Europe in a post-liberal world: in conversation with Pedro Serrano – student event report - LSE Department of International Relations Report by a student on a public event from the Department of International Relations at LSE.

A look back at our conversation with H.E. Pedro Serrano on “#Europe in a Post-Liberal World,” with insights from Dr Federica Bicchi, Dr Spyros Economides, and Professor Karen E Smith.

✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4sORjsS
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/4vwuU62
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🎉 Huge congratulations to our PhD candidate Manas Chawla on being named to this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in the Social Impact category!

🔗 Check out his full profile: www.forbes.com/profile/mana...
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Geopolitics is back in Markets, and Markets are back in Geopolitics - LSE Department of International Relations In recent years, geopolitical developments, marked by greater fragmentation, geoeconomic competition, and episodes of conflict, have impacted financial market variables more than many investors had be...

📄 Read our Visiting Senior Fellow Silvia Pepino's new article titled "Geopolitics is back in Markets, and #Markets are back in #Geopolitics" on the Department of International Relations blog.

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Professor Fawaz Gerges appeared on Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow to discuss the prospects of a deal between #Iran and the #US.

🎥 Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4tpACp6
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Decentering emissions: how the developing world can shape the climate change agenda – student event report - LSE Department of International Relations Report by a student on a public event from the Department of International Relations at LSE.

Throwback to our “Decentering Emissions: How the Developing World Can Shape the Climate Change Agenda” event with Dr @ndubash.bsky.social, Dr @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social, and Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social.

✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/429RYdh
🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/4cfGlrp

Papacy in global politics: Pope Leo XIV and peacemaking today 6.30pm Wed 6 May | Massimo Faggioli, Carmody Grey, James Walters | Free public event at LSE

Given the tensions between the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV, come along to our @lseir.bsky.social event to learn more about the 'Papacy in Global Politics', with @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, Dr Carmody Grey, and Prof.James Walters. Chaired by yours truly.

www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Guest Editor’s Introduction: Domestic Change and Foreign Policy in Contemporary India India has experienced over a decade of rule under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This special issue examines how domestic political change during this period has...

📣 Dr @rohanmukherjee.bsky.social has edited a special issue of the journal Indian Politics & Policy.

He also authored the issue’s introduction, “Domestic Change and Foreign Policy in Contemporary #India,” available here: bit.ly/4tQ0OZO

🔗 Explore the full special issue here: bit.ly/41xbtwo
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You didn't think I'd co-edit a volume (w/ @erdfraeuleinma.bsky.social & Ana Barclay) without sneaking my name in the title, did you?

CfP for @millennjournal.bsky.social Vol 55 on The Global Politics of Liminality is live: we'd love to hear from you!
⏰ Due: 17 June
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Is the Middle East Heading Toward a Much Bigger War? “I had never seen the Middle East as chaotic, as dangerous, as spiraling out of control as it is today.” Fawaz Gerges on why he believes the region is entering a much more dangerous phase.

“This is no longer an Iran war. This is a region-wide war.”

On this week’s Deep Dish episode, @lseir.bsky.social's @fawazgerges.bsky.social joins Council President and CEO @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social to share why he believes the Middle East is entering a much more dangerous phase. bit.ly/4mdmc8M

📣 Check out Dr David K Johnson’s research article, "Reconstructing imperialism: From the new imperialism to the new geopolitics" published in @risjnl.bsky.social.

🔗 Read the full article to find out more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Iran’s threat to airline travel: The Gulf’s skies are now a chokepoint too By targeting passenger terminals rather than runways, Iran has opened a new front in economic coercion.

📰 Read our PhD candidate Kazimier Lim’s article in The Interpreter by @lowyinstitute.bsky.social.

His piece explores how threats to Gulf airports could disrupt global supply chains, reshape perceptions of regional stability, and redefine modern coercive power.

bit.ly/4d9wEvm
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How are negotiations to end the war against Iran really going and who’s involved? | DW News YouTube video by DW News

🎥 Professor Fawaz Gerges appeared on DW News to discuss mediation efforts in the US–Iran war and evaluate the prospects for meaningful diplomatic progress.

Watch the full interview to learn more: www.youtube.com/live/XVltCl6...
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Historicizing Global Environmental Politics Abstract. This article makes the case for a deeper integration of historical perspectives into the study of global environmental politics (GEP). A review of the Global Environmental Politics journal’s first twenty-five years reveals how, despite its multidisciplinary ethos, history remains marginal to the research agenda that characterizes its output. The article identifies three uses of historical perspectives that can enrich GEP scholarship. First, historical methods help establish more reliable knowledge of the past and provide historical perspective to contemporary debates on how to tackle environmental problems. Second, historical approaches promote greater reflexivity in the use of social scientific frameworks, for example, when it comes to historical periodization and identifying relevant political agency. Third, history highlights the inherent temporality of our knowledge of the past and our social scientific theories. The article concludes with a call for greater engagement with environmental history to broaden GEP’s theoretical horizon and presents historicization as essential to fostering a more self-reflective, critical, and temporally grounded understanding of global environmental politics.

📑 Read Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social's publication, "Historicizing Global Environmental Politics," published in a special issue of @gepjournal.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.1162/GLEP...

📢 Join us for our final event of the term, “Europe after ‘the West’?” featuring @dimitarbechev.bsky.social, @benjudah.bsky.social, @sebastienmaillard.bsky.social, Karen E Smith, and Teona Giuashvili.

🔗 Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
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2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: At 250, the world’s oldest democracy is autocratising at a global cost that its citizens have the power to stop | LSE United States Politics and Policy Americans can resist this autocratisation by taking lessons of resistance from US history and abroad, and by working to counter disinformation.

2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: Kristýna Šimonová of @lseir.bsky.social writes that at 250, the world’s oldest democracy is autocratising at a global cost that its citizens have the power to stop

blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new Supreme Leader signals continuity to international community YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

🎥 Our Visiting Senior Fellow Dr @amr73.bsky.social spoke with @france24.com about Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and the continuation of the regime.

🔗 Watch the full interview to learn more: youtu.be/Aw2GVKHhsRc?...
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Why America will succeed in an age of AI-enabled killer robots | LSE United States Politics and Policy the US’ nuclear and technology advantages – including in AI – will allow it to remain globally dominant.

📣 Read our PhD candidate Alexander Jake Davies’ new article, "Why America Will Succeed in an Age of AI‑Enabled Killer Robots," published on the @lseusablog.bsky.social blog.

🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Twilight of the oligarchs The hyper-wealthy are increasingly, blatantly influencing politics both at home and abroad. Despite multiple paths to plutocrat-status, and perpetual infighting within the very top of the economic ...

📄 Dr @nikhil-kalyanpur.bsky.social has published a new article titled "Twilight of the oligarchs" in the @ripejournal.bsky.social.

As billionaires play an ever more visible role in shaping politics at home and abroad, this piece offers a new perspective on understanding their power.
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GTI Season 7 | Global Taiwan Institute Home / Podcasts / Global Taiwan Insights An audio podcast produced and hosted by the staff of GTI, Global Taiwan Insights (formerly GTI Insights) consists of brief, timely interviews with a wide range...

🎧 Listen to the Global Taiwan Institute's podcast, where our IRD Fellow @mariahtthornton.bsky.social discusses her research on political warfare in #Taiwan.

Full episode is available here: globaltaiwan.org/podcasts/gti...
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📢 Join us for today's event: "Judging under Constraint."

During this event, Theresa Squatrito will present her new book, which examines deference by international courts.
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Why Tanzania’s mass repatriation of Burundi refugees must be stopped Detentions, torture, and the extra judicial killings of government opponents is prevalent in Burundi, and a threat to returning refugees.

📰 Read Dr @stephrschwartz.bsky.social’s co-authored article titled “Why Tanzania’s mass repatriation of Burundi refugees must be stopped” in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social.

🔗 Check out the full article to learn more: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
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Last month, we hosted a book launch with @lseir.bsky.social for Daniel Neep's latest book, 'A History of Modern Syria' 📚 We were joined by discussant Charles Tripp and chair @jasminekgani.bsky.social.

You can listen to the event recording here: soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...

Interested to learn more about how #Taiwan resists #disinformation & propaganda from #China?

Next Tues 10 March 17:00 I will be presenting at @soastaiwanstudies.bsky.social about my PhD research on Taiwan's whole-of-society resistance.

👉 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

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📰 Our Visiting Fellow Dr Irene Morlino has published a new policy piece, “After the #NATO Summit: Where to for European #Security and NATO?” in the European Military Forum.

🔗 Read the full report to dive into her analysis: eeas.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
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📣 Read Dr Anna Getmansky’s co-authored research article titled "Red lines versus negotiables: how exposure to wartime violence influences support for peace settlements in #Ukraine" published in @psrm.bsky.social.

🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Who could be the next leader of Iran - and how Trump might react Supreme Leader's son, and the son of the former Shah, are among the names who could step up after death of Ali Khamenei

📣 Our Visiting Senior Fellow Dr @amr73.bsky.social has been interviewed by @theipaper.com on Iran’s political future following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

🔗 Read the full article: inews.co.uk/news/world/w...
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Join us for the launch of Dr Elif Kalaycioglu's new book, The Politics of World Heritage: Visions, Custodians, and Futures of Humanity 📖

🔗 Register here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/world-heritage
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Middle East Studies Beyond the Middle East Archive – Promises, Predicaments and Practices of MENA research in Western Governmental Archives Author(s): Raïd, Chloé | Abstract: Building on my work on Iranian political exiles in France and on my experience conducting research in various French archival funds, I aim to offer here a practical ...

Read our PhD candidate Chloé Raïd's new research article, "Middle East Studies Beyond the Middle East Archive – Promises, Predicaments and Practices of MENA research in Western Governmental Archives" in MELA Notes.

🔗 escholarship.org/uc/item/8r42...
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China sees the G7 as largely irrelevant – and an invitation to join will not change that - LSE European Politics Should China join the G7? Kenddrick Chan and Chris Alden write that China sees the G7 as largely irrelevant and an invitation to join will not change that.

Should China be invited to this year’s G7 summit?

Over focus on the G7 risks misreading the real landscape of influence and missing chances for meaningful cooperation with China – Kenddrick Chan @lseideas.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social & Chris Alden @lseir.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

The anatomy of a transatlantic divide - LSE European Politics As Donald Trump's United States grows increasingly unreliable, European leaders must go beyond damage control and lay the foundations for an independent Europe.

This week’s Munich Security Conference will once again put the transatlantic relationship under the spotlight.

As the US grows increasingly unreliable, European leaders must now lay the foundations for an independent Europe.

✍ Teona Giuashvili @lseir.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...