I appreciate that we know the outside are not privy to all the briefing, which may indeed be at fever pitch, but much of the reporting is speculation, so I tend to agree with you.

Genuine question:

Is the current political ‘hysteria’ partly driven by a media still hooked on the adrenaline of the post‑2016 era?

If so, does that suggest a deeper issue — that stable government may no longer be possible in a landscape addicted to perpetual drama?

Genuine question for journos:

Is the current political ‘hysteria’ partly driven by a media still hooked on the adrenaline of the post‑2016 era?

If so, does that suggest a deeper issue — that stable government may no longer be possible in a landscape addicted to perpetual drama?

@lewisgoodall.com

We welcomed our Royal Patron HM The King to @RUSI_org to mark 50 years that HRH The Duke of Kent has been our President. RUSI was the first think tank in the world founded by the first Duke of Wellington in 1831 - and now chaired by the current Duke! An old Institute doing cutting edge research.

I've written a lot about disordered discourse and counterpublics, but given recent events I want to cover a key part of disordered discourse, which I call the four pillars of disordered doubt.

The Project Anthracite team @rusi.bsky.social has been busy!

Our latest report, a technical assessment of raw materials required for CW production, part of a wider series assessing North Korea's CW capabilities, is out!

Thanks to Global Affairs Canada for funding the work.

See the link below 👇🏻

Raw Materials for Potential Chemical Warfare Agents: Technical Assessment 1 This report outlines the chemical steps required to produce key precursor chemicals required to support chemical weapons. It considers the upstream and downstream processing steps from raw materials, ...

🚨New report, 'Raw Materials for Potential Chemical Warfare Agents: Technical Assessment 1' by the Project Anthracite Team is out now!

Another one to add to the list 🙂

If you're there next week, I'll join you for a pint 🍺

(If it's after 12:00 😅)

Fair play, that is quite some effort! Congratulations

I remember him as BoE Governor before I moved to The Hague. He's in a different league to most - he's impressive.

Parish notice: am looking for a couple of people (ideally grad students with pol science or history background) to help me out with some research for a project I’m working on. Will pay for the time. DM if interested or send on to someone if you think would fit the bill.

I know, it's Farsical 🙂

Fecklass

Cartoon by Ruben L. Oppenheimer in Dutch newspaper NRC.

Book - When The Dust Settles

Struggling for a Christmas Present? Pop this in their stocking

Thanks for the repost JP. Hop all good with you

🚨Following the news that the @nca-uk.bsky.social has uncovered a multi-billion-dollar Russian money laundering network, RUSI's @kathrynwestmore.bsky.social provides her analysis below.

The headline: “Whitehall reverts to working from home”
The reality: “The average attendance rate across departments from the period last year was 57 per cent, while this year it is 69 per cent.”

As someone who has recently moved to live on top of this vast salt reserve, this is a fascinating thread (especially for me, as I've been trying to learn a bit about the salty surrounding industry)

Read a commentary piece by @lenniep.bsky.social and myself for @rusi.bsky.social, exploring the options available to States Parties after OPCW finds evidence of CW use in Ukraine 🇺🇦

Stunning

I wish vinyl was my thing, but I'm not allowed to have another expensive hobby!

I'm a big fan of strong coffee and like supporting independents. So if it was a shop in Northwich, I want to know which one!

Me too, but I was absolutely fleeced at Istanbul Airport. I bought four boxes of Baklava, and they wanted €137.

Turns out prices were in EUR and not TRY. Prices at IST are not like anything seen before.

Eye watering 💧

Shame on you @goandrcoop.bsky.social 😅

Actually; toxins, a lectern, and a sublime bow tie

See you later!

R&D Areas to the North of Hamhung: North Korea’s Chemical Facilities: Site Profile 3 The third in a series of site profiles examines academic and research and development buildings in the Hamhung Area of North Korea.

RUSI's latest report as part of the picture to assess the DPRK's CW capability.
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