Juliet Kaarbo
@jkaarbo.bsky.social
Professor of Foreign Policy, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews; Founding Co-Director Scottish Council on Global Affairs
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/jbk1/
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/jbk1/
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🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
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Now with an issue #! @jkaarbo.bsky.social and I make the case for more research on the individual in IPE, and for more love between FPA & IPE. We look at taxes and personality profiles in South America to illisutrate out points.
The profits of personality
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The profits of personality
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The profits of personality: advancing the fourth ‘I’ in international political economy research
Two decades after Hay’s classification of political economy research, not much has changed. Interests, institutions, and ideas continue to dominate, especially in international political economy (I...
www.tandfonline.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Now with an issue #! @jkaarbo.bsky.social and I make the case for more research on the individual in IPE, and for more love between FPA & IPE. We look at taxes and personality profiles in South America to illisutrate out points.
The profits of personality
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The profits of personality
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Our #UofGSpotlight episode Trump 2.0: What’s Next? hit 41,000+ listens!🎙️🌎
Revisit what was predicted and compare it to what’s unfolding now by listening to the episode with our guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social & @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
Listen here 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
Revisit what was predicted and compare it to what’s unfolding now by listening to the episode with our guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social & @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
Listen here 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
Trump 2.0: What's next?
UofG Spotlight · Episode
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July 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Our #UofGSpotlight episode Trump 2.0: What’s Next? hit 41,000+ listens!🎙️🌎
Revisit what was predicted and compare it to what’s unfolding now by listening to the episode with our guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social & @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
Listen here 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
Revisit what was predicted and compare it to what’s unfolding now by listening to the episode with our guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social & @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
Listen here 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
A 'timely' article on US foreign policies toward Iran's nuclear programme. @risjnl.bsky.social
🚨New First View Article🚨
"Time on their minds: Narrative reasoning and leaders’ construction of temporality in foreign policy" by Ryan Beasley is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/32G5x8X
"Time on their minds: Narrative reasoning and leaders’ construction of temporality in foreign policy" by Ryan Beasley is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/32G5x8X
Time on their minds: Narrative reasoning and leaders’ construction of temporality in foreign policy | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Time on their minds: Narrative reasoning and leaders’ construction of temporality in foreign policy
buff.ly
July 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A 'timely' article on US foreign policies toward Iran's nuclear programme. @risjnl.bsky.social
Happy to be one of the many contributors, with @cristiancantir.bsky.social, to this new, very comprehensive Handbook of IR. Thanks @cameronthies.bsky.social
A great new Handbook of IR thanks to some wonderful contributors!
Handbook of International Relations
‘Cameron G. Thies has done a remarkable job of assembling a rich collection of contributions to the Handbook of International Relations. Both broad and deep, the diversity of coverage provides an exce...
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June 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Happy to be one of the many contributors, with @cristiancantir.bsky.social, to this new, very comprehensive Handbook of IR. Thanks @cameronthies.bsky.social
In our new blog, @juliacalvert.bsky.social and I discuss the role of Trump's personality in his tariffs, linking it to our recent @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the neglect of leader psychology in international political economy. www.duckofminerva.com/2025/05/trum...
Trump’s Tariffs and the Profits (and Deficits) of Personality
Dominant theories of international political economy leave little room for the influence of individuals. They also never anticipated that the United States might seek to completely upend the global…
www.duckofminerva.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In our new blog, @juliacalvert.bsky.social and I discuss the role of Trump's personality in his tariffs, linking it to our recent @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the neglect of leader psychology in international political economy. www.duckofminerva.com/2025/05/trum...
2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
May 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
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Calling all scholars with expertise in the Middle East and Africa! Interested in joining us at the School of International Relations at St Andrews? If so, check out these (permanent) posts: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Lecturer - AC2593DD
Lecturer - AC2593DD,
School of International Relations,
Salary: £46,735 - £57,422 per annum,
Start Date: 1 September 2025
,
<p style="text-align: justify;">We wish to appoint two (2) Lecturers within...
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk
April 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Calling all scholars with expertise in the Middle East and Africa! Interested in joining us at the School of International Relations at St Andrews? If so, check out these (permanent) posts: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For background and analysis of the "pandemic treaty" see our Insight report and related podcast at scga.scot/2024/02/14/g...
#WHO #pandemic
For background and analysis of the "pandemic treaty" see our Insight report and related podcast at scga.scot/2024/02/14/g...
#WHO #pandemic
World Health Organization agrees legally binding pandemic treaty
The agreement is designed to ensure more cooperation between nations in the event of another pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For background and analysis of the "pandemic treaty" see our Insight report and related podcast at scga.scot/2024/02/14/g...
#WHO #pandemic
For background and analysis of the "pandemic treaty" see our Insight report and related podcast at scga.scot/2024/02/14/g...
#WHO #pandemic
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My latest on @uk.theconversation.com Keir Starmer’s mindset is unlike other PMs — and that could matter when facing Trump. 🧠 A political psychology perspective @edinburghpir.bsky.social #PoliticalPsychology #Starmer #Trump #leaders
Starmer shares some traits with other prime minister, but differs in several key ways.
Why Keir Starmer’s psychological profile is different from other prime ministers – and what it means for his dealings with Donald Trump
Starmer shares some traits with other prime minister, but differs in several key ways.
tcnv.link
April 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My latest on @uk.theconversation.com Keir Starmer’s mindset is unlike other PMs — and that could matter when facing Trump. 🧠 A political psychology perspective @edinburghpir.bsky.social #PoliticalPsychology #Starmer #Trump #leaders
Save the date! Looking forward to participating in this webinar, with @drcanbolat.bsky.social @oz7777.bsky.social and @isanet.bsky.social isanet-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Leaders in the Middle East and North Africa: How Ideology Shapes Foreign Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
Part of the Foreign Policy Book Talk Series
The study of politics in the MENA region has traditionally been dominated by historical and case study approaches. In this innovative book, Özgür Özdamar a...
isanet-org.zoom.us
April 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Save the date! Looking forward to participating in this webinar, with @drcanbolat.bsky.social @oz7777.bsky.social and @isanet.bsky.social isanet-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Great piece on the importance of political leaders’ personalities, by the brilliant @consuelothiers.bsky.social !!
🚨 It’s time to put political psychology back at the center of global analysis. My new commentary out today with
@rusi.bsky.social : "Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs"
Understanding who leads matters more than ever @edinburghpir.bsky.social
@rusi.bsky.social : "Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs"
Understanding who leads matters more than ever @edinburghpir.bsky.social
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and the resurgence of personalist rule, how essential is it to recenter leaders in strategic analysis? Dr Consuelo Thiers explores this question further in the latest RUSI Commentary.
April 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Great piece on the importance of political leaders’ personalities, by the brilliant @consuelothiers.bsky.social !!
Happy to talk with @cglgsta.bsky.social about my research! @standrewsir.bsky.social
CGLG RESEARCHER OF THE MONTH 🔍
For her ongoing work on world leaders' personalities, Prof. Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social is the CGLG's March 2025 researcher of the month!
We spoke with her about her wider research and views on global governance 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2YZ...
For her ongoing work on world leaders' personalities, Prof. Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social is the CGLG's March 2025 researcher of the month!
We spoke with her about her wider research and views on global governance 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2YZ...
PROF. JULIET KAARBO - CGLG Researcher of the Month (March 2025)
YouTube video by Centre for Global Law and Governance
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April 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Happy to talk with @cglgsta.bsky.social about my research! @standrewsir.bsky.social
@juliacalvert.bsky.social & I argue the importance of leaders in International Political Economy, examining windfall profit taxation in Ecuador & Peru, in @ripejournal.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
@juliacalvert.bsky.social & I argue the importance of leaders in International Political Economy, examining windfall profit taxation in Ecuador & Peru, in @ripejournal.bsky.social
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It was great to talk to @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social in the Political Worldview podcast. In the episode, we discussed the ongoing Gaza war and its impact across the region
Great new episode of my @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now! 🎙️ This time I’m talking with the awesome @maydarwich.bsky.social about the war in Gaza and the fallout in the wider Middle East.
🚨New episode out now: "Middle East after this War".🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks to returning guest @maydarwich.bsky.social about the devastating effects of the war in #Gaza, and how they have reverberated through the wider region. #Egypt #Jordan #Saudi #Syria #Iran
👇Audio links in thread👇
👇Audio links in thread👇
March 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It was great to talk to @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social in the Political Worldview podcast. In the episode, we discussed the ongoing Gaza war and its impact across the region
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👇 EVENT THIS WEEK 👇
The CGLG's in-residence fellow, Julie Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social, is hosting a discursive seminar on Egypt's changing identity and foreign policy. All St Andrews students and staff are welcome to attend!
🕐 Wed 12th, 11:00–12:00
🚩 Arts Seminar 8
📩 RSVP irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
The CGLG's in-residence fellow, Julie Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social, is hosting a discursive seminar on Egypt's changing identity and foreign policy. All St Andrews students and staff are welcome to attend!
🕐 Wed 12th, 11:00–12:00
🚩 Arts Seminar 8
📩 RSVP irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
March 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
👇 EVENT THIS WEEK 👇
The CGLG's in-residence fellow, Julie Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social, is hosting a discursive seminar on Egypt's changing identity and foreign policy. All St Andrews students and staff are welcome to attend!
🕐 Wed 12th, 11:00–12:00
🚩 Arts Seminar 8
📩 RSVP irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
The CGLG's in-residence fellow, Julie Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social, is hosting a discursive seminar on Egypt's changing identity and foreign policy. All St Andrews students and staff are welcome to attend!
🕐 Wed 12th, 11:00–12:00
🚩 Arts Seminar 8
📩 RSVP irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Trump's proposal of forcibly displacing Palestinians of Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula puts Egypt on edge. I offer my reflections on what's at stake for Egypt in The Conversation theconversation.com/egypt-on-edg...
Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump
Since 1979, Egypt has been a central pillar of US policies in the Middle East.
theconversation.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trump's proposal of forcibly displacing Palestinians of Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula puts Egypt on edge. I offer my reflections on what's at stake for Egypt in The Conversation theconversation.com/egypt-on-edg...
That’s a wrap for the @isanet.bsky.social 2025 conference Great to see everyone and nice to have 5 former/current PhD students in a row at the @fpa-isa.bsky.social business meeting!
March 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
That’s a wrap for the @isanet.bsky.social 2025 conference Great to see everyone and nice to have 5 former/current PhD students in a row at the @fpa-isa.bsky.social business meeting!
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Off to a great start at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social. Seeing familiar faces makes Chicago’s weather milder, too. 🤓 @bariskesgin.bsky.social @jkaarbo.bsky.social @consuelothiers.bsky.social @isanetexdir.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Off to a great start at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social. Seeing familiar faces makes Chicago’s weather milder, too. 🤓 @bariskesgin.bsky.social @jkaarbo.bsky.social @consuelothiers.bsky.social @isanetexdir.bsky.social
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"What we likely have now is a more extreme and experienced version of Trump 1.0".
Read IA’s latest blog post, where @jkaarbo.bsky.social gives the verdict on whether Trump has changed since his first presidency 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Read IA’s latest blog post, where @jkaarbo.bsky.social gives the verdict on whether Trump has changed since his first presidency 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Has Trump Changed?
Juliet Kaarbo discusses Trump’s ‘changed personality’ and how it may affect his second term.
medium.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"What we likely have now is a more extreme and experienced version of Trump 1.0".
Read IA’s latest blog post, where @jkaarbo.bsky.social gives the verdict on whether Trump has changed since his first presidency 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Read IA’s latest blog post, where @jkaarbo.bsky.social gives the verdict on whether Trump has changed since his first presidency 👇
medium.com/internationa...
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My conversation with @johnsides.bsky.social and Danny Hayes on @goodauth.bsky.social on what the evidence says on what really determined the 2024 elections goodauthority.org/news/so-what...
So what really determined the 2024 U.S. presidential elections? 🎧
In our latest Good Authority podcast, political scientists Danny Hayes and John Sides break down the key factors that likely shaped the outcome—and which explanations are overhyped. In our latest Good...
goodauthority.org
February 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
FYI, you can subscribe to our podcast on:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7d003Lw...
or directly from the feed at Podbean: goodauthority.podbean.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7d003Lw...
or directly from the feed at Podbean: goodauthority.podbean.com
Pleased to share my blog piece with International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social, linking my current Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.bsky.social research on how leaders change, my previous IA article on breaking bad, and Trump 2.0
medium.com/internationa...
medium.com/internationa...
Has Trump Changed?
Juliet Kaarbo discusses Trump’s ‘changed personality’ and how it may affect his second term.
medium.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Pleased to share my blog piece with International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social, linking my current Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.bsky.social research on how leaders change, my previous IA article on breaking bad, and Trump 2.0
medium.com/internationa...
medium.com/internationa...
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Delighted to welcome Leo Varadkar on ‘St Andrews and the SCGA: Looking at how nations like Scotland and Ireland can provide a hub for discussion on international affairs" with @johnswinney.bsky.social- as Chair of @scga.scot passes from @uofglasgow.bsky.social to @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Delighted to welcome Leo Varadkar on ‘St Andrews and the SCGA: Looking at how nations like Scotland and Ireland can provide a hub for discussion on international affairs" with @johnswinney.bsky.social- as Chair of @scga.scot passes from @uofglasgow.bsky.social to @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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Terrific evening in St Andrews to mark transfer of @scga.bsky.social leadership from @uofgnews.bsky.social to St Andrews. Great speech on small nation leadership from former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar & great double act with First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social.
February 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Terrific evening in St Andrews to mark transfer of @scga.bsky.social leadership from @uofgnews.bsky.social to St Andrews. Great speech on small nation leadership from former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar & great double act with First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social.
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Have you listened to the latest episode of the #UofGSpotlight podcast?
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social asks @jkaarbo.bsky.social, how serious are Trump's claims about Canada, Panama, and Greenland? 🎙️🌎
Tune into the episode for the full discussion! 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social asks @jkaarbo.bsky.social, how serious are Trump's claims about Canada, Panama, and Greenland? 🎙️🌎
Tune into the episode for the full discussion! 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
January 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Have you listened to the latest episode of the #UofGSpotlight podcast?
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social asks @jkaarbo.bsky.social, how serious are Trump's claims about Canada, Panama, and Greenland? 🎙️🌎
Tune into the episode for the full discussion! 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social asks @jkaarbo.bsky.social, how serious are Trump's claims about Canada, Panama, and Greenland? 🎙️🌎
Tune into the episode for the full discussion! 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...