We are pleased to announce that Andrew Payne's WAR ON THE BALLOT is the Winner of the 2024 Richard E. Neustadt Book Prize from the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association. buff.ly/3xEfcgf Andrew Payne American_Politics

I'm in Washington, where protests are building ahead of Netanyahu's speech in Congress later today. In my latest for The Conversation I examine what this could mean for Kamala Harris' presidential bid: theconversation.com/kamala-harris-…

Summer reading sorted 👇

"Presidents were damned if they adopted the language of victory, and damned if they didn't." Highly recommend this stellar paper which explains the politics behind America's inability to extract itself from "unwinnable" wars 👇

My latest on Kamala Harris and the US elections Given its enormous power, and the fact that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have radically different world views, the US election matters, a lot, for foreign policy: the rest of the world is on tenterhooks. chathamhouse.org/2024/08/harris…

Really looking forward to chairing this Chatham House webinar on polarization and the US election, feat. Rachel Kleinfeld (Carnegie Endowment), Jordan Tama (American University/Bridging the Gap) and Jeff Friedman (Dartmouth 🌲). Monday 30 Sep, 17:00 BST. Register here: chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

The Department of International Politics are hosting a panel discussion: 🗓️ Marking one year of war and atrocities in the Middle East 🗣️ Dr Geoffrey Swenson, Juliet Dryden / BISA, Professor Suzanne Franks, Amnon Aran, Andrew Payne 🔗 Register: city.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Delighted to share a new article in Foreign Affairs by me and Jeff Friedman challenging the idea that presidential elections are all about "the economy, stupid." In 2024, as in the past, foreign policy is shaping the campaign - and vice versa: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Looking forward to kicking off a new roundtable series on the US election next Wednesday Oct 16th. We'll be discussing what the election means for US foreign policy w/ Hilde Restad (@herestad.bsky.social), Zeno Leoni and Maria Ryan - at City Int Politics or via Zoom: register below 👇

"The party is experiencing what Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and Jimmy Carter found out the hard way: foreign policy is an area fraught with political risk, where unresolved conflicts and unexpected crises can do major harm to campaigns."—Jeffrey A. Friedman and Andrew Payne,

In this Q&A with Columbia University Press, I lift the lid on the research process behind my book, "War on the Ballot," and reflect on what it tells us about the 2024 race: cupblog.org/2024/10/09/and…

Looking forward to speaking about the upcoming election and the future of US foreign policy later today with a stellar cast of panelists. Registration for online attendance below - all welcome!

Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race made it harder to contain war in the Middle East. I explain why for Scientific American here: scientificamerican.com/article/bidens…

🚨 TONIGHT! 🚨 Our "Election night explained" event is taking place tonight at 18:00 BST. We are thrilled to welcome Representative Kim Schofield and Andrew Payne to join us for this discussion. CFC members can register on the platform or via the links in their emails. See you tonight!

America does not have “one president at a time” - and Trump’s freewheeling diplomacy during this transition is recipe for chaos. Delighted to share my latest with Jeffrey H. Michaels for Foreign Policy: foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/15/uni…

How did foreign policy shape the U.S. election? Jeff Friedman and I have been crunching the numbers for Foreign Affairs: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

"Russia knows what they're doing. [Vladimir] Putin knows Donald Trump inside out and they are playing him like a fiddle right now." Senator Ruben Gallego discusses US policy towards Ukraine under Donald Trump with Andrew Payne. Watch in full: bit.ly/3RkTO5O