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Jonathan Caverley

@jcaverley.bsky.social
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Political scientist who studies defence (with a “c”) strategy and industrial policy. www.jonathancaverley.com

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Jonathan Caverley @jcaverley.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
If Putin insists on playing Xerxes, then Poland will have to be Sparta, and Germany Athens. Maybe UK and/or France will play Corinth. As the kids say, "read theory."
Cover photo of a translation of Herodotus's history of the Persian Wars.
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Jonathan Caverley @jcaverley.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
As someone accustomed to seeing charts with missile range rings emanating from “bad guys’” territory, I was unprepared for how unsettling I found this graphic in the excellent new report from IISS. I understand the importance of Europe arming but am also saddened by it. www.iiss.org/research-pap...
Map showing European missile ranges covering western Russia.
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Jonathan Caverley @jcaverley.bsky.social · 07/05/2024
Yanna Krupnikov and I have an article out in the APSR! Bottom line: women generally have a harder time than men changing the public's mind about security. And while the public credits both men and women veterans with higher leadership, it doesn't listen to them on security either. 🌐 t.co/LtkjIkKyKO
Graph showing the results of a model with confidence intervals on effective of a policy statement by men/women and veterans/non-veterans. Nobody listens to women or veterans
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