StephengfHall
@stephengfhall.bsky.social
Assistant professor at the University of Bath.
* authoritarian learning.
*Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Central Asian politics.
* authoritarian learning.
*Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Central Asian politics.
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Developing best practices “against terrorists who protest”: Regional organizations as learning clubs for autocracies
Regional organizations have long addressed cross-border challenges like environmental degradation and terrorism. While much of the existing literature analyzes how democratic regional organizations...
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August 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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thereby highlighting that authoritarian learning is more horizontal than existing literature allows for.
Link to article is here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. Should be free access. So happy to finally see this in print!
Link to article is here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. Should be free access. So happy to finally see this in print!
https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
August 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
thereby highlighting that authoritarian learning is more horizontal than existing literature allows for.
Link to article is here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. Should be free access. So happy to finally see this in print!
Link to article is here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. Should be free access. So happy to finally see this in print!
We argue that Authoritarian Regional Organisations (AROs) are crucial structures for authoritarian learning, the sharing of best practices and enhancing autocratic survival. AROs offer an opportunity for all autocratic members to bring ideas to the table,
August 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We argue that Authoritarian Regional Organisations (AROs) are crucial structures for authoritarian learning, the sharing of best practices and enhancing autocratic survival. AROs offer an opportunity for all autocratic members to bring ideas to the table,
A big thank you to @HJS87.bsky.social as well publishing my report henryjacksonsociety.org/publications/r… on which the article for @EngelsbergIdeas.bsky.social is based.
https://henryjacksonsociety.org/publications/r…
May 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A big thank you to @HJS87.bsky.social as well publishing my report henryjacksonsociety.org/publications/r… on which the article for @EngelsbergIdeas.bsky.social is based.
A 🇷🇺 without Putin doesn’t guarantee peace, but a 🇷🇺 with Putin guarantees instability. For too long the West has worried about instability in 🇷🇺 when it’s is stability we must fear. A link to the article is below 👇
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-p….
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-p….
https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-p…
May 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A 🇷🇺 without Putin doesn’t guarantee peace, but a 🇷🇺 with Putin guarantees instability. For too long the West has worried about instability in 🇷🇺 when it’s is stability we must fear. A link to the article is below 👇
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-p….
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-p….
This involves building up military capacity rapidly, supporting Ukraine & initiating the methods mentioned in the article to weaken the Kremlin. This doesn’t mean direct military confrontation but more subtle methods to weaken Putin’s power.
May 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This involves building up military capacity rapidly, supporting Ukraine & initiating the methods mentioned in the article to weaken the Kremlin. This doesn’t mean direct military confrontation but more subtle methods to weaken Putin’s power.
Already we see 🇷🇺 sabotage activities in 🇪🇺 as but one example of this confrontation. 🇪🇺 must react by taking a strong approach to counter 🇷🇺 actions through economic pressure & contesting the information space. At the same time 🇪🇺 must prepare for a day without 🇺🇸
May 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Already we see 🇷🇺 sabotage activities in 🇪🇺 as but one example of this confrontation. 🇪🇺 must react by taking a strong approach to counter 🇷🇺 actions through economic pressure & contesting the information space. At the same time 🇪🇺 must prepare for a day without 🇺🇸
🇷🇺 is not a status-quo power but the Kremlin seeks greater confrontation to justify holding power and the kleptocratic autocracy it has built around creating “others” & militarisation in society& politics.
May 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🇷🇺 is not a status-quo power but the Kremlin seeks greater confrontation to justify holding power and the kleptocratic autocracy it has built around creating “others” & militarisation in society& politics.
Again Putin shows that he only wants to dictate his maximalist goals that leads to 🇺🇦 surrender. Nothing really new, but allows Putin to shift the ball - & likely blame for the failure of talks - to 🇺🇦. Peskov had temerity to claim that 30-day ceasefire was “new.” www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Putin proposes direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul on May 15
Offer comes after European leaders called for an unconditional 30-day truce to start on Monday.
www.aljazeera.com
May 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Again Putin shows that he only wants to dictate his maximalist goals that leads to 🇺🇦 surrender. Nothing really new, but allows Putin to shift the ball - & likely blame for the failure of talks - to 🇺🇦. Peskov had temerity to claim that 30-day ceasefire was “new.” www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
for what increasingly is a question if not if but when and where. Rewarding 🇷🇺 with new security architecture will not bring peace. It will show Putin he is right about Western weakness & he will look to undermine any organisation, weaken the West & have his sphere of influence.
February 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
for what increasingly is a question if not if but when and where. Rewarding 🇷🇺 with new security architecture will not bring peace. It will show Putin he is right about Western weakness & he will look to undermine any organisation, weaken the West & have his sphere of influence.
will be rewarded. Like it or not Europe especially has to step up & start re-building its military to support 🇺🇦 but also itself. The Kremlin follows signals & Europe re-militarising would be a strong signal. This build up will never be used but would be a strong deterrent
February 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
will be rewarded. Like it or not Europe especially has to step up & start re-building its military to support 🇺🇦 but also itself. The Kremlin follows signals & Europe re-militarising would be a strong signal. This build up will never be used but would be a strong deterrent
🇪🇺 should look to send peacekeepers to🇺🇦 with tacit 🇺🇸 support & promises to buy 🇺🇸. An air shield is also needed. 🇺🇦 should explore the resource deal again even if unpalatable. A 🇪🇺 prescience in 🇺🇦 would send a strong signal to 🇷🇺. Link below: irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/ct…. In 🇨🇿
https://irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/ct…
February 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🇪🇺 should look to send peacekeepers to🇺🇦 with tacit 🇺🇸 support & promises to buy 🇺🇸. An air shield is also needed. 🇺🇦 should explore the resource deal again even if unpalatable. A 🇪🇺 prescience in 🇺🇦 would send a strong signal to 🇷🇺. Link below: irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/ct…. In 🇨🇿