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Charles Mahoney

@charleswmahoney.bsky.social

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Professor at CSULB. I research international relations, the US defense industry, US foreign policy, and extremist groups. www.charleswmahoney.com

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 11

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies. By @juliaradio.bsky.social

Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

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Charles Mahoney @charleswmahoney.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Trump’s Tariffs Leave US Business Tied Up in Costly Red Tape

Donald Trump promised to slash red tape for business. His tariff regime has gotten American companies increasingly tangled up in it.

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Charles Mahoney @charleswmahoney.bsky.social · Aug 14

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US Producer Prices Rise by Most in Three Years on Services

US wholesale inflation accelerated in July by the most in three years, suggesting companies are passing along higher import costs related to tariffs.

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Charles Mahoney @charleswmahoney.bsky.social · Aug 11

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan aren’t mainly about helping Taiwan defend itself. My new article in @irjournal.bsky.social shows they’re for political signaling purposes—diplomacy toward both China and Taiwan—and economic support for the U.S. defense industry.

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Deterrence, dollars, or diplomacy? Why the United States sells arms to Taiwan - Charles W Mahoney, 2025

This article provides the first comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing U.S. arms transfers to Taiwan from 1950 to 2020. For decades, policy analysts ...

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International Relations @irjournal.bsky.social · Aug 8

New online first article available #OpenAccess:

Deterrence, dollars, or diplomacy? Why the United States sells arms to Taiwan

Authored by Charles W Mahoney

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Nov 14

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has taken aim at the FDA’s oversight on many fronts in recent weeks. Here’s what to know.

Kennedy’s F.D.A. Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells, Heavy Metals

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers on health, is taking aim at the agency’s oversight on many fronts.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 2

The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers braced for the possibility that the agency might be shut down.

End Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say

A sense of crisis among aid groups was growing as U.S.A.I.D.’s website went dark.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Apr 28

Donald Trump “has single-handedly stunned an economy that, when he took over, was characterized by strong growth, a healthy rate of business investment, and a soaring stock market,” @johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.