Dr Thomas Eason
@thomaseason.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University. Does Interpretivist Research on Foreign Policy Analysis. Currently working on Political Myth in diplomacy and foreign policy.
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Had a very similar experience with LNER last year coming back from an event with @adefty.bsky.social. Used to enjoy train travel, now dread it!
April 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Had a very similar experience with LNER last year coming back from an event with @adefty.bsky.social. Used to enjoy train travel, now dread it!
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Tax rises will be unpopular, but I will keep arguing to the hilt that if you were going to do it, DO IT NOW.
Trump dragging the US into appeasement and kleptocracy; Ukraine being abandoned, Europe on the edge. The case for tax rises and even radical reform is now, whilse these are at the forefront.
Trump dragging the US into appeasement and kleptocracy; Ukraine being abandoned, Europe on the edge. The case for tax rises and even radical reform is now, whilse these are at the forefront.
Urgent need for European leaders to communicate realities of Trump 2.0 era to citizens:
- US is a different sort of power now
- old taboos will need to be broken
- there will be trade-offs
- challenges are big, not insurmountable
Macron's address represents the 1st major intervention in that vein.
- US is a different sort of power now
- old taboos will need to be broken
- there will be trade-offs
- challenges are big, not insurmountable
Macron's address represents the 1st major intervention in that vein.
Macron tonight:
- We are entering a new era
- Our security is menaced
- The Russian menace is here; Russian aggressiveness knows no borders
- Who can think today's Russia will stop at Ukraine's borders?
- We may need to deploy European troops in Ukraine, once peace is signed
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- We are entering a new era
- Our security is menaced
- The Russian menace is here; Russian aggressiveness knows no borders
- Who can think today's Russia will stop at Ukraine's borders?
- We may need to deploy European troops in Ukraine, once peace is signed
(1/x)
March 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Tax rises will be unpopular, but I will keep arguing to the hilt that if you were going to do it, DO IT NOW.
Trump dragging the US into appeasement and kleptocracy; Ukraine being abandoned, Europe on the edge. The case for tax rises and even radical reform is now, whilse these are at the forefront.
Trump dragging the US into appeasement and kleptocracy; Ukraine being abandoned, Europe on the edge. The case for tax rises and even radical reform is now, whilse these are at the forefront.
Also seems foolish for others to believe the US cares enough about the mineral deal to defend Ukraine militarily for it.
March 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Also seems foolish for others to believe the US cares enough about the mineral deal to defend Ukraine militarily for it.
He was a very strange choice for this job
March 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
He was a very strange choice for this job
That said, for reasons you’ve all said, especially for other parts of the world, it does seem like intelligence cooperation is less likely to have the rug pulled under it than other areas of security cooperation, like procurement, where some unpicking is now in our interest.
March 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
That said, for reasons you’ve all said, especially for other parts of the world, it does seem like intelligence cooperation is less likely to have the rug pulled under it than other areas of security cooperation, like procurement, where some unpicking is now in our interest.
I guess trust is where my concerns lie, 1) to what extent will bureaucratic changed impact those lower down the chain and break connections and relationships? 2) what happens when the leadership are pro Russian and interests no longer align? We probably don’t know enough on this yet.
March 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I guess trust is where my concerns lie, 1) to what extent will bureaucratic changed impact those lower down the chain and break connections and relationships? 2) what happens when the leadership are pro Russian and interests no longer align? We probably don’t know enough on this yet.
Interesting, thank you
March 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Interesting, thank you