Alexis Henshaw
@profhenshaw.bsky.social
Ph.D. Poli Sci/IR. Why Women Rebel (2017), Insurgent Women (2019), Digital Frontiers in Gender & Security (2023), Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity (2024).
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
A reminder that Feb. 9 is the deadline for nominations for the WCIS exec comm @isanet.bsky.social.
You do *not* need to attend the annual conference to participate in caucus leadership! This is a great way to meet colleagues and contribute to mentorship/awards/professional development. #polisky
You do *not* need to attend the annual conference to participate in caucus leadership! This is a great way to meet colleagues and contribute to mentorship/awards/professional development. #polisky
📢 ISA Members: The Women's Caucus is now accepting nominations for 5 executive comm positions, including Program Chair/Incoming Chair for 2026-2028. As current program chair/incoming chair, I'd be happy to answer any questions about our work. Join us! @isanet.bsky.social
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media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A reminder that Feb. 9 is the deadline for nominations for the WCIS exec comm @isanet.bsky.social.
You do *not* need to attend the annual conference to participate in caucus leadership! This is a great way to meet colleagues and contribute to mentorship/awards/professional development. #polisky
You do *not* need to attend the annual conference to participate in caucus leadership! This is a great way to meet colleagues and contribute to mentorship/awards/professional development. #polisky
"But why aren't more people having children?" 🤔
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Looming US rule changes may curb pregnant worker supports
Nearly three months pregnant, Kennisha just needed to sit down.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 PM
"But why aren't more people having children?" 🤔
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Data centers are supposedly being pushed all over the country to support consumer use of generative AI... but the majority of US adults don't use gen AI on a regular basis.
Ask whose data is being collected on such a massive scale--and for what purpose.
Ask whose data is being collected on such a massive scale--and for what purpose.
THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
www.404media.co
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Data centers are supposedly being pushed all over the country to support consumer use of generative AI... but the majority of US adults don't use gen AI on a regular basis.
Ask whose data is being collected on such a massive scale--and for what purpose.
Ask whose data is being collected on such a massive scale--and for what purpose.
Quite a concept of a decade we're all having.
January 21, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Quite a concept of a decade we're all having.
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on the evening of 9/11 i worked in the operations center at the state department helping field incoming calls & cables. ally after ally promised support under the north atlantic charter. trump is shredding the bonds that make that kind of support natural.
FWIW, the one and only time Article 5 has formally been invoked was following 9/11 -- by NATO and on behalf of the United States, without it having to make any request.
Trump: "The big fear I have with NATO is we spend tremendous amounts of money with NATO and I know we'll come to their rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours. Just saying."
January 20, 2026 at 8:47 PM
on the evening of 9/11 i worked in the operations center at the state department helping field incoming calls & cables. ally after ally promised support under the north atlantic charter. trump is shredding the bonds that make that kind of support natural.
📢 ISA Members: The Women's Caucus is now accepting nominations for 5 executive comm positions, including Program Chair/Incoming Chair for 2026-2028. As current program chair/incoming chair, I'd be happy to answer any questions about our work. Join us! @isanet.bsky.social
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media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
📢 ISA Members: The Women's Caucus is now accepting nominations for 5 executive comm positions, including Program Chair/Incoming Chair for 2026-2028. As current program chair/incoming chair, I'd be happy to answer any questions about our work. Join us! @isanet.bsky.social
New and #Openaccess: Backlash Against the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, eds. Annika Björkdahl, Jenny Lorentzen, Inger Skjelsbæk. Immediately added to my reading list. 📖 #polisky #IR
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Backlash Against the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
This Open Access book offers a timely and rigorous examination of theglobal backlash against the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.
link.springer.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
New and #Openaccess: Backlash Against the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, eds. Annika Björkdahl, Jenny Lorentzen, Inger Skjelsbæk. Immediately added to my reading list. 📖 #polisky #IR
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
You can pick up some great poli sci/IR titles here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/politics-and...
January 20, 2026 at 1:51 PM
You can pick up some great poli sci/IR titles here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/politics-and...
Today's cringe brought to you by the headline article in the NYT informing U.S. readers that Venezuela has *terrain.*
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January 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Today's cringe brought to you by the headline article in the NYT informing U.S. readers that Venezuela has *terrain.*
You know what is also not good customer service? Not having employees. 🫠
www.ajc.com/education/20...
www.ajc.com/education/20...
Georgia colleges see more employee departures after return to office mandate
Resignations and retirements at Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, Georgia Southern and Georgia State universities increased significantly.
www.ajc.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
You know what is also not good customer service? Not having employees. 🫠
www.ajc.com/education/20...
www.ajc.com/education/20...
A caveat is the note in this article that Chinese universities are increasing output through massive investment in STEM. U.S. universities wanting to draw back foreign students are pursuing the same strategy... 1/2
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
A caveat is the note in this article that Chinese universities are increasing output through massive investment in STEM. U.S. universities wanting to draw back foreign students are pursuing the same strategy... 1/2
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Takeaways from a webinar on #Venezuela w/two former U.S. ambassadors today: Harassment of journalists in VZ is escalating. Hundreds of political prisoners are still in jails. Cannot have a credible transition of power w/o addressing these issues. 🇻🇪 1/x
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Takeaways from a webinar on #Venezuela w/two former U.S. ambassadors today: Harassment of journalists in VZ is escalating. Hundreds of political prisoners are still in jails. Cannot have a credible transition of power w/o addressing these issues. 🇻🇪 1/x
Some timely thoughts in this piece--"If the literature on state capacity teaches anything, it is that building capable, impartial state institutions takes generations. Once dismantled, they may be exceedingly difficult to reconstruct." #polisky
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why...
Why Populists Hollow Out Their States | Journal of Democracy
Elected leaders across the globe are intentionally undermining their governments’ ability to govern. How and why do these leaders seek to dismantle the states they lead?
www.journalofdemocracy.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Some timely thoughts in this piece--"If the literature on state capacity teaches anything, it is that building capable, impartial state institutions takes generations. Once dismantled, they may be exceedingly difficult to reconstruct." #polisky
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why...
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
What do you think happens to hospitals and neighborhoods when you do this in a major city? It is sickening (not to mention criminal) if this is true.
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
What do you think happens to hospitals and neighborhoods when you do this in a major city? It is sickening (not to mention criminal) if this is true.
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Incredible to wake up to the news that the government can prosecute presidents AND enforce gun laws? What a new year.
January 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Incredible to wake up to the news that the government can prosecute presidents AND enforce gun laws? What a new year.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Nothing to see here...
"When asked on Fox News if the attack in Venezuela were intended as a warning to President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, Trump seemed to signal they might."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
"When asked on Fox News if the attack in Venezuela were intended as a warning to President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, Trump seemed to signal they might."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Update from Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Nothing to see here...
"When asked on Fox News if the attack in Venezuela were intended as a warning to President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, Trump seemed to signal they might."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
"When asked on Fox News if the attack in Venezuela were intended as a warning to President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, Trump seemed to signal they might."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Happy "Google Scholar Citations Reset" Day.
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Happy "Google Scholar Citations Reset" Day.
At the beginning of the month, the county took the main road leading to my neighborhood out of service because there is a culvert that needs replacing. At the bottom of the hill, there is now an actual gap in the road that normally spans a creek. 1/x
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
At the beginning of the month, the county took the main road leading to my neighborhood out of service because there is a culvert that needs replacing. At the bottom of the hill, there is now an actual gap in the road that normally spans a creek. 1/x
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
With Gemini and the power of AI, Google's assistant has randomly started serving me up weather forecasts for cities I don't live in. Amazing technology, no notes.
December 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
With Gemini and the power of AI, Google's assistant has randomly started serving me up weather forecasts for cities I don't live in. Amazing technology, no notes.