Paul Poast
Tweeting to teach. International Relations and Foreign Policy. @UChicago Prof. @ChicagoCouncil Fellow. @WPReview Columnist.
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What book did the most damage to International Relations as an academic discipline and why is it "Clash of Civilizations"? [THREAD] https://t.co/z29YGqbv6z
Let's talk about tanks. Specifically, why they will help Ukraine now and why rumors of their "death" were greatly exaggerated. [THREAD] https://t.co/UZ7RhRFvzc
How do wars end? Must the parties sit down and negotiate? Big questions with immediate relevance. To begin answering them, no better place to start than the underappreciated work...
Yes, European Integration is about peace. Peace WITH Germany, full stop. [THREAD] https://t.co/R5IxYvjtXP
Since I'm wrapping up "Intro to International Relations" this week, here is a THREAD of the scholars and writers the students meet throughout the lectures (in the order they appear...
What if genocide, not war, was considered the central problem of International Relations? How would the study of international relations be different? I ask that question of my In...
Lots of controversy this week over the "Progressive Letter" on the War in Ukraine, with reactions ranging from π‘ to π€¦ββοΈ The controversy is a teachable moment. Even if well intent...
If Republicans win on November 8, is that bad news for Ukraine? Will the Republicans cut aid to Ukraine? Both current polling and core political science scholarship suggests "no"...
A new πΊπΈ National Security Strategy was released this week. My take? It's yet another instance of a US administration equating "International Order" with "American Leadership" [T...
Terrific question! Here are my top-5 "Once Great, now Not" European Countries! [THREAD] https://t.co/D1akf7eroJ
What is meant by "Second Image Reversed"? π€ Let's have Boris Johnson illustrate it for us.π¬ [THREAD] https://t.co/0nrADjb8JH
"A warning for everyone watching the [π·πΊ-πΊπ¦ war] to brace for a protracted, sanguinary conflict.β My piece in the @washingtonpost offers the data underpinning that claim. Let's e...