Capt (Ret'd) Cheng Xu, PhD
@captcheng.bsky.social
Veteran, paratrooper | Assistant Professor of Government at Smith College | Researcher on insurgency, civil war, genocide, and Southeast Asia | Formerly Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs | Olympic Weightlifter
Omg Klarna is recruiting a civil war and genocide scholar? What are they planning over there?
August 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Omg Klarna is recruiting a civil war and genocide scholar? What are they planning over there?
December 15, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I honest don’t know how they come up with this but it’s brilliant
December 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I honest don’t know how they come up with this but it’s brilliant
Sound on for optimal enjoyment
December 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Sound on for optimal enjoyment
Sound on for optimal enjoyment
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Sound on for optimal enjoyment
ASEAN is so chill people are questioning if it's fit for purpose
December 11, 2024 at 10:08 PM
ASEAN is so chill people are questioning if it's fit for purpose
Average French colonial experience
December 11, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Average French colonial experience
Environmentalists hate this one simple trick!
December 11, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Environmentalists hate this one simple trick!
Imagine wanting to decolonize
December 11, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Imagine wanting to decolonize
What would Jesus do?
December 11, 2024 at 10:07 PM
What would Jesus do?
Deep cut into Philippine politics rn
December 11, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Deep cut into Philippine politics rn
The Secret War should not be kept so secret
December 11, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The Secret War should not be kept so secret
Just because one family dominates every branch of government for multiple generations doesn't make it nepotism!
December 11, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Just because one family dominates every branch of government for multiple generations doesn't make it nepotism!
What's more chill than what's going on in the South China Sea rn?
December 11, 2024 at 10:05 PM
What's more chill than what's going on in the South China Sea rn?
Cringe Magellan vs Based Lapu Lapu
December 11, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Cringe Magellan vs Based Lapu Lapu
US foreign policy wya
December 11, 2024 at 10:04 PM
US foreign policy wya
Pam sees through the veneer
December 11, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Pam sees through the veneer
Good tip for anyone attending their work holiday event this season
December 11, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Good tip for anyone attending their work holiday event this season
This one genuinely had me howling. Never thought I'd Fearon-pill my students
December 11, 2024 at 10:00 PM
This one genuinely had me howling. Never thought I'd Fearon-pill my students
How we started
December 11, 2024 at 9:59 PM
How we started
Security dilemma is a canon event
December 11, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Security dilemma is a canon event
Revisionist powers tag yourselves
December 11, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Revisionist powers tag yourselves
This one is a deep cut
December 11, 2024 at 9:55 PM
This one is a deep cut
Is the Liberal International Order ironically named?
December 11, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Is the Liberal International Order ironically named?