Charli Carpenter
@charlicarpenter.bsky.social
only-slightly-mad scientist, int’l law prof, author of books on civilians & war. fears tyrants & nukes; welcomes spiders & refugee children. loves whitewater.
At World Politics Review (@wpr.bsky.social) this week, I explain more about how we can know that norms against nuclear non-use are getting stronger rather than weaker in an era of nuclear brinksmanship www.worldpoliticsreview.com/nuclear-weap...
The Nuclear Taboo Is Actually Getting Stronger
Far from collapsing, the nuclear taboo remains strong and by some indicators is getting stronger as a result of developments in international law.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
At World Politics Review (@wpr.bsky.social) this week, I explain more about how we can know that norms against nuclear non-use are getting stronger rather than weaker in an era of nuclear brinksmanship www.worldpoliticsreview.com/nuclear-weap...
In my latest @foreignpolicy.com piece, I trace how the nuclear taboo is increasingly grounded in international humanitarian law rather than the non-proliferation regime. foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/20/n...
Why the Nuclear Taboo Is Stronger Than Ever
Fears of proliferation and the crumbling of an earlier nuclear order could actually be accelerating international norm-building.
foreignpolicy.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In my latest @foreignpolicy.com piece, I trace how the nuclear taboo is increasingly grounded in international humanitarian law rather than the non-proliferation regime. foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/20/n...
More positive news from @umassamherst.bsky.social Human Security Lab: www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
4 in 5 US troops surveyed understand duty to disobey illegal orders
As National Guard troops head to DC, a new survey reveals service members’ understanding of the distinction between legal and illegal orders.
www.militarytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
More positive news from @umassamherst.bsky.social Human Security Lab: www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
One of the most powerful drivers in Israel's shift on food aid is the Israeli military pressuring Netanyahu to stop forcing them to carry out manifestly unlawful orders. International law at work. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/israel-aid-g...
Global Outrage Isn’t the Only Thing Driving Israel’s Shift on Aid to Gaza
Israel loosened restrictions on aid entering Gaza, suggesting it is more vulnerable to political pressure than it has been in recent months.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
One of the most powerful drivers in Israel's shift on food aid is the Israeli military pressuring Netanyahu to stop forcing them to carry out manifestly unlawful orders. International law at work. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/israel-aid-g...
Military-trained Americans want much stronger nuclear safeguards, worry about unilateral Presidential launch authority, says new UMass Human Security Lab / You Gov poll
in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/07/mili...
in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/07/mili...
Military-trained Americans’ trust in the president’s nuclear launch authority dropped during Iran Crisis. Here’s why it matters.
A recent study discovered something unexpected: The US military's confidence in the president having sole authority to launch a nuclear weapon went down when Trump authorized missile strikes on Iran. ...
thebulletin.org
July 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Military-trained Americans want much stronger nuclear safeguards, worry about unilateral Presidential launch authority, says new UMass Human Security Lab / You Gov poll
in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/07/mili...
in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/07/mili...
My latest column on why Trump should double down on, not pull out of, UN peacekeeping: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-peacekeep...
U.N. Peacekeeping Can Help Trump Advance His ‘Back to Basics’ Agenda
The U.S. under Trump is undercutting U.N. peacekeeping while saying it values those missions. It should step up its involvement instead.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My latest column on why Trump should double down on, not pull out of, UN peacekeeping: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-peacekeep...
Reposted by Charli Carpenter
The nature of the US-El Salvador deportation scheme means that Trump could be indicted by the International Criminal Court.
@charlicarpenter.bsky.social explains how it could happen:
@charlicarpenter.bsky.social explains how it could happen:
Trump’s Deportations to El Salvador Are a Case for the ICC
The nature of the U.S.-El Salvador deportation scheme means that Trump could be indicted by the International Criminal Court.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The nature of the US-El Salvador deportation scheme means that Trump could be indicted by the International Criminal Court.
@charlicarpenter.bsky.social explains how it could happen:
@charlicarpenter.bsky.social explains how it could happen:
Reposted by Charli Carpenter
One does not simply break the rules-based international order. On the American Prestige podcast this week, I talk with Danny Bessner and Derek Davison about why.
Subscribe to this excellent podcast and listen here. (Non-paywalled version available in comments.) open.spotify.com/episode/7w6K...
Subscribe to this excellent podcast and listen here. (Non-paywalled version available in comments.) open.spotify.com/episode/7w6K...
Bonus - Is the Rules-Based Order Dependent on the US? w/ Charli Carpenter (Preview)
American Prestige · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One does not simply break the rules-based international order. On the American Prestige podcast this week, I talk with Danny Bessner and Derek Davison about why.
Subscribe to this excellent podcast and listen here. (Non-paywalled version available in comments.) open.spotify.com/episode/7w6K...
Subscribe to this excellent podcast and listen here. (Non-paywalled version available in comments.) open.spotify.com/episode/7w6K...
As I head with students to the UN's nuclear ban treaty conference next week, I'm excited at my lab's emerging research findings: this treaty's very existence can and does change minds about the lawfulness of nuclear use. @nuclearban.bsky.social
The nuclear weapons ban treaty shows the power of international legal standards, even—and perhaps especially—without great power support, @charlicarpenter.bsky.social writes.
The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Matters Now More Than Ever
The nuclear weapons ban treaty shows the power of international legal standards, even—and perhaps especially—without great power support.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As I head with students to the UN's nuclear ban treaty conference next week, I'm excited at my lab's emerging research findings: this treaty's very existence can and does change minds about the lawfulness of nuclear use. @nuclearban.bsky.social
My brother Lt. Col @ehcarpenter.bsky.social's new book about his time as a peacekeeper in South Sudan is topping the charts at Amazon! A great resource for classrooms, scholars and the general public interested in world affairs… and he's about to start a book tour as well: bit.ly/3QmwT9H
Blue Helmet: My Year as a UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan
Blue Helmet: My Year as a UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan [Carpenter, Edward H., Bardalai, Gen. Apurba Kumar] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Blue Helmet: My Year as a UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan
www.amazon.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My brother Lt. Col @ehcarpenter.bsky.social's new book about his time as a peacekeeper in South Sudan is topping the charts at Amazon! A great resource for classrooms, scholars and the general public interested in world affairs… and he's about to start a book tour as well: bit.ly/3QmwT9H
Guys! Here is a great new website where you can find lots of ways to get involved in protecting our human rights and fundamental freedoms. Filter by location, issue and type of event and find ways to keep the pressure on Trump to follow the constitution. Happy Monday! www.buildtheresistance.org
Build The Resistance
www.buildtheresistance.org
February 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Guys! Here is a great new website where you can find lots of ways to get involved in protecting our human rights and fundamental freedoms. Filter by location, issue and type of event and find ways to keep the pressure on Trump to follow the constitution. Happy Monday! www.buildtheresistance.org
an early sign that institutions will hold after all? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Trump Administration Rescinds Freeze on Federal Grants and Loans: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
an early sign that institutions will hold after all? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Whew.
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered a halt to Donald Trump's sweeping aid freeze, issuing a "brief administrative stay" to preserve the status quo for at least a few days while further litigation plays out.
January 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Whew.
Civilian protection may sound like a bleeding heart issue, but the military gets tons of strategic benefits for its civilian harm mitigation dollar. Here’s why the DOD’s Center for Civilian Protrction is a bad candidate for Trump’s chopping block: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-military-...
The U.S. Military Should Focus More on Protecting Civilians, Not Less
A leaked memo suggests the U.S. military’s Civilian Protection Center could be the victim of budget cuts. If anything, the center should be expanded.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Civilian protection may sound like a bleeding heart issue, but the military gets tons of strategic benefits for its civilian harm mitigation dollar. Here’s why the DOD’s Center for Civilian Protrction is a bad candidate for Trump’s chopping block: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-military-...
my latest column in World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social: the death of the Rules-Based Order is being somewhat exaggerated
The Rules-Based Order Is Less Dependent on the U.S. Than Biden’s Critics Think
Biden often failed to uphold the rules-based order he vowed to protect. But that order doesn’t operate merely at the whim of the great powers.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
my latest column in World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social: the death of the Rules-Based Order is being somewhat exaggerated
@hsecuritylab.bsky.social's new report says Zelensky should lift the ban when martial law renews in August; @StateDept & @NATO should encourage this.
Why? For humanitarian and strategic reasons.
To find out more, read this THREAD (if you're still on Twitter):
Why? For humanitarian and strategic reasons.
To find out more, read this THREAD (if you're still on Twitter):
Tweet by @charlicarpenter
“THREAD: Over 500 days in, civilian men remain trapped inside #Ukraine's by presidential decree. @ZelenskyyUA should lift the ban when martial law renews in August. @StateDept & @NATO should enc...
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July 12, 2023 at 11:15 PM
@hsecuritylab.bsky.social's new report says Zelensky should lift the ban when martial law renews in August; @StateDept & @NATO should encourage this.
Why? For humanitarian and strategic reasons.
To find out more, read this THREAD (if you're still on Twitter):
Why? For humanitarian and strategic reasons.
To find out more, read this THREAD (if you're still on Twitter):
Over 500 days into the Ukraine war, Zelensky's travel ban on civilian men is not just hard on civilians, but unnecessary and counter-productive. New report out from @hsecuritylab.bsky.social
Human Security Lab Launches New Report Calling for End to Gender-Selective Travel Ban in Ukraine War...
Ukrainian women are particularly opposed to continuing the travel ban,
according to the latest Human Security Lab survey.
www.humansecuritylab.net
July 12, 2023 at 2:13 AM
Over 500 days into the Ukraine war, Zelensky's travel ban on civilian men is not just hard on civilians, but unnecessary and counter-productive. New report out from @hsecuritylab.bsky.social
Reposted by Charli Carpenter
New @HSecurityLab survey shows majority of Ukrainians continue to oppose @ZelenskyyUa's travel ban on men 18-60. Only 42% are in favor of retaining the ban, 58% split between "Let Men Choose" or a "Different View." http://bit.ly/44uw4AM
Survey Shows Continued Opposition to Ukraine’s Travel Ban on Men — HOME
Women are particularly unlikely to support continued restrictions on men,
and especially likely to suggest alternative policy options.
bit.ly
July 8, 2023 at 1:54 AM
New @HSecurityLab survey shows majority of Ukrainians continue to oppose @ZelenskyyUa's travel ban on men 18-60. Only 42% are in favor of retaining the ban, 58% split between "Let Men Choose" or a "Different View." http://bit.ly/44uw4AM
Russia is the predator AND it's important human rights groups look both ways. @hrw.org doing that now on cluster munitions. Perhaps next on (say) the gender-biased ban on civilian men crossing the border... ??https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/zelensky-ukraine-human-rights-putin-russia-war/
The West Can Help Ukraine Keep the Moral High Ground on Human Rights
Ukraine’s allies can help ensure Kyiv avoids committing human rights abuses in resisting Russia’s illegal war.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
July 8, 2023 at 1:41 AM
Russia is the predator AND it's important human rights groups look both ways. @hrw.org doing that now on cluster munitions. Perhaps next on (say) the gender-biased ban on civilian men crossing the border... ??https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/zelensky-ukraine-human-rights-putin-russia-war/
ok, yes i too am now one foot in Twitterhell, one in the Twitter exodus. for my inaugural BSky post I'll re-up an early LG&M essay from a whopping thirteen years back... funny how it still fits the current zeitgeist
The Would-Be Facebook Refugee's Dilemma - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dan Yoder is leaving Facebook, and implores us to “join him.” He has almost a dozen reasons why. Some of them are even good reasons. He’s not alone. And more and more of us, disenchanted, disenf...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
July 3, 2023 at 6:59 PM
ok, yes i too am now one foot in Twitterhell, one in the Twitter exodus. for my inaugural BSky post I'll re-up an early LG&M essay from a whopping thirteen years back... funny how it still fits the current zeitgeist