Student: "After destroying careers and lives, Joseph McCarthy was discredited and cancelled."

Delighted to announce that my book Freedom on the Offensive: Human Rights, Democracy Promotion, and US Interventionism in the Late Cold War has been awarded the annual William M. LeoGrande Prize for best book on US-Latin American relations. Cornell University Press cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/978150176…

I am honored to receive this award and deeply grateful for the committee's appreciation of my work.  William M. LeoGrande's scholarship has been foundational for my own research, making this recognition especially meaningful.

To celebrate the book award, Cornell University Press is offering a 35% discount on Freedom on the Offensive. Use promo code 09AWARD. cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/978150176… #twitterstorians #diplomatichistory #foreignpolicy SHAFR Historians

BREAKING: Our latest estimates reveal that deaths in post-9/11 war zones top 4.5 million.  Read more by Miriam Berger in the @WashingtonPost: washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/…

It was a pleasure meeting US Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal at the Embassy's #Juneteenth2023 celebration. U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands

A solid review of my book Freedom on the Offensive in International Affairs: "the book provides an essential synthesis of a large body of evidence to describe the origins, dynamics and aftermath of an often-overlooked US intervention in the western hemisphere." doi-org.ezproxy.leidenuniv.nl/10.1093/ia/iia…

The stakes couldn’t be higher. The American experiment in democracy hangs in the balance. … So we made piñatas. #electionday2024 #vote #politics #trump #maga #donaldtrump #KamalaHarris #Harris_Walz2024 #america #democracy #president #voting

It was fun playing guitar at the Leiden University protest against the government’s proposed cuts to higher education. Solidarity!

Why are so many Americans turning to Bernie Sanders? Because his vision of justice appeals to millions of working- and middle-class people in an age of growing insecurity, inequality, and elite impunity. Why is Bernie Sanders Drawing Huge Crowds? open.substack.com/pub/wmschmidli…

Every university in Gaza has been destroyed. In this short piece, I write about the transnational campaign against Israel’s systematic destruction of higher education in Gaza: wmschmidli.substack.com/p/scholars-aga… #Gaza

The decision to join Israel's war on Iran reflects Trump's rejection of foreign policy expertise and the capricious, intentionally uninformed approach that is a hallmark of his presidency. Misleading from Behind: Trump, Israel, and the War with Iran open.substack.com/pub/wmschmidli…

Dreaming of Regime Change in #Iran? Time to Wake Up The US-Israeli war on Iran has opponents of the Islamic Republic dreaming of a regime change in Tehran. But Iranians deserve better: wmschmidli.substack.com/p/dreaming-of-… #IsraeliranWar #Trump #Netanyahu