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Jun 14 ⢠16 tweets ⢠3 min read
How Hamas and its supporters are denying terrorism â and why it matters
1/ On Oct 7, 2023, Hamas committed one of the worst pogroms since the Holocaust: mass killings, rapes, torture of civilians in Israel.
A new peer-reviewed study exposes the strategy behind that denial.
2/ Lev Toporâs study (Israel Affairs, June 2025) shows how Hamas deliberately shared graphic footage of their atrocities to terrorize â and then shifted to denying them.
Itâs not a contradiction. Itâs a strategy.
Promote â Deny â Blame the victim
Jun 14 ⢠31 tweets ⢠4 min read
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If you think owning land or resources is just about being there first, think again.
Sergei Sazonovâs Entrepreneurial Theory of Ownership redefines private property as a form of discovery and judgment, not mere occupation.
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2/ Modern critics of private property say itâs unfair because it lets people impose duties on others â like âyou canât touch this land.â
They call it the Private Duty Imposition Objection (PDIO). It sounds plausible⌠until you unpack it.
Jun 13 ⢠26 tweets ⢠3 min read
1/ Why do some firms benefit far more than others from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)?
Antonio Postigo's 2025 study (@ISQJournal) reveals a hidden dimension of global trade politicsâhow firm strategy and FTA design interact to create winners and losers.
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2/ đ¨ Key insight:
FTAs arenât neutral trade tools. Theyâre often custom-built by and for powerful firms.
This study shows how asymmetric liberalizationâdeliberately unequal trade rule designâgives certain firms massive advantages.
Jun 12 ⢠25 tweets ⢠3 min read
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Why did China and Russia become strategic partners, despite history, mistrust & divergent ideologies?
Not because of shared values or Western pressureâbut because their regimes fear collapse.
Letâs dive into one of 2025âs most compelling geopolitical analyses. đ
2/ In The Pacific Review, Aleksandar Matovski argues the Sino-Russian alignment isnât geopolitical ârealismâ or ideological brotherhood.
Itâs regime survival.
The study proposes a three-level game to explain this authoritarian convergence. đ§Š
Jun 12 ⢠25 tweets ⢠3 min read
đ§ľTHREAD â ChinaâUS Rivalry in Africa: A New World Order Emerging?
1/ Africa isnât just a battleground between great powers. Itâs an active agent reshaping global power. This new study dives deep into how Africa is navigating and transforming the ChinaâUS rivalry.
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2/ đşđ¸ The US seeks to maintain the Liberal International Order (LIO): democracy, rule-based governance, aid conditionality.
đ¨đł China proposes a flexible, multipolar world: ÂŤÂ no strings attached , non-interference, economic development.
Jun 11 ⢠20 tweets ⢠4 min read
1/ đ¨ New peer-reviewed study just dropped:
Russia didnât cause a terrorist attack on U.S. soil â but it may have known it was coming, and primed Americans to react in a way that served its interests.
A chilling case of cognitive warfare in the 2016 US General elections.
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2/ On Sept 17, 2016, a bomb injured 30+ in NYCâs Chelsea district.
One day earlier, Russiaâs Internet Research Agency (IRA) launched a huge Twitter campaign linking Muslims, terrorism, and Democrats.
Coordinated? Possibly. Coincidental? Unlikely.
Jun 10 ⢠20 tweets ⢠3 min read
1/ đ A must-read from International Affairs (2025):
âDisinformation, deterrence and the politics of attributionâ by Elsa Hedling & Hedvig ĂrdĂŠn.
It reshapes how we understand state responses to foreign disinformation threats.
Letâs break it down đ
2/ đ¤ Disinformation isnât just fake news â itâs a national security threat.
Governments are trying to deter foreign actors like Russia & China.
But doing so requires more than tech: itâs deeply political.
Jun 10 ⢠25 tweets ⢠4 min read
𧾠THREAD: Can AI save Canadaâs workforce? A new Fraser Institute report says yesâif we play our cards right. Letâs unpack it. đ (1/25)
Canada faces a labour market crisis on four fronts:
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Skill and labour shortages đ§âđ§
Stagnant productivity đ˘
Growing wage inequality âď¸
Could #AI be the solution? (2/25)
Jun 1 ⢠27 tweets ⢠4 min read
𧾠THREAD: âCorruption isnât about bad people. Itâs about bad rules. A summary of Meyer et al. (2025) and why institutions matter more than individuals.â
1/ Why does corruption persistâeven in societies that hate it?
Meyer, Luiz & Fedderke (2025) dive deep into this paradox.
Their insight: corruption is not (just) a personal failure.
Itâs the product of rules, structures, and logics that reward it.đ
May 29 ⢠25 tweets ⢠4 min read
1/ Think Maoist China was a market-free command economy?
Think again.
New research uncovers a vast shadow economy under Mao that shaped modern China.
đ§ľ25 tweets on black markets, resistance, and the return of the market economy đ
2/ The dominant narrative:
Under Mao (1949â1978), China âabolishedâ markets.
No private exchange. No labor mobility. No entrepreneurship.
Just iron rice bowls and central planning.
But⌠that wasnât the full story.
May 19 ⢠15 tweets ⢠2 min read
𧾠THREAD: Mileiâs First Year â A Libertarian Revolution in Action (1/15)
Javier Milei is the first openly libertarian head of state in modern history. One year into his presidency, what has he achieved, and what challenges lie ahead?. đ
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Milei inherited a near-collapse: triple-digit inflation, a chronic fiscal deficit, and an economy suffocated by protectionism and rent-seeking groups. His program aims to shock the system into liberalization.
May 15 ⢠15 tweets ⢠3 min read
1/ đŚ Que valent vraiment les prĂŠfĂŠrences commerciales offertes aux pays en dĂŠveloppement par lâUE et les Ătats-Unis (GSP, EBA, AGOA) ?
Une ĂŠtude de 2025 rĂŠpond avec rigueur : elles aident, un peu⌠mais pas autant quâon aimerait.
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2/ đŻ Objectif : ĂŠvaluer si les prĂŠfĂŠrences tarifaires non rĂŠciproques (GSP, AGOA, etc.) stimulent les exportations des pays en dĂŠveloppement.
Les auteurs analysent 17,6 millions dâobservations de commerce bilatĂŠral (produit Ă pays Ă annĂŠe) entre 1995 et 2012.
Apr 29 ⢠16 tweets ⢠3 min read
đ¨New study alert: Whatâs behind the political âmystery of Quebec Cityâ? Gareau-Paquette & Daoust (2025) dive deep into intraprovincial political differences in Quebec. đ§đ¨đŚ
A big insights for the Conservative Party of Canada
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2/15
Most regional studies focus on provinces. This one dives within Quebec, comparing regions like Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Montreal, Saguenay, Lanaudière, and more. The goal: understand Quebecâs political geography beyond myths.
Apr 15 ⢠5 tweets ⢠2 min read
l'IA n'est pas une menace pour les emplois, il en crĂŠe davantage. Les vĂŠritables enjeux par rapport Ă l'IA sont la requalification, la reconversion et la reconnaissances des acquis des employĂŠs atteints par les changements technologiques.
1/4 Cebulla, A. (2024). The time-less threat of automation: Has new technology been the predicted job killer? Labour and Industry, 34(3), 298â321. doi.org/10.1080/103017âŚ
Apr 14 ⢠6 tweets ⢠2 min read
Le constat quâest que lâapprovisionnement militaire est long et inefficace au Canada est bon.
Thread: Understanding the Cultural Origins of Populism đĽđ˘ 1/ Why is populism on the rise? đ¤
A recent study by Margalit, Raviv & Solodoch (2025) explores the cultural roots of populism, moving beyond economic explanations. Letâs break it down! đ§ľđ
2/ Populism is often linked to economic hardship.
But while globalization & automation play a role, this study finds that cultural anxietiesânot just economicsâare central to the populist surge.
