@nicoblar
Associate Professor at Polsci Leiden. Associate Editor at International Studies Review. Trained at Indiana University and Sciences-Po. IR, FPA, security, migration politics, India.
Stellar panel to discuss Happymon Jacob ‘s new book India After Nonalignment now at #ISASAWP2026
#ISASAWP2026 has officially started! Attending a very interesting & important panel on Democracy under pressure. @shubhakprasad.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social
#ISASAWP2026 starts tomorrow in the beautiful city of Colombo! I look forward to the many fascinating panels & the opening keynote from the Honorable Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka! @isanet.bsky.social
First day of @eissnetwork.bsky.social annual conference continues with an interesting keynote on Swedish, EU security interests (AI, future NATO, Russia, US-China rivalry, Arctic security…)
Great roundtable discussion on European security to kick off the annual @eissnetwork.bsky.social conference at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @lindedesma.bsky.social @sannecjv.bsky.social looking fwd to 2 days of exchanges& debates
And to close a fantastic 1st day at @eissnetwork.bsky.social annual conference, a provocative keynote from Professor Loukas Tsoukalis on Putin & Trump finally pushing Europe to act as a political adult!
Top level RT to discuss nuclear coercion (timely topic!) at @eissnetwork.bsky.social conference with very insightful contributions from @lydiawachs.bsky.social Kristin Ven Bruusgard, Eliza Georghe @laurensukin.bsky.social @sannecjv.bsky.social 🎩 to @profonderco.bsky.social for putting this together
Great second panel today at @eissnetwork.bsky.social on War and Strategy with interesting contributions from Kersti Larsdotter, @breitenbauch.bsky.social @nielsbyrjalsen.bsky.social & Alexander Evans, aptly moderated by @clibiseller.bsky.social
Early discussion (& roasting?) of @manjeetsp.bsky.social & Amitav Acharya’s new book Divergent Worlds. Impressive contribution to historical IR, contemporary debates about international order, & lively discussion with a stellar panel
It’s not completely official until you get your hard copy! Happy to see my chapter on India’s migration governance in this great volume edited by Klaus Brummer & Sumit Ganguly, with a stellar set of comparative chapters & contributions
Trying to make sense of the last 24 hours in South Korean politics? Read up on history, and catch up on some movie classics?
Attending the very topical annual @lucir.bsky.social lecture given by prof. Helen Duffy on the courts in conflict: developments & challenges in HR litigation in armed conflict
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid. Surprisingly, first theater experience was not a Disney…
I had the opportunity to discuss how India navigates its ties with Israel & Palestine after the oct 7 attack, with Nirupama Subramaniam last week for Awaaz South Asia youtu.be/pInc6vdrepE