Hubert Zimmermann
@hubzimm.bsky.social
Prof IR @ uni-Marburg; Struggling upwards
'Anhand militärischer Auslandseinsätze wird seit den 1990ern Außenpolitik, aber auch das innere Selbstverständnis der Bundesrepublik verhandelt.' Hubert Zimmermann auf unserer Berliner Ringvorlesung @humboldtuni.bsky.social. Nächster Termin am 2. Juni um 18 h: www.berlinerkolleg.com/detail/inter...
Must-read thread for everyone interested in Germany‘s (bleak) future
Sander Tordoir@sandertordoir.bsky.social · 3mo agoGermany is the epicentre of the China Shock 2.0 reverberating in global markets In a new joint paper, CFR's Brad Setser and I show the shock is a key driver of Germany’s economic malaise. And it's accelerating Berlin needs to stop admiring the problem, and join efforts to fight back 1/many
BA Arbeiten und Hausarbeiten im KI -Zeitalter zu lesen erfüllt alle Anforderungen der sog. Bullshit-Jobs von Graeber
Why has Trump started this war? Opinions are extremely divided, as they are on whether the war will be short and long, and what the actual goal is. Below a thread on the first question, based on news report and my recent ZFAS piece on US engagement in th region (1) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Legitimising and Delegitimising Military Engagement Abroad: An Inquiry Into U.S. Debates on the Continuity of Intervention in the Middle East - Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik
Given the current instability in the Middle East and America’s traditional role as a mediator, the debate over U.S. engagement in the region is an important indicator of the trajectory of U.S. foreign...
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Well explained. The behavior of 🇷🇺 and its close allies has excedded all of my fears regarding brutality. But the real surprise has been how big countries 🇮🇳🇧🇷🇿🇦 in the Global South has enabled 🇷🇺n imperialism. As former colonies they have irreparably undermined their former anti-colonial stance.
Andreas Umland@umland.eurosky.social · 5mo agoRussia’s war on Ukraine has re-emphasized the cynical hold that moral relativism has taken and how the international order has been undermined from multiple directions. Bohdan Nahaylo in the Kyiv Post www.kyivpost.com/opinion/70554
American Exceptionalism www.der-postillon.com/2026/02/usa-...
Infografik: Wie normale Länder auf Ereignisse reagieren – und was die USA stattdessen tun
Jeder weiß: Die USA sind das Greatest Country in the World. Doch auch in anderen Belangen unterscheidet sich das Land stark von anderen westlich geprä
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Bitte unterstützt die Menschen in der #Ukraine und spendet an dieses Konto. Jeder Euro zählt. Danke! Konto: We Aid gGmbH IBAN: DE 52370205000001838801 Kennwort: Ukraine2Power Ukraine2Power ist gemeinnützig und stellt Spendenquittungen aus.
Die Erschießung von Renee Nicole Good zeigt (zum wiederholten Mal) die manipulative Macht der Trump-Regierung. Man sollte nicht glauben, dass sie lediglich gekonnt die kleinsten Ambiguitäten ausnutzen und ihnen in anderen Fällen Grenzen durch noch eindeutigere Fakten gesetzt wären. Vielmehr sehen +
The ONE thing which gives Europe global leverage and the EP blows it
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 7mo agoBREAKING: EU lawmakers vote to block a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur group over concerns about the legality of the deal.
MUST LISTEN: An impressive speech on the path of Middle Powers in a world of power politics: that’s how European leaders should sound!!
Reuters@reuters.com · 7mo agoLIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney addresses World Economic Forum in Davos youtube.com/live/WIEHAhf...
Which economy is more productive - Germany or the US? It seems the answer would be clear, but it's not. The mood in Germany is so deeply negative, even aggressively pessimistic, that I thought we had fallen behind by a lot. But here are the facts - they surprised me as well:
About time! at IPSA in Santiago de Chile 2008 or 2009 I presented my first paper on that www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/m...
EU stimmt für Mercosur-Abkommen
Mehr als ein Vierteljahrhundert nach Verhandlungsbeginn kann das Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der EU und südamerikanischen Staaten abgeschlossen werden. Die Industrie atmet auf, andere bleiben besorgt...
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Puh…glatter Mord! G.Floyd 2. Shit is gonna happen….. Videos Show Federal Agent Shooting Motorist in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Videos Show Federal Agent Shooting Motorist in Minneapolis
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This 👇 might not be a coherently planned strategy but it is certainly in line with Trumps overall spheres of influence approach (see Goddard’s seminal Foreign Affairs article: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...) and Goddard and Newmans Neo-Royalism which
The Rise and Fall of Great-Power Competition
Trump’s new spheres of influence.
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capitolhunters@capitolhunters.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
Quite rare that a general strategy document like the NSS and its ‘Trump corollary’ www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u.... (p.14-15) is put into practice immediately. Only parallel I know of: Bush’ infamous 2002 NSS. That didn’t end well….
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Großartige Abrechnung mit den sich selbst gerne als „Realisten“ bezeichnenden Fehldeutern Russlands, die der Ukraine aus sicherer Entfernung die Unterwerfung empfehlen. Bernd Rheinberg nimmt sie bei den Salonkolumnisten Punkt für Punkt für Punkt auseinander www.salonkolumnisten.com/die-realiste...
Die Realisten Moskaus - Salonkolumnisten
Seit Beginn des russischen Überfalls auf die Ukraine treten in Deutschland sogenannte Realisten auf, die der Ukraine eine Beendigung des Krieges nahelegen. Doch die Absichten der Realisten sind nicht ...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Interventionsfrage bleibt aktuell: Fast zum Jahrestag des Erscheinens meines Buchs ‚Militärische Missionen’ noch eine Rezension von Hendrik Simon lnkd.in/eZycupWw in der Frankfurter Rundschau. lnkd.in/em-djAzq
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(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald .. @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
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My take on future US policy in the Middle East link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Legitimising and Delegitimising Military Engagement Abroad: An Inquiry Into U.S. Debates on the Continuity of Intervention in the Middle East - Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik
Given the current instability in the Middle East and America’s traditional role as a mediator, the debate over U.S. engagement in the region is an important indicator of the trajectory of U.S. foreign...
link.springer.com
Bei allen Hoffnungen sollten wir das nicht vergessen:
Preparing the next semester teaching IR and polisci, I can not overcome the feeling that due to AI much of our work has become obsolete. As this blog post calls it, a ‚Ponzi scheme’ in which most of what we do is ‚fake’. junotane.com/posts/ai-red...
AI redefines international relations teaching - Junotane
How many International Relations (IR) professors have used Google’s new AI tool NotebookkLM? Just wondering, because it basically makes what you do everyday, absolutely pointless!
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ops..."US Pushes Back on Italy Counting Sicily Bridge as NATO Asset" (yet, still not clear how Italy had mysteriously reached the 2%...) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Frowns on Italy’s Idea of Making Sicily Bridge a NATO Asset
The US said it disapproves of any creative accounting by European allies to reach a new NATO spending target, putting Italy on the spot as the government weighs whether to count the construction of th...
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I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
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Es ist peinlich, dass so viele politische Akteure in Deutschland immer wieder 1:1 die Position des Kreml nachsingen. Das ist im Grunde ein Verrat an den deutschen Interessen von so manchem, der so tut, als sei er ein ganz besonders guter Deutscher.
Two new interdisciplinary English-taught MA programs at the University of Marburg on research in political and social science!🧐 Discover more about these innovative programs and how to apply here: www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb03/stud...
