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I used to do an exercise in class to challenge students to find me spaces that were apolitical. They don’t exist.

For years, negotiations for a convention on crimes against humanity stalled at the U.N. Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga explains how Mexico helped overcome the inertia and build momentum for a new treaty. www.justsecurity.org/129359/road-...

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The winter that never ends…

#Snow in Oxford, OH

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You're invited to play a puzzle created by Keith. The clue is: "Craft term relating to paper making" www.nytimes.com/games/create...

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‘Water bankruptcy’ is a growing problem worldwide — from Tehran’s depleted reservoirs to the overdrawn Colorado River in the U.S. west. buff.ly/Dz0Ozez

The scale and velocity of what he has been able to accomplish in just a year have stunned even longtime observers of authoritarian regimes, pushing the debate among academics and Americans from whether the world’s oldest continuous

The use of crypto can't be good for economic sanctions and other tools of statecraft. There hasn't been enough regulatory attention paid to cryptocurrency and its ability to finance WMD programs: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The EU is a major trading partner, but the arrogance of US officials quoted in this piece is astounding: www.bbc.com/news/article... All those negotiations this summer were a waste of everyone’s time.

KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?” @pkrugman.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

You're invited to play a puzzle created by Keith. The clue is: "Like a ditch but not a ditch" www.nytimes.com/games/create...

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Oops, my phone autocorrected - it's Byron Donalds, not Daniels.

It's hilarious the stuff that people like Daniels will say to delegitimize protestors. Let's sit back and ask ourselves how much money a single person would accept to go out and risk being violently assaulted by ICE or law enforcement? $20? $200? $2000? /1

These findings shouldn't be a shock to anyone. Why policymakers in DC continue to push them as some kind of versatile tool of economic statecraft (which they aren't) still astounds me. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

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European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign landmark free trade agreement apnews.com/article/merc...

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Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.

How Crypto Is Used for Political Corruption The Autocracy in America podcast, episode 2 Listen here: www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

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You're invited to play a puzzle created by me. The clue is: "Knives and chisels do this" www.nytimes.com/games/create...

Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

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The infighting among NATO members over Greenland plays right into Putin’s hands. He must be enraptured at the Western alliance crumbling before his very eyes.

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Germany sends troops to Greenland www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...

Happy New Year! Version 6 of the OFAC Enforcement Action Data Set with @brephd.bsky.social has been updated through December 2025. The data set can be accessed from Harvard Dataverse by clicking here: doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...

An expert law of the sea analysis on the U.S. seizure of the Marinera - a “shadow fleet” vessel that had been re-flagged by Russia. The U.S. accused the vessel of carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran - was its seizure lawful under international law? www.justsecurity.org/128760/law-s...

What does Trump mean for relations between the UK and Europe, and the rest of the world? Sir Simon Fraser, Fiona Hill and @anandmenon.bsky.social will join @drhannahwhite.bsky.social to discuss the impact of Trump's presidency on the UK and Europe🌍 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/trump-...

Science is truly amazing! www.bbc.com/news/article...

One of my new year's resolutions (been on my mind for a while) was to spend an hour or two each night before bed reading academic works and/or literature rather than doom scrolling. I want to profile some books that I have read and/or started reading over the last few weeks:

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It's happening!!! Pandora is going to space in just over 16 hours (if all goes well). Pandora is going to help us study exoplanet atmospheres, even when their host stars are misbehaving. I am headed up to Vandenberg to watch the launch shortly, and will make a thread about the mission/launch here!

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Tokayev not only ensured the regime’s survival but also consolidated his authority by promoting a narrative that pitted the “old” against the “new” Kazakhstan.