Adam Quinn

@adamjamesquinn.bsky.social

Associate Prof at University of Birmingham. Politics analyser. Host of Political Worldview podcast (on Apple, SoundCloud, Spotify). Noir reader and watcher. Guinness drinker.

Back with one more spring-run episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social ! 'Trump's Iran Fiasco'🎙️ This time @patporter76.bsky.social serves us trenchant analysis of why this war has been a botch job strategically from the outset, and where we go from here. 🇮🇷🇺🇸 👇Audio links under original post👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New episode out now! 'Trump's Iran Fiasco'🎙️ In the last of our spring run, @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats to @patporter76.bsky.social about the president's ill-planned war in the Middle East, and whether the sides can now find a face-saving way out. 👇Audio links in thread below👇

Back with one more spring-run episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social ! 'Trump's Iran Fiasco'🎙️ This time @patporter76.bsky.social serves us trenchant analysis of why this war has been a botch job strategically from the outset, and where we go from here. 🇮🇷🇺🇸 👇Audio links under original post👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New episode out now! 'Trump's Iran Fiasco'🎙️ In the last of our spring run, @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats to @patporter76.bsky.social about the president's ill-planned war in the Middle East, and whether the sides can now find a face-saving way out. 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now!🎙️ This time I’m chatting about the backward slide of global democratisation with the great Alina Rocha Menocal — including shout-out to History man Francis Fukuyama. Check it out! 👇Audio links in thread under original post👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New episode out now! 'Democracy's Global Recession'🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks to Alina Rocha Menocal about the reverse trajectory of liberalism around the world - including where it seemed most established. What's gone wrong, and where are we headed? 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now!🎙️ This time I’m chatting about the backward slide of global democratisation with the great Alina Rocha Menocal — including shout-out to History man Francis Fukuyama. Check it out! 👇Audio links in thread under original post👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New episode out now! 'Democracy's Global Recession'🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks to Alina Rocha Menocal about the reverse trajectory of liberalism around the world - including where it seemed most established. What's gone wrong, and where are we headed? 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now!🎙️ This time I’m talking recognition with the excellent @georgekyris.bsky.social, who’s thought about it a lot — and looked into some interesting cases. Check it out! 👇Audio links in thread under original post👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New episode out now! 'Recognize Me?' 🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats with @georgekyris.bsky.social about national recognition: who gets a state, and says who? How it works in theory, and some cases (Palestine, Taiwan, and more) that show it's trickier in practice! 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now!🎙️ This time I’m talking recognition with the excellent @georgekyris.bsky.social, who’s thought about it a lot — and looked into some interesting cases. Check it out! 👇Audio links in thread under original post👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New episode out now! 'Recognize Me?' 🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats with @georgekyris.bsky.social about national recognition: who gets a state, and says who? How it works in theory, and some cases (Palestine, Taiwan, and more) that show it's trickier in practice! 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now!🎙️ I’m talking think tanks with Vera Axyonova, who’s spent years studying them, in both free and unfree countries, especially in the post-Soviet space. Check it out! 👇Audio links in thread under original post.👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New episode out now! 'Who Are The Experts?' 🎙️This time @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats about think tanks with Vera Axyonova. Who gets to be an 'expert', what are their competing incentives, and how independent can they be in an unfree country? 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now!🎙️ I’m talking think tanks with Vera Axyonova, who’s spent years studying them, in both free and unfree countries, especially in the post-Soviet space. Check it out! 👇Audio links in thread under original post.👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New episode out now! 'Who Are The Experts?' 🎙️This time @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats about think tanks with Vera Axyonova. Who gets to be an 'expert', what are their competing incentives, and how independent can they be in an unfree country? 👇Audio links in thread below👇

Fresh episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast just dropped! 🎙️ The country may be struggling, but I always enjoy the chance to chat with Pete Kerr about the state of play in British politics. Join us for an entertaining tour of the latest.👇Audio links in thread under original post.👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New episode out now! 'Keir Today, Gone Tomorrow' 🎙️ This time, in one of our periodic #BritishPolitics roundups, @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social catches up with Peter Kerr about Labour's leadership woes, and the opposition parties hoping to take advantage. 👇Audio links in thread below👇

Fresh episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast just dropped! 🎙️ The country may be struggling, but I always enjoy the chance to chat with Pete Kerr about the state of play in British politics. Join us for an entertaining tour of the latest.👇Audio links in thread under original post.👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New episode out now! 'Keir Today, Gone Tomorrow' 🎙️ This time, in one of our periodic #BritishPolitics roundups, @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social catches up with Peter Kerr about Labour's leadership woes, and the opposition parties hoping to take advantage. 👇Audio links in thread below👇

Back with the spring run of the @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast! This time — in what is by some counts our 100th episode — I chat with Mark Webber about the Trumpian tempest over Greenland, and what it means for NATO. 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 🇺🇸 Check it out.🎙️ Audio links in thread under original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We're back! With a new episode: 'Greenland Now and Forever'. 🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats to Mark Webber about NATO's January crisis over Greenland, and whether Trump's aggressive expansionism heralds doom for the transatlantic alliance. 👇Audio links in thread below👇

Back with the spring run of the @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast! This time — in what is by some counts our 100th episode — I chat with Mark Webber about the Trumpian tempest over Greenland, and what it means for NATO. 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 🇺🇸 Check it out.🎙️ Audio links in thread under original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We're back! With a new episode: 'Greenland Now and Forever'. 🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats to Mark Webber about NATO's January crisis over Greenland, and whether Trump's aggressive expansionism heralds doom for the transatlantic alliance. 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New by me! ‘Trump’s conception of world order diverges profoundly from the previously prevailing view. …But to imagine that normative cues sent by the United States in the Americas will determine the military futures of Europe or Asia may, for better or worse, be vanity.’

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New by me! ‘Trump’s conception of world order diverges profoundly from the previously prevailing view. …But to imagine that normative cues sent by the United States in the Americas will determine the military futures of Europe or Asia may, for better or worse, be vanity.’

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New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social out now! This time I chat with my office neighbour and close climate-agreement watcher Julie Gilson about what went down at COP-30 — and indeed what COPs are and whether they’re useful. Check it out.🎙️ Audio links in thread under original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New episode out now! 'The Elusive Climate Deal' @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats with Julie Gilson about the recent COP-30 in Brazil. With the US absent, China keeping its head down, and petro-states empowered: what hope remains of keeping temps down? 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social out now! This time I chat with my office neighbour and close climate-agreement watcher Julie Gilson about what went down at COP-30 — and indeed what COPs are and whether they’re useful. Check it out.🎙️ Audio links in thread under original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New episode out now! 'The Elusive Climate Deal' @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats with Julie Gilson about the recent COP-30 in Brazil. With the US absent, China keeping its head down, and petro-states empowered: what hope remains of keeping temps down? 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social out now! This time I take a catch-up tour of big events in American politics with the always-interesting David Dunn. Including the Epstein files! Check it out. 🇺🇸 🎙️ Audio links in thread under the original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New episode out now! 'Late-Stage Trumpism' @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social and David Dunn have an American politics catch-up: Democratic wins in the off-year elections; the Epstein files; the govt shutdown; a third Trump term; 2028 contenders; and more! 🎙️ 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social out now! This time I take a catch-up tour of big events in American politics with the always-interesting David Dunn. Including the Epstein files! Check it out. 🇺🇸 🎙️ Audio links in thread under the original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New episode out now! 'Late-Stage Trumpism' @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social and David Dunn have an American politics catch-up: Democratic wins in the off-year elections; the Epstein files; the govt shutdown; a third Trump term; 2028 contenders; and more! 🎙️ 👇Audio links in thread below👇

New episode of the @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now! This time I’m talking to Ruben Gonzalez Vicente about how China’s overseas aid and investment surged in recent decades, and how its character has recently been changing. 🇨🇳 👇 Audio links under the original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New episode out now! "Peak China". Host @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks to Ruben Gonzalez Vicente, expert on #China's international aid and investment, about its expanded global economic presence, and recent shifts in how it goes about investing abroad. 👇Audio links in thread👇

New episode of the @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now! This time I’m talking to Ruben Gonzalez Vicente about how China’s overseas aid and investment surged in recent decades, and how its character has recently been changing. 🇨🇳 👇 Audio links under the original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New episode out now! "Peak China". Host @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks to Ruben Gonzalez Vicente, expert on #China's international aid and investment, about its expanded global economic presence, and recent shifts in how it goes about investing abroad. 👇Audio links in thread👇

Czech out (ahem) the latest episode of the podcast! This time I’m chatting with our go-to knower of small Central European countries, @timhaughton.bsky.social, about how the Czechs and Slovaks have been doing since the Velvet Revolution. 🇨🇿 🇸🇰 Audio links under the original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New episode out now! "Czeching Back In". The anniversary of the Velvet Revolution approaching, @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats with @timhaughton.bsky.social about how Czechia and Slovakia have fared in the years since, and parallels with the populist playbook elsewhere. 🎙️ 👇Audio links in thread👇

For Your listening pleasure. I recently had a chat with my ever insightful colleague @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social for the Political Worldview podcast to talk about all things #Czech and #Slovak. We also ended up talking quite a lot about the US.

Adam Quinn@adamjamesquinn.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Czech out (ahem) the latest episode of the podcast! This time I’m chatting with our go-to knower of small Central European countries, @timhaughton.bsky.social, about how the Czechs and Slovaks have been doing since the Velvet Revolution. 🇨🇿 🇸🇰 Audio links under the original post. 👇

Czech out (ahem) the latest episode of the podcast! This time I’m chatting with our go-to knower of small Central European countries, @timhaughton.bsky.social, about how the Czechs and Slovaks have been doing since the Velvet Revolution. 🇨🇿 🇸🇰 Audio links under the original post. 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New episode out now! "Czeching Back In". The anniversary of the Velvet Revolution approaching, @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats with @timhaughton.bsky.social about how Czechia and Slovakia have fared in the years since, and parallels with the populist playbook elsewhere. 🎙️ 👇Audio links in thread👇

New episode of the @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now! 🎙️ This time I talk with @djbailey231.bsky.social — who knows his way around the British left — about the new ‘Your Party’, the revamped Greens, and their pitch to discontented Labour voters. 👇 Audio links under original post 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New episode out now! "Two Left Parties". Host @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks British politics on the Left with @djbailey231.bsky.social. 🎙️ After a rocky launch, what are the prospects for 'Your Party'? Who is it for, and is it pitching for the same voters as the Greens? 👇Audio links in thread👇

New episode of the @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now! 🎙️ This time I talk with @djbailey231.bsky.social — who knows his way around the British left — about the new ‘Your Party’, the revamped Greens, and their pitch to discontented Labour voters. 👇 Audio links under original post 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New episode out now! "Two Left Parties". Host @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social talks British politics on the Left with @djbailey231.bsky.social. 🎙️ After a rocky launch, what are the prospects for 'Your Party'? Who is it for, and is it pitching for the same voters as the Greens? 👇Audio links in thread👇

I’m back at the mic for a new run of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast episodes! 🎙️ First up, I put the old band back together with @scottlucas.bsky.social to talk about… you guessed it, Donald Trump. If not already a listener, it’s a great time to start! Audio links under original post 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We're back! 🎙️First episode of our new season out now: "Trump Regime 2.0". Host @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social welcomes back longtime friend of the pod @scottlucas.bsky.social to discuss the authoritarian vibes of the second Trump presidency. 🗽 👇Audio links in thread below👇

I’m back at the mic for a new run of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast episodes! 🎙️ First up, I put the old band back together with @scottlucas.bsky.social to talk about… you guessed it, Donald Trump. If not already a listener, it’s a great time to start! Audio links under original post 👇

Political Worldview Podcast@politicalworldview.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We're back! 🎙️First episode of our new season out now: "Trump Regime 2.0". Host @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social welcomes back longtime friend of the pod @scottlucas.bsky.social to discuss the authoritarian vibes of the second Trump presidency. 🗽 👇Audio links in thread below👇