Dr Alex Burns
@alexburns
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Political scientist (irregular warfare, terrorism, geopolitical risk). #ActuallyAutistic | Own opinions | https://t.co/bYTYBbI8kH
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined November 2007
RT @Globalflows: Some important things for macro flows this week: 🧵. We remain in a regime where stocks are skewed to the upside and bonds….
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RT @DKThomp: Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* think….
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RT @ASPI_org: In @theage, @graham_euan explains why Australia would likely resist leasing Virginia-class submarines from the United States….
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Donald Trump’s defence undersecretary Elbridge Colby is reviewing the AUKUS pact and could suggest big changes. But defence experts say some of those suggested are non-starters.
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RT @Andrew_Zammit: New article of mine in the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism about the FBI's new CVE handbook, ask….
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This forum article examines the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's new handbook, Beyond Belief – Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in America, as an example of the relationsh...
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RT @ZoraSimic: New article from me which I hope is of some use in the world. Open access. Full article: Seeing the signs: thinking histor….
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Coercive control is a course of conduct aimed at controlling and dominating another, most often perpetrated by men against women. It can include physical, sexual, emotional and / or psychological a...
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RT @stevehou0: One of my favorite economics papers. Fundamentally shaped the way I think about markets. https://t….
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RT @GerardoMunck: Merton on the Ethos of Science. Merton argues that ethos of science is comprised by four norms: universalism, “communism”….
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A former client of music industry PR maven @HowardxBloom speaks:.
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This two-part, five-hour epic is essential viewing for anyone who's ever wanted to know more about one of pop's most guarded stars.
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Today in Fred Hoyle’s (directed) panspermia hypothesis.
Mind=BLOWN🚨: Scientists have now found all of the DNA and RNA bases in meteorites . This means there's a possibility that life on Earth came from space!
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I once managed the student complaints email process. Can independently confirm.
Dear lord, this hits.
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RT @ForeignAffairs: “Nuclear weapons have never completely deterred war between nuclear powers.” Read Carter Malkasian on the erosion of nu….
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The dangerous erosion of deterrence.
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Today in I definitely picked the wrong job to go into, hee hee.
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The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles...
🚨 BREAKING: Detailed list of all 44 people in Meta's Superintelligence team. — 50% from China.— 75% have PhDs, 70% Researchers.— 40% from OpenAI, 20% DeepMind, 15% Scale.— 20% L8+ level.— 75% 1st gen immigrants. Each of these people are likely getting paid $10-$100M/yr.
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Today in cost-cutting and brand / audience based value destruction.
The news that CBS had canceled “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” prompted plenty of speculation about the network’s motivations. But “the underlying point is clear”: late-night TV has lost its value, David Sims argues:
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RT @shashj: 1. In a review essay this week, I looked at Tim Weiner's (fascinating) new book on the CIA. It describes how CIA's "Russia Hous….
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Three new books look at the blind spots of the intelligence services
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RT @SVG__Collection: There’s flamenco, and then there’s Paco de Lucía playing “Entre Dos Aguas”. Sheer mastery.
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RT @GerardoMunck: Critical realism is commonly described as a philosophical movement initiated by the philosopher of science Roy Bhaskar.….
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RT @Connor_P_OBrien: Great to publish this @ForeignPolicy review essay of @JoanneEWallis and @becstrating’s ‘Girt by Sea’ and Allan Behm’s….
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Amid Elbridge Colby’s review of the submarine deal, three books consider the future of the alliance itself.
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India has released a 105-page interim order that details Jane Street's alleged market manipulation of the Nifty50 index:. CNBC coverage:.
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When does arbitrage edge into illegality? The line between arbitrage and market manipulation has long been one of the greyest areas in financial markets.
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