Robert Falkner
@robertfalkner.bsky.social
Professor of International Relations at LSE & Academic Dean of TRIUM Global EMBA. Global environmental politics, international political economy & global business.
https://www.robertfalkner.org
https://www.robertfalkner.org
Dieter Helm's big essay in The Times ("The COPs have failed" 8 Nov) prompted me to write a letter to the editor, to correct the muddle that Helm gets into on international climate policy and the #COP process.
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Dieter Helm's big essay in The Times ("The COPs have failed" 8 Nov) prompted me to write a letter to the editor, to correct the muddle that Helm gets into on international climate policy and the #COP process.
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Cancel culture on the rise again in US…
September 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Cancel culture on the rise again in US…
Sad day at LSE. Conor Gearty has died.
He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.
He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.
September 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sad day at LSE. Conor Gearty has died.
He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.
He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.
Brexit’s glorious future, back then … and now 🙄
(Source: Private Eye)
(Source: Private Eye)
July 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Brexit’s glorious future, back then … and now 🙄
(Source: Private Eye)
(Source: Private Eye)
The talk builds on my new book (with Barry Buzan) “The Market in Global International Society: An Englisch School Approach to International Political Economy” (OUP, 2025).
May 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The talk builds on my new book (with Barry Buzan) “The Market in Global International Society: An Englisch School Approach to International Political Economy” (OUP, 2025).
Deeply honoured to be giving the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture at LSE, on Monday, 9 June 2025, on “Economic Nationalism and Global (Dis)Order.”
Based on my book (with Barry Buzan) “The Market in Global International Society” (OUP, 2025), I explore the rise of economic nationalism worldwide...
Based on my book (with Barry Buzan) “The Market in Global International Society” (OUP, 2025), I explore the rise of economic nationalism worldwide...
May 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Deeply honoured to be giving the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture at LSE, on Monday, 9 June 2025, on “Economic Nationalism and Global (Dis)Order.”
Based on my book (with Barry Buzan) “The Market in Global International Society” (OUP, 2025), I explore the rise of economic nationalism worldwide...
Based on my book (with Barry Buzan) “The Market in Global International Society” (OUP, 2025), I explore the rise of economic nationalism worldwide...
Interesting finding of corporate lobbying study.
Despite anti-ESG shift in US politics and populist backlash against net zero in Europe, more European companies are publicly aligned with Paris Agreement.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Despite anti-ESG shift in US politics and populist backlash against net zero in Europe, more European companies are publicly aligned with Paris Agreement.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
May 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Interesting finding of corporate lobbying study.
Despite anti-ESG shift in US politics and populist backlash against net zero in Europe, more European companies are publicly aligned with Paris Agreement.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Despite anti-ESG shift in US politics and populist backlash against net zero in Europe, more European companies are publicly aligned with Paris Agreement.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Another nail in the coffin for the UK's bipartisan approach to climate policy. Tory party energy spokesman hints at UK exiting Paris Agreement.
Straight out of MAGA playbook: talk only about costs of emission reductions & ignore or deny costs of global warming.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Straight out of MAGA playbook: talk only about costs of emission reductions & ignore or deny costs of global warming.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
May 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Another nail in the coffin for the UK's bipartisan approach to climate policy. Tory party energy spokesman hints at UK exiting Paris Agreement.
Straight out of MAGA playbook: talk only about costs of emission reductions & ignore or deny costs of global warming.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Straight out of MAGA playbook: talk only about costs of emission reductions & ignore or deny costs of global warming.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“True realism does not neglect liberal values or soft power. But extreme narcissists such as Trump are not true realists, and American soft power will have a hard time during the next four years,” Nye wrote.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“True realism does not neglect liberal values or soft power. But extreme narcissists such as Trump are not true realists, and American soft power will have a hard time during the next four years,” Nye wrote.
In this TRIUM CONNECTS podcast, I talk to Matt Mulford about my new book 'The Market in Global International Society' (with Barry Buzan, OUP) & why the global market norm has proved so volatile over its 200-year history. Esp now during Trump's anti-globalist battle.
shows.acast.com/trium-connec...
shows.acast.com/trium-connec...
April 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In this TRIUM CONNECTS podcast, I talk to Matt Mulford about my new book 'The Market in Global International Society' (with Barry Buzan, OUP) & why the global market norm has proved so volatile over its 200-year history. Esp now during Trump's anti-globalist battle.
shows.acast.com/trium-connec...
shows.acast.com/trium-connec...
Just received a copy of this superb book by @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social. Highly recommended. A uniquely rich and deeply researched account of the power of the agribusiness titans - and how they shape global policy, from food to climate and biodiversity.
April 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Just received a copy of this superb book by @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social. Highly recommended. A uniquely rich and deeply researched account of the power of the agribusiness titans - and how they shape global policy, from food to climate and biodiversity.
That escalated quickly…
April 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
That escalated quickly…
And it keep falling... and falling...
March 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
And it keep falling... and falling...
The Trump Administration's attack on US universities, academic freedom and civil liberties is unrelenting - and unprecedented. Unless you compare it to the actions of authoritarian regimes in other parts of the world.
Here are just four NYT headlines from today.
Here are just four NYT headlines from today.
March 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Trump Administration's attack on US universities, academic freedom and civil liberties is unrelenting - and unprecedented. Unless you compare it to the actions of authoritarian regimes in other parts of the world.
Here are just four NYT headlines from today.
Here are just four NYT headlines from today.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the National Security Advisor of the U.S.A.:
March 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the National Security Advisor of the U.S.A.:
“Red tape holds back growth!” is in fashion again.
Private Eye helpfully reminds us of the true costs when regulation is too lax…
Private Eye helpfully reminds us of the true costs when regulation is too lax…
March 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
“Red tape holds back growth!” is in fashion again.
Private Eye helpfully reminds us of the true costs when regulation is too lax…
Private Eye helpfully reminds us of the true costs when regulation is too lax…
Worth looking more closely at how rightwing media in the UK have moved the anti-climate discourse from climate denialism to a debate about costs and timing.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Worth looking more closely at how rightwing media in the UK have moved the anti-climate discourse from climate denialism to a debate about costs and timing.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The same goes for attitudes towards democracy/authoritarianism among Trump voters. Closer to Russian/Turkish voters than most other Western societies.
Sobering data points...
Sobering data points...
March 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The same goes for attitudes towards democracy/authoritarianism among Trump voters. Closer to Russian/Turkish voters than most other Western societies.
Sobering data points...
Sobering data points...
Shocked and surprised by Trump's assault on Western values and alliances?
Not so if you consider how his action corresponds to the values of his US voter base. Fascinating analysis by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on the MAGA mindset and its proximity to Russia, Turkey, etc.
www.ft.com/content/3046...
Not so if you consider how his action corresponds to the values of his US voter base. Fascinating analysis by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on the MAGA mindset and its proximity to Russia, Turkey, etc.
www.ft.com/content/3046...
March 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Shocked and surprised by Trump's assault on Western values and alliances?
Not so if you consider how his action corresponds to the values of his US voter base. Fascinating analysis by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on the MAGA mindset and its proximity to Russia, Turkey, etc.
www.ft.com/content/3046...
Not so if you consider how his action corresponds to the values of his US voter base. Fascinating analysis by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on the MAGA mindset and its proximity to Russia, Turkey, etc.
www.ft.com/content/3046...
Celebrating the @isaess.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar Award for Ben Cashore at #ISA2025. Congrats, Ben! 🎉👏
March 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Celebrating the @isaess.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar Award for Ben Cashore at #ISA2025. Congrats, Ben! 🎉👏
Unfortunately, Oxford University Press didn’t manage to include our new book in their #ISA2025 stand.
Which is why I’m sharing this flyer with a 30% discount for online orders at:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Which is why I’m sharing this flyer with a 30% discount for online orders at:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
March 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Unfortunately, Oxford University Press didn’t manage to include our new book in their #ISA2025 stand.
Which is why I’m sharing this flyer with a 30% discount for online orders at:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Which is why I’m sharing this flyer with a 30% discount for online orders at:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Interested in History & Global Environmental Politics?
We have two connected panels coming up today at #ISA2025. First up this morning at 08.15, and again this afternoon at 13.45. Come and join us!
@isaess.bsky.social @hist-isanet.bsky.social
We have two connected panels coming up today at #ISA2025. First up this morning at 08.15, and again this afternoon at 13.45. Come and join us!
@isaess.bsky.social @hist-isanet.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Interested in History & Global Environmental Politics?
We have two connected panels coming up today at #ISA2025. First up this morning at 08.15, and again this afternoon at 13.45. Come and join us!
@isaess.bsky.social @hist-isanet.bsky.social
We have two connected panels coming up today at #ISA2025. First up this morning at 08.15, and again this afternoon at 13.45. Come and join us!
@isaess.bsky.social @hist-isanet.bsky.social
OUP just offered a 30% discount on my new book "The Market in Global International Society" (with Barry Buzan), to mark its publication last month.
Valid for orders placed at: academic-marketing.oup.com/c/1bf6yy4Y75...
Valid for orders placed at: academic-marketing.oup.com/c/1bf6yy4Y75...
February 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
OUP just offered a 30% discount on my new book "The Market in Global International Society" (with Barry Buzan), to mark its publication last month.
Valid for orders placed at: academic-marketing.oup.com/c/1bf6yy4Y75...
Valid for orders placed at: academic-marketing.oup.com/c/1bf6yy4Y75...
Kemi Badenoch has now fully embraced MAGA ideology:
universities are responsible for “poisoning of minds”, climate activism is about “control” of populations, and progressivism is “poison”.
UK political discourse was already bad but just got a whole lot worse.
universities are responsible for “poisoning of minds”, climate activism is about “control” of populations, and progressivism is “poison”.
UK political discourse was already bad but just got a whole lot worse.
February 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Kemi Badenoch has now fully embraced MAGA ideology:
universities are responsible for “poisoning of minds”, climate activism is about “control” of populations, and progressivism is “poison”.
UK political discourse was already bad but just got a whole lot worse.
universities are responsible for “poisoning of minds”, climate activism is about “control” of populations, and progressivism is “poison”.
UK political discourse was already bad but just got a whole lot worse.