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Mark Galeotti
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Analyst of murky topics from Russian politics to organised crime.

Mark Galeotti is a British historian, lecturer and writer on transnational crime and Russian security affairs and director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence. He is an honorary professor at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, and an associate fellow in Euro-Atlantic geopolitics at the Council on Geostrategy, as well as formerly a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. .. more

Political science 78%
Sociology 15%

Belatedly flagging up this chat with @jameskennedy.bsky.social for his podcast (shockingly called The James Kennedy Podcast) on my @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social book HOMO CRIMINALIS and how far the modern world is built on a foundation of criminality...
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Mark Galeotti - How Crime Organises Our World
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I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
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The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us
what happens when AI automates "normal science"?
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Monday morning re-up of an episode that I hope will provoke some thought and discussion: about devising a suite of measures that really can assure Ukraine's security, and be applied and sustained, unlike some of the 'reassurance force' fantasies...
In Moscow's Shadows 231: Real Guarantees for Ukraine

It's easy to snipe at unrealistic pledges of troops and 'Art. 50-like' guarantees.
Here I stick my neck out and outline a suite of meaningful security guarantees that won't (shouldn't) torpedo peace talks

www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
In Moscow's Shadows 231: Real Guarantees for Ukraine - In Moscow's Shadows
The talk of a military force provided by the 'Coalition of the Willing' to help secure Ukraine after a peace is a non-starter, not least as it would preclude any peace deal. But it's easy to snipe fro...
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In Moscow's Shadows 231: Real Guarantees for Ukraine

It's easy to snipe at unrealistic pledges of troops and 'Art. 50-like' guarantees.
Here I stick my neck out and outline a suite of meaningful security guarantees that won't (shouldn't) torpedo peace talks

www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
In Moscow's Shadows 231: Real Guarantees for Ukraine - In Moscow's Shadows
The talk of a military force provided by the 'Coalition of the Willing' to help secure Ukraine after a peace is a non-starter, not least as it would preclude any peace deal. But it's easy to snipe fro...
www.buzzsprout.com

Will Keir Starmer go after more of Putin's shadow oil tankers?

Not really about UK but US policy, but some thoughts for @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog about the emerging world order

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Will Keir Starmer go after more of Putin's shadow oil tankers?
This explains the ambiguity of the Russian response once the rhetoric around the actions of the past week has been swept away.
spectator.com

The message Putin is sending with nuclear-capable missile strike on Ukrainian city
"Geopolitics has, in so many ways, become a pantomime being played out for an audience of one." My take on messaging-by-Oreshnik, for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/news/world/p...
The message Putin is sending with nuclear-capable missile strike on Ukrainian city
The Oreshnik hypersonic missile is not just a weapon of war, it's a political statement
inews.co.uk

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🚨BONUS EPISODE🚨

Trump’s actions in Venezuela revealed how far he’s prepared to push his power – and how happy he is to act like Vladimir Putin. @nndroid.bsky.social speaks with @markgaleotti.bsky.social to discuss the parallels and the dangers they pose ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

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With his rivals lost and distracted, Putin is on manoeuvres

As usual, ignore the clickbait headline, but here's my attempt to unpick the q of whether the #Venezuela crisis emboldens or humbles #Russia for @theipaper.com
(tldr: it's complex, but likely helps)
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With his rivals lost and distracted, Putin is on manoeuvres
Attack on Russian ally may look like humiliation for Moscow, but has several practical benefits for the Kremlin
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