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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Sep 3

The U.S., reduces funding to the United Nations (UN). The UN scales down peacekeeping in countries such as the Central African Republic which undoubtedly increases the risk of mass violence

If governments were genuinely committed to mass atrocity prevention they would plug the gaps left by the U.S.

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lectureship in Political Theory

Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Jun 30

Job: the University of Leeds is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Political Theory to a fixed-term position for 12 months. Closing date Friday 11 July

It’s a warm, friendly, respectful working environment in a diverse & vibrant city.

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Are you a political theory academic with an open and inclusive approach to the discipline? Are you passionate about delivering an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group U...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Jun 26

In one year, the number of Brits seeing the US as a threat to world peace has doubled

US strikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear progress, says intelligence report

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is how you get distorted intelligence assessments, where dissenting analysis is deterred or suppressed. Hegseth: “anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the president and the successful mission” www.ft.com/content/023c...

Leaked assessment casts doubt on Trump’s claims to have ‘obliterated’ facilities

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Jun 22

If international law was a place, Trump would bomb it

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · May 16

Bombs #Gaza

See the article “Organised Callousness: Gaza and the Sociology of War” by Sinisa Malesevic and Lea David in the Journal of Genocide Research, 2025, pp.1-25

Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · May 16

I didn’t know they were/are best friends. Even ‘Joe’s’ vegetables won prizes. A fitting tribute.

Timothy Snyder Spent Years Studying Fascists. He Thinks Trump Is One.

Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · May 15

Great read
www.thefp.com/p/timothy-sn...

Is the Yale historian a prophet, as his supporters say? Or is he stripping the word ‘fascism’ of its meaning?

www.thefp.com

Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · May 12

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · May 12

A-Z of IR: Y is for 'Yugoslavia' and Z is for 'Zero-Sum game '

Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · May 12

I missed this post last week as I was busy falling down & fracturing my arms & ankle (!) but pleased to finish Z before the accident

Huge thanks to @mybisa.bsky.social for the support. I’ll add some comments from the public below, academics should def do these things more

BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · May 6

🎉New and final @adriangallagher.bsky.social A-Z of IR showcase!🎉
Concluding the series on Y for 'Yugoslavia' and Z for 'Zero-Sum game'.
Our rundown - buff.ly/KSipqnG
Link to subscribe to Adrian's YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch
@gnobisa.bsky.social @irss-bisa.bsky.social @eeeswg.bsky.social

The final part of Adrian Gallagher's A-Z of IR series.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Mar 31

A proud moment as one of my former phd students publishes a new open access article . .

Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · Mar 31

My latest article is out now open access with @coco-journal.bsky.social.

'Gaza and the failure of atrocity prevention...' examines the need for closer integration between the cosmopolitan harm duty and atrocity prevention under the R2P.

Many thanks to all those who provided feedback along the way.

Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Mar 31

The A-Z series in international politics (online for free) rumbles on to X for the X article

youtube.com/shorts/5uAAs...

X for X article (socialism v capitalism).

YouTube video by Adrian Gallagher

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Failing to fulfil the responsibility to protect: the war on drugs as crimes against humanity in the Philippines

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Mar 26

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Mar 17

As Duterte was arrested last week, my former co-author @euanraffle.bsky.social wrote a thread. I posted a video about his arrest on TikTok & had around 70 angry messages from the public in the Philippines telling me Duterte is the best leader the country has ever had. Says a lot about populism.

Euan Raffle @euanraffle.bsky.social · Mar 14

In a 2019 paper with @adriangallagher.bsky.social and Zain Maulana, we argue that the war on drugs in the Philippines clearly constitutes crimes against humanity. doi.org/10.1080/0951...

The article provides the first substantive analysis of the war on drugs in the Philippines under the Responsibility to Protect. It develops in two stages. First, it argues that the war on drugs con...

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you to @mybisa.bsky.social for the on-going support. I think the series has had around 500,000 views across all platforms & I’d be happy to run a public engagement workshop for those interested.

BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Mar 12

The A-Z of IR🖊️

@adriangallagher.bsky.social's new free resource 'The A-Z of International Relations' is back to highlight some key themes in IR for an audience beyond academia.

We're showcasing his content every week!

Parts S & T:
www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/z-i...

@polisatleeds.bsky.social

Alphabet letters set on a bright yellow wall

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Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · Mar 7

Nothing to worry about, I'm sure.

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · Mar 7

NEW: I helped Brian Krebs trace the background of one of Elon Musk's top loyalists, Branden Spikes, head of IT at X, who spent 2 mo at DOGE. Spikes and his ex-wife were involved with Russian diaspora websites and groups linked to pro-Kremlin KSORS players, Russian state media while he was at SpaceX.

Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Mar 6

Humbled. For those interested in the data. Q for Queer Theory generated 4,600 views on Instagram with 39 comments.

FYI: I do include ‘books to read’ on Instagram but they aren’t on the YouTube videos shared by BISA because of YouTube’s copyright threshold.

BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Mar 6

The A-Z of IR 🖊️

@adriangallagher.bsky.social's new free resource 'The A-Z of International Relations' is back to highlight some key themes in IR for an audience beyond academia.

We're showcasing his content every week!

Parts Q & R:
www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/z-i...

@polisatleeds.bsky.social

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · Mar 6

On World Book Day, the first ever book from the Central African Republic translated into English

Co-wives, Co-Widows reflects the struggle for justice that two women face when their husband dies.

It would make a nice gift & one hopes, would help authors in the Central African Republic.