Shawn Donnelly

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Who else thinks Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and others should broadcast from Canada?

Ethics, values and trust might seem old fashioned in a Trumpian world. A new issue of Politics and Governance edited by Cristine de Clercy and Susan Dieleman on Ethics, Democracy & Political Leadership explores multiple examples. www.cogitatiopress.compoliticsandgovernance/issue/view/425

The scholarship starts in January, but the work has already started. Plans are in place for case studies, workshops and a special issue of Politics and Governance to be prepared next year and published in 2027. Excited and grateful for this opportunity!

I’m delighted to share that I’ve been awarded a one-year scholarship at the @balsillieschool.bsky.social under the Technology and Governance Initiative! The project works with academics, industry & government to find alternatives to US products, services and tech between Canada, Europe & East Asia.

Expertise hubs and the credibility challenge for open-source intelligence: insights from usage patterns of a web-controlled radio receiver and related Twitter traffic in the Ukraine war This article analyses how new open-source intelligence methods democratise and complement traditional signals intelligence while bundling dispersed expertise required to ensure the quality of data ...

34(2) OA Expertise hubs and the credibility challenge for open-source intelligence by Anne van Harten, @shawnwdonnelly.bsky.social Pieter-Tjerk de Boer & Roland van Rijswijk-Dei: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

If trends continue, we could get the first Fox talking head as Supreme Court justice

About time.

On Friday, April 4th, Leiden University is hosting the symposium "A political attack on academic freedom in the US"
You can learn more and register for this event via their website: www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...

Sounds familiar.

Would not be surprised if other US.-based financial services for Europeans follow suit, if the trend grows.

Spot on analysis. Europe’s greatest obstacle to defending itself is…itself. Unwilling to rise above nationalism, fragmentation and over-reliance on the US.

Every time a US politician says 51st state, ask how their home state is doing. It’s probably pretty awful. #Canada #Canadastrong

What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv

Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System

In preview of my Monday morning piece, I'm going to say a little bit about why this is so concerning. This is not some "economy" thing. Its first & foremost the possibility that our legal order is modified so the law of the land is defined by Elon Musk at Treasury

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

Ditching the Maastricht Model? The Evolving Role of the European Central Bank in the Economic and Monetary Union Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

Is the European Central Bank losing its independence by getting too political? Our new open access highlights how the ECB’s increasing involvement in crises and political issues has led to debates about its legitimacy and the need for stronger accountability.

Issue: shortt.link/pag386bsky

Our upcoming Horizon Project MEN4DEM exploring how masculinities are mobilized in extreme-right politics and their impact on European democracy, will be launched in Amsterdam on January 24th. Join us! aissr.uva.nl/content/even...

Fancy that.

(The rejoin movement will one day be led by Tories “in the national interest”.
Just give it time.
I can see the slogans.
"Sovereignty does not preclude partnership.”
“Europe has understood how much they need us.”)

What is the EU’s Digital Services Act and why does it matter? In recent days, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and politicians in Germany preparing for national elections on the 23rd February 2025, have expressed their conce...

🚨🚨 Excellent @bestforbritain.bsky.social explainer on the EU Digital Services Act and why enforcing it matters within the context of Elon Musk's influence on European Elections. 🧵 www.bestforbritain.org/what_is_the_...

As interest in the AfD outside Germany has surged, but information seems to come from dubious sources, here are two pointers /1

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My contribution to the January 6th debate is here in American Politics Research

Do Violations of Democratic Norms Change Political Attitudes? Evidence From the January 6th Insurrection

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This.

Policy‐Maker of Last Resort? Drivers of Discretion at the European Central Bank | Article | Politics and Governance Shawn Donnelly

New and open access: Policy‐Maker of Last Resort? Drivers of Discretion at the European Central Bank. I look at ECB behavior on pandemic-era capital requirements, designing the digital euro, and active accounts, building on previous lessons about QE and Target2.: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

New Gender Update out in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social. With data from the new wave of the EES, I show a strong increase in support for the far right among young voters. Especially the share of young men who consider voting for the far right has exploded.
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Manufacturing is a war now And the democracies are losing.

Manufacturing is a war now

U.S. tightens curbs on China’s access to AI memory and chip tools The new measures included exemptions for key allies such as Japan and the Netherlands.

The #U.S. unveiled new restrictions on #China’s access to vital components for #chips and #AI, escalating a campaign to contain Beijing’s technological ambitions but stopping short of earlier proposals that would have sanctioned more key Chinese firms.

Mutual #weaponization of #interdependence

Bringing War Back In Cambridge Core - International Relations and International Organisations - Bringing War Back In

Timely joining bsky on the date "Bringing War Back In" was published worldwide with Cambridge UP. Check it out if you are interested in how war makes states also in its aftermath, and how the wars of a distant past explain the variation of state capacity within Latin America until today.

I'm excited to see this new collaboration published! We show how online networks share knowledge and information to collect, process and interpret open-source intelligence data based on radio intercepts available at the University of Twente's Web-based Software-Defined Radio. #OSINT #intelligence

Farmers are protesting in Westminster, what might the political consequences be?

Our research on farmer protests in 🇳🇱 provides some clues.

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Bottom line: due to popularity of farmers + media bias, this likely creates major political headache for Starmer government.

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Donald Trump asks arch protectionist Robert Lighthizer to run US trade policy Tariff hawk's potential reappointment to top economy role likely to alarm trading partners

Bob Lighthizer may be back as US Trade Rep., although the job could still end up going to someone like his former Chief of Staff Jamieson Greer:

"Donald Trump asks arch protectionist Robert Lighthizer to run US trade policy"