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J. Luis Rodriguez @jluisrodriguez.com · 29/09/2026

I’m very excited to spend the fall semester as a politics academic visitor at Oxford University’s @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social. I’ll be in the UK until late December. Let me know if you’re in town or in London. I am looking forward to learning from all my wonderful colleagues across the pond!

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PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Latin American presidentialism remains an institutional project in motion w/ reforms affecting executive authority, legislative procedures, coalition governance, electoral systems, judicial oversight, & the mechanisms linking voters & elected reps. Submit to PS by 9/17! #polisky shorturl.at/gO5co

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Sabrina B. Arias @sabrinabarias.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

My job market paper is now out in World Politics! Why do some small states excel in IO politics, when conventional theory tells us that powerful states should dominate? I argue and show that small state diplomats outperform their peers from wealthy, powerful states because they are more experienced!

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Eliana Johns @elianajjohns.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

EXCITING NEWS. WE’RE HIRING! The Nuclear Information Project at FAS is hiring for a full-time, early career position to support both research and operations. Please share widely and apply by June 28! @scientistsorg.bsky.social fas.org/career/resea...

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Research and Program Associate, Nuclear Information Project - Federation of American Scientists

The Federation of American Scientists is seeking a Research and Program Associate to join our Nuclear Information Project team.

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

With the expiration of New START, the final major pillar of bilateral arms control has collapsed. We are living without enforceable nuclear constraints for the first time since the 1970s. The May issue of @thebulletin.org is out: "The Very Uncertain Future of Arms Control." 🧵 1/6

A tombstone labeled "Arms Control 1946–" stands in a graveyard under a cloudy sky, illustrating uncertainty about the future of arms control. Text reads: "The Very Uncertain Future of Arms Control." Cover design by Thomas Gaulkin

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Schar School of Policy and Government @scharschool.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Schar School Associate Professor Jennifer Nicoll Victor breaks down Virginia’s Supreme Court ruling on redistricting, why timing mattered, and what comes next for Virginia politics. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzn9FAr5yJI

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

How does China expand its nuclear arsenal while posing as a champion of disarmament? At the 2026 NPT Review Conference, Beijing is deploying a highly effective diplomatic shield: the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). 1/6 🧵

Terraces of mined rock below the entrances of the tunnels at China’s Lop Nur Nuclear Test Site could indicate their mined volumes, including any “decoupling” volume that could be used to reduce the seismic signal of a test. (Credit: Image courtesy of Planet Labs and the Middlebury Institute)

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The CISAC Fellowship program is expanding for the 2026–2027 academic year, with applications now open for two new fellowship opportunities! The deadline to apply is June 8, 2026. Click here for more information and how to apply⤵️ cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/cisac-fellow...

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CISAC Fellowships

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Project on Managing the Atom @managingtheatom.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

@mbudjeryn.bsky.social Structure Amid Change (JSS) shows how, despite the Soviet collapse, nuclear weapons were consolidated under Russia rather than proliferated—underscoring how the global nuclear order shaped what outcomes were seen as possible and legitimate. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Structure amid change: The global nuclear order and the Soviet collapse

By 1991, the USSR, one of the two Cold War nuclear superpowers, ceased to exist. Yet the resulting post-Cold War era did not fully reflect these tectonic shifts. The collapse of a nuclear state did...

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Corey Hinderstein @coreyah.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

We have long said that an accident anywhere is an accident everywhere. I also think an accident anytime is an accident for all time. We can (and I would say must) get nuclear energy right to address the climate crisis but we have to learn from the past. carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

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Chernobyl Is Still a Current Event, Forty Years Later

The 1986 incident showed that a nuclear accident anytime is a nuclear accident for all time.

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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · 23/04/2026

My book is now published online, and will be in print 5 May! 🤓 Online version: academic.oup.com/book/62632 Pre-order your copy (or ask your university library to do so) here: global.oup.com/academic/pro... For review copies, see here for more info: global.oup.com/academic/pre...

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The Technocratic International: Experts and the Making of a World from Nowhere

Abstract. How did experts become central actors in international affairs? The Technocratic International tells the surprisingly neglected story of how nine

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J. Luis Rodriguez @jluisrodriguez.com · 22/04/2026

If you're in New York on Monday for the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, make sure to stop by this side event organized by @chathamhouse.org. I'll talk about nuclear preferences and policies in the Global South and the role of nuclear-weapon-free zones.

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Don't think I've ever been as terrified in all the Trump security crises. As @pkrugman.bsky.social said, "It’s the most astonishing, awful thing that I’ve ever seen, and we’ve all seen a lot of awful things." Mainly as cope, and to teach it, I keep asking why. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

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Living in Hell

War crimes coming: A horrifying update

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Andrew Carnegie Foundation @carnegie.org · 02/04/2026

📢 NOW OPEN: Second Call for Proposals from the Consortium to Reduce Nuclear Dangers. We seek innovative, action-oriented work that presents a credible path to reducing nuclear dangers. Learn more and apply: www.carnegie.org/news/article... #NuclearThreats #NuclearSecurity #FundingOpportunity

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Second Call for Proposals: Grants to Support Reducing Nuclear Dangers | Carnegie Corporation of New York

Consortium to Reduce Nuclear Dangers invites applications to address today’s nuclear risks

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Andrey Baklitskiy @baklitskiy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Russia has submitted its national report to the 2026 NPT Review Conference (currently only in Russian – link in the first comment). Much of it is as you would expect if you have been following recent developments, but there are some pretty significant changes. A thread 🧵 1/15

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/03/2026

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Far from choosing sides between the U.S. and China, “Latin American leaders are increasingly adept at performing the public rituals of alignment required by Washington while quietly doubling down on their commercial ties with Beijing,” writes Oliver Stuenkel.

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Opinion | Latin Americans Already Have a Serious Partner — and It’s Not Trump

President Trump’s efforts to force the Western Hemisphere into alignment will keep falling short.

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

In a new @justsecurity.org article, CISAC Senior Fellow Tom Dannenbaum & Rebecca Hamilton respond to Shany and Cohen, rejecting claims that the attacks on Iran represent “principled” violations of international law & warning of the risks to the rule-based order. www.justsecurity.org/133417/aggre...

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Aggression, Plain and Simple: A Response to Shany and Cohen on the Attack on Iran

Legal academics debate the state of international law and international institutions in light of the US-Israel-Iran War.

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/

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Texas National Security Review @tnsr.org · 26/02/2026

Can conventional technologies now produce “nuclear effects”? Harold Trinkunas and Herb Lin argue that emerging technologies in conventional warfare can now achieve effects once reserved for nuclear weapons. Read the full article at: tnsr.org/roundtable/e... #StrategicStability #EmergingTech

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts." massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...

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Rio Police Chief & Congressman Convicted in Assassination of Socialist Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco

The court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos Brazão, were responsib...

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

In a new article, CISAC affiliates Lauren Sukin and J. Luis Rodriguez, along with colleague Stephen Herzog, challenge the idea that nuclear deterrence and disarmament are opposites, drawing on new global survey data from 24 countries. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Rethinking the Deterrence-Disarmament Dichotomy: The Complex Landscape of Global Nuclear Weapons Preferences | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

Rethinking the Deterrence-Disarmament Dichotomy: The Complex Landscape of Global Nuclear Weapons Preferences

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Harris Mylonas @harrismylonas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I’m writing this post to share a new article, co-authored with @mmgarrity.bsky.social, that examines eliminationist politics and proposes an analytical framework for their study, published in @scmrjems.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... nationalisky | polisky 1/8

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Eliminationist politics: an analytical framework

The study of eliminationist policies – deliberate actions by state or non-state actors aimed at destroying, removing, or erasing groups based on salient identity categories – has yielded significan...

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Giovanni Mantilla @giofabman.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Finally out! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Longer post to come but for now, key take-aways: international pressure matters, domestic pressure matters, international treaty law (however contested) matters, and super importantly these days, civil servants who believe in international law matter!

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Stealth Change: How the United States and the United Kingdom Embraced International Humanitarian Limits on Nuclear Use

This article analyzes how American and British policy shifted, from rejecting to accepting the applicability of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) to nuclear use. Through a study of primary and secon...

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Nuclear Threat Initiative @nti.org · 04/02/2026

Applications for our summer internship program are open and will close on February 8. If you are a student or young professional interested in nuclear policy, biosecurity, AI and emerging tech, our internship program could be a great fit for you! Learn more and apply now. ⤵️

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NTI Internship Application – Summer 2026

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Trump’s Jan. 3 attack on Venezuela has accelerated regional fragmentation at a time of deep ideological polarization, Benjamin N. Gedan and Nicolás Albertoni write.

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The Trump Corollary and the Fracturing of Latin America

Trump’s Jan. 3 attack on Venezuela has accelerated regional fragmentation at a time of deep ideological polarization.

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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 03/02/2026

Not even Milei has severed ties with China, which produces untold heartburn in Washington. foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/02/t...

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Why South America’s Right Won’t Align With Trump on China

Even the most MAGA of the region’s leaders can’t abandon their motor of economic development.

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J. Luis Rodriguez @jluisrodriguez.com · 28/01/2026

Understanding this paradox and its drivers is essential for navigating an increasingly dangerous nuclear landscape. Our paper discusses how global publics see compatibilities between deterrence and disarmament and assesses what the complexity in public views means for policy.

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J. Luis Rodriguez @jluisrodriguez.com · 28/01/2026

Contrary to conventional wisdom, which views deterrence and disarmament as irreconcilable opposites, our data reveal something far more complex. People around the world embrace both simultaneously. These apparent contradictions aren’t confined to a confused minority. They’re the global norm.

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J. Luis Rodriguez @jluisrodriguez.com · 28/01/2026

We conducted a comprehensive survey of global attitudes toward nuclear weapons. Across 24 countries on six continents—from nuclear powers like the United States and China to non-nuclear-armed states like Brazil and Nigeria—we asked more than 27,000 people what they thought about the bomb.

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Journal of Global History (JGH) @globalhistjnl.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

📢 New on First View! Andrei Mamolea (@andreimamolea.bsky.social) shows that a Latin American bloc with a common agenda emerged in Geneva in the 1920s. #LeagueofNations #LatinAmerica #internationallaw #smallstates #transatlantic Read Open Access here: doi.org/10.1017/S174...

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Nicole Grajewski @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

As some of you already know, I recently moved to Paris for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social @sciencespo.bsky.social. Here is a recent interview I did on my research agenda and background. www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/en/news...

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Are nuclear issues at the heart of the Russia-Iran relationship?

Interview with Nicole Grajewsi

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 20/01/2026

Economic Displacement by Francisco Urdinez China's economic displacement of the US in Latin America erodes US political leverage, challenging international order. 📚 cup.org/3NaVGPU

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Apparently the State Department, led Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, released a strategic plan. Goal 1 is U.S. National Sovereignty. Goal 2 is "The Western Hemisphere and Establishment of the Donroe Doctrine." There's more, but take that in. www.state.gov/agency-strat...

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Agency Strategic Plan - United States Department of State

The Agency Strategic Plan sets forth the vision and direction for how the Department will implement U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance.

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Philip Lewis @pslewis.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

@britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships are now open Applications are welcome across the #humanities and #socialsciences from early career researchers anywhere in the world to come to 🇬🇧 for 2 years The deadline is 11 March www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

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International Fellowships 2026

The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research. We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

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The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
Funding status
Open for applications
Career stage
Early-career

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 13/01/2026

In the wake of the U.S. operation in Venezuela, all constraints on the exercise of state power are in jeopardy, write ‪@oonahathaway.bsky.social and Scott Shapiro. “A system of rules can survive some hypocrisy, but nihilism will bring it down.”

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A World Without Rules

The consequences of Trump’s assault on international law.

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Francisco J. Quintana @fjquintana.com · 11/01/2026

I spoke with BBC Mundo about the Drago Doctrine: a Latin American pushback against using force to collect public debts. Latin America's early history of decolonisation helped make it a champion of non-intervention, a key principle that now looks increasingly fragile. www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...

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El bloqueo naval y el ataque a Venezuela hace más de 120 años que inspiró la Doctrina Drago - BBC News Mundo

Lo que sucedió en las costas venezolanas en diciembre de 1902 provocó que un diplomático argentino se pronunciara con alarma. Lo que planteó se convirtió en un hito en el derecho internacional.

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Bentley Allan @bentleyallan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Hegemony is when the dominant state is liked and supported by followers. Empire is when the dominant state acts transactionally, with impunity. There is an important difference and we have elided that difference to our detriment.

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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

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Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland

The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.

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Francisco J. Quintana @fjquintana.com · 04/12/2025

🌟 Call for papers 🌟 'How is the earth written, by whom and to what ends? And how is it written through law? What distinguishes the planetary, the global & the international—and how might these distinctions matter legally?' Join us in Florence in June! @eui-eu.bsky.social @uoelawschool.bsky.social

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