@jkaarbo.bsky.social
Professor of Foreign Policy, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews; Founding Co-Director Scottish Council on Global Affairs https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/jbk1/
The State of Global Peace & Security
24 February, 6pm-8.30pm
Venue: Pathfoot Lecture Theatre, Pathfoot Building, @stir.ac.uk, FK9 4LE
A roundtable discussion on state of global peace and security at 6pm on February 24th at @stir.ac.uk .
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New article with Beasley and Oppermann out in GSQ -- in a special forum on transitional orders, we discuss national role dynamics in the 'liminal space' between international orders, including sovereignty skirmishes (think Chagos, Greenland, Venezuela) academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
20.01.2026 09:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New Podcast episode! 🚨
Trump’s Second Act: Leadership, Tariffs, and Tensions
As 2025 draws to a close, we take a deep dive into a year of American politics and its global impact. With @mkblyth.bsky.social and @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
🎧 Listen now: uofgspotlight.com
#UofGSpotlight
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🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
16.10.2025 14:40 — 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2
Now with an issue #! @jkaarbo.bsky.social and I make the case for more research on the individual in IPE, and for more love between FPA & IPE. We look at taxes and personality profiles in South America to illisutrate out points.
The profits of personality
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Our #UofGSpotlight episode Trump 2.0: What’s Next? hit 41,000+ listens!🎙️🌎
Revisit what was predicted and compare it to what’s unfolding now by listening to the episode with our guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social & @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
Listen here 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/71pi...
A 'timely' article on US foreign policies toward Iran's nuclear programme. @risjnl.bsky.social
02.07.2025 14:48 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Happy to be one of the many contributors, with @cristiancantir.bsky.social, to this new, very comprehensive Handbook of IR. Thanks @cameronthies.bsky.social
26.06.2025 13:27 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In our new blog, @juliacalvert.bsky.social and I discuss the role of Trump's personality in his tariffs, linking it to our recent @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the neglect of leader psychology in international political economy. www.duckofminerva.com/2025/05/trum...
29.05.2025 13:59 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
01.05.2025 08:51 — 👍 5 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 1Calling all scholars with expertise in the Middle East and Africa! Interested in joining us at the School of International Relations at St Andrews? If so, check out these (permanent) posts: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
29.04.2025 11:38 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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For background and analysis of the "pandemic treaty" see our Insight report and related podcast at scga.scot/2024/02/14/g...
#WHO #pandemic
My latest on @uk.theconversation.com Keir Starmer’s mindset is unlike other PMs — and that could matter when facing Trump. 🧠 A political psychology perspective @edinburghpir.bsky.social #PoliticalPsychology #Starmer #Trump #leaders
11.04.2025 15:42 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
Save the date! Looking forward to participating in this webinar, with @drcanbolat.bsky.social @oz7777.bsky.social and @isanet.bsky.social isanet-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
10.04.2025 07:01 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Great piece on the importance of political leaders’ personalities, by the brilliant @consuelothiers.bsky.social !!
09.04.2025 15:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Happy to talk with @cglgsta.bsky.social about my research! @standrewsir.bsky.social
01.04.2025 10:16 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0@juliacalvert.bsky.social & I argue the importance of leaders in International Political Economy, examining windfall profit taxation in Ecuador & Peru, in @ripejournal.bsky.social
31.03.2025 11:09 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1It was great to talk to @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social in the Political Worldview podcast. In the episode, we discussed the ongoing Gaza war and its impact across the region
10.03.2025 15:47 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
👇 EVENT THIS WEEK 👇
The CGLG's in-residence fellow, Julie Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social, is hosting a discursive seminar on Egypt's changing identity and foreign policy. All St Andrews students and staff are welcome to attend!
🕐 Wed 12th, 11:00–12:00
🚩 Arts Seminar 8
📩 RSVP irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
Trump's proposal of forcibly displacing Palestinians of Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula puts Egypt on edge. I offer my reflections on what's at stake for Egypt in The Conversation theconversation.com/egypt-on-edg...
07.03.2025 16:37 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
That’s a wrap for the @isanet.bsky.social 2025 conference Great to see everyone and nice to have 5 former/current PhD students in a row at the @fpa-isa.bsky.social business meeting!
06.03.2025 18:08 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Off to a great start at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social. Seeing familiar faces makes Chicago’s weather milder, too. 🤓 @bariskesgin.bsky.social @jkaarbo.bsky.social @consuelothiers.bsky.social @isanetexdir.bsky.social
02.03.2025 14:35 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
"What we likely have now is a more extreme and experienced version of Trump 1.0".
Read IA’s latest blog post, where @jkaarbo.bsky.social gives the verdict on whether Trump has changed since his first presidency 👇
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Pleased to share my blog piece with International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social, linking my current Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.bsky.social research on how leaders change, my previous IA article on breaking bad, and Trump 2.0
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Delighted to welcome Leo Varadkar on ‘St Andrews and the SCGA: Looking at how nations like Scotland and Ireland can provide a hub for discussion on international affairs" with @johnswinney.bsky.social- as Chair of @scga.scot passes from @uofglasgow.bsky.social to @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
07.02.2025 10:46 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 4
Terrific evening in St Andrews to mark transfer of @scga.bsky.social leadership from @uofgnews.bsky.social to St Andrews. Great speech on small nation leadership from former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar & great double act with First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social.
07.02.2025 08:27 — 👍 27 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
Have you listened to the latest episode of the #UofGSpotlight podcast?
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social asks @jkaarbo.bsky.social, how serious are Trump's claims about Canada, Panama, and Greenland? 🎙️🌎
Tune into the episode for the full discussion! 🎧
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💥4000 downloads over the weekend! 💥
Have you already listened to our latest episode of #UofGSpotlight on the return of Trump?
🎧 Tune in: www.uofgspotlight.com
Featuring hosts @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social & @kezdugdale.bsky.social with guests @michaelfrazer.bsky.social & @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
Very much looking forward to the online roundtable "A World Order Out of Balance? Power, Populism, and the Shaping of Tomorrow’s Global Order", organized by @europeanisa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social
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