Dov H. Levin
@dovlevin.bsky.social
Asso. Professor of IR, HKU. Foreign election interference (& interventions)|Strategic Public Diplomacy| FP preferences| US Foreign Policy| War & Peace. Book on foreign election interference "Meddling in the Ballot Box" at OUP. Opinions are mine only
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this operation will cause to the international system in a way little discussed thus far. /2
January 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
this operation will cause to the international system in a way little discussed thus far. /2
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And the 4th I think is really insightful:
That this operation will undermine international diplomacy and trust in diplomatic immunity.
World leaders — especially of weaker rivals and opponents — will be more leary of setting foot on U.S. soil, and even attending the UN
That this operation will undermine international diplomacy and trust in diplomatic immunity.
World leaders — especially of weaker rivals and opponents — will be more leary of setting foot on U.S. soil, and even attending the UN
January 6, 2026 at 3:30 AM
And the 4th I think is really insightful:
That this operation will undermine international diplomacy and trust in diplomatic immunity.
World leaders — especially of weaker rivals and opponents — will be more leary of setting foot on U.S. soil, and even attending the UN
That this operation will undermine international diplomacy and trust in diplomatic immunity.
World leaders — especially of weaker rivals and opponents — will be more leary of setting foot on U.S. soil, and even attending the UN
Thanks for reading! Happy to hear that you (mostly) liked it.
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Thanks for reading! Happy to hear that you (mostly) liked it.
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
this operation will cause to the international system in a way little discussed thus far. /2
January 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
this operation will cause to the international system in a way little discussed thus far. /2
There is an even older precedent the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine bsky.app/profile/dovl...
Trumps new FIRC attempt in Venezuela his feels like throwback to early 20 Century US behavior in Latin America. Teddy Roosevelt declared in 1905 the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine- "Chronic wrongdoing...may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention /1
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM
There is an even older precedent the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine bsky.app/profile/dovl...
the references of the Trump to the use of law enforcement personnel & trial for Maduro sounds like rerun of that. When Trump said he wanted the Monroe Doctrine back he wasn't joking alas.../3 www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1905)
EnlargeDownload Link Citation: Theodore Roosevelt's Annual Message to Congress for 1904; House Records HR 58A-K2; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives; Record Group 233; Center for Legislative...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
the references of the Trump to the use of law enforcement personnel & trial for Maduro sounds like rerun of that. When Trump said he wanted the Monroe Doctrine back he wasn't joking alas.../3 www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
by some civilized nation... and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power." /2
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
by some civilized nation... and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power." /2
That was a good one. Asimov, as a STEM trained guy, was doing a quiet parody of 1950s polling techniques in that one- but yes nowadays the AI reference would fit quite well...
December 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
That was a good one. Asimov, as a STEM trained guy, was doing a quiet parody of 1950s polling techniques in that one- but yes nowadays the AI reference would fit quite well...
Yup- this is a classic example of the mixture of pettiness and utter viciousness and outright bigotry that characterizes much of the Trump 2.0 administration at home.
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Yup- this is a classic example of the mixture of pettiness and utter viciousness and outright bigotry that characterizes much of the Trump 2.0 administration at home.
Yup- as someone whose major in his BA was ancient history I can testify that for much of the world (such as India, Iran etc.) the "who exactly ruled where & at what dates" is about all all we know for many eras- & even some of the names/dates are contested...
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Yup- as someone whose major in his BA was ancient history I can testify that for much of the world (such as India, Iran etc.) the "who exactly ruled where & at what dates" is about all all we know for many eras- & even some of the names/dates are contested...