Thanks to Oleg Sukhov for quoting me, among others, in this @kyivindependent.com article considering the various ways that the US war against Iran and Russia's war in Ukraine are intertwined. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-and-...

Ukraine and Iran's dangerous new standoff, explained

The escalating tensions between Ukraine and Iran over the past few days have prompted fears of a military conflict between the two countries. Kyiv and Tehran have many reasons to be at odds with each...

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This week, I spent time with the #IrishDefenceForce in Dublin to discuss their human security training and consider how soldiers can be better prepared. Also got a tour of the beautiful McKee Barracks, once home to the cavalry and 900 horses #UN #EU

The Journal of Global Security Studies is at #ISAPretoria2026 Our roundtable discussion is on Wednesday 2:30pm. Come and find us! #ISA @journalofgss.bsky.social Editorial team: Ulrich Petersohn; @jamespattison.bsky.social @birtegippert.bsky.social, Reed Wood; Belgin San-Akca and Dr Georgina Holmes

Event link tinyurl.com/39zsat6y Feel free to share with your networks @gunjans.bsky.social @timbale.bsky.social @preciouschatd.bsky.social @drdonnasmith.bsky.social @filippoboni.bsky.social @jamiegaskarth.bsky.social @simonusherwood.bsky.social @drgholmes.bsky.social @oupolitics.bsky.social

Public Opinion & National Security in the UK: A People-Centred Approach

Global Challenges and Social Justice seminar series - Public Opinion & National Security in the UK: A People-Centred Approach

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Just a reminder to uni students that buying model essays is in fact illegal 😱 in the UK, but research shows it also reduces your critical thinking skills... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Essay cheating at universities an 'open secret' despite new law

An essay mill owner says he's made millions, while an ex-lecturer says he quit due to rife cheating.

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80% of Americans say we should prioritize regulating AI, yet Trump could soon enact an executive order blocking all state AI regulations. Why? Look no further than the AI industry's massive lobbying war chest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks

Big Tech's AI Power-Grab

Robert Reich

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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’. It’s Russian.

BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow. She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.

I am most interested in the claim in this letter that Serco are making vast profits and are not providing the asylum seekers the food etc the government has paid for. See also news stories from 2023 www.standard.co.uk/business/ser...

Zoe Gardner@zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

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Dr. Marc-André Argentino@maargentino.com · 10mo ago

It is Book Launch day for @amaramarasingam.bsky.social and My edited volume "Contemporary Far-Right Culture The Art, Music, and Everyday Practices of Violent Extremism" www.routledge.com/Contemporary...

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Join us on 30th September - 6.30pm - 7.30pm, joined with Matt Staples and Dr. Edward Wastnidge will be sharing how the Open University’s teaching, research, and wider engagement in politics and international relations connect with the aims of our new society Join: www.oustudents.com/ents/event/2...

Tradwife culture is not just aiming to restore “traditional” gender roles, according to researchers of extremism. It is also a force in formulating a new model of womanhood: one that incorporates strong religious identity, a specific feminine aesthetic, and far-right ideas.

Sourdough and submission in the name of God: How tradwife content fuses femininity with anti-feminist ideas

Tradwives influencers’ throw-back aesthetics mask a divisive ideology about women’s roles, two scholars of extremism explain.

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There is a serious failure in UK govt, politics & media to take sufficiently seriously what Musk said & meant with "fight back or die" = Violence (interethnic civil war) is inevitable so pre-emptive violence - vs migrants, minorities & political opponents - is necessary to avoid existential erasure

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The common sense meaning should make this Elon Musk's "rivers of blood" moment Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways

Just did a quick Q&A @justsecurity.org for journalists & others wondering what today's report that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza does (& does not) mean justsecurity.org/120762/coi-genocide-israel-gaza/ Please share with anyone covering the report.

U.N. Commission Finds That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza: What Does It Mean?

Professor Rebecca Hamilton explains what it does (and does not) mean for the UN Commission to make a genocide determination in Gaza.

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I am concerned about silence of gvt ministers & others to defend basic anti-racism norms in last 6 weeks. They seem muted by their anxious inability to separate legitimate politics from prejudice & hate. Anti-violence norms - civil war is inevitable, so support violence - really should be simpler.

I don’t think people in the UK realise the extent to which US elite are trying to make the UK shift to far right, mobilising white men

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The common sense meaning should make this Elon Musk's "rivers of blood" moment Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways

Incredibly impressed by Kate Scott and Lindsay Day, two brilliant PhD students at USYD who have published this excellent paper on TikTok tradwives and online anti-feminist movements www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Such a pleasure to work with and learn from such smart humans!

TikTok tradwives: femininity, reproduction, and social media

In recent years, social media platforms have seen a growing promotion of the Tradwife’s lifestyle, where cis women embrace patriarchal gender norms and identities such as the stay-at-home mother an...

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The United Nations General Assembly will no longer take place in New York. Meetings will be held in Geneva instead, as Trump refuses to admit the Palestinian delegation to enter the US

🎙️This morning I spoke to Emma Nelson on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about the passing of another Trump deadline for Putin and what might come next in #Russia's war against #Ukraine. The interview starts at 3:30 in the recording monocle.com/player/?uuid...

Monocle radio - listen now

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Our colleagues Al Jazeera reporters Anas al-Sharif & Mohammed Qraiqeh, & cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal & Moamen Aliwa have been killed in a strike on a tent for journalists near Al Shifa hospital. They worked relentlessly through bombing & hunger to document this war. Please remember them

Apply for the MA International Relations at the OU! Deadline 14th August. Created by experts in International Relations, defence and security policy and practice AND distance learning and tailored to facilitate career development. What more could anyone ask for in an MA? www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate

It's not too late to apply for the MA International Relations at the OU! Deadline is 14th August. This course is special. 5 stars, says I! www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Really pleased my article on the election process of the UN Secretary General is now available in the Open University's Resources for Schools, created for secondary school age students across the UK. #UNSG #unitednations tinyurl.com/2jut9xne @oupolitics.bsky.social

Resources for schools

Keep on top of your learning with these free resources from The Open University, created for secondary school age students across the UK.

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Genocide, not a genocidal act.

Do consider registering for our MA in International Relations. It’s new and brilliant, tailored to support students who want to study part time, often while working, or who have a lot to juggle. See below 👇

POLIS@oupolitics.bsky.social · last yr.

Our MA in International Relations (IR) is open for registration! Over the next few days we’ll share info on what the course looks like & the kind of things you’ll be study in D818 – Part 1 of the MA @mybisa.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @ou-gcsj.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social

On Tuesday 1 July, Dr Georgina Holmes and NGO Security Women ran an internal workshop for the UK @defencehq.bsky.social on the recruitment of women into the British Armed Forces, ahead of the new tri-service recruitment programme 2027. Read here! fass.open.ac.uk/news/improvi...

Workshop held on improving the recruitment of women into the British Armed Forces

On Tuesday 1 July, Dr Georgina Holmes and NGO SecurityWomen ran an internal workshop for the UK Ministry of Defence on the recruitment of women into the British Armed Forces, ahead of the new tri-serv...

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Big tech promotes the story that since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, AI has been so popular it's rushed to meet the demand. The reality is different. A study by design scholars shows tech co's have had to push AI on its users with a variety of intrusive tactics. How big tech is force-feeding us AI:

How big tech is force-feeding us AI

Plus, OpenAI's absurd listening tour, top AI scientists say AI is evolving beyond our control, Facebook is putting data centers in tents, and the AI bubble question — answered?

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