MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 6hPrinceton has produced the two worst Secretaries of Defense ever (Hegseth and Rumsfeld) 100
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 8hSpent 7 years doing a PhD and 8 years pursuing tenure so I could do things like spend a half hour trying to coordinate easels for a conference poster session 010
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 9hRepeating that the next Democratic administration should issue an Article 12(3) declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the ICC for the period January 20, 2025-(hopefully) January 20, 2029 010
Reposted by MP BroacheSergey Vasiliev @sevslv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The ASP Bureau decided that the 25th ASP session will be held in The Hague rather than in New York — the only sensible decision. This will allow delegates from all States Parties and NGO representatives to participate, and candidates standing in judicial elections to be present. 173
Reposted by MP BroacheMark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Very good and significant news in the display and international justice world. The #ICC Assembly of States Parties will not be held at the UN in New York, but in The Hague. There’s no way America was going to be rewarded for its behavior and no way participants could be safe. 096
Reposted by MP BroacheMark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Led by Registrar Osvaldo Zavala Giler, the #ICC has spent the past year overhauling its systems, shifting its office software from Microsoft to Germany’s openDesk, and finding workarounds on banking and health insurance. ICC is insulated against US sanctions: www.ft.com/content/702d... 0199
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"fallen by one point," c'mon what are we even doing here? www.yahoo.com/news/politic...yahoo.comTalarico suffers double poll blow as Texas undecided voters decideJames Talarico’s lead over Ken Paxton has fallen by one point according to two new polls, with fewer undecided voters left. 053
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Out of this #Orioles game/series, I want Pete to lead the league in HR and RBI, Trevor to get his season ERA under 4.00, and Shane to get a W (and maybe get that ERA under 4.00 too) 130
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My favorite professional coffee moments: 1) Student accidentally spilling a massive, sugary iced Starbucks concoction on my desk (and a bunch of graded exams) 2) While lecturing and wildly gesticulating, accidentally hurling a hot PSL into the air, narrowly missing students in the front row 010
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Dude woke up and decided to be the main character today 060
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Today in the exciting life of a newly tenured academic, I wrote an email with the line, "What size name badges do I order?" (This is for an upcoming conference I'm organizing...) 130
Reposted by MP BroacheCarolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026One easy* trick to ensure your citations are not hallucinated! write the damn thing yourself. *writing isn't easy. I know. but come on. It's not rocket science.** **May not apply for people writing in aerospace engineering, orbital mechanics, or certain chemistry, physics or engineering fields 1174
Reposted by MP BroacheSergey Vasiliev @sevslv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Hands off the ICC, and all those other institutions that protect the international legal order." Finally. The words I've been waiting to hear from the Prime Minister of the ICC's Host State for a long time. Great speech, @robjetten.bsky.social #UNGA81 www.rijksoverheid.nl... 11111
Reposted by MP BroacheMark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"How can you possibly be opposed to prosecuting the very worst crimes? I believe there can be only one response. To say: hands off the ICC, and all those other institutions that protect the international legal order." - Dutch PM at #UNGA www.government.nl/documents/20... #ICC 0257
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 23/09/2026static.klipy.comI Think You Should Leave Hot Dog SuspectALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect 010
Reposted by MP BroacheMark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"U.S. officials warned their Dutch counterparts that sanctions would be levied as early as Monday and encouraged the court’s host state to withdraw from the institution." The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC: apnews.com/article/icc-...apnews.comThe Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICCThe Netherlands is making preparations for the United States to sanction the International Criminal Court, in the last escalation of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the global tribunal. 13829
Reposted by MP BroacheDr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This absolutely should be the position of the OTP. But good to have a public statement confirming. ICC took no steps to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant, deputy prosecutor says - www.middleeasteye.net/news/icc-too...middleeasteye.netICC took no steps to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant, deputy prosecutor saysNazhat Shameem Khan says case remains active and work is continuing ‘unabated’ despite US sanctions 034
Reposted by MP BroacheAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026it I had to cite a key moment from Trump's speech, it would be this one. it is a threat not just to the Iranian government but to the Iranian people, and in that sense it contravenes both the international laws prohibiting war and the international humanitarian law that protects civilians 4383120
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations." 010
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's not the most important issue with this speech, or with the US's attack on the #ICC, but imploring states to "resign" from an international institution is a weird way to put it www.reuters.com/world/china/...reuters.comTrump calls on all ICC members to resign immediatelyU.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged members of the International Criminal Court to resign and condemned what he called an "out of control institution" and "an evil group of people." 100
Reposted by MP BroacheAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026On Iran, Trump asks, "Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival" for future generations? A reminder: he is addressing the United Nations, whose charge is to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. 316324
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Offenses against the administration of justice" is a whole category in the Rome Statute... 020
Reposted by MP BroacheSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 21/09/2026If European countries & other signatories to the International Criminal Court have any self-respect, they'd sanction Rubio & Trump for obstructing investigations of Netanyahu's war crimes.wsj.comExclusive | Trump Ramps Up Bid to Dismantle International Criminal CourtThe U.S. administration is preparing sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system. 742105561
Reposted by MP BroacheMP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In case you're wondering how #ICC States Parties might respond to the Trump administration's latest attacks on the Court, check out my @fpajrnl.bsky.social piece (from 2023) w/ @kylereed.bsky.social on responses to the Trump I sanctions against the Court academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...academic.oup.comWho Stands Up for the ICC? Explaining Variation in State Party Responses to US SanctionsAbstract. On September 2, 2020, the United States sanctioned two International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, under an executive order issued 3 months pre 066
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In case you're wondering how #ICC States Parties might respond to the Trump administration's latest attacks on the Court, check out my @fpajrnl.bsky.social piece (from 2023) w/ @kylereed.bsky.social on responses to the Trump I sanctions against the Court academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...academic.oup.comWho Stands Up for the ICC? Explaining Variation in State Party Responses to US SanctionsAbstract. On September 2, 2020, the United States sanctioned two International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, under an executive order issued 3 months pre 066
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Recalling, once again, how I had to get an OFAC license to interview members of armed groups under US sanctions for my dissertation research on the effects of the #ICC investigation in DRC, and now I'd probably have to get a license to interview ICC officials... 030
Reposted by MP BroacheMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump is preparing to impose “sweeping sanctions” on the International Criminal Court, WSJ reports. Nothing says “we are international criminals” more. 53939304
Reposted by MP BroachePatrick Osgood @patrickosgood.bsky.social · 18/09/2026He could have had this on taking office if he just asked nicely 4467
Reposted by MP BroacheMark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in the courtroom for the first time since being transferred to the International Criminal Court 18 months ago to face murder charges regarding his war on drugs: www.reuters.com/world/asia-p... #ICCreuters.comFormer Philippines leader Duterte appears before ICC judges for first timeFormer Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in the courtroom on Wednesday for the first time since being transferred to the International Criminal Court 18 months ago to face murder charges... 053
Reposted by MP BroacheDaniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"The University of Chicago’s undergrad social-sciences division will go “analog” this fall, implementing a blanket policy banning technology in class and AI assistance on coursework across the division’s core courses." www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...chronicle.comU. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core CoursesThe new restrictions apply to students and faculty members. 18941260
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 06/09/2026There was a rain delay at the game when Eddie hit is 500th, and my dad and I left early and I missed it, to my everlasting regret 360
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 06/09/2026First pic is a mug overflowing with clam chowder, second is a lobster roll APSA was good 090
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I love that this year’s APSA is located at the most iconic street corner in all of running 050
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 04/09/2026An absolute travesty that I am in Boston and the Orioles are playing the Red Sox, but the game is in Baltimore 080
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 03/09/2026After ~4 hours at #APSA2026, I think I have found my first post-tenure research project: "Explaining Variation in Conference Attire Among Political Scientists: A Gendered Analysis" 070
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 03/09/2026En route (at an egregiously early hour) to #APSA2026! Participating in a Pedagogy Cafe on Teaching Human Rights today @2 pm, which is actually my only formal role at the conference, so looking forward to recommendations for IR, pedagogy, etc themed panels! 010
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 28/08/2026You should definitely speak ill of the dead in this case 041
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Repeating my proposal that the next Democratic administration should issue an Article 12(3) declaration to the ICC covering the current administration's time in office 031
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Relatedly, if you have any books, articles, etc., on conflict studies (VERY broadly defined), send them my way 021
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I am consistently saddened by the fact that I had to obtain an OFAC license (due to US sanctions) to interview members of M23 and the FDLR for my dissertation on the ICC investigation in DRC, and now I'd likely have to obtain a license to interview ICC personnel (due to US sanctions) 021
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I have to submit a 5 year post-tenure work plan, and tbh I want the first year just to be READING In the rush to publish, teach, and do more service pre-tenure, I feel like I have gotten away from simply reading to learn---and to inspire new ideas and research questions 080
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 28/08/2026More self-promotion: I'm participating in a Pedagogy Cafe at #APSA2026 based on my chapter in the recently published "Teaching Human Rights in Political Science" volume! You should totally stop by! 051
MP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I suppose I should self-promote, so here is our special issue paper on the Politics of Descriptive Inference, which compares and contrasts how different quantitative datasets classify violence in Burundi in 1993 and the political implications thereof idp.springer.com/authorize?re...idp.springer.comThe politics of descriptive inference: contested concepts in conflict data - International PoliticsDescriptive research is sometimes understood as simply compiling and presenting objective facts, or ‘telling it like it is.’ We challenge this understanding, arguing that description involves a series... 010