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Samuel Helfont

@samuelhelfont.bsky.social

Middle East/International history. Newest book: Iraq against the World (OUP, 2023). Naval War College@Naval Postgraduate School. PhD@Princeton. Views my own. https://www.samuelhelfont.com

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If you are an advanced PhD student working on US foreign relations or early career scholar in the area, check this out and consider applying to the #SHAFR Summer Institute being hosted by the @mershoncenter.bsky.social at The Ohio State University in June 2026πŸ—ƒοΈ: mershoncenter.osu.edu/events/socie...

31.07.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Thanks for sharing it!

28.05.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I read an early version of this, and I recommend it very highly! I plan to use it in my own teaching. A brilliant and concise summation.

04.04.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I always forget to tag πŸ—ƒοΈ #skystorians

04.04.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All the books in this series have similar covers so this was expected but it’s still great to see!

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

04.04.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5
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Contested City (S. 14, Ep. 9) - Project on Middle East Political Science On this week’s episode of the podcast, Alissa Walter of Seattle Pacific University joins Marc Lynch to discuss her new book, Contested City: Citizen Advocacy and Survival in Modern Baghdad. The book o...

I enjoyed listening to @abuaardvark.bsky.social's conversation with Alissa Walter about her new book "Contested City" for @pomeps.bsky.social podcast. Nice mentions of the work by great scholars like @samuelhelfont.bsky.social & @lisablaydes.bsky.social.

pomeps.org/contested-ci...

21.03.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
CFA- SHAFR Second Book Workshop

Applications for the Second Book Workshop are due 3/17

www.shafr.org/index.php?op...

12.03.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A must read from @shafrhistorians.bsky.social in Passport on 7 question on US-Middle East relations. Thanks to @joestieb.bsky.social and Kate Tietzen-Wisdom for the shout outs about my book, Iraq against the World!

www.shafr.org/assets/docs/...

12.03.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Like @shafrhistorians.bsky.social, Passport is now on BlueSky! The January issue of Passport is still delayed due to a technical issue. We are working diligently to get it to you asap

21.02.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CFA- SHAFR Second Book Workshop

We are now accepting proposals for the Second Book Workshop! Deadline is March 17 tinyurl.com/3szajzzb

15.02.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ω…Ψ±ΩƒΨ² Ψ§Ω„Ψ±Ψ§ΩΨ―ΩŠΩ† Ω„Ω„Ψ­ΩˆΨ§Ψ± RCD يُءدر ΩƒΨͺΨ§Ψ¨ جديد ΨΉΩ† Ψ§Ω„ΨΉΨ±Ψ§Ω‚ في Ω…ΩˆΨ§Ψ¬Ω‡Ψ© Ψ§Ω„ΨΉΨ§Ω„Ω….

I am happy to announce that my latest book, Iraq against the World, is now available in Arabic translation from an Iraq publisher.
#IRHIST #skystorians
alrafidaincenter.com/4726

11.02.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ω…Ψ±ΩƒΨ² Ψ§Ω„Ψ±Ψ§ΩΨ―ΩŠΩ† Ω„Ω„Ψ­ΩˆΨ§Ψ± RCD يُءدر ΩƒΨͺΨ§Ψ¨ جديد ΨΉΩ† Ψ§Ω„ΨΉΨ±Ψ§Ω‚ في Ω…ΩˆΨ§Ψ¬Ω‡Ψ© Ψ§Ω„ΨΉΨ§Ω„Ω….

I am happy to announce that my latest book, Iraq against the World, is now available in Arabic translation from an Iraq publisher.
#IRHIST #skystorians
alrafidaincenter.com/4726

11.02.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Promises and Perils of Periodization in Global History: Lessons from the Inter-War Era* Abstract. This article considers the role of periodization in global history through the lens of the inter-war era. The global turn has shifted the β€˜metage

New on advance access: "The Promises and Perils of Periodization in Global History: Lessons from the Inter-War Era"

by Andrew Denning (@kuhistorydept.bsky.social) and Heidi J S Tworek (University of British Columbia)

doi.org/10.1093/past...

10.02.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
Assistant Professor in the History of International Political Thought c.1700 to the Present - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge Assistant Professor in the History of International Political Thought c.1700 to the Present in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge.

JOB
Assistant Professor in the History of International Political Thought c.1700 to the Present, University of Cambridge

(this is a permanent/tenured position, open to those with a specialism in any period since 1700)
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50242/

07.02.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

Great to see SHAFR here!

03.02.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘Congratulations to @politicsoxford.bsky.social's Edward Keene - jointly awarded the Joseph Fletcher Prize from
@isanet.bsky.social for The Oxford Handbook of History and International Relations!: ow.ly/jVi050UK4b8

21.01.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

I forgot the hashtags (still getting used to Bluesky!)

#skystorians πŸ—ƒοΈ #historiography #IRhist

27.01.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! You’ll see your influence on the final draft!

27.01.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I forgot the hashtags (still getting used to Bluesky!)

#skystorians πŸ—ƒοΈ #historiography #IRhist

27.01.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Website is up for my new book!
β€œThe Iraq Wars: A Very Short Introduction” Oxford University Press. October 2025. Mark your calendars!

global.oup.com/ushe/product...

26.01.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Website is up for my new book!
β€œThe Iraq Wars: A Very Short Introduction” Oxford University Press. October 2025. Mark your calendars!

global.oup.com/ushe/product...

26.01.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Call for Proposals: Bloomsbury Handbook of the Histories of Internationalism β€” Centre for the Study of Internationalism We invite contributions to a new handbook on the Histories of Internationalism, to be published by Bloomsbury.

Call for proposals for a new Handbook of the Histories of Internationalism, deadline 1 March 2025. Looking forward to your proposals!

More info here:
csi.bbk.ac.uk/blog/call-fo...

08.01.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Today is the day! Delighted that this is out! Co-authored with Amitav Acharya @yalepress.bsky.social 1/n
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

14.01.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

One of my favorite parts of one of my favorite books is in β€œTo War With Whitaker” where the countess apologizes for using a hotel pen rather than a fountain pen. If you are into stodgy British irony and a wild true life woman’s WWII story, I highly recommend it. www.amazon.com/War-Whitaker...

12.01.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Since I’ve had some new followers lately, I’m reposting this link to my (open access) book from OUP on the history of psychological war, and it’s geopolitical imaginations.

01.01.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, Bluesky! πŸ‘‹ We're new here, but our collection began over 150 years ago. Follow along to learn how the 400+ year Congregational story is the American story.

31.12.2024 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Welcome to the Society for Military History Home page of the Society for Military History

Hi everyone, the Society for Military History is pleased to be here and contribute to this space. Join us as we work to advance the study of military history! www.smh-hq.org

31.12.2024 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8

While most scholars regard the advent of 2025 as chronologically over-determined, there are those who interrogate this assumption, pointing to the social constructedness of calendrical sequencing and the historical contingency of time’s flow. πŸ—ƒοΈ

01.01.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Looks really interesting!

31.12.2024 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good nautical stuff for a naval war college professor!

27.12.2024 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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