Some telling comparisons:

The revenue of the #Mongol /Ilkhanid city of #Tabriz (1.4 million dinars/4.2 million francs) in 1336 was greater than the *entire* budget of the crowns of #England (4 million francs) and #France (3 million francs) in 1300 and 1311 respectively.

I think there is a fondness for unwritten rules the probing of which immediately marks you as a class outsider or foreigner and simultaneously causes a double-down effect. The govt explicitly telling everyone what to do: not so much

Had the wrong handle Academia Europaea

I've been elected a member of The Academy of Europe (Academia Europea) - many thanks to Antje Wiener 🦋 [email protected] for the nomination! Politics and International Studies Cambridge Emmanuel College, Cambridge

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My review essay has been just published. The main focus is on the book “Before the West” Cambridge University Press
Ayşe Zarakol

Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders: Strategic Analysis

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My point exactly!

Our article on plague, the Mongols, and textual evidence (or to be precise, the lack of textual historical evidence for a 13th-century plague outbreak in Baghdad and Syria, transmitted by the Mongols) is finally out! very excited to see what you'll think.
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My first try had too many typos

Congratulations to Ayşe Zarakol on winning the ISA Northeast Yale H. Ferguson and the ISA John Ruggie Award for the masterly BEFORE THE WEST

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Global IR section honouring Barry Buzan, Christina Rojas and Shiping Tang (Shiping Tang) as distinguished scholars

Thanks to all who attended the #ISA2024 Awards ceremony and Leadership recognition. A special congratulations to all our award recipients!

Matt McDonald Matt McDonald spotted at the Cambridge University Press - Politics bookstand at #ISA2024 with his book Ecological Security cambridge.org/core/books/eco…