David Edelstein
@dmedelstein.bsky.social
•Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Georgetown University
•Professor of International Affairs & Government
•Professor of International Affairs & Government
Ricardo was the best. As a colleague, teacher, mentor, scholar, citizen, friend, and person. Simply the best. I will miss him personally, and this institution will feel his loss profoundly. Such deep sorrow throughout our community.
Some of you know from FB or elsewhere already, but our wonderful, funny, & unfailingly generous colleague Ricardo Ortiz died suddenly over the weekend. It is the most brutal possible news, and so profoundly sad. He was a source of joy and love and was a committed mentor to so many of us here.
August 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ricardo was the best. As a colleague, teacher, mentor, scholar, citizen, friend, and person. Simply the best. I will miss him personally, and this institution will feel his loss profoundly. Such deep sorrow throughout our community.
First day on the job as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgetown. Eager to get to work and hope to be able to share more here on my perspective on leading in higher ed. Grateful to the College Comms team for the story below drawing on my background in endurance sports. . . #hoyasaxa
New College of Arts & Sciences Dean Practices Cura Personalis on the Run - College of Arts & Sciences
By fitting workouts and training sessions into his busy schedule, David Edelstein, the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, said he has become a more well-rounded person.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
First day on the job as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgetown. Eager to get to work and hope to be able to share more here on my perspective on leading in higher ed. Grateful to the College Comms team for the story below drawing on my background in endurance sports. . . #hoyasaxa
Looking forward to this! Giving my administrative brain a break and reengaging my IR brain. . .
DC friends: I'll be launching my new book, Strategy and Grand Strategy, at @AU_SIS next Monday, along with the great @emmamashford.bsky.social and @dmedelstein.bsky.social. Information and registration at the link. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-l...
SIS Book Launch- Joshua Rovner, Strategy and Grand Strategy
Join us for the launch of Professor Joshua Rovner's new book "Strategy and Grand Strategy"
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February 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Looking forward to this! Giving my administrative brain a break and reengaging my IR brain. . .
Deeply honored to be entrusted with this role. Deeply grateful to the colleagues, mentors, friends, and family who have supported and sustained me. And deeply cognizant of the responsibility that this position carries, especially right now. Hoya Saxa!
Longtime Georgetown Professor, Administrator Named Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences - Georgetown University
David Edelstein, vice provost for education and a veteran professor, has been named as the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.
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February 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Deeply honored to be entrusted with this role. Deeply grateful to the colleagues, mentors, friends, and family who have supported and sustained me. And deeply cognizant of the responsibility that this position carries, especially right now. Hoya Saxa!
When I wrote my occupations book, some people told me it was a "work of history." "We'd never do that again," they insisted. Deep, deep sigh.
No no no this can't be right I was assured that Trump would pursue a foreign policy of restraint. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Team Trump Debates 'How Much Should We Invade Mexico?'
The idea America should invade Mexico has become increasingly mainstream among Trump administration officials and Republican lawmakers.
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November 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
When I wrote my occupations book, some people told me it was a "work of history." "We'd never do that again," they insisted. Deep, deep sigh.
A marvelous letter in today’s New York Times from Victoria Chen, a senior at Georgetown, on the vitality of the humanities. . .
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 PM
A marvelous letter in today’s New York Times from Victoria Chen, a senior at Georgetown, on the vitality of the humanities. . .
Hi, friends. I'm back from a bit of a social media hiatus. . .Thinking a lot these days in my professorial role about the future of great power politics and in my vice provostial role about the future of higher ed. Interesting times ahead for both, and I look forward to productive conversations.
November 12, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Hi, friends. I'm back from a bit of a social media hiatus. . .Thinking a lot these days in my professorial role about the future of great power politics and in my vice provostial role about the future of higher ed. Interesting times ahead for both, and I look forward to productive conversations.
Everybody’s favorite tree at Georgetown wishes you a good morning.
October 30, 2023 at 12:25 PM
Everybody’s favorite tree at Georgetown wishes you a good morning.
Reposted by David Edelstein
A more niche polisky note about this Good Chat: I learned a lot from the cross-subfield perspectives here, and this chat, particularly the second half on how to define and study occupation, could be very useful for teaching. @goodauth.bsky.social
A Good Chat on the politics of occupation & what comparativists & IR scholars wish others knew about it, w/ @dbgreenwald.bsky.social @danaelkurd.bsky.social @dmedelstein.bsky.social & Alex Downes. A great, teachable polisky discussion. @goodauth.bsky.social
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What political scientists know about occupation, applied to Gaza
Following Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the world awaits Israel’s likely ground invasion of Gaza. Many analysts have asked a version of the
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October 24, 2023 at 4:31 PM
A more niche polisky note about this Good Chat: I learned a lot from the cross-subfield perspectives here, and this chat, particularly the second half on how to define and study occupation, could be very useful for teaching. @goodauth.bsky.social
When I wrote *Occupational Hazards*, some skeptics said military occupation was a thing of the past. Suffice it to say that OH has remained pertinent. This is a terrific discussion from which I learned a lot and hope that I contributed at least a little. Thanks to @goodauth.bsky.social for hosting.
A Good Chat on the politics of occupation & what comparativists & IR scholars wish others knew about it, w/ @dbgreenwald.bsky.social @danaelkurd.bsky.social @dmedelstein.bsky.social & Alex Downes. A great, teachable polisky discussion. @goodauth.bsky.social
goodauthority.org/news/what-po...
goodauthority.org/news/what-po...
What political scientists know about occupation, applied to Gaza
Following Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the world awaits Israel’s likely ground invasion of Gaza. Many analysts have asked a version of the
goodauthority.org
October 24, 2023 at 11:07 AM
When I wrote *Occupational Hazards*, some skeptics said military occupation was a thing of the past. Suffice it to say that OH has remained pertinent. This is a terrific discussion from which I learned a lot and hope that I contributed at least a little. Thanks to @goodauth.bsky.social for hosting.
Reposted by David Edelstein
McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University recruiting in Computer and Social Science! apply.interfolio.com/132215
October 1, 2023 at 8:24 PM
McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University recruiting in Computer and Social Science! apply.interfolio.com/132215
I was in true vice provostial form and just showed up for the free food and drink afterward. 🤣 Great to see this book getting the attention it deserves.
Politics and Prose reading last night with @abenewman.bsky.social. A lot of people and a lot of fun.
October 1, 2023 at 1:19 PM
I was in true vice provostial form and just showed up for the free food and drink afterward. 🤣 Great to see this book getting the attention it deserves.
I appreciate the humility of this post by Dan. Perhaps not surprisingly, I find myself fielding more and more questions these days about navigating administrative challenges or taking on leadership roles. I'm ok with that and happy when I can be genuinely helpful.
September 29, 2023 at 4:03 PM
I appreciate the humility of this post by Dan. Perhaps not surprisingly, I find myself fielding more and more questions these days about navigating administrative challenges or taking on leadership roles. I'm ok with that and happy when I can be genuinely helpful.
This is an engaging format with a panel of wicked smart folks. Would be great to have this actually recorded and posted. I could see lots of people using it for teaching purposes.
In our first-ever ‘good chat,’ where experts draw on research to talk about an important issue, @profsaunders.bsky.social engages a question @kschultz.bsky.social raised on BlueSky, bringing
@rachelmyrick.bsky.social @mephenke.bsky.social & @nadiyakostyuk.bsky.social to share their expertise.
@rachelmyrick.bsky.social @mephenke.bsky.social & @nadiyakostyuk.bsky.social to share their expertise.
Does Putin have a vote in U.S. elections?
Last week, I looked at what recent research tells us about whether foreign policy will be a major issue in the 2024 election. Spoiler alert: the answer,
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September 28, 2023 at 3:49 PM
This is an engaging format with a panel of wicked smart folks. Would be great to have this actually recorded and posted. I could see lots of people using it for teaching purposes.
I shared invite codes with some good, smart people this week. Follow them!
@katemcnamara.bsky.social IPE and Europe
@rolandparis.bsky.social Theory and practice in practice
@asens.bsky.social Classics and grad education
@doctorapples.bsky.social World-class pomologist (and my brother-in-law!)
@katemcnamara.bsky.social IPE and Europe
@rolandparis.bsky.social Theory and practice in practice
@asens.bsky.social Classics and grad education
@doctorapples.bsky.social World-class pomologist (and my brother-in-law!)
September 24, 2023 at 3:40 PM
I shared invite codes with some good, smart people this week. Follow them!
@katemcnamara.bsky.social IPE and Europe
@rolandparis.bsky.social Theory and practice in practice
@asens.bsky.social Classics and grad education
@doctorapples.bsky.social World-class pomologist (and my brother-in-law!)
@katemcnamara.bsky.social IPE and Europe
@rolandparis.bsky.social Theory and practice in practice
@asens.bsky.social Classics and grad education
@doctorapples.bsky.social World-class pomologist (and my brother-in-law!)
Well, suffice it to say that my favorite genre is biography of bad people, especially power-hungry autocrats. Somehow I suspect this is not the answer that will have people flocking to befriend me. 🤷♂️ (And Moby Dick is my favorite work of fiction, so 🤷♂️ x 2.)
Introduce yourself with three books you love
Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John le Carré
Postwar, by Tony Judt
Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John le Carré
Postwar, by Tony Judt
Introduce yourself with three books you love
Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer
Intuition by Allegra Goodman
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer
Intuition by Allegra Goodman
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
September 23, 2023 at 11:27 PM
Well, suffice it to say that my favorite genre is biography of bad people, especially power-hungry autocrats. Somehow I suspect this is not the answer that will have people flocking to befriend me. 🤷♂️ (And Moby Dick is my favorite work of fiction, so 🤷♂️ x 2.)
Good morning. Are we still talking about David Brooks’ dinner? Just setting my expectations for the morning.
September 22, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Good morning. Are we still talking about David Brooks’ dinner? Just setting my expectations for the morning.
Reposted by David Edelstein
As Zelensky visits DC, my first post for @goodauth.bsky.social is a deep dive into foreign policy and the 2024 election. Featuring a ton of new polisky research since I last looked at this in 2016, and the super dead King Louis’ head from Hamilton.
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September 21, 2023 at 12:00 PM
As Zelensky visits DC, my first post for @goodauth.bsky.social is a deep dive into foreign policy and the 2024 election. Featuring a ton of new polisky research since I last looked at this in 2016, and the super dead King Louis’ head from Hamilton.
goodauthority.org/news/will-fo...
goodauthority.org/news/will-fo...
Good morning, friends.
September 20, 2023 at 12:05 PM
Good morning, friends.
Interesting question that this prompts: what makes an academic administrator good or bad? I don’t think the answer is self-evident, nor do I think you’d find a consensus within most universities.
September 17, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Interesting question that this prompts: what makes an academic administrator good or bad? I don’t think the answer is self-evident, nor do I think you’d find a consensus within most universities.
Just me eating a cup of ice cream in the provost's office at 3:00 on a Monday afternoon. Grateful for colleagues who brought back a pint from the fancy new place in Georgetown. 🍨😋
September 11, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Just me eating a cup of ice cream in the provost's office at 3:00 on a Monday afternoon. Grateful for colleagues who brought back a pint from the fancy new place in Georgetown. 🍨😋
Coco Gauff. A stellar athlete and a captivating person. From the way she handled the protest the other night to that performance just now. Just awesome.
September 9, 2023 at 10:31 PM
Coco Gauff. A stellar athlete and a captivating person. From the way she handled the protest the other night to that performance just now. Just awesome.
A faculty member at a major U.S. public university was shot and killed on that campus today. Barely a peep in my predominately academic Bluesky feed. I understand that we don’t know many details yet, but still, barely a peep. How normalized gun violence has become.
August 28, 2023 at 11:45 PM
A faculty member at a major U.S. public university was shot and killed on that campus today. Barely a peep in my predominately academic Bluesky feed. I understand that we don’t know many details yet, but still, barely a peep. How normalized gun violence has become.
Interesting from @dandrezner.bsky.social. Obligatory time horizons observation: I'd expect peaking Chinese power to lead to shrinking Chinese time horizons. To the extent the US also remains fixated on the short-term, the prognosis is not good. Much more to be said. See *Over the Horizon*. . .
The rising dangers of a falling China. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-rising...
The Rising Dangers of a Falling China
The international relations of peaking powers.
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August 28, 2023 at 12:30 PM
Interesting from @dandrezner.bsky.social. Obligatory time horizons observation: I'd expect peaking Chinese power to lead to shrinking Chinese time horizons. To the extent the US also remains fixated on the short-term, the prognosis is not good. Much more to be said. See *Over the Horizon*. . .
Darn it. I tried to help a student find her class this morning, and I got confused between McCarthy, McShain, and Maguirre. If you see this, I'm sorry! This is going to bother your friendly neighborhood vice provost all day far more than any policy or project I need to address today.
August 24, 2023 at 11:58 AM
Darn it. I tried to help a student find her class this morning, and I got confused between McCarthy, McShain, and Maguirre. If you see this, I'm sorry! This is going to bother your friendly neighborhood vice provost all day far more than any policy or project I need to address today.