New book review: Mickelson on De Groot, Michael: _Disruption: The Global Economic Shocks of the 1970s and the End of the Cold War_. Cornell University Press, 2024. Published by H-War. Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20158273

I've learned so much from the H-Diplo roundtables over the years, and it is a thrill to have such respected historians review my work in this venue. Many thanks to Thomas Schwartz, Aleksandra Komornicka, and László Borhi for their engaging reviews of my book

H-Diplo with the Jervis Forum@h-diplo.bsky.social · last mo.

H-Diplo Roundtable XXVII-13 Michael De Groot, _Disruption: The Global Economic Shocks of the 1970s and the End of the Cold War_. hdiplo.org/to/RT27-13

In celebration of SHAFR, @cornellupress.bsky.social is having a 40 percent off sale + free shipping on many international history books, including my own. Lots of great options! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/our-shafr-20...

Our SHAFR 2026 Books on Display

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Very grateful to André Steiner for his engaging and generous review of Disruption in the June 2026 issue of Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft:

I was glad to contribute to the roundtable on Mark Kramer’s excellent book. Perhaps the most interesting part was the news that Kramer will publish *next year* a three-volume series on the Soviet bloc, which promises to set a new standard and should be on everyone’s reading list

H-Diplo with the Jervis Forum@h-diplo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-41 on Kramer, The Fate of the Soviet Bloc’s Military Alliance The dissolution of the Warsaw Pact in 1991 marked the formal end of the Soviet Bloc’s principal military alliance and closed a central institutional chapter of the Cold War in Europe. Yet the alliance’s rapid…

Next book to review. I am very much looking forward to reading „Disruption“ by @mdegroot51.bsky.social.

Tornado warning

Cody Kirkpatrick@cody.im · 4mo ago

If you are in Clear Creek, you are OK. If you are anywhere in the northern half of Bloomington, you need to be in a safe place now, for about 10 minutes.

Abandoning NATO, the greatest alliance in history, would be a strategic mistake of epic proportions

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Trump on NATO: "We would have always been there for them. But now, based on their actions, I guess we don't have to be."

Second order effect of the Iran war: not just countries hosting U.S. bases reconsidering whether it increases their security.

Henry Foy@henryjfoy.ft.com · 5mo ago

“When this unfortunate situation in the Middle East is over, we need to have an open and frank conversation with the British government about the status and future of the British bases in Cyprus," the island nation's president Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday as.ft.com/r/2622f76a-0...

Just a reminder that the Washington Treaty defines the geography of NATO’s mutual defense pledge — at U.S. insistence in 1949 — to prevent allies from committing us to their wars outside of Europe.

I've written at least two op-eds that are sitting in the mailboxes of editors that may or may not publish them. So here's a preliminary take: "One can believe the regime deserved to fall and still believe this war is a disaster in the making." hedgeofstate.substack.com/p/farce-again

Farce, Again?

Some preliminary thoughts on the US-Israeli strikes on Iran

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Again, for emphasis: russia has not agreed to ANYTHING. Nearly 100% of the media coverage presents the current situation as: if Ukraine agrees to giving up Donbas, there will be peace. That is not the case! Stop acting as if it were.

Teaching or researching U.S. history post-45? Join @carrienbaker.bsky.social Scott Laderman, @davidgreenberg.bsky.social and @mdegroot51.bsky.social for a webinar on understanding U.S. history in 1960s–80s. Tomorrow at 5:00 PM Eastern, I'll be moderating! #historians #bskyhistorians #ushistory #oah

The Organization of American Historians@oah.org · 6mo ago

Coming up tomorrow at 5pm ET! Register for our webinar Politics and Culture at the Closing of the Cold War. https://ow.ly/uMrG50YkqqW

After Researching Tenure’s History, Tennessee Lawmaker Drops Bill to End It www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

After Research, Tennessee Lawmaker Drops Bill to End Tenure

Tennessee’s House Higher Ed Subcommittee chair has withdrawn his bill to end tenure in public universities after saying he “stumbled into a little bit of the history” and “got a little deeper than I t...

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In Munich "I did not meet a single person of any nationality who thinks that the American-European relationship is returning to business as usual" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

No, It’s Not Back to Business as Usual

Marco Rubio was more civil than J. D. Vance had been, but the message to longtime allies was the same.

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ICYMI: I feel this didn’t get enough attention because it was published in the runup to the Munich Security Conference, but this open letter by every single US Ambassador to NATO since 1998 (and until the Trump appointee) and all but one SACEURs since 1997 on NATO’s value is worth reading.

NATO is Vital to U.S. National Security

A joint statement by 16 U.S. Ambassadors to NATO and Supreme Allied Commanders, arguing "NATO is not an act of American generosity. It is a strategic bargain that ensures the United States remains the...

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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Really sad to see the news. Playing for 9 was the thrill of a lifetime for me.

Susan Slusser@susanslusser.bsky.social · 7mo ago

And from me and @SteveKronerSF Mark Marquess, coach of Stanford baseball’s back-to-back NCAA champions, dies; with remembrances from David Esquer, AJ Hinch, Ruben Amaro and Austin Slater: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle... via @sfchronicle

Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."

Before every meeting or even phone call with Zelinskyy, Trump first calls Putin. That should tell you something. It is a strictly one-way street since he never calls Zelinskyy, EU leaders, or anyone else before talking with Putin. Clearly, Putin's approval matters to him.

The National Security Archive posted transcripts of Bush/Putin conversations in 2001, 2005, and 2008. Well worth reading. nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Archive Lawsuit Opens Vladimir Putin Memcons/Telcons

Washington, D.C., December 23, 2025 - The verbatim transcripts of Vladimir Putin's meetings and telephone calls with U.S. president George W. Bush from 2001 to 2008 opened to the public yesterday as t...

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Book workshops are *fantastic.* Whether or not resources are an issue, the Zoom version (2-3 hours) works incredibly well and makes it much easier for participants to attend. Other book workshop tips 🧵:

C🅰️S Ⓜ️UDDE@casmudde.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I wish more schools had money to organize book workshops. I have attended one today that was intellectually so stimulating. As any good book workshop, it will not only make the manuscript that was being discussed better, but it will make the future work of all the participants better.

This is an important thread

Joe Stieb@joestieb.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This is an incredibly tenacious myth about the Iraq War, pushed relentlessly by the Jacobin-y left. But there's no evidence for it. No evidence that policy-makers had oil as even a secondary or tertiary motive for invading. And it would make zero sense to do this, as Saddam was perfectly/

Contemporary European History is looking to hire a new managing editor — come work with us! 🌟 Deadline is November 30. @conteurohistory.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A wild-eyed Christopher Lloyd explaining that the only way to close the inter-dimensional wormhole from the Cubs winning the World Series is to play another World Series in the "null hour" when clocks are turned back.

On behalf of all Giants fans: get it done, Toronto!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o... Want to understand Reagan's trade policies? You have to understand the three P's: principles, pragmatism, and politics....

Opinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade

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