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Mujdat E.
@mujdat-2025.bsky.social
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PhD in Politics & International Studies @UniofWarwick

Interested in politics, intelligence and security studies, Northern Ireland 'Troubles', archival research, research support
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mujdat-2025.bsky.social
BBC News - John Simpson on wars: ‘Why I've never seen a year like 2025' - BBC News
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John Simpson on wars: ‘Why I've never seen a year like 2025'
It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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magslong.bsky.social
@rorycormac.bsky.social and I had a fantastic time with @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social on @theteamhouse.bsky.social - we talked #CovertAction; how and why states use it; and what we might miss if we apply the US approach too narrowly elsewhere. Watch it on #YouTube or listen on your fave #podcast app
jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social Jack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 4d
Not going to leave you hanging during the holidays. Tonight we have a @theteamhouse.bsky.social episode with @magslong.bsky.social and @rorycormac.bsky.social about how various Intel agencies approach covert action.

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How Different Countries Execute Covert Action
YouTube video by The Team House
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December 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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edwardburke.bsky.social
My article on DI William Lynn, one of the most capable police officers of the early 20th century. He later recalled how he saved Éamon de Valera from "serious violence" after the Sinn Féin president was attacked by nationalists in the Falls Road in 1918.

edward-burke.com/william-lynn...
William Lynn: From Guarding Queen Victoria to Investigating the McMahon Murders - Edward Burke
William Lynn: From Guarding Queen Victoria to Investigating the McMahon […]
edward-burke.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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lucatrenta.bsky.social
@markurban.bsky.social’s early take on the release of the Salisbury inquiry. Worth a read.

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The Salisbury Inquiry is Out
My first thoughts on publication ...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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evehayes123.bsky.social
Join us next week for this helpful session on developing & writing funding proposals.
Dr Andrew Fairweather-Tall, Director of Research & Innovation @uolondon.bsky.social
Prof Philip Murphy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
@nlwillson.bsky.social IBAR
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Developing and Writing Funding Applications
www.history.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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britishacademy.bsky.social
Are you an early career or postdoctoral researcher interested in pursuing projects in Japan? The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026 provides opportunities to cooperate with leading Japanese research groups. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3WQ14Jw
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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edwardburke.bsky.social
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UVF members behind Dublin Monaghan Bombings named
Podcast Episode · The BelTel · 27/10/2025 · 24m
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November 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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dianabolsinger.bsky.social
Can't wait for our Wednesday, Nov 19, discussion with @tim-weiner.bsky.social about his super new book, "The Mission." This is going to be good! @lucatrenta.bsky.social @chekistmonitor.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social .
November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
#OpenAccess from the latest issue of the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics -

“Immigrationalization” of the Welfare State: Contextual influences on Welfare Politics in the United States - https://cup.org/4qNXi1p

- Ping Xu, Belinda Davis & James Garand

#JREP10
JREP abstract discussing the impact of immigration attitudes on public support for the welfare state, referencing data from the American National Election Studies.
October 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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uoscollections.bsky.social
⚡We are recruiting🌟

We are looking for a fixed-term Digitisation Officer and a fixed-term Digital Engagement Officer (with possibility to extend) to work in our Special Collections, Heritage and Archives team!

Find out more info here 👀👀➡️ tinyurl.com/4epkcfp2
October 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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jamesrball.com
Really enjoyed doing a deep dive for @transformernews.ai on what an AI collapse might look like – how much bigger than the dotcom boom would it be? Would it leave infrastructure behind to build upon? Could we get a 2008-style chain reaction? www.transformernews.ai/p/what-happe...
What happens when the AI bubble bursts?
The world is prepping for an AI crash. History points to what that might look like
www.transformernews.ai
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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mrcwarwick.bsky.social
As cold and flu season kicks in, we're adjusting the office decor accordingly

These Tony Hancock-esque posters were issued by the Ministry of Health in 1958 #HistMed

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1958 Ministry of Health poster. It includes two mugshots of a moustached and sneezing man, and the caption: 'WANTED ... a handkerchief COUGHS & SNEEZES SPREAD DISEASES Trap the germs in your handkerchief'/ 1958 Ministry of Health poster. It includes includes a picture of a dinner queue, with a moustached man sneezing into a plate of food. The other four members of the canteen queue are glaring at him. The caption reads: 'coughs and sneezes spread diseases.. .. trap the germs in your handkerchief'.
October 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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5 million of them are about research
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October 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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redunley.bsky.social
🚨 JOBS!!! 🚨

2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra

2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
Lecturers/Senior Lecturers, Humanities & Social Sciences
Join our internationally recognised team of academics and share your knowledge in a humanities discipline relevant to the study of warfare. We have full and part-time teaching opportunities on offer.
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
Free for a limited period from the latest issue of @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -

Inequality, Redistribution, and the Global Surge in Populism - https://cup.org/4nHRbsK

- @annemwolf.bsky.social, Kathrin Bachleitner & Sarah Bufkin

#populism
Cover of "Perspectives on Politics" journal featuring a person viewing an Amnesty International street installation displaying the quote, "First they came for the journalists and I did not speak out, because they said it was all fake news," set against a cityscape background.
October 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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universitypress.cambridge.org
💬 Open communication is key to reaching people in highly polarised situations, reveals a new study from researchers @unistuttgart.bsky.social, published in @bjpols.bsky.social.

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/4mYfFxn
Two individuals seated at a table, each with a coffee cup. Text "New research" that talks about open communication with polarised audiences. Quote by Simon Stocker from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, stating "Only a minimal intervention in the form of an open-ended question makes a positive contribution under such polarised conditions." The text is set against a plain background with quotation marks at the top. Cover of the British Journal of Political Science, published by Cambridge University Press, featuring a green background with small images of political scenes below the title text.
October 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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mrcwarwick.bsky.social
In 1968, against the backdrop of the Race Relations Act and Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech, local Birmingham groups campaigned against racism and in support of civil rights

The archives of activist Margaret Stanton capture some of the grassroots activities mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/MSP/...
Ticket for the inaugural meeting of the Birmingham Area Civil Rights Campaign. Photograph from the Birmingham Post, 6 May 1968, captioned 'A grim struggle for the police as they link arms to hold back the large crowd of demonstrators in Victoria Square, Birmingham, yesterday during the Prime Minister's visit'. The most visible placard says 'Would you let your daughter marry Enoch Powell'. Letter sent to newspaper editors in August 1968 by the Birmingham Committee of the International Year for Human Rights. It deplores "the recent recommendations of the Birmingham City Council that all immigration into the city should be stopped, and we affirm that this policy is both morally wrong, and unworkable in practise. We remind the Council that the prosperity of this great city has been built on a long tradition of welcoming immigrants of all races. ... The proud motto of Birmingham is "Forward". Let the Council abandon its present backward-looking policy, and go forward to lead the nation in creating a society in which all races can work together in harmony." Circular issued by the Birmingham Area Civil Rights Campaign Steering Group in 1968. It identifies four main fields of activity for the newly formed Birmingham Area Civil Rights Campaign: education, research, community action and political activity.
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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nottspolitics.bsky.social
📚 Congratulations to @rorycormac.bsky.social on the publication of his new co-edited book 'Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention'

📖 Read more here🔗 tinyurl.com/3cdbynaa

ℹ️ Find out more about Rory and his research 🔗 nottingham.ac.uk/politics/people/rory.cormac
Book cover for 'Covert Action'
October 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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mrcwarwick.bsky.social
Founded in 1919, The Economic League promoted the views of industrialists and business. It sought to blacklist employees who were identified as communist or left wing.

This 1950 leaflet suggests communism is about to devour the world.
#WorldOctopusDay

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Cover of Red Octopus, published by the Economic League. Picture of a red octopus covering the globe. Headline text 'The Answer to Communism'. Pages in the background with headlines such as 'Red Plot', 'Cold War', 'Warning' and 'Red Cannon Fodder'.
October 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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markemuk.bsky.social
Hesektine calls for close relations with EU, backs ECHR and climate action...and says 'Trump mouthpiece' Farage must be kept out of No 10
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/tide_turning...
'The tide is turning on Europe' - Heseltine makes landmark speech
Lord Heseltine spoke to a full house at European Movement UK’s event at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Here is his speech in full.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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warwickpais.bsky.social
Leadership update at BISA: Juanita Elias is the new Chair! She’s focused on:

Growing membership with new networks for Post-92 institutions
Embedding EDI across all areas
Representing International Studies in key national frameworks like the REF

Watch her video to learn more - buff.ly/R0M4y1X
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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mrmhurst.bsky.social
British colonial officials destroyed countless files before decolonisation. But one colony has been neglected by the literature: Hong Kong. My latest paper in @jich.bsky.social examines the past, present and future of Hong Kong colonial government migrated archives: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park
Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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histparl.bsky.social
Died #OTD 1967, Clement Attlee, Labour Party leader and Prime Minister 1945-1951. Attlee led his party to a landslide victory in July 1945: an event that many late 20th c. MPs describe in their #OralHistory interviews as their 'political awakening'. historyofparliament.com/2015/07/27/1...
1945 Election: A political awakening - The History of Parliament
Seventy years ago yesterday the results of the 1945 General Election were declared. Although the poll had been held on 5 July, the results were only announced
historyofparliament.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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warontherocks.bsky.social
The rush to field new weapons risks leaving intelligence behind, and that’s dangerous.
Beyond Decision Superiority: The Role of Intelligence in Innovation & Adaptation
Wars are not won by speed and better decisions. They are won when weapons find their targets and destroy them. Yet in the race to build faster, cheaper,
warontherocks.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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dianabolsinger.bsky.social
@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's discussion on making an impact with our academic writing is inspiring: www.publishnotperish.net/p/why-should...
Why Should Anyone Care About Your Research?
Speaking to More Than the Twelve People in Your Subfield
www.publishnotperish.net
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM