James Prasanth

Observing the course of Humanity and its History | Populism | Far Right | Geopolitics | Energy. Usual caveats apply

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

“A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” https://t.co/32AjWChLMM

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox

https://t.co/3PeFy5BM2H

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

Very good explanation on BRICS by Branko Milanovich. Superb read.

[Branko Milanovic @BrankoMilan]

Branko Milanović – BRICS and non-alignment today
https://t.co/t0eiVutwqo

[Dr Adam Rutherford @AdamRutherford]

I warned you. I warned you all. https://t.co/pvEOreNXUT

[Samuel Moyn 🔭 @samuelmoyn]

Brilliant and depressing: “NATO is working exactly as it was designed by postwar U.S. planners, drawing Europe into a dependency on American power that reduces its room for maneuver. Europe may be remilitarizing, but America is reaping the rewards.” https://t.co/Am8pK62I5g

[Nassreddin 🍉 نصر الدين @Nassreddin2002]

🇳🇱🧵The Dutch Rutte IV government might collapse over asylum in the next few days (tonight?)

The govt was formed in January 2022 and is only 18 months ‘old’

In this thread I’ll explain why this collapse is kinda a long time coming👇

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

Quite a read on Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova:
https://t.co/aS5NQX5Pef

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

“Sociolinguists suggest that within the next century, 90% of the world’s languages will disappear. This shift is mostly driven by larger, often colonial, languages dominating economies, educational systems and state governance.”

https://t.co/dY1nY9V9vS

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

https://t.co/NXHTa4GJ9u

Whether in Italy, Spain, France or Finland, parties that were once outcasts are fast gaining respectability – and power

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

Many chose to abstain from voting in the Greek elections not because of apathy, but rather they were convinced that there was no longer any point in doing so.

By Athanasia Chalari

https://t.co/fleYKW1eBb

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

The long defeat of French by Ed West

https://t.co/pF81tIV0hV

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

It's a new and deadly strategy for shutting down protest. Corporations have realised that any political opponent can be named on an injunction. Once you're named, you can become liable for its costs. So they can beggar you for disagreeing with them.
https://t.co/c9NfVZo619

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

How Climate Change Will Reshape Economic Statecraft:

https://t.co/BkSyv6m1Aa

[Paul Poast @ProfPaulPoast]

Unwritten Rule of the United Nations: for some key members, the written rules don't apply.

[THREAD]

[James Prasanth @JPrasanth77]

Solving the Mystery of Henry Kissinger’s Reputation by Prof Stephen Walt

https://t.co/5XpAAGJ2Pm

[PaleoAnthropology @Qafzeh]

Ancient humans may have paused in Arabia for 30,000 years on their way out of Africa https://t.co/6RaQBDrBJj

[Jean-Paul Demoule @JPDemoule]

Parution ce mois-ci de la traduction américaine, chez Oxford University Press, de mon livre sur les Indo-Européens, avec quelques mises à jour, notamment sur la génétique, ses apports et ses résultats contrastés. Avec commentaires, au dos, de David Wengrow et Marc Vanderlinden.

[European Consortium for Political Research @ECPR]

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[Populism Updates @PopulismUpdates]

Right-wing nationalists are poised for a lot of influence across Western Europe:

- Leading govt in Italy
- AfD hits 18% in Germany
- Vlaams Belang leading polls in Flanders
- Le Pen party with its best prospects ever
- Chega hitting 15% in Portugal
- Vox key to govt in Spain

[Anadolu English @anadoluagency]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 52.14%
Kemal Kilicdaroglu: 47.86%

🗳️ Recep Tayyip Erdogan reelected Türkiye’s president in runoff election, according to preliminary results by Supreme Election Council https://t.co/p1UCbgVmL2