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Nigel Farage's claims that the West allegedly provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine are not coming out of nowhere, and the context behind this picture from a few years ago helps understand his claims. Left: Farage, right: Nadia Borodi (Sass). 1/10

How tragic and sad that only news like these only grab our attention and international headlines. #RussiaUkraineWar . bbc.com/news/articles/…

6 years in prison for a play: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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It was fun reviewing this book, which challenges us to question our assumptions about modern state-based order; highly recommend! Thanks H-Africa for reaching out! #twitterstorians Department of Humanities, Uni Strathclyde

"Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa after Empire" by Samuel Fury Childs Daly tells the story of how Africa’s military dictators tried and failed to transform their societies into martial utopias. Read the introduction now on our website. ow.ly/m8oN50SJcEl #PostcolonialStudies

Coming Soon to a Bookstore Near You. “The Overthrow of Robert Mugabe: Gender, Coups, and Diplomats” (Oxford University Press), by Miles Tendi.

We are overjoyed that Vladimir Kara-Murza has been released as part of a prisoner swap. He is an extraordinarily brave and principled man, who recently won a Pulitzer Prize for his columns from the gulag. He and his family have been through so much, simply because he told the

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‼️EVENT‼️ Today, all day, on campus. A workshop on the history of Irish & British migration to Latin America and the Caribbean in the long-19th century. Organised by senior lecturer in history Niall Whelehan, funded by The British Academy History@Strathclyde

It was great participating at the BIHG conference once again! Thanks to the organisers - fun connecting and meeting new and old colleagues! Go team Dr Rogelia Pastor-Castro Karine Varley at Department of Humanities, Uni Strathclyde for focusing on crisis diplomacy; thanks to Niall Gray for representing our phd cohort

I am delighted to share the beautiful cover of my debut book, Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence, published by W&N Orion Publishing on 24 October 2024. You can pre-order #HerSecretService ➡️amzn.eu/d/7L9o8Ho

What is covert diplomacy? My article in Journal of Cold War Studies shows that covert diplomacy can be used to overcome a crisis. I look at the relations between Israeli & German intelligence agencies after the 1972 Munich Olympics Attack. Read my article: doi.org/10.1162/jcws_a…

How should countries best organize #secret #intelligence? King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) Director and International Security and Intelligence co-convener Michael Goodman and War Studies Security Studies PhD candidate Celia Parker-Vincent consider the question for the RUSI journal. Read on! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Russia might be not as strong as you think While everyone focuses on Ukraine's exhaustion, a record number of Russians now support ending the war with Ukraine. They are willing to abandon the goals of the "special military operation" and seek compromise 1/

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🇬🇪 With just 19 days to go until #Georgia's crucial elections, the government is intensifying its crackdown on dissent. Here my piece about the hopes and expectations in #Tbilisi. Check out the full story below. foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/03/geo…

Locked in some of Russia’s harshest prisons, Alexei Navalny sought to free the country. “I am trying to do everything I can from here to put an end to authoritarianism (or, more modestly, to contribute to ending it),” he wrote. nyer.cm/awpLe02