Mark Raymond
@profmarkraymond.bsky.social
Wick Cary Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Oklahoma. Associate Editor, International Theory. Associate Director, OADII. Author of Social Practices of Rule-Making in World Politics (OUP 2019), https://academic.oup.com/book/27241
Pinned
“Were Canada, Germany, and Japan to acquire nuclear weapons, they would rebalance global military capabilities in favor of a coalition of states committed to the rules-based system,” argue Moritz Graefrath and Mark Raymond.
America’s Allies Should Go Nuclear
Selective proliferation will strengthen the global order, not end it.
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My colleague @moritz-graefrath.com and I argue in @foreignaffairs.com for selective nuclear proliferation to Canada, Germany and Japan.
We make the case it will benefit all three, as well as the USA, and that it will also strengthen the increasingly brittle global order.
We make the case it will benefit all three, as well as the USA, and that it will also strengthen the increasingly brittle global order.
My colleague @moritz-graefrath.com and I argue in @foreignaffairs.com for selective nuclear proliferation to Canada, Germany and Japan.
We make the case it will benefit all three, as well as the USA, and that it will also strengthen the increasingly brittle global order.
We make the case it will benefit all three, as well as the USA, and that it will also strengthen the increasingly brittle global order.
“Were Canada, Germany, and Japan to acquire nuclear weapons, they would rebalance global military capabilities in favor of a coalition of states committed to the rules-based system,” argue Moritz Graefrath and Mark Raymond.
America’s Allies Should Go Nuclear
Selective proliferation will strengthen the global order, not end it.
fam.ag
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My colleague @moritz-graefrath.com and I argue in @foreignaffairs.com for selective nuclear proliferation to Canada, Germany and Japan.
We make the case it will benefit all three, as well as the USA, and that it will also strengthen the increasingly brittle global order.
We make the case it will benefit all three, as well as the USA, and that it will also strengthen the increasingly brittle global order.
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(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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You can browse the #OpenAccess articles in political science and international relations from Cambridge University Press here - https://cup.org/3WfI4nM
#OAWeek #PoliSci
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October 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
You can browse the #OpenAccess articles in political science and international relations from Cambridge University Press here - https://cup.org/3WfI4nM
#OAWeek #PoliSci
#OAWeek #PoliSci
My chapter with @abarrinha.bsky.social on "Cyber Diplomacy in International Relations" is now out in The Palgrave Handbook on Cyber Diplomacy.
Chapter: lnkd.in/g3Kz5x88
Book: lnkd.in/gQnJKiVK
Chapter: lnkd.in/g3Kz5x88
Book: lnkd.in/gQnJKiVK
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October 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My chapter with @abarrinha.bsky.social on "Cyber Diplomacy in International Relations" is now out in The Palgrave Handbook on Cyber Diplomacy.
Chapter: lnkd.in/g3Kz5x88
Book: lnkd.in/gQnJKiVK
Chapter: lnkd.in/g3Kz5x88
Book: lnkd.in/gQnJKiVK
You have no idea how furious Canadians are - New York Magazine
August 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
You have no idea how furious Canadians are - New York Magazine
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International Theory - Volume 17 - Issue 1 - cup.org/3CUE0mz
A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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May 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
International Theory - Volume 17 - Issue 1 - cup.org/3CUE0mz
A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
#OpenAccess
A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
#OpenAccess
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The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
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My latest article on my current research project on UN special rapporteurs is finally out with @risjnl.bsky.social!
I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.
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I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.
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The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence
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March 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My latest article on my current research project on UN special rapporteurs is finally out with @risjnl.bsky.social!
I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Read my fascinating conversation w/ @rondeibert.bsky.social of @citizenlab.ca on the org's technical approach to finding spyware, why there is likely spyware that has not yet been discovered + more. Of spyware use under Trump: "We should all be prepared for the worst"
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The Citizen Lab’s director dissects spyware and the ‘proliferating’ market for it
In an interview with Recorded Future News, Deibert explained the technical aspects of the Citizen Lab’s methods and how spyware companies continue to evolve to evade detection.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Read my fascinating conversation w/ @rondeibert.bsky.social of @citizenlab.ca on the org's technical approach to finding spyware, why there is likely spyware that has not yet been discovered + more. Of spyware use under Trump: "We should all be prepared for the worst"
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My new piece with Typhaine Joffe argues that the US response to Salt Typhoon should emphasize cyber defense investment, and should lead to reconsideration of persistent engagement as an overarching cyber posture.
My new piece with Typhaine Joffe argues that the US response to Salt Typhoon should emphasize cyber defense investment, and should lead to reconsideration of persistent engagement as an overarching cyber posture.
Defence, not more assertive cyber activity, is the right response to Salt Typhoon | The Strategist
The ongoing Salt Typhoon cyberattack, affecting some of the United States’ largest telecoms companies, has galvanised a trend toward more assertive US engagement in the cyber domain. This is the wrong lesson to take. Instead, ...
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March 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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My new piece with Typhaine Joffe argues that the US response to Salt Typhoon should emphasize cyber defense investment, and should lead to reconsideration of persistent engagement as an overarching cyber posture.
My new piece with Typhaine Joffe argues that the US response to Salt Typhoon should emphasize cyber defense investment, and should lead to reconsideration of persistent engagement as an overarching cyber posture.
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Urging Canadians not to "buy Canadian" so much as "buy not-US." We benefit from being integrated in a global trading order, and if the US is withdrawing from that, we have reason to strengthen trade with the rest of the world.
March 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Urging Canadians not to "buy Canadian" so much as "buy not-US." We benefit from being integrated in a global trading order, and if the US is withdrawing from that, we have reason to strengthen trade with the rest of the world.
Terrific early-career researcher workshop with @internatltheory.bsky.social yesterday at #isa2025
Thanks to @davidawelch.bsky.social and @cearadau.bsky.social and Chris McIntosh for mentoring with me, and to all our terrific participants.
Thanks to @davidawelch.bsky.social and @cearadau.bsky.social and Chris McIntosh for mentoring with me, and to all our terrific participants.
March 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Terrific early-career researcher workshop with @internatltheory.bsky.social yesterday at #isa2025
Thanks to @davidawelch.bsky.social and @cearadau.bsky.social and Chris McIntosh for mentoring with me, and to all our terrific participants.
Thanks to @davidawelch.bsky.social and @cearadau.bsky.social and Chris McIntosh for mentoring with me, and to all our terrific participants.
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Hello ISA folx! #ISA2025 Come to the OUP Book Stand, Monday 03/03, 16:00-17:00 to ‘Meet the Editors’ of the EISA-OUP ‘Voices in IR’ book series! Tell Laura Sjoberg, Anna Leander & me about your exciting IR projects - we are very friendly & we don’t bite @europeanisa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social
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February 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hello ISA folx! #ISA2025 Come to the OUP Book Stand, Monday 03/03, 16:00-17:00 to ‘Meet the Editors’ of the EISA-OUP ‘Voices in IR’ book series! Tell Laura Sjoberg, Anna Leander & me about your exciting IR projects - we are very friendly & we don’t bite @europeanisa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social
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Wow. Puts the lie to #USAID destruction being about eliminating waste and corruption. Instead, Trump/Musk’s actions have created staggering waste and loss.
USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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February 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Wow. Puts the lie to #USAID destruction being about eliminating waste and corruption. Instead, Trump/Musk’s actions have created staggering waste and loss.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/w...
Fascinating insight into how #DeepSeek “reasons” and its interaction with Chinese censorship policies.
Fascinating insight into how #DeepSeek “reasons” and its interaction with Chinese censorship policies.
DeepSeek’s A.I. Chatbot Awkwardly Navigates China’s Censors
Asked about sensitive topics, the bot would begin to answer, then stop and delete its own work. It refused to answer questions like: “Who is Xi Jinping?”
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January 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/w...
Fascinating insight into how #DeepSeek “reasons” and its interaction with Chinese censorship policies.
Fascinating insight into how #DeepSeek “reasons” and its interaction with Chinese censorship policies.
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I am increasingly convinced that comparative politics (including especially me) has fundamentally misunderstood contemporary democratic backsliding. We are attending to elections and the rule of law, when the politics is more fundamental, about a vision for the state and society within it 1/x
December 15, 2024 at 8:32 PM
I am increasingly convinced that comparative politics (including especially me) has fundamentally misunderstood contemporary democratic backsliding. We are attending to elections and the rule of law, when the politics is more fundamental, about a vision for the state and society within it 1/x
Please consider applying if you’re an early career researcher working on international relations theory, broadly understood.
If you know of others who fit that description (students or peers!), we would be grateful if you could share the opportunity with them.
If you know of others who fit that description (students or peers!), we would be grateful if you could share the opportunity with them.
DEADLINE: 15th of December 2024
Call for Abstracts - International Theory #ISA2025 Pre-Conference Workshop
A day-long workshop in advance of the @isanet.bsky.social annual conference for early-career and underrepresented scholars who work on international theory.
Find out more - cup.org/4dX9x3R
Call for Abstracts - International Theory #ISA2025 Pre-Conference Workshop
A day-long workshop in advance of the @isanet.bsky.social annual conference for early-career and underrepresented scholars who work on international theory.
Find out more - cup.org/4dX9x3R
December 6, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Please consider applying if you’re an early career researcher working on international relations theory, broadly understood.
If you know of others who fit that description (students or peers!), we would be grateful if you could share the opportunity with them.
If you know of others who fit that description (students or peers!), we would be grateful if you could share the opportunity with them.
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Bitcoin 100K — but still, after 15 years, no legitimate use cases www.ft.com/content/31b9...
UK uncovers vast crypto laundering scheme for gangsters and Russian spies
Multibillion-dollar ring across London, Moscow and Dubai connected cash-rich criminals with sanctions evaders
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December 6, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Bitcoin 100K — but still, after 15 years, no legitimate use cases www.ft.com/content/31b9...
We said goodbye to our wonderful beagle, Pepper, late on Tuesday. She was sick most of this fall, but fought bravely.
She came with us from Canada to Oklahoma, and brought incredible joy to our lives. There is a hole in our house now.
She came with us from Canada to Oklahoma, and brought incredible joy to our lives. There is a hole in our house now.
December 6, 2024 at 3:25 AM
We said goodbye to our wonderful beagle, Pepper, late on Tuesday. She was sick most of this fall, but fought bravely.
She came with us from Canada to Oklahoma, and brought incredible joy to our lives. There is a hole in our house now.
She came with us from Canada to Oklahoma, and brought incredible joy to our lives. There is a hole in our house now.
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The article on cyberspace and IR that I co-authored with Michiel Foulon (in @cspjournal.bsky.social) is apparently the journal's most read article of 2024 😮🎉
You can add to the tally by having a look here (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
You can add to the tally by having a look here (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How cyberspace affects international relations: The promise of structural modifiers
This article proposes a new way to understand cyberspace's impact on international relations by treating it as a “structural modifier.” This shared language with IR allows for a clearer picture of ...
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December 5, 2024 at 3:38 PM
The article on cyberspace and IR that I co-authored with Michiel Foulon (in @cspjournal.bsky.social) is apparently the journal's most read article of 2024 😮🎉
You can add to the tally by having a look here (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
You can add to the tally by having a look here (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I'm on the committee of APSA International Relations Theory section Nuno P. Monteiro Best Dissertation Award. Dissertations submitted in the last 2 calendar years are eligible. Nominations due 3/31/25.
More information here: www.apsanet.org/section53 Submit away!
More information here: www.apsanet.org/section53 Submit away!
Section53 - American Political Science Association (APSA)
International Relations Theory (Section 53) The purpose of this section is to promote scholarship, mentoring, and teaching in International Relations
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December 5, 2024 at 4:49 PM
I'm on the committee of APSA International Relations Theory section Nuno P. Monteiro Best Dissertation Award. Dissertations submitted in the last 2 calendar years are eligible. Nominations due 3/31/25.
More information here: www.apsanet.org/section53 Submit away!
More information here: www.apsanet.org/section53 Submit away!
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Great to see not 1 but 2 @cais-exeter.bsky.social member papers on the homepage of @internatltheory.bsky.social
My 'Mesopotamian Trap' & @profalexp.bsky.social on Wlatz & Kant www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#IR #HistIR
My 'Mesopotamian Trap' & @profalexp.bsky.social on Wlatz & Kant www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#IR #HistIR
November 28, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Great to see not 1 but 2 @cais-exeter.bsky.social member papers on the homepage of @internatltheory.bsky.social
My 'Mesopotamian Trap' & @profalexp.bsky.social on Wlatz & Kant www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#IR #HistIR
My 'Mesopotamian Trap' & @profalexp.bsky.social on Wlatz & Kant www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#IR #HistIR