an important decision involving dual Dutch & Moroccan citizenship.

Morocco is 1 of ~38 states that prohibits citizenship renunciation & imposes it on nationals' children born abroad. w/ Imke Harbers, I write that such "imposed" dual citizenship can lead to such violations:
doi.org/10.1177/0197...

excellent response to the Trump administration's threats from 5 colleagues at Columbia's political science department

@profsaunders.bsky.social danieldrezner.substack.com/p/guest-post...

this reminds me of Lisa Wedeen's Ambiguities of Domination, where she argues that the Asad (Sr.) regime generated compliance through "transparently phony" rituals

www.google.nl/books/editio...

i can finally relate to Mark

so Trump is basically carving up Ukraine: give Russia the territory it wants and give the US what's in it. god.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...

On Friday, @alessandronai.bsky.social & I kicked off the Conflict & Society research priority area at the UvA @fmg-uva.bsky.social.

We have >€1M to foster research & community for the next 5 yrs.

Many thanks to the participants & especially to our guests Enilda Jiménez & Leonie Huddy!

on Dutch elections: the use of Moroccan "immigrants" in
@nytimes coverage is misleading.

Wilders doesn't only target immigrants, but *Dutch citizens* of Moroccan descent. (who are typically identified in NL as citizens with "a migration background.")
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/23/w...