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Book Launch: Abiding Influence: Presidents, Nationalist Beliefs, and U.S. Policy in the Asia Pacific, 1898-1972 | King's College London Dr Giuseppe Paparella’s first monograph, published with Stanford University Press for their Studies in Asian Security series, examines key moments between 1898 and 1972 to show how four very different...

Come celebrate the publication of @giuspapa.bsky.social 's book Abiding Influence: Presidents, Nationalist Beliefs, and US Policy in the Asia Pacific, 1898–1972 on November 21st, 17:00. The event is free to attend, and it will be followed by a drinks reception.

Hosted by @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

How to Put IR Theory Into Practice American strategists should think more like social scientists.

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A dash of gold, a taste of peace: All the food that flavored the Korea-U.S. summit in Gyeongju The Korea JoongAng Daily looks at the dishes offered over the lunch and dinner events in Gyeongju as U.S. President Donald Trump made a state visit to Korea on the margins of APEC.

The preparation for the special dinner for U.S. President Donald Trump and #APEC leaders in Gyeongju was overseen by famed Korean American chef Edward Lee, a finalist on Netflix's hit cooking competition program, "Culinary Class Wars." buff.ly/1PkNPq1

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[속보] 트럼프 "내년 4월에 중국 방문…그후 시진핑 美 방문"

[속보] 트럼프 "내년 4월에 중국 방문…그후 시진핑 美 방문"

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Ngl I used to enjoy 함박스테이크 or 동그랑땡 with ketchup as a kid and I still do 😭

Looks like Seoul managed to pull off a favorable trade negotiation with the US: annual cash investment capped at $20b for 10 years, automobile tariffs reduced to 15%, and continued protection for its rice and beef markets along with tariff rate for semiconductors comparable to that for Taiwan.

BREAKING: Trump said a trade deal had been struck with South Korea, in remarks that sent the won up against the dollar, as a compact promises to dispel uncertainty for the trade-reliant economy reut.rs/48TMSGY

Korea, U.S. finalize bilateral trade deal, agree on $350-billion investment details Seoul and Washington agreed upon the details of a bilateral trade deal that was at an impasse for weeks as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held their second bilate...

Korea, U.S. finalize bilateral trade deal, agree on $350-billion investment details koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-10...

That’s the world the Korean far right is living in

1) I’d say there’s greater awareness about American racial politics among SKoreans but that wouldn’t amount to significant political pushback. 2) The Lee administration is also all about pragmatism prioritizing ROK interests, and it includes some form of manipulation.

Tariff negotiations, and then there’s domestic politics warranting this

South Korea's President Lee warns protectionism and nationalism are rising South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that the global economy was facing a crisis of rising protectionism and nationalism.

South Korea's President Lee warns protectionism and nationalism are rising reut.rs/434Dc8K

New survey data from @global-affairs.bsky.social: a majority of Americans (53%) now say the United States should undertake friendly cooperation and engagement with China, up from 40 percent in 2024.

More in the full report: brnw.ch/21wX0bJ

What a simplified world this movie represents - a world in which the US has no security allies and partners that would have alerted about a launch and the WH skips consulting with allies in Indo-Pacific and Europe before retaliating. Oh wait, so it is a likely scenario given how things are going. 🥴

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Grad students in political science and other social sciences! Consider applying to the great 2-week summer program in Qualitative and Multi-Method Research at Syracuse. Info is here:

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Analysis of references between 1990 to 2024 shows that there is a decline in book referencing (52% to 28%) in polsci journals 😮

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What happens to digital diplomacy after Twitter?

Drawing on theories of facework and aesthetic insecurity, @ericvanr.bsky.social argues that Twitter’s recent transformation represents a source of insecurity for states, particularly liberal democratic ones.

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ISPP Small Grants are back for 2026! 💡 $50k total available; request up to $5k for research or network/workshop projects. Open to current ISPP members. Proposals due Dec 1, 2025. Selection uses a lottery among proposals that meet all criteria. Apply: ispp.org/funding/smal...

It’s publication day 🥳 my book is officially out in the world thanks to @stanfordpress.bsky.social, and I celebrated by giving it the 6+1 treatment at the @duckofminerva.bsky.social.

Book cover of American Conquest: The Northwest Indian War and the Making of US Foreign Policy by Andrew A. Szarejko

American Conquest by @szarejko.bsky.social is out now!

"This exciting, vital book places the frontier at the center of US foreign policy and forces us to rethink nineteenth-century American foreign relations."
—Eric Grynaviski

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Trump wants to punish countries that wrongfully detain U.S. citizens A new executive order aims to strike back against “hostage diplomacy.”

What should we expect from President Trump’s new executive order on “wrongful detention”? My latest, on @goodauth.bsky.social, explains👇

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a pretext for an architecture boat tour.

Or the novice who likes to tell you how to do your job.

N. Koreans Residents React Positively to Kim Jong-un's China Visit: 'We Now Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Great Powers' - Propaganda Campaign Begins Immediately When Kim Jong-un attended the 80th anniversary commemoration of victory in the Anti-Japanese War and

N. Koreans Residents React Positively to Kim Jong-un's China Visit: 'We Now Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Great Powers' - Propaganda Campaign Begins Immediately www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/...

Exclusive: Trump poised to add Japan stop to upcoming Asia trip U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according to two government officials and another person briefed on the matter.

WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according to two government officials and another person briefed on the matter. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Opinion | How to repair ties after the Hyundai raid The immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG plant strained ties. Here’s how to get relations back on track.

Op-ed in The Washington Post by Lee Jun-seok, former presidential candidate who leads South Korea’s Reform Party:

"The recent raid signals that Washington’s interest in the potential benefits of deepening this alliance is lacking."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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