In just published book, Jill Kastner & I examine cases of great powers subverting each other over 2000 years. Our usual reaction to claims about subversion is "been there, done that, you're exaggerating novelty." But US unilateral disarmament in subversion game under Trump is truly unprecedented.

Life, and research on status in IR, goes on. So, you IR scholars who study role of status, check this out!

Pål Røren@palroren.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 New Special Issue! 🚨 1/ What do opera houses, NATO troops & climate rankings have in common? Mine and @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social's special issue in @coco-journal.bsky.social answers just that: They are all status symbols 📖 Read the full issue (open access!) 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/toc/caca/60/1

This'll be fun!, with Barry Posen, @nathalietocci.bsky.social & @sdestradi.bsky.social . . .

International Studies Association@isanet.bsky.social · 2y ago

Are we shifting toward #Multipolarity, #Bipolarity, or a lingering #Unipolar dynamic in global politics? Join ISA and EISA for a joint roundtable on #WorldPower under #Trump & how this complex dynamic impacts alliances, global norms, & stability in #InternationalOrder: https://buff.ly/42CRVIy

It was wonderful to work with @dartmouthdickey.bsky.social post doc fellowship alumnus @mpoznansky.bsky.social on this piece . . .

My esteemed colleague @brendannyhan.bsky.social posted this.So, I'm just repostin'. But am thrilled finally to see this 'tween covers . . .

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2y ago

New from my colleague Bill Wohlforth - A Measure Short of War: A Brief History of Great Power Subversion www.amazon.com/Measure-Shor...