This is happening in Tbilisi, Georgia: over 310 consecutive days of pro-democracy mass public protests.

Georgian women are fighting on the front lines of these protests. Most of the ~26 activists arrested today are women. This is Soviet history researcher Rusiko Kobakhidze—always contributing to the resistance, knowing better than anyone the threat we face. Day 279 of protests.

Russia's leaders aren't even pretending to care about a peace deal with Ukraine, or the sovereignty of their neighboring states. Why stop at Soviet nostalgia? Putin could have come dressed as Ivan the Terrible.

Please share widely! IR Theory Colloquium (IRTC) 2025-2026 Call for applications / Due July 31 IRTC is a monthly, 90-minute Zoom workshop for early career researchers, aimed at improving theoretical arguments and expanding the IR Theory community. More info below:

I'll be giving a research presentation on ontological security and civil resistance for the REEEC Summer Research Lab. It's a public event, so join us if you are interested. emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/1...

For the 228th consecutive day, Rustaveli avenue is blocked. ✅ Georgians keep resisting and protesting every day in 8+ cities. 🇬🇪✊

"Allow me to say, in conclusion, notwithstanding the dark picture I have this day presented of the state of the nation, I do not despair of this country" Frederick Douglass, 1852.

Just a few days ago only 16% supported US involvement in this conflict.

My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@[email protected], Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵

If you are attending the ASN Convention at Columbia University, come by to hear about about Nationalism in the US and Canada (Panel, 3:20pm, May 23) and/or about the Crisis in Georgia: Domestic and International Ramifications (Roundtable, 12pm, May 23) www.asnconvention.com

Collective action is hard, but crucial for protecting democracy. This statement, in response to governmental overreach and political interference, has been signed by over 500 institutions of higher education, and the number of signatories continues to grow. www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

🚨New PONARS Policy memo: Georgia’s Identity Crisis and Public Protests 🇬🇪 By Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass 📖Read about it here: ponarseurasia.org/georgias-ide...

Pro-democracy and pro-EU public protests have been ongoing for 140+ days in Georgia. Demonstrators block the main avenue in Tbilisi every day, while new and creative forms of civil resistance emerge almost daily. See my new article on why and what it means: www.ponarseurasia.org/georgias-ide...

THIS THIS THIS. Universities MUST band together and use the collective weight of their institutions to stop students being snatched off the streets for speaking their minds. Among many other thing, it makes Americans less safe!

This is too close... I gave up eventually, but I've forced friends and loved ones to watch Kieslowski's gloomy masterpieces with me.

I am quoted in this great piece by @rachelshabi.bsky.social. My point is that the real pernicious antisemitism on display here is Trump's effort to turn Jews into a model minority for his fascist regime.

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

I was part of a 3-year, multi-institutional project on crisis and resilience funded by Minerva (DoD), now abruptly discontinued. While many have been personally affected, a bigger concern is that our political leaders no longer seek informed insights on matters of domestic and foreign policy.

"Women against regime" - noisy march heading to parliament to mark International Women's Day on Day 101 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests. 🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge

If you are awake and still deciding which #ISA2025 panel to attend, come join us. This might be the first Georgia panel at ISA ever!

Georgians demonstrating in support of Ukraine on the 3rd year anniversary of Russia's invasion. The latest wave of pro-democracy, pro-Europran, and anti-Russian mass protests in Georgia have been going on for over 90 consecutive days, despite police violence and detentions of peaceful protesters.

Trump was impeached in 2020 because he tried to blackmail Ukraine's President Zelenskyy. If enough Republican senators had the backbone to convict him then, he might have learned his lesson.

Check out @richardmaass.bsky.social's new piece explaining why Trump’s foreign policy reflects the international relations of the 19th rather than the 21st century and the implications of his expansionist rhetoric.

New Year's Eve marked the 34th consecutive day of mass public demonstrations in Georgia. In yet another creative expression of protest, people set up hundreds of tables stretching across central Rustaveli Avenue for a giant feast to celebrate the New Year together.

Ivanishvili Inc. is sanctioned. Georgia’s fight for freedom continues. Day 30 of #GeorgiaProtests Video by Ezz Gaber

Check this out to learn more about Georgia's current deep (and chiefly ontological) crisis below. 100,000s of people have been protesting non-stop for 28 days now - a boiling-over of the crisis that started back in 2022 with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. gip.ge/russias-inva...