Middle East Studies: Still beating that strawman?
Or, who is the strawman here? This is my second post reflecting on the recent American Political...
The hypothetical science
Are we reaching the limits of experimental approaches to international politics? I just returned...
The Pedagogical Legacies of the Pandemic
Did the pandemic durably change our pedagogy in International Relations (IR), or were...
On religious dialogue and “stochastic terrorism”
Potentially inflammatory rhetoric should be addressed with dialogue, not bans Recent antisemitic...
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Divided Government and Multilateral Assistance
In January of...
Episode 1: Gates of the West
We’re baaack!In the inaugural episode of the second season of Whiskey and International Relations…
Unmanageable ally? Ceasefire breakdown reveals deeper tensions in US-Israel relationship
On June 19, 2026,...
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Episode 1: Gates of the West
We’re baaack!In the inaugural episode of the second season of Whiskey and International Relations…
How Russian economic policy is gender
Every year I make my third year Bachelor students read Carol Cohn’s article “Sex and Death in the...
On Indigenous Political Thought in Video Games
In something of a departure from my typical work, I recently published an article in...
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Today’s sanctions aren’t special. They’re just keeping up.
We keep hearing that we live in an unprecedented “age of sanctions.” Trade and globalization data tell a different story — the world got bigger, not meaner.
Our Age of Bronze is Collapsing: Nolan’s Odyssey as Allegory for the Decline of American Hegemony
Editorial Note: this post contains spoilers. Christopher Nolan is one of the most important...
Divided Government and Multilateral Assistance
In January of 2025, the Republican party gained “the trifecta,” controlling the Presidency and the...
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What Politics and IR can teach AI pedagogy
[Editor’s Note: This is a write-up of a workshop proceedings. It is posted under my name, but the...
Rest Well, Raul Pacheco-Vega
Our community lost the inimitable Raúl Pacheco-Vega this week. Someone who knew him better than me...
6+1 Questions about Resilient Statehood
Why did some states successfully avoid conquest by European empires? Logan Cochrane’s new, co-edited volume tackles this puzzle.
What’s at Stake in the Indigenous Empire Debate
I have a new open-access article out in Global Studies Quarterly, “What’s at Stake in the...