Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Welcome followers! At the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University we are a community of Politics & IR scholars who combine intellectual rigour with a friendly and supportive environment. We mainly post about academic staff research and what is happening in the department.
University term finished on Friday and the students have scattered far and wide for the holidays, but before that the Interpol society and the student diversity working group held a joint "Worldly Winter Party" event, meeting for an evening of crafting and a quiz with hot chocolate and biscuits.
December 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
University term finished on Friday and the students have scattered far and wide for the holidays, but before that the Interpol society and the student diversity working group held a joint "Worldly Winter Party" event, meeting for an evening of crafting and a quiz with hot chocolate and biscuits.
🧵 On Friday and Saturday, the department held its annual student #crisisgames. Following its long tradition of choosing topical issues, this year's crisis was set in the Baltics. 1/4
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🧵 On Friday and Saturday, the department held its annual student #crisisgames. Following its long tradition of choosing topical issues, this year's crisis was set in the Baltics. 1/4
One for the French speakers - @france24.com has a new article out by Sebastian Seibt about @guttmannaviva.bsky.social's new book, Operation Wrath of God
www.france24.com/fr/europe/20...
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Opération Colère de Dieu : quand les espions européens ont aidé le Mossad à tuer
Des archives jusque-là confidentielles dévoilent la face cachée de l’opération Colère de Dieu, la campagne d’assassinats du Mossad qui a suivi la prise d'otages des Jeux olympiques de Munich en 1972.…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One for the French speakers - @france24.com has a new article out by Sebastian Seibt about @guttmannaviva.bsky.social's new book, Operation Wrath of God
www.france24.com/fr/europe/20...
www.france24.com/fr/europe/20...
🧵 This week @gillianmcfadyen.bsky.social used Lego Serious Play to get the second year undergraduates taking the module International Politics and Global Development to explore and express ideas around Post-Development. 1/3
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🧵 This week @gillianmcfadyen.bsky.social used Lego Serious Play to get the second year undergraduates taking the module International Politics and Global Development to explore and express ideas around Post-Development. 1/3
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As PhD students that have passed through @interpolaber.bsky.social know, the IPRS can be a pretty daunting experience. But this was actually the perfect opportunity to explore the connections between seemingly very different projects on #IPCC #Science #Politics and @camamazon.bsky.social. Thank you!
Yesterday @hannahhughes.bsky.social presented her research into the IPCC and the relationship between knowledge and politics in theory and practice at the department's International Politics Research Seminar, including her reflections on attending COP30 in Brazil.
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
As PhD students that have passed through @interpolaber.bsky.social know, the IPRS can be a pretty daunting experience. But this was actually the perfect opportunity to explore the connections between seemingly very different projects on #IPCC #Science #Politics and @camamazon.bsky.social. Thank you!
Yesterday @hannahhughes.bsky.social presented her research into the IPCC and the relationship between knowledge and politics in theory and practice at the department's International Politics Research Seminar, including her reflections on attending COP30 in Brazil.
December 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Yesterday @hannahhughes.bsky.social presented her research into the IPCC and the relationship between knowledge and politics in theory and practice at the department's International Politics Research Seminar, including her reflections on attending COP30 in Brazil.
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Happy to chat with Aberyswyth students (albeit remotely)- great questions and lots of interest in what’s going on this side of the pond.
Yesterday second year undergraduates taking the module "People and Power" were lucky enough to have @ninajankowicz.com as their guest speaker, on the subject of disinformation in the US media and politics. Nina gave a fascinating talk and answered the students' questions comprehensively.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Happy to chat with Aberyswyth students (albeit remotely)- great questions and lots of interest in what’s going on this side of the pond.
Yesterday second year undergraduates taking the module "People and Power" were lucky enough to have @ninajankowicz.com as their guest speaker, on the subject of disinformation in the US media and politics. Nina gave a fascinating talk and answered the students' questions comprehensively.
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Yesterday second year undergraduates taking the module "People and Power" were lucky enough to have @ninajankowicz.com as their guest speaker, on the subject of disinformation in the US media and politics. Nina gave a fascinating talk and answered the students' questions comprehensively.
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A funded PhD at Interpol in Aberystwyth - ah that takes me back!
Reminder: PhD studentships available!
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
Funding : Department of International Politics , Aberystwyth University
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December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A funded PhD at Interpol in Aberystwyth - ah that takes me back!
Reminder: PhD studentships available!
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
Funding : Department of International Politics , Aberystwyth University
www.aber.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Reminder: PhD studentships available!
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
📺 Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Ahmad Umar was recently interviewed on Cairo News TV (Al-Qahera News TV), a TV station based in Egypt 1/2
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الدور الآسيوي المتصاعد في قمة العشرين.. والمجموعة تتبنى أجندة الجنوب العالمي | العالم شرقًا
YouTube video by AlQahera News - القاهرة الإخبارية
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November 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📺 Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Ahmad Umar was recently interviewed on Cairo News TV (Al-Qahera News TV), a TV station based in Egypt 1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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Last night Professor Sharon Weiner gave a fantastic Kenneth Waltz Memorial Lecture about her research into decision making in the event of a nuclear crisis. Welcomed by Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor Patrick Finney and introduced by Jan Ruzicka, Prof Weiner delivered a memorable - and disturbing - talk
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Last night Professor Sharon Weiner gave a fantastic Kenneth Waltz Memorial Lecture about her research into decision making in the event of a nuclear crisis. Welcomed by Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor Patrick Finney and introduced by Jan Ruzicka, Prof Weiner delivered a memorable - and disturbing - talk
Tonight! Free and open to the public but please register in advance:
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November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Tonight! Free and open to the public but please register in advance:
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Congratulations to @guttmannaviva.bsky.social whose new book, Operation Wrath of God, was launched at @kcsi.uk in London 🎉 📚
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Congratulations to @guttmannaviva.bsky.social whose new book, Operation Wrath of God, was launched at @kcsi.uk in London 🎉 📚
Tonight! Please do come along if you are in Aber - it's going to be a fascinating, important and topical event ⬇️
📣 🧵 This year’s Kenneth N. Waltz Annual Lecture, "Deterrence, Nuclear Strategy, and the Realities of Human Choice" will be given by Professor Sharon Weiner (American University, Washington, DC) on Wednesday, 26 November at 6pm in the Main Hall, International Politics Building. 1/4
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tonight! Please do come along if you are in Aber - it's going to be a fascinating, important and topical event ⬇️
📣 Centre for Welsh Politics and Society & WISERD Annual Lecture: ‘Devolution Generation: The Birth and Bedding in of the Senedd’ delivered by Lee Waters AM. Thursday 27 Nov, 18:30 (drinks reception from 18:00) Main Hall, International Politics Bldg. See 🧵 below for details & registration 1/3
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
📣 Centre for Welsh Politics and Society & WISERD Annual Lecture: ‘Devolution Generation: The Birth and Bedding in of the Senedd’ delivered by Lee Waters AM. Thursday 27 Nov, 18:30 (drinks reception from 18:00) Main Hall, International Politics Bldg. See 🧵 below for details & registration 1/3
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🎙️ Earlier this morning @devries.fr and I spoke to Emma Nelson on Monocle Radio's The Globalist, trying to make sense of the latest news on the 28 point "peace plan" for #Russia's war against #Ukraine. The segment begins 2 minutes and 45 seconds into the recording
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Monocle radio - listen now
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November 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🎙️ Earlier this morning @devries.fr and I spoke to Emma Nelson on Monocle Radio's The Globalist, trying to make sense of the latest news on the 28 point "peace plan" for #Russia's war against #Ukraine. The segment begins 2 minutes and 45 seconds into the recording
monocle.com/player/?uuid...
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📣 🧵 This year’s Kenneth N. Waltz Annual Lecture, "Deterrence, Nuclear Strategy, and the Realities of Human Choice" will be given by Professor Sharon Weiner (American University, Washington, DC) on Wednesday, 26 November at 6pm in the Main Hall, International Politics Building. 1/4
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
📣 🧵 This year’s Kenneth N. Waltz Annual Lecture, "Deterrence, Nuclear Strategy, and the Realities of Human Choice" will be given by Professor Sharon Weiner (American University, Washington, DC) on Wednesday, 26 November at 6pm in the Main Hall, International Politics Building. 1/4
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It’s good that we’ve got to see much of the dynamic climate politics in the city of Belém because it’s been very difficult for observers to follow the inside preparation of final texts this second week
It is the final day of COP30 in Brazil, which Hannah Hughes has been attending as part of her current research project. She is pictured below, with research collaborator Verônica Gonçalves (University of Brasilia). 1/2
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It’s good that we’ve got to see much of the dynamic climate politics in the city of Belém because it’s been very difficult for observers to follow the inside preparation of final texts this second week
It is the final day of COP30 in Brazil, which Hannah Hughes has been attending as part of her current research project. She is pictured below, with research collaborator Verônica Gonçalves (University of Brasilia). 1/2
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It is the final day of COP30 in Brazil, which Hannah Hughes has been attending as part of her current research project. She is pictured below, with research collaborator Verônica Gonçalves (University of Brasilia). 1/2
Yesterday the department hosted a conference on unconventional maritime challenges, together with the Council on Geostrategy and the Royal Navy. 1/2
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Yesterday the department hosted a conference on unconventional maritime challenges, together with the Council on Geostrategy and the Royal Navy. 1/2
Today the department and the Council on Geostrategy are hosting a conference on unconventional maritime challenges. Our head of department @alshepherd.bsky.social has written this piece about the issues that we will be addressing
www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memora...
www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memora...
Unconventional maritime challenges: Naval forces in a world of strategic flux
The Memorandum | No. 43.2025
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November 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Today the department and the Council on Geostrategy are hosting a conference on unconventional maritime challenges. Our head of department @alshepherd.bsky.social has written this piece about the issues that we will be addressing
www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memora...
www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memora...
📢 On Wednesday, 19 November @guttmannaviva.bsky.social's new book, Operation Wrath of God, will be launched at the King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence, at King's College London. The event is free to attend but registration in advance is essential!
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Book Launch: Operation Wrath of God with Aviva Guttmann
Join us for an engaging evening featuring a book talk, Q&A, and drinks reception with author and lecturer Aviva Guttmann
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
📢 On Wednesday, 19 November @guttmannaviva.bsky.social's new book, Operation Wrath of God, will be launched at the King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence, at King's College London. The event is free to attend but registration in advance is essential!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
On Friday evening the department held a pizza and quiz night for students: approximately 60 undergraduate and MA students braved Storm Claudia to enjoy the evening, hosted by John Wood and @lucytaylor12.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
On Friday evening the department held a pizza and quiz night for students: approximately 60 undergraduate and MA students braved Storm Claudia to enjoy the evening, hosted by John Wood and @lucytaylor12.bsky.social
On Thursday, 20 November at 5pm, Dr Elin Royles will chair an event in @librarywales.bsky.social looking back on the career of Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, with his biographer Dr Aled Eirug. The event is free to attend. Click on the link below to register!
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November 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
On Thursday, 20 November at 5pm, Dr Elin Royles will chair an event in @librarywales.bsky.social looking back on the career of Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, with his biographer Dr Aled Eirug. The event is free to attend. Click on the link below to register!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/llgcnlw/evt-...
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