Marc David Baer
marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social
Marc David Baer
@marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social

Professor and Head of Department of International History, London School of Economics, author of The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs

Political science 51%
History 18%

Thrilled that my book, Children of Abraham: The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations, will be published by Profile (UK) in April 2026

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[reminder] – Morgen, 19:15 Uhr:

Die #MosseLecture von @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social mit dem Titel »Children of Abraham: The Story of Muslim-Jewish Relations« im Senatssaal der @humboldtuni.bsky.social.

– mit Ulrike Freitag

Anmeldung unter: info@mosse-lectures.de

Bis morgen, wir freuen uns!

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[save the date]:

Nächsten Freitag geht es bereits weiter mit unserer Reihe zum #Zionismus: Dann wird @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social unser Gast bei den #MosseLectures an der @humboldtuni.bsky.social sein.

— mit Ulrike Freitag

Anmeldung unter info@mosse-lectures.de

Bis dahin, wir freuen uns!

Looking forward to speaking in Berlin
www.mosse-lectures.de/en/program/
Program – Mosse Lectures
www.mosse-lectures.de

mi libro en traducción al español

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bianet @bianet.org · Mar 27
🔴 Cevahir AVM önünde üniversitelilere gözaltı

Cevahir AVM önünde Maçka Parkı'na yürümek için toplanan çok sayıda üniversite öğrencisi, ablukaya alındıktan sonra gözaltına alındı.

🗞️ Ali Dinç'in haberi
Cevahir AVM önünde üniversitelilere gözaltı
Cevahir AVM önünde Maçka Parkı'na yürümek için toplanan çok sayıda üniversite öğrencisi, ablukaya alındıktan sonra gözaltına alındı.
bianet.org

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Istanbul University annuls Ekrem Imamoglu's university degree

Stunning as it may imperil Imamoglu's campaign-being a college grad is a prerequisite to be president

Worth noting that Erdogan is not a grad and relied on forged documents since 2014
Turkish school annuls diploma of Erdogan rival in blow to opposition
Istanbul University said on Tuesday it annulled the diploma of Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival over irregularities, in a blow to the opposition days before it was set to pick him as its presidential candidate in the next elections.
www.reuters.com

Ahora en Espanol

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."

Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.

I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, “Anatomy of an AI Coup.” With the takeover of the US government by tech elites underway, we must examine its goals and next steps — and how we will know if it has succeeded. www.techpolicy.press/anatomy-of-a...
Anatomy of an AI Coup | TechPolicy.Press
DOGE is gutting federal agencies to install AI across the government. Democracy is on the line, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio.
www.techpolicy.press

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Kurdish mother who received her son's body in cargo box is sentenced to 6 years prison by a Turkish court https://buff.ly/4huNXGo
Kurdish mother who received her son’s body in cargo box is sentenced to 6 years prison
The Kurdish mother Halise Aksoy, whose son's body was delivered to her in a cargo box, was sentenced to 6
buff.ly
As someone who has studied autocratization elsewhere, I can tell you that you need to keep your eyes on THIS. Changes to the partisan balance of bodies overseeing elections or changes to the electoral system is key to how wannabe autocrats become actual autocrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her
Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally...
www.nytimes.com