Alina Bykova
@alinabykova.bsky.social
PhD at Stanford & Editor in Chief at The Arctic Institute | formerly HRW, NUPI, CERES Munk, Toronto Star and TMU Journalism | Writing on #Arctic + #Soviet #envhist | From Одеса 🇺🇦 | she/her
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What happened when the editor of @theatlantic.com was included on Mike Walz's group chat
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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
What happened when the editor of @theatlantic.com was included on Mike Walz's group chat
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Surely you're in Bodø for High North Dialogue! We're looking forward to the panel on Arctic security with@rasmusleander.bsky.social, Andreas Osthagen, & @alinabykova.bsky.social and the Arctic Geopolitics Pubinar at 18:00 on 25 March!
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High North Dialogue 2025: Read The Preliminary Program
Register Now
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March 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Surely you're in Bodø for High North Dialogue! We're looking forward to the panel on Arctic security with@rasmusleander.bsky.social, Andreas Osthagen, & @alinabykova.bsky.social and the Arctic Geopolitics Pubinar at 18:00 on 25 March!
www.highnorthdialogue.no/program/high...
www.highnorthdialogue.no/program/high...
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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We need two people to step up into this editorial role. It has been incredibly fulfilling for me to have been co-editor for 5+ years, but now it’s time for us to let another team shape the field.
Are you an #envhum scholar looking to make a difference for the field?
Become a co-editor of the journal Environmental Humanities!
We need a new set of 2 co-editors to replace Franklin & I from Jan 2026. See the call here:
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Contact us if you have any questions.
Become a co-editor of the journal Environmental Humanities!
We need a new set of 2 co-editors to replace Franklin & I from Jan 2026. See the call here:
environmentalhumanities.org
Contact us if you have any questions.
Environmental Humanities – A journal published by Duke University Press
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March 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We need two people to step up into this editorial role. It has been incredibly fulfilling for me to have been co-editor for 5+ years, but now it’s time for us to let another team shape the field.
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Read this by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk: “Russia does not care whether there is war or peace — it seeks the destruction of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. It will gleefully pocket every concession from the Trump administration and then continue fighting.” on.ft.com/4bn2uSs
Negotiations over Ukraine are missing a human dimension
Ukrainians want peace more than anyone else. But we demand real peace
on.ft.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Read this by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk: “Russia does not care whether there is war or peace — it seeks the destruction of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. It will gleefully pocket every concession from the Trump administration and then continue fighting.” on.ft.com/4bn2uSs
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My friend @arctictroy.bsky.social with some timely analysis...
Good morning and happy Monday! We're excited to start the week off with a new Quick Impact from @arctictroy.bsky.social , Whitney Lackenbauer, and Andrea Charron on the #IronDome and its implications for the Arctic. It's a must-read for the start of your week!
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March 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My friend @arctictroy.bsky.social with some timely analysis...
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The American Meteorological Society steps up: #weather #Climate #NOAA
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March 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The American Meteorological Society steps up: #weather #Climate #NOAA
blog.ametsoc.org/tag/ams-stat...
blog.ametsoc.org/tag/ams-stat...
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#BlackHistoryMonth Reading
"What does it mean to paint slavery iconography onto a pair of walrus tusks, and what is at stake in considering the Arctic as a landscape connected to Black enslavement?" - Bart Pushaw
niche-canada.org/2022/09/01/f...
#envhist #arthistory #arctic
"What does it mean to paint slavery iconography onto a pair of walrus tusks, and what is at stake in considering the Arctic as a landscape connected to Black enslavement?" - Bart Pushaw
niche-canada.org/2022/09/01/f...
#envhist #arthistory #arctic
Fugitive Ivories, or, Enslavement and the Walrus
What is at stake in considering the Arctic as a landscape connected to Black enslavement?
niche-canada.org
February 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth Reading
"What does it mean to paint slavery iconography onto a pair of walrus tusks, and what is at stake in considering the Arctic as a landscape connected to Black enslavement?" - Bart Pushaw
niche-canada.org/2022/09/01/f...
#envhist #arthistory #arctic
"What does it mean to paint slavery iconography onto a pair of walrus tusks, and what is at stake in considering the Arctic as a landscape connected to Black enslavement?" - Bart Pushaw
niche-canada.org/2022/09/01/f...
#envhist #arthistory #arctic
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Putin planned to take Kyiv in three days, but he couldn't take Kyiv in three years.
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Putin planned to take Kyiv in three days, but he couldn't take Kyiv in three years.
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
February 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
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www.routledge.com/Routledge-Ha... Happy to have been part of this project, and it's getting more timely given geopolitics in the #Arctic right now.
Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security
The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security offers a comprehensive examination of security in the region, encompassing both state-based and militarized notions of security, as well as broader security p...
www.routledge.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
www.routledge.com/Routledge-Ha... Happy to have been part of this project, and it's getting more timely given geopolitics in the #Arctic right now.
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⚡️'Massive demolition site' — Trump claims Ukraine in ruins while pressing Zelensky to hold elections.
Trump alleged without evidence that Zelensky holds a "4% approval rating" in Ukraine and blamed his leadership for "allow(ing) the war to go on."
Trump alleged without evidence that Zelensky holds a "4% approval rating" in Ukraine and blamed his leadership for "allow(ing) the war to go on."
'Massive demolition site' — Trump claims Ukraine in ruins while pressing Zelensky to hold elections
Trump alleged without evidence that Zelensky holds a "4% approval rating" in Ukraine and blamed his leadership, not Putin, for "allow(ing) the war to go on."
kyivindependent.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
⚡️'Massive demolition site' — Trump claims Ukraine in ruins while pressing Zelensky to hold elections.
Trump alleged without evidence that Zelensky holds a "4% approval rating" in Ukraine and blamed his leadership for "allow(ing) the war to go on."
Trump alleged without evidence that Zelensky holds a "4% approval rating" in Ukraine and blamed his leadership for "allow(ing) the war to go on."
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⚡️ Russian strike on Odesa injures 4, causes massive power outages.
A children's clinic, a kindergarten, high-rise buildings, and cars were damaged in the attack, according to Governor Oleh Kiper.
A children's clinic, a kindergarten, high-rise buildings, and cars were damaged in the attack, according to Governor Oleh Kiper.
Russian strike on Odesa injures 4, causes massive power outages
A children's clinic, a kindergarten, high-rise buildings, and cars were damaged in the attack, according to Governor Oleh Kiper.
kyivindependent.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:18 AM
⚡️ Russian strike on Odesa injures 4, causes massive power outages.
A children's clinic, a kindergarten, high-rise buildings, and cars were damaged in the attack, according to Governor Oleh Kiper.
A children's clinic, a kindergarten, high-rise buildings, and cars were damaged in the attack, according to Governor Oleh Kiper.
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The @telegraphnews.bsky.social says it has the document Zelensky was asked to sign
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold
Panic in Kyiv as US president demands higher share of GDP than Germany’s First World War reparations
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The @telegraphnews.bsky.social says it has the document Zelensky was asked to sign
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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If you are a scholar interested in writing about the legacy of an aspect of American science that has an environmental connection in relation to current cuts being made in the US government, check out our contributor guidelines and get in touch.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If you are a scholar interested in writing about the legacy of an aspect of American science that has an environmental connection in relation to current cuts being made in the US government, check out our contributor guidelines and get in touch.
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#histsci #envhist
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Optimist: Glass half full
Pessimist: Glass half empty
Reviewer: I wanted a jug
PhD student: I hate the glass, the water, and myself
Pessimist: Glass half empty
Reviewer: I wanted a jug
PhD student: I hate the glass, the water, and myself
February 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Optimist: Glass half full
Pessimist: Glass half empty
Reviewer: I wanted a jug
PhD student: I hate the glass, the water, and myself
Pessimist: Glass half empty
Reviewer: I wanted a jug
PhD student: I hate the glass, the water, and myself
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New NiCHE Series CFP!
Call for Submissions – Finding Humour in the Environmental History of the Climate Crisis
Get your 100-300 word proposals in to Nuala Caomhanach by March 1st!
niche-canada.org/2025/02/06/c...
#envhist #envhum #climatecrisis
Call for Submissions – Finding Humour in the Environmental History of the Climate Crisis
Get your 100-300 word proposals in to Nuala Caomhanach by March 1st!
niche-canada.org/2025/02/06/c...
#envhist #envhum #climatecrisis
Call for Submissions - Finding Humour in the Environmental History of the Climate Crisis
This NiCHE call for papers is inspired by Nicole Seymours Bad Environmentalism, who asks us to rethink the environmental movement's reputation for doom and gloom.
niche-canada.org
February 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New NiCHE Series CFP!
Call for Submissions – Finding Humour in the Environmental History of the Climate Crisis
Get your 100-300 word proposals in to Nuala Caomhanach by March 1st!
niche-canada.org/2025/02/06/c...
#envhist #envhum #climatecrisis
Call for Submissions – Finding Humour in the Environmental History of the Climate Crisis
Get your 100-300 word proposals in to Nuala Caomhanach by March 1st!
niche-canada.org/2025/02/06/c...
#envhist #envhum #climatecrisis
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“As the tundra continues to thaw and the flow of submarine groundwater ratchets up, Demir said that the outflow of carbon from shore to sea could effectively make ocean surface waters a carbon source to the atmosphere.” #Arctic phys.org/news/2025-01...
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can contribute to climate change, according to new research o...
phys.org
January 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
“As the tundra continues to thaw and the flow of submarine groundwater ratchets up, Demir said that the outflow of carbon from shore to sea could effectively make ocean surface waters a carbon source to the atmosphere.” #Arctic phys.org/news/2025-01...
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Today is the day, my book "Arctic State Identity: Geography, History, and Geopolitical Relations" is *officially* published! 🙀🙌
Available from @manchesterup.bsky.social:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526153906/
#Arctic #Geopolitics #ArcticIdentity
Available from @manchesterup.bsky.social:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526153906/
#Arctic #Geopolitics #ArcticIdentity
Manchester University Press - Arctic state identity
Arctic state identity - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Arctic state identity by Dr Ingrid A. Medby
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Today is the day, my book "Arctic State Identity: Geography, History, and Geopolitical Relations" is *officially* published! 🙀🙌
Available from @manchesterup.bsky.social:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526153906/
#Arctic #Geopolitics #ArcticIdentity
Available from @manchesterup.bsky.social:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526153906/
#Arctic #Geopolitics #ArcticIdentity
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Commented this week on how great power geopolitics may be factoring into the current controversy over US- #Greenland relations.
Greenland in cold glare of superpowers as US, China and Russia make moves
Observers doubt the new US president will buy the world’s largest island but his interest underlines its strategic importance.
www.scmp.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
www.scmp.com/news/china/m... Commented this week on how great power geopolitics may be factoring into the current controversy over US- #Greenland relations.
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Further reading:
"The Interconnected Nature of Food Security and Food Sovereignty" - By Gabrielle Goldhar with Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation
niche-canada.org/2020/05/22/t...
#food #foodsovereignty #indigenous
"The Interconnected Nature of Food Security and Food Sovereignty" - By Gabrielle Goldhar with Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation
niche-canada.org/2020/05/22/t...
#food #foodsovereignty #indigenous
January 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Further reading:
"The Interconnected Nature of Food Security and Food Sovereignty" - By Gabrielle Goldhar with Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation
niche-canada.org/2020/05/22/t...
#food #foodsovereignty #indigenous
"The Interconnected Nature of Food Security and Food Sovereignty" - By Gabrielle Goldhar with Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation
niche-canada.org/2020/05/22/t...
#food #foodsovereignty #indigenous