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Paul Poast
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After 4 years of Donald Trump, the US must "reassure" its allies. That's what I'm reading/hearing lately, such as in this @nytimes piece. What do international relations scholars know about
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Biden's Thursday speech makes clear that his foreign policy will be different from Trump's...and Obama's.No more "America First" or "America Reluctant". Be ready for "Team America."[THREAD]https://w
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Let's talk about that "Longer Telegram" making the rounds...and why it's a mess.[THREAD]https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-council-strategy-paper-series/the-longer-telegram/ First, to be clear, it IS N
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You've heard the quote, "a single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."What if international relations scholars took that quote seriously? What if we brought tragedy back
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1/A TON of discussion/debate this weekend over "Liberal Order". Several people found the debate(s) helpful, so I tried to consolidate it below (with a bit of commentary). #ChicagoIntroIR2018: this is
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In response to @shifrinson, I shared the definitions of "international order" used in #ChicagoIntroIR (including my preferred definition by @SlaughterAM)Here, I'll highlight some work specifically focused on defining internati
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How did I change (or not) the content in my Intro to International Relations course during the 4 years of Trump? [THREAD] This thread is my way of answering @dhnexon's
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In the final hours of Trump's Presidency, it's worth asking: what just happened?With respect to foreign policy, Trump told us exactly what was going to happen...back in 1987. That's when
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The Capitol Attacks make clear that the US can't lead abroad if democracy is undermined at home.MLK taught that same lesson...we just didn't learn it.[THREAD] In particular, I am referring
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Was the attack on the US Capitol an attempted coup? Rather than debate that question here (or in another forum), I'm making it an assignment. Specifically, I'm asking my Quantitative
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According to The Polity Project, the US is no longer a democracy.Why does that matter? Why is the Polity Project wrong?[THREAD] Why does the Polity score matter? There are a
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Political Scientist here:Yes, that is political violence.Yes, this is an attempted coup.Yes, the US Polity score will take a hit. To elaborate:- "electoral violence" to be exact.- military wasn't involved
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