Al Cook
@adbcook.bsky.social
Welshman. HADR Research Programme Coordinator & Senior Fellow, NTS Centre | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) | Nanyang Technological University | 🇸🇬 | Non-Traditional Security, Humanitarianism, Disasters, Myanmar, ASEAN, Asia-Pacific
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Short piece by Tobias Ide on how horribly wrong AI bots are when asked to analyze research, in this case around climate security.
I found when dealing with environmental security, it keeps referring back to ideas from the 1990s, most long since discredited
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/08/hall...
I found when dealing with environmental security, it keeps referring back to ideas from the 1990s, most long since discredited
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/08/hall...
Hallucinating Climate Security: A Cautionary Tale about Generative AI
Recent studies indicate that over 90% of all students – and an increasing number of policy makers – are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to process large amounts of data and [...]
www.newsecuritybeat.org
August 15, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Short piece by Tobias Ide on how horribly wrong AI bots are when asked to analyze research, in this case around climate security.
I found when dealing with environmental security, it keeps referring back to ideas from the 1990s, most long since discredited
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/08/hall...
I found when dealing with environmental security, it keeps referring back to ideas from the 1990s, most long since discredited
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/08/hall...
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JUST RELEASED! The July issue of NBR's quarterly journal ASIA POLICY features content on #nontraditionalsecurity, #SoutheastAsia, #UStariffs, #ChinaMiddleEast engagement #NorthKoreaRussia relations, #Taiwan's #DefenseIndustry, the #IndianOcean, and more! www.nbr.org/publication/...
July 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
JUST RELEASED! The July issue of NBR's quarterly journal ASIA POLICY features content on #nontraditionalsecurity, #SoutheastAsia, #UStariffs, #ChinaMiddleEast engagement #NorthKoreaRussia relations, #Taiwan's #DefenseIndustry, the #IndianOcean, and more! www.nbr.org/publication/...
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Great catching up with @adbcook.bsky.social over spicy Indonesian food!
July 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Great catching up with @adbcook.bsky.social over spicy Indonesian food!
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Beyond thrilled to have my new article on ‘radical contestion’ published in @risjnl.bsky.social!
Open access: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Please feel free to share further 😊
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Open access: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Please feel free to share further 😊
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
July 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Beyond thrilled to have my new article on ‘radical contestion’ published in @risjnl.bsky.social!
Open access: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Please feel free to share further 😊
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
Open access: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Please feel free to share further 😊
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
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Hang on, Bartholomew Roberts was Welsh too. You're telling me a Welsh pirate went out on the high seas only to get captured by another Welsh pirate?
Ni ellir dianc rhag Hon etc.
Ni ellir dianc rhag Hon etc.
May 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Hang on, Bartholomew Roberts was Welsh too. You're telling me a Welsh pirate went out on the high seas only to get captured by another Welsh pirate?
Ni ellir dianc rhag Hon etc.
Ni ellir dianc rhag Hon etc.
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Myanmar/Thailand: new Shan Human Rights Foundation report details new signs of rare earth mining in southern Mong Hsat only 25 kms from Thai border per latest sat imagery.
Satellite imagery indicates rare earth mining in southern Mong Hsat only 25 kms from Thai border - Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF)
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation May 15, 2025 Satellite imagery indicates rare earth mining in southern Mong Hsat only 25 kms from Thai border Satellite images indicate that rare earth minin...
shanhumanrights.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Myanmar/Thailand: new Shan Human Rights Foundation report details new signs of rare earth mining in southern Mong Hsat only 25 kms from Thai border per latest sat imagery.
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As grant money starts drying up, it's more important than ever not to waste it on paying publishers' open access "article processing fees" when we can host PDFs for free. Tom Morgan and I wrote a paper on this, forthcoming at Science and Public Policy. Accepted draft here: osf.io/preprints/os...
May 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As grant money starts drying up, it's more important than ever not to waste it on paying publishers' open access "article processing fees" when we can host PDFs for free. Tom Morgan and I wrote a paper on this, forthcoming at Science and Public Policy. Accepted draft here: osf.io/preprints/os...
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The UK child citizenship fee is one of the highest in Europe: £1,214.
Many kids who have British citizenship rights are missing out because their families cannot afford the fee.
I’ve tabled an amendment that would stop children being priced out of citizenship in the country they call home.
Many kids who have British citizenship rights are missing out because their families cannot afford the fee.
I’ve tabled an amendment that would stop children being priced out of citizenship in the country they call home.
May 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The UK child citizenship fee is one of the highest in Europe: £1,214.
Many kids who have British citizenship rights are missing out because their families cannot afford the fee.
I’ve tabled an amendment that would stop children being priced out of citizenship in the country they call home.
Many kids who have British citizenship rights are missing out because their families cannot afford the fee.
I’ve tabled an amendment that would stop children being priced out of citizenship in the country they call home.
S. Nanthini and I have published an RSIS Policy Report analysing Southeast Asian humanitarian responses to the earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria in February 2023, and the potential for One ASEAN One Response outside the region.
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
Southeast Asian Responses to the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes
Executive Summary This policy report analyses the humanitarian responses of Southeast Asian countries to the 7.8 magnitude earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria in February 2023. It traces the emergi...
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May 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
S. Nanthini and I have published an RSIS Policy Report analysing Southeast Asian humanitarian responses to the earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria in February 2023, and the potential for One ASEAN One Response outside the region.
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
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This article probably won’t excite readers as much as stories about drone warfare, Ukrainian battlefields or Chinese naval task groups. However, civil-military relations are more important than any of these subjects. My latest at @lowyinstitute.bsky.social
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
A distinctly Australian approach to civil-military relations
Examining a neglected but crucial aspect of Australia’s national security debate.
www.lowyinstitute.org
April 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This article probably won’t excite readers as much as stories about drone warfare, Ukrainian battlefields or Chinese naval task groups. However, civil-military relations are more important than any of these subjects. My latest at @lowyinstitute.bsky.social
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
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Here is my piece for @foreignpolicy.com on Myanmar’s earthquake and its political aftershocks
“Myanmar needs more than charity: It needs solidarity and sustained pressure for the freedom that its people have died for.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/16/m...
“Myanmar needs more than charity: It needs solidarity and sustained pressure for the freedom that its people have died for.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/16/m...
Myanmar’s Earthquake Exposes Political Fault Lines
The junta has exploited past crises to reinforce its power—and it can do it again.
foreignpolicy.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Here is my piece for @foreignpolicy.com on Myanmar’s earthquake and its political aftershocks
“Myanmar needs more than charity: It needs solidarity and sustained pressure for the freedom that its people have died for.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/16/m...
“Myanmar needs more than charity: It needs solidarity and sustained pressure for the freedom that its people have died for.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/16/m...
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Wait until they found out how many economist plagiarized "We leverage a novel instrumental variable that is plausibly exogenous."
Possibly the dumbest of the many dumb plagiarism claims
nationalpost.com/news/mark-ca...
nationalpost.com/news/mark-ca...
March 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Wait until they found out how many economist plagiarized "We leverage a novel instrumental variable that is plausibly exogenous."
Touchdown in Chcago for #ISA2025 with S. Nanthini. If you have time to catch up, let us know. Presenting on Southeast Asian (SEA) responses to Turkiye and Syria EQ 2023, SEA Military cooperation in HADR, Military Humanitarianism in SEA: Through a Women Peace and Security lens. @isanet.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Touchdown in Chcago for #ISA2025 with S. Nanthini. If you have time to catch up, let us know. Presenting on Southeast Asian (SEA) responses to Turkiye and Syria EQ 2023, SEA Military cooperation in HADR, Military Humanitarianism in SEA: Through a Women Peace and Security lens. @isanet.bsky.social
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50 free e-copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FBFBI...
Climate change in the Asia-Pacific security architecture – the case of ASEAN
Human-induced climate change will likely cause more intense and frequent cyclones and typhoons, as noted in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report Climate Change 2021: The Phys...
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December 16, 2024 at 3:05 PM
50 free e-copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FBFBI...
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"If you stay in Myanmar, you will be drafted into the military & die. If you flee to Thailand because you fear being conscripted and are arrested by Thai police and deported, you will be sent to the military & die"
Grim choice for many from Myanmar & the thai amnesty scheme is expensive & has risks
Grim choice for many from Myanmar & the thai amnesty scheme is expensive & has risks
Hard grind: Migrants in Thailand face steep costs to stay legal
An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the My...
www.frontiermyanmar.net
January 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"If you stay in Myanmar, you will be drafted into the military & die. If you flee to Thailand because you fear being conscripted and are arrested by Thai police and deported, you will be sent to the military & die"
Grim choice for many from Myanmar & the thai amnesty scheme is expensive & has risks
Grim choice for many from Myanmar & the thai amnesty scheme is expensive & has risks
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Really looking forward to speaking soon as this SSA Sri Lanka event in Colombo on some of the research I've been doing with Prof Lee Jones on China's approach to the global governance of sovereign debt restructuring.
January 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Really looking forward to speaking soon as this SSA Sri Lanka event in Colombo on some of the research I've been doing with Prof Lee Jones on China's approach to the global governance of sovereign debt restructuring.
Ian Holliday, Aung Kaung Myat and I investigate recent #humanitarian engagement in #Myanmar. We conducted key stakeholder interviews to capture internal and external perspectives on the dynamics of humanitarian action. For free e-copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DXFZJ... #Burma
Humanitarian engagement with Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 coup
The article investigates humanitarian engagement with Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 coup. It opens by examining humanitarian action in Myanmar before 2010, during the 2010s, and after 2021. Drawi...
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January 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Ian Holliday, Aung Kaung Myat and I investigate recent #humanitarian engagement in #Myanmar. We conducted key stakeholder interviews to capture internal and external perspectives on the dynamics of humanitarian action. For free e-copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DXFZJ... #Burma
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What Facebook called “fact-checking” was a pale imitation of the real thing, @ibogost.bsky.social writes. Good riddance!
Facebook Is Done Pretending
The social network has given up on fact-checking. That’s a good thing.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
What Facebook called “fact-checking” was a pale imitation of the real thing, @ibogost.bsky.social writes. Good riddance!
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Our article on why Southeast Asian countries are missing their disaster reduction targets and what can be done about it is out now.
Are we supposed to use hashtags? #ASEAN #Indonesia #Sendai #SGD
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GUXFG...
Are we supposed to use hashtags? #ASEAN #Indonesia #Sendai #SGD
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GUXFG...
Missing targets: reforming disaster policy in Southeast Asia
Over the last 20 years, Southeast Asia has seen laudable advancement in disaster management. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has played a positive role in this progress. However,...
www.tandfonline.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Our article on why Southeast Asian countries are missing their disaster reduction targets and what can be done about it is out now.
Are we supposed to use hashtags? #ASEAN #Indonesia #Sendai #SGD
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GUXFG...
Are we supposed to use hashtags? #ASEAN #Indonesia #Sendai #SGD
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GUXFG...
Intersting development and underlines we still need a better approach to academic publishing
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Another UK university drops big Elsevier deal - Research Professional News
York becomes third institution known to have cancelled agreement with academic publishing giant
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Intersting development and underlines we still need a better approach to academic publishing
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Our article on why Southeast Asian countries are missing their disaster reduction targets and what can be done about it is out now.
Are we supposed to use hashtags? #ASEAN #Indonesia #Sendai #SGD
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GUXFG...
Are we supposed to use hashtags? #ASEAN #Indonesia #Sendai #SGD
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GUXFG...
Missing targets: reforming disaster policy in Southeast Asia
Over the last 20 years, Southeast Asia has seen laudable advancement in disaster management. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has played a positive role in this progress. However,...
www.tandfonline.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Our article on why Southeast Asian countries are missing their disaster reduction targets and what can be done about it is out now.
Are we supposed to use hashtags? #ASEAN #Indonesia #Sendai #SGD
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GUXFG...
Are we supposed to use hashtags? #ASEAN #Indonesia #Sendai #SGD
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GUXFG...
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Sobering, and important. Hannah Yelin (Ox Brookes): 'Her latest paper, published in the journal New Formations, found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly – affecting their careers and causing significant physical and mental harms.' 1/3
Universities failing academics targeted by online abuse – paper
Research found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Sobering, and important. Hannah Yelin (Ox Brookes): 'Her latest paper, published in the journal New Formations, found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly – affecting their careers and causing significant physical and mental harms.' 1/3