Benjamin Dassler
@bendassler.bsky.social
📣 happy to see this new paper co-authored with Nadia El Ghali on the “inclusion trap” in multistakeholder institutions published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social. You can read it for free below⬇️
⚠️Caught in the inclusion trap: multistakeholder institutions and autocratic accommodation by @bendassler.bsky.social and Nadia El Ghali
They propose a three-step model and use a mixed-methods study of ICANN as their case 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
They propose a three-step model and use a mixed-methods study of ICANN as their case 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📣 happy to see this new paper co-authored with Nadia El Ghali on the “inclusion trap” in multistakeholder institutions published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social. You can read it for free below⬇️
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📘 The intro to the special issue "Victims of their own success? How successful liberal orders can become self-undermining" highlights how liberalism destabilises itself through excess, exploitation and exhaustion 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📘 The intro to the special issue "Victims of their own success? How successful liberal orders can become self-undermining" highlights how liberalism destabilises itself through excess, exploitation and exhaustion 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Diese Warnung ist unmissverständlich.
@francescabria.bsky.social & @josebautista.bsky.social haben das Vorgehen von US-Big-Tech kartografiert.
Ihre Fazit: Ein autoritäres Netzwerk ist auch hier dabei den Staat zu privatisieren.
Wir müssen #Palantir & Co den Stecker ziehen bevor es zu spät ist.
@francescabria.bsky.social & @josebautista.bsky.social haben das Vorgehen von US-Big-Tech kartografiert.
Ihre Fazit: Ein autoritäres Netzwerk ist auch hier dabei den Staat zu privatisieren.
Wir müssen #Palantir & Co den Stecker ziehen bevor es zu spät ist.
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Diese Warnung ist unmissverständlich.
@francescabria.bsky.social & @josebautista.bsky.social haben das Vorgehen von US-Big-Tech kartografiert.
Ihre Fazit: Ein autoritäres Netzwerk ist auch hier dabei den Staat zu privatisieren.
Wir müssen #Palantir & Co den Stecker ziehen bevor es zu spät ist.
@francescabria.bsky.social & @josebautista.bsky.social haben das Vorgehen von US-Big-Tech kartografiert.
Ihre Fazit: Ein autoritäres Netzwerk ist auch hier dabei den Staat zu privatisieren.
Wir müssen #Palantir & Co den Stecker ziehen bevor es zu spät ist.
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When authoritarians tell you they like authoritarianism, over and over and over and over and over again, believe them
Trump on Egypt: "They have very little crime. Because they don't play games. That's why. Like we do in the United States with governors that have no idea what they're doing."
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When authoritarians tell you they like authoritarianism, over and over and over and over and over again, believe them
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I‘m sure these hundreds of US generals and admirals were very happy to be used as props in a campaign performance for Fox News by the former Fox News talking head and the former reality TV personality that never served, while being insulted as „decayed“ and „fat“. Brilliant move.
September 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I‘m sure these hundreds of US generals and admirals were very happy to be used as props in a campaign performance for Fox News by the former Fox News talking head and the former reality TV personality that never served, while being insulted as „decayed“ and „fat“. Brilliant move.
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Author copies for
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!
If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!
If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
September 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Author copies for
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!
If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!
If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
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Exclusive: The White House is developing a plan that could change how universities are awarded research grants, giving a competitive advantage to schools that pledge to adhere to the values and policies of the Trump administration.
White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies
The proposal has the potential to transform the government’s vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.
wapo.st
September 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Exclusive: The White House is developing a plan that could change how universities are awarded research grants, giving a competitive advantage to schools that pledge to adhere to the values and policies of the Trump administration.
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“It is a tragic and destructive irony that, in the name of national security, the United States is now injuring the allies that have contributed the most to its economic well-being while leaving China far less disadvantaged,” writes @adamposen.bsky.social.
The New Economic Geography
Who profits in a post-American world?
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“It is a tragic and destructive irony that, in the name of national security, the United States is now injuring the allies that have contributed the most to its economic well-being while leaving China far less disadvantaged,” writes @adamposen.bsky.social.
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Absolutely wild how we’ve normalized the use of extra-legal & unconstitutional threats to coerce the behavior of private institutions
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
Behind Closed Doors, Harvard Officials Debate a Risky Truce With Trump
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Absolutely wild how we’ve normalized the use of extra-legal & unconstitutional threats to coerce the behavior of private institutions
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
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"If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation... Musk’s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character — a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he’s seen for the rest of his public life."
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation... Musk’s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character — a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he’s seen for the rest of his public life."
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We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.
Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science
Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby
#Polisky #poliscijobs
Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science
Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby
#Polisky #poliscijobs
May 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.
Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science
Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby
#Polisky #poliscijobs
Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science
Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby
#Polisky #poliscijobs
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Quite unusually among policy makers taking up the notion, his working definition is pretty well exactly right (or at least what Abe and I intended by it)
April 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Quite unusually among policy makers taking up the notion, his working definition is pretty well exactly right (or at least what Abe and I intended by it)
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Insider trading in politics is state-sanctioned theft dressed up as “strategy.” They get the death toll early and use it to double portfolios. While we panic, they profit, turning bloodshed into stock tips. It’s not public service; it’s a heist with better PR.
Incoming Punishment: A stern letter.
Incoming Punishment: A stern letter.
April 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Insider trading in politics is state-sanctioned theft dressed up as “strategy.” They get the death toll early and use it to double portfolios. While we panic, they profit, turning bloodshed into stock tips. It’s not public service; it’s a heist with better PR.
Incoming Punishment: A stern letter.
Incoming Punishment: A stern letter.
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The world’s richest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth, the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after Trump pledged to pause tariffs for some countries
Billionaires Score Best-Ever Day as Stocks Soar on Tariff Pause
The world’s wealthiest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth on Wednesday — the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — as stock markets soared after ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The world’s richest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth, the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after Trump pledged to pause tariffs for some countries
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“We are bewildered,” said a senior fellow of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, a US treaty ally. “It’s worse now to be a U.S. ally than to be an adversary.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
China, E.U. prepare ‘countermeasures’ as Trump tariffs unite friends and foes
Allies and adversaries alike were reeling from Trump’s tariff blitz, with some signaling they were ready to retaliate, while others were still hoping for talks.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“We are bewildered,” said a senior fellow of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, a US treaty ally. “It’s worse now to be a U.S. ally than to be an adversary.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Great piece on the insane underlying "logic" of the MAGA tariffs.
"There is some method to the madness - it's just a nonsensical method"
www.ft.com/content/e025...
"There is some method to the madness - it's just a nonsensical method"
www.ft.com/content/e025...
Reciprocal tariffs: you won’t believe how they came up with the numbers
There is some method to the madness — it’s just a nonsensical method
www.ft.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Great piece on the insane underlying "logic" of the MAGA tariffs.
"There is some method to the madness - it's just a nonsensical method"
www.ft.com/content/e025...
"There is some method to the madness - it's just a nonsensical method"
www.ft.com/content/e025...
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CORRECTION: No tariffs on Russia, but the penguins on the Heard and McDonald Islands are hit with 10% on all their feather exports
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Launches Trade War With Penguins, Not Putin
Donald Trump’s new global trade war declaration will place tariffs on America’s economic allies and Arctic waterfowl, but not Russia.
www.rollingstone.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
CORRECTION: No tariffs on Russia, but the penguins on the Heard and McDonald Islands are hit with 10% on all their feather exports
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Trump claims that European states charging VAT is a “tariff” on US goods!
Where does this madness end?
Eg. when I pay a 20% tip on a meal in an American restaurant, should I see this as a tariff on the eating service I am selling to America?
🤷♂️
Where does this madness end?
Eg. when I pay a 20% tip on a meal in an American restaurant, should I see this as a tariff on the eating service I am selling to America?
🤷♂️
April 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Trump claims that European states charging VAT is a “tariff” on US goods!
Where does this madness end?
Eg. when I pay a 20% tip on a meal in an American restaurant, should I see this as a tariff on the eating service I am selling to America?
🤷♂️
Where does this madness end?
Eg. when I pay a 20% tip on a meal in an American restaurant, should I see this as a tariff on the eating service I am selling to America?
🤷♂️
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Großartig aufbereiteter Einblick in den "Markt" wissenschaftlichen Publizierens ...
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Steuerskandal: Wissenschaft hinter Paywalls
Wissenschaftliche Artikel hinter Paywalls und milliardenschwere Verlage profitieren. Bei MAITHINK X zeigt Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, was man noch tun kann.
www.zdf.de
March 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Großartig aufbereiteter Einblick in den "Markt" wissenschaftlichen Publizierens ...
www.zdf.de/play/shows/m...
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There is a new encyclopaedia covering all things IR, compiled by Beate Jahn & Sebastian Schindler. It's got almost 200 entries from lots of great colleagues.
I was happy to contribute an entry on "Institutions". Can't wait to dive into all the other entries ⬇️! 📚 be sure to check it out! 😊
I was happy to contribute an entry on "Institutions". Can't wait to dive into all the other entries ⬇️! 📚 be sure to check it out! 😊
Beate Jahn & Sebastian Schindler have compiled a fantastic “Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations." What makes it special is that it not only covers well-known IR concepts but also many less-established ones—such as art, failure, friendship, or post-truth. A great resource! 🙏
lmy.de/mjCbh
lmy.de/mjCbh
March 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There is a new encyclopaedia covering all things IR, compiled by Beate Jahn & Sebastian Schindler. It's got almost 200 entries from lots of great colleagues.
I was happy to contribute an entry on "Institutions". Can't wait to dive into all the other entries ⬇️! 📚 be sure to check it out! 😊
I was happy to contribute an entry on "Institutions". Can't wait to dive into all the other entries ⬇️! 📚 be sure to check it out! 😊
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In this blog, we discuss the intuition behind and implications of our (and other people's) research on institutional design of IOs published in ISQ (@isanet.bsky.social) and elsewhere.
🏢 International organisations such as the IMF & WHO face many challenges. @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social @bendassler.bsky.social @huysmans.bsky.social argue that institutional rules can help balance power relations ⚖️ & stabilise international cooperation in times of power shifts.
➡️ bit.ly/4c0vEa7
➡️ bit.ly/4c0vEa7
How legal safeguards stabilise power relations in international organisations
International organisations are being challenged from two sides. Weak and rising states are demanding more influence, while declining Western powers turn away from institutions they helped to create. ...
bit.ly
March 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
In this blog, we discuss the intuition behind and implications of our (and other people's) research on institutional design of IOs published in ISQ (@isanet.bsky.social) and elsewhere.
What reforms can stabilise IOs in an era of shifting global power dynamics and increasing contestation?
Read @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social, Martijn Huysmans and my thoughts on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👇
They are based on our recent ISQ article, available OA here:
academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Read @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social, Martijn Huysmans and my thoughts on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👇
They are based on our recent ISQ article, available OA here:
academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
March 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What reforms can stabilise IOs in an era of shifting global power dynamics and increasing contestation?
Read @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social, Martijn Huysmans and my thoughts on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👇
They are based on our recent ISQ article, available OA here:
academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Read @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social, Martijn Huysmans and my thoughts on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👇
They are based on our recent ISQ article, available OA here:
academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
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Already inserted in the lastest ISQ issue, in good company with @bendassler.bsky.social, Soo Yeon Kim, Evgeny Postnikov, @jp-singh.bsky.social and other IPE scholars
🎉 Excited to share our new paper in ISQ, with @jfmorin.bsky.social, @cbrandi.bsky.social & Jakob Schwab!
We show how trade provisions can boost environmental treaties, pushing members to strengthen commitments ✍️ and attracting non-members to join 🤝.
Open access 🔗 academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
We show how trade provisions can boost environmental treaties, pushing members to strengthen commitments ✍️ and attracting non-members to join 🤝.
Open access 🔗 academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Using Trade Provisions to Make Environmental Agreements More Dynamic
Abstract. This article examines the impact of trade provisions on treaty dynamism. It differentiates between static treaties, which remain unaltered, and d
academic.oup.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Already inserted in the lastest ISQ issue, in good company with @bendassler.bsky.social, Soo Yeon Kim, Evgeny Postnikov, @jp-singh.bsky.social and other IPE scholars