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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Five days to go until our next event:
“US-Iran Relations under #Trump 2.0: Prospects and Challenges”

🗓️ Wednesday, 15 October 2025
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 In-person and online

🔗 Register today: www.lse.ac.uk/events/us-ir...
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US-Iran under Trump 2.0: prospects and challenges

6.30pm Weds 15 Oct | Dana H Allin, Anahita Motazed Rad, Sanam Vakil | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 3d

Join us for an event: "Unlearning Empire: education and the legacies of the British Commonwealth," featuring Dr Obaapanin Oforiwaa Adu, Professor Patricia Daley, Muhammad Ibrahim Alom, and Dr Asha Herten-Crabb.

Find out more & register: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

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lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · 4d

First event of the year with @lseir.bsky.social 💙

25 Years Beyond 1325: Reimagining the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda

With: @drkmillar.bsky.social , @aikoiiris.bsky.social, @paulcinnamon.bsky.social, Dr Nancy Annan and Prof Stéfanie Von Hlatky

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 5d

Our PhD candidate @terrymullan.bsky.social explores how #climate shocks have repeatedly tested world orders and what that means for today’s world order in his latest article for the Lowy Institute.

🔗 Read the full article to learn more: www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
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History’s warning: Climate chaos can expose the fragility of world order

Past empires fell when environmental stress met political weakness – today’s global warming poses an unprecedented test of resilience.

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lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · 12d

One week to go until this one with @lseir.bsky.social 💙🤍

Get your free ticket now!

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lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us for our first event of the academic year in collaboration with @lseir.bsky.social and other great co-hosts!

Bringing together four leading experts, we will explore the legacy and future of the UN WPS agenda.

www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event...

@aikoiiris.bsky.social @drkmillar.bsky.social

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 14d

At his second speech at the #UN,#DonaldTrump attacked the host institution & his European allies.

Michael Cox @lseideas.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social analyses the speech in the context of the polarisation of US politics & the US, Russia & China's undermining of the UN @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Trump and the United Nations crisis | British Politics and Policy at LSE

Donal Trump's second speech at the United Nations should be read in the context of polarization of US politics and the undermining of the UN by the great powers.

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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 18d

The US-led world order is breaking—here’s what history tells us may come next, writes Terrence Mullan of @lseir.bsky.social

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The US-led world order is breaking—here’s what history tells us may come next | USAPP

The US is undermining the very order it built, and the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit shows how China is seizing the moment.

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 19d

📄 Dr Patrick Gill-Tiney spoke with @theipaper.com for the article “Starmer, Meloni or even Putin – who is the real #Trump whisperer?”

Read the full article to learn more about his analysis: inews.co.uk/news/world/s...
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Starmer, Meloni or even Putin - who is the real Trump whisperer?

Some world leaders have worked out how to charm the notoriously fickle US President

inews.co.uk

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 20d

We’re thrilled to welcome all our new and returning students! 👏

Today we kicked off the year with our IR Welcome Address, featuring insights from our Head of Department, Professor Jeffrey Chwieroth, alongside Dr @jasminekgani.bsky.social, Dr Anna Getmansky, and Dr John Minnich.

#LSE #LSEIR

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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 24d

Donald Trump’s “Department of War” name change is mostly political theatre writes Jonny Hall of @lseir.bsky.social

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Donald Trump’s “Department of War” name change is mostly political theatre | USAPP

While the implications of the policy remain to be seen, the renaming is symbolic of the continued reduction of America’s soft power capabilities.

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lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · 25d

🚨 Please note that the timing for our upcoming event with @lseir.bsky.social has now changed to 5.30-7pm 🚨

See you there! 👋🏻

lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us for our first event of the academic year in collaboration with @lseir.bsky.social and other great co-hosts!

Bringing together four leading experts, we will explore the legacy and future of the UN WPS agenda.

www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event...

@aikoiiris.bsky.social @drkmillar.bsky.social

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Sep 10

🗞 In his new article, our PhD candidate Kazimier Lim explores how the resumption of direct flights between #India and #China signals shifting regional priorities.

🔗 Read the full article via the Lowy Institute to learn more: www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
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What resuming direct India-China flights reveals about changing regional priorities

A reconnection that might make managing a fraught relationship just that bit easier.

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨 Our PhD Candidate Sara Wong has recently published an article titled “Towards an anti-colonial aesthetic politics: Surrealist praxis and epistemic refusal” in @risjnl.bsky.social.

➡️ Read the full paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Towards an anti-colonial aesthetic politics: Surrealist praxis and epistemic refusal | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

Towards an anti-colonial aesthetic politics: Surrealist praxis and epistemic refusal

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Sep 4

Professor Fawaz Gerges joined BBC Radio Scotland to discuss the situation in #Afghanistan following the recent earthquake.

🎧 Listen to the full interview here: bit.ly/4m3riTl

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Aug 29

📰 Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social spoke with @newscientist.com about the challenges of global environmental negotiations.

“The consensus rule in international environmental negotiations has always been the Achilles heel of the UN #environment process,” he said.

🔗 bit.ly/4g2YoRN
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How to tackle environmental issues when the world can't agree

The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN’s requirement for unanimity holds back environmental policy, but there are better ways to make progress

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lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us for our first event of the academic year in collaboration with @lseir.bsky.social and other great co-hosts!

Bringing together four leading experts, we will explore the legacy and future of the UN WPS agenda.

www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event...

@aikoiiris.bsky.social @drkmillar.bsky.social

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Aug 22

Professor Fawaz Gerges spoke with NBC News about the war in #Gaza and the response from Arab governments.

“The tragedy of Gaza, the destruction of Gaza, could really serve as a time bomb that implodes the Arab political order from within,” he said.

📽️Watch the interview: bit.ly/4mFpwIQ #AcademicSky

Why Arab rulers aren't more vocal about Gaza as global outcry grows

“The tragedy of Gaza, the destruction of Gaza, could really serve as a time bomb that implodes the Arab political order from within,” said an international relations professor at the London School of ...

www.nbcnews.com

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Aug 18

Our PhD candidate Alexander Jake Davies reflects on the Phelan US Centre’s recent conference, "International Relations and Democracy in a Multipolar World."

His article explores the tensions between #democracy and #liberalism and the role of power in sustaining democratic ideals.

🔗 bit.ly/3JEOsBC

International Relations and Democracy in a Multipolar World – LSE Phelan US Centre Conference Review | USAPP

From May 15 to 16th 2025, the Phelan US Centre hosted the conference, International relations and democracy in a multipolar world. The conference considered how important democratic discourses and pra...

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Aug 13

Dr @stephrschwartz.bsky.social has published a new research article titled, "Refugee Return without Refoulement: Rethinking State Strategies to Evade Asylum Norms" in International Migration Review.

🔗 Read the full article to find out more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 We're #hiring at LSE! Join our Department of International Relations:

🔹Assistant Professor in IR (International Security)
➡️ bit.ly/41l2GOa
🔹Assistant Professor in IPE
➡️ bit.ly/4ogBjPj

📆 Deadline: 7 September 2025.
📢 Please share widely!

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Aug 8

Writing for @cspjournal.bsky.social, Dr @laurensukin.bsky.social, Gregory Winger and Miguel Alberto Gomez find a general aversion among many Americans to using retaliatory measures in the event of Chinese aggression against a regional state.

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Allies and partners: US public opinion and relationships in the Indo-Pacific

Competition between China and the United States spurs renewed emphasis on security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. However, this development in security collaboration unfolds differently from the ...

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Aug 7

Huge congratulations from the Department of International Relations to our outstanding BSc Prizewinners! 📚 🎉

We’re proud to celebrate your hard work, dedication, and academic excellence.

🔗 Find out more about their prizes: blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

BSc IR Prizewinners 2024/25 announced - LSE Department of International Relations

The Department of International Relations is delighted to announce the following BSc in International Relations prizewinners for this year.

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Katharine Millar @drkmillar.bsky.social · Aug 6

Join us online on August 28th for the launch of our ambitious new report on gender responsive implementation of the 11 UN cybernorms!
@apc.org @unidir.org

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A novel approach to the 11 UN norms for responsible state behaviour in cyberspace: Guidelines for gendered implementation → UNIDIR

UNIDIR and the Organization of American States (OAS) are pleased to invite you to a virtual roundtable marking the English and Spanish launch of a joint publication A Novel Approach to the 11 UN Norms...

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lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨 PSA: We are looking for a Migration/Diaspora/Gender/IR scholar to review 'Deconstructing Refugee Women‘s Empowerment' by the brilliant Dr Zeynep Kilicoglu for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social 📚

Slide into our DM‘s if you’re interested!

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 We're #hiring at LSE! Join our Department of International Relations:

🔹Assistant Professor in IR (International Security)
➡️ bit.ly/41l2GOa
🔹Assistant Professor in IPE
➡️ bit.ly/4ogBjPj

📆 Deadline: 7 September 2025.
📢 Please share widely!

#AcademicJob #AcademicSky #PoliSky

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