Farm policy is foreign policy. The United States can’t afford to ignore its breadbasket power. (Members Only)

Thrilled to have an opportunity to revisit Wheat and Strategic Competition for @warontherocks.bsky.social w/ Justin Gilpin CEO Kansas Wheat Commission. We talk a lot about Russia and China and their most recent attempts to use wheat as a tool of statecraft. warontherocks.com/2025/10/how-...

Farm policy is foreign policy. The United States can’t afford to ignore its breadbasket power. (Members Only)

Definitely the most Erin coded thing on the internet today! 🌾

New today for War on the Rocks members: How Food Feeds Strategic Competition China's Next Five-Year Plan Comes Into Focus warontherocks.com/ca...

Thrilled to have an opportunity to revisit Wheat and Strategic Competition for @warontherocks.bsky.social w/ Justin Gilpin CEO Kansas Wheat Commission. We talk a lot about Russia and China and their most recent attempts to use wheat as a tool of statecraft. warontherocks.com/2025/10/how-...

I'm teaching a seminar on 'Economic Security' this semester. Here's the syllabus: tinyurl.com/bdd6e4jd. Let me know anything I should add ~ Features @sarahbauerled.bsky.social @dandrezner.bsky.social @mevers90.bsky.social @himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social @kazutosuzuki.bsky.social et al.

Of all the documents we read for "Wheat at War" (available here: www.amazon.com/Wheat-War-Al...), a favorite was from the French Foreign Ministry archives: the list of delegates to the 1916 Paris Economic Conference of the Allied Nations. It seems Jean Monnet forgot to pay his registration fee ;)

We did the 99 page test for our book Wheat at War. Page 99 jumps right into the shipping problems in WWI. US entry into the war made tonnage concerns SO MUCH WORSE. Interested? See our 99 page test to find out more! page99test.blogspot.com/2025/09/rose...

Our new book, "Wheat at War", was just put through the "Page 99" test! The test is simple: open any book to page 99. The contents *should* convey the book as a whole. How well did it do? As we explain in the below post, the test worked...to a degree :)

The First World War is a foundational event to the study of international relations. Consequently, it's been seemingly OVER studied. But that's a big reason that we're proud of the book "Wheat at War". It's hard to say something new about WWI, but I think we did! We hope others feel that way too!

To see how we used the document, you can read "Wheat at War" here (only $10 for the Kindle version)!

To write "Wheat at War", we had to acquire A LOT of documents. A favorite is this letter from Clementel (🇫🇷) to Runciman (🇬🇧). It kick started the negotiations to create the Wheat Executive. It also illustrates the value of "always reach out to the archives" -- as they sent the document for free 😉!

"If this war is to be won, better teamwork between the Allies must be effected." Those words could well apply to yesterday's "Washington Summit", but they were actually spoken over 100 years ago by Woodrow Wilson's advisor, Edward House. It's a key quote from our new book "Wheat at War"

"Wheat at War" is a #1 New Release on Amazon (in the Trade and Tariffs category)! Thanks to all who purchased it so far! For those still looking for a copy, the Kindle Version is just $10!

"Wheat at War" is now available! If you are interested in World War I, the origins of global economic governance, or how food shapes warfare, you'll learn something from this book. E-book is available today, with the physical copies shipping tomorrow!

Our book, "Wheat at War", will be available this Friday (link soon). What's it about? In many ways, the book's narrative is captured in the below graph (indeed, this graph appears early in the introductory chapter).

Writing "Wheat at War" (to be released this Friday) was special for a host of reasons (including working with @rosellacappella.bsky.social). One of the biggest reasons for me is that it ties together so much of the research work I have done to this point in my career 🧵

I should add that this is just the first of several posts this week as @rosellacappella.bsky.social & I count down to the official book release on Friday!

My cat Shadowfax (yes from LOTR) is into the unboxing of our book! Available digitally and soon in paperback and hard copy. Love going old school with a physical copy in hand!! @profpaulpoast.bsky.social

Always a thrill to unbox my author copies of a new book! (and always worth the 🙄 from my wife when I say, "Like I always told you, when you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything")

Summer countdown, 1 month until WHEAT AT WAR is out with @profpaulpoast.bsky.social! Check out his webpage to learn all about it!

Today marks one month until the release of "Wheat at War" w/ @rosellacappella.bsky.social! While the book is not yet out, my webpage with a description and replication materials is now up! Link here: www.paulpoast.com/wheat-at-war

Almost ready to send the proofs back to OUP! "Wheat at War" will be coming out in August! For me, this book (as the subtitle suggests) builds directly on the research in my first three books: war economics + international organizations + alliance formation & coordination.

Thinking about the prospects of waging war with partners? Consider lessons from history about the centrality of logistics! New, from @rosellacappella.bsky.social and me, in an Open Access book about the role of the Marines in future wars, edited by Joanna Siekiera. www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Mar...

Thrilled that our book, "Wheat at War", is now available for pre-order at @oxfordunipress.bsky.social! @rosellacappella.bsky.social & I can't wait to share this book with the world in August! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

@rosellacappella.bsky.social and I have a tentative release date for our new book: June 2025 with OUP! Looking forward to sharing the story of "Wheat at War"!

Foreign and defense folks, this is a great opportunity @warontherocks.bsky.social is hiring an editor:

ALL, BU is hiring an IR VAP for next year. Happy to answer any questions about the position. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27226

Coming soon...

Look! An early Christmas present. The print version of our International Affairs article. I love the co-authors and the article and will be really interested to see reactions to it! www.deborahavant.com/_files/ugd/9...

After our Feb 2023 seminar with West Point and The MESO Lab, this article in Defence Studies looks at the American arms and industry in a changing international order. Read more🔸https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14702436.2023.2279624

13/n Polisy Milsky: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... United States support for Ukraine and preparation for a potential, likely protracted, conflict with China has drawn attention to the fragility of the U.S. defense industrial base.

1/n Polisky Milsky Thread - new article in Defence Studies: doi.org/10.1080/1470.... Introduces a special section emerging from @westpointsosh.bsky.social's 2023 Security Seminar.

Pentagon Quad Charts are of the devil, but I love 2x2 tables and so should you. Jennifer Kavanagh, Ethan Kapstein, and I use one to organize the defense industrial base for @warontherocks.bsky.social, suggesting how to manage these very different sectors. 🌐 warontherocks.com/2023/11/one-...

The ISA Int'l Security Studies Section is holding mentoring workshops for early career women and scholars of color, organized by the section's diversity task force. Sign up info is here, with a November 25 deadline polisky conflictsky intsec form.jotform.com/233116765088...

Please apply!

We are CLOSING IN on today's ISA–NE website workshop, 2:15 pm EST online! @devoncantwell.bsky.social & I are here to spread the gospel of Why You Need An Academic Website & share info to make the process a bit easier. Can't find the link? LMK but you'll need the password from your email.

Proud of this new article in Defense Studies with @rosellacappella.bsky.social, Frank Finelli, Mark Wilson, and Isak Kulalic. A special thank you to @jordanbecker.bsky.social for bringing us all together! www-tandfonline-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/full/10....

Defense industry folks! A great piece on the weaknesses in the US procurement and suggestions on how to move forward. @jordanbecker.bsky.social always brings the best folks together!

Polisky folx: if you're here, why are you not yet following @rosellacappella.bsky.social ?!