Looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues @isanet.bsky.social over the next few days in Columbus.

America’s Allies Should Go Nuclear Selective proliferation will strengthen the global order, not end it.

@moritz-graefrath.com and I, in @foreignaffairs.com last November, argued in favor of what we call selective nuclear proliferation to Canada, Japan and Germany.

www.foreignaffairs.com/canada/ameri...

Spyware maker is hijacking diplomatic efforts to limit commercial hacking, civil society warns Spyware maker NSO Group trumpeted the company’s participation in the Pall Mall Process, which drew criticism from civil society leaders and government officials who called out human rights abuses.

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NSO Group tried to hijack an international diplomatic process on spyware (called "Pall Mall") to launder their sullied reputation

Fortunately, the French 🇫🇷 and UK 🇬🇧 govts (who steer Pall Mall) weren't having any of it therecord.media/spyware-make...

Mark Carney says we need a new global order. So why is he cutting Canada’s most vital tools to build one? Cuts to the public service will weaken our capacity to build new alliances.

Over at @thestar.com, @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social asks how cuts to Canada's public service, and Global Affairs Canada in particular, align with the visions and goals of the Carney doctrine:

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Trump’s Year of Anarchy The unconstrained presidency and the end of American primacy.

“The foundations of American power are rooted in the rule of law at home and credible commitment abroad, the very things that Trump has attempted to dismantle,” write Daniel Drezner and @profsaunders.bsky.social.

The International History and Politics Section of @apsa.bsky.social is accepting nominations for the Jervis-Schroeder Best Book Award and the Outstanding Article Award. Nominations are due by January 31, 2026. More information here: connect.apsanet.org/s34/nominati...

My colleague @moritz-graefrath.com and I argue in @foreignaffairs.com for selective nuclear proliferation to Canada, Germany and Japan.

We make the case it will benefit all three, as well as the USA, and that it will also strengthen the increasingly brittle global order.

(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.

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Lots of chapters from terrific colleagues, including editor @drjoeburton.bsky.social, @apytlak.bsky.social @drmagomez.bsky.social, @andreacalderaro.bsky.social, Chris Painter, and many others.

My chapter with @abarrinha.bsky.social on "Cyber Diplomacy in International Relations" is now out in The Palgrave Handbook on Cyber Diplomacy.

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You have no idea how furious Canadians are - New York Magazine

Opinion | What’s making some countries daydream about nukes again? With or without Iran, the number of nuclear states could double, raising the risk of catastrophe.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

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My latest article on my current research project on UN special rapporteurs is finally out with @risjnl.bsky.social!

I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.

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The Citizen Lab’s director dissects spyware and the ‘proliferating’ market for it In an interview with Recorded Future News, Deibert explained the technical aspects of the Citizen Lab’s methods and how spyware companies continue to evolve to evade detection.

Read my fascinating conversation w/ @rondeibert.bsky.social of @citizenlab.ca on the org's technical approach to finding spyware, why there is likely spyware that has not yet been discovered + more. Of spyware use under Trump: "We should all be prepared for the worst"
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My new piece with Typhaine Joffe argues that the US response to Salt Typhoon should emphasize cyber defense investment, and should lead to reconsideration of persistent engagement as an overarching cyber posture.

His dad was a really strange guy. I never spent all that much time with/around them, but looking back he seemed super controlling. Bad temper.

Urging Canadians not to "buy Canadian" so much as "buy not-US." We benefit from being integrated in a global trading order, and if the US is withdrawing from that, we have reason to strengthen trade with the rest of the world.

At one point as a kid I would have called him a friend too, but that was more than 30 years ago now.

His family were family friends of mine when I was younger. Truly bizarre to see where he wound up, politically.

Terrific early-career researcher workshop with @internatltheory.bsky.social yesterday at #isa2025

Thanks to @davidawelch.bsky.social and @cearadau.bsky.social and Chris McIntosh for mentoring with me, and to all our terrific participants.

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Wow. Puts the lie to #USAID destruction being about eliminating waste and corruption. Instead, Trump/Musk’s actions have created staggering waste and loss.

I would guess that at least some of this is about subsequent political developments in the US, as well.

DeepSeek’s A.I. Chatbot Awkwardly Navigates China’s Censors Asked about sensitive topics, the bot would begin to answer, then stop and delete its own work. It refused to answer questions like: “Who is Xi Jinping?”

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/w...

Fascinating insight into how #DeepSeek “reasons” and its interaction with Chinese censorship policies.

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I am increasingly convinced that comparative politics (including especially me) has fundamentally misunderstood contemporary democratic backsliding. We are attending to elections and the rule of law, when the politics is more fundamental, about a vision for the state and society within it 1/x