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While some scholars and policy makers like to speak of the "Liberal International Order" as the collection of post-World War II international institutions....
As I wrote in my latest for @WPReview, shifting patterns in population growth will inevitably influence international politics.
In my latest @WPReview thread, I wrote about another debate: whether nuclear weapons actually deter. 
In my latest @WPReview column, I wrote of the downfall of "Responsibility to Protect" or R2P.
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.