Merve Çalımlı Akgün
@mervecalimli.bsky.social
Academic in Political Science and International Relations
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In Opinion
"It is now clear that Trump's priority in capturing President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was not to make that country safe for the restoration of democracy but to make it safe for the restoration of American oil companies’ dominance over Venezuelan oil extraction," Tom Friedman writes.
"It is now clear that Trump's priority in capturing President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was not to make that country safe for the restoration of democracy but to make it safe for the restoration of American oil companies’ dominance over Venezuelan oil extraction," Tom Friedman writes.
Opinion | Venezuela, Trump Came to Liberate Your Oil, Not Your People
Trump will soon discover that the only way to revive major American oil investments in Venezuela is to revive Venezuela’s democracy.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
In Opinion
"It is now clear that Trump's priority in capturing President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was not to make that country safe for the restoration of democracy but to make it safe for the restoration of American oil companies’ dominance over Venezuelan oil extraction," Tom Friedman writes.
"It is now clear that Trump's priority in capturing President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was not to make that country safe for the restoration of democracy but to make it safe for the restoration of American oil companies’ dominance over Venezuelan oil extraction," Tom Friedman writes.
I was reading Cinderella to my 4 y/o daughter and she told me that Cinderella dropped her glass slipper on purpose, to see if the prince would find her! That was a moment of revelation for me: what if Cinderella didnt lose but purposefully left her slipper? 🥲
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I was reading Cinderella to my 4 y/o daughter and she told me that Cinderella dropped her glass slipper on purpose, to see if the prince would find her! That was a moment of revelation for me: what if Cinderella didnt lose but purposefully left her slipper? 🥲
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The writer Hannah Kingsley-Ma and her 4-year-old nephew don't agree on many books. "Believe it or not, that age gap really makes a difference," she writes. But James Marshall's "George and Martha" books is a series that has lessons for them both. nyti.ms/4pmmLO9
The Illustrated Children’s Book I’ll Never Stop Recommending to Adults
James Marshall’s “George and Martha” books are witty and complex in their depictions of transformative friendship.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The writer Hannah Kingsley-Ma and her 4-year-old nephew don't agree on many books. "Believe it or not, that age gap really makes a difference," she writes. But James Marshall's "George and Martha" books is a series that has lessons for them both. nyti.ms/4pmmLO9
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump are “two opposing faces of modern America as it was built and performed by their generation,” Eric Alterman writes in a guest essay. “They offer their fan bases a promise of entirely different futures.”
Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump are “two opposing faces of modern America as it was built and performed by their generation,” Eric Alterman writes in a guest essay. “They offer their fan bases a promise of entirely different futures.”
Opinion | Bruce Springsteen Will Never Surrender to Donald Trump
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May 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump are “two opposing faces of modern America as it was built and performed by their generation,” Eric Alterman writes in a guest essay. “They offer their fan bases a promise of entirely different futures.”
Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump are “two opposing faces of modern America as it was built and performed by their generation,” Eric Alterman writes in a guest essay. “They offer their fan bases a promise of entirely different futures.”
Prof. Nihan Yıldırım’s of @itu1773.tr vision for transdisciplinary learning and inclusive innovation is exactly what European universities need today. Honored to learn from her insights and leadership. #EELISAVoices #HigherEd #Innovation #Inspiration
Meet our last #EELISAVoices highlight: Prof. Nihan Yıldırım, Associate Professor in Management Engineering at @itu1773.tr & passionate advocate for #social and sustainable #innovation.
Read the full interview at eelisa.eu/eelisa-voice...
Read the full interview at eelisa.eu/eelisa-voice...
May 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Prof. Nihan Yıldırım’s of @itu1773.tr vision for transdisciplinary learning and inclusive innovation is exactly what European universities need today. Honored to learn from her insights and leadership. #EELISAVoices #HigherEd #Innovation #Inspiration
Proud to be one of the signatories backing joint degrees across Europe! This sets the stage for a new chapter in our shared educational framework—one that empowers students with future-proof skills, cross-campus learning, and EU-wide degree recognition. #WeAreEELISA
📣 Signed by institutional leaders & representatives across the Alliance—including students and staff— EELISA publishes a joint statement reaffirming its commitment to impactful, transnational joint degrees that empower the next generation of European #STEAM leaders.
💬 eelisa.eu/eelisa-leade...
💬 eelisa.eu/eelisa-leade...
EELISA Leaders Back Joint Degrees to Shape the Future of STEAM — EELISA
eelisa.eu
May 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Proud to be one of the signatories backing joint degrees across Europe! This sets the stage for a new chapter in our shared educational framework—one that empowers students with future-proof skills, cross-campus learning, and EU-wide degree recognition. #WeAreEELISA
EELISA gets widening and deepening ! Proud to be part of this constructive initiative for a competitive, resilient and democratic Europe!
📍 The #EELISA Governance Meetings start today at @ecoledesponts.bsky.social & @psl-univ.bsky.social—bringing together leaders, students, and academics from across the Alliance to reflect on progress, share institutional successes, and shape the path forward. 🌍📚
🔗 Read more eelisa.eu/eelisa-gover...
🔗 Read more eelisa.eu/eelisa-gover...
EELISA Governace Meetings in Paris: A Strategic Leap for European Higher Education — EELISA
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May 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
EELISA gets widening and deepening ! Proud to be part of this constructive initiative for a competitive, resilient and democratic Europe!
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🤝 Staff Representatives Meeting at @ecoledesponts.bsky.social
Bringing #staff leaders from across the #network, this session tackled key areas for building a vibrant EELISA staff #community. Key points included enhancing micro-credentials through staff #training, #opportunities and best practices.
Bringing #staff leaders from across the #network, this session tackled key areas for building a vibrant EELISA staff #community. Key points included enhancing micro-credentials through staff #training, #opportunities and best practices.
May 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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This is an excellent opportunity to build on your research career and demonstrate your transversal skills. Check out the details below👇
February 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is an excellent opportunity to build on your research career and demonstrate your transversal skills. Check out the details below👇
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Call for Papers: The EU's External Action: EU-Values in Policy Making. The EU champions human rights but how effective is it? Join us to discuss its role in trade, diplomacy, AI & more. Abstracts by 30th March 🔗 Find out More: eu-values.eu/news/call-fo... @io-pgi-kuleuven.bsky.social
EU-VALUES Conference 2025: The EU’s External Action & Human Rights Diplomacy - Call for Abstracts now OPEN. — EU-VALUES
Join the EU-VALUES Jean Monnet Network for the 2025 conference on 'The European Union's External Action: EU-Values in Policy Making' at Sabancı University, Istanbul, on July 1–2. Explore EU human righ...
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February 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Call for Papers: The EU's External Action: EU-Values in Policy Making. The EU champions human rights but how effective is it? Join us to discuss its role in trade, diplomacy, AI & more. Abstracts by 30th March 🔗 Find out More: eu-values.eu/news/call-fo... @io-pgi-kuleuven.bsky.social
I’m reading The Death of Virgil by Hermann Broch. The longest reading of mine and the deepest reflections I have out of a novel. I am intrigued by Virgil’s quest for and conceptualization of knowledge, or act/process of knowing and its relation to the self.
February 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’m reading The Death of Virgil by Hermann Broch. The longest reading of mine and the deepest reflections I have out of a novel. I am intrigued by Virgil’s quest for and conceptualization of knowledge, or act/process of knowing and its relation to the self.
First lecture of the spring term, done✔️ it’s a graduate course called, global politics of new technologies and I am so excited for this one!
February 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
First lecture of the spring term, done✔️ it’s a graduate course called, global politics of new technologies and I am so excited for this one!
Still under the influence of Cafe Müller by Tanztheater Wupppertal. Music by Henry Purcell coupled with Pina Bausch’s undeniably delicate mastery of senses by means of movement manifested in Cafe Müller made tears easy to fall...falling for ebbs and flows of being human.
October 25, 2023 at 7:51 AM
Still under the influence of Cafe Müller by Tanztheater Wupppertal. Music by Henry Purcell coupled with Pina Bausch’s undeniably delicate mastery of senses by means of movement manifested in Cafe Müller made tears easy to fall...falling for ebbs and flows of being human.
Everytime I log into BlueSky, it’s the same song playing in my head:
“…nothing but Blue Sky, do I see.”
“…nothing but Blue Sky, do I see.”
September 20, 2023 at 10:32 PM
Everytime I log into BlueSky, it’s the same song playing in my head:
“…nothing but Blue Sky, do I see.”
“…nothing but Blue Sky, do I see.”