The new JHI features the first installment of a two-part article by Sophie Smith: "Women and Intellectual History in the Twentieth Century: Rethinking the 'Origins' of US Intellectual History." This article is now available open access: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/article…

New on advance access: "State, crime and violence in Mexico, 1920–2000: Arbiters of impunity, agents of coercion" by Tom Long (PAIS Warwick) Benjamin T. Smith (WarwickHistory) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/pastj/…

Russia apparently cannot find enough men for its military. Today Putin doubled the federal signing bonus from 195,000 to 400,000 rubles. The regions are supposed to add at least 400,000. Many regions pay much more. 1/4 kommersant.ru/doc/6864822?fr…

"Although it can be interpreted both ways as to whether this is a finding of apartheid, there should be no doubt as to its significance. It represents at a minimum a finding of racial segregation ... that many judges did indeed view it as apartheid is of major import".

Is the Polycrisis So Bad? - by Harold James project-syndicate.org/commentary/pol…

NEW: Russia is releasing The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan in major prisoner swap with the US. via Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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A Life in Letters depicts Simone Weil’s thought taking shape amid political turmoil. For the first time in English, discover the inspiring letters Weil wrote to her family: bit.ly/3YspNFX

Published today: routledge.com/The-Russian-In… with Kateryna Busol Dr. Ian Garner Iryna Marchuk Maria Mälksoo Yulia Ioffe Jessie Barton Hronesova Alexander Etkind Martin Shaw Kevin Jon Heller Jared McBride Olga Byrska Diana Dumitru

Another intellectual history job at a right-leaning enclave within a large public university; similar to the Hamilton Center. As universities abandon the humanities (& esp fields like intellectual history), they are being captured by the political right careers.historians.org/jobs/20368888/…

Don't love this phrase 'anti-immigration protestors' used on the BBC just now. They're not really anti-immigration. It's not like they're targeting Canadians. They're racists. And these are not protests. They're attempted pogroms.

Incredible news coming out of Bangladesh. An extraordinary chapter in the rich history of popular movements in the country. Now lets hope that the people are mobilized enough to ensure that this does not end with a prolonged military rule.

International Law Strikes Back thenation.com/article/world/…

Torture, abuse and humiliation: Palestinians on Israeli prison ‘hell’ theguardian.com/world/article/…

With the news about Governor Tim Walz as Kamala Harris's VP pick, a few observations about Walz's record in the US House co-sponsoring legislation relating to war powers and the use of force. 1/n

Sneak peak: Socialism and International Law: The Cold War and Its Legacies - coming this fall with Oxford University Press!

Richard Falk on the question of insurgent terror during asymmetrical wars (October 1968).

Yay! Many years later… Kevin Jon Heller cambridge.org/us/universityp…

We are hiring! Airwars is seeking a talented journalist to play a key role in our award-winning investigations team. Deadline August 25th airwars.org/about/workwith…

Excellent special issue - highly recommended