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Naazneen Barma
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Scrivner Professor of Public Policy, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Director of the Scrivner Institute of Public Policy at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs, University of Denver | Principal, Bridging the Gap | 🏳️‍🌈 .. more

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Scrivner Institute of Public Policy @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social · 5d
Featuring faculty affiliates @deborahavant.bsky.social, @smotus.bsky.social, Martin Rhodes, & @sigmandecides.bsky.social.

Moderated by Scrivner Institute Director @naazneenbarma.bsky.social & Sie Center Director Rachel Epstein.

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Naazneen Barma @naazneenbarma.bsky.social · 5d
Enormous thanks to @carnegie.org and the Raymond Frankel Foundation for renewing their generous support of our work @bridgingthegap.bsky.social, housed @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social
bridgingthegap.bsky.social Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · 5d
The Bridging the Gap team is humbled and grateful to announce continued programming with renewed funding of $2+ million through 2028!

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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · 5d
The Bridging the Gap team is humbled and grateful to announce continued programming with renewed funding of $2+ million through 2028!

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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 7d
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
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Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
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Scrivner Institute of Public Policy @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 2
Featuring @wendyedelberg.bsky.social (@brookings.edu), @mschmitt9.bsky.social (@newamerica.org), & Neena Shenai (AEI)

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Scrivner Institute of Public Policy @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 2
Denver Dialogues: Trade, Tariffs & Limits of Executive Power

📅 Dec 16 | 🕔3:45–5PM MT | 💻Zoom

Tariffs are reshaping global trade and raising important constitutional questions. Join us to explore their impact on the economy, international relations, and U.S. governance.

Register: bit.ly/48fS9rB

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Scrivner Institute of Public Policy @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social · Nov 25
We’re celebrating an exciting milestone this quarter — 5 years as a research institute @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social

Since Fall 2020, we've:
🗨️ Hosted timely policy events
📚 Supported innovative faculty research
🎓 Revamped our degree programs

Read our Impact Report to learn more: bit.ly/3XPZB6B

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Naazneen Barma @naazneenbarma.bsky.social · Oct 8
Hahrie, congratulations! Such wonderful news — and can't wait to see what you will do with it!

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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · Sep 24
We are so proud to be the home of @bridgingthegap.bsky.social! Congratulations to @naazneenbarma.bsky.social and the BtG team on their award of a new, $1M grant from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social to bring scholarly insights to public debate & decision-making on global challenges and U.S. foreign policy.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 94 Grants Totaling $63,219,000 | Carnegie Corporation of New York
At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on September 11, 2025, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Board of Trustees approved 94 grants totaling $63,219,000. Brief descriptions of each board-app...
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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · Sep 23
2025 IPSI alum Hana Attia recently published the article 'When and How Do Presidents Terminate Sanctions? The Effect of Domestic Factors on US Sanctions Policy.' Check it out below!
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When and How Do Presidents Terminate Sanctions? The Effect of Domestic Factors on US Sanctions Policy
Abstract. How do domestic factors influence US presidents’ decisions to lift sanctions? Drawing on work emphasizing the domestic costs related to leaders’
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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · Sep 15
Congratulations to Jordan Tama and Susanna Campbell on the publication of their book chapter, "Bridging the Gap in International Relations" (chapter 24) in the new Handbook of International Relations!

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · Sep 14
I wrote a column responding to Ezra Klein’s eulogy for Charlie Kirk, and argued that democracy depends not just on civil disagreement, but on the civic equality that Kirk passionately opposed.

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Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life | Moira Donegan
In the wake of horror, honest accountings of his life have not only become rare – they have also become dangerous
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Sep 13
New, from me:
It was a terrible week, one that inspired some truly awful takes. The worst was the effort by Bari Weiss and The Free Press to smear universities as "the biggest culprits" to blame American political violence, with faculty training "jihadis."
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The worst takes from a bad week
The Free Press, about to take over CBS News, blames universities for American political violence
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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · Sep 12
Blog: US Funding of International Organizations Has Collapsed

With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more.

FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.

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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · Sep 11
The Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project is seeking proposals for short-term collaborative research partnerships between academic researchers and policy practitioners! Find more information below!

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · Sep 11
The political economy of Turning Point USA and its sister organizations (written a couple of years ago) crookedtimber.org/2023/03/06/c...
Conservatives on campus — Crooked Timber
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Sep 10
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.

Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.

Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.

It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 10
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off

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Morgan Edwards @energymorgan.bsky.social · Sep 8
Excited to share that we're hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at UW-Madison! Priority deadline October 24. Madison is a fantastic place to be...feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the position.

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Sabrina Karim @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social · Sep 8
Multilateralism is not necessarily fading! There is still civilian support for it in different parts of the world. Using two sets of independent conjoint experiments, we show that civilians in Liberia prefer multilateral actors (the UN) to oversee (not rebuild) security sector reforms
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#OpenAccess from @iojournal.bsky.social -

International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia - cup.org/47q06KN

- Cameron Mailhot & @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 7
The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
Postal traffic to US drops more than 80% after trade exemption rule ends, UN agency says
The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Sep 6
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Sep 6
I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Sep 6
if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Sep 6
it is always worth remembering that vance made a conscious decision to be a person of low character. he has eagerly contorted himself into evil for the sake of what amounts to a whiff of power.
stevenbeschloss.bsky.social Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Sep 6
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.

May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Sep 6
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.

May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Sep 6
“Transactional agreements.” Sure @NYTimes. If someone says they’ll smash your kneecaps, unless you give them money, we can call that a transaction agreement as well. Or you could use the easier word: extortion, or more colloquially, a shakedown . www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What Has the Trump Administration Gotten From Law Firms and Universities?
A recent ruling against the Trump administration’s federal funding cuts was a temporary win for Harvard. But a dozen other institutions already struck deals with the government involving millions of d...
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