Andreea Mosila

Forty years ago today, I watched Challenger break apart 73 seconds after launch.I wrote this blog reflecting on what Challenger still teaches us about space security.

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#Challenger40 #SpaceSecurity #SafetyCulture #RiskGovernance #Aerospace

The U.S. long functioned on an honor system. Unwritten rules. Precedent. Self-restraint. They worked. Until they didn’t. I discuss the collapse of this honor system in my blog: andreeamosila.com/the-american...

#HonorSystem #RuleOfLaw #RoeVWade #GlobalSecurity #Institutions #PoliticalNorms

I agree about MAGA voters, but not her.

Agreed.

I don’t buy it. She is anything but naive.

Hitler didn’t invent racial conquest. He studied it; a model was the US. My new blog is inspired by Ned Blackhawk’s The Rediscovery of America on how genocide travels and why old logics return. Read it here:
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#History #Genocide #SettlerColonialism #Authoritarianism

What a children’s book about black cats can teach us about hate and humanity - a reflection on Eugene Trivizas’s The Last Black Cat, a haunting fable about fear, scapegoating, and compassion.
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#TheLastBlackCat #InternationalDayAgainstFascism #NeverAgain #AntiRacism

As Arctic ice recedes, geopolitical ambitions rise. My latest blog explores how Russia and China are expanding their presence in the Arctic, and how Europe is responding.

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#ArcticSecurity #Geopolitics #ClimateChange #GlobalSecurity #Europe #Russia #China

When you research women’s lives as a woman, the field changes you. Feminist research means showing up with empathy, not authority. Read my reflection here:

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#WomenInResearch #HumanSecurity #DanubeDelta #WomenInSecurity #GlobalSecurity

With the US pivoting to the Indo-Pacific, a new era of global security is dawning.

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#NATO #ForeignPolicy #Defense #Europe #GlobalSecurity

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YouTube video by Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute USA Wounda's Journey - Jane Goodall Witnesses Release of Chimpanzee Into New Island Sanctuary Site

We mourn the passing of Jane Goodall,a pioneer who reminded us of our shared kinship with the natural world.Her footsteps echo in the forests she fought to protect and in the hearts of the many she inspired.May her life continue to beckon us to care, act,and preserve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClOM...

As my Fulbright year in Romania ends, I’m deeply grateful to the Romanian-US Fulbright Commission for making this journey possible. This grant enabled me to complete my doctoral research, defend my dissertation, and initiate new projects. lnkd.in/gqKsAEFx

#Fulbright #FulbrightRomania #DanubeDelta

New article out: Women, Human Security, and Environmental Change in Sfântu Gheorghe, Danube Delta by Mosila & Bălan. Looks at how environmental change shapes gendered risks & resilience in the Delta.

Read here: gsis.scholasticahq.com/article/1443...

#EnvironmentalSecurity #Gender #DanubeDelta

On this 9/11, we remember the lives lost and reflect on how global security has evolved since.

#September11 #GlobalSecurity #NeverForget #Post9/11World

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Using Comparative Cases to Examine Institutional Fragility and Student-Driven Resilience Strategies This module helps students critically examine the fragility and resilience of democratic institutions by comparing the U.S. to cases of democratic backsliding in Hungary and Turkey. Through structured...

Just published on @apsa.bsky.social Educate!Using Comparative Cases to Teach Institutional Fragility
Developed during the July 2025 Teaching & Learning Symposium on “Teaching American Politics in Times of Uncertainty.”
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#APSA #PoliSci #CivicEd #americangovernment

Float planes, salmon-red rivers, bears under the boardwalk, and a heart-stopping close encounter… My trip to Katmai National Park was pure wilderness magic. 🌲🐟 Read the full story here 👉 andreeamosila.com/into-bear-co...

#Alaska #Katmai #Travel

As the storks leave Romania, so do I. My Fulbright year ends, but like their migration, departure carries the promise of return.

🕊️ New blog: "To Depart, To Migrate, To Return: Reflections on leaving," belonging, and the rhythms of nature and research.

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Thrilled to share my latest blog: Finding a Missing Piece of the Danube Delta’s Story, reflecting on Anca Simitopol’s "Timpul care se varsă în veșnicie."

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#DanubeDelta #SfantuGheorghe #WomenOfTheDelta

Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the stakes have never been higher. In my latest blog, I explore how climate change is reshaping Europe’s security.

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#ClimateSecurity #ClimateResilience #Europe #EnvironmentalSecurity #Sustainability #GlobalSecurity

As space becomes a new arena for power, profit, and prestige, how do we ensure it remains a domain of peace and cooperation?

Read my latest blog: andreeamosila.com/beyond-earth...

#AstroGeopolitics #SpaceSecurity #GlobalGovernance #ArtemisAccords #NewSpaceRace #BeyondBorders

“Things are only impossible until they’re not.” On July 20, 1969, we walked on the Moon. What’s your “impossible”?

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#MoonLanding #Apollo11 #Fulbright #NASA #WomenInSTEM #HumanSecurity #ClimateChange #SpaceSecurity

The Grand Canyon’s North Rim Lodge has burned down in the Dragon Bravo Fire, fueled by climate extremes. This is more than a loss of heritage. It’s a warning.

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#GrandCanyon #ClimateChange #DragonBravoFire #PublicLands #HikingLife #NorthRim #HumanSecurity

It’s #WorldChimpanzeeDay 🐵💚 Honoring our closest animal relatives and those working to protect them. New blog up now! 👉 andreeamosila.com/celebrating-... #ChimpanzeeRescue #MonkeyWorld #PrimateConservation

I had the pleasure of joining the Space Madness Podcast to talk about my journey from communist Romania to NASA and my current Fulbright research on climate security in the Danube Delta.

🎙️Listen here: jeffnosanov.podbean.com/e/space-madn...

#SpaceMadnessPodcast #NASA #Fulbright #ClimateSecurity

Today is #DanubeDay. The Danube is a lifeline, a mirror of our shared security. After a year of Fulbright research in the delta, one thing is clear: protecting the Danube means protecting our future. andreeamosila.com/celebrating-...

#DanubeDelta #ClimateSecurity #Fulbright #HumanSecurity

So proud of how many of my fellow Fulbrighters fell in love with Romania this year. Their farewell messages were full of warmth and gratitude. I’m lucky to stay on with a grant extension to continue my research in the Danube Delta. 🇷🇴

#FulbrightRomania #DanubeDelta #GlobalExchange #ForeverFulbright

NASA's town hall confirmed it: deep science cuts, mission cancellations, and low morale. Is America giving up its space leadership, and the soft power that comes with it?

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NASA #SpacePolicy #GlobalSecurity #ScienceDiplomacy

On June 24, Romania honors the ie, the Romanian blouse stitched with history, identity, and memory. My latest blog explores the cultural power of this living tradition: andreeamosila.com/threaded-wit...

#ZiuaIei #RomanianBlouseDay #LaBlouseRoumaine #RomanianHeritage #IAday #FulbrightRomania

Final Meeting of the 2024–2025 U.S. Fulbright Grantees in Romania » Fulbright Romania On June 10–11, we had the pleasure of organizing the final meeting for the 2024–2025 U.S. Fulbright grantees in Romania, hosted by “Lucian Blaga” University of...

Wrapped up our final Fulbright meeting in Sibiu last week. I am grateful for a powerful year of research, exchange, and community. Fulbright #Sibiu #CulturalExchange'

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Last night I gave my final #Fulbright presentation, closing a powerful year of research + exchange in Romania’s Danube Delta.

🇺🇸🤝🇷🇴 #Fulbright #DanubeDelta #HumanSecurity #CulturalResilience