@meibauir
Asst Prof in International Relations, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (@radboudpol.bsky.social) ๐ณ๐ฑ; no-fly zones; IR theory, foreign policy, security, intervention, populism, political communication; he/him
I'm going to say what should be abundantly obvious to everyone by now:
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Yes, the fighting is still ongoing. Yes, the U.S. and #Israel will continue to bomb #Iran and continue to fuck things up there for probably several more weeks.
But that won't change anything
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When co-authors ask me about the status of our manuscript.
Republican leadership looking into this issue like
Das ist hochnotpeinlich.
Couldn't levying a tariff on gas help? Let the producers pay their fair share; America will make billions.
Between this and the elephant at the plow, I'm really starting to question our medieval ancestors' sense of relative size.
Verdorie, misschien moet ik toch maar luisteren.
Momenteel shitposte ik door een vrij trage cursus Nederlands. Het is niet meer dan logisch dat ik dat in het Nederlands doe:
Hallo, jij schattige bitterballen! ๐๐ณ๐ฑ
The real end of the "liberal international order" is the enemies we made along the way.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/09/l...
The best thing to do just as old projects need considerable work is to pivot and start new projects.
Co-authors love this trick. ๐ค
oh, was that load bearing?
Oh no, poor Caitlin Flanagan.
It's pretty plausible as a scenario that after having inflicted chaos the Trump administration seizes the first opportunity to declare victory and walk, leaving EU/UK, Turkey and Gulf states holding the bag
You see, previous administrations simply didn't bomb enough before.
Presumably the same way they handled regime change in Venezuela.
Air power and elite special forces both make leaders feel like they have costless military options because any consequences are abstracted and delayed.
Those unable to value delayed gratification are equally unable to conceive of any price that's not immediate and obvious.
Absurdly dangerous.
If Americans canโt figure out why weโre starting a war with Iran, then frankly they donโt deserve to know.
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Look what the Nobel Peace Prize committee made him do.
JUST BECAUSE is a banger.
This is bullshit politics - geared not toward the achievement of any strategic goals, but solely about perception management.
Concurrently, that indifference is hidden behind empty verbiage of American might, preventative strikes, and the Warrior Ethosโข๏ธ.
War on Iran:
Definitely illegal and extra pointless.
(The point is military spectacle for the amusement of POTUS.)
Men studying a dragon
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By-election result can now be interpreted in whatever way confirms your existing assumptions....
three possible AI-driven paths: - tech singularity end of scarcity, ai boosted growth, or complete human extinction
Referring everyone who asks me whoโs going to win in Gorton and Denton to this chart
The electoral success of authoritarian leaders continues unabated. ๐ฑ
apnews.com/article/nort...
Berlin rules also allow the occasional barber shop in rare cases of cross-service repurposing, although in the event all personnel must be retained.
I think that's in fact illegal.