Alison Howson

On @rtenews I noted that core issues such as Ukraine's territorial integrity & post-war security architecture remain unresolved Officials in the Baltic states stressed to me that the outcome in Ukraine is not localised. It could shape Europe’s strategic landscape for decades

Nice review of my new book on Russian imperialism in today's @irishexaminer "Ó Beacháin authoritatively dispatches the various ‘reasons’ Putin cited for the invasion — denazification, demilitarisation/spread of Nato, and protection of ethnic Russians"

The battle for ideas will shape the future of Europe-US relations. With Trump arriving in the Hague today, European leaders are bracing for major decisions on defence spending, with the threat of US tariff hikes on the back of their minds. But... big-europe.eu/publications/2…

Until then, you can get "Ethics of the Fantastic Four," available now: amzn.to/46dQQsq

I am very honored to be giving this year's keynote lecture AND my very first book talk at 2025 @SOASTaiwan Summer School!

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | FOUL PLAY by @TheDanHough Hough puts the game under scrutiny to find out why football has become the benchmark for bad behaviour in sport. @agendapub 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/foul-…

Liberalism: a great new book focusing on what politicians do podbean.com/ep/pb-4eyff-18… Jon Parry interviewed about his new @agendapub book agendapub.com/page/detail/li…

Happening today #ASN25

This weekend's roundtable devoted to my new book "Unfinished Empire" at the ASN World Convention (#ASN25) in New York. Particularly gratifying to receive such positive feedback from leading scholars of post-Soviet politics.

Listen back to the interview here: newstalk.com/podcasts/highl…

A pleasure to discuss my new book on Russian imperialism "Unfinished Empire" with broadcasting legend @PatKennyNT today. As expected, it was a wide-ranging and fast-paced interview. We covered a lot of ground: history, identity, propaganda, and power.

A privilege to be asked by Professor @DonnachaDCU to launch his insightful new book, “Unfinished Empire” at @RIAdawson. Valuable insights into Russian imperialism are to be gained from this important work. We must ensure that Putin’s imperial ambitions are never realised.

The roots of the Ukraine Conflict lie in Russia’s ‘Unfinished Empire’ In his new book ‘Unfinished Empire’, Prof Donnacha Ó Beacháin @DonnachaDCU argues that the world will continue to have “a Russia problem” until Vladimir Putin’s regime is defeated. Read: launch.dcu.ie/45AyEsH

blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol… builds on ideas in agendapub.com/page/detail/eu…

'We need not just the unpowerment of our rivals, but the empowerment of ourselves.' BIG’s @HansKribbe spoke at today’s @EU_ISS @POLAND25EU seminar on how the EU can limit Russia’s influence — urging a clearer, stronger European offer in a geopolitical world.

“A gripping and incisive portrait of Russia and its brutal attack on Ukraine... roots Moscow's imperial ambitions in history and gives a compelling account of its neighbours, seen then and now as colonies.” @lukeharding1968 on 'Unfinished Empire' by @DonnachaDCU - out today!

In this brilliant essay, ‘The EU’s Mackinder Moment’ BIG guest writer Professor Mark Gilbert at Bologna’s @SAISHopkins, re-visits the work of the ‘father of geopolitics’ to understand its significance to contemporary Europe. 📕 big-europe.eu/publications/2…

meeting with the publisher @AlisonHowson. Now to finish writing the book...

The EU is issuing burner phones to US-bound staff over spying fears. BIG's @LuukvMiddelaar talking to @ftbrussels, says “Washington is not Beijing or Moscow but an adversary prone to using extra-legal methods to further its interests & power.” ft.com/content/20d067…