Katie Stallard

How Putin is backing Iran's war effort A prolonged conflict in the Middle East would serve Russia’s interests

The Kremlin's calculus on Iran, featuring expertise from @hannanotte.bsky.social and @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

What is the endgame in Iran? Trump's many justifications for the US strikes provide little clarity

“When we are finished, take over your government."
As Trump tells Iranians their "hour of your freedom is at hand" and warns Americans to expect military casualties, what is the US endgame in Iran? For @newstatesman1913.bsky.social:
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YouTube video by The New Statesman What if Russia wins? | UK Politics | The New Statesman

Here is the full @newstatesman1913.bsky.social with Carlo Masala on Vladimir Putin's ambitions beyond Ukraine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glm-...

Putin will attack Europe next "If Russia Wins" author Carlo Masala on why Moscow is already looking beyond Ukraine, and how Europe can defend itself without America

“They are already at war against the West.” Carlo Masala, author of If Russia Wins, on Russia's ambitions beyond Ukraine, how Putin might test Article Five, and how Europe can defend itself without the US. @newstatesman1913.bsky.social's weekend interview: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

The tragic fate of Jimmy Lai The elderly British media tycoon has been handed an effective death sentence in Hong Kong

If China had abided by the terms of its treaty with the UK, Jimmy Lai would be a free man. Instead, he has been given what amounts to a death sentence for daring to stand up for the freedoms Hong Kongers were promised in 1997. In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social:
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What Xi Jinping wants from the UK America’s self-inflicted loss is China’s gain

Keir Starmer joins a growing list of leaders posing for the same photo in front of the same backdrop with Xi Jinping as he pitches a comparatively predictable form of authoritarianism. The US's self-inflicted loss is China's gain. In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Is Trump backing down over Greenland? The president claimed to rule out using force, while doubling down on his claims to Greenland

Is Trump backing down over Greenland? In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Rasmus Jarlov: If the US attempts a military takeover of Greenland, “then we are at war” The chair of the Danish parliament’s defence committee says "you would have to shoot people to get Greenland"

“We would never go to war against the Americans, but we are in Greenland and if US soldiers move in and try to remove our soldiers and our police, then we are at war"- Rasmus Jarlov, chair of Danish parliament's defence committee in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Trump claims Russian and Chinese ships are “all over” Greenland. This is the reality Kenneth R Rosen argues we should take Trump’s threats to Greenland seriously

Donald Trump claims Russian and Chinese ships are "all over" Greenland. An interview with Polar War author Kenneth R. Rosen in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the reality: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Trump's Venezuela intervention is a gift to China and Russia The US has alienated its democratic allies and fuelled polarisation at home

"In acting alone, we have alienated our democratic allies and dealt another blow to the already beleaguered rules-based international system that has served us so well for the last 80 years." - @mcfaulmike.bsky.social in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Vladimir Putin’s confidence game The Russian leader will only be emboldened by Donald Trump’s assault on Venezuela

For the third time in 13 months, Vladimir Putin has proved unable or unwilling to intervene to prop up a supposed strategic partner during a moment of crisis. Putin's calculus on Venezuela and Ukraine in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Trump ushers in a new era of rogue superpowers With the strike on Venezuela, the US joins Russia and China in carving up the globe into spheres of influence

‘What is the difference, Putin’s supporters will ask, between Trump’s actions and Russia intervening to remove an unfriendly government within its own sphere of influence?’ @katiestallard.bsky.social on the wider precedent set for Moscow and Beijing
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Trump ushers in a new era of rogue superpowers With the strike on Venezuela, the US joins Russia and China in carving up the globe into spheres of influence

Maduro was meeting with China's special envoy in Caracas in the hours before the US attack. Welcome to the era of rogue superpowers. For @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

The China spies case's million-dollar question Why the case against two British men accused of spying for China was dropped

We now know precisely why UK prosecutors dropped their case against two British men accused of spying for China: www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/c...

The real question about European security guarantees for Ukraine Vladimir Putin has warned that any foreign troops in the country would be "legitimate targets".

Are Europeans now prepared to put their own troops on the ground and risk war with Russia to provide security guarantees for Ukraine, because they haven't been so far. And the better way to ensure Ukraine's security. In @newstatesman.com:
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Kim Jong Un has a successful week in Beijing - The World from PRX When Chinese Leader Xi Jinping strode into Tiananmen Square for this week’s massive military parade in Beijing, he arrived with Russian President Vladimir Putin on his right and North Korean Leader Ki...

It was a good week for Kim Jong-un. Thanks @katiestallard.bsky.social for speaking with me about Kim’s successful appearance in Beijing. theworld.org/segments/202...

Putin, Xi and Kim debut their new world order Autocrats of the world, unite!

Autocrats of the world, unite! Xi's big parade in Beijing was both a show of strength, and not quite everything it seemed. In @newstatesman.com:
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North Korea’s guide to going nuclear How Kim Jong Un fortified his impoverished state.

“The easy conclusion is to say that Kim Jong Un is once again vindicated in his pursuit of nuclear weapons because if Iran had nuclear weapons, like he did, they would not have gotten bombed,” says @sydseiler.bsky.social in an interview with @katiestallard.bsky.social for @newstatesman.com.

North Korea’s guide to going nuclear How Kim Jong Un fortified his impoverished state.

North Korea’s guide to going nuclear

🌎 @katiestallard.bsky.social on how Kim Jong Un fortified his impoverished state.

From Xenobe Purvis to Jeffrey Wasserstrom: new books reviewed in short Also featuring Moveable Feasts by Chris Newens and Monsieur Ozenfant’s Academy by Charles Darwent.

Lovely to @katiestallard.bsky.social review of The Milk Tea Alliance (a short work on youth activism featuring profiles she describes as "concise, engaging, and ultimately inspiring") appear in @newstatesman.com on the eve of the book's 24 July UK release date www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...

Happy to share this review of @josephtorigian.bsky.social's remarkable new biography of Xi Zhongxun, which aside from the insights it offers into his famous son is also a fascinating study in the nature of power and the frailties of those who wield it. (And no, I did not come up with the headline.)

The hunt for Iran’s missing uranium Somewhere in the country, enough material to make ten nuclear bombs remains hidden.

‘military action… has only modestly eroded Iran’s capability to build the bomb, while increasing its incentives to do so.’

Quote from a nuclear policy expert in this great @katiestallard.bsky.social piece
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The hunt for Iran’s missing uranium Somewhere in the country, enough material to make ten nuclear bombs remains hidden.

“I am worried about a sneak-out scenario, where the Iranians lick their wounds after this devastating war, but quietly continue their work. It’s a very mountainous country [with] a lot of underground facilities." @nktpnd.bsky.social in @newstatesman.com: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Welcome to the new nuclear age Nuclear non-proliferation is no longer a given.

Enjoyed speaking with @katiestallard.bsky.social at @newstatesman.com about my new book: “The proliferation toothpaste does not go back in the tube” www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/ins...

How Putin will respond to “Russia’s Pearl Harbour” Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian airfields shows Zelensky still has cards to play.

"It is ironic that Putin has succeeded in creating a genuine threat to Russian territory where none existed at the start of this war." www.newstatesman.com/world/europe...

This isn't China's first rodeo (or trade war) Podcast Episode · The New Statesman | UK politics and culture · 04/23/2025 · 32m

This is not China's first rodeo (or trade war). Thanks to @kevinxu.bsky.social and @harvardkennedy.bsky.social's Rana Mitter for sharing their expertise on the long view of the US-China trade war for this week's @newstatesman.com Insight podcast:
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The @newstatesman.com Spring Special is here!
🇷🇺 Kate Mossman meets @bbcstever.bsky.social
🗳️ Julian Barnes: my political life
💻 @ianleslie.bsky.social on Nvidia’s rise
🧑‍⚖️ @katiestallard.bsky.social on Duterte’s fall
⭐️ Gary Younge on Josephine Baker
🐝 @hjm.bsky.social
Cover @stephencollins.bsky.social

Take Five - 11 April 2025 Eve Harrison-Taylor gives you a rundown of the 5 best IR podcasts and articles this fortnight.

NEW 'Take Five' from Director/CEO @JulietDryden & Comms Intern Eve Harrison-Taylor

Our top 5 readings/podcasts on #internationalstudies!
inc: @katiestallard.bsky.social @newyorker.com @newstatesman.com and more: www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/tak...

To catch a strongman How justice caught up with the Philippines’ brutal president Rodrigo Duterte.

The story of how justice, finally, caught up with Rodrigo Duterte, the domestic political rupture that led to his arrest, and what it means for the other leaders - like Putin and Netanyahu - currently wanted by the ICC. (Also this week's NS Insight podcast). www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Strongman at The Hague: The fall of Duterte What could this mean for the likes of Putin and Netanyahu?

🎙️ Delighted to be featured in the latest installment of the @newstatesman.com’s Insight podcast with host @katiestallard.bsky.social, discussing former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s history-making arrest and transfer to the ICC.

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