From surveillance tech to police trainings, countries are buying what China is selling, and Beijing is “resetting standards around what security means,” says @sheenagreitens.bsky.social. More in @economist.com: www.economist.com/internationa...

Delighted to share a new @carnegieendowment.org report on China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint. Over 50 entities in China have provided training to at least 138 countries, forming a major pillar of Beijing’s drive to reshape global security: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

They join Sheena Chestnut Greitens – @sheenagreitens.bsky.social and Ryan Vest – @rgvest.bsky.social to discuss lessons from the COCOM regime and why China is a far more adept target than the Soviet Union. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Are today's tech export controls against China just a repeat of the Cold War? Not quite. It was "Hard then Harder Now," argue @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social scholars Jennifer Lind – @proflind.bsky.social and Michael Mastanduno.

UT Austin has come out with a new statement on academic integrity. I was not involved at all but I find it generally to be a good statement of principles. I'm especially pleased to see that it reaffirm the understanding that academic freedom is the core of the academic enterprise.

congratulations to Dr. Lawther for successfully defending his dissertation today. very happy to have supervised this excellent work

IUS Attendees! If you are at the IUS conference (civil-military relations and military sociology scholarship) in Reston, I'll be part of a "Meet the Editors" panel on behalf of Texas National Security Review @tnsr.org at 2:45 today (I'm an Assoc Ed, in charge is @sheenagreitens.bsky.social )

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: While the U.S. is questioning its role as an international security provider, China has unveiled its own global security initiatives. @sheenagreitens.bsky.social joined Talking Policy to explore the uncertain future of the global security order: ucigcc.org/podcast/will...

The wind got up in the night and took our plans away -John Berger, "Ten Dispatches About Endurance in Face of Walls” #everynightapoem #ofsorts

Can China sell itself as an alternative to the Western-led security order? @sheenagreitens.bsky.social joined @gmfus.bsky.social’s @bglaser.bsky.social on the China Global podcast to discuss. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

The @gmfus.bsky.social China Global podcast is one of my go-to podcasts on China’s role in the world, so I was delighted to get join @bglaser.bsky.social this week to talk about China’s expanding global security cooperation: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

I wrote a new Substack about Kim-Xi-Putin vibes in Beijing, and to my surprise it ended up being mostly about hands. Shoutouts @vanjackson.bsky.social @sheenagreitens.bsky.social @victordcha.bsky.social @colinzwirko.bsky.social @josephtorigian.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...

"Showcasing China’s standards, tools and practices allows Beijing to normalise its surveillance state as a public security good and to present this as a response to public demand." @sheenagreitens.bsky.social on a recent security forum in China.

How ‘Safe China’ sells its security strategy to the world—If China can successfully make its case, Beijing’s bid to rewrite global security governance may… www.ft.com/content/5c42... @sheenagreitens.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Read the latest by #PIPFellow @sheenagreitens.bsky.social:

China is trying to sell itself as the safest country in the world – especially, implicitly, as safer than the West. @sheenagreitens.bsky.social on the success of this sales pitch at last week’s global forum, for @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/5c42...

Global outreach by China’s internal security apparatus now matches or even exceeds diplomacy by the People’s Liberation Army. Huawei advertises that its surveillance platforms leave criminals — or dissidents — 'nowhere to hide.''" @sheenagreitens.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/5c42...

China is rewriting global security order by positioning itself as the safest country in the world - and the US as unsafe. Thx to @financialtimes.com, & co-authors on @carnegieendowment.org project @ibkardon.bsky.social & @cameronwaltz.bsky.social : www.ft.com/content/5c42...

Honored to join my @utaustin.bsky.social colleagues today for this event on 9/11 and its legacies. If you’re around campus today, join us to remember and reflect:

I want to underline this point for everyone outside foreign policy, NatSec, and Middle East circles. Israel bombing a US partner (Qatar) is significantly different from bombing countries the US considers adversarial (Iran, Assad's Syria) or groups the US designates as terrorists (Hezbollah, Hamas).

🌏 Why are some countries deepening security ties with both the U.S. and China? #PIPFellows @sheenagreitens.bsky.social, @ibkardon.bsky.social, & Philip Saunders discuss “security hybridization” and what it means for the U.S.-China relationship. Watch: bit.ly/41LjAG5

This is incorrect: (1) Department of War was just the Army, not the Navy and Marine Corps; and (2) the President does not have the authority, only Congress can make that change in the law. Be better, @npr.org.

An in-depth @wsj.com look at how China’s Communist Party tries to tackle rising unrest with a new Central Society Work Dept that helps and surveils left-behind communities and social castoffs, using social-control tools to ensure public order. w/ @shen-lu.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/china/...

Putin and Kim to attend Beijing parade, marking the first public appearance of the two leaders alongside Xi in a show of collective defiance amid Western pressure. No Western leaders among the 26 foreign heads of state with the exception of Slovak PM Fico www.reuters.com/business/aer...

“Analysts and policymakers are used to thinking about China’s military as a global security actor,” says @sheenagreitens.bsky.social‬. But its internal security apparatus also plays a significant role. Sheena, @ibkardon.bsky.social, and Cameron Waltz explain: youtu.be/X0Vtai8xccE?...

China’s internal security agencies are using global engagement to legitimize its national security vision via non-military security cooperation. @ibkardon.bsky.social, @sheenagreitens.bsky.social, & Cameron Walz analyze China’s foreign security policy: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Terrific conversation about China as an internal security provider—with @sheenagreitens.bsky.social and @ibkardon.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/blueblaz...

Delighted to share a new report that's been over a year in the making, with @carnegieendowment.org 's @ibkardon.bsky.social & Cameron Waltz, on China's internal security outreach under GSI: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

"No country has embraced the authoritarian potential of digital surveillance tools with greater alacrity than the People's Republic of China." New report from UT's Strauss Center on practical steps that could address this challenge here: www.strausscenter.org/wp-content/u...

Presenting our Summer 2025 roundup! A thread of all the articles from our latest issue. 🧵 tnsr.org/latest-print...

Sheena Chestnut Greitens (@sheenagreitens.bsky.social) provides the intro, detailing how national security scholarship can provide both guidance and useful warning during a time of disruption. tnsr.org/2025/06/when...

Non-academics: if you see an interesting academic paper on here and you can’t access it due to a paywall just email the author and (depending on the state of their inbox 😜) they will generally be thrilled you are interested in their work and send you a copy.

I hope @christiehenry.bsky.social understands that for many in Xinjiang, the “peace” she saw is what scholars have elsewhere termed “the peace of the prison-yard.” (Plenty of good scholars at Princeton who could’ve helped them avoid this. Just embarrassing.)

Valuable thread:

I suggest that PUP consider telling the story of the region by providing Uyghur scholars a chance to tell theirs. Rahile Dawut’s studies of Uyghur folklore and culture tell the story of the region better than anyone. Why not start by publishing translations? madeinchinajournal.com/2023/11/13/r...

Ryan’s statement makes clear that the fed government had threatened to withhold unrelated university funding & student visas in order to coerce his resignation All individual university leaders now have targets on their backs

🇯🇵🇰🇷 @sheenagreitens.bsky.social had really smart things to say about the Indo-Pacific picture six months into Trump's presidency. Countries are taking initiative, but the US has also stayed engaged, even if policies can be inconsistent. 🔗 FULL CONVERSATION HERE: bit.ly/4npKtbI

Beautiful gesture by a Japanese citizen in recognition of Japanese colonization of Korea. Just shows how historical issues do not have to upset the bilateral relationship with just a bit of understanding and empathy. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-06...

Just went to the #NationalArchives website, and the announcement shared below has been removed. It seems the question of whether historical research is a "legitimate business need" is moot, at least for now... www.archives.gov/college-park #Archives #NARA #ArchivesAreForEveryone #speccolls 🗃️📜

IWI is the place for scholars with research/publications on irregular warfare topics to reach a practitioner/policymaker audience! Love this piece by Sheena Greitens and Isaac Kardon based on recent International Security publication. Share your work thru IWI! irregularwarfare.org/articles/doe...

As someone who couldn’t have written her first book without access to materials from here, I’d really like to know who defines “legitimate business need” and what the standard is.

Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say, and likely only set it back "months" (while also possibly empowering hardliners and radicalizing the regime and sparking a rally-around-the-flag effect and)

Interesting contrast between POTUS claims of massive military success vs. Caine comments that it will take time to do full battle damage assessment. Note: it can be true both that B2s executed mission flawlessly AND that we don't actually know how much damage this does to Iran's nuclear program.

Where and how a conflict starts, among other factors, will affect what kind of war it will be. @sheenagreitens.bsky.social‬ outlines the questions defense planners should be asking when considering a future was with China. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/plan...

Wrote for @lawfaremedia.org about factors that should shape planning for (& trying to deter) conflict between the US & China. Thx @danbyman.bsky.social for the invitation to write. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/plan...

Japan doubles security aid recipients, adding Sri Lanka, Thailand https://trib.al/RZb5Zr0

At TNSR, we believe in the power of historically informed scholarship to illuminate present challenges and inspire innovative solutions. Read more for the full context of this insight and the direction for our summer issue. tnsr.org/2025/06/when...

There’s a lot going on, but the G7 leaders issued a good statement on transnational repression today: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

📣 Call for Papers: The Authoritarian Eco-System 📣 We are launching a new policy brief series w/ the Westminster Foundation for Democracy on authoritarian politics! Deadline: 3 October 2025 Submit abstract (500 words) researcher’s profile, and CVs to: [email protected] Details? Read the call &🧵

A South Korean civic group representing families of abductees held in North Korea said it would halt the distribution of anti-Pyongyang leaflets if President Lee Jae-myung takes steps to confirm the abductees’ survival and meets with their families. www.koreaherald.com/article/1051...