Kevork Oskanian
@drkevorko.bsky.social
IR, International (Dis)Order, Eurasian Politics. Lecturer at @uniexeter.bsky.social. Onetime Liberal. Enemy of Pigeonholes. X refugee. Personal views, Repost ≠ 'Like'. Cosmopolitan mutt: roots in 🇦🇲🇬🇷🇩🇪🇱🇧🇧🇪🇬🇧.
This is grim.
Europe should take note, and shed its multi-dimensional dependence on the US as soon as possible.
Europe should take note, and shed its multi-dimensional dependence on the US as soon as possible.
⚡️ 'One of the most difficult moments' — Zelensky addresses Ukraine amid controversial US peace plan.
"Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," he said
"Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," he said
'One of the most difficult moments' — Zelensky addresses Ukraine amid controversial US peace plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky was responding to growing concerns over a new peace proposal that reportedly reflects Russia's longstanding demands.
kyivindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is grim.
Europe should take note, and shed its multi-dimensional dependence on the US as soon as possible.
Europe should take note, and shed its multi-dimensional dependence on the US as soon as possible.
Right-wing populists and radicals have perfected the art of hiding their lack of civic virtue behind pompous nativist posturing.
A tried and tested way to obfuscate and manipulate.
A tried and tested way to obfuscate and manipulate.
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Right-wing populists and radicals have perfected the art of hiding their lack of civic virtue behind pompous nativist posturing.
A tried and tested way to obfuscate and manipulate.
A tried and tested way to obfuscate and manipulate.
“The reported peace plan was negotiated without Ukrainian or European involvement, and it shows" - @drkevorko.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social has been analysing what is known so far about the Russia peace plan
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3738732...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3738732...
France slams US & Russia plan as general warns ‘we'll lose our kids’ in war
FRANCE’S top general has warned the country must be ready to “lose our children” in a future war with Putin as Paris erupted in anger over the secret US-Russia peace plan. General Fabien Mand…
www.thesun.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Designating these settler thugs as terrorists has become long overdue.
80 Parliamentarians demand UK government act to stop Israel's settler violence and forced dispossession of Palestinians in communities like Umm al Khair.
caabu.org/news/news/80...
caabu.org/news/news/80...
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Designating these settler thugs as terrorists has become long overdue.
The idea that the mega-embassy should be denied because 'the Chinese could tap into our fibre-optic cables' just doesn't sound very convincing.
Anyone could discreetly buy or rent a basement office in the City and take it from there, surely?
Anyone could discreetly buy or rent a basement office in the City and take it from there, surely?
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The idea that the mega-embassy should be denied because 'the Chinese could tap into our fibre-optic cables' just doesn't sound very convincing.
Anyone could discreetly buy or rent a basement office in the City and take it from there, surely?
Anyone could discreetly buy or rent a basement office in the City and take it from there, surely?
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LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education track) in International Political Economy:
Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care.
Annual salary: £68,087+
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care.
Annual salary: £68,087+
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy,
,
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education track) in International Political Economy:
Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care.
Annual salary: £68,087+
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care.
Annual salary: £68,087+
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
|You want to be at the table, Europe?
Don't make yourself dependent on others' goodwill.
Don't make yourself dependent on others' goodwill.
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
|You want to be at the table, Europe?
Don't make yourself dependent on others' goodwill.
Don't make yourself dependent on others' goodwill.
Sad to see some in Europe still clinging to the illusion that Trump is 'being played' by Putin.
That assumes that Trump has the same priorities as Europeans (or his predecessors). (1/2)
That assumes that Trump has the same priorities as Europeans (or his predecessors). (1/2)
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sad to see some in Europe still clinging to the illusion that Trump is 'being played' by Putin.
That assumes that Trump has the same priorities as Europeans (or his predecessors). (1/2)
That assumes that Trump has the same priorities as Europeans (or his predecessors). (1/2)
The BBC's unashamed left-wing bias on full display during World at One today with a *15-minute* interview with one of Reform's chief grifters - Zia Yusuf.
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The BBC's unashamed left-wing bias on full display during World at One today with a *15-minute* interview with one of Reform's chief grifters - Zia Yusuf.
"Only the best people".
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"Only the best people".
Japanese salarymen and -women meticulously documenting their lonely overworked lives is one of the weirder corners on late neoliberal YouTube.
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Japanese salarymen and -women meticulously documenting their lonely overworked lives is one of the weirder corners on late neoliberal YouTube.
This is about the regime keeping everyone in line through fear - possibly out of a realisation that upholding 'normalcy' in Moscow e.a. is going to become more difficult going forward.
Putin goes after his own war cheerleaders apple.news/AtQAJEPSARTK...
Putin goes after his own war cheerleaders apple.news/AtQAJEPSARTK...
Putin goes after his own war cheerleaders — The Telegraph
Once-favoured Z-bloggers now face repression as Kremlin begins to eat its own
apple.news
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This is about the regime keeping everyone in line through fear - possibly out of a realisation that upholding 'normalcy' in Moscow e.a. is going to become more difficult going forward.
Putin goes after his own war cheerleaders apple.news/AtQAJEPSARTK...
Putin goes after his own war cheerleaders apple.news/AtQAJEPSARTK...
Gong Fu tea - pu’er.
Second attempt.
Much to learn.
Second attempt.
Much to learn.
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Gong Fu tea - pu’er.
Second attempt.
Much to learn.
Second attempt.
Much to learn.
President Putin chose as his lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky, a historian who opened talks with a lecture giving a distorted account of the history of Ukraine and Russia, concluding that “we, the Russians are killing Russians”, Kyslytsya recalled. apple.news/A0YipMQdxQm-...
Ukraine’s peace negotiator on what was said in the room with the Russians — The Times and The Sunday Times
Russian negotiators in Istanbul ignored attempts to discuss concrete steps towards peace, denied Ukraine had a separate identity, and offered to set up WhatsApp groups to give the illusion of progress...
apple.news
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
President Putin chose as his lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky, a historian who opened talks with a lecture giving a distorted account of the history of Ukraine and Russia, concluding that “we, the Russians are killing Russians”, Kyslytsya recalled. apple.news/A0YipMQdxQm-...
The opportunity to normalise mobilisation, that is --"Ukraine's daring drone attacks have handed Putin a surprise opportunity" apple.news/A54redcH7Sfa...
Ukraine's daring drone attacks have handed Putin a surprise opportunity — The i Paper
This is a war fought in people’s wallets, in their darkened and unheated apartments, and against their morale
apple.news
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The opportunity to normalise mobilisation, that is --"Ukraine's daring drone attacks have handed Putin a surprise opportunity" apple.news/A54redcH7Sfa...
No, no, Trump and Epstein’s victim were just discussing Hegelian dialectics for several hours…
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
No, no, Trump and Epstein’s victim were just discussing Hegelian dialectics for several hours…
FFS, when will it sink in?
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
FFS, when will it sink in?
Reposted by Kevork Oskanian
Reports that seek to reduce Nigeria’s security situation to a single story of widespread persecution and mass slaughter of Christians, misinterpret the complexity of violence and inter-faith relations in the country.
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/niger...
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/niger...
Why is President Trump Threatening a Humanitarian Intervention in Nigeria? | International Crisis Group
Relations between the U.S. and Nigeria have soured dramatically amid the Trump administration’s allegations that Nigerian Christians are being slaughtered en masse. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Nn...
www.crisisgroup.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Reports that seek to reduce Nigeria’s security situation to a single story of widespread persecution and mass slaughter of Christians, misinterpret the complexity of violence and inter-faith relations in the country.
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/niger...
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/niger...
"The Americans treat me like I'm the president of Finland" 🫠 -- The Wizard of the Kremlin - Trailer youtu.be/B5iSUmP4I6E?...
The Wizard of the Kremlin - Trailer
YouTube video by Gaumont
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"The Americans treat me like I'm the president of Finland" 🫠 -- The Wizard of the Kremlin - Trailer youtu.be/B5iSUmP4I6E?...
Looks like I wasn't far off the mark
Fortunately for us all, I don’t think no-spine Starmer will be in post beyond May’s local elections.
The UK cannot afford a Prime Minister with the spine of a jellyfish.
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Looks like I wasn't far off the mark
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A little piece of good news. There will have to be more like this: institutions of civil society, academia, and expertise separating from the state.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A little piece of good news. There will have to be more like this: institutions of civil society, academia, and expertise separating from the state.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Your interesting read for today: Russia through the eyes of its women. -- apple.news/A_WlQpW03Tw2...
Russia through the eyes of its women — The Times and The Sunday Times
Iulia Ioffe was seven in 1990 when her family left Moscow for America, done in by the dysfunction and antisemitism of the Soviet system. Her sour teacher gave her a book as a farewell gift. “Don’t for...
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Your interesting read for today: Russia through the eyes of its women. -- apple.news/A_WlQpW03Tw2...
Reposted by Kevork Oskanian
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Fortunately for us all, I don’t think no-spine Starmer will be in post beyond May’s local elections.
The UK cannot afford a Prime Minister with the spine of a jellyfish.
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Fortunately for us all, I don’t think no-spine Starmer will be in post beyond May’s local elections.