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In the 1960s, the Johnson Administration tried to get Brazil to fight in the Vietnam War. No Latin American country mattered more for the U.S. Top Brazilian officials wanted it, too. So why didn’t it happen? Check out my article in The International History Review Journal tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Check out this article by GRI's Director of Forums and Research Initiatives, Ryan A. Musto! His #research situates Latin America within the context of the Vietnam War and provides insights into U.S. military goals. Read more at ow.ly/5i3950StQG8! #WilliamandMary

My article "Narrative as a Form of Applied History" is now published by Journal of Applied History brill.com/view/journals/…

What is the best place to study IR at BA, MA, and PhD levels? Been doing this survey and reputational ranking with FP for 20 years. Lesson: Reputations are sticky! We added a 4th category (best PhD for policy work) and also surveyed policymakers and think tankers.

Thanks to generous support from wmlibraries, my The International History Review Journal article on the quest to get Brazil to fight in the Vietnam War is now Open Access. Check it out!

It was a privilege to participate in the workshop on nuclear weapon free zones (NWFZs) hosted by UN Office for Disarmament Affairs MFA Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Disarmament in Astana this week. We looked to foster cooperation and consultation amongst NWFZs, and to strengthen regional denuclearization more broadly.

It was a pleasure to sit down with Erin O'Brien to talk more about my recent War on the Rocks piece on The Insider podcast: warontherocks.com/episode/the-in…

Scott Sagan: "Opinion: I study nuclear war. Kamala Harris must be our next president." freep.com/story/opinion/… via Detroit Free Press

From my colleague Moritz S. Graefrath. This is worth your time if you are thinking about U.S. troops in Europe, the pivot to Asia, and/or the post-Russia-Ukraine War. Stephen Walt, Ryan A. Musto, Marcus Holmes, William Ruger 🇺🇸, Dr. Ammar A. Malik عمار ملک, Joshua Huminski, Maurits van der Veen

For AidData, I provided some data-driven insights on today’s inauguration of Chancay port in Peru, which is operated by a joint venture between COSCO (60%) and Volcan Compañía Minera (40%): aiddata.org/blog/chancay-p…

So delighted to share that my first book – Abiding Influence (Stanford Press) – was officially approved for publication from the Stanford Faculty Editorial Board! The book will examine how #nationalism has impacted U.S. foreign policy in the #Asia Pacific. More to come soon!

How do experts and the public see the proposed U.S. Steel sale? How do scholars and the U.S. public characterize China, the EU, and India today? Alexandra Guisinger, Katja Kleinberg, and Anna Rowland explore these questions in @GoodAuth w/ TRIP Snap Poll data. Details in the thread!🧵

📢 Interested in making a difference in nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation? There's still time to apply for OPANAL Internship Program! 🌟 🗓️ Deadline: 8 January 2025 📄 Apply now: opanal.org/en/programa-de… Don't miss this unique opportunity!

Diplomatic/military historians: Who is expert in the history of U.S. security assistance? Thanks in advance for any recs!

Speaking as a former U.S. anti-corruption official, this is not a thing.

Looking forward to reading Eddie Fishman's new book, Chokepoints, out today. Few have studied issues around economic statecraft with more intensity and insight than Eddie. My copy arrived last night while I was on a train...don't make the same mistake. amazon.com/dp/0593712978?…

Now on Bluesky - come find me! @ryanamusto.bsky.social

Physical copies are arriving! If you are attending AAS next week, you can find a copy at the University of California Press (is on Bluesky) exhibit booth! ucpress.edu/books/in-the-g…