This is so lovely. π€ Thanks to the @hist-isanet.bsky.social for showcasing historical work and to the committee for recognising Erased with this prize. π₯ Congratulations to Yan Long for their honourable mention.
1/ "Higher energy, fertilizer and transport costs β including
freight rates, bunker fuel prices and insurance premiums β may increase food costs and intensify cost-of-living pressures, particularly for the most vulnerable."
Excellent report by UNCTAD
unctad.org/system/files...
What inflation? Food is for the poor. Let them eat cake.
The 47th POTUS may not know the difference between a war and a reality TV show. He seems to think he can just change the channel or switch it off and on as he pleases.
Leyla, please let me know if you consider coming!
Contesting Imperialism(s) - Central and East European ISA conference in Sarajevo, BiH, June 17-19, 2026. Deadline for proposals - April 10, 2026. There will be a pre-conference workshop for young scholars. For info, please visit: ceeisa2026.com
Nothing to see here, just a German military mega-contractor with cartel appetite (and a big male energy CEO who loves to hunt) ditching civilian manufacture and monopolizing earth-to-space production and building its factories all over (mostly Eastern) Europe www.ft.com/content/a326...
Much like the Biden administration built scenarios for the war in Ukraine but forgot it was βthe bread basket of the world.β Somehow food GVCs are low on the list of the Nat Sec/ CIA priorities.
The room was almost empty when BN delivered his defiant speech at the UN in September 2024. But this photo grabbed my attention. It should have been taken seriously. He has been working on the realization of βthe blessingβ persistently, by all means available, come hell or high water.
He knows it improves his ratings.
The Oracle has spoken:
βYou go through this and then in five years, you realise you put somebody in who was no better. So weβd like to see somebody in there thatβs going to bring it back for the people.β
Presdent Trump as the reliable source of war information.
If I support wars + say appropriate things about dehumanized enemies + celebrate masculinity, can I get an island too?
Perhaps, removing the journalists at WaPo who *might* know something about the Middle East was a part of the war preparations?
Those of us who older than you are so used to the exact same media coverage of every war. Like obituary writers, these teams of journalists sit prepared, briefed by the Nat Sec teams in advance, and churn the noise to drown the screams.
Oh, Lindsey Graham just sees the future of warfare actualized for our viewing pleasure. In the militarized elite perspective, itβs βshock and aweβ for the adversaries, the aftermath is someone elseβs afterthought.
Regime change is a bipartisan addiction. And β¦ DJT has made peace with the Deep State. So all is well and back to normal in Washington DC.
Today, thanks to my academic colleagues, I was once again reminded of the worldβs callous response to the Rwandan genocide, brilliantly captured in this PBS Frontline documentary.
How the Left was smeared and the UK citizensβ digital data and defense sold to Oracle and Palantir.
ECRs in IPE, who are applying to the Political Economy Beyond Boundaries (PEBB) section of the @europeanisa.bsky.social for the PEC in Lisbon, September 1-4, 2026, may also be considered for the two RIPE-sponsored panels. See the call below for details.
Tomorrow at 1:30 pm UK time, at Pembroke College, Oxford - βItaly as Bellwetherβ in the shifting European and transatlantic relations. The event is hybrid, offering both in-person and online attendance. To join online, contact Kate McKee, ISO events coordinator, at italianstudies@area.ox.ac.uk.
In fact, counterintuitive. And not discussed in the report analysis.
For the full survey results see table.media/assets/docum...
The latest Eurobarometer before Munich Sec Conference. French feel most threatened yet have low trust in the EU to protect them. Finns and Czechs less afraid than π«π·π©πͺπ³π±. One must wonder: what/who is the threat?
Thanks to all three of you for a brilliant contribution, and inspiration for the work on war economy.
Never gets old.
When it comes to Eastern Europe/the Balkans, Epstein could not have found a better play pal. The disastrous trail of LajΔΓ‘kβs ambition and mediocrity set back BiH and Kosovo in particular; his jokes about Ukrainian and Russian women in Epstein files speak volumes about his democratic credentials.
Scrolling through @financialtimes.com headlines: the fiction is so transparent that it seems surreal. DB profits - its offices were raided just yesterday for money laundering? Venezuela paid for its own oil through Qatar? Iran bombing imminent? Cuba screwed? Blackstoneβs IPOs through the roof?
