Scott Gehlbach

@sgehlbach.bsky.social

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University of Chicago, Political Science and Harris School. Director, PhD Program in Political Economy. Autocracy/Eurasia/HPE. Broadstreet blogger. Cards fan but o/w Chicago patriot. 🇺🇦

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Rachel Schwartz @raschwartz.bsky.social · 1d

My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...

OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.

www.oudaily.com

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 1d

Reading these accounts of federal agents’ actions in Chicago reminds me of the athletes and Afghan veterans who populated Russia’s organized-criminal groups in the 1990s. Some men just miss being the playground bully. A healthy society channels their aggression in harmless directions.

Judge hands down critical review of federal immigration agents' 'unprecedented' use of force

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis found examples of federal agents enthusiastically deploying tear gas and using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports, during their aggressive deportation campaign throug...

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Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful Fontainebleau! Political science, political economy, organizational economics, strategy, law, and more…If you’ve never been to SIOE, ask someone who has (they’re all around you).

Pauline Grosjean @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social · 1d

SIOE 2026 at INSEAD Fontainebleau! 13-15 July. Call: www.sioe.org/conference/2...

SIOE 2026 : Call for papers | SIOE

www.sioe.org

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Pauline Grosjean @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social · 1d

SIOE 2026 at INSEAD Fontainebleau! 13-15 July. Call: www.sioe.org/conference/2...

SIOE 2026 : Call for papers | SIOE

www.sioe.org

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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 1d

Looking at this photo of the US-Ukraine Geneva meeting, I wondered who was in the delegation. ABC has the list:

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

No Russia or Ukraine experts (although US Ambassador to Ukraine Davis & SACEUR Grynkewich were there).

Who is the guy with the notebook? Andy Baker. 1/2

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 3d

Must suck to think you have two Administration jobs, only to realize you actually have zero.

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Austin Carson @carsonaust.bsky.social · 4d

New article in IO:

Allies provide more than military capabilities and mutual defense. They also provide access: permission for military and intelligence missions from within their borders. This access enables American power projection and intel collection

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Allies and Access: Implications of an American Turn Away from Alliances | International Organization | Cambridge Core

Allies and Access: Implications of an American Turn Away from Alliances - Volume 79 Issue S1

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Sarah Bush @sarahbush.bsky.social · 5d

We agree that there is much to worry about. But many liberal practices inside autocracies - like holding elections, passing reforms to increase gender equality, or even limited media openness - are more than just window dressing. 4/

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WBUR @wbur.org · 5d

MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."

Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky

www.wbur.org

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · 6d

Now forthcoming at Quarterly Journal of Economics

Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis

Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...

(See thread below for an overview)

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Daniel Treisman @dstreisman.bsky.social · 7d

Trump's aggressive tilt in his 2nd term should be no surprise. His language had been growing increasingly violent for years. Documented here with Nikita Savin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 10d

Good times! @luozhaotian.bsky.social @convexify.bsky.social @virginiaminni.bsky.social @dvbarron.bsky.social

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 11d

The indefatigable Steven Fisher, formerly of Citibank Russia and Citibank Ukraine, has assembled this collection of remembrances from former expats in Russia. There is so much here, so many memories of a Russia vanished. I reminisced about riding the rails ( scottgehlbach.net/posts/4055-r...).

Once Upon a Russia: Voices From a Vanished Era

Amazon.com: Once Upon a Russia: Voices From a Vanished Era: 9781737766346: Fisher, Steven A.: Books

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Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 14d

Bravo! 💪

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 15d

Really looking forward to the first annual Workshop on Organizational and Political Economics in Chicago (OPEC!) this coming Saturday.

@luozhaotian.bsky.social has done fabulous work pulling this together.

1st Workshop on Organizational and Political Economics in Chicago | Becker Friedman Institute

bfi.uchicago.edu

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 21d

Hyde Parkers, our alderman, Desmon Yancy, is holding a town hall this evening at MSI. Let your voice be heard!

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 21d

When my father was alive, he used to bring surplus food to a pantry in my hometown. I just spoke with folks there—they have a huge line today, and it’s going to get worse. If you typically make end-of-year charitable donations, this might be a good year to move up a gift. I am sending mine now.

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 24d

Film History!

Project MUSE - Film History: An International Journal

muse.jhu.edu

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 25d

Am I dreaming?

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 26d

This is cool.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Oct 25

This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · Oct 24

If this be the price to bring down the king, so be it. But I, like many, am furious. Why, I wonder? Because I, like many, visited the White House with family and with fellow high-schoolers. I internalized the message that the White House is our house and that the president is just a guest.

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · Oct 23

Andrassy is the best street I have ever walked. Built for a promenade, made for a protest.

Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · Oct 23

This is a very, very big protest. Heroes Square alone is really big. Orban is really in trouble

Joost @almodozo.bsky.social · Oct 23

Today, Hungarians protest again. And a traveler captured an image of the crowd, snaking up Andrassy Boulevard to Heroes Square, from their RyanAir flight. Who needs drones?

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · Oct 23

This is a very, very big protest. Heroes Square alone is really big. Orban is really in trouble

Joost @almodozo.bsky.social · Oct 23

Today, Hungarians protest again. And a traveler captured an image of the crowd, snaking up Andrassy Boulevard to Heroes Square, from their RyanAir flight. Who needs drones?

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · Oct 20

Total elapsed time from “I feel like I’m 25 again!” to “I’m not 25 anymore.” #TornCalfMuscle

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · Oct 18

Loving Chicago—and America.

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Oct 17

can't wait for the next Putin-Trump summit, Hungary is a historic place to settle Ukrainian security issues

Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · Oct 14

Among the people pictured here, as of today, only @ethanbdm.bsky.social is not wanted on criminal charges in Russia. Ethan, there is still time!

Sergei has always been on the right side of history. The FSB is just catching up.

www.fsb.ru/fsb/press/me...