Senior Fellow; Editor, The Adelphi Series, @IISS_org. RT ≠ endorsement, opinions my own
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I have a Closing Argument in the latest issue of Survival. Come for the fin de siecle fantasies, stay for Hofstadter, Norman Cohn, the Book of Revelation's links to totalitarianism, and QAnon as a new paranoid/religious movement.
Some free downloads here: tandfonline.com/eprint/TTY77…
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In this new Adelphi book, Robert Ward considers whether Japan’s new grand strategy is sufficient for its new security environment.
📅 Thurs 10 July
⏰ 12:00–13:00 BST
💬 @RobertAlanWard & @Benjamin__Rhode
Join the launch event. go.iiss.org/45FeSwh
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It’s out!
With thanks again to @Benjamin__Rhode, @alice_aveson, the @IISS_org’s wonderful design and comms teams and everyone inside and outside the IISS who supported the production of this book. It would not have been possible without you 🙏
The success of Japan’s new grand strategy will be of paramount importance for Tokyo and its allies.
@RobertAlanWard considers whether this grand strategy is sufficient for Japan’s new security environment.
#SLD25 I Latest Adelphi book out now! go.iiss.org/3Z5wLQN
Join us on Monday 15 July for a stimulating discussion of @bill_emmott’s new book on avoiding war over Taiwan, with commentary by @PhillipsPOBrien ! We will be in person at @IISS_org headquarters Arundel House and also online for those who can’t be in London
In the latest Adelphi, Bill Emmott evaluates the diplomatic and deterrence strategies used to try to reduce the risk of a war over Taiwan.
📅 Monday 15 July
⏰ 15:00-16:00 BST
💬 @bill_emmott, @PhillipsPOBrien & @Benjamin__Rhode
Join the launch. bit.ly/3RWIq0K
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You'll ask GPT-5 a question and it'll get back to you seven years later, extremely depressed, having answered a totally different question by developing a novel and incoherent theory that will be debunked when it turns out a single decimal point was misplaced in an obscure line of R
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On this day in 1940, Churchill got War Cabinet agreement to an extraordinary document. A declaration of ‘indissoluble union’ between 🇬🇧🇫🇷. A thousand years of la différence erased by a two page document? It was not, of course, to be. But it was an intriguing road not taken 1/8
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As G7 Finance Ministers discuss how to use Russian Central Bank assets to help #Ukraine, we publish a compelling case for their full seizure by a team of leading International lawyers @IISS_org
iiss.org/research-paper/2024…
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Very pleased to announce a new @IISS_org initiative in partnership with the government of the Czech Republic: IISS Prague Defence Summit iiss.org/press/2024/05/iiss-…
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Interested in these issues? Read Prof Gavin’s latest book:
The Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty: Rethinking International Relations and American Grand Strategy in a New Era
An Adelphi book from @IISS_org @Benjamin__Rhode
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May Day give-away! We've dug out a book from 1774, precisely a quarter-millennium ago: it's the triumvirate of love poets, Catullus, Tibullus & Propertius (+bonus Sulpicia!). Just RT this message, follow our account, and we'll draw out a winner at midday on May Day (1st) Gd luck!
Delighted and honoured that my essay 'Europe Without America' is the lead article in the latest issue of @SurvivalEditors!
The full article is FREE TO READ and is available to download here:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
However, this anomalous and relatively happy period could soon end if, due to US internal political dynamics or a need to strategically prioritise East Asia, the American Leviathan withdraws from its function as Europe’s security provider.
Many thanks to my @IISS_org colleagues @dana_allin for his encouragement with this and Carolyn West for her editorial support.
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‘The age of abundance has promoted tolerance and radical individuality, while undermining social cohesion and weakening any sense of common purpose.’
Read the Adelphi FREE Introduction, by Frank Gavin. go.iiss.org/3wFh4o6
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I’m betting that there won’t ever be any combat troops. But the Chancellor cannot decide on his own that no sovereign NATO or EU country will ever do it.
We agreed that everyone must do more for Ukraine in Paris yesterday. Ukraine needs weapons, ammunition and air defence. We are working on it. It is clear: there will be no ground troops from European countries or NATO. That applies.
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In contrast to Chancellor Scholz, French President Macron does not rule out sending ground troops to Ukraine.
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The next Adelphi book, Francis J. Gavin's THE TAMING OF SCARCITY AND THE PROBLEMS OF PLENTY: RETHINKING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND AMERICAN GRAND STRATEGY IN A NEW ERA is now available for pre-order! Available on 7 March amazon.com/Taming-Scarcity-P…
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The @IISS_org launches today the Military Balance 2024. Congratulations to all my colleagues who put in long hours to collect, filter and interpret defence and military data that informs the broader community of decisionmakers, analysts, journalists and others.
