Paul Poast
International Relations and Foreign Policy. UChicago Prof. Chicago Council Fellow. WPReview Columnist. Still on Twitter/X, but now here too.
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- IR Book of the Week! "Russia's World Order" by Paul Robinson. The competition between Russia & "The West" is over understandings of history, both where we've been (see debates about WWII) and where we're heading. Shows influence of "civilizational" ideas.
- When the Trump Administration chose to end the military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen, it decided to do what the majority of Americans (though, interestingly, not Republicans) wanted. Data from a recent @global-affairs.bsky.social poll.
- International Political Economy: The systematic study of "political will" in the global economy
- ICYMI: The biggest "Trump-Putin" debate right now is not over a Ukraine peace deal or over relations with China. It's over...who did the most to win WWII in Europe? I settle the debate in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-putin-...
- Wow who could have foreseen these difficulties oh that’s right every foreign policy expert not affiliated with MAGA. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
- That Trump is a fool is no surprise. But if even Trump has come to realize that Putin wants it all, then I have to think Putin has played this poorly.
- Agree. Since last summer I had been saying that Trump would eventually have a "Tucker Carlson Moment" with Putin (i.e. "wow, this guy is crazy obsessed with conquering Ukraine") Looks like that final happened
- Who contributed the most to defeating Nazi Germany? - 🇬🇧 bought the most time - USSR shed the most blood - 🇺🇸 provided the most arms Why does it still matter? Because claims to global leadership are grounded in historical narrative. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-putin-...
- Yesterday was the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. Despite what Trump or Putin claim, the credit for victory is equally shared. Winning the war required the sacrifice of all the allies, especially the British, Americans, and Soviets.
- IR Book of the Week! "How States Die" by Douglas Lemke. State Death and State Failure are rare, but are consequential for those who live in those states...and for the international system as a whole. Book offers a essential update and extension Fazal's 2006 book. www.amazon.com/How-States-D...
