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William Bain
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Professor of International Relations, National University of Singapore. International Relations | History of International Thought | Political Theology
This is what I settled on in the end. Good pod yesterday. Listened twice to sort this out
August 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The world’s longest flight is a welcome respite
March 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
March 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Markets are winning…
March 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
February 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The world is on fire, ISA paper is not done, poor FPL week in the making, so I’m trying cats now. Meet Frankie
February 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The JEWEL ceiling last night at Changi Airport, Singapore
December 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Early October, a short hop up to KUL for the weekend
November 25, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Procrastinating by way of photography instead of marking essays
November 23, 2024 at 8:09 AM
I am still finding my feet on Bluesky, but I gather I am supposed to post something pet related. This is Frankie, who, like most Singapore cats, has a kinked tail. His tail makes a 90 degree turn so that it points forward to his head when upright.
November 19, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Life in hyper-urban Singapore. Otters had a dip in the condo swimming pool, and then visited the koi pond for a snack.

Management says, according to the US CDC, dead animals in pools pose no health risk if water is properly filtered. Note this is pre-RFK Jr guidance, and is probably a conspiracy
November 18, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Yes indeed. SQ21 on initial descent into Changi International. A350-900 ULR
November 17, 2024 at 11:34 PM
November 17, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Though perhaps aviation is no longer a refuge…
November 16, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Clever
November 15, 2024 at 2:51 PM
With the exodus to Bluesky in progress I am posting here this recently published article which explores what political theology contributes to the study of IR
November 11, 2024 at 12:20 PM

Modern international order is a worldly application of a theological pattern

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December 4, 2023 at 3:13 PM