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Prof Alfredo Saad Filho

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Professor of International Political Economy, Queen’s University Belfast; visiting appointments at U of Johannesburg, LUT, U della Campania, SOAS, AU Cairo and U of Brasilia.

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Prof Alfredo Saad Filho @alfredosaadfilho.bsky.social · Jan 12

The mind boggles. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Steve Bannon condemns Elon Musk as ‘racist’ and ‘truly evil’

Ex-Trump adviser denounces tech CEO’s embrace of some forms of immigration and vows to ‘take this guy down’

www.theguardian.com

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · Dec 12

Our last newsletter of the year just went out, featuring @idsglobaldev.bsky.social's paper on civic power in just transitions, two new podcasts and a blog from our "Share your Decolonising Story" project and much more
Give it a quick scroll!
mailchi.mp/eadi/decembe...

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Prof Alfredo Saad Filho @alfredosaadfilho.bsky.social · Nov 26

Interesting article about the politics of international currencies, and the weaponisation of the monetary hierarchy: www.economist.com/internationa...

A surprise new twist in Putin’s currency wars

The BIS ditches a new payments platform the Kremlin wants to mimic

www.economist.com

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Prof Alfredo Saad Filho @alfredosaadfilho.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hello Bluesky! It is nice to meet you all.

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