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Sean Case

@seanmcase.bsky.social
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Historian of modern U.S. history & IR / Book project on limited war as the dark side of nuclear deterrence / Policy as storyworlds, storyworlds as policy 🗺️ IR or D&D 🎲 ⚔️ 🐉

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wow, @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social gave a master class on the power of game mechanics to craft narrative. And created utterly captivating drama at the same time. I’m excited to see what else is in store for the Seekers, Schemers, and everything in-betweeners #criticalrolespoilers #CR4spoilers
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 25/05/2026
Today is Memorial Day. Expert James M. Lindsay commemorates the holiday by sharing the story of a citizen of Mexico who volunteered to serve as a U.S. Marine and "made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam."
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Remembering a Fallen Hero on Memorial Day | Council on Foreign Relations
The story of a U.S. Marine who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States.
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European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🪖📚 NEW: "The emotional politics of sovereignty: On dignity, state personhood, and kidnappings" from @nckc.bsky.social & @minseonku.bsky.social. 👉 Open access and available here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Historical context!
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
‘Tis the season for applications to the 2026 cohort of @columbiasipa.bsky.social Summer Workshop on Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy (SWAMOS). Ithaca truly is GORGES during the summer and presents a welcome reprieve to serious debates on the roles of military operations & strategy
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Summer Workshop on Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy (SWAMOS) – SIWPS
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 16/02/2026
CFR President Michael Froman reflects on this year’s Munich Security Conference:
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Dispatch from Munich: The Future of Transatlantic Relations | Council on Foreign Relations
CFR President Michael Froman reflects on this year's Munich Security Conference.
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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Really enjoyed seeing the results of this survey of @shafrhistorians.bsky.social! The folks @cfr.org turned the lists into a great teaching resource, and I'm honored to have my book included in the section on the Cuban Missile Crisis! #History 🗃️ www.cfr.org/ten-best-ten...
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The 10 Best and 10 Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions
For two-and-a-half centuries, the United States has faced a challenging world. Some of its responses have advanced U.S. interests and values. Others have not. We asked members of the Society for Histo...
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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
This week, Historians At The Movies gets to talk about the South, Jim Crow, the Klan, music, and motherlovin’ VAMPIRES. Join us on Prime Video this Sunday, January 18th at 8pm eastern for SINNERS. Keep #HATM growing by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Your friendly independent bookstore breaking into your timeline to tell you to take a couple hours this weekend, put your phone in like, a box, or something & read a book. All of this <waves hand> will be here when you come back.
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Headed to Chicago this week? Check out these panels made by and for @shafrhistorians.bsky.social #AHA2026
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/12/2025
Check out the Week that Was, a roundup of Lawfare's articles and podcasts of the past week, compiled by Isabel Arroyo.
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The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site.
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I am pleased to share my dual review of Roady & Preston’s recent histories examining FDR’s New Deal & national security. My thanks to the @lawfaremedia.org editorial team for their guidance and to @mbrenes.bsky.social for his early support.
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Happy #TheMightyNein on Prime to all those who celebrate 🎉 The chaotic band of 🌊 🍭 👊 🐈 🥃 🌙 🗡️ 🍄 ⏳ introduced me to #CriticalRole and showed how TTRPGs can shift our approach to teaching & framing international relations for the public good 🌎 🙌 #IsItWednesdayYet
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Whenever I assist an intrepid traveler navigate the MBTA, I often want to say, “Good journey, adventurer”
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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
OK #BookSky, here it is, our first micro-course on close reading! We’re hoping to help you slow down, have deeper & richer reading experiences, & spend some time enjoying one of the cool things your brain can do. This 1st one is definitely designed as an intro. Read on! 1/5
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Just in time for my birthday today, the NYT publishes my list of climate novels. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/b...
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Jeff VanderMeer’s Favorite Climate Fiction Novels
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
A contemporary IR classic returns - the Paul Poast threads/“lectures” 🎉
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
If you find yourself this afternoon at Day 2 of #SHAFR2025, come on by Studio D from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm for an incredible lightning round of research from rising junior scholars @shafrhistorians.bsky.social
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It’s only the first day of #SHAFR2025 but I confirmed @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social is indeed THE Brad Simpson in this 2002 NYT letter to the editor. The more you know 💫 @shafrhistorians.bsky.social Kissinger: Right Man for the Job? www.nytimes.com/2002/11/30/o...
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Opinion | Kissinger: Right Man for the Job? (Published 2002)
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Having seen this special exhibition 🌟 at the Morgan Library, I cannot recommend it enough! Bella da Costa Greene truly was a remarkable historical figure
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Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Came home from training to find a package…The Rivalry Peril uncorrected proof! Pre-order now!
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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
The Legal History Blog -- the essential source for news related to the field, including publications, conferences & all the rest -- is now on Bluesky! Give them a follow: @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social!
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 10/05/2024
The Students Have Never Been the Enemy   Student protest movements have historically functioned as an indispensable corrective for America and the West. That is the legacy of 1968 we should be talking about.   New piece:
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The Students Have Never Been the Enemy
Student protest movements have historically functioned as an indispensable corrective for America and the West. That is the legacy of 1968 we should be talking about
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H-Diplo with the Jervis Forum @h-diplo.bsky.social · 12/04/2024
H-Diplo|RJISSF Commentary II-4: @seanmcase.bsky.social 's "Kissinger and the Angel of Applied History” "These obituaries and memorials collectively omit one of Kissinger’s most enduring policy legacies: his self- perception as a historian" issforum.org/commentary/h...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/12/2023
So much of the coverage about the Israel-Gaza war is about how we talk about the war rather than the war itself
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
Congratulations to all AHA book prize winners!
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 23/11/2023
Heartbreaking stories of Afghan families being torn apart as Pakistan forcibly expels up to 1 million Afghans, many of whom were born in Pakistan and have spent their entire lives there. Cruel dilemma: hide in the shadows and hope to avoid getting caught, or go to Taliban Afghanistan?
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Families Ripped Apart as Pakistan Expels Tens of Thousands of Afghans
Husbands and wives, parents and children, wonder when, or if, they will ever see each other again.
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Lauren Turek @laurenfturek.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
Some exciting recently released/declassified docs on the National Security Archive site from the records of Ambassador Gerard C. Smith shed additional light on the 1977 discovery of South Africa's nuclear testing site, and the reactions/diplomacy between the US and USSR over that discovery. 🗃️
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The Discovery of South Africa’s Secret Nuclear Test Site, August 1977
Today’s posting focuses on the decision-making and diplomatic process during August 1977 that began after the Carter administration obtained evidence confirming the existence of the Kalahari site.
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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 03/08/2023
Are we at nothing but Bluesky yet?
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