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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 10h

As we discuss the evolution of warfare this week in #IIRLeiden2025 sharing an interesting @foreignpolicy.com interview with Mara Karlin on the future of war (drones, AI, return of total war?) podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/f...

The Future of War

Podcast Episode · Foreign Policy Live · 11/06/2025 · 40m

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 2d

As we discuss the evolution of warfare, and notably the conceptual and legal extension of the domain of war today in #IIRLeiden2025 an interesting podcast on thr US decision to label drug cartels terrorists www.npr.org/2025/10/06/n...

Trump calls cartels terrorists. Is that enough to go to war? : Consider This from NPR

Nearly a quarter century after the September 11th attacks, the Trump administration is using the language of terrorism to target a new enemy: Latin American drug cartels.The president says we’re in ar...

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Nicolas Berrod @nicolasberrod.bsky.social · 3d

🔥 L'année devrait se finir sur un lourd bilan : près de 40 000 ha de forêt/végétation brûlés cette année en France, 3 fois plus que la moyenne sur 20 ans.

A lui tout seul, le feu dans l'Aude cet été (le pire depuis au moins 50 ans) a brûlé plus de 10 000 ha.

Cependant...

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 3d

www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

ISA-Global 2026 Eligibility

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 3d

The International studies association moved partly virtual due to concerns of dropping participation numbers

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Hendrik De Bie @debiehendrik.bsky.social · 6d

#AcademicSky I'm trying to compile a list of academic conferences (> 1.000 participants) that were supposed to be organised in USA in 2025/2026 but that were canceled or made hybrid. (I saw some such instances here I think, but hard to find them again)

Let me know if you know of such conferences.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5d

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 5d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 6d

Precies. This is the main issue with the debate here. No one really asks the (Dutch) students…politicians know better, or don’t care since students don’t vote or not consistently.

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 7d

So, with Jane Goodall passing, I am reminded of a very fun incident where her institute sent a furious complaint over this cartoon on her behalf, only to have Goodall herself find it hilarious and go on to write the introduction to the collection it appeared in. A fantastic sense of humour.

Two monkeys sit on a branch, one picks a hair off the other. Caption: "well well, another blond hair, conducting a little more research with that Goodall Tramp."

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 7d

It constantly surprises me how much political debate in the Netherlands involves failing to acknowledge certain basic facts:

- the crime rate in the Netherlands is very low

- the number of asylum seekers is falling sharply

Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 7d

NL has a moderate problem with higher rates of crime among ethnic Moroccan young men, in a generally ever safer country. It has a major problem with a politics dominated by the fanning of race hatred.

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Jane Goodall, a giant in her field, and whose expertise can apparently also help us understand contemporary politics…

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall on Donald Trump: “I see the same sort of behavior as a male chimpanzee will show when he’s competing for dominance with another

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Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 7d

New from me: on the bizarre new executive order pledging to defend Qatar and what I see as two big problems with it panda.substack.com/p/did-the-un...

Did the United States Just Commit to Defending Qatar?

Extended deterrence continues to be a hot topic in 2025.

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Insitute of Political Science Leiden @polscileiden.bsky.social · 9d

➡️ NEW EVENT 📢

👩‍🏫 LUCIR Seminar: The Far Right and Global Environmental Politics by Nina Hall
📆 Thursday 16 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
📍Wijnhaven, The Hague (Room 3.60)

More info here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

LUCIR Seminar: The Far Right and Global Environmental Politics

The electoral success of far-right parties appears to threaten many international environmental organizations. These parties question the legitimacy of international institutions and are more likely t...

www.universiteitleiden.nl

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 9d

In its centenary year, the Hindu supremacist organization -- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) -- stands stronger than ever, not only in India but overseas.

The RSS at 100: The Pan-Hindutva Force Behind Modi’s BJP

In its centenary year, the Hindu supremacist organization stands stronger than ever, not only in India but overseas.

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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 10d

⏰ Last call: FPA Section travel grants for #ISA2026 (Columbus) — two awards of $750. Priority: grad students, Global South scholars, and those with limited institutional support. Send CV + motivation letter by 1 Oct 2025. Details: www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

FPA Travel Grants

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Gordon Darroch @gordondarroch.bsky.social · 10d

The Dutch government is planning to extend the naturalisation period – the time someone has to live in the Netherlands before qualifying for citizenship – from five years to 10. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/09/dutc...

Cabinet to make 10 years the new residency standard to go Dutch - DutchNews.nl

With just a month to go before the general election, the caretaker Dutch cabinet is to press ahead with extending the minimum period of legal residence to obtain Dutch nationality through naturalisati...

www.dutchnews.nl

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Anne Rasmussen @annerasmussen.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social

Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?

@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 10d

I was on @france24.com 's Access Asia show last Friday to discuss Trump's H1B visa fees increase and the implications for US-India ties @polscileiden.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

Access Asia - New Delhi suspicious of Washington after latest H-1B move from Trump

Is India being forced to reconsider its relationship with the United States? In Access Asia, we explore how the aftershocks of the US's new H-1B visa policy are being felt in New Delhi. We also bring…

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tim frye @timfrye.bsky.social · 11d

University leaders need to keep pushing back on the "everyone hates higher ed" fallacy. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Poll: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Growing

Despite the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on colleges and universities, American confidence in higher education is growing.

www.insidehighered.com

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Ben O'Loughlin @benoloughlin.bsky.social · 14d

New special issue: Can the European Union (EU) strive for Strategic Autonomy in an age of intensifying Sino-American competition? A mixed picture is found, led by @luissimonn.bsky.social and Daniel Fiott. Opening article here:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Player and playground: Europe in US–China competition

The intensifying great power competition between the United States and China is having a profound effect on global order and Europe’s place in the world. Sino-American competition affects multiple ...

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Hilde van Meegdenburg 🟥 @hildevanmeegdenburg.com · 14d

⬇️ 100% dit! ⬇️

"Het idee dat iedere ideologie die als mening wordt gepresenteerd een podium zou moeten krijgen op de universiteit, is een karikatuur van de academische vrijheid"

www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...

Opinie: De universiteit is geen talkshowtafel

De druk op academische vrijheid komt niet vanuit studenten, maar vanuit politieke partijen die zich willen bemoeien met de inhoud van colleges. Ook media dragen daar aan bij door onvoldoende kritisch ...

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 14d

Now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. In our new article, @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that where local rent prices increase more, residents with lower incomes become more likely to support the radical right AfD.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 14d

Following our discussion of the liberal international order in #IIRLeiden2025 this week, an interesting read on the survival of this order without the US www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

How to Build a Post-American Liberal Order

The world’s democracies must work together—and constrain Washington.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · 15d

Delighted to welcome Natasha Wunsch to @unileiden.bsky.social to talk about her fantastic new book 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (available open access with @oxford University Press). Join us! Details 👇

Insitute of Political Science Leiden @polscileiden.bsky.social · 15d

➡️ NEW EVENT 📢

👩‍🏫 Who: Book presentation by Natasha Wunsch
❓ What: Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding
📆 When: Thursday 16 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
📍 Where: Wijnhaven, The Hague (Room 2.19)

More info here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Lecture on the book Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding

On Thursday 16 October 2025, Natasha Wunsch, Professor of European Studies and co-director of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Fribourg, will present findings from her book Democra...

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Boyd van Dijk @boydvandijk.bsky.social · 15d

interesting discussion of the intellectual/Germanic origins of geopolitics in the US - "during WWII, many US academics and politicians condemned geopolitics at the very moment that state institutions were trying to appropriate it".

booksandideas.net/Geographers-...

Geographers in Battalions

About: Florian Louis, De la géopolitique en Amérique, Paris, Puf 2023, 443 p., 25 €.

booksandideas.net

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