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Daniel Treisman

@dstreisman.bsky.social

UCLA political scientist, Russia, democracy, dictators, corruption, decentralization, political economy.

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Trump's aggressive tilt in his 2nd term should be no surprise. His language had been growing increasingly violent for years. Documented here with Nikita Savin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

18.11.2025 17:30 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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When we talk about dictators and autocrats, we often look back to the past. But how have they changed since the 20th century? @dstreisman.bsky.social joins @jacobjarvis.bsky.social to discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

22.07.2025 09:29 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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West Hollywood is not into kings.

14.06.2025 18:59 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. They govern through a ‘spin dictatorship.’

theconversation.com/autocrats-do...

03.06.2025 21:30 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About How He Protects Putin Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

We’re joined by Daniel Treisman looking into what Trump meant in his Truth Social post which read “What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD..” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

28.05.2025 21:39 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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The Deep Familiarity of Donald Trump He’s not wrecking postwar U.S. foreign policy. He’s bringing it to its logical end.

Trump's foreign policy is not a radical break with the past--it's an amplification of all the errors of the last 30 years.

He’s not wrecking postwar U.S. foreign policy. He’s bringing it to its logical end. foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/03/t...

03.04.2025 15:46 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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While Trump Brings Putin Out From the Cold of International Isolation, He Hangs Ukraine Out to Dry Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

We speak with @dstreisman.bsky.social about the Russian and American delegations arriving in Saudi Arabia today ahead of a summit between Trump and Putin that will bring the Russian leader out from the cold of international isolation. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

17.02.2025 23:32 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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«Он был революционером, который верил в графики» Какое политическое наследие оставил Алексей Навальный? И как научил нас не бояться? Отвечает Дэниел Трейсман, один из главных исследователей путинской ... Со смерти Алексея Навального прошел год. Несмотря на то, что российскую оппозицию раздирают конфликты, а Владимир Путин остается у власти, миллионы россиян продолжают следовать политическому завещанию...

meduza.io/feature/2025.... He changed Russia and showed the world what true patriotism looks like.

17.02.2025 15:40 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations! Wonderful news.

02.12.2024 05:15 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So glad he undermined the strategy of isolation to find this out...

17.11.2024 15:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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