Foreign and Defence Secretaries have written to @lordrickettsp.bsky.social, the Chair of the European Affairs Committee, informing him that the Council of the European Union has asked the EEAS to negotiate a Security and Defence Partnership with the UK

committees.parliament.uk/publications...

A new season of our @britainpodcast.bsky.social has begun!! To kick off our coming analyses of transformative moments in European politics, @aphclarkson.bsky.social and I are joined by the brilliant @benidrisjones.bsky.social to discuss Yugoslavia and impact on EU security today. Listen below!! 👇👇

Just for everyone who has followed the Breaking Britain Podcast organized by @russellfoster.bsky.social and me for the KCL European and International Studies Department. We now have a Bluesky account for the podcast at @britainpodcast.bsky.social

The next episode will be up later today.

As part of our new season exploring crises that have shaped European politics, in this first episode we've been joined by our colleague @benidrisjones.bsky.social to explore the impact the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991 had on Europe's long term security.
www.buzzsprout.com/1611550/epis...

Really enjoyed discussing how the legacies of the collapse of Yugoslavia still shape European integration today with my colleagues @benidrisjones.bsky.social and @russellfoster.bsky.social

As Russia celebrates the New Year I gauge the mood in Moscow. “Russian people are patient,” one man tells me, “they stay silent.” Thanks to @lizashuvalova.bsky.social