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When teaching Intro to International Relations, I love referencing "IR Movie Easter eggs": explicit international politics lessons/references from movies NOT overtly about international politics.For those teaching IR classes this

DIE HARD is the perfect Christmas Movie...for understanding how Americans view international politics[THREAD] To be clear: the movie doesn't capture ALL aspects of international politics (especially IR theory) For that,

Is it true that democracies don't go to war with each other?Sort of. But I wouldn't base public policy on the finding.Why? Let's turn to the data.[THREAD]https://twitter.com/McFaul/status/1337620255997247488 The idea of

Why are civil-mil scholars upset about Austin Lloyd's nomination as the 28th Secretary of Defense?Consider the nomination of the 3rd Secretary of Defense: George Marshall[THREAD] In 1950, Truman wanted to

What's the "value" offered by international relations scholarship? What does it mean to think about world events "like an international relations scholar"? Trump's order to withdrawal troops from

Beyond its impact on - & - relations, this assassination highlights hypocrisy by those touting the "liberal, rules-based international order".But as I explain to my students, hypocrisy & contradiction are

US alliance partners are thrilled about @JoeBiden! But should they? How do we know that USA alliance commitments really matter?Answer: we can't[THREAD]https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-11-07/us-allies-express-relief-af

Another autumn Saturday, another thanks to Tommy Tuberville.This edition: why ACTUALLY invaded during WWII.[THREAD]https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/tommy-tuberville-apparently-doesnt-know-what-wwii-was-about.html?utm_campaign=nym&

Never thought I would need to write this, but......let's talk about the difference b/w playing college football and the D-Day invasion.[THREAD] First, let's acknowledge some similarities, such as-- both involve

I'm done using the term "Consolidated Democracy"Here's why.[THREAD] To be clear, I have a vested interest in this term. It played a key role in research @jurpelai and I conducted

Today's election is a referendum on Trump's "American First" policy.When @JoeBiden wins (yep, I'm calling it now), how much will US foreign policy truly change?Let's break it down.[THREAD] There is

Which Sean Connery action movie is most relevant to our times?The one where he is:- Chasing Nazi's in the 1930s?- Using espionage (& cool gadgets) during the Cold War?- Defecting

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