I've published a new book, Polarization and US Foreign Policy: When Politics Crosses the Water's Edge, co-edited by Gordon Friedrichs and me. Book features 14 articles by terrific scholars on key dimensions of polarization and how it affects conduct of US foreign policy. tinyurl.com/PolarizedUSFP
This edited volume explores how polarization is changing the foreign policy behavior of the US Congress and President and America’s role in the world
Lots of debate about how Israel is conducting its military operations in Gaza. But what does the US public actually think? Polling from the Chicago Council finds that while a minority of Americans think Israel is going too far, there is a clear partisan divide.
I am told by Strauss that in politics one needs an enemy, so my advice for today’s EU elections is: vote against those who are trying to cook the continent.
Why did Rishi Sunak gamble on an election in July? Alastair Smith, who wrote the polisky book on election timing, explains at @goodauth.bsky.socialgoodauthority.org/news/rishi-s...
Will British voters see Sunak's decision to call a snap election as a sign of fundamental weakness in the U.K. economy?
Right now Dutch politics is saying: “Scarce housing is just a symptom. The real problem is that our economy is too healthy and is attracting lots of immigrants! We need to make our economy weaker, cut immigration and make ourselves poorer to bring down housing prices”
In this @goodauth.bsky.social@profsaunders.bsky.social for inviting me and for the team for the fabulous cooperation!
Rapid reaction @goodauth.bsky.social explainer on the attempted assassination of the Slovak PM, putting the event in polisky context. Thanks to @profonderco.bsky.social for the quick write and @vanessalide.bsky.social for fast edit. goodauthority.org/news/slovaki...
What you need to know about the circumstances and potential impact of the assassination attempt on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Re-up for the morning: @profonderco.bsky.social's explainer on the shooting of Slovak PM Robert Fico, and what it means for Slovak politics and Europe.
Rapid reaction @goodauth.bsky.social explainer on the attempted assassination of the Slovak PM, putting the event in polisky context. Thanks to @profonderco.bsky.social for the quick write and @vanessalide.bsky.social for fast edit. goodauthority.org/news/slovaki...
What you need to know about the circumstances and potential impact of the assassination attempt on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico.
One effect of the vandalism-plagued protests at U of Amsterdam, carried out in large part by international students chanting in English, has been to make it even harder politically to oppose this measure nltimes.nl/2024/05/14/d...
Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf of Education submitted his law to allow universities to limit the number of international students they enroll to parliament for approval. The bill also sets stricter requir...
Fancy going to Berlin? We’re offering 3 fellowships to work with the German Council on Foreign Relations on these topics: - Technology & International Affairs. - Global Order & Disorder - Eastern and SE Europe. - Sustainability, Nature & Climate www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/glob...
"Such slogans, no matter how rare, undermine the Palestinian cause. Supporting Palestine is about ending an illegal occupation and holding Israel accountable for violating international law. It is not about supporting the killing of Israeli civilians or the destruction of Israeli cities."
Bashir Abu Manneh writes against the celebration of Hamas by some Western intellectuals. jacobin.com/2024/04/gaza...
As Palestinians reckon with the genocide being inflicted on them and their prospects for national liberation, it does them a disservice to flatten their political diversity and complex ongoing debates...