What’s the Matter with Soft Power?
I dislike the term “soft power.” We owe the term to the late, great Joseph Nye. He popularized it...
Trump’s Tariffs and the Profits (and Deficits) of Personality
Dominant theories of international political economy leave little room for the influence of individuals. They also never anticipated that the United States might seek to completely upend the global economic order.
Resisting a narrative on Israel and antisemitism
I’ve had four potential posts on Israel, anti-Israel actions and antisemitism this week. As...
Joseph Nye’s other big idea
Renowned international relations scholar and practitioner Joseph S. Nye passed away last week....
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What’s the Matter with Soft Power?
I dislike the term...
Trump’s Tariffs and the Profits (and Deficits) of Personality
Dominant theories of international political economy leave little room for the influence of individuals. They also never anticipated that the United States might seek to completely upend the global economic order.
Resisting a narrative on Israel and antisemitism
I've had four...
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My Best Classroom Reads of the Year
Amid the annual deluge of end-of-year lists, I started to think about what readings generated the...
The Classroom and the Magic Circle
I wrote a chapter for a newly published edited volume, Teaching Political Science and...
Jason Ralph
Professor Jason Ralph joins the Hayseed Scholar podcast. Brent has known Jason’s work for...
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Probiotic disinformation
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” is something I would say at the risk of...
6+1 Questions about Waging War with Gold: National Security and the Finance Domain Across the Ages
Charles A. Dainoff, Robert M. Farley, and Geoffrey F. Williams answer questions about their new book
The Vatican’s Quiet Intelligence Legacy and Why It Matters Now
On Easter Monday, Pope Francis died at the age of 88. His passing marked the end of a 12-year...
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Big Man, Big Heart
This a crosspost from Saideman’s Semi-Spew. This week, we found out that Brandon...
Bloody Carnival
A lot of ink has been spilled and bytes spent on the reflections over Trump’s failed...
6+1 Questions about “Race, Shaming, and International Human Rights”
Can human-rights organizations avoid accusations of racism when they criticize certain governments? Can they avoid fueling racism? Zoltán I. Búzás and Lotem Bassan-Nygate test the effectiveness of tactics to counter racism when trying to shame perpetrators.
6+1 Questions about “The Fossil-Fueled Roots of Climate Inaction in Authoritarian Regimes”
What is the name of the journal article (or book) and what are its coordinates? What is the name...