Isabel Hilton
@isabelh.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, China, geo-politics, climate; Founder of ChinaDialogue; contributing editor Prospect Magazine. Chair of Centre for Investigative Journalism; NED E3G; visiting professor Lau Institute, KCL, co-chair Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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🇩🇰🇺🇸 A Danish intelligence agency has described the US as a potential security risk due to its prioritization of its own interests and use of economic and technological strength as a tool of power, - Bloomberg
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🇩🇰🇺🇸 A Danish intelligence agency has described the US as a potential security risk due to its prioritization of its own interests and use of economic and technological strength as a tool of power, - Bloomberg
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Uber is scaling back climate efforts and slashing driver incentives despite a years-long push for federal policies in favor of EVs
Uber Pulls Back From Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives for Drivers
After long pushing for government policies to speed adoption of electric cars, Uber embraced Trump's EV-battering legislation.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Uber is scaling back climate efforts and slashing driver incentives despite a years-long push for federal policies in favor of EVs
WATCH: Martina Navratilova is “Pissed Off as Hell”
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WATCH: Martina Navratilova is “Pissed Off as Hell”
She grew up under a totalitarian regime. Trump’s America looks scarily familiar.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
WATCH: Martina Navratilova is “Pissed Off as Hell”
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The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)
The price of aid cuts.
The price of aid cuts.
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)
The price of aid cuts.
The price of aid cuts.
Paul Krugman talking sense, as usual: "by treating Europe and Canada as enemies rather than allies, Trump has destroyed any plausible capacity to stand up to China. In effect, Trump has chosen white supremacy over actual national greatness." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-this-th...
Is This The End of the Free World?
Trump wants to MAGAfy Europe, too
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December 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Paul Krugman talking sense, as usual: "by treating Europe and Canada as enemies rather than allies, Trump has destroyed any plausible capacity to stand up to China. In effect, Trump has chosen white supremacy over actual national greatness." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-this-th...
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Phys Org - Study measuring impacts of deep-sea mining machine finds abundance of animals at the site decreased by 37%
The reduction in abundance of animals caused a 32% reduction in species richness in the directly impacted regions.
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The reduction in abundance of animals caused a 32% reduction in species richness in the directly impacted regions.
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Study measuring impacts of deep-sea mining machine finds abundance of animals at the site decreased by 37%
A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline data, tracking natural changes and assessing the impacts of a polymetallic ...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Phys Org - Study measuring impacts of deep-sea mining machine finds abundance of animals at the site decreased by 37%
The reduction in abundance of animals caused a 32% reduction in species richness in the directly impacted regions.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
The reduction in abundance of animals caused a 32% reduction in species richness in the directly impacted regions.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
The new US National Security Strategy accuses Europe of suppressing free speech and abandoning democracy. But as the WSJ reports, every western European country scores higher on freedom and democracy than the U.S. does, according to the US think tank Freedom House.
December 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The new US National Security Strategy accuses Europe of suppressing free speech and abandoning democracy. But as the WSJ reports, every western European country scores higher on freedom and democracy than the U.S. does, according to the US think tank Freedom House.
War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Grocery Prices Are Way Down.
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War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Grocery Prices Are Way Down.
Lying has worked for Trump in the past. Is this a lie too far?
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November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Grocery Prices Are Way Down.
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Pardon the Corruption
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Pardon the Corruption
Trump’s blanket pardons for stop-the-steal illegality aren’t only about settling scores from past elections. They’re about laying the groundwork to subvert future ones.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Pardon the Corruption
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Books and films informed our atomic nightmares during the Cold War. They are doing so again, writes @isabelh.bsky.social.
The new culture of nuclear fear
Books and films informed our atomic nightmares during the Cold War. They are doing so again
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Books and films informed our atomic nightmares during the Cold War. They are doing so again, writes @isabelh.bsky.social.
Calling all China people: nominations are open for the Baifang Schell Prize for non fiction. Please rush us your thoughts and suggestions! chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/06/p...
Nominations Open for 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize | China Books Review
Our book prize returns in its second year, celebrating exceptional books on or from China and the Sinophone world. Nominate now!
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November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Calling all China people: nominations are open for the Baifang Schell Prize for non fiction. Please rush us your thoughts and suggestions! chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/06/p...
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The world’s nuclear stock is estimated to be around 13,000 warheads, of which around 10,000 are operational, writes @isabelh.bsky.social. This is, as one character in A House of Dynamite puts it, reality.
The new culture of nuclear fear
Books and films informed our atomic nightmares during the Cold War. They are doing so again
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The world’s nuclear stock is estimated to be around 13,000 warheads, of which around 10,000 are operational, writes @isabelh.bsky.social. This is, as one character in A House of Dynamite puts it, reality.
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Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @isabelh.bsky.social and Evdoxia Lymperi on the day's stuff, plus a letter from Vienna from @alexei-korolyov.bsky.social. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Are Trump’s sanctions on Russia’s oil companies enough to send a message? - Monocle
Trump sanctions two of Russia’s big oil companies. How big will the impact be? Then: China’s religious charm offensive on...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @isabelh.bsky.social and Evdoxia Lymperi on the day's stuff, plus a letter from Vienna from @alexei-korolyov.bsky.social. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
recommended reading on China and geostrategic challenges Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives michaelkovrig.substack.com?r=hdn&utm_ca...
Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives | Substack
Comment and analysis on the intersection of geopolitics, geoeconomics, global security, strategic communication and human values with a focus on China, the Indo-Pacific and great power rivalry from an...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
recommended reading on China and geostrategic challenges Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives michaelkovrig.substack.com?r=hdn&utm_ca...
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The world’s nuclear stock is estimated to be around 13,000 warheads, of which around 10,000 are operational, writes @isabelh.bsky.social. This is, as one character in A House of Dynamite puts it, reality.
The new culture of nuclear fear
Books and films informed our atomic nightmares during the Cold War. They are doing so again
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The world’s nuclear stock is estimated to be around 13,000 warheads, of which around 10,000 are operational, writes @isabelh.bsky.social. This is, as one character in A House of Dynamite puts it, reality.
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Russia, China and the US are led by ageing strongmen whose deaths will throw the international order into disarray, writes @isabelh.bsky.social.
Trump, Putin, Xi and the global succession crisis
Russia, China and the US are led by ageing strongmen whose deaths will throw the international order into disarray
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Russia, China and the US are led by ageing strongmen whose deaths will throw the international order into disarray, writes @isabelh.bsky.social.
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Books and films informed our atomic nightmares during the Cold War. They are doing so again, writes @isabelh.bsky.social.
The new culture of nuclear fear
Books and films informed our atomic nightmares during the Cold War. They are doing so again
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Books and films informed our atomic nightmares during the Cold War. They are doing so again, writes @isabelh.bsky.social.
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6/ This isn’t the first time ProPublica has reported on ICE under Trump 2.0 acting in unprecedented ways. In July, my colleagues @mckenziefunk.com and @nicolefoy.bsky.social documented ~50 incidents of officers shattering car windows to make arrests.
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“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
6/ This isn’t the first time ProPublica has reported on ICE under Trump 2.0 acting in unprecedented ways. In July, my colleagues @mckenziefunk.com and @nicolefoy.bsky.social documented ~50 incidents of officers shattering car windows to make arrests.
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4/ Congressman Dan Goldman promised to follow up on the incident, which he called another example of “secret police officers who are attacking our communities with excessive violence…and they just think that they can do it with impunity, because nobody is holding them accountable.”
September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
4/ Congressman Dan Goldman promised to follow up on the incident, which he called another example of “secret police officers who are attacking our communities with excessive violence…and they just think that they can do it with impunity, because nobody is holding them accountable.”
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1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
Thread 👇
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
Thread 👇
Dumb speech? Emily Atkin counts the ways ... heated.world/p/trump-deli...
Trump delivers dumbest climate speech of all time
The president's easily-debunked 10-minute climate tirade at the U.N. was so stupid and unoriginal, it was actually kind of funny.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Dumb speech? Emily Atkin counts the ways ... heated.world/p/trump-deli...
There is no crime wave in Washington, but Trump might want to direct his law enforcers to this problem, reported by Reuters: "White extremists are committing a growing proportion of U.S. political violence, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data project,
August 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
There is no crime wave in Washington, but Trump might want to direct his law enforcers to this problem, reported by Reuters: "White extremists are committing a growing proportion of U.S. political violence, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data project,
What does the delayed US State Department say about Israel? Not a lot, it seems. UK is lambasted for "criminalising silent prayer" whatever that is, but the section on Israel is much shorter than last year’s and somehow fails to mention the deliberate starvation or the 60,000 violent Gaza deaths.
August 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What does the delayed US State Department say about Israel? Not a lot, it seems. UK is lambasted for "criminalising silent prayer" whatever that is, but the section on Israel is much shorter than last year’s and somehow fails to mention the deliberate starvation or the 60,000 violent Gaza deaths.
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BREAKING:
China has sanctioned two Lithuanian banks in response to the listing of two Chinese banks in the latest package of Russia sanctions
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China has sanctioned two Lithuanian banks in response to the listing of two Chinese banks in the latest package of Russia sanctions
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中华人民共和国商务部令二〇二五年第5号 关于对欧盟两家金融机构采取反制措施的决定
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August 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
BREAKING:
China has sanctioned two Lithuanian banks in response to the listing of two Chinese banks in the latest package of Russia sanctions
www.mofcom.gov.cn/zwgk/zcfb/ar...
China has sanctioned two Lithuanian banks in response to the listing of two Chinese banks in the latest package of Russia sanctions
www.mofcom.gov.cn/zwgk/zcfb/ar...