Professor Andrew Moran
@profandrewmoran.bsky.social
Head of Criminology, Sociology, Politics and International Relations at London Met University. Interests: US history, politics, foreign policy, International Relations and Security Studies. Play wheelchair basketball.
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The 80th anniversary of the end of the Nazi era comes at a pivotal time for Germans. The last of the survivors, liberators and perpetrators are dying, as the far right is becoming more established.
"Have people learned nothing?” said Mario Candotto, 98, who survived the Dachau concentration camp.
"Have people learned nothing?” said Mario Candotto, 98, who survived the Dachau concentration camp.
80 Years After Dachau Concentration Camp Liberation, Witnesses Remember
The anniversary of the end of the Nazi era comes at a pivotal time for Germans. The last of the survivors, liberators and perpetrators are dying, as the far right is becoming more established.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The 80th anniversary of the end of the Nazi era comes at a pivotal time for Germans. The last of the survivors, liberators and perpetrators are dying, as the far right is becoming more established.
"Have people learned nothing?” said Mario Candotto, 98, who survived the Dachau concentration camp.
"Have people learned nothing?” said Mario Candotto, 98, who survived the Dachau concentration camp.
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This from the @washingtonpost.com is wild
April 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This from the @washingtonpost.com is wild
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Important thread on the impact of Trump and Musk’s attack on #USAGM. They have unilaterally ceded much of the global information space to Russian and Chinese propaganda #GI7100 #GI5052 #broadcasting
Cables from US embassies reveal how the silencing of VOA, RFE/RL, RFA, MBN and Radio/TV Marti are harming US interests abroad
April 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Important thread on the impact of Trump and Musk’s attack on #USAGM. They have unilaterally ceded much of the global information space to Russian and Chinese propaganda #GI7100 #GI5052 #broadcasting
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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
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“A.I. could improve the news—if it doesn’t destroy it in the process,” Joshua Rothman writes. In a new column, he explores how artificial intelligence could enhance journalism—or hollow out the industry.
Will A.I. Save the News?
Artificial intelligence could hollow out the media business—but it also has the power to enhance journalism.
www.newyorker.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“A.I. could improve the news—if it doesn’t destroy it in the process,” Joshua Rothman writes. In a new column, he explores how artificial intelligence could enhance journalism—or hollow out the industry.
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Trump presses ahead with global trade war despite calls to reconsider
Trump presses ahead with global trade war despite calls to reconsider
President claims ‘many’ countries are seeking a deal with US as he prepares to impose steep tariffs on trading partners
* US politics –live updates
Donald Trump is poised to unleash his trade war with the world on Wednesday, pressing ahead with a slew of tariffs on the US’s largest trading partners despite fears of widespread economic damage and calls to reconsider.
The US president claimed “many” countries were seeking a deal with Washington, as his administration prepared to impose steep tariffs on goods from dozens of markets from Wednesday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trump presses ahead with global trade war despite calls to reconsider
A very big thank you to Capt John Foreman, ex-UK Defence Attaché to Moscow, for sharing his insights on Russia, the war in Ukraine, and the skills needed to be a successful Defence Attaché. Excellent talk and Q&A.
April 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A very big thank you to Capt John Foreman, ex-UK Defence Attaché to Moscow, for sharing his insights on Russia, the war in Ukraine, and the skills needed to be a successful Defence Attaché. Excellent talk and Q&A.
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It was great to have Jeremy Drage join us at London Metropolitan University this afternoon to share his experiences of working in UN peacekeeping missions. A fascinating and insightful talk
March 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It was great to have Jeremy Drage join us at London Metropolitan University this afternoon to share his experiences of working in UN peacekeeping missions. A fascinating and insightful talk
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Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study
Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study
Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV
Up to 2.9 million more children and adults will die from HIV-related causes before 2030 because of aid cuts by countries including the US and Britain, a new study has found.
A resulting resurgence of the HIV epidemic would have “devastating consequences” globally, researchers warned, after estimating between 4.4m and 10.8m extra new infections in the next five years due to the cuts. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study
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President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term
President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
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By abandoning its role in preventing and responding to the world’s most dangerous diseases, the United States risks creating a vacuum in global health that will make everyone—including Americans—less safe, write Thomas Bollyky and Yanzhong Huang.
The Coming Global Health Crisis
America is retreating, and China won’t fill the void.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
By abandoning its role in preventing and responding to the world’s most dangerous diseases, the United States risks creating a vacuum in global health that will make everyone—including Americans—less safe, write Thomas Bollyky and Yanzhong Huang.
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“It’s a theatre of malice. All of it is desensitising people to the use of authority and power”
The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism
From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“It’s a theatre of malice. All of it is desensitising people to the use of authority and power”
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This is not the first time that a U.S. president has sought to substantially reduce America’s alliance burden while seeking accommodation with a major adversary.
How Nixon Pushed Allies to Build the Bomb
History has good and bad news on nuclear proliferation under Trump.
foreignpolicy.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is not the first time that a U.S. president has sought to substantially reduce America’s alliance burden while seeking accommodation with a major adversary.
To be serious about this, the Trump Administration is moving towards the Andrew Jackson approach of 'now let him enforce it', i.e. in Jackson's case ignoring the Supreme Court knowing it has no power of enforcement. At some point that challenge is where we are going. Get ready for it.
When asked if the Administration will comply with court orders on fired federal workers, WH Press Secretary Leavitt says the orders are unconstitutional: You cannot have a low level district court judge filing an injunction to usurp the executive authority of the President…
March 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
To be serious about this, the Trump Administration is moving towards the Andrew Jackson approach of 'now let him enforce it', i.e. in Jackson's case ignoring the Supreme Court knowing it has no power of enforcement. At some point that challenge is where we are going. Get ready for it.
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Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.
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Trump Outlines Bold Vision For Golden Age Of China
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Trump Outlines Bold Vision For Golden Age Of China
WASHINGTON—Promising a glorious future marked by limitless prosperity for the East Asian nation, President Donald Trump outlined a bold vision Tuesday night for a golden age of China. “Under my leadership, a prosperous new era of Chinese dominance will begin, the likes of which have never been seen before,” Trump said in an address to […]
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March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump Outlines Bold Vision For Golden Age Of China
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www.theguardian.com/technology/2... A few thoughts on AI in The Guardian.
Students’ use of AI spells death knell for critical thinking | Letters
Letters: Prof Andrew Moran and Dr Ben Wilkinson on the ramifications of the explosion in university essays being written with artificial intelligence
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... A few thoughts on AI in The Guardian.
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With today’s extraordinary, televised fight between Trump and Zelensky, we all saw clearly something that has been unfolding over the past couple of weeks: the U.S. has switched sides in the war between Russia and Ukraine, @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
Trump and Zelensky’s Stunning Fight
From the daily newsletter: Susan B. Glasser on a shocking argument and shift in U.S. foreign policy. Plus: the state of the Democratic Resistance; one Ukrainian family’s three years of war; and our sp...
www.newyorker.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
With today’s extraordinary, televised fight between Trump and Zelensky, we all saw clearly something that has been unfolding over the past couple of weeks: the U.S. has switched sides in the war between Russia and Ukraine, @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
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Donald Trump’s disdain for NATO will reshape the domestic politics—and military posture—of some of America’s closest allies.
What Could Happen if the U.S. Abandons Europe
Donald Trump’s disdain for NATO will reshape the domestic politics—and military posture—of some of America’s closest allies.
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February 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Donald Trump’s disdain for NATO will reshape the domestic politics—and military posture—of some of America’s closest allies.
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Washington’s intelligence-sharing partners are beginning to assess the need to be more reserved about what they can risk sharing with U.S. partners—and what they should hold back, Keir Giles and John Sipher write.
Allies Assess What Intelligence They Can Still Share With Trump
Washington’s loose lips and closer ties to Moscow could unravel Western cooperation.
foreignpolicy.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Washington’s intelligence-sharing partners are beginning to assess the need to be more reserved about what they can risk sharing with U.S. partners—and what they should hold back, Keir Giles and John Sipher write.
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Europe has little to gain—and possibly a lot to lose—from responding to Trump’s tariffs, @agathedemarais.bsky.social writes.
Note to Europe: Stay Calm and Don’t Retaliate
Donald Trump’s tariffs rampage will only hurt Americans.
foreignpolicy.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Europe has little to gain—and possibly a lot to lose—from responding to Trump’s tariffs, @agathedemarais.bsky.social writes.