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Highlighting the research, teaching and community activities of staff and students at the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, on the west coast of Wales.
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Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · Nov 28
Welcome followers! At the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University we are a community of Politics & IR scholars who combine intellectual rigour with a friendly and supportive environment. We mainly post about academic staff research and what is happening in the department.
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It's Friday and time for a short 🧵 with some recommendations for things to listen to and read about global politics this weekend. First up, this @prospectmagazine.co.uk podcast with Isabel Hilton, tackling Trump's foreign policy 1/5
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Greenland, Venezuela and the new American interventionism
Isabel Hilton on the US’s radical plans, the future of Nato and the impact on US-British relations
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January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Brilliant event going on today in #sbarcIspark with @iwa-wales.bsky.social, @carnegieuk.bsky.social, @copronetwales.bsky.social and CWPS reflecting on 10 years of the #FutureGenerationsAct, involving WISERD co-director, Anwen Elias @interpolaber.bsky.social
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Full room today as we reflect on 10 years of the #FutureGenerationsAct.

Many challenges including involvement, budgeting and resourcing all coming up in the debate, but also constructive suggestions for ideas and solutions of better implementation in the future.
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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🎙️ Our colleague Berit Bliesemann de Guevara was interviewed for the podcast Vienna Dialogue: Coffee and IR about unarmed civilian protection in conflict zones, and shared insights from the research network Creating Safer Spaces
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Civilian Protection Amidst Violent Conflict - with Berit Bliesemann de Guevara and Xymena Kurowska
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January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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This has been remarked upon in the department... 👀
bleddb.bsky.social Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 6d
Sounds like the final rounds of an @interpolaber.bsky.social crisis game
laukaya.bsky.social Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 6d
Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and France will participate alongside Denmark to expanded military exercises in Greenland.
Scoop with @victorjack.bsky.social and Chris Lunday www.politico.eu/article/denm...
January 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Reminder: if you are in Cardiff tomorrow and want to attend, the link for registration is in the thread below! ⬇️
interpolaber.bsky.social Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · 14d
Our head of department, Alistair Shepherd, will be speaking at this event, organised by the Centre for Geopolitics on Thursday, 15 January in Cardiff. (More details and link in the next post) 1/2
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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🎉 New publication! Congratulations to our colleague Professor Berit Bliesemann de Guevara on the publication of Knowledge and Expertise in International Politics (Oxford University Press). A short 🧵(thanks to Berit for the animal models in the photos) 1/3
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January 9, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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Our head of department, Alistair Shepherd, will be speaking at this event, organised by the Centre for Geopolitics on Thursday, 15 January in Cardiff. (More details and link in the next post) 1/2
January 7, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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🎉 New publication: Congratulations to our colleague and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Ahmad Umar, who is the co-author (with Alfin Basundoro) of the chapter on Indonesia in the recently-published Palgrave Geopolitical Atlas, edited by Brian Fong.
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Indonesia
This chapter presents a profile of Indonesia’s geopolitical architecture by exploring its geostrategic, geopolitical, and geoeconomic intentions and capabilities in international politics. As a ...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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📣 New publication! Berit Bliesemann de Guevara Berit Bliesemann contributed to a published Round Table, which aims to shed some light on peacebuilding in today's fast-evolving conflict landscape. (link to article in next post) 1/2
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Apologies - forgot to include a thank you to our colleague @guttmannaviva.bsky.social for taking and sharing the photo
interpolaber.bsky.social Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · 17d
Term starts again tomorrow after the winter break, and #Aberystwyth has laid on some snowfall to greet the returning students! ☃️ Happy New Year, everyone!
Aberystwyth seafront in the snow
January 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Term starts again tomorrow after the winter break, and #Aberystwyth has laid on some snowfall to greet the returning students! ☃️ Happy New Year, everyone!
Aberystwyth seafront in the snow
January 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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University term finished on Friday and the students have scattered far and wide for the holidays, but before that the Interpol society and the student diversity working group held a joint "Worldly Winter Party" event, meeting for an evening of crafting and a quiz with hot chocolate and biscuits.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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🧵 On Friday and Saturday, the department held its annual student #crisisgames. Following its long tradition of choosing topical issues, this year's crisis was set in the Baltics. 1/4
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December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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One for the French speakers - @france24.com has a new article out by Sebastian Seibt about @guttmannaviva.bsky.social's new book, Operation Wrath of God
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Opération Colère de Dieu : quand les espions européens ont aidé le Mossad à tuer
Des archives jusque-là confidentielles dévoilent la face cachée de l’opération Colère de Dieu, la campagne d’assassinats du Mossad qui a suivi la prise d'otages des Jeux olympiques de Munich en 1972.…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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🧵 This week @gillianmcfadyen.bsky.social used Lego Serious Play to get the second year undergraduates taking the module International Politics and Global Development to explore and express ideas around Post-Development. 1/3
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December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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As PhD students that have passed through @interpolaber.bsky.social know, the IPRS can be a pretty daunting experience. But this was actually the perfect opportunity to explore the connections between seemingly very different projects on #IPCC #Science #Politics and @camamazon.bsky.social. Thank you!
interpolaber.bsky.social Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · Dec 4
Yesterday @hannahhughes.bsky.social presented her research into the IPCC and the relationship between knowledge and politics in theory and practice at the department's International Politics Research Seminar, including her reflections on attending COP30 in Brazil.
Photo of a smiling woman standing on a stage next to a large screen on which the title of her talk is projected: IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Relations between knowledge and politics in theory and practice
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Yesterday @hannahhughes.bsky.social presented her research into the IPCC and the relationship between knowledge and politics in theory and practice at the department's International Politics Research Seminar, including her reflections on attending COP30 in Brazil.
Photo of a smiling woman standing on a stage next to a large screen on which the title of her talk is projected: IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Relations between knowledge and politics in theory and practice
December 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Happy to chat with Aberyswyth students (albeit remotely)- great questions and lots of interest in what’s going on this side of the pond.
interpolaber.bsky.social Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · Dec 3
Yesterday second year undergraduates taking the module "People and Power" were lucky enough to have @ninajankowicz.com as their guest speaker, on the subject of disinformation in the US media and politics. Nina gave a fascinating talk and answered the students' questions comprehensively.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Yesterday second year undergraduates taking the module "People and Power" were lucky enough to have @ninajankowicz.com as their guest speaker, on the subject of disinformation in the US media and politics. Nina gave a fascinating talk and answered the students' questions comprehensively.
A woman with dark hair and glasses is shown on a large screen above a stage Students sit at rows of tables in a large teaching room, listening intently. One student speaks into a microphone, asking a question of the speaker on screen
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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A funded PhD at Interpol in Aberystwyth - ah that takes me back!
interpolaber.bsky.social Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · Dec 1
Reminder: PhD studentships available!
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
Funding  : Department of International Politics , Aberystwyth University
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December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Reminder: PhD studentships available!
Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
Funding  : Department of International Politics , Aberystwyth University
www.aber.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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📺 Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Ahmad Umar was recently interviewed on Cairo News TV (Al-Qahera News TV), a TV station based in Egypt 1/2
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الدور الآسيوي المتصاعد في قمة العشرين.. والمجموعة تتبنى أجندة الجنوب العالمي | العالم شرقًا
YouTube video by AlQahera News - القاهرة الإخبارية
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November 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Last night Professor Sharon Weiner gave a fantastic Kenneth Waltz Memorial Lecture about her research into decision making in the event of a nuclear crisis. Welcomed by Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor Patrick Finney and introduced by Jan Ruzicka, Prof Weiner delivered a memorable - and disturbing - talk
Professor Sharon Weiner stands on a stage, giving a talk in front of a large screen on which is projected an image of the Oval Office in the White House and the title of the talk: Deterrence, Nuclear Strategy and the Realities of Human Choice Dr Jan Ruzicka stands on a stage to introduce guest speaker Professor Sharon Weiner. On the screen behind him is projected a photo of Professor Ken Booth and Professor Kenneth Waltz Dr Patrick Finney stands on a stage to introduce guest speaker Professor Sharon Weiner
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Tonight! Free and open to the public but please register in advance:
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Poster announcing a public lecture on "Devolution Generation: The Birth and Bedding In of the Senedd" by Lee Waters MS on 27 November at 6:30pm in the Main Hall, International Politics department
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Congratulations to @guttmannaviva.bsky.social whose new book, Operation Wrath of God, was launched at @kcsi.uk in London 🎉 📚
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November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM