🚨 Podcast Alert - Raise to DEFCON-4 🚨

In der Premierenfolge unseres neuen Podcasts diskutieren @gloefflmann.bsky.social @frankstengel.com @malteriemann.bsky.social und ich den Iran-Krieg, Trump, und das Siechtum der 🇺🇸 Demokratie.

Hört mal rein:
👉 open.spotify.com/show/48hA7TG...

Wart ab bis unsere ersten Gäste kommen.

📣 My new publication with @GustavMeibauer is now out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social

“Why US-China relations have not escalated yet: Power rise, power transition, and perceptions of resolve"

It’s open access: doi.org/10.1017/eis....

@meibauir.bsky.social

(1/4)

Somewhere Bismarck is looking down in confusion as Germany projects power by sending 4,000 pensioners, 12 buffet stations and a TUI loyalty program through the Strait of Hormuz

🚨Publication Alert 🚨

New @ejisbisa.bsky.social article with @michielfoulon.bsky.social:

👉 'Why US–China relations have not escalated yet: Power rise, power transition, and perceptions of resolve'. 👈

We grapple with power transitions & impending (or not) 🇺🇸/🇨🇳 war.

📖 (OA): doi.org/10.1017/eis....

🚨 Job Alert: AsstProf International Peace & Security in Amsterdam (VUA)🚨
workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/as...

Hungarians celebrated the landslide defeat of Orban by singing "We Are the Champions" out in the streets

The best news for all of Europe in a long time ☺️

Thank you Hungarians

Please don’t tell the Americans that this election was not actually about JD Vance. They need it so bad.

Below: Not a people goose.

Ah yes. My war has created a lot of problems to be solved by my war.

This is the kinetic version of that T-shirt meme.

I'm proud to report that one week before term start my email inbox to-do folder now only has four remaining tasks, only two of which are outstanding reviews, neither of which is overdue.

Please clap.

Hightechnical? Flytechnical?

🚨Job alert🚨

We are looking for two lecturers/assistant professors in environmental politics (permanent!)

www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

German IB won't know what hit 'em.

Moooment von Vortrag auf Deutsch war vorher nicht die Rede, das kann ich doch gar nicht.

This is what happens if you ignore domestic politics in explanation.

It is also maps fairly precisely onto the argument in my recent @risjnl.bsky.social article, for what it's worth: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

'Zullen we maandag om 12.30 uur afspreken om te gaan tennissen?'

--> 'Hahaha nope ik moet werken.'

(repeat 50 times)
(what is wrong with these textbooks)

Het is weer tijd voor de 🇳🇱 cursus Nederlands. 🇳🇱

Nu we oefenen met ‘een afspraak maken’, realiseer ik me dat het misschien een beetje triest is dat mijn standaardantwoord altijd ‘ik kan niet, ik moet werken’ is.

Ummm.

I had severe #ISA26 fomo until I saw what the seminar rooms look like this year. 😉

Nightmare AHA interview

As the Netherlands head to the polls today (local elections 🗳️) it is a good moment to treasure democracy, free and fair elections, and celebrate the thousands of folks running and volunteering. Happy voting.

Co-author/conspirator meeting with @gloefflmann.bsky.social. We may or may not have updates on the Strait of Hormuz soon.

Of all realists these people could (vaguely) know, it's always either Mearsheimer or Kissinger, i.e. literally the worst possible candidates in terms of informing policy.

This further supports the notion that universities in particular have an ethical responsibility to resist basically anything AI at every opportunity.

This is ironic in that this is exactly the way ChatGPT might respond and then self-correct (only when asked again).

"How did the enemy manage to increase their capabilities so quickly?!"
"Apparently, they let their kids play outside and told them not to bring anything in this time 'round, sir."

35-39% would approve of Trump's self-nomination as god-emperor.