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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · 9d

'Russian jets and Western debts...Ukraine estimates it will repay the Bank & IMF US$2.4bn in principal & US$2.1bn in interest this year'.

I wrote on #Ukraine for @brisunipress.bsky.social- on its debt & repayment dynamics & impact for reconstruction.

www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/09/29/f...

Fighting on two fronts: If Ukraine wins the war against Russia, will it lose to the West? - Transforming Society

Elliott, author of 'Making War Safe for Capitalism', argues that Ukraine’s war has left the country deeply indebted, with international lenders prioritizing profits over its people’s survival and reco...

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you so much Daniela!!

Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · 10d

Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine has finally been released! Please ask your local or university library to get it! You can also use my author code (BUP50) if you'd really like to get it epub or hard-copy
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · 14d

Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine is released today with @brisunipress.bsky.social

Sharing this final endorsement from Professor Roger Mac Ginty a scholarly idol of mine!

Ask your university library to order this in, it is 🔥
tinyurl.com/MWSC2025

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · 17d

This is the week! Making War Safe for Capitalism is about to drop with @brisunipress.bsky.social. I am proud to share this wonderful endorsement from Professor Jacqui True!

A great acquisition for your local/university library!

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · 20d

Making War Safe for Capitalism is out in a week with @brisunipress.bsky.social!

I'm honoured to share this endorsement from the fantastic Ukrainian scholar and sociologist Dr Volodymyr Ishchenko

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · 24d

In MWSC, I trace the World Bank and IMF's in war and peace & how their 'de-risking' turn post-2015 informed their work under the neoliberal Wall Street Consensus.
Thank you Prof David Chandler for the endorsement :)
Order at your library!
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...

Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · 25d

The national Political Economy of Palestine Reading Group, with over 230 readers in five cities, is hosting this chat with Dr Max Ajl, as we talk Palestine, imperialism, and his research in ecology & resistance. All welcome!
Register: tinyurl.com/PEPRGEvent2

www.ppesydney.net/the-politica...

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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 29d

Raewyn Connell is delivering this year’s Wheelright Lecture the global assault against universities Including the intentional demolition of higher education in Gaza.

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Sep 7

With just a little over two weeks until Making War Safe for Capitalism drops, I am honoured to share this wonderful endorsement from Professor Juanita Elias - this could be a great addition to your local/uni library!

Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Sep 2

Apologies, more Making War Safe for Capitalism posting 😅 delighted to get a lovely endorsement from Professor James K. Boyce, a leading scholar in the political economy of peace!

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Aug 25

One month until the release of my first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism. It looks at the history of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in war and peace, and critiques their programs during the war in Ukraine. Delighted to share another wonderful endorsement, from Dr Stuart Shields

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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · Aug 24

I think it’s safe to say: this is the biggest pro-Palestine rally that this city has ever seen.
Brisbane
Sanctions and action now @albomp.bsky.social

#Auspol #MarchForPalestine #Genocide

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thank you to Professor Pirani for this kind endorsement for my upcoming book, Making War Safe for Capitalism - about both the history of the World Bank and IMF in conflict, and their intervention in Ukraine since the War in Donbas

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Aug 8

As part of our interstate Political Economy of Palestine Reading Group (we have 200 readers across 5 capital cities), we host scholars/activists who we read. Our first online event is with Professor Leila Farsakh!Register:
tinyurl.com/PEPRGOnline1

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Aug 4

Another lovely endorsement for MWSC from Professor Bieler. It is coming out soon!

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Jul 22

To celebrate the upcoming release of my book, Making War Safe for Capitalism, I will be sharing the wonderfully kind endorsements that I have received for the book - starting with Dr Daniela Lai!

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Jul 16

Cover of my upcoming book is finalised! Introducing *Making War Safe for Capitalism* (MWSC)

Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Jul 8

'We aim to contribute positively to the national conversation on Palestine, create spaces for learning about Palestine and the interconnected issues it engenders, & break down barriers that have surrounded this vital topic.'

new on @ppesydney.bsky.social

www.ppesydney.net/the-politica...

The Political Economy of Palestine Reading Group - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)

The purpose of The Political Economy of Palestine Reading Group is to develop interest, knowledge, understanding, and expertise in the various and diverse political economy dilemmas and crises that re...

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Jul 2

Immensely flattered (and shocked!) to have my upcoming work cited in this important report from
@franceskalbs.bsky.social, in the context of de-risking warzones for capital

Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · Jul 1

A must read, devastating, Report by Francesca Albanese (UN Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967) on the global economic foundations of the Palestinians' genocide: THE ECONOMY OF GENOCIDE.

Please share!

www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (Advance edited ve...

This report investigates the corporate machinery sustaining Israel’s settler-colonial project of displacement and replacement of the Palestinians in the occupied territory. While political leaders and...

www.ohchr.org

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jul 1

A UN report names companies complicit in Israel’s war and genocide on Gaza, including US giants and firms from China to Mexico.

Who are they? aje.io/6sq25k

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Elliot Dolan-Evans @therealelliotde.bsky.social · Jun 29

This morning I walked in on Shams giving an early, critical review of my upcoming book Making War Safe for Capitalism. All paws are on deck for second proofs!

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Jun 25

‘If we accept that “comfort” is paramount, how are we as educators supposed to challenge dogma, critique hegemony, and dissect privilege in our classes? We won’t be able to and that is exactly the intent.’ overland.org.au/2025/06/whos...

Whose academic freedom? Whose safety? - Overland literary journal

Before anything further was said, I could guess the nature of the complaint and pinpoint the offending teaching material to which it referred. Earlier in the year, in April, I delivered a lecture enti...

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