Begum Zorlu
@begumzorlu.bsky.social
Interested in contentious politics, gender and the dynamics of solidarity. Based at the Department of International Politics at City, St. George's University of London.
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Honoured to be hosting the incredible Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social next month at LSE - join us for this important lecture on December 3
What do neoliberalism, US aid, and Gulf land grabs have to do with hunger in Sudan?
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @sarasalem.bsky.social will join us to discuss the politics of hunger in Sudan
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
🎟️ register to join us in-person or online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @sarasalem.bsky.social will join us to discuss the politics of hunger in Sudan
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
🎟️ register to join us in-person or online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
The politics of hunger in Sudan | Nisrin Elamin
6.30pm Weds 3 Dec | Nisrin Elamin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
lse.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Honoured to be hosting the incredible Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social next month at LSE - join us for this important lecture on December 3
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Register and join us in person next week, Monday, 24 Nov 2025, at 17:00 (Istanbul time) for a panel discussion with our experts on "Women's Voices from Syria: Feminist Strategies for Rights." calendar.boell.de/en/event/voi...
Women’s voices from Syria Feminist strategies for rights
Syria’s late-2024 regime change ushered in a transitional phase through 2030 under an interim government and constitution that references Islamic jurisprudence and concentrates power in an expanded pr...
calendar.boell.de
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Register and join us in person next week, Monday, 24 Nov 2025, at 17:00 (Istanbul time) for a panel discussion with our experts on "Women's Voices from Syria: Feminist Strategies for Rights." calendar.boell.de/en/event/voi...
"This year, the RSF lost control of Khartoum to the SAF. It was a major blow to the group, and drones supplied by Turkey played a vital role in allowing the SAF to pry the capital loose." foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/d...
‘Good Enough’ Drones Have Become Geopolitical Chips
In Sudan and elsewhere, regional powers have used the weapons for leverage.
foreignpolicy.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"This year, the RSF lost control of Khartoum to the SAF. It was a major blow to the group, and drones supplied by Turkey played a vital role in allowing the SAF to pry the capital loose." foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/d...
Machado issued a message titled the Manifesto of Freedom, asserting that the country is “on the threshold of a new era.” In the message, she talks about free markets, a limited state, economic growth leveraged by the energy business, and the return of Venezuelans.
elpais.com/america/2025...
elpais.com/america/2025...
María Corina Machado lanza un manifiesto en el que dibuja la Venezuela del futuro
La líder de la oposición ha multiplicado sus apariciones en las que vaticina cambios en el país
elpais.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Machado issued a message titled the Manifesto of Freedom, asserting that the country is “on the threshold of a new era.” In the message, she talks about free markets, a limited state, economic growth leveraged by the energy business, and the return of Venezuelans.
elpais.com/america/2025...
elpais.com/america/2025...
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A welcome discussion on the Greek Current with Ryan Gingeras on Turkey's new Eurofighter deal.
thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com/episodes/tur...
thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com/episodes/tur...
Turkey's multibillion dollar Eurofighter deal | The Greek Current
Ryan Gingeras joins Thanos Davelis break down what Turkey is actually getting in its Eurofighter deal with the UK and what it means for the region.
thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A welcome discussion on the Greek Current with Ryan Gingeras on Turkey's new Eurofighter deal.
thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com/episodes/tur...
thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com/episodes/tur...
On why you should watch Belen esitlikadaletkadin.org/belen-a-stor...
Belén: A Story of Resistance in Argentina’s Reproductive Rights Movement - SES Eşitlik, Adalet, Kadın Platformu
Belén powerfully tackles the politics of abortion and bodily autonomy in Argentina, revealing how women facing economic hardship are disproportionately targeted by institutional systems. Belén, direct...
esitlikadaletkadin.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
On why you should watch Belen esitlikadaletkadin.org/belen-a-stor...
Where does our waste go? www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Podcast: Brett Christophers and Thomas Jones · Where does our waste go?
www.lrb.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Where does our waste go? www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
How AI tells Israel who to bomb www.vox.com/videos/24151...
How AI tells Israel who to bomb
AI is supposed to help militaries make precise strikes. Is that the case in Gaza?
www.vox.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
How AI tells Israel who to bomb www.vox.com/videos/24151...
Explanatory. open.spotify.com/episode/4xwj...
Why the UN thinks Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
open.spotify.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Explanatory. open.spotify.com/episode/4xwj...
Scrap wars: How child labour and conflict feed Turkey steel boom www.newarab.com/investigatio...
Scrap wars: How child labour and conflict feed Turkey steel boom
Tainted metal scrap sourced from conflict zones can ultimately become finished steel used by some of Europe’s top firms.
www.newarab.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Scrap wars: How child labour and conflict feed Turkey steel boom www.newarab.com/investigatio...
Not suprising. apnews.com/article/chin...
US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds
Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American fi...
apnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Not suprising. apnews.com/article/chin...
In September, the U.S. deployed a major naval force to the Caribbean to curb drug flows via Venezuela. Its aircraft have since bombed at least five civilian boats, killing at least 27 people. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/v...
What’s the U.S. Endgame in Venezuela?
Three possible scenarios for Trump and Caracas.
foreignpolicy.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In September, the U.S. deployed a major naval force to the Caribbean to curb drug flows via Venezuela. Its aircraft have since bombed at least five civilian boats, killing at least 27 people. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/v...
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*NEW PSA BLOG* 'Post-16 Skills & #Education in England: New white paper & other #HigherEducation policies now in play', by PSA Chief Executive Michelle Doyle Wildman @seasonedcomms.bsky.social with valuable insights from Ed Bridges @acadsocsciences.bsky.social
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Post-16 Skills and Education in England: New white paper & other higher education policies now in play | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
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October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
*NEW PSA BLOG* 'Post-16 Skills & #Education in England: New white paper & other #HigherEducation policies now in play', by PSA Chief Executive Michelle Doyle Wildman @seasonedcomms.bsky.social with valuable insights from Ed Bridges @acadsocsciences.bsky.social
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I can't get through a semester without Weber.
I can't get through a faculty meeting without Bourdieu.
I can't get through a faculty meeting without Bourdieu.
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I can't get through a semester without Weber.
I can't get through a faculty meeting without Bourdieu.
I can't get through a faculty meeting without Bourdieu.
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As the convenors @aykutozturk.bsky.social
we are happy to share the Autumn 2025 program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs)
@psaturkish.bsky.social
The registration information for the TPOWs will be here soon.
psaturkishpolitics.uk
we are happy to share the Autumn 2025 program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs)
@psaturkish.bsky.social
The registration information for the TPOWs will be here soon.
psaturkishpolitics.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
As the convenors @aykutozturk.bsky.social
we are happy to share the Autumn 2025 program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs)
@psaturkish.bsky.social
The registration information for the TPOWs will be here soon.
psaturkishpolitics.uk
we are happy to share the Autumn 2025 program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs)
@psaturkish.bsky.social
The registration information for the TPOWs will be here soon.
psaturkishpolitics.uk
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Morning listen. open.spotify.com/episode/22iH...
Agathe Demarais, "Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests" (Columbia UP, 2022)
open.spotify.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Morning listen. open.spotify.com/episode/22iH...
Really enjoyed reading Bilge Yabanci's book on civil society & autocratisation.
The book starts with these words: "Real dialogue isn’t about talking to people who believe the same things as you.’
from Zygmunt Bauman.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-civil-s...
The book starts with these words: "Real dialogue isn’t about talking to people who believe the same things as you.’
from Zygmunt Bauman.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-civil-s...
Civil Society and Autocratisation
Civil Society and Autocratisation
edinburghuniversitypress.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Really enjoyed reading Bilge Yabanci's book on civil society & autocratisation.
The book starts with these words: "Real dialogue isn’t about talking to people who believe the same things as you.’
from Zygmunt Bauman.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-civil-s...
The book starts with these words: "Real dialogue isn’t about talking to people who believe the same things as you.’
from Zygmunt Bauman.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-civil-s...
Druze groups have set up a de facto military and governmental body in Sweida, similar to the Kurdish-led authorities in the country’s northeast. apnews.com/article/syri...
Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria's tensions
When Syrian government forces entered the minority Druze enclave of Sweida this summer, it backfired.
apnews.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Druze groups have set up a de facto military and governmental body in Sweida, similar to the Kurdish-led authorities in the country’s northeast. apnews.com/article/syri...
In one of her public interviews in the 70s Arendt stated: “If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer…”
medium.com/amor-mundi/t...
medium.com/amor-mundi/t...
The Tyranny of Lies
by Roger Berkowitz
medium.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In one of her public interviews in the 70s Arendt stated: “If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer…”
medium.com/amor-mundi/t...
medium.com/amor-mundi/t...
Useful episode to understand Belarus’ foreign policy under Russian pressure, tensions around the Zapad 2025 drills, with the prospects for dialogue, reform, and a post-Lukashenka future. www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr...
Elliptical Orbit? Belarusian Foreign Policy in Fraught Times | International Crisis Group
This week on War & Peace, Olga and Elissa speak with Valery Kavaleuski, former Belarusian diplomat and Executive Director of the Euro-Atlantic Affairs Agency, about Minsk’s foreign policy, its recent ...
www.crisisgroup.org
September 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Useful episode to understand Belarus’ foreign policy under Russian pressure, tensions around the Zapad 2025 drills, with the prospects for dialogue, reform, and a post-Lukashenka future. www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr...