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Highlighting the research, teaching and community activities of staff and students at the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, on the west coast of Wales.
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Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · Nov 28
Welcome followers! At the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University we are a community of Politics & IR scholars who combine intellectual rigour with a friendly and supportive environment. We mainly post about academic staff research and what is happening in the department.
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Yesterday the department hosted a conference on unconventional maritime challenges, together with the Council on Geostrategy and the Royal Navy. 1/2
A commodore of the Royal Navy in uniform stands and speaks to an audience, next to a panel of four people A panel of four academics speak to an audience. On the screen next to the panel is a slide about the actions of China's deepsea fishing fleet Close up of a panel discussion, seen from the audience. A young woman is speaking and the audience and fellow panel members are listening intently.
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Today the department and the Council on Geostrategy are hosting a conference on unconventional maritime challenges. Our head of department @alshepherd.bsky.social has written this piece about the issues that we will be addressing
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Unconventional maritime challenges: Naval forces in a world of strategic flux
The Memorandum | No. 43.2025
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November 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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📢 On Wednesday, 19 November @guttmannaviva.bsky.social's new book, Operation Wrath of God, will be launched at the King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence, at King's College London. The event is free to attend but registration in advance is essential!
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Book Launch: Operation Wrath of God with Aviva Guttmann
Join us for an engaging evening featuring a book talk, Q&A, and drinks reception with author and lecturer Aviva Guttmann
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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On Friday evening the department held a pizza and quiz night for students: approximately 60 undergraduate and MA students braved Storm Claudia to enjoy the evening, hosted by John Wood and @lucytaylor12.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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On Thursday, 20 November at 5pm, Dr Elin Royles will chair an event in @librarywales.bsky.social looking back on the career of Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, with his biographer Dr Aled Eirug. The event is free to attend. Click on the link below to register!
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November 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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📣 Happening on Wednesday of this week - free to attend, but requires pre=registration ⬇️
interpolaber.bsky.social Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · 13d
As part of the International Sea Power Conference (ISPC) 2025, @aberuni.bsky.social hosts the ISPC 2025 side event “Unconventional Maritime Challenges”, held in partnership with the Council on Geostrategy. The event is free and open to the public. Please register ⬇️
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Poster advertising an event on unconventional maritime challenges held on 19 November at Aberystwyth University, co-sponsored by the Royal Navy and the Council on Geostrategy
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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For some thought-provoking reading to take you into the weekend, take a look at this piece from the Council on Geostrategy, asking whether we are in a new cold war. Our own Dr Jan Ruzicka has contributed his views:
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Are we in a new cold war?
The Big Ask | No. 46.2025
www.britainsworld.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Last week @lucytaylor12.bsky.social spoke at a mini symposium on minority languages, held at @aberuni.bsky.social. The event discussed minority languages & AI, the Kabyle language spoken in Algeria and 2 minority languages spoken in Patagonia: Welsh and Mapuzungun, the Indigenous Mapuche language.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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This is happening next week - please register if you want to attend!
interpolaber.bsky.social Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · 13d
As part of the International Sea Power Conference (ISPC) 2025, @aberuni.bsky.social hosts the ISPC 2025 side event “Unconventional Maritime Challenges”, held in partnership with the Council on Geostrategy. The event is free and open to the public. Please register ⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/heriau-mor...
Poster advertising an event on unconventional maritime challenges held on 19 November at Aberystwyth University, co-sponsored by the Royal Navy and the Council on Geostrategy
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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On Saturday @aberuni.bsky.social held an open day for prospective students and their families and friends. It was a busy day in the department. Our wonderful student ambassadors did their usual great job of making the visitors feel welcome and answering their questions.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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🎙️Yesterday @hannahhughes.bsky.social was interviewed from Brazil on the BBC Radio Wales programme Sunday Supplement about the COP meeting that starts there today, giving a real feel for the atmosphere and the issues at stake. The interview starts at 28:40 in the recording
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BBC Audio | Sunday Supplement | 09/11/2025
Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a review of the Sunday papers.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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As part of the International Sea Power Conference (ISPC) 2025, @aberuni.bsky.social hosts the ISPC 2025 side event “Unconventional Maritime Challenges”, held in partnership with the Council on Geostrategy. The event is free and open to the public. Please register ⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/heriau-mor...
Poster advertising an event on unconventional maritime challenges held on 19 November at Aberystwyth University, co-sponsored by the Royal Navy and the Council on Geostrategy
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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We are looking forward to welcoming visitors to tomorrow's @aberuni.bsky.social Open Day. We have several talks scheduled, as well as plenty of opportunities to chat with student ambassadors and staff about what we have to offer and what it is like to be an Interpol student.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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With the @aberuni.bsky.social Open Day coming up on Saturday, here is a reminder of some of the many great reasons to choose #Aberystwyth as a place to study
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Why Aberystwyth?
YouTube video by Aberystwyth University
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November 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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🧵This week the Summers Room of the National Library of Wales transformed into a film studio for a documentary being made by @aljazeera.com. Scroll down to the next post in the thread to find out which member of our academic staff was interviewed by the film makers 🎥 1/2
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November 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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In a new article, Dr Hannah Hughes explains how the Brazilian COP30 presidency has a critical role to play to increase governments' ambition.

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#cop30 #brazil #climatechange #government
Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit highlights how tricky climate pledges are to keep
The Brazilian Cop30 presidency has a critical role to play as mediator and bridge builder to increase the collective ambition of governments.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Funding opportunity for PhD study! We are part of the Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership) and invite applications for funded PhD research - but note the deadline of 11 December 2025. Full details in the link below ⬇️
www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...
Funding  : Department of International Politics , Aberystwyth University
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November 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Just a few more days until Saturday's @aberuni.bsky.social #OpenDay - we have a full programme of talks ready for our visitors, along with opportunities to chat informally with staff and students
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November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Read the latest by @hannahhughes.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com about the upcoming #COP30 in #Brazil, based on her current research project on Brazil's #climate leadership 🌎
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Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit highlights how tricky climate pledges are to keep
The Brazilian Cop30 presidency has a critical role to play as mediator and bridge builder to increase the collective ambition of governments.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Postcard from @aberuni.bsky.social students on exchange in Heidelberg, Germany! In the photo, from left to right, are Jordan (Interpol), Lavia (Law and German), Jacob and Ciel (both Interpol). Study abroad is one of the many opportunities our students have to enrich and broaden their educations 1/2
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November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Russia state media is actively silencing mothers’ opposition to the war in Ukraine, according to a new study by one of our academics.

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#russia #ukraine #media #study
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November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Our very own Lucy Taylor will be speaking at this event on Friday! ⬇️
Poster advertising a mini symposium "Voices at the Margins: Minority Languages and Communities in Wales and Beyond" taking place at Aberystwyth University on 7 November
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Congratulations to Evan Wall, a PhD student in the Department who has recently had some of his research published! 🎉
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Gwerddon | Y Ddraig Goch yn clywed y delyn Wyddelig: dylanwad cenedlaetholdeb Iwerddon ar Blaid Genedlaethol Cymru, 1925–1936
Y Ddraig Goch yn clywed y delyn Wyddelig: dylanwad cenedlaetholdeb Iwerddon ar Blaid Genedlaethol Cymru, 1925–1936
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November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Would you like to study for a PhD in politics or IR at a friendly, intellectually-vibrant and supportive academic department? Applications are open for @aberuni.bsky.social doctoral scholarships - full info in the link below. Note the application deadline: 9 January
www.aber.ac.uk/en/study-wit...
AberDoc Scholarship  : Study With Us , Aberystwyth University
Details of funding available from within Aberystwyth University for Postgraduate Research Students
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November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🧵 Aviva Guttmann's new book is making quite a stir. It had a launch in Aberystwyth Waterstones earlier this month, with Jan Ruzicka in the chair, which was well-attended by staff and students from the university as well as members of the local community. 1/8
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October 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM