The Philippics
@thephilippics.bsky.social
Associate Professor of International Relations at UCL. Author / co-author / editor of 8 books. Co-founder @bungacast
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December 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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⏳ 1 week to go! Join #UCLRDR on 18 Nov for The National Interest — exploring how nations can reclaim cooperation in a fragmenting world.
🎤 Hear from @uclrdr.bsky.social's Mark Pelling, Philip Cunliffe, Peter Sammonds and alum Emily Warburton-Brown.
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🎤 Hear from @uclrdr.bsky.social's Mark Pelling, Philip Cunliffe, Peter Sammonds and alum Emily Warburton-Brown.
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UCL RDR monthly event: The National Interest
A new basis for meeting the global challenges of the 21st century. Join UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction for a conversation shaping tomorrow's politics.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Tomorrow!
Still some spaces if you book through link below!
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⏳ 1 week to go! Join #UCLRDR on 18 Nov for The National Interest — exploring how nations can reclaim cooperation in a fragmenting world.
🎤 Hear from @uclrdr.bsky.social's Mark Pelling, Philip Cunliffe, Peter Sammonds and alum Emily Warburton-Brown.
Sign up www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
🎤 Hear from @uclrdr.bsky.social's Mark Pelling, Philip Cunliffe, Peter Sammonds and alum Emily Warburton-Brown.
Sign up www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
UCL RDR monthly event: The National Interest
A new basis for meeting the global challenges of the 21st century. Join UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction for a conversation shaping tomorrow's politics.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tomorrow!
Still some spaces if you book through link below!
Still some spaces if you book through link below!
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When things are bad at home, British politicians always obfuscate and turn to the EU. Keir Starmer is no different | Philip Cunliffe unherd.com/newsroom/eu-...
EU trade deal can’t hide Starmer's failures
In advance of the UK-EU summit scheduled for 19 May, Britain’s Labour government has indicated that the occasion will be used to reboot its relationship with the EU, marking a “new strategic…
unherd.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When things are bad at home, British politicians always obfuscate and turn to the EU. Keir Starmer is no different | Philip Cunliffe unherd.com/newsroom/eu-...
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‘The UK state is evidently still capable of significant and costly logistical and infrastructural exertions when it comes to causes it deems worthy’ | Philip Cunliffe
The Afghan cover-up will haunt the UK
The twenty-year war continues to plague Britain. Photo: Massoud Hossaini/Getty.
unherd.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
‘The UK state is evidently still capable of significant and costly logistical and infrastructural exertions when it comes to causes it deems worthy’ | Philip Cunliffe
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By: Philip Cunliffe on Friday, July 18, 2025
By: Philip Cunliffe on Friday, July 18, 2025
The Afghan cover-up will haunt the UK
It will accelerate elites’ downfall
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July 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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By: Philip Cunliffe on Friday, July 18, 2025
By: Philip Cunliffe on Friday, July 18, 2025
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We are in a new era of geopolitical rivalry, but it’s not the one you think | Philip Cunliffe
The new Cold War will divide the West
J.D. Vance has barracked Europeans over mass immigration and freedom of speech. Photo: Photo by Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images
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August 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We are in a new era of geopolitical rivalry, but it’s not the one you think | Philip Cunliffe
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Read our latest newsletter! University of Newcastle Book Fair | Alternative Angles: Forests | Fast 5 with Philip Cunliffe | Africa Past and Present with Peter Alegi
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The Future of African Studies
“When done well, scholarly podcasting can engage with a wider audience, enhance visibility, enrich promotion and tenure portfolios, strengthen professional networking, and foster a sense of community....
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September 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Read our latest newsletter! University of Newcastle Book Fair | Alternative Angles: Forests | Fast 5 with Philip Cunliffe | Africa Past and Present with Peter Alegi
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The more Israel wins militarily, the more it loses politically.
Trump is now joining the backlash, writes Philip Cunliffe 👇
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Trump is now joining the backlash, writes Philip Cunliffe 👇
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August 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The more Israel wins militarily, the more it loses politically.
Trump is now joining the backlash, writes Philip Cunliffe 👇
buff.ly/jQaMaxt
Trump is now joining the backlash, writes Philip Cunliffe 👇
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Was delighted to join @E_IR's 'Thinking Global' podcast to talk about my latest book, The National Interest.
The host @kieranjomeara was not only intellectually generous but also gave me the space and time to develop the arguments.
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The host @kieranjomeara was not only intellectually generous but also gave me the space and time to develop the arguments.
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Philip Cunliffe on The National Interest
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October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Was delighted to join @E_IR's 'Thinking Global' podcast to talk about my latest book, The National Interest.
The host @kieranjomeara was not only intellectually generous but also gave me the space and time to develop the arguments.
open.spotify.com/show/4NNZ6Xe...
The host @kieranjomeara was not only intellectually generous but also gave me the space and time to develop the arguments.
open.spotify.com/show/4NNZ6Xe...
Thanks to all those who came to my book talk on the national interest at my former uni - really enjoyable, and wonderfully engaged students.
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Thanks to all those who came to my book talk on the national interest at my former uni - really enjoyable, and wonderfully engaged students.
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Open letter in support of Prof Michael Ben-Gad, City University London, targeted and harassed by “students” in a protest group, for no other reason than pure anti-semitism - for being an Israeli Jew. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Standing against targeted harassment of Professor Michael Ben-Gad
21 October 2025
We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned by a targeted harassment campaign against Michael Ben-Gad, Professor of Economics at City St George’s, University of London, led by a group ca...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Open letter in support of Prof Michael Ben-Gad, City University London, targeted and harassed by “students” in a protest group, for no other reason than pure anti-semitism - for being an Israeli Jew. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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🎧 New Books in Intellectual History
Philip Cunliffe, "The National Interest: Politics After Globalization" (Polity Press, 2025) (58min)
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Philip Cunliffe, "The National Interest: Politics After Globalization" (Polity Press, 2025) (58min)
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August 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🎧 New Books in Intellectual History
Philip Cunliffe, "The National Interest: Politics After Globalization" (Polity Press, 2025) (58min)
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Philip Cunliffe, "The National Interest: Politics After Globalization" (Polity Press, 2025) (58min)
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Back at Kent to deliver research paper on distribution of power and provision of peacekeeping ... very useful feedback on extending analysis to other public goods ...
October 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Back at Kent to deliver research paper on distribution of power and provision of peacekeeping ... very useful feedback on extending analysis to other public goods ...
Great panel - touching on possibilities of the mooted 'reassurance force' for Ukraine ...
October 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Great panel - touching on possibilities of the mooted 'reassurance force' for Ukraine ...
Opening up of Stockholm workshop on future of international military missions
October 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Opening up of Stockholm workshop on future of international military missions
Long-observed fact that post-45 leaders were veterans of the world wars; what about IR theorists?
C.P. Kindleberger and Kissinger both served in WWII, Waltz was a veteran of the Korean War, Mearsheimer served in the USAF, any other big theorists with military experience?
C.P. Kindleberger and Kissinger both served in WWII, Waltz was a veteran of the Korean War, Mearsheimer served in the USAF, any other big theorists with military experience?
August 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Long-observed fact that post-45 leaders were veterans of the world wars; what about IR theorists?
C.P. Kindleberger and Kissinger both served in WWII, Waltz was a veteran of the Korean War, Mearsheimer served in the USAF, any other big theorists with military experience?
C.P. Kindleberger and Kissinger both served in WWII, Waltz was a veteran of the Korean War, Mearsheimer served in the USAF, any other big theorists with military experience?
Always a pleasure re-reading classic texts in preparing undergrad lectures. Charlie Kindleberger - just brilliant.
July 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Always a pleasure re-reading classic texts in preparing undergrad lectures. Charlie Kindleberger - just brilliant.
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Last night at Verdurin, launching Philip Cunliffe's The National Interest.
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July 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Last night at Verdurin, launching Philip Cunliffe's The National Interest.
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I'm looking forward to having Philip Cunliffe back on the Verdurin sofa next week for a conversation on The National Interest.
📅 23 July, 7pm
📍 Verdurin, Hoxton
🎟️ £10, includes book discount at buff.ly/rr2Hm82
📅 23 July, 7pm
📍 Verdurin, Hoxton
🎟️ £10, includes book discount at buff.ly/rr2Hm82
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I'm looking forward to having Philip Cunliffe back on the Verdurin sofa next week for a conversation on The National Interest.
📅 23 July, 7pm
📍 Verdurin, Hoxton
🎟️ £10, includes book discount at buff.ly/rr2Hm82
📅 23 July, 7pm
📍 Verdurin, Hoxton
🎟️ £10, includes book discount at buff.ly/rr2Hm82
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‘We have the prospect of a very stoppable force crashing into a very moveable object' | Philip Cunliffe unherd.com/newsroom/tru...
Trump won’t defeat Brics
Having beaten a rapid retreat following the opening volley of “Liberation Day” in April, Donald Trump has now made another sally in his global trade war. On Sunday night, he threatened to impose…
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July 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
‘We have the prospect of a very stoppable force crashing into a very moveable object' | Philip Cunliffe unherd.com/newsroom/tru...
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Coming up at Verdurin: The National Interest, with Philip Cunliffe
With peak globalization behind us, a new debate on the meaning of national interests is urgent. “Putting America First” has a ring to it, but what does it mean for Britain to follow its interests?
📅 23 July, 7pm
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With peak globalization behind us, a new debate on the meaning of national interests is urgent. “Putting America First” has a ring to it, but what does it mean for Britain to follow its interests?
📅 23 July, 7pm
🎟️ buff.ly/S2IJtNt
June 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Coming up at Verdurin: The National Interest, with Philip Cunliffe
With peak globalization behind us, a new debate on the meaning of national interests is urgent. “Putting America First” has a ring to it, but what does it mean for Britain to follow its interests?
📅 23 July, 7pm
🎟️ buff.ly/S2IJtNt
With peak globalization behind us, a new debate on the meaning of national interests is urgent. “Putting America First” has a ring to it, but what does it mean for Britain to follow its interests?
📅 23 July, 7pm
🎟️ buff.ly/S2IJtNt
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Britain’s proposed EU youth mobility scheme is a relic of a bygone era. It is costly policy built to appeal to centrist dads | Philip Cunliffe
Who does the EU youth mobility scheme really benefit?
Much of the commentary around Britain’s new “reset” deal with the EU is understandably focused on weighing the distribution of benefits and costs to the two parties involved. The youth mobility…
unherd.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Britain’s proposed EU youth mobility scheme is a relic of a bygone era. It is costly policy built to appeal to centrist dads | Philip Cunliffe