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Yuri van Hoef

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IR and political history @erasmusuni | Expert on friendship in international politics, especially US politics and Franco-German relations | #History #International #Relations #Politics | PhD @UniversityLeeds

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · Jan 22

Scholars of Friendship, Positive Peace, Emotions, come join our section @europeanisa.bsky.social this summer in Bologna (abstracts due 20 March 2025):

eisa-net.org/section-list/

@simonkoschut.bsky.social @kristinhaugevik.bsky.social @bctallis.bsky.social @naomich.bsky.social @ericvanr.bsky.social

EISA section on friendship & positive peace: https://eisa-net.org/section-list/

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 1d

"accidental friends" TM 2025 @vanhoef.bsky.social

Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 1d

It’s unclear if Trump’s security guarantee for Qatar is even credible, writes Bilal Y. Saab.

America's Accidental New Military Ally

The Trump administration has made an unprecedentedly sloppy security guarantee to Qatar.

foreignpolicy.com

Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 1d

@pietervdheede.bsky.social

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 2d

A riddle for @theguardian.com books page.
p.s. My new book 'Physics for Cats' is out this week in bookshops and online. Details at www.tomgauld.com

Title: One door leads to freedom, the others to certain death. You may ask one question.

Image: Three guards with shields and speard stand in front of three doors. One guard sits at a folding table working at a typewriter, his shield and spear leaning against the wall.

Caption: One guard always tells the truth, one always tells lies, and the third always tells an entrancing story that blends reportage with imagination in an attempt to reach a deeper authenticity by moving beyond the narrow categories of fact and fiction.

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 5d

"you are one uptight philosopher"
youtu.be/l0Evue46LNk?...

Conan And Jordan Are Co-Hosting A Radio Show | Conan O'Brien Radio

YouTube video by Team Coco

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 7d

"The young prince's presence, according to Andrus, was the only thing that stopped a riot. They trusted him because he'd been with them at Dachau"

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 7d

The young prince's presence, according to Andrus, was the only thing that stopped a riot. They trusted him because he'd been with them at Dachau, and agreed to let him judge whether the Nazis were being held in luxury or not.

Charles, Andrus and a number of other officers then met inside. /11

Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 8d

Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 9d

“I want to thank you for your friendship and for your leadership [...] you have proven time and again what I have said many times: you are the greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the White House. And you and I both know it’s not even close.”

youtu.be/tP0Hf_anQpU

LIVE: Trump and Netanyahu hold a press conference

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 12d

PSA: @americanstudier.bsky.social and I are launching this website to host our public scholarship and get it off of Substack.

It's going to take a lot of self-promotion (sorry!) to rebuild from scratch, but we put so much love into this site (that's notably Nazi-free and penguin-friendly!)

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 12d

Gelukkig is Nederlands al jarenlang het favoriete vak van alle Duitse scholieren :)

Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 12d

De Duits-Nederlandse militaire samenwerking is op een dusdanig innig niveau dat je hier een prachtig voorbeeld van vriendschap tussen landen ziet in de praktijk.

Chris Aalberts @chrisaalberts.bsky.social · 12d

De koning kwam gisteren poolshoogte nemen bij de militaire Nederlands-Duitse samenwerking. Video. m.youtube.com/watch?v=8g8j...

König Willem-Alexander und Steinmeier in Münster 🇳🇱🇩🇪

YouTube video by Kemal Rijken

m.youtube.com

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · 16d

📣 We are very excited to share that the 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations will take place in Lisbon, 1-4 September 2026!

⏰ The call for section chairs is now open - find details here: buff.ly/pRPNM9R

🗓️ Deadline: 17 November 2025

1-4 September 2026. 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations. ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. #EISAPEC26

PEC 2026 Local hosts and programme chairs. 1-4 September 2026. 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations. ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. Giulia Daniele, Local Host. Ana Mónica Fonseca, Local Host. Elizaveta Gaufman, Programme Chair. Nizar Messari, Programme Chair.

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 17d

"What if the mountain is high, Or how deep the sea?
When the Duke of Zhou greeted a guest, in his service all wished to be."

youtu.be/gFIT8s4zLN8?...

=44集=司马懿临终起舞回忆一生

YouTube video by China Zone 剧乐部

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 18d

"Carson’s daily mentions of Richard Nixon or Watergate in the early 1970s was a major contributor to the president’s approval rating crash, underscoring Carson’s tremendous influence on the bygone monoculture in his nearly 30 years on air"

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Why is Trump so obsessed with Jimmy Kimmel and US late-night TV shows?

From JFK to Bill Clinton, US presidents have long accepted the relentless punchlines of late-night hosts as part of the job – until now

www.theguardian.com

Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 19d

“So in renewing our bond tonight, we do so with unshakeable trust in our friendship and in our shared commitment to independence and liberty."

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Read the King’s state banquet speech to Donald Trump in full

Here’s the speech in full

www.independent.co.uk

Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 21d

"when comedians become the truthtellers and the philosophers, it means the truthtellers and the philosophers are failing"

youtu.be/a1GAGzYVZ5c?...

Patton Oswalt (FULL EPISODE) | Where Everybody Knows Your Name

YouTube video by Team Coco

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 21d

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variety.com/2025/tv/news...

ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments

Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks

variety.com

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Brendan O’Kane @bokane.org · 21d

Classical Chinese for Portents:

天既訖我殷命，假人元龜，無敢知吉...今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至』？

Heaven has revoked its Mandate. No diviner dares read good omens in the plastrons...There is not one commoner who doesn't long for your ruin. They say "Why doesn't Heaven send down its might? Why hasn't its Mandate come?"

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 22d

Karoline Leavitt Highlights Earthquake as Divine Sign Following Charlie Kirk Shooting

Shared tweet: “The earth trembles when God is angry”

meidasnews.com/news/karolin...

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 21d

necessary

Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 22d

maneuvre
maneuever
manuoerver
😠
manoover

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 22d

Hello, I'm a professional author and I can never spell permanently or camouflage on the first try.

Come, make me feel better and share your nemesis words.

Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 28d

And they say the Dutch don't have a cuisine.

Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · 28d

"Inside the 50th-birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein is a photo of a massive, novelty size check, seeming to reference the sale of a human being from one powerful man to another. The man whose supposed signature is on the check is the current president of the United States."

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