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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Domestic policy choices can build trust between rival nations write @mikegoldfien.bsky.social , @profmickeyj.bsky.social and Roseanne McManus of @pennstateuniv.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

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profmickeyj.bsky.social @profmickeyj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

@monikanalepa.bsky.social was an amazing editor! @hongding-zhu.bsky.social, @soyounglee.bsky.social, @andrewkydd.bsky.social, @tjroehrig.bsky.social B Yoder, and C Glaser and the reviewers dramatically improved the paper! Thanks so much!

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Mike Goldfien @mikegoldfien.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Excited that my article with @profmickeyj.bsky.social and #Roseanne_McManus, “The Domestic Sources of International Trust,” is now published as FirstView in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! Here is a brief summary.

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Drew Stommes @drewstommes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

After years in academia, I’m exploring data science and research roles in industry. I'm a quant. social scientist (PhD Yale ’24, NYU) focused on causal inference, experiments, and large-scale data. Feel free to get in touch or share; all leads appreciated. dwstommes@gmail.com

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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Come work with me and the great climate community at Brown University, incl @jenniferhadden.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social Please share widely! Deadline Jan 9, 2026.

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Amanda Pearson @pearson-edits.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Fall 2025 issue preview @intsecurity.bsky.social! M. Trachtenberg | rules-based international order @aaronbateman.bsky.social | U.S. space power @ajmount.bsky.social | conventional deterrence of nuclear use DJ Kim | clients’ demand evasion @mikegoldfien.bsky.social | hawks, doves, & rapprochement

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Mike Goldfien @mikegoldfien.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Thrilled to be part of such a great looking issue!

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Joshua Kertzer @jkertzer.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

New in @iojournal.bsky.social w Jost @ericmin.bsky.social & Schub: We combine computational methods with uniquely rich Cold War archival evidence to study how advisers matter in foreign policy. Where advisers stand doesn't just depend on where they sit. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... polisky

Do advisers affect foreign policy and, if so, how? Recent scholarship on
elite decision making prioritizes leaders and the institutions that surround them, rather than the dispositions of advisers themselves. We argue that despite the hierarchical nature of foreign policy decision making, advisers’ predispositions regarding the use of
force shape state behavior through the counsel advisers provide in deliberations. To test our argument, we introduce an original data set of 2,685 foreign policy deliberations between US presidents and their advisers from 1947 to 1988. Applying a novel machine learning approach to estimate the hawkishness of 1,134 Cold War–era
foreign policy decision makers, we show that adviser-level hawkishness affects both the counsel that advisers provide in deliberations and the decisions leaders make: conflictual policy choices grow more likely as hawks increasingly dominate the debate, even when accounting for leader dispositions...

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Ariel Zellman @arielzellman.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

An outstanding piece of work by a brilliant young scholar. Everyone working on territorial politics should be paying close attention to @soyounglee.bsky.social!

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Soyoung Lee @soyounglee.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

🥳Yay, this paper's now officially out! Available open access👇 cup.org/3GTQ99X #polisky, intsec, nationalisky

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Cleo O'Brien-Udry @cobrienudry.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Two more days to submit proposals for SWIPE! When: April 12 Where: Penn What: Supporting Women in International Political Economy Who: Post-PhD, pre-tenure women Deadline: Dec 15 Apply: forms.gle/xw3CHfbP2yYo...

The one-day conference has three primary aims: 1) present innovative work on international
political economy, 2) create opportunities for networking and feedback within and across levels
of seniority, 3) provide space to articulate challenges (and strategies for addressing these
challenges) particular to women (and non-binary) scholars working in IPE. By connecting
women at different stages of their careers, the conference will help foster new connections
and conversations about career advancement and opportunities in the field of IPE.
The conference will feature panels of junior scholars with senior discussants, a roundtable
on academic careers in IPE, and happy hour and dinner for informal conversations.
Submissions: We are soliciting submissions on topics in international political economy
from junior (defined as post-PhD, pre-tenure) women and non-binary scholars. Submissions
may take the form of an extended abstract or full draft; preference will be given to full drafts.

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Mike Goldfien @mikegoldfien.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

Important statement from Amaney Jamal and Keren Yarhi-Milo: "Campuses must protect free speech, but equally advocate for mutually respectful dialogue...There is no better place for these discussions than a university campus. But sponsoring this kind of debate takes courage."

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Opinion | The Conversations About the War in Gaza We Ought to Be Having

Universities should not retreat into their ivory towers because the discourse has gotten toxic; a retreat into the ivory tower will encourage even more toxic discourse.

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Sarah Bush @sarahbush.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Polisky! With @danieladonno.bsky.social @parzetterberg.bsky.social, we are excited to share this new open access article in the American Political Science Review. Can autocrats burnish a reputation for democracy by advancing women’s rights? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies | American Political Science Review...

International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies

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Mike Goldfien @mikegoldfien.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Hey @profmusgrave.bsky.social could I please be added to the Polisky list? Thanks very much!

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

We know you've heard "unprecedented" a lot the last few weeks. In this piece, @profsaunders.bsky.social goes long on how US President Biden's trip to Israel is -- in fact -- unprecedented, highlighting similar trips and also telling us why this one is so different. goodauthority.org/news/biden-w...

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Biden will visit Israel during a war. That’s unprecedented.

President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, Oct. 18, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in remarks after nine hours of meetings and

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Theo Milonopoulos @theomilo.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

In Foreign Affairs, , I argue the Senate standoff over Defense Department nominations forces an overreliance on acting officials, politicizes the military promotions process, & threatens to undermine civilian control over the armed forces (1/12) www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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Paralysis in the Pentagon

A standoff in the Senate is undermining civilian control of the military.

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Jess Blankshain @profjessblankshain.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

In Foreign Affairs, @theomilo.bsky.social argues the Senate standoff over Defense Department nominations forces an overreliance on acting officials, politicizes the military promotions process, & threatens to undermine civilian control over the armed forces. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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Paralysis in the Pentagon

A standoff in the Senate is undermining civilian control of the military.

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