Four demand UN council expansion

Scholar power: 45.3%

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Political science 58%, Law 25%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	39%	15	45.3%

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6.4 h

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

14-min analysis

Security Council is paralyzed, but work of UN agencies is vital

Previewing this week's important meetings in context of #Russia invasion of #Ukraine, US War on #Iran, and other conflicts

Russia’s staged elections - Is #Putin 's mass mobilization next?

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13h

EA on TVP World: Is The UN Relevant? (Scott Lucas with Sascha Fahrbach)

#UNSecurityCouncil #UNGeneralAssembly #UNGA

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EA on TVP World: Is The UN Relevant? - EA WorldView

Assessing if UN still can play useful role in dealing with conflicts & helping societies, amid Russia invasion of Ukraine and US War on Iran

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September 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM

by Ryan Enos

35%

Scholar power: 35.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 58%, Law 25%, History 17%

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🎓 Ryan Enos	28%	18	35.6%

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46.0%

6.5 h

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Ryan Enos

@ryanenos.bsky.social

I miss the old days when the UN was just superpowers banging their shoes on the table.

September 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM

Reposted by Antje Wiener

35%

Scholar power: 35.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 58%, Law 25%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Antje Wiener	60%	34	35.0%

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47.0%

23.0 h

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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson

@hansenmagnusson.bsky.social

The remarkable point of all of this, that a lot of diplomatic effort was required between members of the same security organisation #NATO over something that has barely added anything new to existing written agreements, to say nothing of conventional understandings of sovereignty in global politics.

September 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM

by Scott Lucas

45%

Scholar power: 45.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 58%, Law 25%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	39%	15	45.3%

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50.0%

13.2 h

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

EA on TVP World: Is The UN Relevant? (Scott Lucas with Sascha Fahrbach)

#UNSecurityCouncil #UNGeneralAssembly #UNGA

eaworldview.com/2026/09/is-t...

EA on TVP World: Is The UN Relevant? - EA WorldView

Assessing if UN still can play useful role in dealing with conflicts & helping societies, amid Russia invasion of Ukraine and US War on Iran

eaworldview.com

September 23, 2026 at 6:42 AM

by John Quiggin

4%

Scholar power: 4.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 58%, Law 25%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 John Quiggin	2%	55	4.4%

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16.0 h

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John Quiggin

@johnquiggin.bsky.social

Via I found this new international grouping containing most of the "middle powers", including EU, Canada, Brazil and India. Australia is in.

September 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM

by John Quiggin

4%

Scholar power: 4.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 58%, Law 25%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 John Quiggin	2%	55	4.4%

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John Quiggin

@johnquiggin.bsky.social

That's, probably because Albo is drumming up votes for our Security Council bid, but the real point is that the US, UK, China and Russia are not. #auspol
www.consilium.europa...

Found vis the India Cable www.theindiacable.co...