Austin Knuppe

Islamic State (S.14, Ep. 6) - Project on Middle East Political Science On this week’s episode of the podcast, Austin J. Knuppe of Utah State University joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Surviving the Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Warti...

On this week's episode of the podcast,Austin J. Knuppe joins POMEPS Director Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq. Listen here: pomeps.org/islamic-stat...

Thanks for the support, @oliverkaplan.bsky.social. I wish the book would become *less* relevant over time…

Who Would Support Deploying the Military to Domestic Protests? The military’s professional norms are a check against a potential abuse of power.

Trump has suggested using the military to police protests. Polls show that the public might be supportive but that the military’s professional norms are a check against this, write @kolbyhanson.bsky.social and @austinknuppe.bsky.social in this week’s Foreign Policy Essay.

Austin Knuppe, "Surviving the Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq" (Columbia UP, 2024) - New Books Network

I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Miranda Melcher about my book, “Surviving the Islamic State,” on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.

Here’s a link to our conversation:
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📚🚨My book, "Surviving the Islamic State: Cooperation, Contention, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq," will be out with Columbia UP on 7/2/2024. CUP20 for 20% off.

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What do Ukrainians Think About the Prospects for a Peaceful Settlement with Russia? - Civil War Paths By: Anna Pechenkina, Daniel Silverman, and Austin Knuppe Austin Knuppe is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Utah State University. His research examines conflict dynamics in the Middle Ea...

“[F]or those living in conflict-affected communities, wartime violence affects not only personal survival decisions but also broader political ones.” @dmsilverman.bsky.social

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Lessons From Gaza’s Most Vulnerable: Understanding Civilian Protection in Wartime - War on the Rocks There are as many ways to survive war as those affected by it. Since Hamas’ attack on Israel last October, Palestinians have been confronting existential

Here's my best effort at importing some of the lessons from Iraq to civilian protection policy in Gaza.

Happy to see my new article with @matthewjnanes.bsky.social in print with @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social

‘Clear and convincing information’ that hostages held in Gaza subjected to sexual violence says UN Special Representative Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict reported on Monday that she and a team of experts had found “clear and convincing information” of rape,...

UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has found “clear and convincing information” of sexual violence committed against Israeli civilians during the October 7th attacks.

Job, Aquinas, and Dostoevsky's Alyosha each present their own arguments addressing the problem of pain and suffering in a world where God exists. Robert Barron points out how this challenge precedes the rise of a “disenchanted world” after the Enlightenment.

“Tell me more about how you came to believe…?” Good questions reflect 1) curiosity, 2) charity, and 3) confidence of one’s convictions.