📣PUBLICATION DAY! '📣 The Ideological Scramble for Africa' is based on documents from 46 archives on 3 continents. It shows how the pursuit of anticolonial modernity, not Cold War competition, shaped international relations in the 1950s and 1960s. Ask your library to buy it!

The History of market mechanisms and COP meetings, why? how? (in Dutch)

A new academic year at Utrecht University — always a highlight. You can still join the Existential Risk Workshop on 25 September: https://t.co/6F4bj0cbl2

Operationele sprong voorwaarts: eerste MQ-9B ‘SkyGuardian’ in België https://t.co/HIVDn5FD9p

I have just spoken with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt. We share the same conviction: The military offensive in Gaza that Israel is preparing can only lead to disaster for both peoples and risks plunging the entire region

Europeans getting the “Africa Summit” treatment, and not liking it.

Macron has acknowledged that the anticolonial struggle in Niger was a full-blown war. He further recognized that France engaged in some neocolonial meddling after independence. Why? Read my piece (in French) in The Conversation. https://t.co/bRAkGBjAof

PR firm working for Shell wins COP30 media contract https://t.co/AuppMwpgr4 Public relations giant Edelman is helping COP30 host-nation Brazil hone its media strategy for this year’s UN climate conference – even though it also works for Shell, one of the world’s biggest fossil

I had the opportunity to speak about the mysterious and tragic plane crash of Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961. The podcast by @BNR has high production value, making it enjoyable to listen to even on a beach or during a walk. https://t.co/tFz2uVLDGR

The landmark ruling means Australia must reduce emissions in line with the best science, and regulate the fossil fuel industry to prevent further harm. @wtmpacific @UNSW

Summer vacations are for finishing articles. I hate myself

In 2022, McKinsey was paid $55M to advise Warner Brothers to combine with Discovery. From 2022-2025, McKinsey charged Warner Brothers Discovery $37M by advising the company to change HBO to HBO Max, then to Max, then back to HBO Max. In 2025, McKinsey billed Warner Brothers

In this short excerpt from the conclusion to his recently published book - Military #Marxism: Africa’s Contribution to Revolutionary Theory, 1957-2023 - Adam Mayer urges the importance of returning to and learning from #Africa’s Military Marxists. https://t.co/rIBsVkHoQD

Talking about my book "The Ideological Scramble for Africa" on "Departures with Robert Amsterdam" @robertamsterdam https://t.co/KzSHfwHwR4

Great workshop on the History of Non-Alignment. A collaborative project at the University of Padua History Department.

Great conference on AI in Leuven. Onwards to Italy today to talk Non-Alignment!

Curious about political realism, Confucian political theory, or Vietnamese visions of decolonization? Join us in Delft on July 2 for a day of inspiring debates! @enzoreds @FrankGerits

Thanks Lise! This was great fun!

Finally: The World of the Cold War! I mean the book, not the state of international affairs. Although who can predict…

I think I would be the best academic ever If I just stopped doing research.

A very sad day. Professor V.Y. Mudimbe passed away this morning. He was 83 years old. A giant has moved on and an irreplaceable library has been burnt down. Rest well my friend and mentor. Yours was a life that was well lived.