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📢Join us for the launch of Professor Paul Dixon’s new book, The Militarisation of British Democracy: The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and the rise of authoritarianism.

Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Professor Fawaz Gerges discusses US–Iran tensions and the risk of a potential #US attack in a new interview with Deutsche Welle.

🎥 Watch the full interview: youtu.be/UMQa-nyXOJ0?...
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US-Iran tensions: "A march to war seems to have momentum" | DW News
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February 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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🗞️ Dr @stephrschwartz.bsky.social spoke with @france24.com about Minnesotans' efforts to capture what’s happening during ICE operations.

🔗 Read the article to find out more: www.france24.com/en/americas/...
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‘We are just not stopping’: How Minnesotans turned the tables on ICE
US President Donald Trump’s mass deportation programme has given rise to a social media spectacle of shaved and shackled detainees being rounded up by force. But on the streets of Minneapolis and Sain...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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📄 Dr Patrick Gill-Tiney spoke to The i Paper about the consequences of a peace deal that favours Putin.

🔗Read the full article to learn more: bit.ly/4rkJbA4
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January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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📣 Professor Peter Trubowitz and Professor Charles Kupchan co-authored an article for @foreignaffairs.com titled "A Middle Way for American Foreign Policy."

🔗 Read the full piece here: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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A Middle Way for American Foreign Policy
Neither overreach nor retreat can win domestic support.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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📣 Professor Chris Alden @lseideas.bsky.social and our MSc International Relations alumnus Kenddrick Chan have co-written a chapter, "China and the G7," in The Elgar Companion to the #G7.

🔗 Read the full chapter to learn more: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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“Fawaz Gerges's latest book might be his lifetime masterpiece,” writes Dr Silvia Colombo.

Read the full review of Professor Fawaz Gerges' new book, The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the #MiddleEast.

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The great betrayal: the struggle for freedom and democracy in the Middle East
Fawaz Gerges's latest book might be his lifetime masterpiece. It has all the ingredients to become the reference point for the study of the Arab world and
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January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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This was a brilliant talk by @ndubash.bsky.social - I will be thinking a lot about his conclusions on the implications to re-orienting climate policy around self-determination.

Thanks to @robertfalkner.bsky.social for organizing, @gsos-lse.bsky.social for hosting! Podcast recording will be up soon.
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📢 Don’t miss our upcoming event with @gsos-lse.bsky.social, “Decentering emissions: how the developing world can shape the #climatechange agenda,” featuring @ndubash.bsky.social, @robertfalkner.bsky.social, and @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social.

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January 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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📢 Don’t miss our upcoming event with @gsos-lse.bsky.social, “Decentering emissions: how the developing world can shape the #climatechange agenda,” featuring @ndubash.bsky.social, @robertfalkner.bsky.social, and @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social.

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January 19, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Can Europe prevent the United States from seizing Greenland?

Björn Alexander Düben @lseir.bsky.social argues European allies must establish a credible military deterrence to prevent a strategic folly that would destroy NATO @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
It is time for Europe to send “tripwire” troops to Greenland
Europe must deploy troops to Greenland to signal to Donald Trump that any US annexation attempt would result in a military confrontation.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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📑 Read our PhD Candidate Kristine Baekgaard's new report with the @apc.org titled "The missing link: Cybersecurity and technology-facilitated gender-based violence in the Women, Peace and Security agenda."

🔗 Full report: bit.ly/45Y6BTk
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The missing link: Cybersecurity and technology-facilitated gender-based violence in the Women, Peace and Security agenda
This year marks the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which launched the Women, Peace and Security agenda. This milestone offers a critical opportunity for the inter...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Professor Fawaz Gerges spoke with BBC News about the nationwide protests in #Iran.

“The Iranians want change. The Iranians want to take charge of their own destiny. The Iranians want to improve their well-being,” he said.

🎥Watch here: bit.ly/3Nn9zKM
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January 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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📣Join us for an upcoming public event: "Forged or fragmented? #Europe in times of crisis" on 22 January, featuring Mikaela Gavas, @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social, Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social, and Dr Teona Giuashvili.

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Forged or fragmented? Europe in times of crisis
6.30pm Thurs 22 Jan | Mikaela Gavas, Caroline de Gruyter, Anand Menon | Free public event at LSE
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January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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🗞️ Our Visiting Senior Fellow @amr73.bsky.social has been interviewed by Metro for an article exploring the current situation in #Iran and what could happen if the regime were to fall.

🔗 Read the full article to learn more: bit.ly/45L4d27
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What is happening in Iran - and why could Trump getting involved backfire?
'At the moment, I don't think anyone there views the U.S. as an ally, and military action is not going to change that.’
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January 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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🗞️ Professor Peter Trubowitz, speaking to The Guardian, suggests that what distinguishes this moment is not #US intervention itself, but the erosion of the legal and normative justifications that once accompanied it.

🔗 Read the full interview: bit.ly/49VxHMn
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Friday briefing: Trump tactics could leave office with him – or the US could descend into a rogue state
In today’s newsletter: In just one year, this administration has lurched from one bewildering decision to another. Will things go back to normal after Trump’s term, or are we seeing a broader erosion ...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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📣 Read @drkmillar.bsky.social's article, “Gender, Sexuality, Warfighting & the Making of American Citizenship Post-9/11” in a new special issue of Daedalus, which examines how the global war on terror reshaped the relationship between gender, the military, and citizenship in the #US.

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Gender, Sexuality, Warfighting & the Making of American Citizenship Post-9/11
The so-called global war on terror marked a pivotal moment in the intersection of gender, sexuality, military service, and U.S. warfighting. This essay explores, via paradigmatic empirical incidents, ...
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January 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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New in @gepjournal.bsky.social: "Historicizing Global Environmental Politics."

The article is part of the journal's 25th anniversary special issue, which is forthcoming later this year.

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January 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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🎥 Watch @bloomberg.com's interview with Professor Peter Trubowitz, in which he discusses the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and what may happen next.

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Trump Demands 'Total Access' For His Gamble on Venezuelan Oil | The Pulse 1/5/2026
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Where did the US's extraordinary actions in #Venezuela come from?

In December, the US published its National Security Strategy which illuminates Trump’s foreign policy: an approach that outright rejects the rules-based international order writes Jonny Hall @lseir.bsky.social @lseusablog.bsky.social
Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy is a clear articulation of the administration’s nativism and illiberalism | USAPP
The NSS is a helpful resource to better understand Trump’s foreign policy.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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A new Pact for the Mediterranean was launched by the EU and southern neighbourhood countries on 28 November.

But is the new pact simply a rearticulation of the EU’s existing approach or a genuine paradigm shift?

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The new Pact for the Mediterranean – a rebrand or something more?
The EU’s new Pact for the Mediterranean formalises a shift towards interest-driven policy, prioritising border management and energy over political partnership.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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📣 Read Dr Jonny Hall’s analysis of #Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy in the @lseusablog.bsky.social.

He argues the strategy offers a clear view of the administration’s domestic priorities, nativism, and illiberalism, while rejecting the "rules-based international order."
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Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy is a clear articulation of the administration’s nativism and illiberalism | USAPP
The NSS is a helpful resource to better understand Trump’s foreign policy.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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📚 Check out Dr @giuliasciorati.bsky.social insightful review of Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire by Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen, published in Asian Studies Review.

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Sinostan: China’s inadvertent empire
Published in Asian Studies Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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December 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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📣 Read the Special Issue co-edited by Professor Milli Lake and Dr @marieberry.bsky.social for @secdialogue.bsky.social, titled “Creative and Caring Resistance to Violence.”

They also co-authored the introductory article, “Art as an Antidote to Violence.”

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Security Dialogue - Volume 56, Number 6
Table of contents for Security Dialogue, 56, 6
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December 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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📣 Read Dr Natalya Naqvi's publication, "Indexes, Currencies, and the Political Economy of Sovereign Bond Market Access" in @isq-jrnl.bsky.social.

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Indexes, Currencies, and the Political Economy of Sovereign Bond Market Access
Abstract. Inclusion in bond indexes improves emerging market (EM) government access to capital. Under what conditions do EMs enter indexes and gain the mar
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December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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📣 Read Prof Milli Lake & Prof Alexandra Hartman’s article:
“Institutions as Perpetrators: Power and Political Violence in Responses to Rape” in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social.

The article asks: how and why attempts to remedy sexual violence fail survivors so profoundly?

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