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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Check out the latest update in "Currents in US Foreign Policy," a Substack @cnwillis.bsky.social and I maintain. Today I wrote about tariffs & attrition after a spirited debate this afternoon with a friend of mine: cusfp.substack.com/p/tariffs-an... Who will endure? The Americans or Canadians?

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Tariffs and attrition

Economic warfare? Buy Canada? By America? What’s a consumer to do!

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I wrote about the book here on "Currents in US Foreign Policy" - cusfp.substack.com/p/smart-evas..., my Substack with @cnwillis.bsky.social. I plan to do a series of posts in the coming months on different facets of the book, but, in the meantime, enjoy this concise overview!

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Smart evasion (no. 1)

Institutionalized sanctions resistance & "weapons of the weak"

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Follow #CurrentsInUSForeignPolicy for @cnwillis.bsky.social's field work updates/discussions direct from South Korea! 🇰🇷 cusfp.substack.com No. 2: cusfp.substack.com/p/notes-from... No. 3: cusfp.substack.com/p/notes-from...

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Currents in U.S. Foreign Policy | Substack

This Substack is devoted to analyses of trends in U.S. foreign policy and their implications for the rest of the world. Click to read Currents in U.S. Foreign Policy, a Substack publication. Launched ...

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Ryan LaRochelle @rlarochelle.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🚨Attention American Political Development Scholars🚨 We are excited to announce a new APD Workshop Series where scholars--especially grad students, post-docs, junior faculty, and folks at institutions with limited research budgets--can present works-in progress. sites.google.com/maine.edu/ap...

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APD Workshop Series

Mission: The APD Workshop Series provides opportunities for scholars of American Political Development--especially advanced graduate students, post-docs, junior faculty, and faculty at institutions wi...

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Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D. @cnwillis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Currently in South #Korea on a quick fieldwork trip for the book project- I will be posting throughout my trip on my Currents in Foreign Policy Substack with Keith Preble, with observations and musings from my trip. My first post can be found here: open.substack.com/pub/cusfp/p/...

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Notes from the Field No. 1: Back, Back, Back Again

The Spatiality of Military Bases

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

In the #CurrentsInUSForeignPolicy Substack @cnwillis.bsky.social and I manage, I published a short post on the "Freedom Fuel" stations: cusfp.substack.com/p/patriotism... It's a mystery why this video is posted on the White House web site yet the President/government has no involvement it.

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Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D. @cnwillis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Only a week left! NYS Political Science Association @nyspsa.bsky.social reminds everyone that our deadline for submission of proposals is coming up quickly - July 15, 2026! Submit proposals here: nyspsa.org/80th-annual-....

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NYSPSA

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Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D. @cnwillis.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A few months ago, I spoke with Stephen Paff on his Democracy Demythologized podcast about my research on the US military abroad. I wrote a little bit about the episode on my Currents in US Foreign Policy Substack with Keith Preble here: open.substack.com/pub/cusfp/p/...

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Your Neighbor, the US Military

Earlier this year, I was invited to speak with Stephen Paff on his podcast, Democracy Demythologized about my research on public opinion of and protests against the US military abroad.

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

In @cnwillis.bsky.social and mine's Substack, "Currents in US Foreign Policy," I updated a short commentary on liquefied natural gas (LNG) I worked on last year and never published: cusfp.substack.com/p/liquefied-... I discuss trade data and the tragedy of weaponized interdependence.

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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the tragedy of weaponized interdependence

Qatar, United States, LNG, and the uneven geography of energy interdependence

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

In Currents in US Foreign Policy with @cnwillis.bsky.social, I published a short take on the sanctions waivers on Russian oil: cusfp.substack.com/p/sanctions-...

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Sanctions waivers are not an energy strategy

Russian oil waivers are the illusion of relief.

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'm pleased to share that my second book, Smart Evasion: Global Resistance to US Economic Sanctions, will be published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this Fall. www.rienner.com/title/Smart_... The book is 50% off for a limited time!

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Lynne Rienner Publishers | Smart Evasion Global Resistance to US Economic Sanctions

Lynne Rienner Publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cutting-edge, high quality scholarly and academic books and journals in politics, social sciences, and the hu...

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mybumper.bsky.social @mybumper.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Considering the bad record of previous weight loss drugs, I'd think they'd be more careful. But my experience with statins is similar, all my pcps in the last decade have said "your cholesterol isn't quite in the danger zone but I recomend a statin." Apparently they reduce mortality

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Walk into an urgent care and you have to opt out of a GLP-1 conversation katemanne.substack.com/p/a-woman-wa...

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A Woman Walks Into an Urgent Care

And the one screening question is: would you like a GLP-1 with that?

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

In my Substack with @cnwillis.bsky.social, I briefly discuss the recent enforcement action against Adani Enterprises Limited for its Iran sanctions violation: cusfp.substack.com/p/when-to-sa... We have some new content coming the next few weeks!

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When to Sanction, When to Enforce

The US Department of Treasury imposed a whopping $275m fine on an Indian company for violating the U.S.' Iran sanctions.

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Happy end of academic year 2025/2026! What a great way to start the summer "vacation" with an article publication. Fresh off the presses with @cnwillis.bsky.social, "With Friends Like These: The Impact of US Troop Deployments on Economic Sanctions Busting": doi.org/10.1093/fpa/... /1

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With Friends Like These: The Impact of US Troop Deployments on Economic Sanctions Busting

Abstract. The deployment of US troops and the maintenance of US bases abroad is a manifestation of the commitments of both the United States and its partne

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Published today on the Substack @cnwillis.bsky.social started last week, I wrote about the lagging peace negotiations between Russia & Ukraine: cusfp.substack.com/p/negotiatin... With the war going poorly for Russia and Ukraine still facing threats, when will a lasting peace emerge? /1

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Negotiating Peace in the Fog of War

Ukraine’s Strikes on Russia and the Elusive Search for an Endgame

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

In #CurrentsInUSForeignPolicy @cnwillis.bsky.social and I started, I published an overview of a project on tariffs I have been working on since April 2025: cusfp.substack.com/p/hands-off-... This project looks at support for Trump's tariffs (which have since taken a battering in the courts). /1

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Hands off my smartphone! Tariff politics, state-level opinion, and US foreign policy

Assessing support for the Trump Administration Tariffs

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

In our second post at #CurrentsInUSForeignPolicy, @cnwillis.bsky.social and I examine the missed opportunity of the now defunct JCPOA. cusfp.substack.com/p/the-intern... /1

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The international agreement that wasn’t

The failure of the JCPOA and now all-out war

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Keith A. Preble, Ph.D. @poliscikeith.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Our first post is a preview of an upcoming paper recently accepted in the North Korean Review (due out soon), which we initially wrote in 2022 and updated late last year for NKR: cusfp.substack.com/p/taking-nuc...

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Taking Nuclear North Korea Seriously Again

Summary of forthcoming article in North Korea Review

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Brooklyn Walker @brooklynwalker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I've had the privilege of participating in a series at @alpsblog.bsky.social. It's given me valuable space to reflect on this year as an Asst.Prof and to compare notes with @cnwillis.bsky.social and @drjostojski.bsky.social. Check out the latest post at: activelearningps.com/2026/04/17/o...

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Office Hours: Year One (Part 4) – Active Learning in Political Science ©

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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 20/02/2026

ngl this is probably the most useful thing I've made thus far, a comprehensive feed equivalent of paper-picnic.com

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Paper Picnic 🧺: Home

A weekly basket with the latest published research in political science.

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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 25/03/2026

chat i'm going to ask a somewhat prickly question: what do you (fellow political scientists) want out of your professional association right now (knowing that this is a sample of Very Online People and folks with wildly differing opinions)

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17/03/2026

1. In the most extreme bathroom ban moving in the nation, Idaho's House has passed a bathroom ban with a potential 5 year prison sentence for 2nd offense-using the bathroom. It even counts "offenses" of using the bathroom in other states. It now moves to the Senate.

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Idaho House Passes Trans Bathroom Ban With 5 Year Prison Sentence

The bill is one of the harshest bills criminalizing trans people in the nation, and it will now move to the Senate.

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University of Virginia Library @uvalibrary.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

UVA Emergency Alert: Avoid the area of Shannon Library Bomb threat reported at Shannon Library 160 McCormick Rd. The building is being evacuated. Avoid the area.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

JD Vance is a classic predator and he learned it in part at Ohio State University, as you can see from all the scandals engulfing that university right now that are based on the same mentality he's displaying here.

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Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D. @cnwillis.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Just a periodic reminder that institutions will not save us, and expecting them to do so will only result in disappointment

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Maybe it’s just me but isn’t it a good idea to read—& understand the context behind—a petition before signing? The petition to “safeguard” @isanet.bsky.social’s “core mission” is a blatant attempt to prevent the GC from voting on a BDS resolution. Have the vote. Who wins wins, who loses loses.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Also… isn’t it important to define political speech before curtailing it? 🤔 More generally, where was the concern about political speech impeding the “core mission” when @isanet.bsky.social condemned Russia’s agressive war against Ukraine, to cite just one case? The Israel exception is… something.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Apropos of nothing, someone please explain to me when censorship and circumventing democratic procedures ever result in positive outcomes? I’ll wait.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

This is why Democrats need to compete EVERYWHERE. We won’t win every race, but it’s stupid and irresponsible to simply forfeit certain races to incumbents. Always but especially now, we need competitive elections. And at the bare minimum, make them spend money defending seats they had won by 17 pts

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

This is a clarifying moment: one that reveals the particularly vicious form of authoritarianism taking root in America today www.vox.com/policy/47639...

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The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point

Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

We're going to liberate the people of Greenland from cancer

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Adam Berinsky @adamberinsky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I’ve been a proud wesleyan alum for years but especially proud given how @msroth.bsky.social has been a leading voice of reason and justice this past year.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Worth noting that the @wsj.com has joined with the @nytimes.com and Bellingcat to say that ICE is lying in its description of the shooting of Alex Pretti. The video evidence more and more supports the view that this was a gratuitous execution. www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

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Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents

See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Trump posts an unhinged rant about his $400 million ballroom the day after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026

Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF

People in winter clothes at a vigil for Alex Pretti. One person in a medical mask and gloves holds a poster that says JUSTICE FOR ALEX PRETTI. A headline reads: "Alex Pretti, the Man Killed by Agents, Was a Nurse and U.S. Citizen" Photo by David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

New YouGov poll: Abolish ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States 46% support 41% oppose Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE 19% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE as well

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/01/2026

DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026

Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"

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Various Threnodies @various-threnodies.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It's so amazing that "sorry chud but you DON'T have a 2nd amendment right to bear arms" is now literally the official GOP position

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