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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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Im Westen nichts Neues

Better than the movie 👇🏼

February 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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History of Europe 1500-2022 in country balls

A very European concert, but still entertaining this animation

November 29
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Scientism and scientific fundamentalism: what science can learn from mainstream religion

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December 29
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Critical ignoring as a core competence for digital citizens

Be critical and don’t ignore this paper #Curatedtweets

November 22
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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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