@guillaumeserina
History teacher @InternationalSchoolLosAngeles. Author "An Impossible Dream: Reagan, Gorbachev & a World Without the Bomb" (Pegasus). PhD candidate (Cold War,) Ex-US correspondent (Le Parisien, Le Monde...) & journalist. L.A.-Paris. www.guillaumeserina.com
Very happy to announce the beginning of my PhD research in History of International Relations (end of the Cold War).
Très heureux de commencer ma thèse de doctorat en Histoire des Relations internationales (fin de la Guerre Froide) @univpaulvalery.bsky.social @antoinecoppo.bsky.social
I'm happy to propose historical conferences. Among my regular clients: World Affair Councils, Alliances françaises, Senior centers. Available topics: Reagan & Gorbachev ; Great spies stories ; Sports & Geopolitics ; History of the EU; French politics: all you need to know. www.guillaumeserina.com
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
(Sadly the writing has been on the wall for sometime)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
En 1987, l’évêque Jean-Michel di Falco entamait une correspondance dense avec un garçon alors âgé de 15 ans, mort récemment. Selon deux de ses proches, ils auraient eu une relation intime, dévastatrice pour le jeune. Le religieux dénonce des « affabulations ». www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
Je suis en train de terminer "Les Japonais". Quel travail remarquable, merci!
This is absolutely appalling.
Given the news, a few thoughts on the challenges of regime change:
Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime.
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
Are they even legal?
52 % des Européens font confiance à l'UE, record depuis 2007. (15-24 ans : 59 %!)
🇪🇺 75 % déclarent se sentir citoyens de l'UE.
🇪🇺 62 % sont optimistes sur l'UE.
🇪🇺 81 % soutiennent une politique de défense et de sécurité commune.
europa.eu/eurobaromete...
We were lucky to have her at our school. Amazing woman. RIP.
The AHA, along with the ACLS and the MLA, have filed a lawsuit to restore the programming and institutional integrity that have been stripped away from the NEH. Announcement and PDF of filing in district court are here: www.historians.org/news/america...
@acls1919.bsky.social, the AHA, & @modernlanguage.bsky.social filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions of the NEH to devastate the agency, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. 🗃️
Good piece! I cover the fate of universities in Fascist Italy and Pinochet's Chile in #Strongmen. And here is my piece for Lucid: open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
« L’école ne doit plus isoler l’étude de l’antisémitisme de celle des autres racismes »
Impressive. Congratulations to Jean-Cosme and you!
Time for European security and defense system. Nuclear umbrella now from France and UK for all Europe including Ukraine. Macron, Merz, Starmer: time to step up. #ukraine #EU #nuclearweapons #deterrence #starmer #macron #merz
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
Katherine Graham stood up to Nixon.
Jeff Bezos bows down to Trump.
Decline is a choice.
The danger of politicizing the National Archives—with a far-right journalist potentially in charge—cannot be overstated. It's not just about Trump seeking revenge. It's also an attempt to manipulate the country's historical records in order to censor, erase, and rewrite history itself.
Los Angeles friends, go see Old Friends, the wonderful tribute to Stephen Sondheim at the Ahmanson. Funny, smart, moving!
Just left Facebook. Left Twitter two years ago. Nice to meet you, BlueSky! #history #coldwar #geography #geopolitics #archives #education #bilingualism #diplomacy #journalism