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Halvard Leira

@halvardl.bsky.social

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Research Director and Research Professor at NUPI, ass. ed. EJIR and HJD. Comment here primarily as a private citizen. I do research on conceptual history, privateers and diplomacy etc. I like mountains, skiing and my woodfired pizza oven.

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Sean Thomason @seanthomason.bsky.social · 6d

Uh if this guy wants to see "a virgin on screen" he should just put his phone in selfie mode

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6d

Paramount is about to pay $150 million for this

New article from The Free Press

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human

“Not everyone is happy about this gorgeous innovation,” writes Tyler Cowen.

Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.
By Tyler Cowen
10.02.25

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 10d

Overseas observation - You are starting to sound like a Patriots fan during the dynasty years.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10d

If a shooter’s politics are hard to pin down, he’s a leftist

If a shooter’s politics are right wing, he’s hard to pin down

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 10d

Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”

Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?

www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...

Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN

A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.

www.cnn.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14d

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 14d

Impressive number of typos in the abstract!

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16d

So many coverups.

Release the Epstein files.

Release the Homan tapes.

Release the Venezuelan fishing boats evidence.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16d

my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 16d

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Sarah D(estroy ICE) Bunting @sarahdbunting.bsky.social · 19d

"fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology" = well, that's the internet won for the day; logging off, ttyt

Abbie Richards @abbierichards.bsky.social · 20d

THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 19d

More like one of those undercover, "speak softly but carry a big book"-types. ;)

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 19d

He is pretty good, but you had to get into his writing before he became famous.

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 19d

This Molloy-guy could be a go-to?

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 24d

Capitol har åpenbart hentet mye fra Eidsvollsbygningen. Mye kultureksport i grunnen.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 25d

And then, imagine that you are one of the 20 or so people at the conference who actually does International Relations...

And you just had the most affirming and lovely reception to give you a break from the depression!

Couldn't possibly comment on the drinking.

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CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 26d

📢 New blog by @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social - Status and Resources in Polar Politics

Possession remains the bedrock of polar politics. Denmark’s hold over Greenland is not justified by profits... but by the international weight it carries. 🔗https://bit.ly/3Ih0OzL

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 7

NB OBS - dette altså mht urix.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 7

Ja, det er forskjeller. Men de ser ikke for meg ut til å flytte velgere over blokkgrensene.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 7

Mer her: www.nupi.no/nyheter/nord...

Nordmenn markant mer skeptiske til samarbeid med USA | NUPI

NUPI har kartlagt nordmenns holdninger til norsk utenrikspolitikk. Funnene viser blant annet økende skepsis til USA og fortsatt støtte til internasjonalt samarbeid.

www.nupi.no

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 7

I prinsipp helt enig, men når hverken partiene eller velgerne er spesielt uenige, i hvert fall ikke på måter som det er sannsynlig at vil endre valgresultatet, er det ikke så rart at det blir sånn.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ja. Har gjort det flere ganger når jeg har opplevd at kilder som jeg opplever som mangetydige/flertydige (og i og for seg også entydige), tolkes på en måte som passer den overordnede historien.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Sep 6

"The new draft strategy envisions deploying uniformed troops to US cities, building a militarized zone along the southern border, and redirecting air & naval assets to counternarcotics missions in the Caribbean. This is less a foreign strategy than a domestic one."

Good read by @sodrock.bsky.social

The Final Evolution of the GOP China Hawk Frauds

They Are Who We Thought They Were

secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 5

Vokste opp i Bærum med foreldre som var til venstre for sentrum og der alle vennene mine var medlemmer av Unge Høyre. Har aldri likt gruppepress, ei heller ideologier, men er allikevel en slags kollektivist. Idiosynkratisk sosialdemokrati ble løsningen.

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 4

Jeg sier som Dr. Alban:

Sometimes you have to look and listen
You can even learn from me
Little knowledge is dangerous
It's my life

Utenriksnytt for generasjon TikTok | NUPI Skole

Dagens barn og unge får utenriksnyheter raskt og fra mange ulike hold. Hvordan får de god og pålitelig kunnskap om den verden de skal være med på å forme?

www.nupi.no

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 1

"Westbys Mathus"

Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Sep 1

Det var en Monopol-klone, sentrert rundt lokale bedrifter. Wesbys Mathus, Møbelforetningen oppe på Grini næringspark (Modern House??), et eller annet Nobel? Og så videre. Småbedrifter som ikke finnes lenger. Som sagt - burde ha tatt vare på det.