This morning we started #BISA2025 with a special roundtable celebrating the work of Dr Emma Hutchison. Given by BISAWG Emotions in Politics and IR this was a moving celebration and gratitude to all the work, study and teaching Emma did with emotions and politics. 🌟

"We have a president who has come to the brink, who is threatening military force, but is relying on the Europeans to meet with their Iranian counterparts to negotiate." Leslie Vinjamuri (Chatham House Americas) on whether Donald Trump will strike Iran's nuclear sites, via CNN.

Excited to share my book exchange with Tariq Thachil & Adam Auerbach in the latest Democracy & Autocracy U-M Center for Emerging Democracies newsletter: rb.gy/spfj51 Huge thanks to Dan Slater & Rebecca Wai 卫淑颖 for the opportunity to engage with such inspiring new work on India!

A true honor to be part of this meeting with President Zelensky Chatham House today.

China has now developed capabilities in every segment of the semiconductor supply chain — one of the world's most technologically sophisticated supply chains.

The Long-Term Geopolitical Implications of U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities. Before I post Part 4 of my new series on lessons from Chinese imperial history for U.S.-China relations (today or tomorrow), I thought I'd comment briefly on the main front-page news

Very look forward to this !

Today at SOAS we will host the book launch of Lev Nachman's new book Contested Taiwan sovereignty, social movements, and party formation soas.ac.uk/about/event/co…

Love this amazing podcast which covered Iran-Israel conflict, hosted by Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Leslie !

We’re going back to the future…. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Harvard's Rana Mitter made it into the People's Daily (page 2) paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/pc/conten…

War in Europe. Tensions in Asia. A shifting world order. Former Biden officials Colin Kahl and Tom Wright joined me on the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’s Deep Dish podcast to discuss how US strategy is changing in a fractured world. Listen now:  brnw.ch/21wU2Zf

US Indo-Pacific allies are unhappy about Trump’s defence demands. But they have to comply. I write for Chatham House looking at growing uncertainty about US's role in the Indo-Pacific. chathamhouse.org/2025/07/us-ind…

Glad to see this book is coming out soon! Still remember Prof. Lind told me she is finalising it when we met in London last year.

Spotted at Youngpoong Bookstore in Seoul! Grateful to the kind reader who shared this photo with me.

New polling data hot of the press from the ⁦Chicago Council on Global Affairs⁩ A plurality of Americans think there is not enough regulation for artificial intelligence and quantum technologies (44%; 11% just enough, 7% too much). globalaffairs.org/research/publi…

The latest book is forthcoming in the Taiwan Book Series! It's Taiwan's Semiconductor Miracle: From Periphery to Core, By Tain-Jy Chen 陳添枝 and Chin-Tay Shih 史欽泰 It's officially due out in November. routledge.com/Taiwans-Semico…

I have seen Ambassador Mandelson speak many times, always excellent. From beginning to end (and til late) this time was a uniquely compelling, informative, and insightful. Listen when you can..

If you're curious about how the West frames China, three books by three Davids are worth a read: 📘 The End of Engagement – David M. McCourt 📗 Living U.S.-China Relations – David M. Lampton 📙 Breaking the Engagement – David Shambaugh