Inderjeet Parmar
usempire.bsky.social
Inderjeet Parmar
@usempire.bsky.social

London Academic- Tracking the American Empire’s foreign policy establishment and its forging through wars and imperial international system building, and its crises; role of Trump and Trumpism in US and globally

Inderjeet Parmar is a professor of international politics, and head of the Department of International Politics at City, University of London and an Honorary Research Fellow (Politics) at the University of Manchester. He is past president of British International Studies Association and Vice Chairman of the British International Studies Association, where he formerly served as Treasurer. He has been described as "an obligatory reference point on the history of social science, international relations and US foreign policy." .. more

Political science 67%
Sociology 16%

thewire.in/world/mamdan... -The mayor’s post-meeting statement –“pragmatic collaboration on housing and infrastructure” – is the sound of a potential critic being neutralised? @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social @vanjackson.bsky.social @martindbbrown.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social
Trump, Mamdani, MTG, and the Concealment of an Emerging MAGA Revolt
Machiavelli warned that when a prince must choose between being loved and being feared, he should choose fear – but only if he can avoid being hated. Trump may soon be reminded that hatred is the one ...
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thewire.in/world/trumps... -imperial state does not tolerate threats to its core imperatives: global military dominance, resource control, and elite immunity. Trump’s purge of Greene is the state reasserting control through its chosen vessel. @martindbbrown.bsky.social @vanjackson.bsky.social
Trump’s MAGA Meltdown? The Epstein Files, MTG’s Defiance, and the Imperial Schism Splitting ‘America First’
The hardcore MAGA base faces a choice: double down on Trump’s personality cult, or reclaim “America First” as a working-class agenda.
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📢We are delighted to announce that we have kicked off todays event "New dimensions, 50 years on"

👉🕐This online event is chaired by Inderjeet Parmar (@usempire.bsky.social) and revisits the first ever BISA conference, held in 1975.
A Government of cowards.

Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.

They can't get away with this.

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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

video.snapstream.net/Play/5Dm8ABP... - GOP waging open class war while Democrats offer little - showing legitimacy crisis of US parties - No Kings and other mass protest seems the only way forward for the ordinary people - @vanjackson.bsky.social @martindbbrown.bsky.social @premnsikka.bsky.social
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thewire.in/world/donald... - Trillions of dollars were spent on the war, hundreds of thousands killed and displaced, a state was destroyed, and cultural artefacts looted. The effects reverberate in the region to this day. Would there have been an ISIS had it not been for the Iraq War?
Donald Rumsfeld: Upwardly Absorption into the Imperial Hubris of the American Foreign Policy Circle
Rumsfeld’s arrogance – his belief he could micromanage wars like a corporate turnaround – fuelled catastrophic failures.
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🚨Upcoming event 🚨

'New dimensions, 50 years on: Reflections on continuity and change in global politics' revisiting the first ever BISA conference held in 1975 and looking backward & forward🌟

Free and open to all, sign up now! https://ow.ly/5EJ550XkMYK

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Confected national "migration crisis" vs. real socio-economic one: "only 26% of people said immigration and asylum was one of the three most important issues facing their community... half the 52% who said it was one of the biggest problems facing the country as a whole" news.sky.com/story/manufa...
'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests
The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested.
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c.org/B7pFysm8Tt - petition reached almost 3000 signatures- Join global voices against neo-colonial rule of Gaza under imperial viceroy Blair- Pressure Trump administration to reject Blair who’s hated across Middle East!
We Can Make an Impact.
Oppose Tony Blair's appointment to Gaza administration
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c.org/DxydSNBC2H - war criminal Tony Blair should be facing a war crimes tribunal not be considered for appointment to Trump’s proposed Gaza administration- almost at 2000 signatures now and gathering momentum- sign and repost! Thanks ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏻✊🏻
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Oppose Tony Blair's appointment to Gaza administration
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Distinguishing between the Republican Party and Nazis is getting harder everyday. That Young Republicans group chat? Defended by Vance?

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Israeli leaders screamed their genocidal intent at the top of their lungs all the way through.

No crime in history has been so confessed to as it actually happened.

But almost all Western media outlets suppressed this.

Kudos to @scotnational.bsky.social for not being one of them.

c.org/QVfB8FhtvN - Sign the petition and stop the appointment of Tony Blair to any position or role in the administration of Gaza
This campaign needs you now
Oppose Tony Blair's appointment to Gaza administration
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thewire.in/world/trumps... The ceasefire effectively cements the US-led international order’s endorsement of genocide and war crimes, violating international law.
Trump's Gaza Ceasefire: A Transactional Triumph, a Victors’ Truce
The ceasefire effectively cements the US-led international order’s endorsement of genocide and war crimes, violating international law.
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thewire.in/world/the-ro... The rot cuts across both major parties, where elite circles – driven by power, wealth, and global dominance – have long prioritised self-preservation over democratic accountability.
The Rot Within: Elite Networks and the Bipartisan Corruption Sustaining American Power
The rot cuts across both major parties, where elite circles – driven by power, wealth, and global dominance – have long prioritised self-preservation over democratic accountability.
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One-third of UK children grow up in poverty, higher risk of dying young.

In some areas 62% of children live in poverty.

Children’s education, health, future employment prospects destroyed.

Caused by govts - austerity, low wages, spending cuts, fiscal rules.

Poverty is a political choice.
One-third of UK children grow up in poverty with higher risk of dying young
Children in the most deprived areas of the UK face higher death rates as childhood poverty continues to rise, according to research.
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A year in working groups - 2024/25 with BISA 🌟

Come and read our article describing what all of our amazing working groups have been up to in the last academic year - we are extremely grateful to the conveners who are all volunteers 🎉

👉 www.bisa.ac.uk/news/year-wo...
A year in working groups - 2024/25
Find out what each of our working groups achieved in 2024/2025 academic year.
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Stop blaming migrants and tackle real problems, 100 charities tell UK Govt.

Govt follows Reform agenda, failed to develop effective counter narrative.

Migrants are vital part of economy, public services. Economic problems caused by inequality, austerity, privatisation, political corruption.
Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary
A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS
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thewire.in/media/the-tr... The Nixon era showed that resistance can succeed, but only if citizens, journalists, and institutions rally to defend the First Amendment. Without such action, the slide toward authoritarianism risks becoming irreversible.
The Trump Administration’s War on Media Freedom: A Tale of Power, Profit, and the Erosion of Truth
The Trump administration’s war on media freedom is a calculated effort to entrench hegemony, silencing dissent to protect its polarising authoritarian agenda.
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