Thanks Avishay!

I learned how to be a political scientist by iterating this manuscript. Huge thanks to everyone who provided comments over the years - among those on Bluesky @jkertzer.bsky.social @avishaybsg.bsky.social @rhulvey.bsky.social @dustintingley.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social @schneier.com

I hope more social scientists discover internet measurement - I've found it a fascinating field. The article provides a primer on digital infrastructure and the internet's technical protocols. Hopefully it's useful for others studying digital globalization and trade.

State-owned and private-owned ISPs behave the same, emphasizing technical factors over direct political control. If this was all about state policy change we would expect SOEs to align more intensely with security policy.

During conflict state + non-state actors leverage cyberspace to disrupt adversaries. This creates significant spillovers for the firms negotiating digital interdependence. I show that military treaties and alliances - which reduce conflict expectations - increase bilateral data interconnection.

I differ from trade follows the flag studies that focus on indirect mechanisms - sanctions, boycotts, tariffs, or contract disruptions. I argue digital interdependence is directly weaponized in conflict. Cyber externalities, rather than politics alone, align data flows with international security.

And what did he have to do with winning the two senate seats in Georgia?

Is your read that we're basically following the offensive realism playbook right now?

We got an email that "OUSD is no longer offering the Minerva University Research competition (NFO #HQ003425NFOEASD01)." That would suggest that existing Minerva NFOs might be safe, but hard to know at this point.

Well, my Minerva was based in part on your comments on my project from last spring…..please don’t blame yourself (haha)

Got the same Minerva email. Curious why you think it was Rubio that canceled it?

Yeah I just got that email. Had my white paper short listed.

Here's my Clashing Information Orders syllabus in case there is anything worth cannibalizing from it www.programmablemutter.com/p/a-syllabus...