I am very proud to announce the publication of "Assessing Populist Belligerence: Evidence of Populism and Democratic Governance’s Interaction on Interstate Violence" at International Studies Quarterly with my brilliant coauthors @dwajner.bsky.social, Carmela Lutmar, and @oz7777.bsky.social 1/5
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November 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
To: JNE Sector
From: CPU, JNE Sector
Re: IntSec versus Troubleshooters
Cc: @Computer
In JNE sector, visiting Blue-clearance IntSec forces from HIL Sector decisively obliterated a massive Communist conspiracy among the Troubleshooters of JNE Sector!
"It was easy," said Sergeant Big-B-OOM. "They […]
From: CPU, JNE Sector
Re: IntSec versus Troubleshooters
Cc: @Computer
In JNE sector, visiting Blue-clearance IntSec forces from HIL Sector decisively obliterated a massive Communist conspiracy among the Troubleshooters of JNE Sector!
"It was easy," said Sergeant Big-B-OOM. "They […]
Original post on social.afront.org
social.afront.org
November 7, 2026 at 3:31 AM
To: JNE Sector
From: CPU, JNE Sector
Re: IntSec versus Troubleshooters
Cc: @Computer
In JNE sector, visiting Blue-clearance IntSec forces from HIL Sector decisively obliterated a massive Communist conspiracy among the Troubleshooters of JNE Sector!
"It was easy," said Sergeant Big-B-OOM. "They […]
From: CPU, JNE Sector
Re: IntSec versus Troubleshooters
Cc: @Computer
In JNE sector, visiting Blue-clearance IntSec forces from HIL Sector decisively obliterated a massive Communist conspiracy among the Troubleshooters of JNE Sector!
"It was easy," said Sergeant Big-B-OOM. "They […]
Check out the latest special issue of Security Studies: Vol 35, No 3 on Religion and War. #intsec #polisky #polrel
Security Studies
Religion and War. Volume 35, Issue 3 of Security Studies
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October 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
@spacehobo
Claiming that "this is all just a game" is high treason and will earn you a complimentary ticket to participate in the IntSec "experimental interrogation technique game".
Claiming that "this is all just a game" is high treason and will earn you a complimentary ticket to participate in the IntSec "experimental interrogation technique game".
October 29, 2026 at 6:53 PM
@spacehobo
Claiming that "this is all just a game" is high treason and will earn you a complimentary ticket to participate in the IntSec "experimental interrogation technique game".
Claiming that "this is all just a game" is high treason and will earn you a complimentary ticket to participate in the IntSec "experimental interrogation technique game".
Who Wins Wars? Current events show that it is not just military might. Research finds that distance, deployment, and aims all matter.
#int-rel #IntSec 🗺 #foreignaffairs
#int-rel #IntSec 🗺 #foreignaffairs
AbroadReview
Living summaries of the best academic research on international relations
abroadreview.com
October 22, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Who Wins Wars? Current events show that it is not just military might. Research finds that distance, deployment, and aims all matter.
#int-rel #IntSec 🗺 #foreignaffairs
#int-rel #IntSec 🗺 #foreignaffairs
Impressive new work by @t-ericngo.bsky.social on the impact of target state repression of co-ethnics on incentives for revisionist challenger states to militarize interstate disputes. #polisky #intsec #ir
How does political inequality among ethnic groups motivate governments to engage in international conflicts? Ngo explores this question in a new paper -- finding that it might be a motivator for diversionary behavior www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Us versus them: Ethnic inequality, diversionary nationalism, and international conflict
How does political inequality among ethnic groups motivate governments to engage in international conflicts? Previous research suggests that ethnic political inequality leads to internal instabilit...
www.tandfonline.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Impressive new work by @t-ericngo.bsky.social on the impact of target state repression of co-ethnics on incentives for revisionist challenger states to militarize interstate disputes. #polisky #intsec #ir
"Diplomacy is never a reward for good behavior, and negotiation is not normalization. It is an instrument of national power." Matthew Rojansky, Davidson Institute faculty affiliate, writing in Foreign Policy. zurl.co/tBtdo
#intsec
#dartmouthdavidson
#intsec
#dartmouthdavidson
The United States Must Prepare for More Than One Russian Future
Managing the Ukraine conflict is just the beginning of negotiations.
foreignpolicy.com
September 19, 2026 at 12:06 PM
"Diplomacy is never a reward for good behavior, and negotiation is not normalization. It is an instrument of national power." Matthew Rojansky, Davidson Institute faculty affiliate, writing in Foreign Policy. zurl.co/tBtdo
#intsec
#dartmouthdavidson
#intsec
#dartmouthdavidson
Flagging (ha) for the bsky foreign policy crowd: a new site offering monthly living lit reviews on international relations topics. #int-rel #IntSec 🗺 #foreignaffairs
bsky.app/profile/abro...
bsky.app/profile/abro...
It's Alive! AbroadReview.com has concise summaries of the best academic research on international relations to help you understand ongoing world events. Current postings cover:
- How Wars End
- Checkpoints and Blockades
- Economic Sanctions
- War Consequences for Leaders
- Informal Sanctions [1/6]
- How Wars End
- Checkpoints and Blockades
- Economic Sanctions
- War Consequences for Leaders
- Informal Sanctions [1/6]
AbroadReview
Living summaries of the best academic research on international relations
AbroadReview.com
September 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Flagging (ha) for the bsky foreign policy crowd: a new site offering monthly living lit reviews on international relations topics. #int-rel #IntSec 🗺 #foreignaffairs
bsky.app/profile/abro...
bsky.app/profile/abro...
kafstel is regime yuri because thats what intsec members are like
August 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
kafstel is regime yuri because thats what intsec members are like
so how many of the intsec members are like this
August 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
so how many of the intsec members are like this
the problem with us autistics 4 doctor who is tht u gotta think abt how MANY remasters there r back from the early 60s all the way 2 the grayacearo doctor, my old vegan intsec. feminist twin frens ate tht shit up bak in high school
i think theres a new one out 2
i think theres a new one out 2
April 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
the problem with us autistics 4 doctor who is tht u gotta think abt how MANY remasters there r back from the early 60s all the way 2 the grayacearo doctor, my old vegan intsec. feminist twin frens ate tht shit up bak in high school
i think theres a new one out 2
i think theres a new one out 2
In a new @economist.com video, @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social uses evidence from her new book to comment on how harm to women increases the likelihood of #politicalviolence.
Check out the video ⤵️
youtu.be/alXI1kDhmT0?...
#GenderSky #internationalpolitics #IntSec #WomenPeaceSecurity
Check out the video ⤵️
youtu.be/alXI1kDhmT0?...
#GenderSky #internationalpolitics #IntSec #WomenPeaceSecurity
Why nations that fail women fail
YouTube video by The Economist
youtu.be
January 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In a new @economist.com video, @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social uses evidence from her new book to comment on how harm to women increases the likelihood of #politicalviolence.
Check out the video ⤵️
youtu.be/alXI1kDhmT0?...
#GenderSky #internationalpolitics #IntSec #WomenPeaceSecurity
Check out the video ⤵️
youtu.be/alXI1kDhmT0?...
#GenderSky #internationalpolitics #IntSec #WomenPeaceSecurity
"...women have made gains politically and there have been significant resources committed to women’s rights...which might have led to backlash by some men."
- @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on the recent femicides in #Kenya
Read the full quote: as.cornell.edu/news/cornell...
#GenderSky #WPS #intsec
- @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on the recent femicides in #Kenya
Read the full quote: as.cornell.edu/news/cornell...
#GenderSky #WPS #intsec
Cornell expert: Kenya femicide crisis part of a global trend
Kenyan women are taking to the streets and calling for President Ruto to declare femicide a national crisis following the murders of 97 women over three months; professor Sabrina Karim sees it as part...
as.cornell.edu
December 28, 2024 at 7:37 PM
"...women have made gains politically and there have been significant resources committed to women’s rights...which might have led to backlash by some men."
- @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on the recent femicides in #Kenya
Read the full quote: as.cornell.edu/news/cornell...
#GenderSky #WPS #intsec
- @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on the recent femicides in #Kenya
Read the full quote: as.cornell.edu/news/cornell...
#GenderSky #WPS #intsec
Welcome! The GSS lab is thrilled to engage with the @bsky.app community! Learn more about our work below or check out our website www.sabrinamkarim.com/gsslab.
#genderequality #peacekeeping #research #gendersky #polisky #IntSec #internationalpolitics
#genderequality #peacekeeping #research #gendersky #polisky #IntSec #internationalpolitics
December 6, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Welcome! The GSS lab is thrilled to engage with the @bsky.app community! Learn more about our work below or check out our website www.sabrinamkarim.com/gsslab.
#genderequality #peacekeeping #research #gendersky #polisky #IntSec #internationalpolitics
#genderequality #peacekeeping #research #gendersky #polisky #IntSec #internationalpolitics
It's my favorite non-D&D TTRPG of all time.
I always start with the Troubleshooter Pizza Service having to deliver a pizza with Extra Red Sauce to a Blue IntSec officer on their lunch break.
I always start with the Troubleshooter Pizza Service having to deliver a pizza with Extra Red Sauce to a Blue IntSec officer on their lunch break.
July 10, 2023 at 1:54 AM
It's my favorite non-D&D TTRPG of all time.
I always start with the Troubleshooter Pizza Service having to deliver a pizza with Extra Red Sauce to a Blue IntSec officer on their lunch break.
I always start with the Troubleshooter Pizza Service having to deliver a pizza with Extra Red Sauce to a Blue IntSec officer on their lunch break.
Der #OSZE-Ministerrat stand vor der Herausforderung die Organisation zu erhalten. Dieses Minimalziel wurde erreicht. "Ihr Einfluss auf die europäische Sicherheit bleibt allerdings minimal." - Bilanz von @chrisperisteri.bsky.social
#Zeitenwende #intsec #polisky
www.fes.de/portal-zeite...
#Zeitenwende #intsec #polisky
www.fes.de/portal-zeite...
Überlebt die OSZE Europas schwerste Sicherheitskrise?
Beim OSZE-Ministerrat in Skopje stand die Organisation vor drei grundlegenden Problemen. Für Vorsitz, Führungspersonal und Budget mussten Lösungen gefunden werden. In Anbetracht des russischen Angr...
www.fes.de
December 7, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Der #OSZE-Ministerrat stand vor der Herausforderung die Organisation zu erhalten. Dieses Minimalziel wurde erreicht. "Ihr Einfluss auf die europäische Sicherheit bleibt allerdings minimal." - Bilanz von @chrisperisteri.bsky.social
#Zeitenwende #intsec #polisky
www.fes.de/portal-zeite...
#Zeitenwende #intsec #polisky
www.fes.de/portal-zeite...
New #Zeitenwende-Interview. My colleague Hanna Voss spoke with the brilliant Zongyuan Zoe Liu on whether the long running global dominance of the USD is coming to an end.
Also available in German.
IntSec PolEcon
www.fes.de/en/zeitenwen...
Also available in German.
IntSec PolEcon
www.fes.de/en/zeitenwen...
Is the Dollar's dominance ending?
Zongyuan Zoe Liu is one of the most renowned experts on the role of different currencies in international trade and financial markets. In this in-depth interview, she answers the question of whether t...
www.fes.de
October 24, 2023 at 2:56 PM
New #Zeitenwende-Interview. My colleague Hanna Voss spoke with the brilliant Zongyuan Zoe Liu on whether the long running global dominance of the USD is coming to an end.
Also available in German.
IntSec PolEcon
www.fes.de/en/zeitenwen...
Also available in German.
IntSec PolEcon
www.fes.de/en/zeitenwen...
Habe mich im Rahmen meiner Arbeit für die Ebert-Stiftung mit dem Leiter unseres Regionalprojekts zu Frieden und Sicherheit in #MENA über die möglichen regionalen Auswirkungen und Folgen des grausamen #Terrors der Hamas unterhalten. #sipol #intsec
www.fes.de/portal-zeite...
www.fes.de/portal-zeite...
Brutaler Terror und Eskalationsgefahr
Im Zeitenwende-Interview blicken wir mit dem Leiter unseres Regionalprojekts für Frieden und Sicherheit im Nahen Osten Marcus Schneider auf die aktuellen Entwicklungen.
www.fes.de
October 11, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Habe mich im Rahmen meiner Arbeit für die Ebert-Stiftung mit dem Leiter unseres Regionalprojekts zu Frieden und Sicherheit in #MENA über die möglichen regionalen Auswirkungen und Folgen des grausamen #Terrors der Hamas unterhalten. #sipol #intsec
www.fes.de/portal-zeite...
www.fes.de/portal-zeite...
Five European countries that border Russia have announced their exit from a treaty banning landmines. My column, The Telegram, reported from Lithuania, where officials say they are securing the frontier between the liberal world and Vladimir Putin’s blood-soaked empire
economist.com/internationa...
economist.com/internationa...
The ugly task of Putin-proofing your border
Russia’s European neighbours hate landmines. They are installing them anyway
economist.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Two weeks to Infest and I'm listening to the playlist on Spotify and getting excited even though I know next to none of the bands playing.
So far nearly every song I've gone 'Ooh, who is this' to has been Beborn Beton 😅 Shout outs to Goteki, Zardonic, Intsec and Normoria as well, though.
So far nearly every song I've gone 'Ooh, who is this' to has been Beborn Beton 😅 Shout outs to Goteki, Zardonic, Intsec and Normoria as well, though.
August 11, 2023 at 11:48 AM
Two weeks to Infest and I'm listening to the playlist on Spotify and getting excited even though I know next to none of the bands playing.
So far nearly every song I've gone 'Ooh, who is this' to has been Beborn Beton 😅 Shout outs to Goteki, Zardonic, Intsec and Normoria as well, though.
So far nearly every song I've gone 'Ooh, who is this' to has been Beborn Beton 😅 Shout outs to Goteki, Zardonic, Intsec and Normoria as well, though.
The whole Letter will give you agita.
But this grates on me.
MacFarlane News reported that more than $323M has been funneled from the Natl Park Service to Trump’s vanity projects, even as IntSec Burgum, est a $30B backlog of deferred maintenance
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-12-...
But this grates on me.
MacFarlane News reported that more than $323M has been funneled from the Natl Park Service to Trump’s vanity projects, even as IntSec Burgum, est a $30B backlog of deferred maintenance
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-12-...
August 12, 2026
In Minnesota yesterday, close Trump ally Mike Lindell, the former chief executive officer of MyPillow, lost the Republican primary for governor to Republican state house speaker Lisa Demuth.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
The whole Letter will give you agita.
But this grates on me.
MacFarlane News reported that more than $323M has been funneled from the Natl Park Service to Trump’s vanity projects, even as IntSec Burgum, est a $30B backlog of deferred maintenance
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-12-...
But this grates on me.
MacFarlane News reported that more than $323M has been funneled from the Natl Park Service to Trump’s vanity projects, even as IntSec Burgum, est a $30B backlog of deferred maintenance
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-12-...
What according to you makes an effective long-form research paper conclusion? What elements do you make sure you add? Asking for a friend (I am that friend lol) But I am genuinely curious to know what people do differently.
Polisky | IntSec
Polisky | IntSec
October 11, 2023 at 7:25 AM
What according to you makes an effective long-form research paper conclusion? What elements do you make sure you add? Asking for a friend (I am that friend lol) But I am genuinely curious to know what people do differently.
Polisky | IntSec
Polisky | IntSec
Edward Said on Hamas and its actions (1994)
#Polisky #IntSec
#Polisky #IntSec
October 10, 2023 at 6:02 AM
Edward Said on Hamas and its actions (1994)
#Polisky #IntSec
#Polisky #IntSec
An excellent explainer on the India-Canada rift. It’s one of the more balanced arguments I have read, focusing on the historical context of both states involved. One thing I’d add is that the west forgets its own crackdowns in the name of security (post 9/11 is a case in point).
Polisky | Intsec
Polisky | Intsec
The Deep Roots of the India-Canada Diplomatic Rift
The murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar is just the latest episode in a complicated relationship that has been marked by fundamental differences in the countries' values and priorities.
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 2, 2023 at 4:43 AM
An excellent explainer on the India-Canada rift. It’s one of the more balanced arguments I have read, focusing on the historical context of both states involved. One thing I’d add is that the west forgets its own crackdowns in the name of security (post 9/11 is a case in point).
Polisky | Intsec
Polisky | Intsec
We must ask ourselves if the pragmatists w/in Taliban are really so or are they just political operators. The concept of obedience to the amir is a strong one w/in AT, what the old guard says still goes despite factionalism which more about power & less about issues of morality. #polisky #intsec
September 26, 2023 at 4:45 AM
We must ask ourselves if the pragmatists w/in Taliban are really so or are they just political operators. The concept of obedience to the amir is a strong one w/in AT, what the old guard says still goes despite factionalism which more about power & less about issues of morality. #polisky #intsec