@nicoblar.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Polsci Leiden. Associate Editor at International Studies Review. Trained at Indiana University and Sciences-Po. IR, FPA, security, migration politics, India. https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/nicolas-blarel#tab-1
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Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content by *huge* margins. They believe that 43-47% of users on Reddit/FB post harmful content, when the truth is closer to 3-7%.
Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content
Abstract. Americans can become more cynical about the state of society when they see harmful behavior online. Three studies of the American public (n = 1,0
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February 4, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content by *huge* margins. They believe that 43-47% of users on Reddit/FB post harmful content, when the truth is closer to 3-7%.
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Happy to announce the 1st ever @isanet.bsky.social conference in South Asia in August 2026. Hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, we welcome proposals from scholars based in and/or studying South Asian politics & international relations, but also broader global themes ofc www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
ISA-SAWP Colombo 2026: Call for Proposals
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January 21, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Happy to announce the 1st ever @isanet.bsky.social conference in South Asia in August 2026. Hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, we welcome proposals from scholars based in and/or studying South Asian politics & international relations, but also broader global themes ofc www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
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A Paris cybercrime unit has raided the French offices of Elon Musk's X www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/b...
Musk’s social media platform X raided by Paris prosecutor | CNN Business
A search was being carried out at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
A Paris cybercrime unit has raided the French offices of Elon Musk's X www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/b...
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Next week at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we're hosting the #OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. If you're interested in the topic, and are around #Utrecht, please join us. Sign up below. #HumanRights #NationalMinorities #Security
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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Christophe Kamp
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's HCNM on minority issues, quiet diplomacy, and the future of multilateral security institutions.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Next week at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we're hosting the #OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. If you're interested in the topic, and are around #Utrecht, please join us. Sign up below. #HumanRights #NationalMinorities #Security
www.uu.nl/en/events/os...
www.uu.nl/en/events/os...
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X's AI tool Grok reportedly produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days - today the Commission reacted and opened another formal investigation into X under the Digital Services Act.
Here is what the investigation is about ⬇️🧵
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Here is what the investigation is about ⬇️🧵
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission investigates Grok and X\'s recommender systems under the Digital Services Act
The European Commission has launched a new formal investigation against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
January 26, 2026 at 1:50 PM
X's AI tool Grok reportedly produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days - today the Commission reacted and opened another formal investigation into X under the Digital Services Act.
Here is what the investigation is about ⬇️🧵
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Here is what the investigation is about ⬇️🧵
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
DEADLINE TODAY! If you are interested in debating European (and/or) security studies, join us in beautiful Stockholm in June. Submissions of panel/paper abstracts due in the coming hours
🚨DEADLINE TODAY! Submit your paper, panel, or poster proposal for the European Security Studies Conference, taking place on 11–12 June 2026 at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social ! 🔗 eiss-europa.com/2026.html
January 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
DEADLINE TODAY! If you are interested in debating European (and/or) security studies, join us in beautiful Stockholm in June. Submissions of panel/paper abstracts due in the coming hours
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🚨DEADLINE TODAY! Submit your paper, panel, or poster proposal for the European Security Studies Conference, taking place on 11–12 June 2026 at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social ! 🔗 eiss-europa.com/2026.html
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🚨DEADLINE TODAY! Submit your paper, panel, or poster proposal for the European Security Studies Conference, taking place on 11–12 June 2026 at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social ! 🔗 eiss-europa.com/2026.html
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Trump’s approach to foreign policy is not just chaos or an updated version of 19th-century great-power competition, write @segoddard.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social . “He is pursuing something more out of the 16th-century, what we call neoroyalist international politics."
Opinion | Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Stuck in the 16th Century
The president’s approach is not just chaos or an updated version of 19th-century great-power competition.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Trump’s approach to foreign policy is not just chaos or an updated version of 19th-century great-power competition, write @segoddard.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social . “He is pursuing something more out of the 16th-century, what we call neoroyalist international politics."
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There is strong momentum for closer cooperation with India, and we are seizing it.
It is a pleasure to be in New Delhi today and an honour to attend the Republic Day celebration. (1/2)
It is a pleasure to be in New Delhi today and an honour to attend the Republic Day celebration. (1/2)
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 AM
There is strong momentum for closer cooperation with India, and we are seizing it.
It is a pleasure to be in New Delhi today and an honour to attend the Republic Day celebration. (1/2)
It is a pleasure to be in New Delhi today and an honour to attend the Republic Day celebration. (1/2)
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As a symbol of our deepening bond, personnel from our EU naval operations, Atalanta and Aspides, are taking part in the parade for the first time.
Tomorrow, at the Summit, we will take our relationship forward by signing the EU–India Security and Defence Partnership. (2/2)
Tomorrow, at the Summit, we will take our relationship forward by signing the EU–India Security and Defence Partnership. (2/2)
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 AM
As a symbol of our deepening bond, personnel from our EU naval operations, Atalanta and Aspides, are taking part in the parade for the first time.
Tomorrow, at the Summit, we will take our relationship forward by signing the EU–India Security and Defence Partnership. (2/2)
Tomorrow, at the Summit, we will take our relationship forward by signing the EU–India Security and Defence Partnership. (2/2)
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"Don't forget to add the bit about people only having rights if they agree with what the government is doing."
January 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
"Don't forget to add the bit about people only having rights if they agree with what the government is doing."
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📚 Out with OUP this summer: "Experts in a Turbulent World" 📚
An edited volume that connects historical and contemporary perspectives on the role of experts in international organisations. 1/3 👇 #HistIR global.oup.com/academic/pro...
An edited volume that connects historical and contemporary perspectives on the role of experts in international organisations. 1/3 👇 #HistIR global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:42 AM
📚 Out with OUP this summer: "Experts in a Turbulent World" 📚
An edited volume that connects historical and contemporary perspectives on the role of experts in international organisations. 1/3 👇 #HistIR global.oup.com/academic/pro...
An edited volume that connects historical and contemporary perspectives on the role of experts in international organisations. 1/3 👇 #HistIR global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs
📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union
🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union
🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science 2026
Sciences Po is recruiting an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science/Ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs
📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union
🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union
🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
The emphasis on maritime missions is key as this is already an area of important cooperation in the Indian Ocean. The defense agreement tomorrow will likely push for further joint efforts
The display of the flags of the EU, the EU Military Staff, and our maritime missions ATALANTA and ASPIDES at India’s Republic Day is a powerful symbol of our deepening security cooperation.
It will culminate tomorrow in the signature of our Security and Defence Partnership.
It will culminate tomorrow in the signature of our Security and Defence Partnership.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 AM
The emphasis on maritime missions is key as this is already an area of important cooperation in the Indian Ocean. The defense agreement tomorrow will likely push for further joint efforts
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The EU and #India are the runners-up in their respective half of the globe. But if they team up, they‘ll show the world that they have options, too. 🇪🇺🇮🇳
My latest for The @economist.com.
economist.com/europe/2026/...
My latest for The @economist.com.
economist.com/europe/2026/...
Europe is about to sign a long-awaited free-trade deal with India
One way to show America and China that also-rans have options, too
economist.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The EU and #India are the runners-up in their respective half of the globe. But if they team up, they‘ll show the world that they have options, too. 🇪🇺🇮🇳
My latest for The @economist.com.
economist.com/europe/2026/...
My latest for The @economist.com.
economist.com/europe/2026/...
As Antonio Costa & Ursula van der Leyen visit New Delhi as guests of honor for Republic day, I discuss with @rfi.fr the strategic implications of India-EU rapprochement & the FTA & defense agreements to be signed www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/...
Invité international - Von der Leyen en Inde: «L'enjeu, c'est la coopération maritime et sécuritaire dans l'Indopacifique»
Ursula von der Leyen et Antonio Costa, président du Conseil européen séjournent actuellement en Inde pour signer un vaste accord commercial et un partenariat en matière de sécurité et de défense et de...
www.rfi.fr
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM
As Antonio Costa & Ursula van der Leyen visit New Delhi as guests of honor for Republic day, I discuss with @rfi.fr the strategic implications of India-EU rapprochement & the FTA & defense agreements to be signed www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/...
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My longer read for @ecfr.eu on what Trump's Board of Peace means for Gaza, Europe's quest for strategic autonomy, and the future of the global order:
ecfr.eu/article/welc...
ecfr.eu/article/welc...
January 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM
My longer read for @ecfr.eu on what Trump's Board of Peace means for Gaza, Europe's quest for strategic autonomy, and the future of the global order:
ecfr.eu/article/welc...
ecfr.eu/article/welc...
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South Asia scholars in IR 👇
Happy to announce the 1st ever @isanet.bsky.social conference in South Asia in August 2026. Hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, we welcome proposals from scholars based in and/or studying South Asian politics & international relations, but also broader global themes ofc www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
ISA-SAWP Colombo 2026: Call for Proposals
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January 21, 2026 at 12:16 PM
South Asia scholars in IR 👇
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It sure does feel like everyone only ever reads the first chapters.
Hans Morgenthau, of Jewish descent (!), spent a career concerned about how to LIMIT and AVOID whatever Stephen Miller is doing. He'd turn in his grave seeing his name cited as inspiration.
nationalinterest.org/feature/step...
Hans Morgenthau, of Jewish descent (!), spent a career concerned about how to LIMIT and AVOID whatever Stephen Miller is doing. He'd turn in his grave seeing his name cited as inspiration.
nationalinterest.org/feature/step...
Stephen Miller Channels Hans Morgenthau
President Donald Trump’s closest advisor has an intuitive grasp of the hard realities of global power politics.
nationalinterest.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It sure does feel like everyone only ever reads the first chapters.
Hans Morgenthau, of Jewish descent (!), spent a career concerned about how to LIMIT and AVOID whatever Stephen Miller is doing. He'd turn in his grave seeing his name cited as inspiration.
nationalinterest.org/feature/step...
Hans Morgenthau, of Jewish descent (!), spent a career concerned about how to LIMIT and AVOID whatever Stephen Miller is doing. He'd turn in his grave seeing his name cited as inspiration.
nationalinterest.org/feature/step...
Scoop to be confirmed but Indian PM Modi is reportedly visiting Israel next month (his 2nd visit after 2017). This might signal India joining the Board of Peace after initial hesitations (and perhaps also in reaction to Gulf partner UAE, & rival Pakistan, joining).
January 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Scoop to be confirmed but Indian PM Modi is reportedly visiting Israel next month (his 2nd visit after 2017). This might signal India joining the Board of Peace after initial hesitations (and perhaps also in reaction to Gulf partner UAE, & rival Pakistan, joining).
European parliament starting to look like the French assemblée nationale these days…
390 MEPs vote against the motion of censure today. Unlike the Mercosur vote yesterday, this shows that the large groups of the centre are still behind von der Leyen, and also tired of the regular motion of censure votes.
Mercosur : le Parlement européen rejette une motion de censure contre Ursula von der Leyen
January 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
European parliament starting to look like the French assemblée nationale these days…
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ISA-SAWP is pleased to announce that their 2026 Conference, “South Asia in a Changing International Order,” will take place at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 6-8, 2026. Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 16th. For more info please visit: buff.ly/QAStjyN
January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
ISA-SAWP is pleased to announce that their 2026 Conference, “South Asia in a Changing International Order,” will take place at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 6-8, 2026. Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 16th. For more info please visit: buff.ly/QAStjyN
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"Met kritische bevraging heeft een media-optreden van een extreemrechtse activist hetzelfde effect als het weerbericht."
✍️ Politicoloog @simonotjes.bsky.social bespreekt in tijdschrift de Helling onderzoek naar de normalisatie van extreemrechts.
✍️ Politicoloog @simonotjes.bsky.social bespreekt in tijdschrift de Helling onderzoek naar de normalisatie van extreemrechts.
De media en de normalisatie van extreemrechts
Kritiekloze journalistiek kan ervoor zorgen dat extreemrechts gedachtegoed zich wijder verbreidt, zo blijkt uit onderzoek.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:37 AM
"Met kritische bevraging heeft een media-optreden van een extreemrechtse activist hetzelfde effect als het weerbericht."
✍️ Politicoloog @simonotjes.bsky.social bespreekt in tijdschrift de Helling onderzoek naar de normalisatie van extreemrechts.
✍️ Politicoloog @simonotjes.bsky.social bespreekt in tijdschrift de Helling onderzoek naar de normalisatie van extreemrechts.
Happy to announce the 1st ever @isanet.bsky.social conference in South Asia in August 2026. Hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, we welcome proposals from scholars based in and/or studying South Asian politics & international relations, but also broader global themes ofc www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
ISA-SAWP Colombo 2026: Call for Proposals
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January 21, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Happy to announce the 1st ever @isanet.bsky.social conference in South Asia in August 2026. Hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, we welcome proposals from scholars based in and/or studying South Asian politics & international relations, but also broader global themes ofc www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
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Wall Street Journal confirms...
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Wall Street Journal confirms...