Our thinking about what is lost/gained from allies has to factor this in more consistently and thoughtfully.
A new article in @iojournal.bsky.social, with @profrachelmetz.bsky.social and @profpaulpoast.bsky.social
Part of a special issue on "The Future of Global Governance and World Order."
New article in IO:
Allies provide more than military capabilities and mutual defense. They also provide access: permission for military and intelligence missions from within their borders. This access enables American power projection and intel collection
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Performative Violence and the Spectacular Debut of the Atomic Bomb - https://cup.org/4qpLxht
- JOSHUA BYUN & @carsonaust.bsky.social
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We're thrilled to welcome @pstaniland.bsky.social & @profsaunders.bsky.social to the CSSA team! Come hear them + @carsonaust.bsky.social + @proftalmadge.bsky.social + Alex Downes chat about CSSA, publishing in security affairs & more at #ISA2025
Mon. 3/5 10.30am–12.15pm
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Join Cornell Studies in #SecurityAffairs Series Editors and Jacqulyn Teoh (Acquisitions Editor, CUP) at a roundtable on Monday, March 3rd at @isanet.bsky.social #ISA2025.
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We’ll talk about the history of the series, its future, and how book publishing with the series works
With Alexander Downes, @profsaunders.bsky.social, @pstaniland.bsky.social, @proftalmadge.bsky.social, and me. Moderated by Acquisitions Editor @jackieteeo.bsky.social of @cornellupress.bsky.social
Headed to ISA 2025? Cornell University Press’s book series on international security is holding a roundtable.
Join me and the other co-editors of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs series on **Monday morning, March 3, 10:30am**.
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I'm excited to now be a co-editor in the @cornellupress.bsky.social Studies in Security Affairs book series, joining the team of Alex Downes, @carsonaust.bsky.social, @profsaunders.bsky.social, & @proftalmadge.bsky.social. We will be holding a panel on the series at the ISA conference:
Some personal news, as they say. Honored to be joining (in the fall) this incredible editorial team of Alex Downes @pstaniland.bsky.social @carsonaust.bsky.social @proftalmadge.bsky.social for the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs series. Join us for a panel @isanet.bsky.social in Chicago!
Appreciate the shout out and so glad to hear the article generated good discussion!
New book coming soon, part of the Adelphi series from IISS. www.routledge.com/Strategy-and...
Reminder: we are hiring in CIR!
See below for details. Will start reading files Nov 23.
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We’re hiring! UChicago is hiring a program leader for our 1-year MA program for IR, CIR.
This job opening is for a leadership role with administrative and teaching duties.
Requirements: Ph.D., 3+ years experience
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Great discussion of how human rights shaming campaigns can backfire with my amazing colleague Rochelle Terman. Check it out!
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IO has revised its policies regarding word limits: we no longer include references/works cited as part of the word count.
See our full submission guidelines here:
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The agedness of leaders—both real and perceived—is likely to be a key issue in the upcoming U.S. election *and* a persistent issue in international diplomatic encounters. We hope future work will build on ours to further illuminate this important topic [END].
There is a growing IR literature on the role of leader age. This almost always focuses on the raw numerical age of leaders. We think there is much promise in analyzing the perceptual and performative dimensions of leader age in the context of high-level diplomacy and statecraft.
Mao is not actually senile, perhaps
However, 20+ hours of face-to-face meetings with the elderly Mao convinced Kissinger that those early assessments were mistaken. More optimistic views of Mao’s abilities helped justify engaging him further, as well as bolder steps on U.S.-China cooperation.
Mao's full mental powers on display... sometimes!
We show, for instance, how Kissinger and Nixon were initially unsure about how deep and durable U.S.-China cooperation could be even after the “opening to China,” partly due to reports that Mao was experiencing senile decline. Early meetings did not easily dislodge such views.
Those who see a foreign leader as losing agency will often be inclined to “bypass” or marginalize them as a point of contact in high-stakes diplomacy, constraining the extent of cooperation.
