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Ryan Powers
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Associate Professor of International Affairs and Gary K. Bertsch Director of the Benson-Bertsch Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia
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On a quick read, this decision invalidating both the worldwide "liberation day" tariffs and the "trafficking" tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China is really quite sweeping, asserting both a real role in reviewing measures enacted under IEEPA and real limits on Presidents' powers under it.1/
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · May 28
BREAKING: Federal court says Trump exceeded his authority to impose tariffs under IEEPA. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
May 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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We have travel grants of $500 for grad students going to APSA. Please apply using the following link: apsa.secure-platform.com/a/solicitati...
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April 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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The world is bad! Might as well read some cool work on scientific interdependence and CRISPR!

Now out in @isq-jrnl.bsky.social

Innovation and Interdependence: Evidence from Gene-Editing Technology (with Tyler Pratt)
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Technological breakthroughs carry great promise but often escalate economic competition and heighten public anxiety, creating new challenges for governments. We argue that breakthroughs trigger two distinct mechanisms that reshape regulatory politics: (1) accelerated incentives for regulatory arbitrage and (2) the potential for controversies to spark international public backlash. First, technological advancement generates forum-shopping behavior as private actors race to develop the new technology. Researchers and firms may seek to evade national rules by relocating to more permissive jurisdictions. Second, public unease about new technologies creates the potential for backlash in the wake of controversial applications. This backlash can spill across borders: accidents or misuse in one jurisdiction undermine support for research and commercial development elsewhere. Together, these processes link the regulatory fate of states, undermining their ability to regulate in isolation. We test and find evidence for these mechanisms in the domain of gene editing, a field that has been transformed by the introduction of CRISPR technology in 2012. Our theory and findings shed new light on the regulatory politics of breakthrough technologies.
April 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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My book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, is out today! You can order it from @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social for 20% off with the discount code CLARK24. The purchase link and a short thread on the book follow 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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#polisky Want a baseline of who the U.S. public and academics identify as friends and foes of the U.S. prior to Trump 2.0? Thanks to TRIPs (trip.wm.edu/research/sna...) and the Foreign Policy in a Diverse Society project (www.fpds-surveys.org), we can provide it. goodauthority.org/news/foreign...
How scholars and the U.S. public see U.S. foreign policy
Will the next Trump presidency share the views of scholars and the general public on U.S. rivals and partners? Here's what our surveys found.
goodauthority.org
November 20, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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Thrilled to share that 'Pawned States' received the triennial Best Book Award from the International Political Economy Society (IPES) this November. Deep gratitude to the award committee, Leo Baccini, David Bearce, and Rachel Wellhausen (@rwellhausen.bsky.social).
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November 19, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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rickyclark.bsky.social
I've seen so many great starter packs, but I've yet to encounter one on int'l organizations and cooperation. So, I made one. It is no doubt incomplete, but I hope you find it helpful nonetheless. Feel free to circulate and, if you have suggestions on who to add, send them my way! go.bsky.app/RbHqH38
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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Would Russia use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

Scholars think more aggressive actions increase the risk of a nuclear response.

Read our analysis here: goodauthority.org/news/would-r...
Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine is a big concern.
A new survey asked international relations scholars about Ukraine scenarios that might prompt Russia to respond with nuclear weapons.
goodauthority.org
August 29, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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alexandraguisinger.bsky.social
How do academics and the general public rank foreign policy priorities? Read my piece at Good Authority, thanks to The TRIP Project at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute & the Carnegie Corporation of New York (trip.wm.edu/research/sna...). #polisky
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The foreign policy issues that U.S. voters seem likely to prioritize
Ordinary Americans and international relations experts prioritize different foreign policy concerns.
goodauthority.org
August 27, 2024 at 2:43 PM