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📰Professor @fionaadamson.bsky.social has received a special grant from The British Academy to boost collaborative efforts of migration research in Global South.

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When it comes to AI and Quant tech, recent @global-affairs.bsky.social survey shows that most US respondents want regulation…or don’t know what to think.

Beyond the Ceasefire: Iran’s Future, America’s Role, and What's Next Vali Nasr and Suzanne Maloney join Leslie Vinjamuri on Deep Dish to discuss the Iran-Israel conflict.

I’m excited to be reviving the @ChicagoCouncil’s Deep Dish #podcast.

I was joined this week by @vali_nasr and @MaloneySuzanne to discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and US strategy.

You can listen here.
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A very nice short analysis on Trump’s economic policies by @maxyoeli.bsky.social

First day of the #EuropeanAssociationofTaiwanStudies (EATS) conference in Olomouc. Great to meet my authors in person and showcase their work! If you're attending, please do stop by for a chat or to explore our latest publications.

@degruyterbrill.bsky.social @dgb-asianstudies.bsky.social

It was great to be part of @mybisa.bsky.social panel “US-China Tech Race” where Prof. Yvette To and I presented our paper “Mismatches, Mobility and Volatility: China's Strategies for Chip Talent”.

Edible Economics author Ha-Joon Chang says tariffs can work The distinguished research professor of economics at SOAS University of London wrote the book that blended the dismal science with the joy of food

Food for thought this Friday 🍸📘

In a full-length interview with @thetimes.com, SOAS's Ha-Joon Chang talks about tariffs that work, making economics accessible - and why he loves a good Pisco Sour.
#HaJoonChang #EdibleEconomics #FridayReads #Economics
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Electoral autocracies, hybrid regimes, and multiparty autocracies: same, same but different? There is a wide range of labels, such as electoral autocracy, hybrid regimes, or multiparty autocracy, and corresponding empirical measures to describe and measure political regimes that combine au...

New Publication! 📣
Did you ever think that all these measures for "hybrid" autocracies out there are kinda the same? Read "Electoral autocracies, hybrid regimes, and multiparty autocracies: same, same but different?" by @jonaswschmid.bsky.social in @democratization.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2vmyrw8e

@theatlantic.com’s writers and editors are on Bluesky. Follow us for ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling: go.bsky.app/NVbMa2Y

A very insightful research paper in today rapidly changing world !

It’s a tragedy when the government made this decision.

Some scattered thoughts after the most shocking and horrible moment of US diplomacy most of us have ever seen. Not even sure what the point of writing anything about this is, but here goes. 1/

Selling off US citizenship for cash...just like island states such as Dominica, Grenada, and St Lucia... highly recommend Kristin Surak's book on this.... www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Geopolitical Multiculturalism: Second-Generation Identities in Taiwan Stanford University

🗓️ Feb 20 @ 4pm | How do children from cross-border marriages in Taiwan form identity at the intersection of geopolitical tensions and multicultural policies? Join National Taiwan University's Pei-Chia Lan, a @casbsstanford.bsky.social Stanford-Taiwan Social Science Fellow, on campus.

So pleased to be able to follow @gepjournal.bsky.social on this platform. Looking forward to sharing and discussing new research from this great journal!

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Job opportunity at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University!

The team is looking for a Project Assistant who will assist the project leader to develop new interactive materials to enhance students’ active learning in social sciences classes.

Apply here
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How China's Rise Transformed the International System new article: "Bipolarity is Back"

Is the world still unipolar? Now multipolar? And why should we care?
See my post in this week’s Blue Blaze

blueblaze.substack.com/p/how-chinas...

Delighted to share, Dr. Yvette To @HongKongPolyU and I will be presenting one of our working papers “Mismatches, Mobility and Volatility: China’s Strategies for Chip Talent” at BISA2025.

As Donald Trump takes his seat in the Oval Office, the world braces itself for four more years of volatile leadership from a global superpower.

Join us tomorrow night (6pm - 7.30pm), as a panel of SOAS experts discuss the implications of Trump 2.0 for Asia.

🔗 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

These results survive robustness checks including alternative measures of exposure and alternative weights, clusters, and estimators.

But do effects persist longer than the 4 post-storm weeks our initial survey covered? A 6-month follow-up survey reveals no long-run impacts.

A inspiring lecture by Prof. James A. Robinson, Nobel Laureate in Economics (2024) at HKU

We are proud to announce a new Taiwan Studies track of the East Asia MA degree at the University of Washington. This would be the first graduate program in Taiwan Studies in North America and the second in the world. Apply by Jan 31 for fall 2025 admission: jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/acade...

The world first Taiwan graduate program is at SOAS @soasuni.bsky.social

Teaser flyer for the conference. Includes location (King's College, London, and date, 23-24 June)

Polisky Dictatorsky
Yesterday we finished another great season of the virtual workshop! Thank you all for joining!!
While we prepare the Spring season, we want to let you know we will be organizing another in-person conference over the summer! The CfP will be out soon. Stay tuned!

US national security policy: What to expect in the first 100 days of the next administration This online panel will explore key questions on the future of American foreign policy and its implications on global security.

This week, I will talk with @KoriSchake and @dandcaldwell about US national security policy. www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...

It was a pleasure to meet you and others talented researchers in DPIR Spring School !

The programmes are well organised and useful to further developing better research skills.

EMERGENCY POD: Biden's Final Export Controls Misfire? Podcast Episode · ChinaTalk · 12/03/2024 · 1h 31m

Chip nerds: don’t miss this great episode of ChinaTalk, covering updated and future US export controls against China —hosted by @jordanschneider.bsky.social

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Back to Bipolarity: How China's Rise Transformed the Balance of Power Abstract. China's rise, Russia's military resurgence, and India's economic growth have prompted debates about the end of unipolarity and the future balance of power. Such debates are a staple of inter...

It’s out! Happy to share my new @intsecurity.bsky.social article, about how China’s rise shifted the balance of power back to bipolarity.

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Glad to see @soasuni.bsky.social over here. Follow us for a look at all the great things going on at SOAS!

It’s indeed a challenge time for the existing international order.

Some free time in Vienna will be a well-earned break from this serious debate :)