Aida A. Hozic

Leyla, please let me know if you consider coming!

Contesting Imperialism(s) - Central and East European ISA conference in Sarajevo, BiH, June 17-19, 2026. Deadline for proposals - April 10, 2026. There will be a pre-conference workshop for young scholars. For info, please visit: ceeisa2026.com

From arms to orbit: Rheinmetall’s expansion unsettles rivals German group’s outspoken boss Armin Papperger wants to ‘catch’ €300bn in European deals by 2030

Nothing to see here, just a German military mega-contractor with cartel appetite (and a big male energy CEO who loves to hunt) ditching civilian manufacture and monopolizing earth-to-space production and building its factories all over (mostly Eastern) Europe www.ft.com/content/a326...

Much like the Biden administration built scenarios for the war in Ukraine but forgot it was “the bread basket of the world.” Somehow food GVCs are low on the list of the Nat Sec/ CIA priorities.

The room was almost empty when BN delivered his defiant speech at the UN in September 2024. But this photo grabbed my attention. It should have been taken seriously. He has been working on the realization of “the blessing” persistently, by all means available, come hell or high water.

He knows it improves his ratings.

The Oracle has spoken:

“You go through this and then in five years, you realise you put somebody in who was no better. So we’d like to see somebody in there that’s going to bring it back for the people.”

Presdent Trump as the reliable source of war information.

If I support wars + say appropriate things about dehumanized enemies + celebrate masculinity, can I get an island too?

Perhaps, removing the journalists at WaPo who *might* know something about the Middle East was a part of the war preparations?

Those of us who older than you are so used to the exact same media coverage of every war. Like obituary writers, these teams of journalists sit prepared, briefed by the Nat Sec teams in advance, and churn the noise to drown the screams.

Oh, Lindsey Graham just sees the future of warfare actualized for our viewing pleasure. In the militarized elite perspective, it’s “shock and awe” for the adversaries, the aftermath is someone else’s afterthought.

Regime change is a bipartisan addiction. And … DJT has made peace with the Deep State. So all is well and back to normal in Washington DC.

Triumph of evil Dailymotion video by Liamand

Today, thanks to my academic colleagues, I was once again reminded of the world’s callous response to the Rwandan genocide, brilliantly captured in this PBS Frontline documentary.

Labour Together’s Smear Operation Made This Government The Labour Together spying scandal shows how Britain’s mainstream press looked the other way when dirty tricks were deployed against the Left — allowing a culture of surveillance and paranoia to take ...

How the Left was smeared and the UK citizens’ digital data and defense sold to Oracle and Palantir.

ECRs in IPE, who are applying to the Political Economy Beyond Boundaries (PEBB) section of the @europeanisa.bsky.social for the PEC in Lisbon, September 1-4, 2026, may also be considered for the two RIPE-sponsored panels. See the call below for details.

Tomorrow at 1:30 pm UK time, at Pembroke College, Oxford - “Italy as Bellwether” in the shifting European and transatlantic relations. The event is hybrid, offering both in-person and online attendance. To join online, contact Kate McKee, ISO events coordinator, at italianstudies@area.ox.ac.uk.

In fact, counterintuitive. And not discussed in the report analysis.

For the full survey results see table.media/assets/docum...

The latest Eurobarometer before Munich Sec Conference. French feel most threatened yet have low trust in the EU to protect them. Finns and Czechs less afraid than 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱. One must wonder: what/who is the threat?

Thanks to all three of you for a brilliant contribution, and inspiration for the work on war economy.

How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.

www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...

Never gets old.

Slovakia adviser Lajčák resigns amid Epstein revelations Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s national security adviser stepped down after his name appeared in newly released documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

When it comes to Eastern Europe/the Balkans, Epstein could not have found a better play pal. The disastrous trail of Lajčák’s ambition and mediocrity set back BiH and Kosovo in particular; his jokes about Ukrainian and Russian women in Epstein files speak volumes about his democratic credentials.

Scrolling through @financialtimes.com headlines: the fiction is so transparent that it seems surreal. DB profits - its offices were raided just yesterday for money laundering? Venezuela paid for its own oil through Qatar? Iran bombing imminent? Cuba screwed? Blackstone’s IPOs through the roof?

Hundreds feared dead in attempt to cross Mediterranean during cyclone Fifty killed in one incident as Italian authorities estimate 380 people may have drowned last week

Meanwhile, in the nice parts of the world: Let them drown.

It should be possible to oppose aggression without rewriting history, n’est-ce pas @nytimes.com?

If anyone wants the unpublished second draft @hozic.bsky.social @dorobohle.bsky.social and me paper on this, DM or email me at my official UVa email. Also see @steffenmurau.bsky.social and me papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... free download.

Such an inspiring piece of writing.