Dr. Matthew J. Parent
@matthewparent1.bsky.social
Studying international security, military technology, and popular culture. Working at Harvard's Project on Managing the Atom. PhD and MA from UConn (political science and human rights), MA from Catholic University, and BA from UMass.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Please share with anyone in your organization or department who may be interested. Pre/postdoc and visiting scholars welcome. On sabbatical and want to join a great research community? Let us know
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Please join MTA on November 14 at 1pm Eastern Time if you are interested in learning more about MTA fellowships and the application process. More information (including the Zoom registration link) can be found here: x.com/managingthea...
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Please join MTA on November 14 at 1pm Eastern Time if you are interested in learning more about MTA fellowships and the application process. More information (including the Zoom registration link) can be found here: x.com/managingthea...
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Important WaPo story on the challenges of reprocessing, quoting me and others: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump’s nuclear ‘renaissance’ rests on risky plan for radioactive waste
The administration goes all-in on recycling spent fuel, despite a history of spectacular mishaps, including an unintentional atom bomb.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Important WaPo story on the challenges of reprocessing, quoting me and others: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reposted by Dr. Matthew J. Parent
My op-ed on the India-Pakistan clash is out, calling for both sides (with nudging from the US and other world powers) to use this moment as an opportunity to move toward a more stable relationship. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/o...
How India and Pakistan might move forward — and away from nuclear dangers - The Boston Globe
While the two countries have agreed to a ceasefire, the tensions that led to this latest danger of a nuclear conflict still exist.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My op-ed on the India-Pakistan clash is out, calling for both sides (with nudging from the US and other world powers) to use this moment as an opportunity to move toward a more stable relationship. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/o...
Great commencement last night with my outstanding dissertation chair and friend, @djpressman.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Great commencement last night with my outstanding dissertation chair and friend, @djpressman.bsky.social
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The Trump administration's actions revoking 100s of visas and green cards of foreign students and researchers and whisking many to detention is an assault on freedom of speech. See my piece just out in the Boston Globe: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/28/o...
Trump is attacking free speech. Don’t let him. - The Boston Globe
Silently acquiescing to this campaign of intimidation could endanger all Americans’ long-held right to protest and challenge the government’s policies and actions.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Trump administration's actions revoking 100s of visas and green cards of foreign students and researchers and whisking many to detention is an assault on freedom of speech. See my piece just out in the Boston Globe: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/28/o...
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We had the privilege of hosting Dr. Matthew Parent @matthewparent1.bsky.social for a compelling lecture on "Text as Data: A Positivist Approach to Textual Analysis in Political Science & IR." A fascinating dive into how language and meaning shape global security narratives. youtu.be/N1J-3pUa9ec?...
Text as Data: A Positivist Approach toTextual Analysis in Political Sci & IR by Dr. Matthew Parent
YouTube video by CSSPR
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March 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We had the privilege of hosting Dr. Matthew Parent @matthewparent1.bsky.social for a compelling lecture on "Text as Data: A Positivist Approach to Textual Analysis in Political Science & IR." A fascinating dive into how language and meaning shape global security narratives. youtu.be/N1J-3pUa9ec?...
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📻 Reshaping Multilateralism Ep. 6 is now available!
This month, @erinsikorsky.bsky.social hosts a discussion between Matthew Ince and Janani Vivekananda on how European climate leaders are entering the "Post-Biden Era".
🔊 Listen online at #Nexus25 or on Spotify! Learn more at:
This month, @erinsikorsky.bsky.social hosts a discussion between Matthew Ince and Janani Vivekananda on how European climate leaders are entering the "Post-Biden Era".
🔊 Listen online at #Nexus25 or on Spotify! Learn more at:
Reshaping Multilateralism Episode 6: Entering the Post-Biden Era - The Council on Strategic Risks
This month, Erin Sikorsky hosts a discussion between Matthew Ince and Janani Vivekananda on how European climate leaders are interacting with the new US Administration, potential implications of a les...
councilonstrategicrisks.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
📻 Reshaping Multilateralism Ep. 6 is now available!
This month, @erinsikorsky.bsky.social hosts a discussion between Matthew Ince and Janani Vivekananda on how European climate leaders are entering the "Post-Biden Era".
🔊 Listen online at #Nexus25 or on Spotify! Learn more at:
This month, @erinsikorsky.bsky.social hosts a discussion between Matthew Ince and Janani Vivekananda on how European climate leaders are entering the "Post-Biden Era".
🔊 Listen online at #Nexus25 or on Spotify! Learn more at:
Just received in the mail. Thanks to @djpressman.bsky.social for your constant support—couldn’t have asked for a better advisor
February 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just received in the mail. Thanks to @djpressman.bsky.social for your constant support—couldn’t have asked for a better advisor
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Thread: When I first read Robert D. Kaplan’s "The Coming Anarchy" (1994), I was struck by his quoting Thomas Homer-Dixon about a limousine scenario. But I think I understood it very differently than I do now. Now, I realize more clearly the people inside the limo are screwing the rest of us. 1/7
January 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thread: When I first read Robert D. Kaplan’s "The Coming Anarchy" (1994), I was struck by his quoting Thomas Homer-Dixon about a limousine scenario. But I think I understood it very differently than I do now. Now, I realize more clearly the people inside the limo are screwing the rest of us. 1/7
A1 Steak shot. Srirachaaaaaahhhhhhh
Why did they stop at mustard gas and pepper spray? They should just aerosolize all of the condiments.
January 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A1 Steak shot. Srirachaaaaaahhhhhhh
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The #DoomsdayClock now set at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to human extinction.
Read how the @bulletin.org's Science and Security Board reached this decision to move the Clock forward. And learn how we can all turn back the Clock.
Visit: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
#NukeSky
Read how the @bulletin.org's Science and Security Board reached this decision to move the Clock forward. And learn how we can all turn back the Clock.
Visit: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
#NukeSky
January 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The #DoomsdayClock now set at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to human extinction.
Read how the @bulletin.org's Science and Security Board reached this decision to move the Clock forward. And learn how we can all turn back the Clock.
Visit: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
#NukeSky
Read how the @bulletin.org's Science and Security Board reached this decision to move the Clock forward. And learn how we can all turn back the Clock.
Visit: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
#NukeSky
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What's the history of the #DoomsdayClock? When and why was the time changed over the years? How has it inspired pop culture?
Our interactive timeline tells the story. ⬇️
Our interactive timeline tells the story. ⬇️
Doomsday Clock Timeline - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
IT IS 90 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT
thebulletin.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
What's the history of the #DoomsdayClock? When and why was the time changed over the years? How has it inspired pop culture?
Our interactive timeline tells the story. ⬇️
Our interactive timeline tells the story. ⬇️