From Grand Strategy to imperial cocktails, invasions to economics and workplace reforms International Security Studies fellows have it covered! Vivien Chang Daniel Chardell Ian Seavey Mattie C. Webb and Goitom Gebreluel

Did you read your SHAFR Historians eblast?? Council on Foreign Relations is upping the ante with an additional $2,500 in travel funds! Complete the survey by FRIDAY. It's a great US diplomatic history refresher. I'll admit, there were one or two I had to look up. research.net/r/JM7PYR5

Though it's been out in the world for a few weeks now, #CatastrophicDiplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century, is now officially published! If you order from UNC Press, the book is 30% off with the promo code 01SOCIAL30. Thanks for considering!

Excellent news for historians of humanitarianism & disasters: the catalogue for the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (League of Red Cross Societies) Library & Archives is finally online!! Lots of digitized material, too. Yay! ifrc.soutron.net/public/catalog…

My book, TAKING AMERICA BACK: THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT AND THE FAR RIGHT, is now available for pre-order. Pub. date is April 16! amazon.com/Taking-America…

Our forum on U.S. Military Humanitarianism in Modern American History @modamhist.bsky.social is out! It grew out of a panel at last year’s SHAFR Conference. Many thanks to fellow forum contributors Julia Irwin Adam Seipp Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walters 🇺🇦 and @elisabmpiller! cambridge.org/core/journals/…

I wrote an article in the Journal of American History about how asylum fits into this history. If you are interested, see below, and check out whole issue on the legacy of 1924 law. academic.oup.com/jah/article-ab…

Jay Sarkar, Renata Keller, Christopher McKnight Nichols, and I are delighted to announce the official launch of our new UNC Press book series -- "InterConnections: The Global 20th Century." Check out our website for more information! uncpress.org/series/interco…

If you’re at SHAFR Conference today (Friday), please join us at the UNC Press booth from 3:15-3:40 to celebrate the launch of InterConnections: The Global 20th Century! UNC Press is sponsoring the afternoon coffee break. I’ll be there with @DrJSarkar and Christopher Nichols @CMcKNichols.bsky.social. Come chat!

Very excited to share the first issue of JDS with the world -- any day now! Please feel free to get in touch if you have ideas for an article. In addition to research articles, also also seek innovative forms of scholarship (research notes, dialogues, visualizations, etc.).

The first issue of JDS is now live and free to read in open-access!

One week left to vote in SHAFR election! - mailchi.mp/852b0ead162a/o…

My department is hiring a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Public Affairs/Security Studies! Please consider applying and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! SHAFR Historians APSA IASA - International American Studies Association SMH Historians careers.utrgv.edu/postings/44395…

Check out this awesome H-Diplo, with RJISSF roundtable review where Lauren Turek, @daviderodogno1, @Megan_A_Black, Shoon Murray, Kevin O'Sullivan and I discuss Julia Irwin's terrific new book Catastrophic Diplomacy!! SHAFR Historians UNC Press SMH Historians networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

I am very pleased to share the H-Diplo, with RJISSF Roundtable of my book, _Catastrophic Diplomacy_. Many, many thanks to Jana Lipman, Kevin O’Sullivan, @daviderodogno1, Ian Seavey, Shoon Murray, and Megan Black for their generous and thoughtful reviews! networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

So I’m pretty much over at the other place now, but I’m super proud of this op-ed and wanted to get it out there. Finally bringing my love of talking about (and drinking) whiskey together with academia! time.com/7269684/why-ca…

Ever wonder how vodka usurped whiskey as the most consumed spirit in the U.S.? Read on for a story of immigrants, gender, new advertising techniques, and Cold War cultural politics. time.com/7285018/how-vo…