🚨 I am so pleased that my contribution on the regularisation of undocumented migrants in Spain has been published by Border Criminologies! Check it out ⬇️ @bordercrim.bsky.social #regularisationmigration #Spain

Border Criminologies@bordercrim.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Up to half a million migrants can apply for permits after Spain passed a landmark amendment. But it's not the first regularisation move – and critics say the policy doesn't go far enough. Read the new blog post by @ainoacabada.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

So pleased to receive the copies of my book this week and very happy with the final product! Many thanks to everyone at @routledgebooks.bsky.social who was involved in the production of this book, it has been a wonderful experience working with you. Check it out: www.routledge.com/The-UN-Chart...

We finally have the long-awaited outcome of the Trump administration review of U.S. participation in international organizations. TL;DR—it's not nearly as bad as it could have been, at least where the UN is concerned. theglobalobservatory.org/2026/01/the-...

The US Memo on Withdrawing from UN Organizations Is More Bark Than Bite - IPI Global Observatory

Last night, the Trump administration finally announced the long-awaited results of its 180-day review of US membership in international organizations, conventions, and treaties. It announced that it w...

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As US forces in the Caribbean zone in on tankers shipping sanctioned Venezuelan oil, questions have deepened about the real motivation for Donald Trump's pressure campaign on Caracas. Is the military show of force really about drug trafficking, as Washington claims? 🇺🇸 🛢️ 🇻🇪 u.afp.com/S8Nf

I'm delighted to share that my book will be published by Routledge @tandfresearch.bsky.social in early 2026. Pre-order available on 13 January. Please add it to your wish list and ask your university library to order it. Check it out and share it widely! www.routledge.com/The-UN-Chart...

The UN Charter, the Refugee Convention and the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine: Towards a Preventative Protection Regime

This book investigates three key frameworks applicable to the protection of asylum seekers and refugees: the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, and the R...

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The announcement by President Emmanuel Macron comes as world leaders meet to revive the long-stalled two-state solution.

France recognises Palestinian state ahead of UNGA meeting

The announcement by President Emmanuel Macron comes as world leaders meet to revive the long-stalled two-state solution.

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Jean Monnet Fellowships – European University Institute, Italy Fully funded one-year residential fellowship at Robert Schuman Centre Eligibility: PhD Deadline: 22 Oct 2025 Details: higherjobz.com/jean-monnet-... #PostdocJobs #ItalyJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #Fellowship @eui-eu.bsky.social

Jean Monnet Fellowships at European University Institute | HigherJobz

Apply for Jean Monnet Fellowships 2026 at the Robert Schuman Centre, EUI, Florence. Mid-career scholars with PhD before 2021 eligible.

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The UN General Assembly voted on Friday to back the "New York Declaration," a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine -- without the involvement of Hamas ➡️ u.afp.com/SPSV

Un grupo de senadores ha exigido explicaciones oficiales en una carta remitida al presidente Trump, mientras defensores de los derechos humanos denuncian que “esta Administración está normalizando las ejecuciones extrajudiciales”

Las dudas sobre la legalidad del ataque mortal de EE UU en el Caribe se multiplican

Un grupo de senadores exige a la Casa Blanca explicaciones sobre el porqué y el cómo de la ofensiva, que dejó 11 fallecidos. Lo habitual en estos casos es interceptar la embarcación, no destruirla

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Sentence comes shortly after a majority of justices voted to convict the former Brazilian leader on five charges.

Brazil top court panel votes to convict Bolsonaro of coup plot

Sentence comes shortly after a majority of justices voted to convict the former Brazilian leader on five charges.

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Fantastic piece by Prof Alan Reid and very proud to be a part of the DEM36 project - Check it out! www.indailysa.com.au/news/opinion...

Why does South Australian democracy need to evolve? - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia

If democracy is to survive and flourish, it needs to evolve to meet the new circumstances we face, writes Alan Reid.

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The Trump administration has not yet offered a legal rationale for murdering 11 people in a strike on a Venezuelan boat, which begs the question — was there even an attempt to concoct one for the attack? I filed a FOIA request with the Pentagon and the Office of Legal Counsel to find out.

Administration kills 11, provides no legal rationale

FPF FOIA request seeks legal justification for Venezuelan boat strike

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The former president is charged with five counts, including plotting the assassination of senior officials.

Trial of Brazil’s Bolsonaro enters verdict phase over alleged coup plot

The former president is charged with five counts, including plotting the assassination of senior officials.

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📹 VÍDEO | Así anunció Trump el ataque de EE UU a un barco procedente de Venezuela social.elpais.com/oqs6z46

📹 VÍDEO | Donald Trump ha compartido en sus redes sociales un vídeo del momento en el que EE UU dispara contra una embarcación procedente de Venezuela. El ataque ha causado 11 muertos social.elpais.com/oqs6z51

'The challenge is not to water down the definition to match a changing threat, but to keep it sharp enough to distinguish terrorism from other forms of violence, precise enough to preserve democratic space and robust enough to underpin the entire counterterrorism system,' writes Susan Thomson.

Think you know terrorism when you see it? A new inquiry says think again | The Strategist

Amid global conflict, rising extremism and a heightened national terror threat level, re-defining ‘terrorism’ in Australian law looks set to be a national security and political challenge for the gove...

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Apply for a 4 year postdoc (JRF) @christscollegecam.bsky.social Politics and International Studies is one of the eligible fields. Details below. Deadline 16 September 2025 noon UK time. www.christs.cam.ac.uk/stipendiary-...

🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself. We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson theconversation.com/how-australi...

How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right

Prominent figures such as Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson are increasingly using social media to unite far-right groups and causes around the world.

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How the Trump administration instrumentalised a 1798 relic of wartime legislation to facilitate the removal of over 200 Venezuelans ⬇️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

The pro-democracy playbook might look a lot like labor organizing — navigating and overcoming an asymmetry of power between a large diffuse, less-powerful group of individuals and one central authority. NEW: Lessons from labor ⬇️ https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/to-fight-an-authoritarian-think-like

To fight an authoritarian, think like a labor union

Lessons from the global history of labor movements

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Just posted—my in-depth convo with @Ruth Ben-Ghiat about how authoritarians co-opt the language of religion. And how Trump is intentionally using these tactics today. open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...

How Authoritarians Co-opt the Language of Religion: My Conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Tune in to my second in-depth conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat about authoritarianism and Christian nationalism.

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A core aspect of #R2P is the need to recognise and prevent atrocities before they occur. Check out our latest article by @ainoacabada.bsky.social where she explores strategies to advance R2P as an early warning doctrine and puts forward an R2P Preventative Assesssment Tool. lnkd.in/g8cawyJA

Intercultural Studies & Language Studies have important histories of studying discursive effects of propaganda in the service of genocide, not least how it begins - with the discourse of othering - @khawlabadwan.bsky.social and I documented some of the later effects

The past four days at #IPSA2025 have been brilliant! From presentations to keynote speeches, the organisation and location was all so well done! Thanks for having me and the opportunity to present my research at the 28th IPSA World Congress of Political Science 💙 A brief summary in pictures!

Thrilled to share my publication with @globalr2p.bsky.social x @degruyterbrill.bsky.social! To advance R2P’s preventative approach, there is a need to integrate the development of protection plans alongside risk assessments. #EarlyWarning #AtrocityPrevention #R2P doi.org/10.1163/1875...

r2p as an Early Warning Doctrine: Building a Case for the Establishment of an r2p Preventative Assessment Tool

Abstract The Responsibility to Protect’s (r2p) paragraph 138 denotes the importance of prevention through early warning, yet this crucial aspect remains unfulfilled. This article presents an r2p Preve...

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“It begins with three simple principles: • Show up as a neighbour, not an expert. • Listen longer than you speak. • If you're far from the problem, let those closest to it lead, and trust and back their agency.” www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...

Rights, not rations: How human relationships can reshape refugee policy

Donors must go beyond funding refugee services – threadbare as they are – and support genuine refugee integration.

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The next EU budget may end up imposing tougher development aid conditions to force foreign states into complying on migration, warn some in civil society.

Next EU budget seen as funding migration crackdown

The next EU budget may end up imposing tougher development aid conditions to force foreign states into complying on migration, warn some in civil society.

euobserver.com

New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social w/ @michaellister.bsky.social & @apowelllaw.bsky.social on the naming of laws after exemplary victims of injustice. While opening space for addressing harm, such laws also, we argue, pose political & legal risks: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

“We need a new generation of thinkers” Got to see Ban Ki-moon’s keynote address at #IPSA2025 today!

Set and ready for tomorrow’s #IPSA2025 presentations! I will be presenting two papers one on R2P and early warning of mass atrocities and another on narratives of repression and blacklisting in Venezuela. Come see me at 11am (4F 402) and at 3:30pm (3F 304AB), if you’re around!