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The concern here for Kuwait runs beyond stability, particularly after the Emir’s recently completed Gulf / Middle East tour. 🇰🇼 He would have witnessed how neighbours are pulling ahead in economic diversification & growth, while his nation is held back by dysfunctional politics.

If you're a master's/PhD student and have never been to Historical Materialism conference, there's now a brand new initiative: a one-day pre-conference! This is an extra supportive environment to get feedback from Historical Materialism Journal editors on your work. Apply here: historicalmaterialism.org/historical-mat…

New publication! In my article in Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) Journal I ask the often overlooked question of why leaders prefer either securitization or desecuritization. My findings suggest that psychological variables play a crucial role in the initiation of these processes. 1/3 academic.oup.com/fpa/article/20…

the man in the white shirt grabbed my palestinian flag from me twice here - i got it back both times, did not touch him i told him i'm taiwanese - 我是台灣人 - bc he demanded to know where i'm from, why i'm here sir, i'm standing in MY country to peacefully protest a genocide

“The question of Palestine is a question of the future of the planet. This is not just a slogan.” This week, we have a Special Episode w/author & academic Adam Hanieh on how oil & American imperialism have shaped the history and present of Palestine. break-down.org/post/special-e…

UCU sends its solidarity to our colleagues and teachers at the British Council Taiwan balloting over low pay. The British Council Taiwan has refused to raise teacher's pay for 20 years Time for a pay rise ✊ Read statement 👇 bit.ly/3Vm2b2A

We strongly condemn St Andrews’ dismissal of Stella Maris from the university governing board and demand her immediate reinstatement:

Statement from the Branch Committee on the removal of the Rector from key positions: (full alt text available here - docs.google.com/document/d/1vX…)

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Great news to finish my week!

Two new jobs in our School... Senior Lecturer: vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/15… Lecturer: vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/21…

Tuesday, Oct 1: Join us for a book talk with Dr. Elham Fakhro إلهام فخرو, HLS LLM '10, to discuss her groundbreaking book "The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization." plsmw.law.harvard.edu/event/abraham-… in collaboration w/Human Rights Program @ Harvard Law HLS Advocates for Human Rights & HLS MENALSA

📢 We are happy to announce our incoming editorial team led by Co-Editors-in-Chief Rita Floyd & Asaf Siniver and our associate editors! Thank you to Andrew Mark Dorman for his brilliant leadership in the last decade! We look forward to working with our new editorial team to

Academic freedom is under threat in Dutch #HigherEd. Yesterday a nation-wide protest against cuts to higher education was cynically cancelled, dispersing dissent & creating confusion. Today the government is looking to muzzle scholars directly. cc CAF Amnesty NL

Chieh-hsien Chen can play in the major leagues right now. He is an international star. What a night.

Historic win! Historic moment for Taiwanese baseball! So many details to see in the final, and many more to take away from the whole tournament. How can you not be proud to be Taiwanese? How can you not be romantic about baseball?

Fieldwork kicks off by the Red Sea, diving into the history of Taiwan-Saudi Arabia medical mission, with Hsinyen Lai (賴炘延)

I generally don’t like to self-promote on this platform, but this article is a love letter to Abdullah Turayqi and Abdulrahman Munif, and to the amazing Middle East librarians everywhere, so… cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Applications for Graduate Programs in Gulf Studies: Please RT & circulate Dr Manami Goto Matthew Gray David B Roberts Marc Owen Jones Adel Abdel Ghafar sean foley Dr Jessie Moritz James Onley Claire Beaugrand Christian Koch Hsinyen Lai (賴炘延) Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd courtney freer Camille Lons - Leaving X for @camillelons.bsky.so x.com/qugulfstudies/…

Congratulations to Stella Maris, Rector of St Andrews, who has won her appeal against dismissal from the governing body: a vindication of her, and anyone's, right to condemn genocide and apartheid. thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/52…