Suzanne Raine
@suzanneraine.bsky.social
Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge; Visiting Professor KCL; Trustee of IWM, RUSI and IBCC Lincolnshire. Before that the FCO.
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Would you Adam and Eve it? This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social my old china @suzanneraine.bsky.social tests my language skills with a creative code that’s definitely not brown bread! Yes - it’s RHYMING SLANG! Tune in:
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October 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Would you Adam and Eve it? This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social my old china @suzanneraine.bsky.social tests my language skills with a creative code that’s definitely not brown bread! Yes - it’s RHYMING SLANG! Tune in:
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This was a truly extraordinary day. I am so grateful to all the fellows of @selwyn1882.bsky.social for electing me and to Bishop Sarah for conducting the installation. We all offer her our warmest congratulations on her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Congratulations to Dame Sarah Mullally on becoming the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury.
Dame Sarah was in Cambridge to install the new Master of Selwyn College @@selwyn1882.bsky.social, Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social, yesterday evening.
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Dame Sarah was in Cambridge to install the new Master of Selwyn College @@selwyn1882.bsky.social, Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social, yesterday evening.
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October 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This was a truly extraordinary day. I am so grateful to all the fellows of @selwyn1882.bsky.social for electing me and to Bishop Sarah for conducting the installation. We all offer her our warmest congratulations on her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury.
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@suzanneraine.bsky.social was installed as new Master @selwyn1882.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk yesterday by the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah #Mullally, who was announced today as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
Congratulations to Dame Sarah Mullally on becoming the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury.
Dame Sarah was in Cambridge to install the new Master of Selwyn College @@selwyn1882.bsky.social, Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social, yesterday evening.
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Dame Sarah was in Cambridge to install the new Master of Selwyn College @@selwyn1882.bsky.social, Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social, yesterday evening.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
@suzanneraine.bsky.social was installed as new Master @selwyn1882.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk yesterday by the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah #Mullally, who was announced today as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Sermon of Sarah #Mullally, Bishop of London, at the installation of @suzanneraine.bsky.social as the first female Master of @selwyn1882.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, deputising during the vacancy of the See of #Canterbury, the evening before the announcement of her as Archbishop-designate of Canterbury!
Choral Evensong and Installation of Suzanne Raine as the 14th Master of Selwyn College
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October 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Sermon of Sarah #Mullally, Bishop of London, at the installation of @suzanneraine.bsky.social as the first female Master of @selwyn1882.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, deputising during the vacancy of the See of #Canterbury, the evening before the announcement of her as Archbishop-designate of Canterbury!
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Riveting ep of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social this week as @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I welcome expat food writer Chris Newens, author of Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals, who reveals surprising findings about Paris food! Tune in!
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September 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Riveting ep of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social this week as @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I welcome expat food writer Chris Newens, author of Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals, who reveals surprising findings about Paris food! Tune in!
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Would you like to know HOW TO EAT EVERYTHING IN PARIS today? Tune in to our revelatory @garlicandpearls.bsky.social chat with Chris Newens, author of terrific food memoir Moveable Feasts!
Insights galore! A sample…
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Insights galore! A sample…
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September 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Would you like to know HOW TO EAT EVERYTHING IN PARIS today? Tune in to our revelatory @garlicandpearls.bsky.social chat with Chris Newens, author of terrific food memoir Moveable Feasts!
Insights galore! A sample…
@profilebooks.bsky.social @robertloyko-greer.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social
Insights galore! A sample…
@profilebooks.bsky.social @robertloyko-greer.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social
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Recent events have highlighted the importance of diversifying transport corridors, with railways central in the foreign policy strategy of Russia, China and the West. But it is not without risk, warns Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi.
Why Central Asia Focuses so Much on Railways
Recent events have highlighted the importance of diversifying transport corridors, with railways central in the foreign policy strategy of Russia, China and the West. But it is not without risk.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Recent events have highlighted the importance of diversifying transport corridors, with railways central in the foreign policy strategy of Russia, China and the West. But it is not without risk, warns Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi.
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Another Summer Short this week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social in which I and @suzanneraine.bsky.social ponder the histories and meanings of our respective emblematic headgear. Yes - it’s the béret and bobble hat face-off.
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August 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Another Summer Short this week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social in which I and @suzanneraine.bsky.social ponder the histories and meanings of our respective emblematic headgear. Yes - it’s the béret and bobble hat face-off.
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It"s time for my annual reposting of this piece. Somehow things happen in August- is it because we aren't paying enough attention and things just slip? Or is it that rogues take advantage? @engelsbergideas.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/essays/bewar...
Beware the Ides of August
World-altering events often happen in the middle of August. Is this a coincidence or is it something about the time of year?
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August 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It"s time for my annual reposting of this piece. Somehow things happen in August- is it because we aren't paying enough attention and things just slip? Or is it that rogues take advantage? @engelsbergideas.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/essays/bewar...
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This week on the nonpareil 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 podcast @garlicandpearls.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I probe the many meanings of the high vis/gilet jaune, including as a fashion statement. Tune in!
August 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This week on the nonpareil 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 podcast @garlicandpearls.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I probe the many meanings of the high vis/gilet jaune, including as a fashion statement. Tune in!
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Tune in tomorrow for the first of a short (naturally) series of zappy summery @garlicandpearls.bsky.social podcasts in which @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I compare and contrast similar things that our two nations do very differently…
August 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Tune in tomorrow for the first of a short (naturally) series of zappy summery @garlicandpearls.bsky.social podcasts in which @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I compare and contrast similar things that our two nations do very differently…
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This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social another French myth - Club Med. Was/is it really, as its founder hoped, ‘the antidote to civilisation’? Is it possible to return to the state of nature… at an all-inclusive resort? I investigate with fellow holidaymaker @suzanneraine.bsky.social
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August 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social another French myth - Club Med. Was/is it really, as its founder hoped, ‘the antidote to civilisation’? Is it possible to return to the state of nature… at an all-inclusive resort? I investigate with fellow holidaymaker @suzanneraine.bsky.social
Tune in!
Tune in!
There's a big storm heading for the U.K. and the BBC says: "Many temporary summer structures including tents could be damaged". Perhaps Club Med would have been better:
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This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social we kick off our shoes and I retrace for @suzanneraine.bsky.social
the history of Club Med! Tune in.
the history of Club Med! Tune in.
August 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
There's a big storm heading for the U.K. and the BBC says: "Many temporary summer structures including tents could be damaged". Perhaps Club Med would have been better:
Apple: bit.ly/4mosPnw
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When I think of camping, these are the images that come to mind. Thankfully - as she nonchalantly cracks open a tin of beans - @suzanneraine.bsky.social paints a far more inspiring picture in this week’s episode of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social Tune in from your campsite or luxury suite!
July 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
When I think of camping, these are the images that come to mind. Thankfully - as she nonchalantly cracks open a tin of beans - @suzanneraine.bsky.social paints a far more inspiring picture in this week’s episode of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social Tune in from your campsite or luxury suite!
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I have been on ONE camping holiday in Britain in all my life. 🤔 Can @suzanneraine.bsky.social entice me back? Tune in and find out.
It's holiday time! And nothing better than a spot of camping, which, as @suzanneraine.bsky.social explains to @murielzagha.bsky.social, was of course invented here.
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July 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I have been on ONE camping holiday in Britain in all my life. 🤔 Can @suzanneraine.bsky.social entice me back? Tune in and find out.
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While in Japan, emboldened by my ‘memorable’ British pickled onion initiation at the hands of @suzanneraine.bsky.social in an early ep of our podcast, I felt it my duty to our @garlicandpearls.bsky.social listeners to try umeboshi - salted ‘pickled (brined) plums’, though ume is closer to apricots.
July 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
While in Japan, emboldened by my ‘memorable’ British pickled onion initiation at the hands of @suzanneraine.bsky.social in an early ep of our podcast, I felt it my duty to our @garlicandpearls.bsky.social listeners to try umeboshi - salted ‘pickled (brined) plums’, though ume is closer to apricots.
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If it feels like what we all really need is radical change, here's one which was tried earlier but may just work a second time:
This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social I don my red Phrygian hat and recount the story of the French Revolutionaries’ attempt to recalibrate time itself for a new regime and a regenerated humanity. @suzanneraine.bsky.social deploys some healthy British scepticism.
July 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If it feels like what we all really need is radical change, here's one which was tried earlier but may just work a second time:
I was prepared to think this was bonkers but half way through I realised the French might have been on to something.
This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social I don my red Phrygian hat and recount the story of the French Revolutionaries’ attempt to recalibrate time itself for a new regime and a regenerated humanity. @suzanneraine.bsky.social deploys some healthy British scepticism.
July 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I was prepared to think this was bonkers but half way through I realised the French might have been on to something.
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This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social the concluding part of the 1217 Battle of Lincoln, complete with Louis of France’s last-ditch return with fleet, a retinue of knights and the flamboyant ‘magician pirate’ Eustace the Monk! St Bartholomew appears too! @suzanneraine.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social the concluding part of the 1217 Battle of Lincoln, complete with Louis of France’s last-ditch return with fleet, a retinue of knights and the flamboyant ‘magician pirate’ Eustace the Monk! St Bartholomew appears too! @suzanneraine.bsky.social
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This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social the indefatigable @suzanneraine.bsky.social concludes her breathtaking narrative of the last clash between Louis of France and the English troops led by William Marshall - and the redoubtable Nicola de la Haie. What would Macron think,I ask myself.
July 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social the indefatigable @suzanneraine.bsky.social concludes her breathtaking narrative of the last clash between Louis of France and the English troops led by William Marshall - and the redoubtable Nicola de la Haie. What would Macron think,I ask myself.
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@suzanneraine.bsky.social and Ali Ansari pass the baton to @wjhurst.bsky.social and me for our @camgeopolitics.bsky.social regular podcast. A very tough act to follow.
@suzanneraine.bsky.social and Ali Ansari pass the baton to @wjhurst.bsky.social and me for our @camgeopolitics.bsky.social regular podcast. A very tough act to follow.
Episode 54: What just happened?
Podcast Episode · On Geopolitics · 09/07/2025 · 44m
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July 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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@suzanneraine.bsky.social and Ali Ansari pass the baton to @wjhurst.bsky.social and me for our @camgeopolitics.bsky.social regular podcast. A very tough act to follow.
@suzanneraine.bsky.social and Ali Ansari pass the baton to @wjhurst.bsky.social and me for our @camgeopolitics.bsky.social regular podcast. A very tough act to follow.
Part 1 of 2: a decisive turning point in the relationship between these islands and France, and one which most of us don't know that much about. With Great Knights and plucky heroines! @murielzagha.bsky.social
Next week President Macron will make a state visit to the U.K. In honour of the occasion, Garlic & Pearls offer a two parter on the real turning point in the relationship between these islands and France @murielzagha.bsky.social
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The Battle of Lincoln, part 1: Will Prince Louis of France secure the crown of England?
Podcast Episode · Garlic & Pearls · 04/07/2025 · 1h
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July 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Part 1 of 2: a decisive turning point in the relationship between these islands and France, and one which most of us don't know that much about. With Great Knights and plucky heroines! @murielzagha.bsky.social
Acting lawfully in anticipatory self-defence requires proof of something that hasn’t yet happened. It is difficult to make such laws work when nations are in a state of permanent mutual hostility.
The rights and wrongs of self-defence | @suzanneraine.bsky.social
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The rights and wrongs of self-defence
International law on self-defence has a long history, dating back to the ‘Caroline affair’ of 1837. In a new age of conflict, states are testing the limits of pre-emptive action.
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June 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Acting lawfully in anticipatory self-defence requires proof of something that hasn’t yet happened. It is difficult to make such laws work when nations are in a state of permanent mutual hostility.
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The perfect companion for the heatwave is our illuminating podcast @garlicandpearls.bsky.social where I tell
@suzanneraine.bsky.social the pulpy story of ORANGINA: ‘Secouez-moi, secouez-moi!’
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@suzanneraine.bsky.social the pulpy story of ORANGINA: ‘Secouez-moi, secouez-moi!’
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June 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The perfect companion for the heatwave is our illuminating podcast @garlicandpearls.bsky.social where I tell
@suzanneraine.bsky.social the pulpy story of ORANGINA: ‘Secouez-moi, secouez-moi!’
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@suzanneraine.bsky.social the pulpy story of ORANGINA: ‘Secouez-moi, secouez-moi!’
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A drink as iconic as Orangina is more than a drink, I tell @suzanneraine.bsky.social in this week’s ep of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social - it’s a carrier of 🇫🇷 identity. Listen to the story of ORANGINA!
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June 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A drink as iconic as Orangina is more than a drink, I tell @suzanneraine.bsky.social in this week’s ep of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social - it’s a carrier of 🇫🇷 identity. Listen to the story of ORANGINA!
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