Brian J. Phillips
@brianjphillips.bsky.social
Terrorism, conflict, crime. @uniessexgov.bsky.social. Via Ohio, Camp Lejeune, PGH, CDMX. Co-authored book: "Insurgent Terrorism." https://sites.google.com/site/brianjphillips/home
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Who Are the Terrorism Researchers? A Study of Scholars in an Evolving Field, 1970–2019
Debates rage about diversity and representation. How diverse is terrorism studies? How has it changed over time? This article analyzes data on the nearly 2,000 terrorism scholars in the Web of Scie...
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Who creates terrorism research? Which countries produce the most? How have these things changed over time? Check out my recent article.
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It also warned that a ban may “inadvertently enhance” Palestine Action’s profile, and people could "oppose proscription as representing a creep of terrorism powers into the realm of free expression and protest”
But the document did not predict any demonstrations other than outside future trials
But the document did not predict any demonstrations other than outside future trials
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It also warned that a ban may “inadvertently enhance” Palestine Action’s profile, and people could "oppose proscription as representing a creep of terrorism powers into the realm of free expression and protest”
But the document did not predict any demonstrations other than outside future trials
But the document did not predict any demonstrations other than outside future trials
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The British government predicted that the public would be "largely unconcerned" about a decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group
An official community impact assessment failed to predict the protests that have so far seen over 2,000 people arrested
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
An official community impact assessment failed to predict the protests that have so far seen over 2,000 people arrested
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
Ban a Pro-Palestinian Group? The U.K. Government Thought Few Would Care
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The British government predicted that the public would be "largely unconcerned" about a decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group
An official community impact assessment failed to predict the protests that have so far seen over 2,000 people arrested
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
An official community impact assessment failed to predict the protests that have so far seen over 2,000 people arrested
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
At least eight killed after car explodes near Delhi's Red Fort 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
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At least eight killed after car explodes near Delhi's Red Fort www.bbc.com/news/article...
Maybe he's.... not very good at making deals?
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Maybe he's.... not very good at making deals?
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My new book | How to Recognize the Mafia Abroad, critical notes on ‘ndrangheta mobility
@brisunipress.bsky.social
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/how-to-recog...
@brisunipress.bsky.social
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November 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
My new book | How to Recognize the Mafia Abroad, critical notes on ‘ndrangheta mobility
@brisunipress.bsky.social
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/how-to-recog...
@brisunipress.bsky.social
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/how-to-recog...
It was a ham-fisted way to protest
Breaking News: A jury found a man not guilty of assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
The verdict on a misdemeanor charge came after seven hours of deliberation, and after prosecutors had previously failed to secure a felony indictment.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It was a ham-fisted way to protest
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We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Two lions
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Two lions
Any others?
Hi conflict scholars and/or political scientists. A question: what previously robust finding or conventional wisdom has been overturned using causal inference approaches? e.g., some finding was robust in various papers with vanilla regression, but diff-in-diffs say "no".
Thanks!
Thanks!
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Any others?
In 1966, a young man started the Political Science PhD program at the University of Wisconsin. He did ok, publishing an article in the American Political Science Review.
However, he dropped out of the PhD program to take a job in Washington.
About 30 years later, he was elected Vice President.
However, he dropped out of the PhD program to take a job in Washington.
About 30 years later, he was elected Vice President.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In 1966, a young man started the Political Science PhD program at the University of Wisconsin. He did ok, publishing an article in the American Political Science Review.
However, he dropped out of the PhD program to take a job in Washington.
About 30 years later, he was elected Vice President.
However, he dropped out of the PhD program to take a job in Washington.
About 30 years later, he was elected Vice President.
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I checked the reference list on this now-retracted article, and almost NONE of the referenced articles actually exist! Total AI slop!
Who were the peer reviewers? Did an editor look at the article?
It was published online 30 April, and the retraction didn't happen until 3 November. Yikes.
Who were the peer reviewers? Did an editor look at the article?
It was published online 30 April, and the retraction didn't happen until 3 November. Yikes.
"Following publication, concerns were raised by a third party regarding the accuracy and validity of many of the references in this article ... the Editor and the Publisher no longer have confidence in the content presented".
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Retracted Article: Strengthening Caribbean Intelligence: Education and Training for Enhanced Intra- and Inter-Agency Collaboration
We, the Editor and Publisher of International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, have retracted the following article:Smith, T., & Short, A. (2025). Strengthening Caribbean Intelligen...
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I checked the reference list on this now-retracted article, and almost NONE of the referenced articles actually exist! Total AI slop!
Who were the peer reviewers? Did an editor look at the article?
It was published online 30 April, and the retraction didn't happen until 3 November. Yikes.
Who were the peer reviewers? Did an editor look at the article?
It was published online 30 April, and the retraction didn't happen until 3 November. Yikes.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I checked the reference list on this now-retracted article, and almost NONE of the referenced articles actually exist! Total AI slop!
Who were the peer reviewers? Did an editor look at the article?
It was published online 30 April, and the retraction didn't happen until 3 November. Yikes.
Who were the peer reviewers? Did an editor look at the article?
It was published online 30 April, and the retraction didn't happen until 3 November. Yikes.
"Following publication, concerns were raised by a third party regarding the accuracy and validity of many of the references in this article ... the Editor and the Publisher no longer have confidence in the content presented".
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Retracted Article: Strengthening Caribbean Intelligence: Education and Training for Enhanced Intra- and Inter-Agency Collaboration
We, the Editor and Publisher of International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, have retracted the following article:Smith, T., & Short, A. (2025). Strengthening Caribbean Intelligen...
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I checked the reference list on this now-retracted article, and almost NONE of the referenced articles actually exist! Total AI slop!
Who were the peer reviewers? Did an editor look at the article?
It was published online 30 April, and the retraction didn't happen until 3 November. Yikes.
Who were the peer reviewers? Did an editor look at the article?
It was published online 30 April, and the retraction didn't happen until 3 November. Yikes.
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I think the literature on intergroup contact is a good example. Initial meta-analyses of correlational work and small sample lab studies offer a very optimistic outlook, but recent large-scale RCTs draw a more complex picture....
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I think the literature on intergroup contact is a good example. Initial meta-analyses of correlational work and small sample lab studies offer a very optimistic outlook, but recent large-scale RCTs draw a more complex picture....
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I like this meta-analysis looking at the effects of commodity price shocks on conflict, drawing on studies that use diff-in-diff designs. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Do Commodity Price Shocks Cause Armed Conflict? A Meta-Analysis of Natural Experiments | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Do Commodity Price Shocks Cause Armed Conflict? A Meta-Analysis of Natural Experiments - Volume 115 Issue 2
www.cambridge.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I like this meta-analysis looking at the effects of commodity price shocks on conflict, drawing on studies that use diff-in-diff designs. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Hi conflict scholars and/or political scientists. A question: what previously robust finding or conventional wisdom has been overturned using causal inference approaches? e.g., some finding was robust in various papers with vanilla regression, but diff-in-diffs say "no".
Thanks!
Thanks!
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hi conflict scholars and/or political scientists. A question: what previously robust finding or conventional wisdom has been overturned using causal inference approaches? e.g., some finding was robust in various papers with vanilla regression, but diff-in-diffs say "no".
Thanks!
Thanks!
"Who Your Friends are Matters: Types of Supporters and Child Recruitment by Rebel Groups" by Dr Yun Jung Yang, a @uniessexgov.bsky.social PhD. Check it out!
Support from other rebel groups (inter-group cooperation) seems to matter more than state support.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Support from other rebel groups (inter-group cooperation) seems to matter more than state support.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Who Your Friends are Matters: Types of Supporters and Child Recruitment by Rebel Groups
Child soldiering has been identified as one of the most prevalent human rights violations perpetrated by rebels. The aim of this research is to elucidate the potential influence of third parties, exte...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Who Your Friends are Matters: Types of Supporters and Child Recruitment by Rebel Groups" by Dr Yun Jung Yang, a @uniessexgov.bsky.social PhD. Check it out!
Support from other rebel groups (inter-group cooperation) seems to matter more than state support.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Support from other rebel groups (inter-group cooperation) seems to matter more than state support.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
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god knows that this has happened zero times
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
god knows that this has happened zero times
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Satellite images show that most of the 260,000 civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher are likely still trapped, as mass RSF killings continue
Satellite images show most el-Fasher civilians likely still trapped
Latest images suggest that majority of 260,000 civilians still in captured city, as mass RSF killings continue
www.middleeasteye.net
November 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Satellite images show that most of the 260,000 civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher are likely still trapped, as mass RSF killings continue
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Police have announced that a 32-year-old man who was arrested is now being treated as the only suspect for the train stabbing and the 35-year-old has been released with no further action
They say he was "reported in good faith" by witnesses but enquiries confirmed that he was not involved
They say he was "reported in good faith" by witnesses but enquiries confirmed that he was not involved
British Transport Police say that "at this stage there is nothing to suggest this is a terrorist incident" and they are still working to establish the full circumstances and motivation for the train attack
Of 11 injured people, 4 have been discharged and 2 remain in a life-threatening condition
Of 11 injured people, 4 have been discharged and 2 remain in a life-threatening condition
The investigation into the train stabbing in Cambridgeshire is being supported by Counter Terrorism Policing
The step is routine for violent incidents where the motivation is unclear, and police say they are working to understand the full circumstances of the attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...
The step is routine for violent incidents where the motivation is unclear, and police say they are working to understand the full circumstances of the attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...
November 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Police have announced that a 32-year-old man who was arrested is now being treated as the only suspect for the train stabbing and the 35-year-old has been released with no further action
They say he was "reported in good faith" by witnesses but enquiries confirmed that he was not involved
They say he was "reported in good faith" by witnesses but enquiries confirmed that he was not involved
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Forget Monday's two-hour Tucker Carlson interview with Nick Fuentes-- this 2.5 minute video from the head of the Heritage Foundation just completely shattered the right-wing pro-Israel consensus. The leading MAGA organization welcomed antisemitism into the movement with open arms
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Forget Monday's two-hour Tucker Carlson interview with Nick Fuentes-- this 2.5 minute video from the head of the Heritage Foundation just completely shattered the right-wing pro-Israel consensus. The leading MAGA organization welcomed antisemitism into the movement with open arms
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There are no words for Sudan-- the "blood bath" conclusion marks the complete failure of the international community. This is a horrific situation & like so many other wars, I doubt there will be justice for these survivors & their families.
Sudan siege ends in bloodbath despite pleas for mercy
Evidence emerges of atrocities committed by the paramilitary RSF after it seized control of El Fasher
www.ft.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There are no words for Sudan-- the "blood bath" conclusion marks the complete failure of the international community. This is a horrific situation & like so many other wars, I doubt there will be justice for these survivors & their families.