie...
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
2/2 📖For more infos on the book, see: www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
1/2 ✨ 📖 I have really been looking forward to reading William Mulligan’s new book – ‘The Fraying Bonds of Peace: Economic Origins of the First World War’ – and for good reason. His book is as brilliant as one would expect from William.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Tickets are on sale for the next issue of 'Café Controversial' at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen for 23 Sept. Very grateful to have been invited too to contribute to the evening. Hopefully see you at the Lemon Tree! For tickets, pls go to www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/caf...
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Here are some quotes from the feature, but the whole feature is well worth reading, including a moving account about how Paweł and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine kept on playing during their ‘Concert of Freedom and Solidarity’ in Kyiv, even as Russian drones were closing on:
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
1/2 “We have to have some personal courage & fight for certain values, because democracy & peace demand for us to be alert.” – Please read the feature about my friend & fellow LMH alumnus Pawel Kotla, & about how Paweł tries to inspire all of us to use culture to fight the good fight:
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
2/2 ➡️ Andrew Roberts and @radek-sikorski.bsky.social’s @hooverinstitution.bsky.social conversation about the urgent need to regulate social media is also worth listening to:
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
1/5✨ Jörg Lau on how "a mutigere Politik in Europa möglich ist" and where Germans should turn for inspiration:
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
3/3 And please don't miss reading the final paragraphs of @neilmackay.bsky.social's op-ed, as this all is not just about the responsibility of far right parties, BUT of all of us:
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“We must understand Russia! And if we have any illusions about Russia, it is our fault.” - This is one of the many memorable lines from last night's 'Chernobyl Roulette' Lecture by Serhii Plokhii that concluded the visit to Aberdeen by the University of Aberdeen's latest Honorary Doctor of Letters.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
1/3 “When shown the videos, Weber said their ‘vibe combined the aura and the feel of the 1930s with that of 21st- century autocracy’.” – Many thanks to The Times for interviewing me about the recent fascistic parades held across Scotland."
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Celebrating & honouring Serhii Plokhii's commitment to a universalist conception of freedom and his scholarship. It was such an honour & privilege to serve as the Promoter of the award of Doctor of Letter Honoris Causa to Professor Serhii Plokhii at the University of Aberdeen today.
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
1/2 It was really uplifting & heartening to see how many young people showed up at my event at the 🕎Jüdische Woche in Leipzig to discuss how to turn to history, when the clouds are darkening, to take inspiration on how to strengthen and repair democracy and civilization
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Original und Fälschung - On the trail of the magic of Caspar David Friedrich in Greifswald
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Will Germany’s 5 % electoral threshold rule (Fünfprozenthürde) catapult extremism back into power?
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Scotland-based postgraduate students, please join us on 30 June & 1 July, if you can:
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Make the territories commonly known as the U.S. the 11th province of Canada?
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Thomas Weber @weber-thomas.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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