🤔 The #EU 🇪🇺 aspires to be a global actor 🌍 — but do other states recognize it as such? My new study in @intlinteractions.bsky.social develops targeted #NLP / #TextAsData tools to analyze 50 years of foreign policy discourse in the annual #UN General Debate (1970–2020). A thread (1/n)

Global Value Chains, structural theory, and cool methods? This paper by Juan Acevedo-Ossa has it all! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our Afghanistan war symposium: Air Power International Organizations and Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan - Susan Allen, (@ladyprofessor.bsky.social) Sam Bell, Carla Martinez Machain (@carlammm.bsky.social) #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

In this new paper, Youngsang Lee shows how US presidential visits can slow the pursuit of nuclear proliferation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Sick of all tariffs in the news? Tyler Coleman explores non-tariff barriers in his new paper and asks what impact do domestic politics have on the use of non-tariff barriers? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Love the musical Grease and Sanctions? Well, if so this new paper by @peiyuwei.bsky.social‬ on substitutability and multilateral sanctions will be the ONE that YOU WANT www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This is providing to be true...

Pretty sure all my co-authors should let me write bios for them. In print now: "His research interests include political methodology, economic sanctions, and Taylor Swift. In his spare time, he conducts endless unit root tests and ponders the nature of uncertainty." Guess who?

Check out cool new work by @tobiasrisse.bsky.social on rivalries and arms control!

Out now @intlinteractions.bsky.social: In my new article, I find that rivalries with major powers tend to decrease minor powers' support for arms control. Why? See abstract below 👇 or here for the full article: doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2025.2518394 #armscontrol #conflictsky #polisky 🗺

How do individuals respond to the threat of economic sanctions? Using a survey experiment in Turkiye, @efetokdemir.bsky.social, Menevis Cilizoglu, Omer Zarpli explore how targeted publics respond to sanctions threats. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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How do major geopolitical shocks shape state birth? A new article finds that great power shocks (like WWI, WWII, Cold War’s end) spark secessionist “bubbles”—many new bids for independence, few successes. @KyungwonSuh @RyeGriffiths & @SevaUT www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Can we measure naming and shaming? @ghashiakiyani.bsky.social @yuanzhouir.bsky.social & Charles Crabtree show us how in www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Pretty sure this week will be my max productivity for the whole summer... Not sure whether to be impressed by past self or preemptively disappointed in my future self

How does a sudden increase in imports affect support for environmental policies? There is some evidence that an increase in import competition can lead to more pro-environmental votes in the US. Why? To find out more, check out new work by @rgpark.bsky.social : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Do female suicide terrorists choose different targets? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Do terrorist groups that actively claim credit for their violence thrive? @ilaydaonder.bsky.social and Nazli Avdan and Aaron Hoffman explore this question in a new paper in II! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How do we know when terror splinter groups will survive? 🐕‍🦺TOTOS🐕‍🦺 and Wendland have answers! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Which cities become arenas for violent contestation after war? Me and @rokon-uddin.bsky.social study this question in a newly published article in @intlinteractions.bsky.social. A key takeaway: Postwar urban violence is not just a continuation of war. doi.org/10.1080/0305... (1/5)

Does public demand for economic sanctions exist? If so, what factors shape this demand? Check out this new paper by @claywebb.bsky.social & Cora Caton www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How low can you go?? Do warring countries gain anything from low credibility false flag operations? Dov Levin explores these ideas in a new article in International Interactions. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Are Foreign Firms Good for the Environment? Ana Carolina Garriga & Muzhou Zhang focus on protected areas to explore how FDI might affect biodiversity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Does corruption within the police & military increase the likelihood that government security forces will be associated with sexual violence against civilians?Margaret Adelia Avera says YES! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Columbia will remain the college of no king."

Weidong Zhang asks Can money and connections buy international influence and improve a state’s international status? FDI helps predict sponsorship patterns in the UNGA www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Are all rebels equally likely to provide public welfare services? John Ishiyama and Sung Min Sun say perhaps not... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In this new article, Merlin Li explores how concerns about reputation influence a leader’s decision about how to respond to a economic sanction demand. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In a world where lots of things feel bad right now, Jason Isbell’s new album is very good.

Had a great (but slightly exhausting) time at ISA! So great to see good friends, get encouragement on new research, and connect with folks through my position as editor of @intlinteractions.bsky.social . Thanks, Chicago.

How do private military contractors (PMCs) influence the perpetration of sexual violence? @bayleeharrell.bsky.social explores this question in her new article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Here at International Interactions, we think it's better under the Blue Sky, so keep an eye out for our posts. We will probably start to share a few recent articles that you might have missed on our race to the exit from that other place. Retweet us and help your scholar friends find us!

Looks for links between human rights and trade? Check out Sara Kahn-Nisser's new paper!

Trying to figure out if I have all the demographic and health survey data I need (I'll ever need?) from USAID... how did we get here?

What happens when sanctions are lifted? How do target states adjust? Check out new work from @claymwebb and me exploring these questions. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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When burning hospitals are no longer news The silence over the demise of Kamal Adwan Hospital is deafening. The world has fully accepted Israel’s genocide. #gaza www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

It’s been awhile but my Twitter feed is getting weird so I’m checking things out over here.

Check out new research from Gregory Winger and @drmagomez.bsky.social . Using survey experiments they explore public opinion on alliance commitments and cyber defense. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

It's a new year! What are you working on? We can't wait to read your best quantitative IR work in 2024!

The second was part part of an @AFS_SAGE Symposium on the Afghanistan War. Air Power, International Organizations, and Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan, with @lady_professor and @SamRBell journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

It's the end of the year, so I figured I'd show some polisky love to my two published papers from this year. First up, School of Influence:: Human rights challenges in US foreign military training at @cmpseditors, the sister paper to Exporting Influence journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Gaza Deaths, Now Estimated at Nearly 20,000, Surpass Any Arab Losses in Wars With Israel in Past 40 Years. 70% of casualties estimated to be women and children. 85% of population displaced. 90% without food for whole day. 27 of 36 hospitals destroyed.

Starting off a much needed fall break with an R&R!

Glad to see more attention devoted to the deeply worrying, escalating violence by settlers in the West Bank over the last few weeks menasky

Does anyone have a ReMarkable? Like it, hate it?

Voted. Feeling good about it.

A long time ago as a grad student, I pushed back in about the lack of systematic peace research in IR. Today I talked to students about where we are now. This Quaker kid felt good.

What about rebel groups and international law? Is Hamas constrained? Research by Hyeran Jo, Josh Alley, Johan Park, and Soren Jordan from our special issue on promoting restraint in war explores this idea (un-gated): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....