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OUP just offered a 30% discount on my new book "The Market in Global International Society" (with Barry Buzan), to mark its publication last month. Valid for orders placed at: academic-marketing.oup.com/c/1bf6yy4Y75...

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At a London bus stop. The Brits are telling it like it is.

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Today is publication day! I explain how agricultural inputs - which weren't even widely traded market goods 200 years ago - have become giant industries dominated by just a handful of transnational firms today. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255170... Many thanks to those who helped me along the way!

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Colleagues at @eui-eu.bsky.social are searching for a new Director for their Florence School of Transnational Governance. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

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Kemi Badenoch has now fully embraced MAGA ideology: universities are responsible for “poisoning of minds”, climate activism is about “control” of populations, and progressivism is “poison”. UK political discourse was already bad but just got a whole lot worse.

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The red bits on the map show Republican districts that will lose out on clean energy investments, following President Trump's decision to freeze money for these projects. About 80% of manufacturing investments spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act have gone to Republican districts. @nytimes.com

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Who is “poisoning minds” here? Badenoch is quick to turn the Tory party into a Trump echo chamber…

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'Zeitenwende' at Hertie School of Governance? Hertie is looking to make a senior hire in military strategy and technology. Not many German IR/PolSci departments have ventured into this research area. Deadline for applications: 19 March 2025. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLV978/f...

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Security is now firmly part of Trump's transactional approach. Alliance politics is unravelling in front of our eyes. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

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Chums will be chums…

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I'll be presenting my new book - "The Market in Global International Society" - in a short 30 mins session as part of the LSE Research Showcase series, on Tuesday 18th at 11am. If you happen to be on campus and are interested in coming along, pls register at: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...

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NYU economist Bill Easterly, the leading free-market critic of foreign aid, was asked about Musk’s and Trump’s assault on USAID: “It’s illegal and it’s undemocratic,” he said. “Even if I like the idea of moving away from aid, I cannot condone this horrific way to go about it.”

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Lots of experts warn of the high risks of investing in Bitcoin. Is this what they have in mind? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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What a shameful moment

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It's getting a little North Korean around here.

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Cambridge is looking for an Assistant Prof in the History of International Political Thought 👇 #HistIR www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU018/a...

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Trump's DOGE - what can possibly go wrong...? futurism.com/elon-doge-re...

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Currently reading @lioneltrolling.bsky.social’s book about how America ’cracked up’ in the 1990s. Terrifically entertaining but also frightening account of how the Right got radicalised, and lost the plot. If only it had ended there…

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The assault on climate policy & science used to be led by fringe scientists and conservative think tanks, funded by fossil fuel firms.* It is now at the heart of Trump's and Musk's dismantling of the US state. (*never underestimate the power of corporate $$$) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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If ethnic cleansing is now officially a tool of US foreign policy, who will stand up to other aggressor states pursuing similar objectives? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...

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Soft power is difficult to build, but easy to destroy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...

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West Point orders certain student groups to disband in compliance with Trump EO. The list includes Asian-Pacific Forum, National Society of Black Engineers, Native American Heritage Forum, and Society of Women Engineers. Reporters covering mil, defense, natsec beats... seems like a big deal.

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Want to make sense of the craziness going on in the world economy and America’s role in it? Come and see the irrepressible Mark Blyth speak at LSE this coming Thursday www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

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So the UK might escape Trump’s tariffs? Despite being “way out of line”? Seems to be straight out of the Divide and Rule playbook, to avoid UK-EU alignment against aggressive US trade policy. Let’s hope Starmer doesn’t fall for this.

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The fossil fuel lobby's wildest dreams are coming true: Department of Transportation seeks to eradicate all documents, policies, funding programmes that merely "reference or relate in any way to" climate change. "Oh, don't take Trump literally" - somehow, nobody is saying that any longer.

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5 years ago the UK left the EU. The impact on trade and business is clear: More red tape, fewer export opportunities, lower growth, esp for SMEs. The question for any business leader calling for 'animal spirits' and less red tape: did you support Brexit? Source: www.ft.com/content/799d...

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Gosh, that DEI is at it again 🤔

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The brave new world of AI knowledge ... with Chinese characteristics.

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Private Eye “apologises” to Trump … 😂

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US banks & the Fed have left voluntary climate initiatives after pressure from Republican states, and now Trump. But US lenders & asset managers have clients in Europe, where net zero targets continue to apply. Expect further EU-US bifurcation of ESG investing. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/b...

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Before Trump's fictional narratives crowd out any sensible economic discussion, remember that foreign investment to the US started to rise dramatically under the Biden Administration, not least in the green energy sector due to the IRA. www.ft.com/content/38c1...

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The Nazi salute already? How to keep up with this…?

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Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time - The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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I'm not sure "reduced growth after 2070" will alarm today's policy-makers, but worth noting the finding of this actuaries' report that current climate risk assessments systematically underestimate the cost of climate tipping points. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Talking of the growing anti-climate policy backlash in the UK, Clare Coutinho seems to be one Tory MP who is keen to trash even the modest achievements of the previous government when it comes to the net zero transition.

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Hi, BlueSky #GreenSky, we welcome special issue proposals with a diversity of methodological and theoretical standpoints/approaches. Happy to answer any questions or queries. Deadline: February 15 Please help spread the word.

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