An enjoyable few days in DC last week launching 'Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations' at the AEI & @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social. A particular highlight was sharing the stage with two PhD students who contributed to the book - Reja Younis & Jonathan Esty. They're both ones to watch 👀

Thanks to Dr Andrew Ehrhardt and @csns-uk.bsky.social for hosting the UK launch of 'Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations' (@georgetownup.bsky.social) earlier this week. Thanks also to the audience for braving the heat (a full house with no AC!) and for their challenging questions!

The view from my hotel in Nagasaki, where the eagle-eyed can spot a trio of sleek Mogami frigates.

How are America's core allies in Europe & the Indo-Pacific responding to the oscillations in its foreign policy at a time of rising great power competition? I offer an answer in a new article for @iajournal.bsky.social, focusing on Australia, Japan, Poland & the UK. doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

A few from the launch of 'Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations' at RSIS in Singapore last week. Thanks to the brilliant panel - Dr Sarah Teo, Dr Adrian Ang, and Colonel Brock Hershberger - as well as the faculty, students, think tankers, and diplomats for their excellent questions.

Great to have Sir Robin Niblett in Singapore for the RSIS Distinguished Public Lecture.

A few from my flying visit to 🇬🇧 earlier this month for conferences on the state of Applied History and British defence. No prizes for guessing which is in better shape. Tip of the cap to both organisers for putting on such excellent events. Well worth the *long* trip.

Pleased to receive my copies in today's post. Now available in *some* good book shops - or direct from Georgetown for $35 with the code TGUF: press.georgetown.edu/Book/Transat...

Another crisis in UK-US relations. How does the alliance survive repeated ruptures? Greg Kennedy & I brought together 14 brilliant scholars to answer that in Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations: How the Alliance Weathers Crises. Out today with Georgetown University Press. 1/2

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at the IISS Raffles Lecture in Singapore today: "The law of the strongest seems to be increasingly replacing the strength of the law."

The second clip gets into the UK-US angle and the question of whether the UK is hedging. 2/2

Spoke with Steve Lai on the BBC earlier about the domestic politics surrounding Keir Starmer's trip to China, and the question of whether it connects to broader transatlantic tensions with Donald Trump. 1/2

What a week to be teaching this:

Spoke with the Beeb earlier today about Trump's coercive diplomacy over Greenland, its implications for NATO, and diverging European responses. Thanks to Vandhna Bhan for going easy on me in my first live media interview. Clips below.

If you're interested in UK foreign policy in relation to the Middle East, check out this @h-diplo.bsky.social roundtable on Nigel Ashton's excellent book, False Prophets: British Leaders' Fateful Fascination with the Middle East from Suez to Syria - with an intro by yours truly. hdiplo.org/to/RT27-6

It was a pleasure & an honour to assist the 🇬🇧 High Commission with several panels on regional security & maritime strategy on HMS Prince of Wales last week, melding Southeast Asian & European expertise. Thanks to Cdre Blackmore & the crew for hosting - they more than earned their 'run ashore' in 🇸🇬!

A great pleasure to speak about my book, British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony, at Sciences Po in Paris earlier this week. Thanks to Professor Thierry Balzacq for the kind invitation. And yes - someone is eating a baguette. Very on brand!

Pleased to share that Greg Kennedy & I signed a contract with Georgetown Uni Press for an edited volume on UK-US relations. The book assesses how the institutional pillars of the alliance (chiefly nuclear, military & intel) are affected by political crises (ahem...). Hitting the shelves in early '26

Interesting to see Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (and King Carl Gustaf!) in Singapore yesterday for the IISS Raffles lecture. Lots of similarities with UK talking points. E.g., supporting 🇺🇦 "for as long as it takes" & the increasing interdependence of Euro-Atlantic & Indo-Pacific

A nice surprise to see so many new followers. By way of intro, I'm based at NTU Singapore, where I teach on alliances and defence policy. My first book examines how the UK, as a 2nd tier power, makes grand strategy while underneath the US security umbrella. See here for more info: williamdjames.com

What a week to start teaching my course on alliance politics at NTU Singapore. Somewhat timely! I wonder what we'll be talking about 🤔

The great unboxing! It's a wonderful feeling to finally hold my first book: British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony. If you're interested in a copy, the hardback is available at a 30% discount (code ASFLYQ6) through Oxford University Press & the e-book is on amazon (UK) for £9.99.

Delighted to share the cover of my forthcoming book with Oxford University Press. Look for it on the shelves in January 2024.