Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thanks to @kreienbaumj.bsky.social for his careful read and thoughtful review of Disruption 010
Reposted by Michael De GrootH-Net Reviews @hnetreviews.bsky.social · 04/08/2026New book review: Mickelson on De Groot, Michael: _Disruption: The Global Economic Shocks of the 1970s and the End of the Cold War_. Cornell University Press, 2024. Published by H-War. Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20158273networks.h-net.orgDe Groot, Michael. Disruption: The Global Economic Shocks of the 1970s and the End of the Cold War. : Cornell University Press, 2024. xii + 307 pp. $53.95 (cloth), ISBN 9781501774119. Reviewed by Nathanael Mickelson (University of Georgia) Published on H-War (August, 2026) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar) 022
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I've learned so much from the H-Diplo roundtables over the years, and it is a thrill to have such respected historians review my work in this venue. Many thanks to Thomas Schwartz, Aleksandra Komornicka, and László Borhi for their engaging reviews of my book 011
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 25/06/2026In celebration of SHAFR, @cornellupress.bsky.social is having a 40 percent off sale + free shipping on many international history books, including my own. Lots of great options! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/our-shafr-20...cornellpress.cornell.eduOur SHAFR 2026 Books on DisplayIn coordination with the SHAFR 2026 Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH, we’ve created this online portal so you can take advantage of the book deals normally only given to physical conference attendees. 042
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Very grateful to André Steiner for his engaging and generous review of Disruption in the June 2026 issue of Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft: 000
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I was glad to contribute to the roundtable on Mark Kramer’s excellent book. Perhaps the most interesting part was the news that Kramer will publish *next year* a three-volume series on the Soviet bloc, which promises to set a new standard and should be on everyone’s reading list 021
Reposted by Michael De GrootJonas Kreienbaum @kreienbaumj.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Next book to review. I am very much looking forward to reading „Disruption“ by @mdegroot51.bsky.social. 131
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Abandoning NATO, the greatest alliance in history, would be a strategic mistake of epic proportions 072
Reposted by Michael De GrootKori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Second order effect of the Iran war: not just countries hosting U.S. bases reconsidering whether it increases their security. 14612
Reposted by Michael De GrootKori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Just a reminder that the Washington Treaty defines the geography of NATO’s mutual defense pledge — at U.S. insistence in 1949 — to prevent allies from committing us to their wars outside of Europe. 351754551
Reposted by Michael De GrootHuss/ein Banai @hbanai.bsky.social · 28/02/2026I've written at least two op-eds that are sitting in the mailboxes of editors that may or may not publish them. So here's a preliminary take: "One can believe the regime deserved to fall and still believe this war is a disaster in the making." hedgeofstate.substack.com/p/farce-againhedgeofstate.substack.comFarce, Again?Some preliminary thoughts on the US-Israeli strikes on Iran 0127
Reposted by Michael De GrootMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Again, for emphasis: russia has not agreed to ANYTHING. Nearly 100% of the media coverage presents the current situation as: if Ukraine agrees to giving up Donbas, there will be peace. That is not the case! Stop acting as if it were. 8391122
Reposted by Michael De GrootThomas P. Stephens @tpstephens.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Teaching or researching U.S. history post-45? Join @carrienbaker.bsky.social Scott Laderman, @davidgreenberg.bsky.social and @mdegroot51.bsky.social for a webinar on understanding U.S. history in 1960s–80s. Tomorrow at 5:00 PM Eastern, I'll be moderating! #historians #bskyhistorians #ushistory #oah 021
Reposted by Michael De GrootRyan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social · 19/02/2026After Researching Tenure’s History, Tennessee Lawmaker Drops Bill to End It www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...insidehighered.comAfter Research, Tennessee Lawmaker Drops Bill to End TenureTennessee’s House Higher Ed Subcommittee chair has withdrawn his bill to end tenure in public universities after saying he “stumbled into a little bit of the history” and “got a little deeper than I t... 37526
Reposted by Michael De GrootAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 17/02/2026In Munich "I did not meet a single person of any nationality who thinks that the American-European relationship is returning to business as usual" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comNo, It’s Not Back to Business as UsualMarco Rubio was more civil than J. D. Vance had been, but the message to longtime allies was the same. 501214421
Reposted by Michael De GrootUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 17/02/2026ICYMI: I feel this didn’t get enough attention because it was published in the runup to the Munich Security Conference, but this open letter by every single US Ambassador to NATO since 1998 (and until the Trump appointee) and all but one SACEURs since 1997 on NATO’s value is worth reading.belfercenter.orgNATO is Vital to U.S. National SecurityA joint statement by 16 U.S. Ambassadors to NATO and Supreme Allied Commanders, arguing "NATO is not an act of American generosity. It is a strategic bargain that ensures the United States remains the... 116862
Reposted by Michael De GrootWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad 9633119613639
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Really sad to see the news. Playing for 9 was the thrill of a lifetime for me. 010
Reposted by Michael De GrootAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies." 356166095101
Reposted by Michael De GrootAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Before every meeting or even phone call with Zelinskyy, Trump first calls Putin. That should tell you something. It is a strictly one-way street since he never calls Zelinskyy, EU leaders, or anyone else before talking with Putin. Clearly, Putin's approval matters to him. 1902887876
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 23/12/2025The National Security Archive posted transcripts of Bush/Putin conversations in 2001, 2005, and 2008. Well worth reading. nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...nsarchive.gwu.eduArchive Lawsuit Opens Vladimir Putin Memcons/TelconsWashington, D.C., December 23, 2025 - The verbatim transcripts of Vladimir Putin's meetings and telephone calls with U.S. president George W. Bush from 2001 to 2008 opened to the public yesterday as t... 110
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 10/11/202544 percent off @cornellupress.bsky.social books, including my own, with the promo code below. Lots of great choices! 162
Reposted by Michael De GrootAnna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Book workshops are *fantastic.* Whether or not resources are an issue, the Zoom version (2-3 hours) works incredibly well and makes it much easier for participants to attend. Other book workshop tips 🧵: 1305
Reposted by Michael De GrootDr. Michelle Lynn Kahn @michellelkahn.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Contemporary European History is looking to hire a new managing editor — come work with us! 🌟 Deadline is November 30. @conteurohistory.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgManaging Editor – Call for ApplicationsWelcome to Cambridge Core 02311
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 02/11/2025media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on itALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it 010
Reposted by Michael De GrootGrant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 02/11/2025A wild-eyed Christopher Lloyd explaining that the only way to close the inter-dimensional wormhole from the Cubs winning the World Series is to play another World Series in the "null hour" when clocks are turned back. 131361309
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 02/11/2025On behalf of all Giants fans: get it done, Toronto! 120
Reposted by Michael De GrootDouglas Irwin @douglasirwin.bsky.social · 29/10/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o... Want to understand Reagan's trade policies? You have to understand the three P's: principles, pragmatism, and politics....nytimes.comOpinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade 194
Michael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Donald Heath reflecting on his time in Nazi Germany before formal US entry into WWII: "The Nazi officials in Berlin never missed an occasion to say to me that America had 'nothing to fear from Germany' and from what has happened in Europe, but they could hardly keep from laughing when they said it." 020
Reposted by Michael De GrootDouglas Irwin @douglasirwin.bsky.social · 26/10/2025More on Reagan v Trump on tariffs www.wsj.com/opinion/reag... 0135
Reposted by Michael De GrootChristopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 23/10/2025The US is imposing sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, aiming to “degrade” Putin’s war chest and support Trump’s effort to end the war in Ukraine. The move marks the first time the Trump administration has imposed direct costs on Moscow over its full-scale invasion.on.ft.comUS sanctions Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil[FREE TO READ] Measures mark Donald Trump’s first effort to impose direct cost on Moscow over invasion of Ukraine 514630
Reposted by Michael De GrootAaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Many thanks to @mitpress.bsky.social for generously making the digital version of my book, Weapons in Space, open access! It can be accessed here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon... 02111
Reposted by Michael De GrootAaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I'm thrilled to have an article in the fall volume of International Security on the role of allies in U.S. space power during the Cold War! 24410
Reposted by Michael De GrootJim Goldgeier @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social · 20/10/2025“A European diplomat briefed on the White House meeting described the meeting as a mess and said Trump also ‘went on and on’ about ‘his grievances of not having gotten the Nobel Peace Prize.’” Another embarrassing performance. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...washingtonpost.comIn tense meeting, Trump told Zelensky to concede land, meet Putin’s demandsIn an often fraught encounter, Trump told Zelensky to accept Putin’s terms to end the war, according to people familiar with the meeting. 911541
Reposted by Michael De GrootAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/10/2025"The US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier" on.ft.com/4n9nlNdon.ft.comTrump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by RussiaUS president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting 33922781077
Reposted by Michael De GrootGiants on NBC Sports Bay Area @nbcsgiants.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Now that's how you end a homestand. Michael Wagaman delivers the takeaways from the Giants' dominant win over the Orioles ⬇️nbcsportsbayarea.comWhat we learned as Rafael Devers, Justin Verlander fuel Giants' win for series victory vs. OriolesThe San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-2 on Sunday at Oracle Park to go 5-1 on their dominant homestand. 0171
Reposted by Michael De GrootDaniel McDowell @danielmcdowell.bsky.social · 27/08/2025We still fail to appreciate how significant an event the 2008 global financial crisis was for the trajectory of the world economy. 2111
Reposted by Michael De GrootSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Our friends at the Office of the Historian have been busy! Out today are three chapters from Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977-1980, Volume XXVII, Western Europe: Canada, West Germany, and the Nordic countries. history.state.gov/historicaldo... #FRUShistory.state.govHistorical Documents - Office of the Historianhistory.state.gov 3.0 shell 2145
Reposted by Michael De GrootLauren Turek @laurenfturek.bsky.social · 20/08/2025A fabulous @warontherocks.bsky.social piece by James Graham Wilson about the release of new FRUS volume National Security Policy, 1985–1988. As he notes, the declassified docs empower readers to interpret the Reagan administration's Strategic Defense Initiative & modernization of strategic forces 🗃️warontherocks.comPower and Peril in Reagan’s Last Cold War Chapter - War on the RocksOn Aug. 1, 2025, the Office of the Historian published National Security Policy, 1985–1988 Part 1, which focused on President Ronald Reagan’s pursuit of 1108
Reposted by Michael De GrootRob Rakove @robrakove.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Coming this December: a great addition to Columbia's Global America series.cup.columbia.eduAgrarian Superpower | Columbia University PressThe United States’s superpower status is often associated with its industrial, financial, and military might. Yet its global power after the Second World W... | CUP 0177
Reposted by Michael De GrootMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Ukraine already tried "territories for peace" in 2014. It didn't work. In 2022, Pu invaded again. The complexity of the war isn't in who gets to control Donbas today. It is how to stop Ru from invading again given Ru's insistence that Ukr belongs to it. Trump is ignoring the issue and has no plan. 421776
Reposted by Michael De GrootMichael De Groot @mdegroot51.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine 1213
Reposted by Michael De GrootJames Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Really excited to get this #FRUS volume out the door! 3555
Reposted by Michael De GrootChristopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Here we go! The Mershon Center @mershoncenter.bsky.social at THE Ohio State University is hosting the 2026 Summer Institute of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations @shafrhistorians.bsky.social - take a look, apply, all are welcome, open to advanced PhD candidate + early career🗃️ 02012