On Friday I asked you what is the official capital of #Switzerland ?

Thank you to all those who answered. The answer is (d)! #Bern is known as the Federal City and is the seat of government but the Swiss constitution does not name a capital city. #TravelsWithToye

In recent times I have shared with you individual snippets from the #TalkingEmpire #podcast , where we have discussed a number of controversies in global and #imperial history. If you would like to listen the series for free please head to imperialglobalexeter.com/talking-empire/. #Twitterstorians

I've been back in Switzerland this week and to mark the occasion I have a quiz questions for you. What is the official capital of Switzerland?

a) Zurich,
b) Bern
c) Geneva
d) It's a trick question. Switzerland does not have an official capital.

#TravelsWithToye #Twitterstorians

Not sure why this turned up on my timeline right now, but oh how much fun was this project! Here’s the #openaccess intro to the #centenary special issue of International Affairs by Daniel W. Drezner & yours truly: academic.oup.com/ia/article/98/…. And you know what, we even had cool cartoons by…

(THREAD) This is a brief thread from a NYT-bestselling Trump biographer on what everyone—literally everyone—is missing about the 34 felonies Donald Trump committed to win the 2016 presidential election. This will change how you understand the 2016 election cycle.

Please RETWEET.

This isn't going to break through today, it isn't even the headline for the Sky News piece, but it is seriously worrying.

A UK returns agreement with Iraq, in a context where the right to claim asylum has been removed, is potentially extremely dangerous. news.sky.com/story/uk-consi…

Interesting article in the The Times and The Sunday Times today by Peter Conradi on the disturbing revival of the far right in Germany. Please note Kemi Badenoch and GB News?

Fancy a podcast over lunch? I joined Dan Snow, Anne Applebaum and David Runciman to explore the case for democracy and the allure of 'strong men'.

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Tories don't seem to much like the Established Church, the BBC, the judges, the civil service, the National Trust and the post-92 universities. Now they've turned on Oxbridge too. What do they like? 🤷‍♂️

Over one hundred 5* ratings on Amazon. None of them from the NYPD.

You might get arrested for owning my book but if you've read it you'll be able to talk your way out of it.

I read this and suddenly had a command of language, pathos, logos, and ethos. This is serious guys.

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Karma is a thing. So is sheer, blithering idiocy.

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