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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 1d

echoing praise for @susglickman.bsky.social 's recent NYRB article on DoD, private equity, and silicon valley. pair with @hozic.bsky.social 's earlier piece on hollywood, the valley and DoD -> comprehensive picture.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

The War Over Defense Tech | Susannah Glickman

Last October, on a Martin Luther–inspired website called www.18theses.com, a software executive named Shyam Sankar published a four-thousand-word polemic

www.nybooks.com

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · 1d

The developing world that could not afford green transition is doing it; the world that had all the money and alleged industrial policies for greening is back to fossil fuels and militarization.

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · 11d

Larry Ellison is funding Tony Blair’s Institute. No surprise Blair is President Trump’s choice for the Viceroy of Gaza.

Inside the Tony Blair Institute

Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?

www.newstatesman.com

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · 11d

With immense gratitude to @chris-clarke.bsky.social and @benclift.bsky.social for bringing to light this edited volume honouring the work and legacy of Timothy J. Sinclair. The contributions demonstrate that Tim’s research shaped understandings of finance and economic knowledge well beyond CRAs.

Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 12d

Just arrived:

The Social Foundations of Global Finance
edited by @chris-clarke.bsky.social & @benclift.bsky.social

Chapters by @johannespetry.bsky.social, @hozic.bsky.social, Randall Germain, Magnus Ryner, Matthew Watson & others...

#OpenAccess eBook available 👇
www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · 28d

@edwardluce.bsky.social in FT is spot on. Combine his analysis with the revised job data from the BLS today and it becomes easier to understand why Bidenomics failed so spectacularly. European elites still wiggling in the grip of the Third Way should pay notice. The rest of us may be doomed.

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Sep 6

Traveling authoritarianism.

Belgium eyes using army to fight Brussels drug violence

The Belgian capital has been plagued by a spate of drug-related shootings.

www.politico.eu

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Maximilian Mayer @maximilianiras.bsky.social · Sep 1

“In 2024 alone, developing countries paid a staggering $921bn in interest, with African nations among the hardest hit.

UNCTAD warns that rising global interest rates and a fundamentally unjust financial architecture are entrenching a cycle of dependency and underdevelopment.”

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 31

The quote is illustrative of the book itself. Written in big strokes, reflecting the episteme of a movable global elite that still believes the world can be interpreted, grasped, and captured with catchy and loaded metaphors.

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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · Aug 31

and see @jonathonpsine.bsky.social 's precise & illuminating (and lengthy, but a good thing) review of the book:
www.cogitations.co/p/litigation...

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 30

After days of discussing European dependency at #EISA2025 with @dorobohle.bsky.social & @thunen.bsky.social, I laughed seeing this line: “Europeans have a sense of optimism only about the past, stuck in their mausoleum economy because they are too sniffy to embrace American or Chinese practices.”

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 23

Perhaps the Dutch learned something from Srebrenica?

Dutch foreign minister resigns over Israel policy, rocking caretaker government

Casper Veldkamp’s resignation further weakens the Netherlands’ government after it collapsed in June.

www.politico.eu

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thank you for confirming. I was scratching my eyes while reading this analysis.

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 12

Oui, Loïc! Militarization and pro-natalism are two sides of the same coin.

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 11

Fascinating how men/economists write about demography and fertility as if children are all born in vitro, as if social reproduction was genderless, as if population changes are not reflective of social relations.

The Debate over Falling Fertility

A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may lead to better lives

www.imf.org

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Review of International Political Economy @ripejournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

RIPE had 194695 downloads in Q2 2025, as opposed to 143240 in Q2 2024, an increase of 35.92%. Thanks to our authors, reviewers and readers!

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 4

Touché!

Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 4

There is that too 😂

Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Aug 3

Perhaps the text should be: “Thanks to the efforts of international organizations, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains a country deeply divided …”

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Review of International Political Economy @ripejournal.bsky.social · Jul 31

RIPE Editor @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social reflects on the history of IPEG at @mybisa.bsky.social - which was often entwined with the growth and development of our journal.

BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives – IPEG turns 54!- International Political Economy (IPEG) | BISA

- International Political Economy (IPEG) Working Group

www.bisa.ac.uk

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Phenomenal World @phenomenalworld.bsky.social · Jul 31

"Around 55 percent of arms imports by European states between 2019–2023 came from the US, up from 35 percent between 2014–2018."

NEW @dzurstrassen.bsky.social reviews the persistent obstacles of European defense policy, from the EU's founding to the SAFE program.

Military Unification? | Dimitri Zurstrassen

A critical juncture for a common European defense policy

www.phenomenalworld.org

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Jul 22

@rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social Michael C. Williams @srdj.bsky.social and the team behind World of the Right have done their readings of right wing ideologues, including Dugin. You should add Karaganov to the list from Russia. Though I would agree with Cas that Dugin is not key to alt right.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Jul 3

@ipegbisa.bsky.social
takes on BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives 💵

‘A landmark gathering for IPE scholars in Belfast’ - reflections with @juliacalvert.bsky.social & James Scott 🎉

read here now 👉 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

@dasilvapp.bsky.social

About International Political Economy (IPEG)

The main purpose of IPEG is to bring together scholars and students with an interest in IPE. It provides a forum where we can meet to discuss our work, and also seeks, when appropriate, to further the...

www.bisa.ac.uk

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Jul 3

Or … how the “knowledge economy” turned into a monster nourished by its most faithful workers and followers.

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · Jul 2

I was being sarcastic. But, indeed, I do. The headlines and the market reaction would have been different to a male central banker shedding tears.