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Amanda Pearson

@pearson-edits.bsky.social

Deputy Editor, @intsecurity.bsky.social, based at @belfercenter.bsky.social | International relations, comparative politics, history | formerly @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social | X: @Pearson_ink

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Liviu Horovitz@liviuhorovitz.bsky.social · 11mo ago

A US–USSR limited war was unlikely due to land theater & limited precision, yet US–China tensions, centered on a maritime theater with precision & non-kinetic weapons, make a limited regional nuclear war over Taiwan more likely, argue Henrik Hiim & Øystein Tunsjø @intsecurity.bsky.social 10/10

The U.S.-China Stability-Instability Paradox: Limited War in East Asia

Abstract. With China and the United States seemingly locked in intensifying and enduring competition, many analysts compare today's U.S.-China rivalry with the one between the Soviet Union and the Uni...

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Amanda Pearson@pearson-edits.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Summer 2025 issue preview! @intsecurity.bsky.social ‪@mitpress.bsky.social‬ Phillips & Tower ➡️ ISIS Kang, Wong, ‪@zenobiachan.bsky.social‬ ➡️ What does China want? Wu Riqiang ➡️ China’s views on arms control Anderson & Press ➡️ Military primacy in Asia Hiim & Tunsjo ➡️ Limited war in East Asia

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Jacqueline L. Hazelton@drjlhazelton.bsky.social · last yr.

@senerakturk.bsky.social's fascinating International Security article, "Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe” wins the Outstanding Article Award from APSA International History and Politics Section direct.mit.edu/isec/article...

Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe

Abstract. Sizeable Jewish and Muslim communities lived across large swathes of medieval Western Europe. But all the Muslim communities and almost all the Jewish communities in polities that correspond...

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International Security@intsecurity.bsky.social · last yr.

A short piece from the new issue of International Security: "Monks Behaving Badly: Explaining Buddhist Violence in Asia" thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/monks-behavi... Great piece. @intsecurity.bsky.social @pearson-edits.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

Monks Behaving Badly: Explaining Buddhist Violence in Asia

Buddhism is commonly associated with peace, tolerance, and compassion. But like every other great religion, it has a violent side.

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Dani Rodrik@drodrik.bsky.social · last yr.

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

Don Casler@doncasler.bsky.social · last yr.

When does communication fail in international politics? In a new @intsecurity.bsky.social piece, Tyler Jost and I present some fresh theory and evidence on an enduring challenge for states — getting others to understand what they are trying to say

International Security@intsecurity.bsky.social · last yr.

6) “Lost in Transmission: Bureaucracy, Noise, and Communication in International Politics,” by @doncasler.bsky.social and Tyler Jost. doi.org/10.1162/isec... This article is Open Access.