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For students, argues Alexandra Wilson, nothing can replace the illuminating importance of the lecture thecritic.co.uk/in-praise-of-t…

My piece in The Critic, defending the idea of the university from the mercenary, the transactional and the silly: thecritic.co.uk/university-a-g…

This from Patrick Porter in The Critic is superb. An essential riposte to those - students, policymakers, and other assorted whingers - who view universities as mere credential factories. thecritic.co.uk/university-a-g…

Why liberal democracies win total wars | Duncan Weldon engelsbergideas.com/essays/why-lib…

Today I was in Singapore to meet with Chiefs from the Five Power Defence Arrangement countries - Australia, Malaysia, Singapore & New Zealand. FPDA is one of Britain’s longest & most important ties in South East Asia, and emblematic of our commitment to strategic stability.

Our introduction on Coalition-Building and the Politics of Hegemonic Ordering in the Indo-Pacific is now out! Individual papers are already online and will find a collective home in the Australian Journal of International Affairs. Special Issue co-edited with Ralf Emmers later this year. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

An amazing David and Goliath moment for Ukraine, like we have not seen the sinking of the Moskva. SBU continues to impress. And well timed too. Just as negotiators are about to restart in Istanbul. kyivindependent.com/enemy-bombers-…

Applications for our PhD program is open! With its strategic location, world-class faculty, and international network, RSIS is one of the best places to study international relations of the Indo-Pacific. For details, see link below: rsis.edu.sg/gpo/admissions…

This may be a single, simple example👇, but it illustrates a great truth: defence reviews (SDRs) are only as good as their implementation in practice - the successful execution of the recommendations. And implementation is 10X (…to adopt a phrase…) more difficult than ideation.

The merits of a wartime mentality | Lawrence Freedman engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-m…

Over the next two days, we are celebrating the life and work of Owen Coté, former associate director of SSP. Today, colleagues gather to workshop Owen’s unfinished book. Tomorrow, Owen’s legacy will be honored through a day-long memorial including panel discussions on his

My piece in The Critic, on the need for British realism abroad. thecritic.co.uk/message-to-bri…

A generous review of my book by Professor Jamie Gaskarth in Political Studies Review: "This superb book is rich in detail, masterfully written and entertainingly waspish. Long-cherished myths are swatted aside and replaced with hard evidence and sharp analysis." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

How to save imperial history | S. I. Rubinstein engelsbergideas.com/reviews/how-to…

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I don’t think this, by Kori Schake 🌻🇺🇦 @kschake.bsky.social, could have been published at a more appropriate time:

🧵Pentagon launches review into AUKUS deal to ensure it meets Trump's '🇺🇸First' agenda | Much will be made of this today in 🇦🇺, the #AUKUS deal has always been complex with key risks. But there is a lot in this deal for 🇺🇸 1/ abc.net.au/news/2025-06-1…

‘The British prime minister said at a joint press appearance with Trump at the G7 in Canada that “we’re proceeding with” AUKUS, with the U.S. president in agreement’ POLITICO