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Ian Hall
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Professor of International Relations at Griffith University, India’s foreign policy, Indo-Pacific stuff, snakes when I find one. Usual caveats.

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 8h
"In a post on X on Saturday, Xue [China's consul general in Osaka] shared a news article about Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan and commented 'the dirty neck that sticks itself in must be cut off'." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Japan protests 'extremely inappropriate' comments by Chinese envoy
Japan said on Monday it had complained to China about "extremely inappropriate" remarks by one of its diplomats towards Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
www.reuters.com

drianhall.bsky.social
Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 8h
If this was a terrorist attack, it will test the Modi government’s promise that the ceasefire in May was just a ceasefire, not a peace settlement. But New Delhi doesn’t have clear or clean options for further strikes. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Delhi Red Fort explosion: At least eight killed after blast in car
Twenty more were injured in the blast, the cause of which is still unknown, authorities say.
www.bbc.com

Reposted by Ian Hall

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Kim Heriot-Darragh @kimheriotdarragh.bsky.social · 1d
You probably know what a FONOP is. But do you really?

open.substack.com/pub/kimherio...
Think you know what FONOPs are?
You probably know what a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) is.
open.substack.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Ian Hall

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Staff Sergeant Johnson @patmaguire10.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING FOX NEWS: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy goes on the record: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."

Reposted by Ian Hall

thediplomat.com
The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 2d
The Pakistani economy is in dire straits. A prolonged war could bleed its economy further.
Why a Full-blown War Against the Taliban May Not Benefit Pakistan
The Pakistani economy is in dire straits. A prolonged war could bleed its economy further.
buff.ly

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 3d
Nice idea.

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 3d
Pluribus.

Alien Virus Zombie Altruists.

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 4d
Gosh. Not good.

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 4d
I will admit, I am curious to see how all this ends.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
Collins: When the president says there's virtually no inflation and that grocery prices are going down, do you agree with him on that?

Greene: No. I go to the grocery store myself. Grocery prices remain high. Energy prices are high.

Reposted by Ian Hall

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
Collins: When the president says there's virtually no inflation and that grocery prices are going down, do you agree with him on that?

Greene: No. I go to the grocery store myself. Grocery prices remain high. Energy prices are high.

drianhall.bsky.social
Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 4d
But foreign policy analysis was never meant to be this way...

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Ian Hall

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d
Reports across the Middle East that Syria has given the US an airbase outside of Damascus and has given the Trump organization exclusive rights to build a new hotel there. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

drianhall.bsky.social
Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 4d
👇I have to write something on Trump's policy towards India and I don't know where to start. There are no frameworks other than court politics, personal interests, and 1980s (and/or 1880s?) nostalgia.
dhnexon.bsky.social Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · 4d
🧵 I'm trying to finish out a (slightly) overdue piece about how it's a waste of time to analyze Trump foreign policy through standard frameworks like "national interests," "geopolitics," "realpolitik," "grand strategy," and the like.

Reposted by Ian Hall, Miri Rubin, Margot C. Finn , and 1 more

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 4d
... and Leicester... Languages, History...
It's so easy to destroy, so hard to create. So much talent. So many lives.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Leicester to consult on redundancies
University bosses are also planning to stop a number of courses.
www.bbc.co.uk

Reposted by Ian Hall

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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · 4d
🧵 I'm trying to finish out a (slightly) overdue piece about how it's a waste of time to analyze Trump foreign policy through standard frameworks like "national interests," "geopolitics," "realpolitik," "grand strategy," and the like.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Stephen M. Walt, Michael E. Mann , and 68 more

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 4d
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me

Reposted by Will Jennings, Leigh Sparks, Ian Hall , and 3 more

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 4d
🚨🚨This is stellar investigative journalism by @kaitlintosh.bsky.social and @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social on how #elonmusk is boosting the #british right. 🧵 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com

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The Lowy Institute @lowyinstitute.bsky.social · 5d
“The thought process that a Modi-Trump meeting would be able to set the clock right has been replaced by avoiding any meeting,” writes Shanthie Mariet D’Souza in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/will-trade-deal-repair-india-us-ties
Will a trade deal repair India-US ties?
New Delhi’s optimism about Trump's return has given way to punitive tariffs, stalled negotiations, and diplomatic drift.
www.lowyinstitute.org

drianhall.bsky.social
Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 5d
AI: From bubble to bailout in how many Scaramuccis?
iansociologo.bsky.social Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 5d
"(OpenAI) is hoping the federal govt will support its efforts by helping to guarantee the financing for chips behind its deals, Friar said. The depreciation rates of AI chips remain uncertain, making it more expensive for companies to raise the debt needed to buy them."

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 5d
"(OpenAI) is hoping the federal govt will support its efforts by helping to guarantee the financing for chips behind its deals, Friar said. The depreciation rates of AI chips remain uncertain, making it more expensive for companies to raise the debt needed to buy them."

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 5d
The new issue of Asian Politics & Policy has a bunch of good articles on Myanmar, where the conflict drags ever on, and the broader effects on Southeast Asia. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19430787...
<em>Asian Politics & Policy</em> | PSO Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 5d
“This country was built on whaling. Australia used to have a thriving whaling industry until it shut down by woke leftists. City elites simply wouldn’t understand the quiet dignity of turning a majestic marine mammal into lamp fuel”.

Reposted by Ian Hall, Tim Stephens

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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 5d
“What we need is a sensible, modern approach to energy policy and hunting whales and killing them for their oil is exactly that"
Nationals To Resurrect Australian Whaling Industry As Part Of Exciting New Energy Policy — The Shovel
“What we need is a sensible, modern approach to energy policy and hunting whales and killing them for their oil is exactly that"
theshovel.com.au

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 5d
What a time to be alive.
mollyroberts.bsky.social Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 5d
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”

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Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 5d
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”

Reposted by Ian Hall, Margot C. Finn

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 5d
"On one side are dishonest authors and institutions seeking to inflate their reputations. On the other are industrial-scale productions of fake science publications and publishers charging spiralling publication fees to maximise their profits."
A tide of fabricated research risks scientific integrity
Manipulation, disinformation and fakery could lead to a knowledge collapse
on.ft.com

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · 6d
Idly reading through an enterprise agreement and…oh… I had no idea there were set rates for that kind of thing.

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Assiduously Julie @awaterevalley.bsky.social · 7d
China scolds Kiwi MPs in a brazen letter that few want to talk about
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
China scolds Kiwi MPs in a brazen letter that few want to discuss
Sources at Parliament believe China is spying on events related to Taiwan in New Zealand.
www.stuff.co.nz

Reposted by Ian Hall, Alison Phipps, Felicity Callard

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities A British university complied with a demand from Beijing to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project being dropped, the Guardian can reveal. In February, Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (HKC), a leading research institution focused on human rights, ordered one of its best-known professors, Laura Murphy, to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com