A man holding up a Venezuelan flag in front of a building.

There are three likely scenarios for Venezuela after intervention by the US, according to public policy expert Dr Omar Hammoud Gallego.

👉 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...

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A black Tarmac road with "no populists" written in white above more words reading "look right".

How can Hannah Arendt’s book The Origins of Totalitarianism help us understand this new age of far-right populism? @cjfinlay.bsky.social @sgiadurham.bsky.social takes a look 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...

How Hannah Arendt can help us understand this new age of far-right populism One of the main lessons of Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism is that we must actively think in the now, and try to grasp new realities on their own terms.

📣New Publication📣
My article in The Conversation on reading Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism 50 years after her death is available here: tinyurl.com/yeyp3yy8 #Populism #PoliticalTheory #Totalitarianism #HannahArendt #Democracy #TheConversation
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How Hannah Arendt can help us understand this new age of far-right populism One of the main lessons of Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism is that we must actively think in the now, and try to grasp new realities on their own terms.

📣New Publication📣
My article in The Conversation on reading Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism 50 years after her death is available here: tinyurl.com/yeyp3yy8 #Populism #PoliticalTheory #Totalitarianism #HannahArendt #Democracy #TheConversation
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@theconversation.com

Thanks for promoting the article, Jack!

Beware the Boomerang Effect: Why U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Pose a Profound Threat to American Freedom

“When Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro describes the Trump administration’s actions [against alleged drug boats] as an “act of tyranny,” he is not far from the truth“—my new article for @carnegiecouncil.org. www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/online-exclu... #Venezuela #JustWarTheory #Trump

Original Sin in the paperback section of the catalogue with Hurst - see link

Coming in 2026 in paperback - Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space! With @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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Get all your international political space history and strategy at even greater value!

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Thinking about a master’s in politics, IR, or public policy? Join @ resulumit.bsky.social online for an Insights Session to learn about our postgraduate programmes in SGIA. 📅 15 Oct 2025 | 🕚 11:00–11:45 (UK) 💻 On Teams | Free to join 🔗 Book here https://www.durham.ac.uk/visit-us/open-days/events/postgraduate-events-calendar/academic-sessions/insight-into-the-school-of-government-and-international-affairs/

Thinking about a Master’s in Politics, IR, or Public Policy? Join @ resulumit.bsky.social online for an Insights Session to learn about our postgraduate programmes at SGIA.
📅 15 Oct 2025 | 🕚 11:00–11:45 (UK) 💻 On Teams | Free to join 🔗 Book here www.durham.ac.uk/visit-us/ope...

The US Shuts Down (Again): The Politics Behind the 2025 Government Shutdown

🎧 Just dropped: In this new episode of Politics in the Rearview Mirror, @pmkuhn.bsky.social speaks to Dr David Andersen and Dr Neil Visalvanich to unpack the mechanics and meaning of the US government shutdown
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How do states build their armies? How do these decisions influence other states? And what are the security implications that follow? From the Durham Global Security Institute to the Schuman Centre… | Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies How do states build their armies? How do these decisions influence other states? And what are the security implications that follow? From the Durham Global Security Institute to the Schuman Centre at...

This academic year, Dr Alex Neads from DGSi will be undertaking a Jean Monnet visiting fellowship at the EUI's Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social in Florence - find out more about his research here

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but this repressive government is | George Monbiot With their illiberal attitudes and ever more draconian use of technology to crack down on protest, it is ministers who now imperil our rights, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but this repressive government is | George Monbiot

I'm excited to share that my latest book, The Philosophy of Force: Violence, Domination, & the Ethics of Republican War (Oxford University Press) is published today.
It argues for a republican account of just war 👉 tinyurl.com/kypnt8tn
#justwartheory #militaryethics
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Opinion: Ukraine must not capitulate to a forced deal with Russia Ukraine’s motivation in fighting isn’t to save lives - it is to preserve freedom from the uncontrolled power over life and death that Russian forces seek

My op ed from today's @irishtimes.com. Ukraine must not capitulate to a forced deal with Russia
irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
@kyivindependent.com @timothysnyder.bsky.social #UkraineRussiaWar #justwar #PhilosophyMatters

Whether Kyiv’s war of self-defence remains justifiable is a matter of how much Ukrainians are prepared to sacrifice to resist Russian domination. itwww.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/03/20/ukrai...