NK Finney
@nathankfinney.com
Servant of the Republic | Fellow, Duke Program on American Grand Strategy, @AtlanticCouncil.bsky.social, & the Pacific Forum | Ed., @britjnlmilhist.bsky.social | Pres, @milwritersguild.bsky.social | Historian of WWI (book @cornellupress.bsky.social)
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NK Finney
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· Oct 5
Orchestrating Power by Nathan K. Finney | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
Orchestrating Power explores how the expansion of the American state for the First World War reshaped the nature of governance. This wartime state expansion is examined through the creation, structure...
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Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War” has an official publication date of December 15, 2025!
Please pre-order a copy (40% discount: 09FORTY) & consider asking your local or university library to order a copy!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Please pre-order a copy (40% discount: 09FORTY) & consider asking your local or university library to order a copy!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Apparently DoD’s priority theater follows me around…
January 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Apparently DoD’s priority theater follows me around…
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
Great to make the pilgrimage up to the Triangle…spend some time with smart friends and see the old stomping grounds.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Great to make the pilgrimage up to the Triangle…spend some time with smart friends and see the old stomping grounds.
“Translating emotions and thoughts into words on paper is a complex mental task. It involves…engaging brain areas associated with memory and decision-making. It also involves putting those memories into language, activating the brain’s visual and motor systems.”
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Neuroscience explains why writing creates mental clarity
Writing offers a unique way to name your pain and create distance from it. By engaging the brain’s memory and decision-making centers, this simple daily practice helps shift your mindset from overwhel...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“Translating emotions and thoughts into words on paper is a complex mental task. It involves…engaging brain areas associated with memory and decision-making. It also involves putting those memories into language, activating the brain’s visual and motor systems.”
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www.psypost.org/neuroscience...
Perfect New Year’s Day…reading a good book while the wife works a puzzle.
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Perfect New Year’s Day…reading a good book while the wife works a puzzle.
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Happy New Year! We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest.
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Happy New Year! We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest.
Last day (in 2025) to grab a copy of “Orchestrating Power”!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Last day (in 2025) to grab a copy of “Orchestrating Power”!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
It wasn’t a banner year for reading, but it was eclectic. Aiming for twice as many in 2026.
If I could recommend only one, it’s definitely “Death of the Author” by @nnedi.bsky.social. Her books are imaginative, innovative, and thoughtful.
If I could recommend only one, it’s definitely “Death of the Author” by @nnedi.bsky.social. Her books are imaginative, innovative, and thoughtful.
December 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It wasn’t a banner year for reading, but it was eclectic. Aiming for twice as many in 2026.
If I could recommend only one, it’s definitely “Death of the Author” by @nnedi.bsky.social. Her books are imaginative, innovative, and thoughtful.
If I could recommend only one, it’s definitely “Death of the Author” by @nnedi.bsky.social. Her books are imaginative, innovative, and thoughtful.
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My latest list of China books of the year up at @fivebooks.com —along with an interview (key to read for a sense of the books AND at the end has a note explaining some of the rules I set myself embarking on an impossible task given how many good works keep coming out) fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
The Best China Books of 2025
American professor and modern Chinese history specialist Jeffrey Wasserstrom recommends favourite books about China published in 2025.
fivebooks.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My latest list of China books of the year up at @fivebooks.com —along with an interview (key to read for a sense of the books AND at the end has a note explaining some of the rules I set myself embarking on an impossible task given how many good works keep coming out) fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
Recreated one of my favorite family photos - this time with “Orchestrating Power” and in front of @uarizona Old Main (and by the fountain Jennifer and I would meet at to get lunch before we started formally dating).
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December 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Recreated one of my favorite family photos - this time with “Orchestrating Power” and in front of @uarizona Old Main (and by the fountain Jennifer and I would meet at to get lunch before we started formally dating).
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Great conversation with @milwritersguild.bsky.social Board of Advisors member, GEN Brunson.
Three commands. One tense peninsula. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson dropped by WOTR HQ to talk readiness, risk, and South Korea’s evolving role in East Asia.
Listen here: pod.link/682478916/e...
Listen here: pod.link/682478916/e...
December 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Great conversation with @milwritersguild.bsky.social Board of Advisors member, GEN Brunson.
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I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone and… *ope*… set this right here in case someone is curious.
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National WWI Museum and Memorial Writing Award - Call for Submissions
The National WWI Museum and Memorial Writing Award recognizes a nonfiction book or article on the Great War and its enduring impact on the global community. Submissions are due June 1, 2026.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone and… *ope*… set this right here in case someone is curious.
www.theworldwar.org/news/nationa...
www.theworldwar.org/news/nationa...
This may not be the release you were looking for today, but trust me…it’s a better read.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This may not be the release you were looking for today, but trust me…it’s a better read.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
How can you tell a book is based on a dissertation? ⅓ of the pages are citations… #OrchestratingPower
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December 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
How can you tell a book is based on a dissertation? ⅓ of the pages are citations… #OrchestratingPower
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“The white paper outlined this plan without deference to or even acknowledgement of U.S. sensitivities, likely putting China on a collision course with the United States in the region in the months and years ahead.”
thediplomat.com/2025/12/chin...
thediplomat.com/2025/12/chin...
China’s 2025 White Paper on Latin America Sets the Stage for Renewed Competition With the US
The new document declared China’s intention to expand its influence on all fronts, even as the U.S. is turning its focus to the Western Hemisphere.
thediplomat.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“The white paper outlined this plan without deference to or even acknowledgement of U.S. sensitivities, likely putting China on a collision course with the United States in the region in the months and years ahead.”
thediplomat.com/2025/12/chin...
thediplomat.com/2025/12/chin...
December 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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If you didn't know there was a combination President Andrew Jackson and US Army Ranger museum in Northern Ireland, consider your day enriched.
Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Museum - Carrickfergus
Located less than a mile from Carrickfergus town centre, the Andrew Jackson Cottage is a traditional thatched Ulster –Scots farmhouse built in 1750s.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you didn't know there was a combination President Andrew Jackson and US Army Ranger museum in Northern Ireland, consider your day enriched.
Kept track of all the pics from friends and family as “Orchestrating Power” hit their mailboxes.
On the official release day, a huge thanks to all those that pre-ordered the book! Thanks to David Silbey and Bethany Wasik at CUP, as well!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
On the official release day, a huge thanks to all those that pre-ordered the book! Thanks to David Silbey and Bethany Wasik at CUP, as well!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
December 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kept track of all the pics from friends and family as “Orchestrating Power” hit their mailboxes.
On the official release day, a huge thanks to all those that pre-ordered the book! Thanks to David Silbey and Bethany Wasik at CUP, as well!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
On the official release day, a huge thanks to all those that pre-ordered the book! Thanks to David Silbey and Bethany Wasik at CUP, as well!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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Just asked my library to buy a copy of Nate's book too. Check it out.
Just finished up a great chat with @mickcook.bsky.social about “Orchestrating Power” for The Dead Prussian podcast…always good to gab with you, mate!
Look for the episode soon…
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Look for the episode soon…
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Orchestrating Power by Nathan K. Finney | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
Orchestrating Power explores how the expansion of the American state for the First World War reshaped the nature of governance. This wartime state expansion is examined through the creation, structure...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
December 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just asked my library to buy a copy of Nate's book too. Check it out.
Just finished up a great chat with @mickcook.bsky.social about “Orchestrating Power” for The Dead Prussian podcast…always good to gab with you, mate!
Look for the episode soon…
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Look for the episode soon…
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Orchestrating Power by Nathan K. Finney | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
Orchestrating Power explores how the expansion of the American state for the First World War reshaped the nature of governance. This wartime state expansion is examined through the creation, structure...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
December 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just finished up a great chat with @mickcook.bsky.social about “Orchestrating Power” for The Dead Prussian podcast…always good to gab with you, mate!
Look for the episode soon…
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Look for the episode soon…
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Its release-eve! “Orchestrating Power” is officially released tomorrow. Today is the last day to get in your pre-order…please consider grabbing your copy (or a copy for your history nerd friends and family) to ensure they arrive before Christmas!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
December 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Its release-eve! “Orchestrating Power” is officially released tomorrow. Today is the last day to get in your pre-order…please consider grabbing your copy (or a copy for your history nerd friends and family) to ensure they arrive before Christmas!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Nothing like awarding great work from phenomenal people! Lacey Enyart was awarded the Bronze Order of St. Gabriel. Normally awarded to Army Strategists, Lacey (a Force Manager) more than earned it through her brilliant work. Easily one of the best teammates I’ve had in over 20 years in the Army.
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Nothing like awarding great work from phenomenal people! Lacey Enyart was awarded the Bronze Order of St. Gabriel. Normally awarded to Army Strategists, Lacey (a Force Manager) more than earned it through her brilliant work. Easily one of the best teammates I’ve had in over 20 years in the Army.
Excited "Orchestrating Power" made the 2025 book list for the great team @contingent-mag.bsky.social!
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@cornellupress.bsky.social @milwritersguild.bsky.social @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
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2025 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
contingentmagazine.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Excited "Orchestrating Power" made the 2025 book list for the great team @contingent-mag.bsky.social!
contingentmagazine.org/2025/12/02/2...
@cornellupress.bsky.social @milwritersguild.bsky.social @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
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@cornellupress.bsky.social @milwritersguild.bsky.social @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
Crazy week after a very busy last 6 months. Sorry to see GEN Drew Poppas go today as we cased the colors of US Army Forces Command, but excited to work for GEN Joe Ryan as he unfurled the colors for US Army Western Hemisphere Command (WHC)…
December 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Crazy week after a very busy last 6 months. Sorry to see GEN Drew Poppas go today as we cased the colors of US Army Forces Command, but excited to work for GEN Joe Ryan as he unfurled the colors for US Army Western Hemisphere Command (WHC)…