Lucian Ashworth

Angell versus Mahan: revisiting International Relations on the eve of World War I - Seán Molloy, 2024 In 1912 a debate erupted between Alfred Thayer Mahan and Norman Angell. The debate revolved around what motivates states and what constitutes the fundamental ba...

Those interested in the historiography of IR/its continued salience see Sean Molloy on debate btw Normal Angell & Thayer Mahan 👇

My exposure to Angell was via @lucianashworth.bsky.social founder of the 'Limerick School' - big impact on a wide # of IR scholars

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An Active Project of Exclusion | Los Angeles Review of Books Geertje Bol and Jan Eijking review “Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men,” by Patricia Owens.

Nice review of Erased in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-a...

Congratulations! Great news!

🚨 2025 HIST prize details

Our ISA section website will be updated shortly. In the meantime, have a look at this thread for all up-to-date information about our prizes 👇

Note that *all nominations* are due August 1st and should be sent (by email) to the respective committee chair. 🧵

The 107 Per Cent Solution

Trump reiterates 51st state threat as Carney prepares for critical White House meeting | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on threats to make Canada the 51st state and says he'll "always talk about that" as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for a crucial White House meeting a...

‘When asked if he'd consider using military force to annex Canada, Trump said he thinks "we're not gonna ever get to that point" but "something could happen with Greenland" — the autonomous Danish territory which he's also mentioned absorbing.’
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I live in the US and have a green card. If I leave the country, will I be allowed back in? | Arwa Mahdawi Even a summer holiday isn’t straightforward any more - and all across the US, millions of people are having to make calculations like mine, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Ruling through fear
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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

I have a birthday coming up. It’s on the top of my list.

Why These Hawaii Travelers Were Jailed And Deported Two young travelers expected their Hawaii trip to be the highlight of a long awaited world adventure. Instead, their arrival in Honolulu ended in handcuffs, jail, and deportation.

Stories like this have just become common.
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Denied, detained, deported: the people ensnared in Trump’s immigration crackdown The White House is targeting people seen as opponents of its agenda – here are some of the most high-profile cases

As the guardrails of free speech & the rule of law buckle.
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Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10

Someone who can’t take a hint.
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Ain't Going to Play Sun City
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A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data Once errors creep into the AI knowledge base, they can be very hard to get out.

'Digital fossils'
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El Salvador president refuses to order return of wrongly deported US man Trump officials claim they’re not legally bound to bring Kilmar Abrego García back despite supreme court ruling

Callous…
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Congratulations! Looking forward to reading it.

US judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for his views White House has claimed that Khalil’s ‘beliefs and associations’ are counter to US foreign policy interests

… and extremely worrying.
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Australian with working visa detained and deported on returning to US from sister’s memorial Man who says he had previously left and re-entered the country multiple times alleges border officials called him ‘retarded’ and boasted ‘Trump is back in town’

Another to add to the list...
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Beijing attacks JD Vance’s ‘Chinese peasants’ remark in tariffs interview Chinese foreign ministry calls comments by US vice-president ‘ignorant and disrespectful’

It's only April, but it looks like JD Vance has the World's Worst Diplomat 2025 award in the bag.
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There Are No Adults in the Room A brief note on the inherent media problem with covering galactically stupid policies.

This is the basic problem.
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Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On (Gift Article) The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.

Video obtained by @nytimes.com confirms the IDF fired on and killed clearly identified Red Crescent medics in Gaza. 15 were killed. Satellite pics analyzed by @ckoettl.bsky.social & @sanjanamv.bsky.social show the IDF then buried the medics andambulances. Story 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...

Let’s not forget chip butties and deep fried Mars Bars. So much to choose from!

We all have to get used to misery and disappointment, Georg. Might as well start now. Can you pass me the Welsh rarebit?

In sum, the US is fucked. Geopolitical suicide and economic self-immolation, both at the same time.

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Yes, this is the scholarly language we now need to describe America's liberation from reality.

Indeed. This is the language we now need, as the US liberates itself from reality.

Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relations it has ways of retaliating…

... and the EU has a lot of possible ways to respond. This list is pretty comprehensive.
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Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure

While the Trump Administration strives to liberate itself from reality...
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US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Now they are just having a laugh...
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