A (not so) new front on the Indo Pacific and South China Sea, as Vietnam uses some well-roaded strategies there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csok...

Vietnam Is Quietly Copying China’s Artificial Islands Strategy | WSJ

YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal

On my quest to crack the code on what makes an article “IO worthy” (I.e., reading an IO paper a day, recent issues first), this one stood out for its relevance in terms of consequences of (revisionist) nationalism. Amazing stuff. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

UT-Dallas is hiring for an open rank faculty position in IR! We're particularly interested in scholars studying IPE and/or Conflict. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! polisky psjminfo jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/27562

So apparently there is a recording available from our Public Forum panel session on trade agreements and sustainability. Posting in case it's of interest. Interesting info on the WTO's upcoming tool on RTAs. To be launched towards the end of this year www.wto.org/audio/pf24se...

Join us for the Political Economy of International Organization Conference at Harvard University, January 23-25, 2025. Submission deadline approaching (Sep 30)! Please submit papers and pre-analysis plans at peio.me:

UTD has 2 open-rank IR jobs. I'm on the committee if you have questions. jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/27562

Apply to present at the International Political Economy Society's (IPES) Virtual IPES! This is an excellent opportunity to receive feedback from colleagues who work on your topic of interest. Application: forms.gle/hciLuthkhY1D...www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org/virtual-ipes

Trade adjusts to tariffs. Although tariff revenue from Chinese imports grew following the implementation of the Trump tariffs, its share of total US tariff revenue declined in recent years as trade shifted to other countries. #PIIECharts#EconSkywww.piie.com/research/pii...

I recently started to track new habits in order to be healthier and more productive (?). Stuff like meditating, tracking calories, set wake-up time + working schedule. After 40 days of success, now I gotta try to read all IO issues (1 paper/day). Living it like a TikTok challenge or something.