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Ketian Vivian Zhang @vivianchang36.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

So the paperback of my first book is finally coming out this July. It is much more affordable now at $35 (same with the electronic version). You can pre-order it here @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social: www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

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China's Gambit | International relations and international organisations

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Ketian Vivian Zhang @vivianchang36.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

If you are at ISA, please stop by our roundtable where wonderful scholars such as Xiaoyu Pu, Tyler Jost, Abe Newman, Dan Drezner, and Gloria Xiong will discuss my book, China's Gambit. Time is this Sunday at 4pm. Location is Stevens Salon A-5, Chicago Hilton.

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Neysun Mahboubi @neysunm.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Our second fellowship cohort webinar series concludes later today with this important, conversation featuring Naima Green-Riley and Rosie Levine, moderated by Amy Gadsden. Please join us on the live zoom at 4 pm or catch the YouTube recording anytime at www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYW_...

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Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations @penn-us-china.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

One week to go before the application deadline of this Friday, February 28! Please circulate this call widely to relevant potential applicants, to help us benefit from as strong and diverse an applicant pool as possible.

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Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations @penn-us-china.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We are delighted to publish working papers by the National Security team of this year's fellowship cohort, now available at global.upenn.edu/future-of-us.... Please join us for a live webinar featuring these authors TODAY from 6-7 pm ET, registration link at the QR code on the poster below:

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Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office." www.ap.org/the-definiti...

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AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press

The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs

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Lev Nachman @lnachman32.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The cognitive dissonance of arriving in Taiwan as an American and seeing human rights celebrated front and center, while my actual home (and Taiwan’s main ally) is doing what it can to scrub human rights and equality from our values.

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Stanford CDDRL @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

⏰ STARTING SOON | 10:00 am PT What is happening in Syria? Join us this morning to hear @4bassam.bsky.social in conversation with @wazirelkif.bsky.social about the road to, dynamics, and consequences of Syria's transition. DETAILS & ZOOM: cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/events/syria...

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Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

As a visiting scholar at the Havens-Wright Center for Social Justice, next week I’ll be giving a virtual lecture critiquing the contradictions at the heart of the “national interest”--free to register! havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/jackson/

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What Good is the National Interest? Rethinking the Roots of Peace, Democracy, and War

Astra Taylor, writer & activist

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Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations @penn-us-china.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We are thrilled to issue the call for applications (global.upenn.edu/future-of-us...) for our third fellowship cohort, made possible by generous support from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social and the Henry Luce Foundation. Applications are due February 28.

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Rachel Ramirez @rachelreports.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Some news: A few hours after I filed the draft to this story, CNN laid me off. As part of a massive restructuring/changes across the network, my role as climate writer was among the 200 that got cut last week. It’s disappointing, but I’ll be okay. My last day is on Feb 21. A thread.🧵 1/

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Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations @penn-us-china.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Here is video of the terrific discussion featuring our 2nd fellowship cohort’s Climate & Environment team @michaeldavidson.bsky.social, @joannalewis.bsky.social, @katelogan.bsky.social, presenting their working papers, expertly moderated by @greenlawchina.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNZT...

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Ketian Vivian Zhang @vivianchang36.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

15 years ago I arrived in this country for college. A LOT has changed since then.

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Ketian Vivian Zhang @vivianchang36.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

Sharing my new book on China's coercion, which just came out with Cambridge U Press. It argues that China uses coercion to "kill the chicken to scare the monkey" but is also constrained by economic and geo costs. Econ interdependence constrains & enables China: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

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