- Josh Rovner argues that AirSea Battle is a “myth” that threatens nuclear escalation with China.
- Henry Farrell writes up a recent piece by Alex Downes and Todd Sechser attacking the notion that democracies issue more credible threats than non-democracies. The comments (excluding mine) are worth reading as well.
- The Rising Powers Initiative highlights regional commentary on the ASEAN forum debacle.
- As always, Justin Gengler is worth reading on what’s happening in Bahrain.
- W. Jonathan Rue tells InsideIran that Tehran can close the Straits of Hormuz — temporarily (via).
- Archeological discoveries have led to a revisionist history of the… bra.
- My field spends some — but not enough — time worrying about gender diversity at its associations and conferences. Apparently the same concerns can be found in the SF community.
- Phil Arena’s post on rational-choice theory and preference cycling is ancient by blog-standard (i.e., a few days old), but well worth your time.
Daniel H. Nexon is a Professor at Georgetown University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Government and the School of Foreign Service. His academic work focuses on international-relations theory, power politics, empires and hegemony, and international order. He has also written on the relationship between popular culture and world politics.
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