Halvard Leira

@halvardl.bsky.social

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Research Director and Research Professor at NUPI, ass. ed. EJIR and HJD. Comment here primarily as a private citizen. I do research on conceptual history, privateers and diplomacy etc. I like mountains, skiing and my woodfired pizza oven. .. more

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 4d

You are absolutely right. And imagine that we (you) came up with the "death by a thousand paper cuts" Undermining Hegemony idea only a decade or so ago. We should have written about death by blundering into accidental seppuku.

Reposted by Bonnie Honig, Halvard Leira

David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 5d

Thinking back to this excellent concluding paragraph from @lioneltrolling.bsky.social's Substack post after Zohran Mamdani's initial primary victory:

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 5d

Jeg var på lanseringen på Litteraturhuset i Oslo i går, og kan bekrefte at Mona er hel ved. Hvilket jeg jo også i og for seg visste på forhånd.

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Filter Nyheter @filternyheter.no · 6d

– Hører ikke hjemme i et demokrati, mener prorektor ved Politihøgskolen. Professor Birgitte Ellefsen er enda krassere i kritikken av justiskomiteens leder etter at han gjøv løs på en av høyskolens forskere på grunn av en kronikk om unge kriminelle.

«Korstog mot forskere»: Professor på politihøgskolen mener Frp-Helgheim angriper akademisk frihet - Filter Nyheter

«Når straff ikke virker», lød tittelen på en kronikk publisert på NRK Ytring. Der argumenterer Elisabeth Myhre Lie, førsteamanuensus ved Politihøgskolen (PHS), for at straff mot mindreårige ikke gjør ...

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Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Cathy N. Davidson, Robert Black , and 8 more Nandita Sharma, Cathy N. Davidson, Robert Black, Charles W. Smith, Alan Richardson, W. Andy Knight, Halvard Leira, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Simon Lester, Olivier Mannoni, Dan Immergluck

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 6d

If you care about Munch, the National Museum has the best pictures. Opera House, Vigeland Park etc. What brings you to our city?

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Smith, David R. Miller , and 5 more Gavin A. Schmidt, Smith, David R. Miller, Halvard Leira, Michael D. McDonald, James Goodwin, Henry Jones, Greg Linden

The Onion @theonion.com · 14d

Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Third Reich

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 18d

Map allegedly showing the range of Israel’s Jericho III nuclear missiles

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 18d

kvifor20.bsky.social - de kommer i mange fasonger :)

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 18d

Sorry to have to break it to you like this, but you can play Wordle without a subscription.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Oct 9

I have a friend and colleague who believed that "One" was a Cash song. Or so I recall it. Could have been a Cash song. Should have been a Cash song.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Oct 9

Neppe besettelse, men jeg leste veldig mye PG Wodehouse. Det har kanskje bidratt til mitt skråblikk på livet.

Reposted by Silvia Secchi, Halvard Leira

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Oct 2

Paramount is about to pay $150 million for this

New article from The Free Press

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human

“Not everyone is happy about this gorgeous innovation,” writes Tyler Cowen.

Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.
By Tyler Cowen
10.02.25

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 28

Overseas observation - You are starting to sound like a Patriots fan during the dynasty years.

Reposted by Halvard Leira, James Goodwin, Alfie Kohn , and 1 more Halvard Leira, James Goodwin, Alfie Kohn, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 28

If a shooter’s politics are hard to pin down, he’s a leftist

If a shooter’s politics are right wing, he’s hard to pin down

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · Sep 28

Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”

Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?

www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...

Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN

A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.

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Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 4 more Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce, Smith, Halvard Leira, Michael D. McDonald, Kathleen Kennedy

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · Sep 28

Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN

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Reposted by Mark A. Lemley, Sanford F. Schram, Susan Young , and 5 more Mark A. Lemley, Sanford F. Schram, Susan Young, Robert Wolfe, Halvard Leira, Carlos Nunes Silva, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Deborah M. Kolb

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Sep 24

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

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Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 24

Impressive number of typos in the abstract!

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 22

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Reposted by Dawn J. Wright, Smith, Halvard Leira , and 1 more Dawn J. Wright, Smith, Halvard Leira, Karen O’Leary

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Sep 22

my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Halvard Leira, Shannon W. Anderson , and 1 more Anna O. Law, Halvard Leira, Shannon W. Anderson, Virginia Sapiro

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · Sep 22

So many coverups.

Release the Epstein files.

Release the Homan tapes.

Release the Venezuelan fishing boats evidence.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 19

More like one of those undercover, "speak softly but carry a big book"-types. ;)

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 19

He is pretty good, but you had to get into his writing before he became famous.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 19

This Molloy-guy could be a go-to?

Reposted by Halvard Leira

Abbie Richards @abbierichards.bsky.social · Sep 18

THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 14

Capitol har åpenbart hentet mye fra Eidsvollsbygningen. Mye kultureksport i grunnen.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 13

And then, imagine that you are one of the 20 or so people at the conference who actually does International Relations...

And you just had the most affirming and lovely reception to give you a break from the depression!

Couldn't possibly comment on the drinking.

Reposted by Halvard Leira, Benjamin de Carvalho

CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · Sep 12

📢 New blog by @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social - Status and Resources in Polar Politics

Possession remains the bedrock of polar politics. Denmark’s hold over Greenland is not justified by profits... but by the international weight it carries. 🔗https://bit.ly/3Ih0OzL

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 7

NB OBS - dette altså mht urix.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 7

Ja, det er forskjeller. Men de ser ikke for meg ut til å flytte velgere over blokkgrensene.

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