Kazakhstan called for assistance. Why did Russia dispatch troops so quickly?
Preserving autocracies is a primary goal for regional organizations like the CSTO.
Trump says the U.S. will pull out of the World Health Organization. China will happily fill the void.
Trump complains that China has “total control” over the WHO, but his action will probably increase China’s influence.
There’s a moral order baked into that ‘Star Wars’ galaxy that’s far, far away
[caption id="attachment_32707" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Daisy Ridley as Rey and John
Ukraine update: A quick guide to our recent scholarly commentary
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How Putin’s desire to restore Russia to great power status matters
[caption id="attachment_7508" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Alexei Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Steven Ward
How Putin's desire to restore Russia to great power status matters
[caption id="attachment_7508" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Alexei Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Steven Ward
The ‘failure’ of the ‘reset:’ Obama’s great mistake? Or Putin’s?
[caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="559" special=""] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Alexei
The 'failure' of the 'reset:' Obama's great mistake? Or Putin's?
[caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="559" special=""] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Alexei
Farewell, Manas!
[caption id="attachment_2032" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters)[/caption] In another milestone
Gender bias in professional networks and citations
On the final day of the Monkey Cage gender gap symposium
Around the Polisci Blogosphere
Scott Lemieux: Who Cares What the Framers Thought about the
Sex and Networking at Academic Conferences
Large academic conferences are prone to create awkward social situations,
Kenneth Waltz Has Died
Kenneth Waltz passed away last night. Waltz was one of the most
Does Nuclear Superiority Matter?
The New York Times reports this morning that President Obama
International Relations Blogger Awards
Dan Nexon and the other folks at _The Duck of
Why The Foreign Policy Debate Matters
Americans care a lot less about foreign policy than the
Applying for a Ph.D. in political science
Dan Nexon has some "excellent advice":http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2012/08/applying-for-phd-in-political-science.html over at _The Duck
More Links on Defunding the NSF Political Science Program
* Seth Masket gets Constitutional. * See Dan Nexon too.
Professionalization and the Demise of IR Theory
My friend and colleague Dan Nexon has a long rant
China Is Catching Up
I appreciate Michael Beckley's response to my earlier post. I
Potpourri, From Iowa to Iran Edition
* Are caucus goers very different from primary voters? Political
Base Politics and Revolutions
"Alexander Cooley":http://polisci.barnard.edu/profiles/alexander-cooley and my colleague "Dan Nexon":http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/dhn2/?PageTemplateID=156 have an interesting
Potpourri
* "Harvard boys went nation-building in Libya":http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/2011.03.27/1248.html * Charli Carpenter
The Twitter revolution debate: a summary
"Dan Nexon:":http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2009/06/poor-information-as-catalyst-to.html bq. Some comments from a friend of Iranian
A call to arms …
has been issued by "Dan Nexon":http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2009/04/peer-reviewing-call-to-arms.html bq. I just turned
New blog
Via "Dan Nexon":http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2008/04/charles-tilly-video-interview.html, I see that Daniel Little has a