Was `Tweeting to teach', now `Posting for pedagogy'. International Relations and Foreign Policy. @UChicago Prof. @ChicagoCouncil Fellow. @WPReview Columnist.
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As is being reported, Johnson stated “To put it bluntly, I would rather send bullets to Ukraine than American boys. My son is going to begin in the Naval Academy this fall....This is not a game, this is not a joke.”
ICYMI, here is a clip of what Trump said about the Battle of Gettysburg at his recent Pennsylvania rally
As I wrote recently in @WPReview, international law is flawed. But flawed shouldn't be confused with pointless. 
This 🧵 builds on my latest @WPReview piece. I argued that NATO is more valuable than ever to its members. But how do we actually know that?
These facts draw from the #NATO7for70 series of 🧵 I wrote during NATO's 70th anniversary (along with *half* a new one). So this is essentially a 🧵 of🧵s.
There are essentially four categories of answers to the question of "will we live in a nuclear free world?":
Forecasting and offering projections on future events has a long tradition in international relations. After all, if we are offering explanations of WHAT IS HAPPENING, that should offer insights into WHAT WILL HAPPEN. 
In the latest @WarOnTheRocks Russia Contingency podcast, @KofmanMichael and I discuss the purpose and role of IR theory, specifically thinking about the War in Ukraine.
The phrase "swords to plowshares" draws from the passage in the Book of Isaiah: 
Galtung was truly a pioneer of the study of "peace research" (i.e. the field of social science that uses modern methodological tools to understand the causes and consequences of violent conflict).
This 🧵 is particularly relevant given reports about Russian gains at Avdiivka.
Others will provide the full fact-check of Putin's remarks during the interview,...
I’ve had a series of recent 🧵 s that explored the idea of hegemony. 
As many are now aware, the International Court of Justice made an initial ruling yesterday in South Africa's case against Israel. 
Last week, I wrote a thread introducing the idea that hegemons are necessary to provide global public goods (such as ensuring open navigation of the seas).
Of course, I'm directly referring to the US-led airstrikes against the Houthis, who have been attacking ships in the Red Sea.
Honestly, the entire "Die Hard" series is great for learning about how American's perceive the world.
Lately, I've seen a number of people bring up the "stop Ukraine's NATO membership" claim, specifically in the context of a possible peace deal offered in the spring of 2022 (hence, the opening image for the 🧵).