A former U.S. ambassador says Trump’s push for direct talks with Russia is “on the right track” to end the Ukraine war. Diplomacy, not endless conflict, is the only viable solution. #UkraineWar responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-ukraine-…

I suppose it was inevitable. But I didn’t expect so many messages of genuine shock and commiseration. Today of all days. oxfordstudent.com/2025/04/01/oxf…

Die Welt der Menschen: Die Summe aller Gedanken, die je gedacht wurden. Es sind viele.

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Writing is hard but rewarding. Its hardness is well expressed in the joke: “Writing isn’t hard. Just sit there trying to think of something. . . until blood comes out of your forehead.” Or “I could easily be a writer, but I don’t like the paperwork.” There’s certainly a lot of

"Man kann seiner eigenen Zeit nicht böse sein, ohne selbst Schaden zu nehmen." Robert Musil * 6. November 1880

„Du musst das Leben nicht verstehen, dann wird es werden wie ein Fest. Und lass dir jeden Tag geschehen so wie ein Kind im Weitergehen von jedem Wehen sich viele Blüten schenken lässt.“ - Rainer Maria Rilke Heute im Garten …

🚨Just Published in Opinio Juris📣 “Welcome Back to the Rule of Guns and Lawyers: A Tale of Two Ursulas, From Ukraine to Venezuela” Tilburg Law School European University Institute Institute for Global Law & Policy Oona Hathaway Samuel Moyn 🔭 Samuel Charap opiniojuris.org/2026/01/07/wel…

Tehran tonight is witnessing its largest mobilization yet.

For background on why economic sanctions (like Trump’s tariffs over Greenland) do not work, with tables summarizing all cases since WWI see the PDF of my International Security article: web.stanford.edu/class/ips216/R…

Fearlessness. Hear chemistry laureate Frances Arnold share what she looks for in new recruits in her laboratory. Watch the full interview with Arnold: bit.ly/3DWgPbU #WomeninScience

Power Beyond Realpolitik | Anthropologist Scott Atran explains why so-called "realism" in international relations is psychologically unrealistic: people and countries cooperate, accede, or resist according to their moral commitments. quillette.com/p/e7b0e808-3e9…

Suhrkamp teilt mit: Jürgen Habermas im Alter von 96 Jahren gestorben faz.net/aktuell/feuill…

Von Alexander Kluge habe ich wunderbar viel gelernt, seine Filme und Interviews waren wirklich inspirierend – sein Element war die Luft. RIP

Another sign of decline. In 1900 European philosophers read each other and talked to each other in several Euro languages. Now German PhDs need to write in English if they want to be read.

America’s defeat in the Persian Gulf reveals the world to come equator.org/articles/ghost…