Naazneen Barma
@naazneenbarma.bsky.social
Scrivner Professor of Public Policy, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Director of the Scrivner Institute of Public Policy at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs, University of Denver | Principal, Bridging the Gap | 🏳️🌈
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Denver Dialogues: Trade, Tariffs & Limits of Executive Power
📅 Dec 16 | 🕔3:45–5PM MT | 💻Zoom
Tariffs are reshaping global trade and raising important constitutional questions. Join us to explore their impact on the economy, international relations, and U.S. governance.
Register: bit.ly/48fS9rB
📅 Dec 16 | 🕔3:45–5PM MT | 💻Zoom
Tariffs are reshaping global trade and raising important constitutional questions. Join us to explore their impact on the economy, international relations, and U.S. governance.
Register: bit.ly/48fS9rB
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Denver Dialogues: Trade, Tariffs & Limits of Executive Power
📅 Dec 16 | 🕔3:45–5PM MT | 💻Zoom
Tariffs are reshaping global trade and raising important constitutional questions. Join us to explore their impact on the economy, international relations, and U.S. governance.
Register: bit.ly/48fS9rB
📅 Dec 16 | 🕔3:45–5PM MT | 💻Zoom
Tariffs are reshaping global trade and raising important constitutional questions. Join us to explore their impact on the economy, international relations, and U.S. governance.
Register: bit.ly/48fS9rB
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Featuring @wendyedelberg.bsky.social (@brookings.edu), @mschmitt9.bsky.social (@newamerica.org), & Neena Shenai (AEI)
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Featuring @wendyedelberg.bsky.social (@brookings.edu), @mschmitt9.bsky.social (@newamerica.org), & Neena Shenai (AEI)
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We’re celebrating an exciting milestone this quarter — 5 years as a research institute @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social
Since Fall 2020, we've:
🗨️ Hosted timely policy events
📚 Supported innovative faculty research
🎓 Revamped our degree programs
Read our Impact Report to learn more: bit.ly/3XPZB6B
Since Fall 2020, we've:
🗨️ Hosted timely policy events
📚 Supported innovative faculty research
🎓 Revamped our degree programs
Read our Impact Report to learn more: bit.ly/3XPZB6B
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We’re celebrating an exciting milestone this quarter — 5 years as a research institute @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social
Since Fall 2020, we've:
🗨️ Hosted timely policy events
📚 Supported innovative faculty research
🎓 Revamped our degree programs
Read our Impact Report to learn more: bit.ly/3XPZB6B
Since Fall 2020, we've:
🗨️ Hosted timely policy events
📚 Supported innovative faculty research
🎓 Revamped our degree programs
Read our Impact Report to learn more: bit.ly/3XPZB6B
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The Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project is seeking proposals for short-term collaborative research partnerships between academic researchers and policy practitioners! Find more information below!
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September 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project is seeking proposals for short-term collaborative research partnerships between academic researchers and policy practitioners! Find more information below!
trip.wm.edu/home/Call%20...
trip.wm.edu/home/Call%20...
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Congratulations to Jordan Tama and Susanna Campbell on the publication of their book chapter, "Bridging the Gap in International Relations" (chapter 24) in the new Handbook of International Relations!
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September 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Congratulations to Jordan Tama and Susanna Campbell on the publication of their book chapter, "Bridging the Gap in International Relations" (chapter 24) in the new Handbook of International Relations!
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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2025 IPSI alum Hana Attia recently published the article 'When and How Do Presidents Terminate Sanctions? The Effect of Domestic Factors on US Sanctions Policy.' Check it out below!
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When and How Do Presidents Terminate Sanctions? The Effect of Domestic Factors on US Sanctions Policy
Abstract. How do domestic factors influence US presidents’ decisions to lift sanctions? Drawing on work emphasizing the domestic costs related to leaders’
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September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
2025 IPSI alum Hana Attia recently published the article 'When and How Do Presidents Terminate Sanctions? The Effect of Domestic Factors on US Sanctions Policy.' Check it out below!
academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
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We are so proud to be the home of @bridgingthegap.bsky.social! Congratulations to @naazneenbarma.bsky.social and the BtG team on their award of a new, $1M grant from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social to bring scholarly insights to public debate & decision-making on global challenges and U.S. foreign policy.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 94 Grants Totaling $63,219,000 | Carnegie Corporation of New York
At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on September 11, 2025, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Board of Trustees approved 94 grants totaling $63,219,000. Brief descriptions of each board-app...
www.carnegie.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We are so proud to be the home of @bridgingthegap.bsky.social! Congratulations to @naazneenbarma.bsky.social and the BtG team on their award of a new, $1M grant from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social to bring scholarly insights to public debate & decision-making on global challenges and U.S. foreign policy.
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Blog: US Funding of International Organizations Has Collapsed
With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more.
FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.
With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more.
FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.
September 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Blog: US Funding of International Organizations Has Collapsed
With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more.
FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.
With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more.
FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.
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I wrote a column responding to Ezra Klein’s eulogy for Charlie Kirk, and argued that democracy depends not just on civil disagreement, but on the civic equality that Kirk passionately opposed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life | Moira Donegan
In the wake of horror, honest accountings of his life have not only become rare – they have also become dangerous
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I wrote a column responding to Ezra Klein’s eulogy for Charlie Kirk, and argued that democracy depends not just on civil disagreement, but on the civic equality that Kirk passionately opposed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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New, from me:
It was a terrible week, one that inspired some truly awful takes. The worst was the effort by Bari Weiss and The Free Press to smear universities as "the biggest culprits" to blame American political violence, with faculty training "jihadis."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
It was a terrible week, one that inspired some truly awful takes. The worst was the effort by Bari Weiss and The Free Press to smear universities as "the biggest culprits" to blame American political violence, with faculty training "jihadis."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
The worst takes from a bad week
The Free Press, about to take over CBS News, blames universities for American political violence
donmoynihan.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New, from me:
It was a terrible week, one that inspired some truly awful takes. The worst was the effort by Bari Weiss and The Free Press to smear universities as "the biggest culprits" to blame American political violence, with faculty training "jihadis."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
It was a terrible week, one that inspired some truly awful takes. The worst was the effort by Bari Weiss and The Free Press to smear universities as "the biggest culprits" to blame American political violence, with faculty training "jihadis."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
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The political economy of Turning Point USA and its sister organizations (written a couple of years ago) crookedtimber.org/2023/03/06/c...
Conservatives on campus — Crooked Timber
crookedtimber.org
September 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The political economy of Turning Point USA and its sister organizations (written a couple of years ago) crookedtimber.org/2023/03/06/c...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
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Excited to share that we're hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at UW-Madison! Priority deadline October 24. Madison is a fantastic place to be...feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the position.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Multilateralism is not necessarily fading! There is still civilian support for it in different parts of the world. Using two sets of independent conjoint experiments, we show that civilians in Liberia prefer multilateral actors (the UN) to oversee (not rebuild) security sector reforms
#OpenAccess from @iojournal.bsky.social -
International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia - cup.org/47q06KN
- Cameron Mailhot & @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social
#FirstView
International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia - cup.org/47q06KN
- Cameron Mailhot & @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social
#FirstView
September 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Multilateralism is not necessarily fading! There is still civilian support for it in different parts of the world. Using two sets of independent conjoint experiments, we show that civilians in Liberia prefer multilateral actors (the UN) to oversee (not rebuild) security sector reforms
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The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
Postal traffic to US drops more than 80% after trade exemption rule ends, UN agency says
The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
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September 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
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Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
September 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
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if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
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I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
September 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
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it is always worth remembering that vance made a conscious decision to be a person of low character. he has eagerly contorted himself into evil for the sake of what amounts to a whiff of power.
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
September 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
it is always worth remembering that vance made a conscious decision to be a person of low character. he has eagerly contorted himself into evil for the sake of what amounts to a whiff of power.
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“Transactional agreements.” Sure @NYTimes. If someone says they’ll smash your kneecaps, unless you give them money, we can call that a transaction agreement as well. Or you could use the easier word: extortion, or more colloquially, a shakedown . www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What Has the Trump Administration Gotten From Law Firms and Universities?
A recent ruling against the Trump administration’s federal funding cuts was a temporary win for Harvard. But a dozen other institutions already struck deals with the government involving millions of d...
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“Transactional agreements.” Sure @NYTimes. If someone says they’ll smash your kneecaps, unless you give them money, we can call that a transaction agreement as well. Or you could use the easier word: extortion, or more colloquially, a shakedown . www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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***Attention Historians***
Tenure-track job postings in History and History-adjacent fields for September 2025.
A thread.
I will update the thread over the course of the month.
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Tenure-track job postings in History and History-adjacent fields for September 2025.
A thread.
I will update the thread over the course of the month.
1/
September 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
***Attention Historians***
Tenure-track job postings in History and History-adjacent fields for September 2025.
A thread.
I will update the thread over the course of the month.
1/
Tenure-track job postings in History and History-adjacent fields for September 2025.
A thread.
I will update the thread over the course of the month.
1/