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We are launching a new Undergraduate Network for IR and Foreign Policy with British Foreign Policy Group 🎉
For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟
Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟
Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We are launching a new Undergraduate Network for IR and Foreign Policy with British Foreign Policy Group 🎉
For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟
Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟
Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
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Many thanks to Bonny Lin for having Mohammed Alsudairi and me on her ChinaPower podcast to present our CUP Element book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations, and discuss how China and regional powers look at each other.
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The Future of Sino-Middle Eastern Relations | ChinaPower Project
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Mohammed Alsudairi and Dr. Andrea Ghiselli join us to discuss their newly released book Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures. They challenge prevail...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Many thanks to Bonny Lin for having Mohammed Alsudairi and me on her ChinaPower podcast to present our CUP Element book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations, and discuss how China and regional powers look at each other.
@cais-exeter.bsky.social
chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/the...
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chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/the...
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Looking forward to tomorrow’s gig on Citizen Marx by @brunoleipold.com. @cais-exeter.bsky.social @hass-cornwall.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Looking forward to tomorrow’s gig on Citizen Marx by @brunoleipold.com. @cais-exeter.bsky.social @hass-cornwall.bsky.social
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@thediplomat.com has just published an interview with Mohammed Alsudairi and me discussing the findings of our CUP Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations.
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China-Middle East Cooperation: In the Eye of the Beholder
Insights from Mohammed Alsudairi and Andrea Ghiselli.
thediplomat.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
@thediplomat.com has just published an interview with Mohammed Alsudairi and me discussing the findings of our CUP Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations.
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thediplomat.com/2025/10/chin...
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The transition to the new academic year was so hectic that I forgot to report that @kovarek.bsky.social and I have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk Small Research Grant. Focusing on #Hungary, we will explore how populist frames shape the support for financial nationalism.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The transition to the new academic year was so hectic that I forgot to report that @kovarek.bsky.social and I have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk Small Research Grant. Focusing on #Hungary, we will explore how populist frames shape the support for financial nationalism.
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Call for #climatesim expressions of interest open NOW! 🌟
We are looking for institutions to take part in our annual climate negotiation simulation event - once again partnering with @chathamhouse.org 🎉
Deadline to apply is 19 October #climatesim 🌳
Info 👉 buff.ly/zPti35m
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We are looking for institutions to take part in our annual climate negotiation simulation event - once again partnering with @chathamhouse.org 🎉
Deadline to apply is 19 October #climatesim 🌳
Info 👉 buff.ly/zPti35m
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September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Call for #climatesim expressions of interest open NOW! 🌟
We are looking for institutions to take part in our annual climate negotiation simulation event - once again partnering with @chathamhouse.org 🎉
Deadline to apply is 19 October #climatesim 🌳
Info 👉 buff.ly/zPti35m
@julietdryden.bsky.social
We are looking for institutions to take part in our annual climate negotiation simulation event - once again partnering with @chathamhouse.org 🎉
Deadline to apply is 19 October #climatesim 🌳
Info 👉 buff.ly/zPti35m
@julietdryden.bsky.social
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I have organised an amazing roster of *virtual* presentations for the Centre for Gulf Studies at Exeter. Check out these incredible superstars, and register for the events (Tuesdays 17-18.30 London time) here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/cen...
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I have organised an amazing roster of *virtual* presentations for the Centre for Gulf Studies at Exeter. Check out these incredible superstars, and register for the events (Tuesdays 17-18.30 London time) here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/cen...
Delighted to be co-hosting Professor Owens today with the Centre for Political
Thought.
Thought.
Southwest friends: tomorrow at 3pm, I'm speaking in Exeter on the Erased tour, followed by reception. Do come by. @exeter.ac.uk @profalexp.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Delighted to be co-hosting Professor Owens today with the Centre for Political
Thought.
Thought.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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My comments on Xi Jinping’s (virtual) BRICS speech, the SCO, and the Global Governance Initiative for The Straits Times
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China doubles down on Brics to defend free trade, but grouping’s divisions remain
Brics leaders had to walk a tightrope between criticising US tariffs while avoiding a confrontation with Mr Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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September 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
My comments on Xi Jinping’s (virtual) BRICS speech, the SCO, and the Global Governance Initiative for The Straits Times
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👇 New article in @govandopp.bsky.social where Alfonso Casani, @fcolin.bsky.social and I bring together our theoretical and empirical work on foreign policy, opposition and authoritarianism through the extreme case of Morocco and Israel's wars on Gaza, and with material from field research since 2007
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
👇 New article in @govandopp.bsky.social where Alfonso Casani, @fcolin.bsky.social and I bring together our theoretical and empirical work on foreign policy, opposition and authoritarianism through the extreme case of Morocco and Israel's wars on Gaza, and with material from field research since 2007
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Excited to be offering our bespoke fieldwork methods course "Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts" with @xiananj.bsky.social for @komex.bsky.social next February, alongside a truly fantastic line-up of courses - with something for every methodological persuasion!
Registration is NOW OPEN for #KOMEX2026
✨ Excellence. Affordability. No flights.
In-person @uni-konstanz.de or online via #ekomex
Learn from top scholars in:
🧠 R, Python, NVivo, QCA, Process Tracing, ML, SNA & more
🗓️ Feb 2026
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✨ Excellence. Affordability. No flights.
In-person @uni-konstanz.de or online via #ekomex
Learn from top scholars in:
🧠 R, Python, NVivo, QCA, Process Tracing, ML, SNA & more
🗓️ Feb 2026
🔗 Join: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/kon...
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August 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Excited to be offering our bespoke fieldwork methods course "Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts" with @xiananj.bsky.social for @komex.bsky.social next February, alongside a truly fantastic line-up of courses - with something for every methodological persuasion!
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A cracker from my colleague John Heathershaw and his co-author
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira. #Capitalismisthecrisis
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Ricardo Soares de Oliveira. #Capitalismisthecrisis
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‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new offshoring of grand corruption
Sensitive business is moving towards more permissive jurisdictions in response to tighter regulations and greater media attention.
theconversation.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A cracker from my colleague John Heathershaw and his co-author
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira. #Capitalismisthecrisis
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Ricardo Soares de Oliveira. #Capitalismisthecrisis
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So this is what I'm up to this year - news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Hugely grateful to @britishacademy.bsky.social for making this possible through an Innovation Fellowship award.
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Hugely grateful to @britishacademy.bsky.social for making this possible through an Innovation Fellowship award.
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New research will analyse the spread of misinformation in Africa and the continent’s growing digital divides
Major new research will help experts to counter the spread of misinformation in Africa and understand the causes and consequences of the continent’s growing digital divides. The project, by researcher...
news.exeter.ac.uk
July 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
So this is what I'm up to this year - news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Hugely grateful to @britishacademy.bsky.social for making this possible through an Innovation Fellowship award.
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Hugely grateful to @britishacademy.bsky.social for making this possible through an Innovation Fellowship award.
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Delighted that my chapter 'Historicizing the Global' in the weighty Oxford Handbook of International Political Sociology is now out in both print & ebook!
Huge thanks to the editors Stacie Goddard, @georgelawson.bsky.social , & Ole Jacob Sending for the hard work
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
Huge thanks to the editors Stacie Goddard, @georgelawson.bsky.social , & Ole Jacob Sending for the hard work
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
Historicizing the Global
AbstractThis chapter challenges the preoccupation (“chronofetishism”) of international–political–sociological scholarship with the present. The rare studie
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July 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Will Iran get Chinese weapons? Never say never. However, two other experts and I are quite skeptical at the moment.
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Iran Pivots Toward China, But Is Beijing Ready To Play Ball?
After a devastating war with Israel exposed the weakness of its air force, Iran is reportedly turning to China for advanced military hardware. But Beijing’s reluctance -- and Moscow’s inaction -- high...
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July 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Will Iran get Chinese weapons? Never say never. However, two other experts and I are quite skeptical at the moment.
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
www.rferl.org/a/iran-china...
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
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Congratulations, Andrea!
After a long gestation, this @universitypress.cambridge.org Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations finally has a page and a publication date!
This new work by Mohammed al-Sudairi and I will be in Open Access.
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This new work by Mohammed al-Sudairi and I will be in Open Access.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
June 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Congratulations, Andrea!
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Happy to share that my first publication is out on IPS! 🥳 In this paper, I offer a new approach to securitization which aims to anchor contemporary securitization processes targeting postcolonial populations in colonial history. Check it out:
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Constructing the “North African Problem” in France (1920–1956): A Colonial Genealogy of Migration Security Practices
Abstract. Despite its sophistication, most of the literature on the securitization of migration remains presentist in the sense that it has not yet truly i
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June 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy to share that my first publication is out on IPS! 🥳 In this paper, I offer a new approach to securitization which aims to anchor contemporary securitization processes targeting postcolonial populations in colonial history. Check it out:
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
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Congratulations to @yazidbenhadda.bsky.social from @cais-exeter.bsky.social
for passing his PhD viva yesterday. Yazid explored legacies of colonial policing & migration in Europe & N.Africa
Thanks to examiners @fionaadamson.bsky.social & Martin Thomas, and lead supervisor @irenefmolina.bsky.social
for passing his PhD viva yesterday. Yazid explored legacies of colonial policing & migration in Europe & N.Africa
Thanks to examiners @fionaadamson.bsky.social & Martin Thomas, and lead supervisor @irenefmolina.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Congratulations to @yazidbenhadda.bsky.social from @cais-exeter.bsky.social
for passing his PhD viva yesterday. Yazid explored legacies of colonial policing & migration in Europe & N.Africa
Thanks to examiners @fionaadamson.bsky.social & Martin Thomas, and lead supervisor @irenefmolina.bsky.social
for passing his PhD viva yesterday. Yazid explored legacies of colonial policing & migration in Europe & N.Africa
Thanks to examiners @fionaadamson.bsky.social & Martin Thomas, and lead supervisor @irenefmolina.bsky.social
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My comments for the South China Morning Post on China’s possible reaction to the Iran-Israel clash
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China warns of fallout from Israel’s strikes on Iran, eyes role in easing crisis
Beijing voices ‘grave concern’ over Israel’s attacks, while analysts say future of conflict depends on how the US and China intervene.
amp.scmp.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
My comments for the South China Morning Post on China’s possible reaction to the Iran-Israel clash
@exeter.ac.uk @cais-exeter.bsky.social
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I was quoted in this @thenewarab.bsky.social article on the presence of foreign fighters, especially Uyghurs, in the Syrian army, and China’s approach to them
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From rebels to soldiers: Foreign fighters in Syria’s new army
Formally integrating foreign fighters into Syria’s new army is viewed as a pragmatic political move, but one which alarms many in Syrian society
www.newarab.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I was quoted in this @thenewarab.bsky.social article on the presence of foreign fighters, especially Uyghurs, in the Syrian army, and China’s approach to them
@cais-exeter.bsky.social
www.newarab.com/analysis/reb...
@cais-exeter.bsky.social
www.newarab.com/analysis/reb...
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My comments for Channel News Asia on China’s interests in and potential approach to the Israel-Iran conflict
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www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...
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China’s bid to mediate Israel-Iran conflict: How much sway does it really have?
Analysts say China's calls for de-escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict reflect not just diplomatic ambition, but concern over its own vulnerabilities - from oil routes and regional projects to tensi...
www.channelnewsasia.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
My comments for Channel News Asia on China’s interests in and potential approach to the Israel-Iran conflict
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...
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My comments on the mysterious cargo flights from China disappearing in Iran in this @telegraphnews.bsky.social article
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www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
China sends mystery transport planes into Iran
Flight plans indicated a final destination of Luxembourg, but the aircraft appeared to have never flown near European skies
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
My comments on the mysterious cargo flights from China disappearing in Iran in this @telegraphnews.bsky.social article
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www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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BISA, PSA and UACES Open letter to the UK Government: The future of International Studies and funding pressures in higher education
Open letter to the UK Government: The future of International Studies and funding pressures in higher education
BISA, PSA and UACES have written a letter to express concern about the funding challenges in UK HE.
www.bisa.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
BISA, PSA and UACES Open letter to the UK Government: The future of International Studies and funding pressures in higher education
Delighted to report that our colleague Kevork Oskanian will be a permanent member of CAIS faculty from September! Congratulations, Kevork!
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University of Exeter
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June 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Delighted to report that our colleague Kevork Oskanian will be a permanent member of CAIS faculty from September! Congratulations, Kevork!
@drkevorko.bsky.social
experts.exeter.ac.uk/38375-kevork...
@drkevorko.bsky.social
experts.exeter.ac.uk/38375-kevork...