Jason Dittmer
@realjdittmer.bsky.social
Professor of Political Geography at UCL. Posting about geopolitics, popular culture, and cat memes
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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You are too kind! Though I have to confess that was my post-PhD project. Nobody noticed my PhD project so I went pop culture! LOL
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
You are too kind! Though I have to confess that was my post-PhD project. Nobody noticed my PhD project so I went pop culture! LOL
Shout out to @stephenlegg11.bsky.social for passing the article on to me!
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Shout out to @stephenlegg11.bsky.social for passing the article on to me!
Anyhow, if you liked the article you might like Chapter 2 of my book Diplomatic Material, which gives the Foreign Office the same treatment! (that was pre-toilets, though)
read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/2... (5/5)
read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/2... (5/5)
Diplomatic Material: Affect, Assemblage, and Foreign Policy
In Diplomatic Material Jason Dittmer offers a counterintuitive reading of foreign policy by tracing the ways that complex interactions between people and t
read.dukeupress.edu
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Anyhow, if you liked the article you might like Chapter 2 of my book Diplomatic Material, which gives the Foreign Office the same treatment! (that was pre-toilets, though)
read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/2... (5/5)
read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/2... (5/5)
It's not just funny quips though, clearly the role of toilets is central to the geography of power, as they provide opportunities for staffers to 'randomly' encroach on the inner circle of power around the PM. (4/5)
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It's not just funny quips though, clearly the role of toilets is central to the geography of power, as they provide opportunities for staffers to 'randomly' encroach on the inner circle of power around the PM. (4/5)
'The ex-aide recalled once walking past a prawn on the floor of No. 10’s famous yellow staircase, which is lined with portraits of past PMs. “It was there for, like, a week.”' (3/5)
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
'The ex-aide recalled once walking past a prawn on the floor of No. 10’s famous yellow staircase, which is lined with portraits of past PMs. “It was there for, like, a week.”' (3/5)
So many gems in this article: 'Parking spaces were no easier to assign, as Truss’ personal trainer — who had a car — discovered, said the ex-Truss aide quoted above. “By the time we got the car park sorted, Liz had resigned,” they said.' (2/5)
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
So many gems in this article: 'Parking spaces were no easier to assign, as Truss’ personal trainer — who had a car — discovered, said the ex-Truss aide quoted above. “By the time we got the car park sorted, Liz had resigned,” they said.' (2/5)