Australian politics at the moment in a headline
Elliot Dolan-Evans
@therealelliotde.bsky.social
Dissecting political economy & law. #FirstGen Toxic Commissar and Arbiter Elegantiarum. Plus actor. Views determined by material conditions & ideology. Author of 'Making War Safe for Capitalism' https://elliotdolanevans.com/
Australian Progressive Legal Studies is back! The CfP for our 2026 is now out. It focuses on world-making/world-breaking and/in law and political economy: lpeproject.org/events/cfp-m... Send us your abstracts by the 7th of August. The meeting will take place at RMIT on the 3rd and 4th of December.
CFP – Making and Breaking Worlds: Old and New Struggles in Law and Political Economy
Neoliberalism – understood both as a political philosophy and as an actually-existing model of governing capitalism – appears to be in terminal decline. The renewed acceptability of industrial policy…
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It's been a labour of love, hope and despair writing this piece but at least I got the chance to do so with great colleagues, comrades and friends: law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/asset... A detailed commentary on the ICJ's AO on Palestine: its value and failures and everything in-between.
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Genocide grants. They hid it. Government has given $78m in grants to Australian F-35 suppliers. Used in Israel slaughter in Gaza and probably now in illegal bombing of Iran @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol #F35 michaelwest.com.au/genocide-gra...
"Genocide Grants." Government awards millions to F-35 suppliers - Michael West
The Government has awarded about $80 million in grants to Australian companies that make parts for F-35 fighter jets used in genocide.
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Almost missed this one: Artist Emilia Cilento has also been forced to remove online artwork using the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ after being contacted by QLD police.
![You may have noticed several artworks I made in solidarity with Palestine using a certain phrase have been removed from my Instagram and website.
I was contacted by Queensland police last week along with the excellent [Nordacious] and I'm assuming, others.
Quoting James, as he has said it better than I ever could: "There is something genuinely destabilising about being told your art is illegal. That the things you've illustrated -- out of empathy, out of grief, out of a deep and sincere desire to see justice for people who have been crushed by systems far more powerful than themselves could theoretically land you in prison."
I am deeply disappointed in our government's decision to silence peaceful protest and freedom of expression.
I have adjusted my poster, it no longer includes the phrase in question but it gets the message across just fine. It is available as a free download on my website.
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Who profits from an energy crisis in the wake of the war on Iran? The 1%. Thanks @nytimes.com @hclairebrown.bsky.social for covering our research. Link to coverage: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/c... Link to our article:www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The war on Iran likely brings a new oil price shock and windfall profits. So, who stands to win? Our research shows: Last time around (2022), the US reaped the largest fossil fuel profits of any country ($377bn). 50% went to the top 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵
Delighted to speak with Dr. Miranda Melcher about my first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism, on@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! I try to give an overview on the book's argument/content-I have a tendency for flight of ideas, but hopefully slightly comprehensible! newbooksnetwork.com/making-war-s...
Elliot Dolan-Evans, "Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine" (Bristol UP, 2025) - New Books Network
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Delighted to see this that Sophie and I wrote on the ICJ's October 2025 opinion on Israel's obligations to the UNRWA up on @opiniojuris.bsky.social opiniojuris.org/2026/02/04/g...
Guilty of Disloyalty to the Charter? The International Court of Justice’s Latest Advisory Opinion on Gaza
[Elliot Dolan-Evans is a lecturer in law at Monash University and RMIT. Sophie Rigney is a senior lecturer in law at RMIT University and the author of Fairness and Rights in International Criminal …
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Just got War Economy, ed. by Jacqui True and @hozic.bsky.social! My chapter, 'Conflict for fuel', studies energy within war economies in Gaza and Ukraine via a feminist political economy framework. Energy vital for Russia's aggression, Israel's genocide, & capital in Ukraine. tinyurl.com/WaEc25
US seeking an 'economic free zone' in war-affected eastern Ukraine - similar to US plans for similar zones throughout Gaza. De-risking war for capital is firmly on the Trumpian agenda - with no regard as to impacts on peace or on conflict-affected people www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Zelenskyy says US seeking ‘free economic zone’ in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine leader says US wants zone as buffer between armies, underlining that referendum needed for any land schemes.
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In my new piece for @ppesydney.bsky.social, I take a critical political economy lens to the Trumpian 'peace' plan in Gaza. There is no peace for Palestinians, but a plan to de-risk the Strip www.ppesydney.net/making-gaza-...
Making Gaza Safe for Capitalism: De-risking Palestine for Business - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)
Within 48 hours of the United Nations Security Council approving US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza on 17th November, Israel launched several airstrikes across Gaza that killed 2...
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Very excited to see this out! My chapter in this excellent book, edited by Aida and Jacqui True, looks at the mobilisation of war economies in Gaza and Ukraine through the means of energy, which sustains war efforts and creates death worlds www.routledge.com/War-Economy-...
War Economy: Gendered Circuits of Violence and Capital
War Economy: Gendered Circuits of Violence and Capital examines the war economy from feminist perspectives, bringing fresh thinking in the context of heightened geopolitical tensions. The book challen...
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Aida A. Hozic@hozic.bsky.social · 9mo agoComing soon in RIPE Series in Global Political Economy - War Economy: Gendered Circuits of Violence and Capital, co-edited with Jacqui True. More at: www.routledge.com/War-Economy-...
Excited to be at the Uni of Melb tomorrow to launch Making War Safe for Capitalism! All welcome -book launch is at 3PM, Level 4 Linkway of the John Medley Building. The book will be available (limited copies as you can see, cats not included) at $50 a pop, or $80 if you're a FT academic.
For the national Political Economy of Palestine Reading Group (>250 readers in 6 cities), we have our last concurrent online event! We welcome Dr Mandy Turner and A/Prof Tariq Dana to discuss the future(s) of Palestine at 8PM AEST on 5 November. Everyone welcome - register: tinyurl.com/PEoPRGEvent3
'Russian jets and Western debts...Ukraine estimates it will repay the Bank & IMF US$2.4bn in principal & US$2.1bn in interest this year'. I wrote on #Ukraine for @brisunipress.bsky.social- on its debt & repayment dynamics & impact for reconstruction. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/09/29/f...
Fighting on two fronts: If Ukraine wins the war against Russia, will it lose to the West? - Transforming Society
Elliott, author of 'Making War Safe for Capitalism', argues that Ukraine’s war has left the country deeply indebted, with international lenders prioritizing profits over its people’s survival and reco...
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Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine has finally been released! Please ask your local or university library to get it! You can also use my author code (BUP50) if you'd really like to get it epub or hard-copy bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...
Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine is released today with @brisunipress.bsky.social Sharing this final endorsement from Professor Roger Mac Ginty a scholarly idol of mine! Ask your university library to order this in, it is 🔥 tinyurl.com/MWSC2025
This is the week! Making War Safe for Capitalism is about to drop with @brisunipress.bsky.social. I am proud to share this wonderful endorsement from Professor Jacqui True! A great acquisition for your local/university library! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...
Making War Safe for Capitalism is out in a week with @brisunipress.bsky.social! I'm honoured to share this endorsement from the fantastic Ukrainian scholar and sociologist Dr Volodymyr Ishchenko
In MWSC, I trace the World Bank and IMF's in war and peace & how their 'de-risking' turn post-2015 informed their work under the neoliberal Wall Street Consensus. Thank you Prof David Chandler for the endorsement :) Order at your library! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...
The national Political Economy of Palestine Reading Group, with over 230 readers in five cities, is hosting this chat with Dr Max Ajl, as we talk Palestine, imperialism, and his research in ecology & resistance. All welcome! Register: tinyurl.com/PEPRGEvent2 www.ppesydney.net/the-politica...
Raewyn Connell is delivering this year’s Wheelright Lecture the global assault against universities Including the intentional demolition of higher education in Gaza.
With just a little over two weeks until Making War Safe for Capitalism drops, I am honoured to share this wonderful endorsement from Professor Juanita Elias - this could be a great addition to your local/uni library!
Apologies, more Making War Safe for Capitalism posting 😅 delighted to get a lovely endorsement from Professor James K. Boyce, a leading scholar in the political economy of peace!
One month until the release of my first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism. It looks at the history of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in war and peace, and critiques their programs during the war in Ukraine. Delighted to share another wonderful endorsement, from Dr Stuart Shields
I think it’s safe to say: this is the biggest pro-Palestine rally that this city has ever seen. Brisbane Sanctions and action now @albomp.bsky.social #Auspol #MarchForPalestine #Genocide
Thank you to Professor Pirani for this kind endorsement for my upcoming book, Making War Safe for Capitalism - about both the history of the World Bank and IMF in conflict, and their intervention in Ukraine since the War in Donbas bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-war-s...
