Reposted by Joshua ByunAmerican Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Performative Violence and the Spectacular Debut of the Atomic Bomb by @joshuabyun.bsky.social and @carsonaust.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000... 052
Reposted by Joshua ByunAustin Carson @carsonaust.bsky.social · 13/02/2024Old leaders are back in the news. Biden & Trump are often seen as diverging in signs of age-related decline. This is a reminder that *perceived* age matters in politics, not just raw age. Thoughts! Based on a recent ISQ journal article w/ @joshuabyun.bsky.social academic.oup.com/isq/article-...academic.oup.comMore than a Number: Aging Leaders in International PoliticsAbstract. How does leader age affect international politics? Challenging the existing literature's focus on chronological age, we argue that leaders do not age 162
Reposted by Joshua ByunAustin Carson @carsonaust.bsky.social · 15/10/2023Update on escalation and the war in Israel: New reporting that Iran made a threat to respond if to Israel's military response in Gaza (links below). The nature of the threat is unclear Some interpret it as a threat to directly intervene. I don't think that's correct 162
