Sienna Nordquist
@siennanordquist.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at Bocconi 📚 CWAR Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford 📜 Posts about 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇮🇹🇫🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸🗳️💡🍨🌅🌄
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It was great to attend Volha Charnysh’s presentation of her new work on Nazi repression in Poland and legacy effects on religiosity and support for the PiS today at the @mortaracenter.bsky.social!
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It was great to attend Volha Charnysh’s presentation of her new work on Nazi repression in Poland and legacy effects on religiosity and support for the PiS today at the @mortaracenter.bsky.social!
Newport, Rhode Island, USA — November 2025
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Newport, Rhode Island, USA — November 2025
Cambridge (Massachusetts) — October/November 2025
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Cambridge (Massachusetts) — October/November 2025
A treat to attend Edward Luce’s panel on his new book: Zbig. Excellent to hear the discussion of Brzezinski’s life, Harvard connections, and Cold War purpose from foreign policy and European studies experts who know it best!
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A treat to attend Edward Luce’s panel on his new book: Zbig. Excellent to hear the discussion of Brzezinski’s life, Harvard connections, and Cold War purpose from foreign policy and European studies experts who know it best!
I'll be spending my Friday reflecting on this paragraph from Brian Balogh's The Associational State (2015).
Here, he marks trends in American political development since the United States' founding through the 19th century.
Here, he marks trends in American political development since the United States' founding through the 19th century.
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I'll be spending my Friday reflecting on this paragraph from Brian Balogh's The Associational State (2015).
Here, he marks trends in American political development since the United States' founding through the 19th century.
Here, he marks trends in American political development since the United States' founding through the 19th century.
And I earned it since my commute to work involved a (very nice!) hike 🥾
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
And I earned it since my commute to work involved a (very nice!) hike 🥾
10 years since I first visited Georgetown, I finally had a Georgetown cupcake! 🧁
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
10 years since I first visited Georgetown, I finally had a Georgetown cupcake! 🧁
That’s all for now! Buonanotte tutti and see you tomorrow 😴. Started my day at 5:30 AM with Truman archive documents and ended it with this view. The life of a PhD student 😅
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
That’s all for now! Buonanotte tutti and see you tomorrow 😴. Started my day at 5:30 AM with Truman archive documents and ended it with this view. The life of a PhD student 😅
Takeaways from Managing Director Georgieva’s remarks:
1/ The US’s April tariff rate was above 37%, whereas now the effective rate is 9-10%. This is why the IMF has upgraded forecasts since April, but they are still slightly below last year’s AMs…
1/ The US’s April tariff rate was above 37%, whereas now the effective rate is 9-10%. This is why the IMF has upgraded forecasts since April, but they are still slightly below last year’s AMs…
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Takeaways from Managing Director Georgieva’s remarks:
1/ The US’s April tariff rate was above 37%, whereas now the effective rate is 9-10%. This is why the IMF has upgraded forecasts since April, but they are still slightly below last year’s AMs…
1/ The US’s April tariff rate was above 37%, whereas now the effective rate is 9-10%. This is why the IMF has upgraded forecasts since April, but they are still slightly below last year’s AMs…
Takeaways from Pres. Banga’s remarks:
1/ World Bank has undergone lots of efforts to shorten the average time from project idea to approval (19 to 12 mo), and will have one country manager per client by the end of this year, slimming how they work with partner countries
1/ World Bank has undergone lots of efforts to shorten the average time from project idea to approval (19 to 12 mo), and will have one country manager per client by the end of this year, slimming how they work with partner countries
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Takeaways from Pres. Banga’s remarks:
1/ World Bank has undergone lots of efforts to shorten the average time from project idea to approval (19 to 12 mo), and will have one country manager per client by the end of this year, slimming how they work with partner countries
1/ World Bank has undergone lots of efforts to shorten the average time from project idea to approval (19 to 12 mo), and will have one country manager per client by the end of this year, slimming how they work with partner countries
Takeaways from the Bretton Woods Committee private sector round table:
1/ Long-term investments face the greatest risk from foreign exchange volatility (other than tariff risks, which were the unspoken elephant in the room)
1/ Long-term investments face the greatest risk from foreign exchange volatility (other than tariff risks, which were the unspoken elephant in the room)
October 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Takeaways from the Bretton Woods Committee private sector round table:
1/ Long-term investments face the greatest risk from foreign exchange volatility (other than tariff risks, which were the unspoken elephant in the room)
1/ Long-term investments face the greatest risk from foreign exchange volatility (other than tariff risks, which were the unspoken elephant in the room)
Here I go again! Thrilled to share I have started a period as a Visiting Researcher at Georgetown University this week…which means I’m also around for the #IMF-#World Bank #AnnualMeetings. Let me know if you’re around DC and want to catch up, now or in the coming weeks
October 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Here I go again! Thrilled to share I have started a period as a Visiting Researcher at Georgetown University this week…which means I’m also around for the #IMF-#World Bank #AnnualMeetings. Let me know if you’re around DC and want to catch up, now or in the coming weeks
Ciao for now ✌🏻🇮🇹🇪🇺
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ciao for now ✌🏻🇮🇹🇪🇺
It was a privilege to be the one and only representative of European academia at the Transatlantic Forum in Brussels 🇧🇪 earlier this week with senior US, UK, and EU officials. My main takeaways below in a thread, after some thanks to the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social team 🙏
October 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It was a privilege to be the one and only representative of European academia at the Transatlantic Forum in Brussels 🇧🇪 earlier this week with senior US, UK, and EU officials. My main takeaways below in a thread, after some thanks to the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social team 🙏
Brussel/Bruxelles 🇧🇪 — September/Septembre 2025
October 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Brussel/Bruxelles 🇧🇪 — September/Septembre 2025
And some modern art from the port that will be going in my trade policy slides!
(Eric de Ville)
(Eric de Ville)
September 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
And some modern art from the port that will be going in my trade policy slides!
(Eric de Ville)
(Eric de Ville)
Oostvende 🇧🇪 — September 2025
September 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Oostvende 🇧🇪 — September 2025
Brugge 🇧🇪 — September 2025
September 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Brugge 🇧🇪 — September 2025
Köln 🇩🇪 — September 2025
September 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Köln 🇩🇪 — September 2025
Cornelia Woll wrapped up a great day 1 of the Max Planck Institute’s Summer School for Women in Political Economy with her keynote lecture on “Economic Statecraft and Negotiated Justice in Global Markets”
September 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Cornelia Woll wrapped up a great day 1 of the Max Planck Institute’s Summer School for Women in Political Economy with her keynote lecture on “Economic Statecraft and Negotiated Justice in Global Markets”
Ciak, si gira! 🎬🩵👑
September 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Ciak, si gira! 🎬🩵👑
Vancouver 🇨🇦 — September/Septembre 2025
September 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Vancouver 🇨🇦 — September/Septembre 2025
Milan airport aesthetics are always next level
September 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Milan airport aesthetics are always next level
Thanks to the Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop for hosting me tonight to discuss my sanctions research! Nothing I’d rather do for 90 min on a Thursday night 😅. I appreciate the supportive comments on how I can make the research & presentation better 🫶🏻 Thanks again to the organizers!
September 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Thanks to the Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop for hosting me tonight to discuss my sanctions research! Nothing I’d rather do for 90 min on a Thursday night 😅. I appreciate the supportive comments on how I can make the research & presentation better 🫶🏻 Thanks again to the organizers!