Ryan D. Griffiths

We had a rousing conversation about the future of the dollar, the euro, and more at the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics in Brussels earlier this week. Thanks to Josh Lipsky for leading us.

Watch the full panel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k6w...

The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work There is a growing interest in secession, or what some refer to as a national divorce, between Red and Blue America. Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has called for it on multiple occasion...

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The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work

Read @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social on what a project of American secession would look like, and why America is ill-suited for a peaceful 'national divorce'

Read more: edin.ac/46Tl0jy

A recent Times/Siena survey found that 64% of Americans think the country is too politically divided to solve its problems. Some might think a division into Redland and Blueland is the answer. It's not. I explain why in this book.

Commentary: How might future historians explain the events that led to a second civil war? More than a dystopian thought experiment, it's a chance to recognize the signs — and change course.

I wrote an op-ed about the dangers of a second American civil war.

Commentary: How might future historians explain the events that led to a second civil war? www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

Thanks. I encourage you to read the book. A constitutional convention is one of the things I discuss.

This is why an "American Divorce" will not be peaceful.

thehill.com/opinion/cong...

The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work - Kindle edition by Griffiths, Ryan D.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work.

In the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has once again called for a national divorce. But as I argue in a new book, an American divorce would be a violent disaster, and is no solution at all. See www.amazon.com/Disunited-St...

I was at a panel at APSA that discussed this issue. Ryan D. Griffiths just wrote this book about it: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Just started reading The Disunited States by Ryan Griffiths (for an APSA roundtable) about the potential for secession in the US the same day South Carolina troops may be headed to DC.
I don't like this timing.

Thank you so much for the interest!

Wonderful talk with Daniel Moran at New Books Network about The Disunited States.
Here's the link to the podcast: newbooksnetwork.com/the-disunite...

One takeaway is that there are recurring patterns to how precolonial states ruled over space, independent of the geographic setting.

THE DISUNITED STATES | Kirkus Reviews An exploration of the possibility that the U.S. could disintegrate along ideological lines.

Thanks to Kirkus for reviewing my book, The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work Written by Professor of Political Science Ryan Griffiths

www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/art...

Nice to finally have this in hand!

How do shocks to the global system shape state creation? New article with @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social & @kyungwon.bsky.social. We argue that global crises create waves of new secession movements, but also doom them to failure after the crisis passes. [open access] www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

YouTube video by Free West Papua Campaign (Nederland) The Promise - Official International Trailer | West Papua Documentary 2025 [Eng Sub]

In your local arthouse cinema !!

The doc 'The Promise' about the betrayal of the West Papuans in their independence strife is a must-see.

(dodgy roles for the Netherlands and the US)

@freewestpapua.nl @unpointl.bsky.social @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Mi...

Thank you!

The New Price of Statehood Trump is a mixed blessing for the world’s separatists.

what does trump's foreign policy mean for separatists and secession movements around the world? our new piece with @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social argues breakaway regions could find new opportunities but also a lot more risks
www.foreignaffairs.com/world/new-pr...

Book cover for Overseen or Overlooked? Legislators, Armed Forces, and Democratic Accountability by David P. Auerswald, Philippe Lagassé, and me

Really jazzed about the company we are in www.sup.org/books/politi... @plagasse.bsky.social, Dave Auerswald, and I have been proofing the past few months, so this is starting to get real.

Thanks Karlo!

International Politics International Politics publishes innovative scholarship on international relations with a focus on the struggle between states for power in international ...

Happy to see this special issue on Rebel Governance (Legitimacy and Control) in print. Thanks to the International Politics team and all the terrific people who contributed to these articles. link.springer.com/journal/4131...