Natasha Kuhrt
@natashakuhrt.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer Department of War Studies, King’s College London. Research interests: Russian foreign, security policy esp Russia-China. Nationalism. Genocide. International Law. Peacekeeping.
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The government will charge universities £925 per international student for each year of study from August 2028, in a blow to cash-strapped higher education institutions. Helen Packer reports #Budget2026
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/international-student-levy-set-ps925-student-2028
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/international-student-levy-set-ps925-student-2028
International student levy set at £925 per student from 2028
Chancellor confirms details of controversial tax on income from overseas students, while universities also expect to be hit by changes to pension tax rules
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The government will charge universities £925 per international student for each year of study from August 2028, in a blow to cash-strapped higher education institutions. Helen Packer reports #Budget2026
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/international-student-levy-set-ps925-student-2028
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/international-student-levy-set-ps925-student-2028
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Opinion: After a shambolic Budget day, it is little surprise that universities have been landed with a costly and overcomplicated international student levy, writes Nick Hillman
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universities-are-paying-price-uks-dire-economic-straits
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universities-are-paying-price-uks-dire-economic-straits
Universities are paying the price for UK’s dire economic straits
After a shambolic Budget day, it is little surprise that universities have been landed with a costly and overcomplicated international student levy, writes Nick Hillman
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Opinion: After a shambolic Budget day, it is little surprise that universities have been landed with a costly and overcomplicated international student levy, writes Nick Hillman
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universities-are-paying-price-uks-dire-economic-straits
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universities-are-paying-price-uks-dire-economic-straits
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"A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms."
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’
US group Dekleptocracy identifies additives for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilities
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms."
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Thread by @MartinKragh1 @SCEEUS_UI on Russia's use of negotiation theatre for strategic aims threadreaderapp.com/thread/19936...
Thread by @MartinKragh1 on Thread Reader App
@MartinKragh1: I have a somewhat different take on Russia’s approach to ‘peace negotiations’. The Kremlin uses them as a tool to derail the threat of sanctions, or otherwise hinder a development…
threadreaderapp.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Thread by @MartinKragh1 @SCEEUS_UI on Russia's use of negotiation theatre for strategic aims threadreaderapp.com/thread/19936...
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Here, Rubio claims he hasn’t seen any European counter-plan. (The one attached below that we all have seen by now).
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Here, Rubio claims he hasn’t seen any European counter-plan. (The one attached below that we all have seen by now).
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Fascinating argument that states (and even emerging states like EU) are being overtaken by a "Neo-royalism" of interconnected hyperrich elites who think that the rules don't apply to them. All very Louis XVI, to be honest...
1/This week has seen a blitz of what looks like corruption sandals: Saudi development deals for US military tech, Pakistani payments to Trump insiders for tariff relief, Swiss gold bars for a trade deal. Far from a payoff, this is a reordering of internat'l system.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Fascinating argument that states (and even emerging states like EU) are being overtaken by a "Neo-royalism" of interconnected hyperrich elites who think that the rules don't apply to them. All very Louis XVI, to be honest...
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Joint statement of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children ahead of the UN’s World Children’s Day: www.canada.ca/en/global-af...
Joint statement of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children ahead of the UN’s World Children’s Day
“Ahead of UN World Children’s Day, marked on November 20, we, the representatives of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, emphasize that every child has the inalienable ri...
www.canada.ca
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Joint statement of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children ahead of the UN’s World Children’s Day: www.canada.ca/en/global-af...
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'Things happen' - Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
'Things happen' - Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The US president's claims that the crown prince "knew nothing" contradict the CIA's own assessment.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
'Things happen' - Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
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It's frantic in Kharkiv. The city is being subjected to a swarm attack.
At least 4 explosions so far - the Slobid district seeing the worst of the damage.
At least 4 explosions so far - the Slobid district seeing the worst of the damage.
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It's frantic in Kharkiv. The city is being subjected to a swarm attack.
At least 4 explosions so far - the Slobid district seeing the worst of the damage.
At least 4 explosions so far - the Slobid district seeing the worst of the damage.
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"We've dismembered a journalist by mistake"
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"We've dismembered a journalist by mistake"
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The "bundling" serves two purposes:
1, to make the "deals" look bigger than they actually are;
2. to obfuscate corrupt transactions.
The latter can involve burying them, deflecting attention from them, or laundering them as part of a broader "bundle" that advances American interest.
1, to make the "deals" look bigger than they actually are;
2. to obfuscate corrupt transactions.
The latter can involve burying them, deflecting attention from them, or laundering them as part of a broader "bundle" that advances American interest.
@cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social calls this "transactional bundling" and its a hallmark of Trump's international "deals."
This comes hours, weeks and months after multiple business deals were announced between the Saudi global wealth fund and Trump Org worth several billion dollars. The Saudis are one of the Trump family’s biggest business partners.
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The "bundling" serves two purposes:
1, to make the "deals" look bigger than they actually are;
2. to obfuscate corrupt transactions.
The latter can involve burying them, deflecting attention from them, or laundering them as part of a broader "bundle" that advances American interest.
1, to make the "deals" look bigger than they actually are;
2. to obfuscate corrupt transactions.
The latter can involve burying them, deflecting attention from them, or laundering them as part of a broader "bundle" that advances American interest.
I do wish these ppl would just enjoy their retirement and grow cabbages on their allotments like everyone else… 😫
I reviewed the single worst academic book I have ever read, Richard Sakwa's "The Culture of the Second Cold War." A sordid, conspiratorial mess from start to finish.
The culture of the second Cold War
In The culture of the second Cold War, Richard Sakwa explores an ideological and military confrontation that he terms ‘Cold War II’ (p. 3). Reviving ideas
academic.oup.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I do wish these ppl would just enjoy their retirement and grow cabbages on their allotments like everyone else… 😫
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My piece on the dramatic changes inside Russian schools since 2022, with weapons training in the classroom and a push from kindergarten to prepare soldiers for future conflicts. “They are preparing kids ideologically & psychologically for war,” said @irgarner.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Putin Is Turning Eighth-Grade Classrooms Into Army Training Grounds
A vast militarization of the education system is gathering pace in Russian classrooms, where students are trained to handle weapons by active soldiers.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My piece on the dramatic changes inside Russian schools since 2022, with weapons training in the classroom and a push from kindergarten to prepare soldiers for future conflicts. “They are preparing kids ideologically & psychologically for war,” said @irgarner.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Important insights into the utter hypocrisy of those hounding the BBC.
"... if the BBC cannot or will not defend itself, and if it will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away."
"... if the BBC cannot or will not defend itself, and if it will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away."
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Important insights into the utter hypocrisy of those hounding the BBC.
"... if the BBC cannot or will not defend itself, and if it will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away."
"... if the BBC cannot or will not defend itself, and if it will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away."
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Putting together a panel for #BISA2026 on grassroots resistance. If you have a paper, get in touch! I'm keen to bring together diverse perspectives and approaches.
📧 DM if you're interested
⏰ Deadline: October 30th
@mybisa.bsky.social
📧 DM if you're interested
⏰ Deadline: October 30th
@mybisa.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Putting together a panel for #BISA2026 on grassroots resistance. If you have a paper, get in touch! I'm keen to bring together diverse perspectives and approaches.
📧 DM if you're interested
⏰ Deadline: October 30th
@mybisa.bsky.social
📧 DM if you're interested
⏰ Deadline: October 30th
@mybisa.bsky.social
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Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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#Russia forces strike UN humanitarian convoy in #Kherson region
Two trucks, delivering food and vital aid, damaged by drones
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
Two trucks, delivering food and vital aid, damaged by drones
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
#UkraineWar, Day 1,328: #Zelensky to Meet #Trump on Friday
#Ukraine #Russia #Tomahawks
eaworldview.com/2025/10/ukra...
#Ukraine #Russia #Tomahawks
eaworldview.com/2025/10/ukra...
Ukraine War, Day 1,328: Zelensky to Meet Trump on Friday - EA WorldView
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet Donald Trump in Washington, seeking US provision of Tomahawk missiles for strikes inside Russia
eaworldview.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#Russia forces strike UN humanitarian convoy in #Kherson region
Two trucks, delivering food and vital aid, damaged by drones
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
Two trucks, delivering food and vital aid, damaged by drones
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
Blue sky hive mind: #Russian political economy/trade-best books/articles on the opening up of the economy after the collapse of the USSR please!
October 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Blue sky hive mind: #Russian political economy/trade-best books/articles on the opening up of the economy after the collapse of the USSR please!
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⚡️Seven EU states increase Russian energy imports in 2025, Reuters reports.
Seven EU states increase Russian energy imports in 2025, Reuters reports
Among the seven nations increasing their purchases, France saw a 40% jump, importing 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), while the Netherlands’ imports surged 72% to 498 million euros ($579 million). Be...
kyivindependent.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
⚡️Seven EU states increase Russian energy imports in 2025, Reuters reports.
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Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
news.sky.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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ICYMI: "The captain of an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' of vessels used to evade sanctions has been charged by French authorities."
@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
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France: Captain of tanker linked to Russian 'shadow fleet' charged
The Chinese national faces a count of refusing to follow naval instructions while piloting the vessel.
www.bbc.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
ICYMI: "The captain of an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' of vessels used to evade sanctions has been charged by French authorities."
@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Can China sell itself as an alternative to the Western-led security order?
@sheenagreitens.bsky.social joined @gmfus.bsky.social’s @bglaser.bsky.social on the China Global podcast to discuss. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
@sheenagreitens.bsky.social joined @gmfus.bsky.social’s @bglaser.bsky.social on the China Global podcast to discuss. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Global Public Security with Chinese Characteristics
Podcast Episode · China Global · 09/30/2025 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Can China sell itself as an alternative to the Western-led security order?
@sheenagreitens.bsky.social joined @gmfus.bsky.social’s @bglaser.bsky.social on the China Global podcast to discuss. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
@sheenagreitens.bsky.social joined @gmfus.bsky.social’s @bglaser.bsky.social on the China Global podcast to discuss. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Taliban shut down the internet in Afghanistan as a “morality measure”
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Taliban shut down the internet in Afghanistan as a “morality measure”
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A few people have been asking questions about Moldova.
As it's well over 30 years since Russia refused to let go of a part of the country, this (free) look back into history from @amaragraps.bsky.social, is both fascinating and enlightening.
amaragraps.substack.com/p/connecting...
As it's well over 30 years since Russia refused to let go of a part of the country, this (free) look back into history from @amaragraps.bsky.social, is both fascinating and enlightening.
amaragraps.substack.com/p/connecting...
Connecting the dots of Russia’s Moldova Occupation
A Narrative Evolution through the Lens of Journalists
amaragraps.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A few people have been asking questions about Moldova.
As it's well over 30 years since Russia refused to let go of a part of the country, this (free) look back into history from @amaragraps.bsky.social, is both fascinating and enlightening.
amaragraps.substack.com/p/connecting...
As it's well over 30 years since Russia refused to let go of a part of the country, this (free) look back into history from @amaragraps.bsky.social, is both fascinating and enlightening.
amaragraps.substack.com/p/connecting...