Paul Poast
Tweeting to teach. International Relations and Foreign Policy. @UChicago Prof. @ChicagoCouncil Fellow. @WPReview Columnist.
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When you hear "Liberal International Order", just think "the G-7, for better and for worse" [THREAD] https://t.co/36dA65dvRF
There is a good chance that Ukraine will be pushed to consider a negotiated settlement with Russia, sooner rather than later. [MINI-THREAD]
Has Ukraine's counteroffensive failed? The answer depends on whether you evaluate it tactically, strategically, or politically. [THREAD] https://t.co/67ydt9lZLS
Since World War I, International Relations Theory can be seen as a perpetual debate between "Idealism" and "Realism". This is well captured in the work of H.J. Mackinder. Time t...
What if the US had developed, but not used the atomic bombs? [THREAD] https://t.co/A9nAfBjyGv
Is the idea of "Great Powers" obsolete? No. [THREAD] https://t.co/glWtNo3y0B
I have no idea WHAT exactly is happening in Russia. But WHY it is happening is pretty clear: it's what you can expect when a war goes badly. [THREAD] https://t.co/ftqAimOQRc
Was colonialism good? No. Did colonialism at least do good things? Still no. To see why, look no further than the 1884-85 Berlin Conference. [THREAD] https://t.co/HdL6RSQGCI
What "counts" as "International Relations"? Cynthia Enloe challenged IR scholars to answer that question, turning our understanding of international politics upside down. [THREAD...
"War is persistent, but not prevalent." THIS (not "democratic peace") is the closest thing to an "empirical law" in international relations. How do we know it? [THREAD] https://...
Does International Law matter? Don't look at the ICC (though we all have lately). Instead, look at -- and I know this is going to sound very "in the weeds" -- the Montreal Protoc...
Why did 🇺🇸 invade 🇮🇶 in 2003? It wasn't because Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat. It was to prove a point. [THREAD] https://t.co/G8anNg9wTa