Dr. Keith Preble
@poliscikeith.bsky.social
Teaching assistant professor in political science & security studies at East Carolina University (ECU). I research: foreign policy, proliferation, sanctions, statecraft, DPRK, EU.
My personal account, my personal views.
http://www.poliscikeith.com
My personal account, my personal views.
http://www.poliscikeith.com
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#TradingWithPariahs, which I co-wrote with the amazing @cnwillis.bsky.social, is in the commercial marketplace (and the marketplace of ideas)!
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The book drops on Amazon on Monday 23 sept 2024!
rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
This is beautiful and a welcome reminder (last paragraph of the piece): “But either way – responding to crisis or finding a public change of heart – is a reminder that voters are the ultimate arbiters in a functioning democracy. Today, as in late-19th-century America, elections make a difference.”
Late-19th-century America was deeply divided, with narrow election victories, constant congressional shifts and minimal unified government. Sound familiar? A historian explains what that era reveals about breaking today's political gridlock: buff.ly/7nDSgD1
What America’s divided and tumultuous politics of the late-19th century can teach us
There are lessons from history for today’s divided America. Political division in the second half of the 19th century produced more problems than solutions. But it did end − at the ballot box.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is beautiful and a welcome reminder (last paragraph of the piece): “But either way – responding to crisis or finding a public change of heart – is a reminder that voters are the ultimate arbiters in a functioning democracy. Today, as in late-19th-century America, elections make a difference.”
Reposted by Dr. Keith Preble
Late-19th-century America was deeply divided, with narrow election victories, constant congressional shifts and minimal unified government. Sound familiar? A historian explains what that era reveals about breaking today's political gridlock: buff.ly/7nDSgD1
What America’s divided and tumultuous politics of the late-19th century can teach us
There are lessons from history for today’s divided America. Political division in the second half of the 19th century produced more problems than solutions. But it did end − at the ballot box.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Late-19th-century America was deeply divided, with narrow election victories, constant congressional shifts and minimal unified government. Sound familiar? A historian explains what that era reveals about breaking today's political gridlock: buff.ly/7nDSgD1
Reposted by Dr. Keith Preble
Insurance operates via risk pools to smooth out the cost of providing coverage. An individual "negotiating" with an insurance company will be assumed to be high risk, and premiums will be astronomically high. The reason why the marketplaces exist is to create risk pools that smooth out premium costs
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Insurance operates via risk pools to smooth out the cost of providing coverage. An individual "negotiating" with an insurance company will be assumed to be high risk, and premiums will be astronomically high. The reason why the marketplaces exist is to create risk pools that smooth out premium costs
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The clue is: "Rome, Ottoman, Austro Hungarian"
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
The clue is: "Rome, Ottoman, Austro Hungarian"
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
Wordle Puzzle Created By Keith
Choose a word for friends to guess, then share your own puzzle.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
You're invited to play a puzzle created by Keith.
The clue is: "Rome, Ottoman, Austro Hungarian"
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
The clue is: "Rome, Ottoman, Austro Hungarian"
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
You're invited to play a puzzle created by Keith.
The clue is: "Heart trouble"
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
The clue is: "Heart trouble"
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
Wordle Puzzle Created By Keith
Choose a word for friends to guess, then share your own puzzle.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
You're invited to play a puzzle created by Keith.
The clue is: "Heart trouble"
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
The clue is: "Heart trouble"
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
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Playing with BitCam
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Playing with BitCam
I got a new pet today!
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I got a new pet today!
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November 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Wordle Puzzle Created By Keith
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www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Cat screen time…
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Cat screen time…
Sandwich guy won! www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus... I saw this trending and was confused at first as to why everyone was talking about sandwiches.
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sandwich guy won! www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus... I saw this trending and was confused at first as to why everyone was talking about sandwiches.
This is dedication, but also a reminder - Congress must re-open the government and negotiate a settlement to the political disputes between the parties and two chambers.
The Nashville radar is down. But, the good people who serve you every day at the NWS finally received the 130lb palette with the part on it. Their two techs are now lugging that part to the top of the radar tower to try and get the radar operational before SVR arrives. All while not being paid.
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is dedication, but also a reminder - Congress must re-open the government and negotiate a settlement to the political disputes between the parties and two chambers.
My office mate is observing me grading this morning! Don’t worry, the grade comes from me. She’s far more severe and stringent, as you can probably tell.
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My office mate is observing me grading this morning! Don’t worry, the grade comes from me. She’s far more severe and stringent, as you can probably tell.
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Reposted by Dr. Keith Preble
For anyone interested, a new article I’ve been working on for some time. Nice to see in print.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
Limited nuclear war and the defense of Taiwan
This article assesses proposals to address the challenge of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan with the threat of first use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States. While it is not clear that a ...
www.tandfonline.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For anyone interested, a new article I’ve been working on for some time. Nice to see in print.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
This isn't actual "compensation" in the form of a check cut every month. But I wonder if any company can make those kinds of gains to make such a deal worth it? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s ultimatum to Tesla: Make me a trillionaire or I may leave
A proposed pay package could make Tesla CEO Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, but it faces resistance from shareholders and critics who say it’s unearned.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This isn't actual "compensation" in the form of a check cut every month. But I wonder if any company can make those kinds of gains to make such a deal worth it? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Reposted by Dr. Keith Preble
The death of KitKat, a brown tabby cat, has reverberated throughout San Francisco after a Waymo struck the cat and continued driving.
But mourners’ grief has been complicated by who, or what, should be held accountable.
But mourners’ grief has been complicated by who, or what, should be held accountable.
Death of KitKat, a beloved San Francisco cat, reignites fury over robotaxis
A Waymo taxi struck the brown tabby, a Mission District fixture, raising questions about the role of self-driving cars in the neighborhood.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The death of KitKat, a brown tabby cat, has reverberated throughout San Francisco after a Waymo struck the cat and continued driving.
But mourners’ grief has been complicated by who, or what, should be held accountable.
But mourners’ grief has been complicated by who, or what, should be held accountable.
Cool article about the Florentine diamond! I guess it was never really missing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cool article about the Florentine diamond! I guess it was never really missing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...