Eamon Aloyo
@eamonaloyo.bsky.social
Interests include IR, political philosophy, effective altruism (🔸).
Assistant Professor at Leiden University.
Senior Fellow at https://powerfordemocracies.org/
www.eamonaloyo.com
He/him
Assistant Professor at Leiden University.
Senior Fellow at https://powerfordemocracies.org/
www.eamonaloyo.com
He/him
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Good news: carbon intensity has declined
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth - Communications Earth & Environment
Global carbon dioxide intensity declined from 2015 to 2024 following the Paris Agreement, but total emissions still increased due to economic growth, according to a global analysis of population, gros...
www.nature.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Good news: carbon intensity has declined
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
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The three most damning paras in the UN Report alleging that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza: Siege starvation, attacks on health care, direct targeting of children as patterns that cannot be explained except if group destruction is one animating purpose.
September 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The three most damning paras in the UN Report alleging that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza: Siege starvation, attacks on health care, direct targeting of children as patterns that cannot be explained except if group destruction is one animating purpose.
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“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.
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As debate boils over allegations of genocide in Gaza, there’s another place where all sides in the United States seem to agree a genocide is underway — yet largely ignore it. That’s Sudan My column: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
Opinion | Where There’s No Debate About Genocide — and No Response Either
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
As debate boils over allegations of genocide in Gaza, there’s another place where all sides in the United States seem to agree a genocide is underway — yet largely ignore it. That’s Sudan My column: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
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share of likely republican voters that approve of trump running for an unconstitutional third presidential term: 53%
-data for progress
-data for progress
August 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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If you're looking for a novel to read, I recommend The Uproar not only because a friend wrote it, but more importantly because it's a terrific, timely, and captivating book.
The Uproar
A “raw, tensely plotted, profound high-wire act of a book” (Téa Obreht) on the intricacies of marriage, class, and race, and just how far ...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
August 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If you're looking for a novel to read, I recommend The Uproar not only because a friend wrote it, but more importantly because it's a terrific, timely, and captivating book.
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Here is the chart showing the growth of reported protest over time, 2025 vs. 2017, referenced in the piece below.
August 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here is the chart showing the growth of reported protest over time, 2025 vs. 2017, referenced in the piece below.
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It's not just that Israel is imposing a policy of starvation on Gazans; it's also that the U.S. is underwriting this horror and is utterly complicit in it, in both the Biden and Trump administrations. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
Opinion | The World Must See Gaza’s Starvation
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's not just that Israel is imposing a policy of starvation on Gazans; it's also that the U.S. is underwriting this horror and is utterly complicit in it, in both the Biden and Trump administrations. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
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In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
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This comparsion in the NYTimes today is pretty stark. China is racing ahead to be a high-tech exporter of 21st century technologies, while the US is doubling down on being a petro-state exporting the technologies of the 19th century: www.nytimes.com/inte...
June 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This comparsion in the NYTimes today is pretty stark. China is racing ahead to be a high-tech exporter of 21st century technologies, while the US is doubling down on being a petro-state exporting the technologies of the 19th century: www.nytimes.com/inte...
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Billions of animals are tortured for meat each year. Millions of slaughterhouse workers suffer too -- physically and mentally: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
This quote really stands out: “Public demand for meat creates ongoing, present, and future exposure to trauma and continual retraumatization.”
This quote really stands out: “Public demand for meat creates ongoing, present, and future exposure to trauma and continual retraumatization.”
What slaughtering animals all day does to your mind
The meat industry has a PTSD problem.
www.vox.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Billions of animals are tortured for meat each year. Millions of slaughterhouse workers suffer too -- physically and mentally: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
This quote really stands out: “Public demand for meat creates ongoing, present, and future exposure to trauma and continual retraumatization.”
This quote really stands out: “Public demand for meat creates ongoing, present, and future exposure to trauma and continual retraumatization.”
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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
Universitair Docent in de Politieke Wetenschap (2x)
Vragen? 👉 Ik beantwoord ze graag, of vraag het @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
Universitair Docent in de Politieke Wetenschap (2x)
Vragen? 👉 Ik beantwoord ze graag, of vraag het @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Assistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Leiden University is currently looking for at least two (2) assistant professors in Poli...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
May 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
Universitair Docent in de Politieke Wetenschap (2x)
Vragen? 👉 Ik beantwoord ze graag, of vraag het @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
Universitair Docent in de Politieke Wetenschap (2x)
Vragen? 👉 Ik beantwoord ze graag, of vraag het @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
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Today, everyone knows what’s happening in #Gaza. Israel has been committing atrocities - war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide… The new plan makes Israel's intentions even more obvious.
Other countries have obligations that are just as obvious… www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
Other countries have obligations that are just as obvious… www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
An Escalation of Extermination : Daily Brief
If Israel’s abhorrent plan to “destroy” #Gaza is implemented, the future question will be, “How could world leaders have allowed that to happen?” – “And everyone will know the answer,” writes Andrew S...
www.hrw.org
May 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Today, everyone knows what’s happening in #Gaza. Israel has been committing atrocities - war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide… The new plan makes Israel's intentions even more obvious.
Other countries have obligations that are just as obvious… www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
Other countries have obligations that are just as obvious… www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
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Always read @stevelevitsky.bsky.social @dziblatt.bsky.social & @lucanway.bsky.social: "No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines." Gift link here:
Opinion | No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Always read @stevelevitsky.bsky.social @dziblatt.bsky.social & @lucanway.bsky.social: "No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines." Gift link here:
We're welcoming @geoffdancy.bsky.social and Timo Thoms to Leiden University on 27 May at 16:00: "Prosecution of Heads of State: What Happens After?" Register here www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20... @polscileiden.bsky.social @lucir.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social @buitelaartom.bsky.social
LUCIR lecture: Prosecution of Heads of State: What Happens After?
Is it beneficial to prosecute current and former heads of state for atrocity? Some argue that prosecutions are a necessary response that affirms the rule of law and sets boundaries of appropriate beha...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're welcoming @geoffdancy.bsky.social and Timo Thoms to Leiden University on 27 May at 16:00: "Prosecution of Heads of State: What Happens After?" Register here www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20... @polscileiden.bsky.social @lucir.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social @buitelaartom.bsky.social
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Join us for what promises to be an inspiring exchange with two leading voices on human rights in our dark times.
All welcome, but prior registration is required.
@amnesty.org @franceskalbs.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social
All welcome, but prior registration is required.
@amnesty.org @franceskalbs.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social
Rules for a lawless world? The international legal order in an age of great-power struggle for normative primacy
Agnès Callamard, Secretary General at Amnesty International Dr Agnès Callamard is Secretary General at Amnesty International. She leads the organization’s human rights work and is its chief spokespers...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
May 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Join us for what promises to be an inspiring exchange with two leading voices on human rights in our dark times.
All welcome, but prior registration is required.
@amnesty.org @franceskalbs.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social
All welcome, but prior registration is required.
@amnesty.org @franceskalbs.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social
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New preprint finding that eliminating US global health funding over the next fifteen years would cause:
- 15.2m deaths from AIDS
- 2.2m deaths from TB
- 7.9 additional child deaths
- 15.2m deaths from AIDS
- 2.2m deaths from TB
- 7.9 additional child deaths
April 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New preprint finding that eliminating US global health funding over the next fifteen years would cause:
- 15.2m deaths from AIDS
- 2.2m deaths from TB
- 7.9 additional child deaths
- 15.2m deaths from AIDS
- 2.2m deaths from TB
- 7.9 additional child deaths
Job Alert:
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
Assistant Professor: Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations
Assistant Professor in Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations (0.8 - 1.0fte)The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) is looking for an assistant professor with rese...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
March 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Job Alert:
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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A critical and welcome development that the #ICC is bringing international law to bear on the unimaginable crimes perpetrated against #Afghan Women, girls and others. No time to waste!
www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
January 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A critical and welcome development that the #ICC is bringing international law to bear on the unimaginable crimes perpetrated against #Afghan Women, girls and others. No time to waste!
www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
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Seminar alert! Jaime L Kucinskas on the ethical pressures faced by US federal civil servants during Trump's first term.
Date: January 22, 2025, 14:00-16:00 CET (hybrid format).
Attendance is open. For more details about the talk and to register, please go to the following link:
shorturl.at/nYfjq
Date: January 22, 2025, 14:00-16:00 CET (hybrid format).
Attendance is open. For more details about the talk and to register, please go to the following link:
shorturl.at/nYfjq
The Loyalty Trap: Federal Civil Servants Under Trump
The talk will take place on 22 January 2025 and explores how civil servants navigated competing pressures and duties amid the chaos of the first Trump administration, drawing on over 100 in-depth inte...
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January 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Seminar alert! Jaime L Kucinskas on the ethical pressures faced by US federal civil servants during Trump's first term.
Date: January 22, 2025, 14:00-16:00 CET (hybrid format).
Attendance is open. For more details about the talk and to register, please go to the following link:
shorturl.at/nYfjq
Date: January 22, 2025, 14:00-16:00 CET (hybrid format).
Attendance is open. For more details about the talk and to register, please go to the following link:
shorturl.at/nYfjq