Alexander Etkind
@sashaetkind.bsky.social
Professor of CEU in Vienna. A historian who teaches IR and the Anthropocene, but mostly thinks and comments about the current war. I ban, with or without warning
The pedophile circle broadening. A detailed study of the 1980s underground cell with Kryuchkov, Borovik, Churkin, Trump, Epstein, and the Maxwells. On the photo the young Churkin, future ambassador to the UN
September 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The pedophile circle broadening. A detailed study of the 1980s underground cell with Kryuchkov, Borovik, Churkin, Trump, Epstein, and the Maxwells. On the photo the young Churkin, future ambassador to the UN
On the other side of the war
September 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
On the other side of the war
Excellent Ukrainian publisher, Folio, has translated my Russia against Modernity. This is the 10th language for this book, and probably the most important translation.
September 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Excellent Ukrainian publisher, Folio, has translated my Russia against Modernity. This is the 10th language for this book, and probably the most important translation.
why people see the heat in a way that eludes any meaningful response? would they respond to hunger with a similar decline of interest? what is there in climate that makes the learning curve so slow or even reversed?
July 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
why people see the heat in a way that eludes any meaningful response? would they respond to hunger with a similar decline of interest? what is there in climate that makes the learning curve so slow or even reversed?
great exhibition in Helsinki
June 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
great exhibition in Helsinki
what? he wants gratitude for this?
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
what? he wants gratitude for this?
War and the Anthropocene, a workshop at CEU —right now, with Bohdan Shumylovych, Dirk Moses, Sina Ayanlade, Yuliya Yurchuk, Gruia Badescu, and many others
May 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
War and the Anthropocene, a workshop at CEU —right now, with Bohdan Shumylovych, Dirk Moses, Sina Ayanlade, Yuliya Yurchuk, Gruia Badescu, and many others
so, collegues, a classical case… no it’s not a fake… and what will the consilium say?
May 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
so, collegues, a classical case… no it’s not a fake… and what will the consilium say?
probably the best approximation of the relation between labor and capital — labor has never been as cheap, not in the Great Depression nor in energy crises nor in the Covid
April 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
probably the best approximation of the relation between labor and capital — labor has never been as cheap, not in the Great Depression nor in energy crises nor in the Covid
April 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
76 Russian tankers used false insurance documents to pass the Baltic sea. 76 tankers — in line it’s like the distance from Petersburg to Helsinki, or from Florence to Bologna
March 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
76 Russian tankers used false insurance documents to pass the Baltic sea. 76 tankers — in line it’s like the distance from Petersburg to Helsinki, or from Florence to Bologna
what are the historical precedents for Trump’s proposal to Ukraine? British East India Company was not a state-owned enterprise. Banana republics and oil sovereign funds are national (not foreign) ventures. Notorious colonial entities such as Belgian ‘Free Congo State” are the closest
March 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
what are the historical precedents for Trump’s proposal to Ukraine? British East India Company was not a state-owned enterprise. Banana republics and oil sovereign funds are national (not foreign) ventures. Notorious colonial entities such as Belgian ‘Free Congo State” are the closest
“I followed you to the end”, by Tracey Emin, now in Florence
March 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“I followed you to the end”, by Tracey Emin, now in Florence
in meinem Büro jetzt
March 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
in meinem Büro jetzt
This is a lot of money, and good comparisons. One of the precedents was a success, another a failure (money was not enough). But in those two cases, money was disbursed AFTER the wars (hot and cold), and so the current question — ISN’T IT TOO LATE? — wasn’t there
March 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This is a lot of money, and good comparisons. One of the precedents was a success, another a failure (money was not enough). But in those two cases, money was disbursed AFTER the wars (hot and cold), and so the current question — ISN’T IT TOO LATE? — wasn’t there
this is politics, stupid
March 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
this is politics, stupid
Hamilton at war again
March 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Hamilton at war again
the most amazing list of forbidden words ever. to ban the words accesible, belong, equity, female… of course their planes will crush, and much else
March 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
the most amazing list of forbidden words ever. to ban the words accesible, belong, equity, female… of course their planes will crush, and much else
Thawab Hilal, Stephen Hutchings, Anton Shekhovtsov at the Climate Disinformation Workshop at CEU
March 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thawab Hilal, Stephen Hutchings, Anton Shekhovtsov at the Climate Disinformation Workshop at CEU
exciting workshop in Berlin, please join us in person or online
March 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
exciting workshop in Berlin, please join us in person or online