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Wormald Wormholed

12.02.2026 17:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fortress Europe? EU leaders (once again) head to a castle for high-stakes talks. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Brexit to 9/11, EU leaders have often used tough moments as a reason to head into the countryside.

Nothing screams "Informal" like a big sign reading "Informal EU Leaders' Retreat 2026"

www.politico.eu/article/info...

12.02.2026 13:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Translation: “Nice country you got there, Canada. Watch yourself.”

21.01.2026 14:33 — 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

On our PROSPER blog, a very timely analysis: Trump, Tariffs and Greenland

21.01.2026 14:35 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Pity the Westeros mapmaker who has to make a 2-D rendering of a world that is an *inverted* sphere (according to the opening credits of GoT) with the sun at the centre

18.01.2026 21:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Welcome!

18.01.2026 13:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

White House cartoon corrected to offer Greenland a choice between Europe and the US/Russia

White House tweeted cartoon offering Greenland a false choice between the US and Russia/China, crossed out

Fixed that for you

15.01.2026 09:05 — 👍 38 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1

👀 67% increase in the number of applications to the Toronto political science PhD program from last year, 92% increase from 2024 👀

14.01.2026 00:29 — 👍 76 🔁 20 💬 4 📌 0

Fascinating podcast on "Uberisation" - how to define it, how to spot it, how to fight it

13.01.2026 22:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cleopatra, starring Claudette Colbert

11.01.2026 20:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Canada has joined SAFE, but why stop there?

www.dcu.ie/blog/2151/51...

02.12.2025 01:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

51st State? Canada Should Join the EU Instead |

www.dcu.ie/blog/2151/51...

02.12.2025 01:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The "lump of shelter" fallacy

14.11.2025 01:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What I learned teaching American Politics in the age of Trump Democracy is a matter of faith

I wrote this short reflection back in May and decided to share it now as we embark on another semester. For my political science colleagues gearing up to teach an intro course in U.S. politics, keep the faith.

19.08.2025 21:32 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

An Economy that Works for People: Empty Slogan or Substantive Policy Agenda for the EU? The Jean Monnet Network PROSPER was launched in January 2025 with a three-year mandate to conduct a wide-ranging debate on EU internal policy, specifically focused on the theme of “an Economy that Wor...

Check out my newest publication:

An Economy that Works for People: Empty Slogan or Substantive Policy Agenda for the EU?

It it the first Policy Brief of the PROSPER Network. All comments welcome!

zenodo.org/records/1578...

07.07.2025 14:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Little Big (the delightfully demented punk-pop-rave group) are in exile in Los Angeles

11.05.2025 20:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Canadian solidarity with Ukrainian women resisting occupation

11.05.2025 11:52 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

❤️‍🔥 Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine, Natalka Cmoc, got a tattoo in solidarity with “Zla Mavka”—a women-led nonviolent resistance movement that began in occupied Melitopol in early 2023.

📷: hromadske

11.05.2025 10:15 — 👍 280 🔁 36 💬 4 📌 4

I agree. I wrote about it here:

www.dcu.ie/blog/2151/51...

08.05.2025 21:15 — 👍 103 🔁 21 💬 5 📌 2

I agree. I wrote about it here:

www.dcu.ie/blog/2151/51...

08.05.2025 21:14 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

NEW: MY COMMENT ON THE CANADIAN ELECTION

A Progressive Win in Canada, the ‘Most European of non-European Countries’

dcu.ie/blog/2151/pr...

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02.05.2025 20:34 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

‘A Progressive Win in #Canada, the Most European of non-European Countries' Read the blog by Ian Cooper here: bit.ly/3Sm87Y8 @iancooper.bsky.social

02.05.2025 20:53 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

NEW: MY COMMENT ON THE CANADIAN ELECTION

A Progressive Win in Canada, the ‘Most European of non-European Countries’

dcu.ie/blog/2151/pr...

PLEASE SHARE

02.05.2025 20:34 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

NEW: MY COMMENT ON THE CANADIAN ELECTION

A Progressive Win in Canada, the ‘Most European of non-European Countries’

www.dcu.ie/blog/2151/pr...

PLEASE SHARE

02.05.2025 20:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My comment on the Canadian election!

02.05.2025 11:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

PROSPER Network Event Report: Safeguarding Fundamental European Values in EU Economic Governance – PROSPER

ICYMI: Catch up with the inaugural PROSPER Network Event with this report authored by Dr. Ian Cooper: Safeguarding Fundamental European Values in EU Economic Governance @iancooper.bsky.social. Read it here: bit.ly/4cj4awK

01.04.2025 16:40 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

With the Canadian election just a few days away, here is my recent piece arguing for a radical rethink of Canada-EU relations.

51st State? Canada Should Join the EU Instead

www.dcu.ie/blog/2151/51...

22.04.2025 21:58 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

With the Canadian election just a few days away, here is my recent piece arguing for a radical rethink of Canada-EU relations.

51st State? Canada Should Join the EU Instead

www.dcu.ie/blog/2151/51...

22.04.2025 21:58 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Despite His Shaky French, Canada’s Prime Minister Is a Hit in Quebec Voters are overlooking Mark Carney’s linguistic gaffes and lack of knowledge about the French-speaking province, viewing him as the most capable candidate to deal with President Trump.

I confess my first reaction to this story (about Mark Carney's popularity in Quebec) was my gut recognition of the landscape this time of year - with no snow on the ground but no leaves on the trees

Canada in April: when winter is over but spring is yet to arrive

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...

22.04.2025 21:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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