"IR Has Something to Say" Threads
Below are links to threads I have written on Twitter on various IR topics, typically showing how IR scholarship helps us understand the topic:
What scholars know about link between trade and alliances
Recent History of "military option" for US to stop Iran Nuclear program
Leader "decapitation strike" and deterrence
Comparing the International System in 2020s to 19th Century
Origins of the phrase "International Order"
Reminder of role of issue linkage in Donald Trump Impeachment
"Naming and Shaming" in International Politics
Centrality of Russia to the study of international security
What Do We Know About War: Lessons from Ukraine
What Do We Know About War: Lessons from War Finance
Teaching Class of Civilization
Mini-Thread on the Varieties of Realism
The Use of "Quid Pro Quo" (or "issue linkage") in International Politics
Why Abandoning the Kurds will not hurt US alliance reputation
Summary of Foreign Affairs Piece on Decline of War
Trump News Conference on NATO and the Kurds as allies
Reasons and Implications of Trump pulling Troops Out of Northern Syria
Economics Sanctions and Trading with the Enemy
Debunking "Broken Window" Theory of US Foreign Policy
Ukraine relations with Russia and "The West" as context for Trump-Zelensky Phone Call
US-Iran Relations and use of the phrase "Great Satan"
History of Saudi Arabia paying for US protection
WWI's Lessons for Possible War in Persian Gulf
Democratic Peace as a "degenerate" research program?
Oil market reactions to firing of John Bolton as NSA
Fighting and Violence as a way of improving bargaining position during war
Causes of Sovereign Debt Default and that it is actually rare (Argentina is unusual)
Onset of World War II, World War I, and Meaning for NATO in Europe
Anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Denmark's Role in NATO Expansion
JFK & "Catholic Loyalty Tests" to the United States
Work on defining International Order
Definitions of International Order
Literature on land purchases in international politics
Review of Terrorism incidents datasets
Mini-thread of Merze Tate and being pessimistic about Arms Control
Review of Terrorism research review pieces
Mini-Thread on International Origins of 2nd Amendment and US gun regulation
Followup Mini-Thread on No-First-Use Nuclear Policy and Preempitve War
Mini-Thread on No-First-Use Nuclear Policy and Preemptive War
Bureaucracy and "The Deep State" in Foreign Policy
Summary of Krep's "Taxing Wars" review and funding of Native American Wars
Measuring Democracy and state of US Democracy
Books on External Democracy Assistance
Short Thread on Why I Study International Politics
Mini-Thread on the World Wars skewing how we think of war
Mini-Thread on Clash of Civilizations not being highly regarded in policy or scholarship
Mini-Thread on early (18th century) thinkers about the Commercial Peace
Using the movie "Independence Day" to Teach International Relations
Legacy of Versailles reading suggestions
US Role in Maintaining Stability in the Persian Gulf
History of US Income Tax and War
Scholarship on US War Taxation
Iran Shot down drone and Trump Changing Mind on Retalitory Strike
Early History of IR as a Discipline
Day-to-Day politics in international relations
Hosting the Olympics is a Bad Investment
Followup Mini-Thread on Hegemonic Stability Theory
Tiananmen Square and Politics of the Olympics
Follow up Mini-Thread on Geoeconomics
International Politics of the American Civil War
Did NATO Expansion Help Democracy?
Mini-thread on the patterns of global conflict
Mini-thread on US financial instruments of empire
Thread on Religion infusing US Foreign Policy
Mini-Thread on use of field experiments in IR Research
Flattery as a Bargaining Tactic
Recognition in International Politics
Mini-thread on two-level games and international negotiations
Mini-thread on literature relevant to Syrian troop withdraw
Secrecy in International Politics
Mini-thread on British Empire and International Law
Mini-thread on Major Powers fomenting internal wars
Mini-thread on USMCA and Treaty Design
International Order and Military Bases
Journals publishing non-Western IR research
Mini-Thread on need to reconceptualize "conflicts" as "wars"
Conceptualizing "primary belligerents" in Modern Wars
The Continuing existence of Major Power Wars
Mini-thread #2 on most wars being short
Mini-thread #1 on most wars being short
Status in international politics
Mini-thread on new IR data resources
Influence of Advisers on foreign policy decision making
Belt and Road Inititative and Power Projection
Mini-thread on Fazal's "War of Laws"
How we identify wars (Followup)
Russo-Georgian War and How we identify wars
Mini-thread on Beckley's "Unrivaled"
Mini-thread on Russo-Georgian War as diversionary war
Writings commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Russo-Georgian War
Mini-thread on BJPIR issue reflecting on Ikenberry's "After Victory"
Does Dollar Hegemony Benefit non-US states?
Dollar Hegemony as a Benfit of Liberal Order to the US
Challenges of Identifying the benefits of the Liberal Order to the US
Flaws of the Liberal Order: Recap of Intervention
Flaws of the Liberal Order: Democratic Deficit
Flaws of the Liberal Order: Economic difficulties for non-Western economies
Mini-thread on the need to reflect on the Flaws of the Liberal Order
Tariffs as a useful bargaining tool
Mini-thread on future of Liberal Order
Mini-thread on Liberal Order Debate
Diplomacy of Leader visits and internaitonal politics
Work on manner and consequences of post-Cold War NATO expansion
Mini-thread on causes of Iraq War #1
Mini-thread on causes of Iraq War #2
Thread explaining my support for the Iraq War
Trends in Liberal Order phrases #2
Trends in Liberal Order phrases #1
Reasons someone would not sign open letter supporting Liberal Order