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Let's be frank: racism lies at the core of International Relations' creation as an academic discipline.Here's how I plan to address this fact in my "Intro to International Relations" course.[THREAD]https://twitter.com/
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While -border clash is garnering attention, disputes over territory are widespread.With all due respect to the "Democratic Peace", the true "closest thing to an empirical law" in international politics is
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Did Iraq & Afghanistan Wars contribute to the militarization of US police departments?Data are pretty clear.Surplus military equipment transferred to local law enforcement (via 1033 program) steadily rose starting in
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just left the @WHO.We're now in unprecedented territory when it comes to treaty & international organization exits.Here's why[THREAD] To be clear, the US hasn’t officially left yet...https://twitter.com/emilyrauhala/status/126
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What exactly happened in the Eurozone this week? Something about a German court & the ECB?It's complicated, but has implications for the Eurozone's #COVID19 recovery & the EU itself.What follows
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I had a long talk with my Intro to IR students about Russia.Was it because of current events? Partially. But it was mostly because, when it comes to studying international
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We've had a few days to reflect on wanting to spend & "into oblivion"Not encouraging. But are Arms Races really that bad?Let's turn to the data!https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-armscontrol-idUSKBN22X2LS Let'
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After @HawleyMO published the below @nytimes op-ed, he & @sdonnan engaged in a #Twitterdebate over the @WTO.The debate is really over what International Organizations can & can't do in world
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Thanks @realDonaldTrump, but I'm going to explain it anyway[THREAD]https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1262577580718395393 The timing of Trump's letter is no accident.Yesterday and Today is the @WHO World Health Assembly Conf
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#COVID19 has been bad news for international cooperation (see @WHO)But there is bright spot: @NATO!Seriously. But why is a military alliance responding to a virus?[THREAD] While a lot of focus
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Writing historical case studies is hard work.It requires carefully "connecting the dots" by combing secondary & primary sources (assuming you can even access them during this time of library &
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Trump's call for an immigration ban raises a key question: in the face of #COVID19, will Trump pursue policies popular with the majority of voters or will he simply double
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