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Alexander Clarkson 
@APHClarkson
Lecturer for European Politics and History at King's College London. Opinions my own. RT not always endorsement. Also to be found at @aphclarkson.bsky.social
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Sep 26, 2022
    After a long road I'm proud that my book "Die Macht Der Diaspora" for @Ullstein, which explores the history of diasporas in Germany will be on sale from 29 September. It looks at diasporas from Ukraine, the Western Balkans, Turkey, Iran and the Arab World amazon.de/Die-Macht-Dias…
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Feb 23, 2025
    Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia. Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. After Trump he is a Gaullist. Extraordinary.
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Mar 5, 2025
    Becoming a military global power by accident would be very EU
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Jul 6, 2024
    Spain vs France and England vs Netherlands pretty much sums up mid-17th century warfare
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Mar 13, 2025
    There is no such thing as a "champagne" business in the United States because champagne comes from, well, Champagne
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Feb 9, 2024
    In a Mongolian Military Intelligence Agency back office in Ulan-Bator, a young officer presses pause on the Carlson-Putin interview and takes a few maps out of his desk
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Sep 27, 2022
    The man from the EU Commission arrives to investigate who may have blown up NorthStream
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Feb 2, 2025
    At the heart of Canadian national memory is the awareness that Canadians twice came to the UK's aid in world wars years before the Americans showed up. It will not be forgotten if the Brits now hide in a corner and say nothing when Canada faces existential threats.
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Apr 5, 2022
    Surprise at how systemic looting is in Russian military culture reflects how many underestimate poverty of regions in Russia outside of a handful of cities such as Moscow, St Petersburg, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk Small town and rural Ukraine is much more prosperous by comparison
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Oct 27, 2022
    This has not happened in Iran since 1979
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    Cassie ❈
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    Oct 27, 2022
    Replying to @CassandaneIran
    Confirmed by minutes. This is a revolution #IranRevolution2022 #Mahabad governor office NOW
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Sep 9, 2022
    When Russian military bloggers realise that the reserves needed to hold Izyum are currently near the Chinese border for the annual Vostok exercise
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Feb 10, 2025
    One of the most baffling aspects of the last year were the left-leaning or diaspora voters and public intellectuals who convinced themselves that there could be nothing worse than the Biden/Harris administration
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    Ragıp Soylu
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    Feb 10, 2025
    BREAKING — Trump says Palestinians won’t be able to return to Gaza under his takeover plan
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Apr 2, 2022
    If you track back from Chechnya, to Georgia 2008, to Syria, to Donbas War to now, it's pretty clear that the culture of the Russian military is steeped in war crimes not just as "excesses" but from the perspective from soldiers right to the most senior officers as "normal"
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    Alexander Clarkson 
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    Oct 8, 2022
    Two weeks before the war started I told an incredulous US journalist that Ukraine's military intelligence services blended ruthlessness of Soviet traditions with NATO techniques and an Israeli way of seeing the world. These are people who do not stop until a target is achieved