Jeppe Mulich
@jmulich.bsky.social
Teaching history and politics at City St George's. Work on Asia and the Caribbean. Too much time thinking about RPGs. Currently Brighton, previously Hong Kong, New York, Copenhagen.
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Jeppe Mulich
@jmulich.bsky.social
· Mar 17
In a Sea of Empires
Cambridge Core - Global History - In a Sea of Empires
www.cambridge.org
An (updated) Bluesky intro: I work in the intersection of history, sociology, and IR, thinking about empire, law, revolution, and int'l theory. My first book is on the Caribbean in the age of revolutions, new research is on protests and policing in Hong Kong and history of int'l order in the Pacific
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MN's AG: “We will not save our country in a courtroom. ... ultimately, this country will be saved by the people of the United States. And so that — you protesting, you gathering evidence, you sharing it with us, you communicating with us — is action. It’s actually how we’re going to win.”
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
MN's AG: “We will not save our country in a courtroom. ... ultimately, this country will be saved by the people of the United States. And so that — you protesting, you gathering evidence, you sharing it with us, you communicating with us — is action. It’s actually how we’re going to win.”
As a Dane with friends who were in Helmand: Fuck you, Donald.
Trump claims Nato troops ‘stayed a little off the frontlines’ in Afghanistan
President again disparages allies and tells Fox News he is ‘not sure’ Nato would come to US’s defence
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 PM
As a Dane with friends who were in Helmand: Fuck you, Donald.
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The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
Guidance for responding to 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' consultation
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
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PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate.
Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.
Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.
Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 AM
PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate.
Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.
Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.
Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Most clear-eyed speech of the day, by some distance.
Mark Carney earned a rare standing ovation in Davos. Read the full text of his speech here
Mark Carney earned a rare standing ovation in Davos. Read the full text of his speech here
Carney addressed World Economic Forum Tuesday, expressing his vision for middle powers
www.thestar.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Most clear-eyed speech of the day, by some distance.
People arguing that Trump's foreign policy is a return to empire don't seem to understand that America has been doing empire for decades. What we're seeing now is an empire of fools.
January 20, 2026 at 1:07 PM
People arguing that Trump's foreign policy is a return to empire don't seem to understand that America has been doing empire for decades. What we're seeing now is an empire of fools.
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“Despite our cooperation with the relevant procedures, the changing circumstances have led us to question whether students can retain the space for meaningful participation and expression of views."
Two more college student unions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s have ceased operations, leaving behind only two other registered student unions representing colleges at the university. In full: buff.ly/5cy90IB
Two more college student unions at Chinese University of Hong Kong cease operations | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Two more college student unions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s have ceased operations, leaving behind only two other registered student unions representing colleges at the university. The...
buff.ly
January 19, 2026 at 8:16 AM
“Despite our cooperation with the relevant procedures, the changing circumstances have led us to question whether students can retain the space for meaningful participation and expression of views."
Trump is wrong, ofc. There are many "written documents" confirming "right of ownership," including the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies, in which the US explicitly acknowledges Danish sovereignty over Greenland at the time. That's besides the point, though, as Greenland is no longer a colony.
Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter
US president says he no longer feels the need to think ‘purely of peace’ in letter to Norwegian prime minister
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Trump is wrong, ofc. There are many "written documents" confirming "right of ownership," including the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies, in which the US explicitly acknowledges Danish sovereignty over Greenland at the time. That's besides the point, though, as Greenland is no longer a colony.
It's tempting to compare the sale of the Danish Virgin Islands to the US 110 years ago to current American demands for Greenland. I urge folks to actually read up on both cases, in detail, before making such comparisons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
It's tempting to compare the sale of the Danish Virgin Islands to the US 110 years ago to current American demands for Greenland. I urge folks to actually read up on both cases, in detail, before making such comparisons.
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A voice of informed reason in a weltering wilderness of wild claims.
The grade inflation mutant algorithm, 2026
Grade inflation is falling, but OfS still thinks too many are getting good degrees. David Kernohan asks what it would take to know what is really going on
wonkhe.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
A voice of informed reason in a weltering wilderness of wild claims.
HK activist, organizer, and ex-lawmaker Eddie Chu released from prison after serving a 4.5 year sentence for participating in and advocating for democracy hongkongfp.com/2026/01/15/e...
Eddie Chu released from prison after serving 4.5-year jail term over national security offence
Former lawmaker Eddie Chu has been released from prison after serving more than four years in jail for conspiring to subvert state power in the city’s largest national security case.
hongkongfp.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:46 AM
HK activist, organizer, and ex-lawmaker Eddie Chu released from prison after serving a 4.5 year sentence for participating in and advocating for democracy hongkongfp.com/2026/01/15/e...
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Shareholder activist David Webb has died 60.
"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," according to a tweet on his profile on Tuesday.
"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," according to a tweet on his profile on Tuesday.
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Shareholder activist David Webb has died 60.
"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," according to a tweet on his profile on Tuesday.
"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," according to a tweet on his profile on Tuesday.
Make America great again is another way of saying give America death squads again.
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Make America great again is another way of saying give America death squads again.
Annual new year's reading. This time around the Danish intelligence assessment includes a discussion of American efforts to change global orde, using quite concerned language.
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Annual new year's reading. This time around the Danish intelligence assessment includes a discussion of American efforts to change global orde, using quite concerned language.
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Hey folks, you can preorder my new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves at a 25% discount right now from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar... (and it's also discounted at bookshop.org, if you prefer that!). Published in April!
January 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Hey folks, you can preorder my new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves at a 25% discount right now from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar... (and it's also discounted at bookshop.org, if you prefer that!). Published in April!
Imperial decline is an ugly business.
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Imperial decline is an ugly business.
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My IR department at the CEU in Vienna, Austria is hiring a security scholar. I am happy to answer questions.
careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...
careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...
Assistant Professor (f/m/d)
Assistant Professor (f/m/d)
careers.ceu.edu
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My IR department at the CEU in Vienna, Austria is hiring a security scholar. I am happy to answer questions.
careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...
careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...
Latest HK national security news: A 16-year old kid sentenced to three and a half years in jail for involvement in online pro-independence group.
Teen jailed for 3.5 years over HK independence group involvement
A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for conspiring to commit secession by "actively participating" in a Taiwan-based group that advocates Hong Kong independence.
hongkongfp.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Latest HK national security news: A 16-year old kid sentenced to three and a half years in jail for involvement in online pro-independence group.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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HK court finds Jimmy Lai guilty on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications.
Jimmy Lai: conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy figure decried as attack on press freedom
Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decades
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
HK court finds Jimmy Lai guilty on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications.
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2/2 Our look into the absurdity of Xi's international propaganda push as local and regional centers leap to the challenge.
chinamediaproject.org/2025/12/12/g...
chinamediaproject.org/2025/12/12/g...
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
2/2 Our look into the absurdity of Xi's international propaganda push as local and regional centers leap to the challenge.
chinamediaproject.org/2025/12/12/g...
chinamediaproject.org/2025/12/12/g...
Rest in peace, Tom Stoppard, one of the twentieth century's best playwrights.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Rest in peace, Tom Stoppard, one of the twentieth century's best playwrights.
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We may not know our neighbours' names or socialise with them but Hongkongers will help complete strangers when the need arises. I've seen it time and time again. Including in 2019.
Hongkongers really do community so well.
Hongkongers built their own SOS map as seven towers burned
When a fatal fire tore through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, thousands of families were glued to a single webpage that offered updates far more quickly than official governmen...
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
We may not know our neighbours' names or socialise with them but Hongkongers will help complete strangers when the need arises. I've seen it time and time again. Including in 2019.