Ryan D. Griffiths

Great to see this special issue out at International Studies Review. Thanks to Paul Diehl, Gary Goertz, Andrew Owsiak, and Luis Schenoni for putting it together.

Conceptualizing and Operationalizing the “Interstate System” Paul F. Diehl

Conceptualizing and Operationalizing the “Interstate System” url: academic.oup.com/isr/article-...

I did an interview on The Disunited States with Rorotoko.

www.rorotoko.com/11/20251117-...

Thank you! I hope you like it.

Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country With a new, mid-cycle redistricting war raging in state after state, the media and politicians focus on which party is winning or losing seats. But are citizens winning or losing in this conflict?

Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country
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David Patterson Soule
Kyle Redican
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Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorce As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.

My piece in The Conversation:

Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorce
theconversation.com/polarizing-p...

Ryan Griffiths on the Campbell Conversations Ryan Griffiths, a political scientist at Syracuse University, talks about his new book, "The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work."

Check out the latest Campbell conversation where SU Prof Grant Reeher interviews @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social on his new book about these disunited states:

www.wrvo.org/podcast/camp...

Ryan Griffiths on the Campbell Conversations Ryan Griffiths, a political scientist at Syracuse University, talks about his new book, "The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work".

It was a pleasure talking to Grant Reeher on the Campbell Conversations about my new book, The Disunited States.

www.wrvo.org/show/campbel...

Party like it's 1984! & 1985, 1987, 1989, & 1995!

(If you don't get the joke: these are previous years when the US used the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund to bailout Argentina)

This article offers an interesting twist on the analogy between national divorce and marital divorce – an analogy that I critique in The Disunited States. The author argues that where California is concerned, the US Government is guilty of “constructive abandonment.”

California Doesn't Need to Secede | Connecting California The Golden State Is Already Gone—The U.S. Committed ‘Constructive Abandonment’

www.zocalopublicsquare.org/california-d...

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...

New blog!

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...