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Jon DiCicco

@jon-dicicco.bsky.social
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Professor & Director of the International Affairs MA program @ MTSU. International security, power transitions. He/his. Vegan. dicicco_jon in the other place.

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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
So pleased to see this in ebook and paperback. My first foray into writing on climate change, great power competition, & grand strategy, and hopefully not the last. Also a great opportunity to publish with a talented graduate of our MA in International Affairs program, @fahadrajput.bsky.social.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thank you for your kind words @patrickrhamey.bsky.social — you and Spence did a fantastic job assembling the group and the book. And it was a pleasure to work with you!
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I remember the occasion. Under the circumstances, you did very well!
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Yikes.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Hey, @facethenation.bsky.social, face the facts.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Just going to leave this here. Read to the end. Trust me on this. open.substack.com/pub/amandagu... #AI #artificialintelligence #artificial"intelligence" h/t @ Dr. Amy Wolf of Canisius University
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Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Just the right specs for the job. 👓 ✅
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Dan Tichenor's brief history lesson provides valuable perspective on what's shaping up to be a key controversy during Trump 2.0: the proposed use of a wartime measure to deport immigrants from the U.S. Highly recommended reading. theconversation.com/trump-wants-...
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Trump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign nationals living in the US.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Thanks for putting this list together! Super-helpful!
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Please add me! I am late to the party but have started publishing work in this vein. Thanks!
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
And special thanks to @fahadrajput.bsky.social, of course! You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Many thanks to those who gave feedback on the remarks I gave at VMI that led to this paper, to those who commented on the draft I presented at West Point, and especially to @patrickrhamey.bsky.social and Spencer Bakich for shepherding the volume to completion. 6/6 Cheers!🥂
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Our recommendations are not likely to be adopted by Trump 2.0. But we stand by our position that the US has the capacity to play a leadership role, and should use that capacity to dampen regional military competition and reduce the emissions that exacerbate climate change. 5/6
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
...should take a leading role in reducing carbon emissions in military domains. While complete military decarbonization is an unattainable goal, we applaud efforts to move to reduce carbon emissions and urge additional commitments in this direction. 4/6
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
We assert that the U.S. should not be tempted by a maximalist version of 'restraint'. Instead, for reasons we explain in the chapter, the U.S. should maintain its forward-deployed military presence but exercise restraint in wielding those capabilities, and... 3/6
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
In the chapter we lay out an argument for what we call 'sustainable strategic adjustment' to meet the challenges of managing regional competition and the climate crisis. 2/6
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Very pleased to see this book arrive in the mail! 👏 It includes a chapter coauthored w/@fahadrajput.bsky.social, a graduate of our MA in International Affairs program. Fahad's insights, diligence & friendly prodding made this essay possible. I'm so grateful we had the chance to write together! 1/6
A photograph of a book entitled, The Sources of Great Power Competition, edited by J. Patrick Rhamey and Spencer D. Bakich, published by Routledge in its US Foreign Policy series.
A photograph of the first page of the chapter titled "Sustainable Strategic Adjustment: Confronting Climate Change and Rethinking Restraint in U.S. Grand Strategy," by Jonathan M. DiCicco and Fahad Rajput (Chapter 12 in the book The Sources of Great Power Competition).
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
Nope. Welcome!
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
🚨 new Substack on immigration 🚨 by Jacek Kugler, Ron Tammen, & Yuzhu Zeng open.substack.com/pub/trcacade... h/t @patrickrhamey.bsky.social
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A Win-Win Immigration Strategy
Jacek Kugler, Ronald L. Tammen, and Yuzhu Zeng
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 21/09/2024
🌿🕊️ on this International Day of Peace--when peace seems so unattainable--it is refreshing to read about "a grand strategy of peace," one that emphasizes careful cooperation and strategic accommodation of would-be adversaries. Thank you @patrickrhamey.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/trcacade...
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A Grand Strategy of Peace
A Rationalist Approach
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
"Power Lines" is a new Substack featuring policy-relevant work by scholars in the Power Transition+ community. Check it out, and please consider subscribing! trcacademic.substack.com?r=1u3901&utm...
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Power Lines | J. Patrick Rhamey Jr. | Substack
The TransResearch Consortium (TRC - https://transresearchconsortium.com/) is a nonprofit research group. Its mission is to encourage in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems faci...
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 17/02/2024
Ezra Klein, who I know to be generally quite attentive to the political science literature, seems to be ignoring some well established findings in his article arguing Biden should step aside, which is disappointing because I really do expect better from him. A partial list
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 19/12/2023
Thank you, PS, and happy holidays to the editors and staff. Your work and dedication is deeply appreciated, and I am proud to be associated with this vital and necessary journal. Cheers!
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Ketian Vivian Zhang @vivianchang36.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Sharing my new book on China's coercion, which just came out with Cambridge U Press. It argues that China uses coercion to "kill the chicken to scare the monkey" but is also constrained by economic and geo costs. Econ interdependence constrains & enables China: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Kim thanks for your note — never have I wanted an “Edit Post” option more than in that moment! And I don’t condemn any industry per se — would just like to see everyone doing their part.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Sorry, the doublespeak in the article is from the meat industry. My bad.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Reduce meat and dairy consumption, phase out government support for high-emissions animal agriculture, reduce methane emissions. It’s just science, not rocket science. And don’t fall for the dairy industry’s doublespeak. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/c...
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The Climate Summit Starts to Crack a Tough Nut: Emissions From Food
A road map to trim the climate footprint of food shows how hard it is to feed the world on a hotter planet.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
To flip this around: I recall fondly when at my previous institution an historian saw The Dictator's Handbook under my arm and said, "I see you've been raiding the [university] president's library."
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Ugh.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 02/12/2023
Interesting argument, @profpaulpoast.bsky.social. Worth mentioning that the legitimacy of such a system is rooted only in the perspective of the major powers, which (at that time) empowered each other to exploit their privilege at the expense of small states. Quite different from Ikenberry, no?
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
Damn. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/w...
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Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago
A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
Very useful podcast episode on the ICC and the ongoing Gaza war.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Welcome, Sojeong! Great to see you here.
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Pavel Podvig @russianforces.org · 02/11/2023
"China-US consultations on arms control and non-proliferation" is a pretty big deal, in my view. If I am not mistaken, this is the first time "China-US" and "arms control" are mentioned together in a sentence that says that it is happening. That's very good news. 1/
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Steve Saidemonster 🧌🧛🦇⚰️👻👹 @smsaideman.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
It is that time of year again: registration has opened up for the CDSN Year Ahead conference in Ottawa on Dec 7th. The topics: trying to avoid war w China, evacuation lessons, how to prepare for US election side effects, and the simmering Balkans www.cdsn-rcds.com/network-even... CaMilSky
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
If you are interested in the the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict I will be presenting a brief history of it at a talk on Zoom Wednesday November 8th at noon. You can find a link to register to attend below. www.albany.edu/rockefeller/...
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Brief History
Please join us for a presentation on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict led by Rockefeller College Professor Victor Asal on Wednesday, November 8th via Zoom. The presentations will be fo...
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Taylor Fravel @fravel.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Biden-Xi meeting update www.wsj.com/world/u-s-ch...
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U.S., China Agree in Principle to Biden-Xi Summit
Meeting offers chance to reboot ties amid divisiveness over Taiwan, technology and, lately, the Middle East
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
I suppose I should be grateful that Outlook's Editor function is looking out for my grammar, but man alive, what a wet blanket.
A screenshot in which Outlook Editor complains that only one exclamation point is needed after the word "Congratulations".
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
And thanks for the compliment on my chili. Your cornbread muffins were the perfect complement! 👏👏👏
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Hahaha 😆 I guess I was! Part of the problem was that Robb's was truly nontraditional (Vietnamese chili?!) & mine fell b/t categories: vegan is nontrad, but it *looked* like traditional chili. Just as in academia, if you don't categorize it recognizably, it's likely to slip through the cracks. 🤷‍♂️
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
.@carlammm.bsky.social that hot sauce is from Buffalo! nicksspidervenom.com
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Nick's Spider Venom Hot Sauce
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
Homer Simpson once pointed out to Lisa, "You don't win friends with salad." 🤷‍♂️ Similarly, you don't win chili cook-offs with vegan chili. But that didn't stop me from giving it my best shot! And it was great to have a choice of vegan chilis (2 of 12) + vegan corn muffins by @dratchison.bsky.social! 😃
A photo of a crockpot filled with "Chili Non Carne" -- vegan chili with pinto and kidney beans, fire-roasted Hatch chiles, and Impossible brand plant-based meat.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
On a panel on the Israel-Gaza war last week I was asked for global perspective & analysis of implications for US foreign policy. Wish I'd had Benjamin Miller's latest at H-Diplo|RJISSF at the time. He does exactly this with his typical skill and insight. issforum.org/commentary/h...
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H-Diplo|RJISSF Commentary: “From Disengagement to Unprecedented Engagement: the US, the War in Gaz...
Editor: Diane Labrosse | Production Editor: Christopher Ball 23 October 2023 | Vol. II: No. 2 “From Disengagement to Unprecedented Engagement: the US, the War in Gaza and the New World Order” PDF�...
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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
An important read. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | This is not the State Department I know. That’s why I left my job.
The State Department normally engages in vigorous debate over morally challenging transfers of arms to allies. This time, that debate did not happen.
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Knocked off a little early, hit happy hour and am now blissed out in front of a fire pit with a Festbier and a vegan pizza. 🍻🍕
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Cheers! 🍻
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Jon DiCicco @jon-dicicco.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
Do you know @thebusyowl.bsky.social ? serifetekin.weebly.com
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Şerife Tekin
I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. Prior to Upstate, I was an Associate Professor of ...
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