Tony Lang
@proftonylang.bsky.social
International Political Theory; University of St Andrews; Golfer
My son, Henry, is climbing Mt Kilimanjaro to support Amnesty International (one of my favourite organizations). If you can support him, go to this website and dig deep! www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
henry's UK Kilimanjaro 2026 Student Fundraising Page 2026
Help Henry Wilkins-Lang raise money to support Amnesty International UK
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November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My son, Henry, is climbing Mt Kilimanjaro to support Amnesty International (one of my favourite organizations). If you can support him, go to this website and dig deep! www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
I don't just write about International Relations, but I write fiction too! This is my first book, a fantasy novel for young adults in the JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis mode. Available in paperback and Kindle versions! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPNJ8S8...
Three Kings : Lang, Tony: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Three Kings : Lang, Tony: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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September 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I don't just write about International Relations, but I write fiction too! This is my first book, a fantasy novel for young adults in the JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis mode. Available in paperback and Kindle versions! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPNJ8S8...
What Donald Trump thinks is necessary in Chicago youtu.be/dNfziz4_1P8?...
Military Troupes vs. Brothers (Epic Ending) | The Blues Brothers
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August 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What Donald Trump thinks is necessary in Chicago youtu.be/dNfziz4_1P8?...
Really enjoyed speaking with @kieranomeara.bsky.social and Dan Drury on @e-international.bsky.social on my intellectual journey in IR: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Thinking Global Podcast – Anthony F. Lang Jr.
Anthony F. Lang Jr. speaks about universal values, International Political Theory (IPT), normativity, ethics, Grotius and more.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Really enjoyed speaking with @kieranomeara.bsky.social and Dan Drury on @e-international.bsky.social on my intellectual journey in IR: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Well well well, look what was waiting in the mail this morning. It really exists. To be released for purchase in the UK/Europe on August 28, and in the USA on October 27. Hope you enjoy it!
July 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Well well well, look what was waiting in the mail this morning. It really exists. To be released for purchase in the UK/Europe on August 28, and in the USA on October 27. Hope you enjoy it!
A fun talk with my good friend, Joe Sharkey, who hosts Joe's Great Books. We talked about George Orwell's Animal Farm, which is a great 'fairy tale' as Orwell calls it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=paAy...
Joe's Great Books 16: Animal Farm with Tony Lang
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June 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A fun talk with my good friend, Joe Sharkey, who hosts Joe's Great Books. We talked about George Orwell's Animal Farm, which is a great 'fairy tale' as Orwell calls it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=paAy...
Really sad to hear that Alasdair MacIntyre has died. I was lucky enough to be taught by him as an undergraduate (as evidenced by this photo from many years ago). I also have been reading his work for a chapter I just wrote on him. He will be missed.
May 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Really sad to hear that Alasdair MacIntyre has died. I was lucky enough to be taught by him as an undergraduate (as evidenced by this photo from many years ago). I also have been reading his work for a chapter I just wrote on him. He will be missed.
We are hiring @standrewsir.bsky.social! If you work on African or Middle East politics, consider applying to work with us:https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/3611/0/450221/889/lecturer-ac2593dd
April 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We are hiring @standrewsir.bsky.social! If you work on African or Middle East politics, consider applying to work with us:https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/3611/0/450221/889/lecturer-ac2593dd
In light of Trump's overriding of basic checks and balances, worth listening to this BBC episode on Montesquieu - or better yet read his Spirit of the Laws! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
In Our Time - Montesquieu - BBC Sounds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss republicanism, despotism and the separation of powers.
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February 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In light of Trump's overriding of basic checks and balances, worth listening to this BBC episode on Montesquieu - or better yet read his Spirit of the Laws! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
An excellent (and depressing) analysis: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
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February 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
An excellent (and depressing) analysis: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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📢Join us on Tuesday, 11 February at 1pm in The Undercroft for an insightful conversation with Taylor St John (St Andrews) on 'The UN Negotiation Process'. 🍽️ Lunch served at 12.30pm. Don't miss it!
#UN #GlobalGovernance #Negotiation
@standrewshist.bsky.social
#UN #GlobalGovernance #Negotiation
@standrewshist.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
📢Join us on Tuesday, 11 February at 1pm in The Undercroft for an insightful conversation with Taylor St John (St Andrews) on 'The UN Negotiation Process'. 🍽️ Lunch served at 12.30pm. Don't miss it!
#UN #GlobalGovernance #Negotiation
@standrewshist.bsky.social
#UN #GlobalGovernance #Negotiation
@standrewshist.bsky.social
Excellent analysis by Judith Butler of Trump's cruelty and a warning not to be overwhelmed by it: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler
Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage
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February 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Excellent analysis by Judith Butler of Trump's cruelty and a warning not to be overwhelmed by it: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The books I'm currently reading:
Plato, The Laws
Hobbes, Behemoth
Hugo Grotius, The Truth of the Christian Religion
Alasdair MacIntyre, God, Philosophy, Universities
Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Facts and Explanations
I love being an academic!
Plato, The Laws
Hobbes, Behemoth
Hugo Grotius, The Truth of the Christian Religion
Alasdair MacIntyre, God, Philosophy, Universities
Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Facts and Explanations
I love being an academic!
January 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The books I'm currently reading:
Plato, The Laws
Hobbes, Behemoth
Hugo Grotius, The Truth of the Christian Religion
Alasdair MacIntyre, God, Philosophy, Universities
Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Facts and Explanations
I love being an academic!
Plato, The Laws
Hobbes, Behemoth
Hugo Grotius, The Truth of the Christian Religion
Alasdair MacIntyre, God, Philosophy, Universities
Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Facts and Explanations
I love being an academic!
A really interesting article: www.e-ir.info/2024/11/26/h...
History of the Future: Classical Realism and Trump
If those who do not read history may repeat its errors, those who do not read theory may inadvertently reinvent it – often with omissions.
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January 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A really interesting article: www.e-ir.info/2024/11/26/h...
A really fun discussion on Joe's Great Books with my brothers Jim Lang and Bill Lang on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1QC...
Joe's Great Books 15—Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with the Brothers Lang
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December 27, 2024 at 10:51 AM
A really fun discussion on Joe's Great Books with my brothers Jim Lang and Bill Lang on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1QC...
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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
A great speical issue on Academic Freedom in @globcon.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @joshaw.bsky.social @antjewiener.bsky.social Well done!
Academic freedom: Global variations in norm conceptualization, diffusion and contestation – an introduction | Global Constitutionalism | Cambridge Core
Academic freedom: Global variations in norm conceptualization, diffusion and contestation – an introduction
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December 4, 2024 at 1:32 PM
A great speical issue on Academic Freedom in @globcon.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @joshaw.bsky.social @antjewiener.bsky.social Well done!
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Hello! We're the 'International Ethics' Section of ISA (@isanet.bsky.social). We're thrilled to be here. Be sure to join our 'International Ethics Section' when you sign up for/renew your ISA membership! Your support makes the best panels at ISA's 's annual conference possible! isanet.org/membership
Membership with ISA
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December 3, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Hello! We're the 'International Ethics' Section of ISA (@isanet.bsky.social). We're thrilled to be here. Be sure to join our 'International Ethics Section' when you sign up for/renew your ISA membership! Your support makes the best panels at ISA's 's annual conference possible! isanet.org/membership
Yes, a very sad loss. Jorg was a lively, intelligent, and supportive colleague. He will certianly be missed.
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We received notice of Joerg Terhechte‘s passing tonight at St Andrews the place of our last engagement about rules-based intl order & global security politics. What an untimely passing. Our thoughts are w/ his family & loved ones. RIP Joerg
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We received notice of Joerg Terhechte‘s passing tonight at St Andrews the place of our last engagement about rules-based intl order & global security politics. What an untimely passing. Our thoughts are w/ his family & loved ones. RIP Joerg
@proftonylang.bsky.social
Trauer um Professor Dr. iur. Jörg Philipp Terhechte
Die Leuphana Universität Lüneburg nimmt Abschied von Professor Dr. iur. Jörg Philipp Terhechte. Mit großer Betroffenheit und tiefem Mitgefühl für seine Familie, Nahestehende und ihm verbundene Kollegi...
www.leuphana.de
November 29, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Yes, a very sad loss. Jorg was a lively, intelligent, and supportive colleague. He will certianly be missed.
Please join us for an what I hope will be an interesting discussion on academic freedom and professional associations!
November 28, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Please join us for an what I hope will be an interesting discussion on academic freedom and professional associations!
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I will be speaking on the contested use of #Staatsraison #reasonofstate in St Andrews on Thursday. If you are interested and in the area please be invited 👇🏻👇🏻
I will be speaking on the contested use of #Staatsraison #reasonofstate in St Andrews on Thursday. If you are interested and in the area please be invited 👇🏻👇🏻
The Contested Use of Staatraison/Raison d'Etat Against the Backdrop of the Gaza Conflict
Abstract:
The talk discusses the contested use of 'Staatsraison / Raison d'Etat' against the backdrop of the Gaza conflict. In light
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November 26, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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I will be speaking on the contested use of #Staatsraison #reasonofstate in St Andrews on Thursday. If you are interested and in the area please be invited 👇🏻👇🏻
I will be speaking on the contested use of #Staatsraison #reasonofstate in St Andrews on Thursday. If you are interested and in the area please be invited 👇🏻👇🏻
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As of January 2025, the Cambridge University Press journal @globcon.bsky.social (Global Constitutionalism) will be based at the University of Edinburgh, supported by a fruitful partnership between University of Edinburgh Law School & University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science.
November 20, 2024 at 11:52 AM
As of January 2025, the Cambridge University Press journal @globcon.bsky.social (Global Constitutionalism) will be based at the University of Edinburgh, supported by a fruitful partnership between University of Edinburgh Law School & University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science.