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Beatrice de Graaf

Professor in the History of International Relations | Uni Utrecht

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Repair, replace, reimburse: Sustaining a European tank coalition for Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is not about geopolitics anymore but about logistics now 👇🏼

February 18
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The war in Ukraine is not about geopolitics anymore but about logistics now 👇🏼

Nick Cave: My son’s death brought me back to church

A true Sunday read, with two of my heroes, Nick Cave & Rowan Williams, on death & creativity.

March 15
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Geopolitics is for losers

Fascinating take on the buzz word geopolitics. I didnt know it was really coined by one of hitler’s advisers, Karl Haushofer: “Geopolitics is a loser’s buzzword”, by prof Harold James 👇🏼

December 9
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Scientism and scientific fundamentalism: what science can learn from mainstream religion

#Curatedtweets

December 29
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Opinion: A prince. A celebrity chef. A plot. And a warning for democracies everywhere

Very illuminating piece by ⁦Thomas Weber: “Crisis perception is the prime moving force behind the radicalization of several of the plot’s alleged key members” 👇🏼

December 20
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Pro-Bolsonaro violence: experts highlight role of social media platforms

What links the Brasil violence, the Capitol riots (and even the Dutch curfew riots of 2021) together: “experts highlight role of social media platforms” 👇🏼

January 13
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‘Undesirable but likely’ How the Putin administration plans to sell a Russian retreat from Kherson to the public

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November 29
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De herdenking van de Watersnoodramp in 1953 is een uitgelezen moment om te leren van de geschiedenis

“De herdenking van de Watersnoodramp in 1953 is een uitgelezen moment om te leren van de geschiedenis, schrijft ⁦Lotte Jensen. We hebben niet alleen een alerte overheid nodig. Burgens zijn zelf ook aan zet.” 👇🏼

February 3
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