“A hopeful work that redefines growth for a sustainable age." — @peterfrankopan.bsky.social, Professor of Global History, Oxford University 🔗 The Growth Story of the 21st Century is available via #OpenAccess publishing: https://bit.ly/4qu1BhR
The strange story of Ceuta: 50,000 people suddenly converge on the Spanish enclave - only to return to Morocco 24 hours later 1/4
Job 🚨 Tenure-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies Buddhist Studies; Primary sources in Sanskrit must play a prominent role in both research and teaching. Candidates should further have command of at least one: Pali, Buddhist Chinese, Classical Tibetan.
Tenure-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies
Tenure-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies
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||NEW CfP|| China's 'Science Silk Road' invests in research cooperation with countries along the new Silk Road. But does this create distinct ways of doing science? How does it address local-global development challenges? And is it reshaping the global science system? Visit our website for details.
Calls for Papers - Global China Pulse
Here you can find the call for papers for the journal issues we are currently working on. The initial pitches should be no longer than 300 words and explain
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Happy #Matariki! To celebrate the Māori New Year, here is some Māori #archaeology: American sweet potatoes were essential to the Māori settlement of Te Waipounamu. Hardier than native crops, they enabled farming in the South Island's harsher climate. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
We will take any good excuses ! The alternative is that slavery led to much shorter players than Haaland of course…
On why the seeds for Brazil's disastrous World Cup campaign were sown 500 years ago. Maybe. open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
Why Brazil Lost the World Cup 500 Years Ago
Well, maybe.
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On why #Mexico has history, geography and biology on their side against #England this evening. Harry Kane and the lads don’t just have to win the match - they have to beat the odds #WorldCup26. #GlobalThreads open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
World Cup R16: England Face 3,000 Years of Home Advantage
As promised earlier today, here’s another post to keep you busy in the build-up to the England-Mexico match.
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I love the World Cup. But the older I get, the more I realise it's about far more than football: each tournament tells us something about empire, migration, identity, power and the changing world. So: a few quick thoughts ! 1/5
Well, this is an entirely logical, extremely convincing, and not at all cheery read from @peterfrankopan.bsky.social. foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/r...
As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man
Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.
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Thank you @peterfrankopan.bsky.social for this essential piece
Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · last mo.The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/r...
The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/r...
As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man
Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.
foreignpolicy.com
I've been interested in and worked on the spread of infectious disease for a while 1/4
🚨 Help us spread the word! @rshivpriyam.bsky.social and I are hiring a postdoc to work on understanding the drivers of current trends in Earth’s Energy Imbalance and what they mean for future climate. DMs open for questions.
Shiv Priyam Raghuraman@rshivpriyam.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe are hiring a postdoc to research Earth's Energy Imbalance using Earth system model simulations and satellite observations. I appreciate anyone spreading the word! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Yesterday's attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is more than another wartime headline. It is an assault on one of the most important sites in the history of Orthodox Christianity 1/5.
Excellent wishes and aphorisms. @peterfrankopan.bsky.social & @thunberggreta.bsky.social good jobs for the ages! www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Let him eat cake! Birthday greetings for President Trump as he turns 80 – from Greta Thunberg, Piers Morgan and more
The 47th has his 80th this weekend – a milestone that surely shouldn’t go unmarked. Artists, activists, writers and thinkers send their messages to the man of the hour (even if they’re unlikely to get...
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On plentiful wind in Turkish sails; Trump’s frustrations; Ukraine’s Flamingo long range missile; and the chaos of he 2026 World Cup. Today’s #GlobalThreads - free to read. open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
Things of interest - 10 June 2026: Turkish ambitions; US and Russian frustrations; and the chaos of the 2026 World Cup
I’ve had the Ottomans on my mind for a while - in part because of a new exhibition in Bruges for which I am the lead curator.
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On Cuba; Chinese companies; and coronavirus breakthroughs. Today's Global Thread post - free to read
Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot
I did an episode with the BBC World Service about the 'Godzilla' El Niño that looks like it's coming towards us - and what we should do about it www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - The Global Story, How the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could change the world
From famines to revolutions, El Niño has influenced more than just the climate.
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🟦 I traveled to Bruges and spoke to Peter Frankopan about the brilliant new exhibition he’s curated on the city’s medieval history He told me it was an “absolute thrill” to work on the eye-opening show 🇧🇪 @peterfrankopan.bsky.social
Peter Frankopan unveils BRUSK museum's inaugural exhibition exploring Bruges history
Bruges' new museum BRUSK has unveiled an exhibition curated by historian Peter Frankopan
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After three years of work, The Bigger Picture: Connected Worlds of Bruges 900–1550 has opened at BRUSK in Bruges. A short 🧵
'It can be very comforting to only think about your neigbourhood, but it's imperative to think beyond.' @peterfrankopan.bsky.social op dreef tijdens persvoorstelling openingstentoonstellingen #BRUSK #Brugge!
Are you in #Oxford on the 20th of May at 5pm? Are you interested in the future? Join me and my amazing colleague Caroline Green at the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social to discuss #Prophecy! #books www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/proph...
Book talk - 'Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the…
In this powerful, refreshing new look at the many ways prediction shapes our everyday lives, University of Oxford Professor Carissa Véliz explains how…
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