I spoke with @abenewman.bsky.social about how the US started weaponising control of international networks in the wake of 9/11 and how globalisation laid the foundations for economic coercion we see today. Watch the Economic Security Watch's podcast here: www.fdiintelligence.com/video/ed0d7a...

Economic Security Watch podcast | The weaponisation of globalisation

Political scientist Abraham Newman on the genesis and future of modern-day economic statecraft

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We’re hiring a Research Associate to expand our work on climate risk. If you’re passionate about ensuring public access to high-quality climate risk data, and informing just and scientifically-grounded adaptation policy, please apply.

Research Associate - CarbonPlan

CarbonPlan is a nonprofit organization using science and data to accelerate climate action. Our team analyzes the design and implementation of climate programs across the public and private sector, an...

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A fully funded 2-year postdoc for my ERC project on climate politics, comparative politics and political economy. Deadline: 29 July 2026, 10am CET Starting date: Jan 2027 (flexible) Feel free to reach out next week at EPSS if you’d like to discuss the position www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

Call for Applications - Postdoctoral Position GREENLOSS Project

2 Years - Postdoctoral Position Starting January 2027

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Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact, Investigate Europe can reveal.

There is a rare permanent job in the UK - assistant prof (lecturer) in political science with a focus on quant methods www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD143/a...

Assistant Professor in Political Science at University of Nottingham

Recruiting now: Assistant Professor in Political Science on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

I noticed the UK government's estimate of CO2 from future AI data centres was implausibly low. I asked for the methodology underpinning the analysis, but got nowhere. When I wrote an article about it they just... deleted the analysis. Now, @adamvaughan.bsky.social has covered this for the Times.

europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz

94% of Britain's MPs are on X - I've made a website so you can explore who they follow on there. 🔍Search for any username and see which MPs follow them. 🏅There's also a leaderboard so you can see who has the ear of Westminster Link here: site.mpfollowers.workers.dev

Who Do MPs Follow?

Find out how many UK Members of Parliament follow any Twitter account.

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As we (rightly) focus on the threat of U.S. government funding far-right parties and "think tanks", this excellent @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social report is an important reminder of the crucial role that the Orbán government already plays in developing and financing a far-right infrastructure in Europe.

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island

Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.

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Humans, what a waste amirite.

Given today's @appgfairelections.bsky.social letter, it's worth noting that - as things stand - PR would work out better for every party except Reform and the SNP. FPTP (Electoral Calculus) vs Perfect PR: ➡️ Ref 355 v 189 🌹 Lab 101 v 130 🐥 LD 59 v 78 ✖️ SNP 45 v 20 🌳 Con 35 v 124 🌍 Grn 18 v 91

Jack Bailey@jack-bailey.co.uk · 6mo ago

UK Poll of Polls, 14 February 2026 Reform: 29% (27-31%) Labour: 20% (18-22%) Conservative: 19% (17-20%) Greens: 14% (13-16%) Lib Dem: 12% (11-14%) Other: 3% (3-4%) SNP: 3% (2-3%)

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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has confirmed he received a message from Donald Trump at the weekend saying he was no longer interested “purely” in peace due to not getting the Nobel Peace Prize.

Norway’s PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel prize snub to Greenland ambitions

American president says his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize has shifted his focus, as he ramps up bid to take over huge Arctic island.

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This is an excellent piece on the purge of public servants from the federal government. So many dedicated and talented people pushed out. We are worse off without their skills. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

The Purged

Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.

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Jan and Feb tour dates for my film 'Fires and Fascism' announced! I’ll be attending each screening in person for a discussion afterwards about community, what might be drawing people towards Reform, and sharing ideas about what to do next. Trailer and tickets: fires-and-fascism.co.uk

PhD position @ Uni Leeds on justice & UK climate policies shorturl.at/WNqiV supervised by myself and Dr @anneowen.bsky.social - pl consider applying / forwarding to potential candidates 🙏 Please note: only UK fees applicants will be eligible. Application deadline: 6 March 2026

How do central bankers talk when their reputation is at stake? Here's a brief post about a recent study by Christel Koop and myself on the Bank of England: shorturl.at/uGnF7 @kcl-spe.bsky.social @govjournal.bsky.social

Central bank shifts tone when reputation is threatened, study finds | King's College London

New research has found a stark contrast in how policymakers at independent technocratic institutions such as central banks respond to different types of reputational risk.

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Want to come spend two years in the UK working on a research project? Come to KCL on British Academy International Fellowship. Guidance for our internal selection process available here: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/fun... happy to chat about it

Fellowships for Early Career Researchers | King's College London

Join a vibrant, dynamic community of postdoctoral and early career researchers

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2026 Political Networks Conference: 4-7 August 2026 at the University of Manchester. Save the date! More info will be released in early spring. #SNA #polinetworks #polnet #polisky #networkanalysis #politicalnetworks #politicalnets #policynetworks #complexsystems #netsci #polmeth #polisci

We had a good run

weeder@weeder.bsky.social · 7mo ago

2026 could be great. We simply don't know.

This is one of our favorites!

Merry Christmas and friendly reminder that Jesus was a brown, woke, anti-capitalist refugee from the Middle East who had two dads, became a rabbi, wore flowing dresses, ran around with sex workers, preached radical inclusion, railed against income inequality, and was brutally killed by the police.

For this piece, I compiled a systematic dataset of California environmental litigation going back to 1973. Wealthy homeowners and businesses account for the vast majority of lawsuits restricting growth.

How Regulation by Litigation Strangled American Abundance

Environmentalists aren't blocking housing. Wealthy homeowners are.

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Journal article: “the data are available on request” The data:

new from me: are data centers going to wipe out water supplies? how much water does ChatGPT really use? and what's going on with that big correction in Empire of AI? i went long on the conversation around AI and water, and how it's actually about what we want resources to be used for:

You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.

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An analysis of 700,000+ climate change papers found that the five most climate-vulnerable countries produced 0.04% of them. US, China, Uk, Germany, Australia, meanwhile, account for 52%.

Bridging the climate research divide: A global imperative for equitable resilience

Nations most vulnerable to climate contribute minimally to climate research, creating stark global disparities. Such imbalances undermine resilience, perpetuate injustice, and threaten effective adapt...

science.org

Thanks to @johnholbein1.bsky.social I learned about this paper on rent control in Berlin. Because I was marking, I immediately downloaded the replication materials. bsky.app/profile/john...

John Holbein@johnholbein1.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Um, ok... This paper forthcoming at the JOP provides evidence that rent control in Germany actually made tenants MASSIVELY *less* NIMBY. This result was in the opposite direction of the authors' pre-registered expectations. And the effect sizes are, truly, massive.