Our DINAM Fellow, Teona Giuashvili, has written a new article for @carnegieeurope.bsky.social titled "Building a Pan-European Community of Trust." It proposes practical pathways for strengthening pan-European cooperation through institutional reform and ambitious policy innovation. bit.ly/4vW90Z6

Europe from Scratch: Visions for a New European Order

Several leaders have called for major EU reforms, but only modest changes have resulted. What if the European order really could be reimagined from zero today?

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Read DINAM Fellow Teona Giuashvili’s new piece titled, “Fading Power? The EU’s Strategic Dilemmas in the South Caucasus,” published by @sceeus-ui.bsky.social, which examines how shifting geopolitical dynamics have exposed the limits of the EU’s approach to the region. sceeus.se/en/publicati...

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SCEEUS Guest Report | Fading Power? The EU’s Strategic Dilemmas in the South Caucasus | By Teona Giuashvili

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📢 Professor Fawaz Gerges joined BBC World News to discuss the latest escalation in the US-Iran conflict and the significance of these recent developments. 🎥Watch the full interview: redirect.vuelio.co.uk/BroadcastV2?... @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social

NEW: How international courts in the Global South make decisions Judging under Constraint by Theresa Squatrito @lseir.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org fills a major scholarship gap on why & when international courts in the region defer to states, writes Samira Allioui in her #review.

How international courts in the Global South make decisions - LSE Review of Books

Judging under Constraint by Theresa Squatrito explores international judicial decision-making, in particular why and when international courts in the Caribbean and Africa defer to the authority of sta...

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Dr Marwa Daoudy joined us for the 2026 Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture to discuss how colonialism continues to shape environmental vulnerabilities in the Arab world, with Dr @jasminekgani.bsky.social as discussant. ✍️ Read the report: bit.ly/4pbPBBt 📺 Watch: bit.ly/4f6ebPN #AvademicSky #PoliSky

The ecological continuation of empire in the Arab world – student event report - LSE Department of International Relations

Report by a student on a public event from the Department of International Relations at LSE.

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Glad to be part of this great forum on 'Revolutions and World Order' - open access @millennjournal.bsky.social 👇

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For anyone interested in contemporary revolutions, check out this open access forum in @millennjournal.bsky.social, with contributions by @jasminekgani.bsky.social, Maria Tanyag, Toby Dodge, Ben Abrams. And me. Well worth a read - available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Next up, @kazimier.bsky.social, PhD candidate at @LSE @lseir.bsky.social Kazimier's research focuses on international aviation politics, where he explores how the scientific discovery of powered flight fundamentally altered the ways international politics is imagined, conceptualised, and practised.

Millennium: Journal of International Studies@millennjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ever wondered who's behind @millenjournal.bsky.social's Call for Papers "The Politics of Liminality"? Meet the editors. And while you're at it — don't miss your chance to be part of Vol. 55's Special Issue (deadline: 17/06!). 👇 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yu5ecw4e

Pls join us for the annual Fred Halliday lecture, 11 June 18.30 online & in-person @lseir.bsky.social. Dr Marwa Daoudy (Georgetown University) will be speaking on 'The ecological continuation of empire in the Arab world', with myself as discussant. Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/events/plp-1...

📑 Read our PhD candidate @seowoohyeok.bsky.social's new research article, "Nuclear technology and (de)politicising memories of #nuclear violence in postcolonial South Korea (1945–1975)," published in @coco-journal.bsky.social. 🔗 Read the full article: doi.org/10.1177/0010... #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Nuclear technology and (de)politicising memories of nuclear violence in postcolonial South Korea (1945–1975) - Woohyeok Seo, 2026

How did South Korean discourses on nuclear technology politicise and depoliticise collective memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings against ethnic Koreans?...

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Join us at the #LSEFestival for “Saving the world one family at a time: screening and discussion of Gone South Village” featuring @billcallahan.bsky.social, Dr Mia Chen Ma, Dr Charlotte Goodburn, Kieran Hanson, and Dr Giulia Sciorati. 📅 Wednesday 17 June 2026 6.00–7.30pm 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4uoJpXZ

Saving the world one family at a time | Film screening

6pm Wed 17 Jun | Professor William A Callahan, Dr Mia Chen Ma, Dr Charlotte Goodburn, Kieran Hanson, Dr Guilia Sciorati | Free event at the LSE Festival: How to save the planet | Ticket required

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Dr Theresa Squatrito’s article, “The power and constraints on international law in a political world,” featured in the March edition of LSE Research for the World, explores why some international courts challenge governments while others do not. 🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/research/res... #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Power and politics in international law I LSE Research

International courts shape global politics, yet their willingness to challenge governments differs widely. Theresa Squatrito’s new book uncovers how political pressures influence judicial behaviour an...

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Join us for the Fred Halliday Memorial Lecture, “The Ecological Continuation of Empire in the Arab World.” In this lecture, Marwa Daoudy explores how #colonialism, #capitalism, and environmental exploitation continue to shape the modern global order and drive inequality. 🎟️ Register: bit.ly/49UUrwy

📑 Read our MSc in International Relations alumnus Philip Finkelstein’s new article, “The Commitment Problem: Why Charles L. Glaser’s U.S.-China Grand Bargain Over #Taiwan Would Fail to Produce Lasting Peace,” in the Journal of American–East Asian Relations. brill.com/view/journal... #China #US

📣 Our MSc International Relations alumnus, Gregory Aftandilian, now a Professor at American University in Washington, DC, has been quoted in @usatoday.com discussing “Can Trump’s tough-guy approach work with #Iran?” eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Can Trump's tough-guy approach work with Iran?

Wars are easier to start than end. A look at the hard truth Trump is facing in Iran.

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What can ballet teach us about international relations theory? 🩰 MSc IR student Zoe Roberts draws on her 15-year career in classical #ballet to reflect on her transition into critical theory and the unexpected connections between art and academia. bit.ly/4nrlvct #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Critical theory is the artist of academia: From professional ballet to IR Theory at LSE - LSE Department of International Relations

MSc IR student Zoe Roberts reflects on her pivot from fifteen years as a professional ballet dancer to a student of IR Theory, and finds similarities in the disciplines. As a former artist turned crit...

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Book event tomorrow 13 May - "Mobilizing Mainstream Islam" (Cornell University Press 2026) Speakers: Saskia Schäfer (author) and John Sidel 2pm at LSE and online - register below @lseir.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/seac/events/...

Mobilizing Mainstream Islam: The Politics of Orthodoxy in Indonesia in Comparative Perspective (book launch)

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With the resurgent interest in the nexus between policy and knowledge production, here is our open access article "The impact of colonialism on policy and knowledge production in International Relations" in @iajournal.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/ia/article/9....

Congratulations to our Emeritus Professor Michael Cox and Former Montague Burton Professor Christopher Hill, who have edited the newly released book, Chatham House: The First Hundred Years👏 The book includes contributions from Dr Peter Wilson and Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social. bit.ly/4w9QHAZ

📚 Citizens to Traitors: Bengali internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974 Ilyas Chattha will discuss his book on Bengali internment after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the making of “traitors” by the state. 🕒 Wed 20 May, 3pm 📍 Wolfson Theatre, LSE

Free LSE Sociology and LSE Human Rights Event | Citizens to traitors: Bengali internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974

Thursday 20 May | 6pm | Free and public event at LSE

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📣 Professor Fawaz Gerges has written a new opinion piece for @theguardian.com titled “Trump’s war has backfired spectacularly: Iran is now more influential than ever.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #Iran #AcademicSky #PoliSKy @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social

Trump’s war has backfired spectacularly: Iran is now more influential than ever | Fawaz Gerges

Tehran has shown that its grip over the strait of Hormuz is its most potent deterrent – arguably more consequential than its now defunct nuclear programme, says Fawaz Gerges of the LSE

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📣 Join us for the upcoming event "Papacy in Global Politics: Pope Leo XIV and Peacemaking Today" with Professor @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, Professor Carmody Grey, Professor James Walters, and Dr @lucatardelli.bsky.social. 🔗 Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa... #AcademicSky #PoliSKy

Read or PhD candidate @ailbhe-c.bsky.social's latest research article, “The holy war on reproductive rights: the Russian Orthodox Church as an anti-abortion lobbyist in contemporary Russia," published in Post-Soviet Affairs. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1060... #AcademicSky #PoliSky

The holy war on reproductive rights: the Russian Orthodox Church as an anti-abortion lobbyist in contemporary Russia

This article analyses the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) as an anti-abortion lobbyist in contemporary Russia and evaluates its influence on reproductive health policy between 2010 and 2024. While ex...

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A look back at our conversation with H.E. Pedro Serrano on “#Europe in a Post-Liberal World,” with insights from Dr Federica Bicchi, Dr Spyros Economides, and Professor Karen E Smith. ✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4sORjsS 🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/4vwuU62 #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Europe in a post-liberal world: in conversation with Pedro Serrano – student event report - LSE Department of International Relations

Report by a student on a public event from the Department of International Relations at LSE.

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🎉 Huge congratulations to our PhD candidate Manas Chawla on being named to this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in the Social Impact category! 🔗 Check out his full profile: www.forbes.com/profile/mana... @forbes.com #PoliSky

📄 Read our Visiting Senior Fellow Silvia Pepino's new article titled "Geopolitics is back in Markets, and #Markets are back in #Geopolitics" on the Department of International Relations blog. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa... #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Geopolitics is back in Markets, and Markets are back in Geopolitics - LSE Department of International Relations

In recent years, geopolitical developments, marked by greater fragmentation, geoeconomic competition, and episodes of conflict, have impacted financial market variables more than many investors had be...

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Professor Fawaz Gerges appeared on Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow to discuss the prospects of a deal between #Iran and the #US. 🎥 Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4tpACp6 @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social

Throwback to our “Decentering Emissions: How the Developing World Can Shape the Climate Change Agenda” event with Dr @ndubash.bsky.social, Dr @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social, and Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social. ✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/429RYdh 🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/4cfGlrp

Decentering emissions: how the developing world can shape the climate change agenda – student event report - LSE Department of International Relations

Report by a student on a public event from the Department of International Relations at LSE.

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Given the tensions between the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV, come along to our @lseir.bsky.social event to learn more about the 'Papacy in Global Politics', with @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, Dr Carmody Grey, and Prof.James Walters. Chaired by yours truly. www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Papacy in global politics: Pope Leo XIV and peacemaking today

6.30pm Wed 6 May | Massimo Faggioli, Carmody Grey, James Walters | Free public event at LSE

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📣 Dr @rohanmukherjee.bsky.social has edited a special issue of the journal Indian Politics & Policy. He also authored the issue’s introduction, “Domestic Change and Foreign Policy in Contemporary #India,” available here: bit.ly/4tQ0OZO 🔗 Explore the full special issue here: bit.ly/41xbtwo #PoliSky

Guest Editor’s Introduction: Domestic Change and Foreign Policy in Contemporary India

India has experienced over a decade of rule under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This special issue examines how domestic political change during this period has...

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You didn't think I'd co-edit a volume (w/ @erdfraeuleinma.bsky.social & Ana Barclay) without sneaking my name in the title, did you? CfP for @millennjournal.bsky.social Vol 55 on The Global Politics of Liminality is live: we'd love to hear from you! ⏰ Due: 17 June 📍 @lseir.bsky.social, 2-3 Nov 2026

Millennium: Journal of International Studies@millennjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 The call is open! Millennium's 2026 Symposium explores "The Global Politics of Liminality" — and we want to hear from you. Scholars from across the discipline (and beyond) are encouraged to submit. 🔗 Full details here: millenniumjournal.org/call-for-abs...