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Alex Dukalskis

@alexdukalskis.bsky.social

Research & teach on authoritarian states and human rights. Head of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social (opinions my own, obvs.) Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcnf8u Academic Freedom Officer @psaireland.bsky.social & editorial board @cpcs.bsky.social

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Rikki Dean@rikkidean.bsky.social · 3d ago

Permanent political theory jobs at a fantastic university! Interesting, at least to me, that academic salaries seem to be notably higher in Ireland than in England.

Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 6d ago

My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9.

Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · last wk.

Dublin usually ranks well on these kinds of lists but I'm not too sure Dubliners *feel* like they live in the 6th best city in the world. (Caveat: I like it here. This is just an observation about how others often talk about the city.)

The world's top cities for 2026 - and why they stand out

From cultural investment to cutting-edge technology, the 2026 Global Cities Index reveals what makes the world's leading cities such compelling places to live and visit.

bbc.com

Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 2w ago

What must it be like to be #2? Central Military Commission: Seat 1 - Xi Jinping 2 - Zhang Shengmin 3 - purged 4 - purged 5 - purged 6 - purged 7 - purged — China's purges of top military commanders spur questions about war-waging ability

China's purges of top military commanders spur questions about war-waging ability

Purges of military leaders may have dented China's war-fighting readiness, but are likely to have strengthened President Xi Jinping's grip on an institution that is a key source of power for the rulin...

reuters.com

Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋@yaqiu.bsky.social · 2w ago

In the past 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every major front: economic, military, technology, soft power and alliances. The gap is narrowing not because China got smarter, but the US got so much dumber. My piece with @bequelin.bsky.social 👇 foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/17/c...

China, Not Iran, Is Trump’s Real Foreign-Policy Debacle

In 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every conceivable front.

foreignpolicy.com

Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 3w ago

*Intern who was a literature major sees his opportunity* "Mr. Vice President, actually in Shelley's original the monster did not have a name. Its creator was named Frankenstein in the novel, so it is more accurate to say 'Frankenstein's monster'. Don't worry it is a common error"

‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation

US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity

theguardian.com

Dmitri. #freeLink@momus.bsky.social · 3w ago

if the name of Don Jr.'s benefactor sounds familiar, it's because he's responsible for the boxing anti-trans panic at the Paris Olympics

Olympic boxing gender row a result of Russian fake news, says IOC chief

A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Games was the result of ‘a fake news campaign coming from Russia’, said Thomas Bach

theguardian.com

Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Wow... “If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired career FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles.

Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Wow... “If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired career FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles.

Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

propublica.org

Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Put differently: “President Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If RUSSIA, you know, wanted to withdraw BACK TO ITS OWN TERRITORY, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. RUSSIA right now does not want to do that.”

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3w ago

Kushner on Ukraine: “President Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If Ukraine, you know, wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. Ukraine right now does not want to do that.” Putin’s brain cell

Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 3w ago

New in Journal of Human Rights: McMahon proposes 'erosive repression', #transnationalrepression as cumulative process, not only discrete incidents. Fieldwork with #Tibetans in exile; Article 63 of the PRC's new Ethnic Unity law read as codifying transnational repression. doi.org/10.1080/1475...

Fear in exile: Transnational repression and its toll on social relations among Tibetans in exile

This article conceptualizes the process of erosive repression in order to examine how instances of transnational repression (TR) impact social and relational dynamics within the Tibetan exile commu...

doi.org

Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 4w ago

It’s 2030. The UN Security Council is Xi, Putin, Don Jr, Farage, and Le Pen. The AfD runs Germany. The ocean is boiling. Some voter: “you know I agree with most of what they say but I just can’t bring myself to vote for [insert reasonable party here] because [insert minor quibble here].”