The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism Latest articles in JEAS: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Great to see this roundtable and reviews out! Looking forward to more continued conversations around peace research’s way forward! With M Åkebo and A Jarstad Thanks to @h-diplo.bsky.social @tlyons.bsky.social @lkriesberg.bsky.social @emmamurphy.bsky.social Paul Diehl issforum.org/roundtables/...

New essay in Foreign Policy with Abel Abate D. on Eritrea-Ethiopia tensions. It covers the sources of mutual restraint thus far; some of the factors that are eroding this delicate balance; and what can be done to avert another war the Horn of Africa cannot afford. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...

WaPo exclusive: The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment about Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., has internally assessed that its mission is perceived as “leveraging fear,” driving a “wedge between citizens and the military.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

The Resistance Is Inevitable. We’re sick & tired of ICE & FBI agents profiling, harassing, & violently arresting our neighbors. #wearealldc Incredible turnout in DC yesterday, including a strong AAUP contingent. @aaupmason.bsky.social @gwaaup.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social

Thousands march to the White House united in our demand. We want federal forces out of DC Now!! Free DC! Free DC! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

Devex Newswire: Is the global aid decline a blip or a deeper transformation? www.devex.com/news/devex-n...

Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.

Gregory Washington made faculty diversity a hallmark of his presidency at George Mason. Now, federal findings against the university spotlight a national dilemma: When is diversity hiring illegal?

Our member Josef Woldense is leading a two-day virtual workshop on August 26 and 27: The Research Presentation as Storytelling. Learn how to present your work through a compelling narrative. More details available on our website: www.afpol.org/blog/the-res...

I made an event timeline to try to make sense of all the federal overreach at @georgemasonu.bsky.social and whoo boy. When you lay it out like this, the executive over reach comes into focus. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

I wrote about the Big Ten’s superb power plays. The Big Ten Rises UpAgainst Trump newrepublic.com/article/1983... via @newrepublic.com

Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

www.chronicle.com/article/the-...? @aaup @aaupmason.bsky.social

DOJ opens 3rd probe of GMU in 3 weeks - VA Business virginiabusiness.com/doj-gmu-inve... This is ideological lawfare. “Eric Sell…who joined the DOJ as counsel in April…previously was associate litigation counsel for the Center for American Liberty, a conservative nonprofit Dhillon helped found.”

We stand united against these attacks on our university. We will fight for the independence of George Mason University and every other public college and university in the Commonwealth. #DefendHigherEd #DefendGeorgeMason

Students, faculty, and lawmakers rally behind GMU amid Trump administration civil rights probe virginiamercury.com/2025/07/16/s...

NEW: When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.” But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.

📢 Call for Papers WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social ➡️ Application deadline 13 August! @statsvitenskap.bsky.social #resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding

Let’s call it what it is — UVA President Jim Ryan’s forced resignation is an attack on all of our public higher education institutions.

I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument. Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch

Thrilled (and slightly terrified) that the page proofs are here. My book is coming out next year @mitpress.bsky.social #PeaceInfrastructuresBook

👋 Hello, we're the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)! We are very happy to join @bsky.app, and thrilled to announce that our website, www.usip.org, is back online! We look forward connecting here and bringing you useful content, resources and opportunities for peacebuilders around the world.

NEW: The board of the Fulbright Program has just resigned after accusing Trump aides of political interference. They say a State Dept. office under Rubio and Darren Beattie has cancelled scholarships to nearly 200 US professors and researchers. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

We Built This City is a limited series of photo essays by The Continent on African cities. This week, we are in Addis Ababa with Amanuel Sileshi.

My new essay in Current History reflects on transitional crises in Ethiopia and Sudan. It treats these cases as part of the same story- not just because their transitions played out at roughly same time, but because they were burdened by similar problems and proved to be interdependent in key ways.

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Malnutrition treatments halted in Ethiopia due to underfunding, WFP says reut.rs/4jB8BVW

DOGE staff recently attempted to assign a team to Vera, just one week after the DOJ terminated all federal funding for our essential public safety programs. This is just the latest intimidation tactic by the administration to undermine civil society. But we’re not going anywhere.

A few weeks ago I hosted a @scharschool.bsky.social URGENT panel on the topic of executive power and the international order with my colleagues Dr. Peter Mandaville, Ellen Laipson, Dr. Phil Martin, and Dr. Colin Dueck. The recording of the session is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kxR...

Obama calls on citizens, colleges and law firms to resist Trump agenda

NEW BRIEFING | MAKING SENSE OF BORDERLANDS Tobias Hagmann explores conflict dynamics in borderlands, challenging assumptions and highlighting global connections. Understanding these regions requires looking beyond local contexts. Read more: bit.ly/4j8oxiu

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying. They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks. From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

Great piece by great colleagues!

Earlier this week my constituent, Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral fellow, was detained outside his Rosslyn home. He remains in detention despite not being accused of a crime, a clear violation of his constitutional rights. He must be released. beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:

apnews.com/article/doge... administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives Unbelievable. The destruction is expanding in every direction.

On Jan. 24, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an exemption to the foreign aid freeze: a waiver for lifesaving humanitarian programs. But over the last three weeks, nothing about the waivers has gone according to plan.

NEW in @51st.news: House Republicans just voted to defund D.C. police and schools. As part of a spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown, they could force D.C. to slash $1.1 billion out of its budget, and no one understands really why. 51st.news/house-republ...

💥SCOOP💥Remaining USAID staff members were instructed to help shred and destroy the agency’s classified and personnel documents at headquarters in Washington, D.C. However, there are concerns that this doesn’t follow protocol for disposal of sensitive documents. #scoop #USAID #documents

OK, I'm starting to get details on what it would mean for D.C. to revert to FY24 spending levels now that we are halfway through FY25. D.C. charter schools would have to cut $165 million. DCPS, $183 million. D.C. Fire, $42 million. MPD, $67 million.

Trump administration eliminating 2,000 USAid positions in US, notice says

What will become of international development after the end of the aid paradigm? www.africanistperspective.com/p/what-will-...

Thrilled to see the OPEN ACCESS special issue of Frontiers in Political Science on "Trust, participation and pandemic politics in Africa" Thanks @apsa.bsky.social @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social for funding and Univ Pretoria for hosting Research Development Group www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

‘I never let a man carry my double bass’: Oscar-hopeful Orin O’Brien on making music – and history