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Russell Foster

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Senior Lecturer in British and International Politics at King's College London https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/russell-foster Co-convener @BritainPodcast

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Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Nov 28

Delighted to write a piece for @kcl-spe.bsky.social on the impact of #Trump on #Ukraine and #NATO

#slavaukraini

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Western defence under Trump: an end to hysteria and hesitancy?

Donald Trump

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Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Mar 18

A new episode of @britainpodcast.bsky.social is out!! The brilliant @aphclarkson.bsky.social and I are joined by KCL expert Prof Christoph Meyer to discuss Europe, security, and the slow breakdown of relations between Europe and russia since 1991. Listen below!! 👇👇

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · Mar 17

Really fascinating discussion about how relations between the European Union and Russia collapsed over the last two decades with my colleagues @russellfoster.bsky.social
and Christoph Meyer for the KCL Breaking Britain Podcast
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Crises that Shaped European Politics 3: Europe's Security and Russia's Invasions of Ukraine - With Christoph Meyer - Breaking Britain: A Podcast about the Politics of a Disunited Kingdom

In this week's episode, we have been joined by Christoph Meyer to take a closer look at how relations between Russia and the European Union fell apart in the 2010s. As a renowned expert in European se...

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Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Mar 5

It was a delight to visit the excellent University of Sussex to discuss Brex-Lit! Any excuse to play videogames while assuring my superiors that yes, this counts as work.

Paul Taggart @paultaggart.bsky.social · Mar 5

Really interesting reseach seminar today at Sussex from @russellfoster.bsky.social on ‘Brexit and Brexit-Lit’ showing a link between novels and the contestation of Europe. Love a seminar that I leave with ideas for novels to read under the guise of research.

Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Feb 19

🚨New Episode!!🚨 The excellent @aphclarkson.bsky.social and I are joined on @britainpodcast.bsky.social by the superlative @leesavage.bsky.social, expert on Central & Eastern Europe, to discuss the long-term consequences of victory over communism. Listen below! 👇👇

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · Feb 19

As part of our Breaking Britain Podcast series for European Studies at KCL exploring European politics, this week we've been joined by @leesavage.bsky.social to explore the impact the collapse of Communism in 1989 had on societies across Central and Eastern Europe.
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Crises that Shaped European Politics 2: Europe after the Fall of the Berlin Wall - With Lee Savage - Breaking Britain: A Podcast about the Politics of a Disunited Kingdom

As part of our series exploring turning points that shaped European politics, we've been joined by Lee Savage to explore the impact the collapse of Communism in 1989 had on societies across Central an...

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Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Feb 7

Delighted to be given the opportunity to discuss euroscepticism, elections, and challenges facing Europe with the superb Prof Christine Reh from @hertieschool.bsky.social! Excited for future collaborations!

Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Feb 7

It was a delight to host the brilliant @kgattermann.bsky.social here at EIS @kcl-spe.bsky.social. We are very excited to continue building this collaboration with a superb researcher and the excellent team at @fmg-uva.bsky.social

Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · Feb 3

1st day back after an inspring research stay @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Thanks for the warm welcome & stimulating exchange @kcl-spe.bsky.social. I am grateful to @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social for hosting me & to @russellfoster.bsky.social for co-organising my talk (w/@olgaeisele.bsky.social)⬇️

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Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Jan 17

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!! 👇👇

Breaking Britain Podcast @britainpodcast.bsky.social · Jan 15

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.
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Crises that Shaped European Politics 1: The Collapse of Yugoslavia and EU Security - With Ben Jones - Breaking Britain: A Podcast about the Politics of a Disunited Kingdom

As part of our new season exploring crises that have shaped European politics, in this first episode we look at the impact the collapse of Yugoslavia in the summer of 1991 had on the European Union's ...

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Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Nov 28

Delighted to write a piece for @kcl-spe.bsky.social on the impact of #Trump on #Ukraine and #NATO

#slavaukraini

www.kcl.ac.uk/hysteria-and...

Western defence under Trump: an end to hysteria and hesitancy?

Donald Trump

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Nov 27

His food replicator must have been glitched this morning

Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Nov 26

Off to a good start!

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Russell Foster @russellfoster.bsky.social · Nov 26

This is a must-see film from the brilliant @ozkaterji.bsky.social, mandatory viewing for all supporters of #Ukraine

Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · Nov 25

My documentary, The Battle For Kyiv, is available online now for the next two weeks as part of the Byline Documentary Festival, you can watch it from today until the 8th December using the link below thanks to @bylinetv.bsky.social!

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The Battle for Kyiv Trailer

YouTube video by Oz Katerji

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