Georg ‘Dr. Maverick’ Löfflmann
@gloefflmann
Lecturer (Assistant Prof) in US Foreign Policy @QMPoliticsIR. Author of The Politics of Antagonism. Researches Security/Narratives/Identity/Populism
How did populist narratives mobilize Trump voters and enable 'America First'? My book argues that populist rhetoric primarily appeals to voters' insecurities and emotions, remaking the concepts of 'Us' and 'Them' in the process. Out in March 2024: routledge.com/The-Politics-o…
I‘m currently living in a 1980s Bacardi commercial.
🎵 ‘One night in Bangkok and the world’s your oyster.’ 🎶
Channelling my inner Bill Murray in Lost in Translation.
The 🇩🇪-🇬🇧 Treaty on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation signed in London today reflects the three priorities of German foreign policy, namely freedom, security and prosperity. 1/3
WSJ: Trump decided to give Ukraine not 2, but 5 Patriot systems — after seeing Russia bomb a maternity hospital in Kharkiv and a residential block in Kherson (killing a 1-year-old). He immediately called Merz on July 11 and made the offer. 1/
The F-4 Phantom is an absolute beast of a plane, I mean just look at the sheer size of this thing, Jesus.
“MEANWHILE, AT THE LEGION OF DOOM!”
Check out the lightning behind the Capitol