Austin S. Matthews
@austinsmatthews.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, East Carolina University. Dictatorships, regime change, and political violence.
In the southern Caribbean, the nation of Grenada grapples with renewed geopolitical attention. Once again, the United States sees its wider interests run through the small island and ironically its international airport. Struggling with its revolutionary past.
nowgrenada.com/2025/10/no-l...
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No longer anyone’s backyard | NOW Grenada
https://nowgrenada.com/2025/10/no-longer-anyones-backyard/
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The recent coup wave continues: the military has seized power in Madagascar amidst protests. The president (on the run) interestingly was himself installed via a coup in the early 2010s. Latest episode of youth protests parlayed into a coup.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cq...
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Elite Madagascar military unit says it has seized power from President Andry Rajoelina
MPs have voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who has reportedly fled the country following anti-government protests.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cqxr3y3788pt
about 1 month ago
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Archival work yielding some irrelevant, yet incredible, findings.
3 months ago
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In case anyone was wondering how US regional universities are doing. We just had all graduate assistantships pulled. Funding cuts every year since I arrived. Dept is down three people and can't hire replacements. Yet, construction everywhere and big celebrations of our R1 status upgrade.
5 months ago
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Thread of my findings from the released JFK files. Not making any deep judgements, just general observations based on what I know. Cuba in particular.
8 months ago
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Seriously, what the hell is wrong with some journal editors? How can a paper be reasonably under review for over five months? This is malpractice.
9 months ago
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That whole press conference was a disgusting and shameful set-up. Bunch of absolute jackals.
9 months ago
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www.gao.gov/blog/foia-ba...
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FOIA Backlogs Hinder Government Transparency and Accountability
Each year, media outlets, businesses, and members of the public file hundreds of thousands of requests for government records on a wide range of topics—from consumer safety to national security. Their...
https://www.gao.gov/blog/foia-backlogs-hinder-government-transparency-and-accountability
10 months ago
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Reviewer said my historical narrative was written `bit too poetically.' Presented as a criticism, but I'm flattered they recognized my prose.
10 months ago
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Just found a 1979 secret police memo assessing the `political loyalty' of the guy who drove me around in his taxi over the summer.
11 months ago
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#Dictatorsky
Can anyone give me some solid recommendations for papers that are: 1) qual studies of an individual institution in a single regime; 2) in a dictatorship; 3) published in a political science (or adjacent) journal?
11 months ago
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Found a circular from the commander of the Grenada People's Revolutionary Army warning his soldiers in December 1980 not to fall into a "jingle bells mentality".
11 months ago
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Found a bunch of secret police memos from communist Grenada (1979-1983) that makes it sound like they were in a shadow war with the Rastafarians. Started after Bishop didn't give `King Nang Nang' a cabinet spot after the revolution, leading to a fall-out.
11 months ago
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I will be in DC this week for research at the National Archives. Digitizing portions of the Grenada seized documents, which were taken during the 1983 invasion by the US and CARICOM participants. My focus will be on civil-military and state security developments.
11 months ago
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al-Golani states the Assad security forces will be dissolved. Abolishing the old military is a major transformative project, intended to build a new loyal army from the rebel columns. However, transformation alone is not enough to develop military cohesion and loyalty.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...
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Syrian rebel leader says he will dissolve regime forces, as Syrians return to work | CBC News
Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa - better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani - said in a written statement Wednesday that he would dissolve the security forces of the toppled regime of Bashar al-Assad...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/syria-curfew-lifted-latest-1.7407268
11 months ago
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Syria's rebels are in a tenuous position based on origins. There are many factions in the coalition that ousted Assad, this creates extreme disharmony in the new elite. Possible violent purges to consolidate positions. Makes for a strong likelihood of rebellions or coups by those that get sidelined.
11 months ago
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How did I get 400 followers without posting for half a year lol
12 months ago
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Bing AI could never top this masterpiece
about 2 years ago
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I was also quoted on Ukrainian state television Freedom News. Again, speaking about purges in dictatorships.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl-t...
about 2 years ago
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Looking forward to ending up on the persona-non-grata list! My interview with Meduza on Prigozhin and purges in general
meduza.io/feature/2023...
polisky dictatorsky civmilsky
about 2 years ago
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Any good leads on research grants focused on country scholarship in LATAM, specifically the Caribbean?
about 2 years ago
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