Sergey Utkin

@usv1980.bsky.social

International relations

In an all-hands email sent to EEAS staff this afternoon and seen by the FT, Kallas referenced our reporting & said: "I welcome this debate." "We also all know that the system could work better and without less duplication here in Brussels," Kallas wrote Full scoop here: as.ft.com/r/68b3a69d-6...

EU countries weigh ‘tearing apart’ bloc’s diplomatic service

Chief diplomat Kaja Kallas and her EEAS are in capitals’ crosshairs over leadership and co-ordination issues

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Summer School - Decentring Europe: Doing History Otherwise, 1500-present

strongThe Summer School will take place online from the 16th of September to the 18th of September 2026strongbrWhat does it mean to decentre Europe in histori

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President Trump said that other countries should guard the Strait of Hormuz, calling on Japan, France, South Korea and China to take up the task.

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Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Dmitry Trenin, formerly Director of Carnegie Moscow and now with Higher School of Economics and IMEMO, was elected to be the next President of the Russian International Affairs Council instead of the former foreign minister Igor Ivanov

I think this is a remarkable development, even if it comes with substantial budget cuts (which probably means more reliance on voluntary contribution, more secondment, or less activities). I’m curious to read the final budget documents once they are out.

Stephanie Liechtenstein@stephliechtenstein.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW: The OSCE Permanent Council today adopted its 2026 annual budget of 123 million euros—a 10.9% cut—ending a five-year impasse. My story: www.shrmonitor.org/osce-adopts-...

American Presidents invariably claim that the use of U.S. military force abroad benefits the local population. U.S. Presidents often explicitly or implicitly claim that "the intervened population" therefore welcomes U.S. military intervention - a powerful moral claim.

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International Security@intsecurity.bsky.social · 5mo ago

3) “A Matter of Principle: How Local Consent Affects U.S. Support for Military Interventions,” by @janinadill.bsky.social, Emily Myers, and Livia I. Schubiger doi.org/10.1162/ISEC...

On this day in 1898, the publication of a diplomat’s confidential criticism of President McKinley helped propel the U.S. into the Spanish-American War, which marked its emergence as a world power, writes James Lindsay.

How a Stolen Letter Helped Trigger the Spanish-American War  | Council on Foreign Relations

The publication of a diplomat’s confidential criticism of President William McKinley helped propel the United States into the war that marked its emergence as a world power.

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