Pakistan’s Hotel California approach to law. “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave“. But much less fun than the song.

Power and peace is a zero-sum game! A new international relations concept courtesy of the USA. Great danger that China will not just the clips the USA in economics and global power, but also in moral authority!

Proud to have been only #UK speaker at National Security Symposium in #Rwanda last week. Three days of stimulating discussion with impressive speakers, mainly from Africa. Learned lot about richness of African thought and leadership, from which world could benefit Lboro International Relations, Politics & History

Proud to have been on opening panel of this amazing symposium. Fact that this tweet seems to have been liked and retweeted by what appears to be mostly Africans, says a great deal about security thinking divide that currently blights the world! Lboro International Relations, Politics & History

Looking forward to representing Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and wider Lboro International Relations, Politics & History scholar community at UK’s premiere International Studies Conference. Speaking about how exist from war is linked to conditions of entry into conflict. Based on research & experience of Iraq, Afghanistan etc wars

Proud to be rejoining International Relations, Politics, and History team this year to help maintain and improve excellent performance in teaching and research in International Relations and Security at Loughborough University

Discussing #Palestine #Ukraine and many other news topics on BBC World Service with Julie Norman as Loughborough University Lboro International Relations, Politics & History

My interview in Bulgaria on the DAESH (ISIS) sitaion with the Country's top female TV journalist and former politician: bgonair.bg/a/31-brjuksel-…. Lboro International Relations, Politics & History

Does power and autonomy necessary for covert ops lead to covert ops curcumventing national power and authority? Does this case have parallels with Iran-Contra and other affairs? Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack washingtonpost.com/national-secur… Rory Cormac

Must watch for anyone who still believes Gaza conflict is between Arabs and Jews - it is between merchants of monstrosities and decent humans across the world. All respect to peaceful jewish people everywhere for declaring this is not in their name!

No plan. No precedence for success with this approach.

My talk: AI Risks & Benefits Governance from regional & international perspective on politics, economics & ethics. At 25th anniversary conference of Black Sea Universities network (200 unis 12 countries Privileged invitation from Rector University of Sofia Lboro International Relations, Politics & History

I have been saying for weeks that Isreal's policy/strategy in Gaza has no precedence or plan for success. worth reading: Reversing America’s Ruinous Support for Israel’s Assault on Gaza War on the Rocks warontherocks.com/2023/12/revers…

What matters is not who started it or who is responsible for childrens' deaths and suffering (thousends of amputations without anaesthetic). What matters is who is blocking international efforts to stop this needless, pitiless suffering and inhumanity? unicef.org/sop/stories/fa…

‘97% seemed absurd’: Labour’s Stephen Timms on the English test scandal that wrecked lives theguardian.com/politics/2024/…. I wonder how much this 'mistake' has cost UK Universities? Loughborough University

“A historic day” and “A game changer in global politics”. Fascinating thread for lawyers, international relations and war students and ‘experts’.

Dr Afzal Ashraf: What most military people will know is that tactical success does not lead to success in an outcome of a conflict if the strategic and the grand strategic policy is flawed. #YouthRadicalisation #ViolentExtremism newtimes.co.rw/article/17029/…

Great honour to be part of this panel and this excellent and necessary seminar

If success at top is based on narrow margins then failure too is based on narrow margins. But consequences of both are different. Great insight for our collaborative research into ideas and realities of Failure Loughborough IAS Lboro International Relations, Politics & History

Thrilled to have been part of this excellent project. Congratulations to James Patton Rogers for making this happen and for including me with such superb contributors. Should be a useful guide for academics, military and enthusiasts everywhere e.g. NATO CoE DAT etc.