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Morten Skumsrud Andersen

@skumsrud.bsky.social
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Senior researcher, NUPI. History, concepts, power politics, int’l orders and economy.

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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Quatar gifted a luxury Boeing to Trump. Autocracies give more lavish diplomatic gifts than democracies. Why? Domestic politics. New article w @olejacobsending.bsky.social and Neil Ketchley in The Review of International Organizations @springernature.com link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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“Ambassador, you’re really spoiling us!” Diplomatic gifts and profligate autocrats - The Review of International Organizations
The Review of International Organizations - Qatar’s “unconditional” gift of a $400 million Boeing 747-8 to Donald Trump serves as a reminder that states have long used diplomatic...
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EJIR @ejir.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
"How empires emerge" by @skumsrud.bsky.social has been recently published in EJIR and is available online! You can read it here: t1p.de/w01bi
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Review of International Political Economy @ripejournal.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The Chinese are coming! US think tanks and the Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa, by Neil Ketchley, Morten S. Andersen & Ole Jacob Sending
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The Chinese are coming! US think tanks and the Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa
It is now common for US government officials and policy analysts to cite China as the most significant current threat to US foreign policy interests. This article examines how the US foreign policy...
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The BRI isn’t really a thing in the MENA - but you wouldn’t know that from U.S. think tank reports. Neil Ketchley, @olejacobsending.bsky.social, and I analyzed 3000 of them. We show the “China threat” is used to repackage old U.S. foreign policy concerns under the banner of “great power competition»
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The Chinese are coming! US think tanks and the Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa
It is now common for US government officials and policy analysts to cite China as the most significant current threat to US foreign policy interests. This article examines how the US foreign policy...
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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Very much looking forward to presenting a paper next week at the NUPI Theory Conference, on "Diagnosing Disorder and the Historical Turn." The roundtable discussion later in the week will be streaming at the link below.
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Roundtable: Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics | NUPI
What is the relevance of constructivist scholarship in a world shaped by great power competition, war, and security concerns?
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
When we analyze international politics, we take many things for granted – including the idea that the world is governed by a balance of power and "anarchy," meaning that no one stands above states. But where do these assumptions come from? More from @skumsrud.bsky.social's most recent article ⬇️
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Concepts Don’t Float Above Politics | NUPI
When we talk about and analyze international politics today, we take many things for granted – including the idea that the world is governed by a balance of power and "anarchy," meaning that...
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Thrilled that my article on treason and political community is (finally) out with International Political Sociology! academic.oup.com/ips/article-...
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
IR101 says anarchy leads to balance of power. What if it’s the other way around? My new ISQ article (OA!) rethinks two core IR concepts through conceptual history
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Anarchy Is What the Balance of Power Made of It: Two Core Concepts and the Public/Private Distinction in International Relations
Abstract. In this article, I question a familiar assumption in International Relations (IR): that the balance of power and anarchy are mutually reinforcing
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Permanent position, senior researcher on Asia & int’l pol. Deadline: May 15.
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Paul Beaumont @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Heads up IR friends: you have five days left to submit your abstract to NUPI'a inaugural theory conference! 250-500€ travel reimbursements, plus (most) food will be provided. www.nupi.no/en/events/20...
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Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
📣 Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference, 22-24 Sep. "Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times" 🗓️ Abstract (max 300 words) due by 1 April 2025. NUPI will provide accommodation and travel reimbursements. Details: www.nupi.no/en/events/20...
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Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
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ISA Nordic Caucus (NOCA) @nordic-isanet.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
IR scholars working in/on the Nordic countries: Join us for the Inaugural Meeting of the Nordic Caucus (NOCA) of the @isanet.bsky.social at #ISA2025 (Sunday March 2, 12:30-13:30 in Buckingham, Chicago Hilton)!
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The Call for Abstracts for the first ever NUPI (@nupinytt.bsky.social) Theory Conference in Oslo 22-24 September: "Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times". With a keynote by the excellent Stefano Guzzini, and a roundtable tba. We hope to see you there!
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Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
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Thor Olav Iversen @thoroivers.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Her blir det nye redaktørlaget til tidsskriftet Internasjonal Politikk 🌎 Dette blir gøy! www.nupi.no/nyheter/nytt...
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Nytt redaktør-team i Internasjonal politikk | NUPI
Tre nye redaktørar tek over styringa i NUPI-tidsskriftet Internasjonal politikk (IP).
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🌐 Just Released! «The Political Economy of National Security, Critical Infrastructure and Securitization of Foreign Investments», edited by Jakub M. Godzimirski and me, investigates how states reorient their strategies facing the securitization of foreign direct investments. bit.ly/405vV6d
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The Political Economy of National Security, Critical Infrastructure and Securitization of Foreign Investments
This book comprehensively examines the subsequent repositioning of foreign investment policy and its consequences for national and international politics.
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Blended finance uses public funds to attract private investments to close a $2.5 trillion SDG funding gap.💸 How it works in practice is unclear. @nupinytt.bsky.social is now hiring to help find out! Apply by Jan 15: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Senior researcher (272846) | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Job title: Senior researcher (272846), Employer: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Deadline: Thursday, January 30, 2025
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Paul Beaumont @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Pleased (and relieved) to have just submitted proofs for our volume "Governing Nature and the Making of World Order". Thanks to our contributors for their wonderful chapters & meeting our rather strict deadlines! Here's a sneak preview of the cover we settled on after extensive public polling...
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Cooperation and Conflict @coco-journal.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
A gentle reminder to all IR scholars out there: proposals for KICKASS SPECIAL ISSUES are due in about TWO WEEKS.
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
📦 November 29, 2024, will be the last day NUPI is located at C.J. Hambros plass in Oslo. After over 20 years in the same location, from 2025 we will be at Rosenkrantz Gate 22, a stone's throw from Rådhusplassen.
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NUPI is moving! | NUPI
November 29, 2024, will be the last day NUPI is located at C.J. Hambros plass in Oslo. After over 20 years in the same location, from 2025 we will be at Rosenkrantz Gate 22, a stone's throw from ...
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
«A Nordic Caucus within the ISA would serve as a dedicated platform to promote regional collaboration, foster dialogue, and support scholars working in and on Nordic-related topics»
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This just arrived at my door! Honored to contribute to this festschrift, edited by @halvardl.bsky.social, Alireza Shams Lahijani, and Einar Wigen, celebrating my friend, colleague, and mentor Iver B. Neumann. @kristinhaugevik.bsky.social, Jon Harald S. Lie, and I ponder the Neumannian methodology.
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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
go.bsky.app/ER7d7PP
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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · 09/11/2024
A Starter Pack for History/IR folks - just to make this space more useful more quickly. It’s super improvised & I’m sure I forgot to include many, so please lmk! 👇 go.bsky.app/CUyrrn3
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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · 19/11/2024
@hist-isanet.bsky.social is on here! Follow & spread the word #HistIR
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