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Elisabeth Vallet
@elisabethvallet.bsky.social
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Border scholar
Prof. International studies/ Études internationales @CMR-SJ 🇨🇦
Dir. of #TeamGeopo 💡@ChaireRaoulDandurand
@UQAM.ca @BIGlobalization @big-lab.bsky.social
Chroni. @LeDevoir.com
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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · Mar 5
No, borders are NOT wide open. Period. #stopthelie

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 23h
Les réalités alternatives, prise 2345: l'opéra décide de partir, le KC annonce alors que c'était sa décision.
#extoxique
Washington National Opera is moving out of the Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera decided Friday to leave its longtime home at the Kennedy Center. The center said it ended the relationship.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d
"As a Venezuelan human rights lawyer and one of millions forced to leave my homeland, watching videos of the operation felt surreal. At first it seemed to mark an end. But more recent developments shattered that illusion: The system that sustained his rule remains." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Venezuela’s Post-Maduro Future Is Still Up for Grabs
The alternative to a democratic transition is a calcified autocracy.
open.substack.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 1d
oui.

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 1d
Prof @chrischirp.bsky.social does an amazing job at keeping track and analyzing the trumpian crescendo in many dimensions. Une de ces dimensions c'est le Groenland. Et dans un horizon qui se situe à 20 jours.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/is-trump-g...
Is Trump going to attack Greenland?
It is hard to believe, but the administration seems to be building up to something
christinapagel.substack.com

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 1d
La misère. cette misère.
Des migrants haïtiens qui tentaient d’entrer au Canada ont été renvoyés aux États-Unis
Quelque 19 migrants, dont deux enfants, avaient demandé l’asile au Canada.
www.ledevoir.com

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 2d
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Renee Good, shot by ICE, came to Minneapolis for ‘community’
Renee Nicole Good was a devoted mother and artist before she was fatally shot and became a flash point of anger against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
wapo.st

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 2d
DJT in.
Plato out.
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato
www.nytimes.com

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 2d
“I don’t need international law”

If you’re wondering what, exactly, this statement means, consider that Trump recently said he wants to increase the budget for our military from $900 billion to $1.5 trillion

That should really clarify things

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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 2d
pretty sure Thomas Schelling is rolling over in his grave when people call Trump's bullying "coercive dipomacy" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

Being a bully and coerceive diplomacy are not synonymous. The latter involved threats and .... restraint. Oh, and it involved goals that don't move much

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2d
Unlike his more pugnacious predecessor Francis, Pope Leo isn’t out for a fight with American leader Donald Trump.

But he appears likely to get one anyway.

🔗 politi.co/49fxHrn

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 2d
“In true Trumpian fashion, Noem, Vance, and other administration officials have gone as far as to refuse expressing any remorse or normal human empathy for the death of a mother who leaves behind a toddler.”

Critcally important read by @justinglawe.bsky.social in @atrupar.com’s PN:
The right-wing dehumanization machine is speeding up
They're skipping right past thoughts and prayers.
open.substack.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d
“.. 2025 is likely to be the worst year for job growth outside of a recession since 2003 (when hiring was anemic after the Dot Com bust). .. No wonder Americans are nervous about the economy.”

@byheatherlong.bsky.social

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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 3d
The government should not only be stopping using the platform they should also be issuing urgent safeguarding advice to all institutions not to post pictures there.
louisehaighmp.bsky.social Louise Haigh @louisehaighmp.bsky.social · 3d
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 3d
Post-truth era, post-democratic president, post-liberal world order?
idgordon.bsky.social Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 3d
The president of the United States says you didn't see what you just saw
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 3d
The president of the United States says you didn't see what you just saw
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital. The situation is being studied, in its entirety, but the reason these incidents are happening is because the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis. They are just trying to do the job of MAKING AMERICA SAFE. We need to stand by and protect our Law Enforcement Officers from this Radical Left Movement of Violence and Hate!

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Coeur des sciences - UQAM @cds-uqam.bsky.social · 4d
Mercredi 21 janvier, 18h
Une conférence de Élisabeth Vallet,
Observatoire de géopolitique de la Chaire Raoul-Dandurand (UQAM) et Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean.

coeurdessciences.uqam.ca/evenements/e...

#uqam 🙏 @economieqc.bsky.social @elisabethvallet.bsky.social
États-Unis, de pire empire | Coeur des sciences | UQAM
Un an après l’arrivée au pouvoir de Donald Trump, où en sommes-nous? Aux États-Unis, alors que le cadre juridique évolue très rapidement, les contre-pouvoirs jouent-ils encore un rôle? En dehors des f...
coeurdessciences.uqam.ca

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
In case you're asking, it is not the Monroe Doctrine anymore. It is the Teddy 2.0 Doctrine.
a man in a suit and tie is pointing to something
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is pointing to something
media.tenor.com

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
And the first week of 2026 is not over.

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
Regarder simultanément Wag the Dog et L'étau de Munich en stéréo, 2026 style. check.✔️

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · 4d
"The objective here is literally, physically to destroy this group."
Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.

www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans — AJI
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity. Written By:  Walker Bragman Originally Published: Jan 05, 2026 This piece has...
www.accountabilityjournalism.org

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
Aujourd'hui on lit: Préparer la guerre de @olivierschmitt.bsky.social : Cet ouvrage analyse en détail les facteurs politiques, organisationnels et stratégiques qui permettent aux organisations militaires de s'adapter à de nouveaux enjeux sécuritaires #verytimely
Préparer la guerre : stratégie, innovation et puissance militaire à l'époque contemporaine de Olivier Schmitt | Livres en français et autres langues | Essais | Histoire | leslibraires.ca | Acheter des...
Préparer la guerre . Les forces armées sont parfois perçues comme des institutions conservatrices, obsédées par Les traditions et ayant souvent une guerre de retard. Pourtant, ce sont de…
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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
ah thanks! I meant to include the link and forgot!

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
As @profsaunders.bsky.social puts it "It is not so much falling dominoes, as the U.S. feared would happen during the Cold War if countries joined the communist camp, as smashing the domino table".
#smashingthedominotabletheory
theomoudakis.bsky.social Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 4d
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
Absolutely.

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
might just as well laugh about it. and cry after.

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 4d
Ah. a paper in the making: “Posting as Policy: Geopolitical Trolling in Contemporary U.S. Diplomacy”

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Robert Wolfe, Élisabeth Vallet

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 4d
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 5d
@emilienicolas.bsky.social je pensais à ça en t’écoutant ce matin

Reposted by Gerard Toal

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 5d
Ontological security will be much easier to explain in the classroom now
(Yes you should freak out. this is not a meme)