Richard Maass
@richardmaass.bsky.social
International Relations prof @ODU @GPIS_ODU
US Foreign Policy, Security, Int'l Law, etc.
Books: 🦅 The Picky Eagle 🦅
🇺🇸 The US + International Law 🌐
US Foreign Policy, Security, Int'l Law, etc.
Books: 🦅 The Picky Eagle 🦅
🇺🇸 The US + International Law 🌐
We're excited to welcome Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US forces in the Indo-Pacific and a GPIS alum, to ODU for the Waldo Family Lecture on September 29.
If you're in the area, RSVP by scanning the QR code in the flyer below, and join us for what is sure to be a fascinating discussion!
If you're in the area, RSVP by scanning the QR code in the flyer below, and join us for what is sure to be a fascinating discussion!
September 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We're excited to welcome Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US forces in the Indo-Pacific and a GPIS alum, to ODU for the Waldo Family Lecture on September 29.
If you're in the area, RSVP by scanning the QR code in the flyer below, and join us for what is sure to be a fascinating discussion!
If you're in the area, RSVP by scanning the QR code in the flyer below, and join us for what is sure to be a fascinating discussion!
The Picky Eagle for $14.50?
For those interested in US foreign policy history, race&IR, etc... no better time to grab a copy than during the huge 50% off sale at @cornellupress.bsky.social this week!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
For those interested in US foreign policy history, race&IR, etc... no better time to grab a copy than during the huge 50% off sale at @cornellupress.bsky.social this week!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
June 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Picky Eagle for $14.50?
For those interested in US foreign policy history, race&IR, etc... no better time to grab a copy than during the huge 50% off sale at @cornellupress.bsky.social this week!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
For those interested in US foreign policy history, race&IR, etc... no better time to grab a copy than during the huge 50% off sale at @cornellupress.bsky.social this week!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
I was honored to moderate the World Affairs Council 2025 Ambassadors Lunch, part of Norfolk NATO Festival - Admiral Vandier, Ambassador Sørensen, General Rõkk, and Colonel Helle offered an insightful discussion on NATO, Baltic Sentry, the Arctic, collective defense, and much more!
www.hrwac.org
www.hrwac.org
May 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I was honored to moderate the World Affairs Council 2025 Ambassadors Lunch, part of Norfolk NATO Festival - Admiral Vandier, Ambassador Sørensen, General Rõkk, and Colonel Helle offered an insightful discussion on NATO, Baltic Sentry, the Arctic, collective defense, and much more!
www.hrwac.org
www.hrwac.org
⭐ 4 days left to register for this great event! ⭐
I look forward to moderating this conversation on topics of current interest to the alliance, including the Baltic Sentry maritime security operations.
Tables are filling up, so act now if you're able to join us on May 2!
I look forward to moderating this conversation on topics of current interest to the alliance, including the Baltic Sentry maritime security operations.
Tables are filling up, so act now if you're able to join us on May 2!
April 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
⭐ 4 days left to register for this great event! ⭐
I look forward to moderating this conversation on topics of current interest to the alliance, including the Baltic Sentry maritime security operations.
Tables are filling up, so act now if you're able to join us on May 2!
I look forward to moderating this conversation on topics of current interest to the alliance, including the Baltic Sentry maritime security operations.
Tables are filling up, so act now if you're able to join us on May 2!
I look forward to moderating another engaging + informative discussion at this year's World Affairs Council Norfolk NATO Festival Ambassadors Lunch - if you're in the area, definitely plan to attend!
Register via the QR code in the flyer or by clicking on the flyer at www.hrwac.org
Register via the QR code in the flyer or by clicking on the flyer at www.hrwac.org
April 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I look forward to moderating another engaging + informative discussion at this year's World Affairs Council Norfolk NATO Festival Ambassadors Lunch - if you're in the area, definitely plan to attend!
Register via the QR code in the flyer or by clicking on the flyer at www.hrwac.org
Register via the QR code in the flyer or by clicking on the flyer at www.hrwac.org
Always impressed by the great work our ODU GPIS graduate students are doing, on full display during yesterday's graduate research conference!
March 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Always impressed by the great work our ODU GPIS graduate students are doing, on full display during yesterday's graduate research conference!
Looking for a great Sunday #ISA2025 panel?
Join us at 10:30 this morning to discuss 5 great papers (all in late-stage draft form) on race, multilateralism, and international order!
Join us at 10:30 this morning to discuss 5 great papers (all in late-stage draft form) on race, multilateralism, and international order!
March 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Looking for a great Sunday #ISA2025 panel?
Join us at 10:30 this morning to discuss 5 great papers (all in late-stage draft form) on race, multilateralism, and international order!
Join us at 10:30 this morning to discuss 5 great papers (all in late-stage draft form) on race, multilateralism, and international order!
A palette-cleanser for everyone from Southern Virginia this morning. ❄️
In my 7-year-old's words: "Not a very good day to roast marshmallows!"
In my 7-year-old's words: "Not a very good day to roast marshmallows!"
February 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A palette-cleanser for everyone from Southern Virginia this morning. ❄️
In my 7-year-old's words: "Not a very good day to roast marshmallows!"
In my 7-year-old's words: "Not a very good day to roast marshmallows!"
November 26, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Looking forward to another great Graduate Research Conference this spring!
November 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Looking forward to another great Graduate Research Conference this spring!
🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨
ODU is looking for a TT Assistant Professor of Asian Politics.
Come work w/ me + my great colleagues, teaching grad + undergrad courses on comparative politics and Asia.
Apply by Dec 13: jobs.odu.edu/postings/22175
Please share widely w/ anyone you know who may be interested!
ODU is looking for a TT Assistant Professor of Asian Politics.
Come work w/ me + my great colleagues, teaching grad + undergrad courses on comparative politics and Asia.
Apply by Dec 13: jobs.odu.edu/postings/22175
Please share widely w/ anyone you know who may be interested!
November 20, 2024 at 6:07 PM
🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨
ODU is looking for a TT Assistant Professor of Asian Politics.
Come work w/ me + my great colleagues, teaching grad + undergrad courses on comparative politics and Asia.
Apply by Dec 13: jobs.odu.edu/postings/22175
Please share widely w/ anyone you know who may be interested!
ODU is looking for a TT Assistant Professor of Asian Politics.
Come work w/ me + my great colleagues, teaching grad + undergrad courses on comparative politics and Asia.
Apply by Dec 13: jobs.odu.edu/postings/22175
Please share widely w/ anyone you know who may be interested!
Yo-Yo says, "Hi!"
November 18, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Yo-Yo says, "Hi!"
And since @carlmc.bsky.social identified the Schliersee photo so quickly (well done!), here's another photo from my travels during the past year for others to play!
Who knows where this one is?
Who knows where this one is?
November 11, 2024 at 12:57 PM
And since @carlmc.bsky.social identified the Schliersee photo so quickly (well done!), here's another photo from my travels during the past year for others to play!
Who knows where this one is?
Who knows where this one is?
If you made it this far, thanks for your interest in my work!
As a reward, here's a photo of my dog Yo-Yo viewing last year's eclipse. 😄
As a reward, here's a photo of my dog Yo-Yo viewing last year's eclipse. 😄
November 11, 2024 at 12:48 PM
If you made it this far, thanks for your interest in my work!
As a reward, here's a photo of my dog Yo-Yo viewing last year's eclipse. 😄
As a reward, here's a photo of my dog Yo-Yo viewing last year's eclipse. 😄
Looks like Blue Sky is growing!
Welcome new followers!
By day, I'm an International Relations prof at ODU, and a World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads board member.
By night, I enjoy designing board games (published one so far, another coming) and traveling (points if you guess the photo spot).
Welcome new followers!
By day, I'm an International Relations prof at ODU, and a World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads board member.
By night, I enjoy designing board games (published one so far, another coming) and traveling (points if you guess the photo spot).
November 11, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Looks like Blue Sky is growing!
Welcome new followers!
By day, I'm an International Relations prof at ODU, and a World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads board member.
By night, I enjoy designing board games (published one so far, another coming) and traveling (points if you guess the photo spot).
Welcome new followers!
By day, I'm an International Relations prof at ODU, and a World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads board member.
By night, I enjoy designing board games (published one so far, another coming) and traveling (points if you guess the photo spot).
CONGRATULATIONS to Chris Korkor for passing his dissertation defense! 🎉
Chris wrote a 425-page dissertation on how militarization of USFP affects political stability/instability in various African countries, including both statistical analysis and case studies of Nigeria, Mali, Somalia, and Uganda.
Chris wrote a 425-page dissertation on how militarization of USFP affects political stability/instability in various African countries, including both statistical analysis and case studies of Nigeria, Mali, Somalia, and Uganda.
July 3, 2024 at 2:16 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to Chris Korkor for passing his dissertation defense! 🎉
Chris wrote a 425-page dissertation on how militarization of USFP affects political stability/instability in various African countries, including both statistical analysis and case studies of Nigeria, Mali, Somalia, and Uganda.
Chris wrote a 425-page dissertation on how militarization of USFP affects political stability/instability in various African countries, including both statistical analysis and case studies of Nigeria, Mali, Somalia, and Uganda.
Solid advice from @pstaniland.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.bsky.social, though as much as the article warns against Cold War analogies, it would've been nice to see this advice applied a bit more often during the Cold War too...
May 4, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Solid advice from @pstaniland.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.bsky.social, though as much as the article warns against Cold War analogies, it would've been nice to see this advice applied a bit more often during the Cold War too...
Had a blast today moderating this discussion with the Ambassadors to the US from Lithuania, Poland, and Romania, as well as NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation for the World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads
April 20, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Had a blast today moderating this discussion with the Ambassadors to the US from Lithuania, Poland, and Romania, as well as NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation for the World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads
Goodnight sun
Almost done
Summer's coming, everyone!
Almost done
Summer's coming, everyone!
April 9, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Goodnight sun
Almost done
Summer's coming, everyone!
Almost done
Summer's coming, everyone!
This #ISA2024 is the first time I've seen 🦅 The Picky Eagle 🦅 in an exhibit hall!
(Came out in May 2020. Fortunately, @cornellupress.bsky.social has a new paperback edition!)
Special Offer: Buy this copy and DM me by noon Saturday, and I'll meet up and draw an eagle in it for you!
(Came out in May 2020. Fortunately, @cornellupress.bsky.social has a new paperback edition!)
Special Offer: Buy this copy and DM me by noon Saturday, and I'll meet up and draw an eagle in it for you!
April 4, 2024 at 9:19 PM
This #ISA2024 is the first time I've seen 🦅 The Picky Eagle 🦅 in an exhibit hall!
(Came out in May 2020. Fortunately, @cornellupress.bsky.social has a new paperback edition!)
Special Offer: Buy this copy and DM me by noon Saturday, and I'll meet up and draw an eagle in it for you!
(Came out in May 2020. Fortunately, @cornellupress.bsky.social has a new paperback edition!)
Special Offer: Buy this copy and DM me by noon Saturday, and I'll meet up and draw an eagle in it for you!
Looking forward to a great #ISA2024 conference discussing the territorial integrity norm, American Exceptionalism, territorial conflict, and Historical IR!
If you'll be there and want to meet up, DM me. 🌉🌍🌎🌏
If you'll be there and want to meet up, DM me. 🌉🌍🌎🌏
April 2, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Looking forward to a great #ISA2024 conference discussing the territorial integrity norm, American Exceptionalism, territorial conflict, and Historical IR!
If you'll be there and want to meet up, DM me. 🌉🌍🌎🌏
If you'll be there and want to meet up, DM me. 🌉🌍🌎🌏
Another excellent annual Graduate Student Research Conference at ODU yesterday!
Love that we can provide these opportunities for our students.
Love that we can provide these opportunities for our students.
March 16, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Another excellent annual Graduate Student Research Conference at ODU yesterday!
Love that we can provide these opportunities for our students.
Love that we can provide these opportunities for our students.
After a great icebreaker reception to kick things off, looking forward to the 2024 ODU NATO Academic Conference getting fully under way tomorrow!
March 12, 2024 at 2:26 AM
After a great icebreaker reception to kick things off, looking forward to the 2024 ODU NATO Academic Conference getting fully under way tomorrow!
If you're thinking of submitting a proposal for APSA2024 in Philadelphia before Wednesday's deadline, consider Division 43: International History and Politics!
🔔 ( <- Liberty Bell emoji)
Catherine Lu and I are looking forward to assembling a great set of panels (call for proposals attached)
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Catherine Lu and I are looking forward to assembling a great set of panels (call for proposals attached)
January 14, 2024 at 8:03 PM
If you're thinking of submitting a proposal for APSA2024 in Philadelphia before Wednesday's deadline, consider Division 43: International History and Politics!
🔔 ( <- Liberty Bell emoji)
Catherine Lu and I are looking forward to assembling a great set of panels (call for proposals attached)
🔔 ( <- Liberty Bell emoji)
Catherine Lu and I are looking forward to assembling a great set of panels (call for proposals attached)