Suparna Chaudhry
@sch-ir.bsky.social
Associate Professor of International Affairs at Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR. I research & teach human rights, international law, state repression, and nonprofits during closing civic space
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The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Scoop: The Trump administration has paused all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries banned from travel to the United States earlier this year, halting green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people.
More coming soon.
More coming soon.
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
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New publication! Here's a chapter in the newly released *Handbook of Political Control* by me and @sch-ir.bsky.social exploring how aid agencies, foundations, and individual donors respond to civil society repression
Preprint PDF: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Official version: doi.org/10.1515/9783...
Preprint PDF: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Official version: doi.org/10.1515/9783...
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
New publication! Here's a chapter in the newly released *Handbook of Political Control* by me and @sch-ir.bsky.social exploring how aid agencies, foundations, and individual donors respond to civil society repression
Preprint PDF: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Official version: doi.org/10.1515/9783...
Preprint PDF: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Official version: doi.org/10.1515/9783...
One of the best pieces of investigate journalism I've read in a while
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
One of the best pieces of investigate journalism I've read in a while
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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The news cycle is nuts.
If you know scholars from/studying the MENA region who might benefit from a writing solidarity group, please send them my way. All levels are welcome - grad students, full professors, anyone.
We just finished Week 136 and we had first-timers this week.
If you know scholars from/studying the MENA region who might benefit from a writing solidarity group, please send them my way. All levels are welcome - grad students, full professors, anyone.
We just finished Week 136 and we had first-timers this week.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The news cycle is nuts.
If you know scholars from/studying the MENA region who might benefit from a writing solidarity group, please send them my way. All levels are welcome - grad students, full professors, anyone.
We just finished Week 136 and we had first-timers this week.
If you know scholars from/studying the MENA region who might benefit from a writing solidarity group, please send them my way. All levels are welcome - grad students, full professors, anyone.
We just finished Week 136 and we had first-timers this week.
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I'm chairing the APSA Carey McWilliams Prize Committee. This prize goes to someone who has made "a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics."
More information is here: apsanet.org/programs/aps...
We would be grateful for people to submit nominations!
More information is here: apsanet.org/programs/aps...
We would be grateful for people to submit nominations!
Carey McWilliams Award - American Political Science Association (APSA)
Carey McWilliams Award Carey McWilliams Award Nominations now open. The McWilliams Award honors a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of
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November 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I'm chairing the APSA Carey McWilliams Prize Committee. This prize goes to someone who has made "a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics."
More information is here: apsanet.org/programs/aps...
We would be grateful for people to submit nominations!
More information is here: apsanet.org/programs/aps...
We would be grateful for people to submit nominations!
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New piece out today with @profsaunders.bsky.social as part of a 15-article special issue from @iojournal.bsky.social on the future of global governance doi.org/10.1017/S002...
Heroic work by the editorial team to pull this together quickly. Intro essay here: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
#IOFoGG
Heroic work by the editorial team to pull this together quickly. Intro essay here: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
#IOFoGG
The Unconstrained Future of World Order: The Assault on Democratic Constraint and Implications for US Global Leadership | International Organization | Cambridge Core
The Unconstrained Future of World Order: The Assault on Democratic Constraint and Implications for US Global Leadership - Volume 79 Issue S1
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November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New piece out today with @profsaunders.bsky.social as part of a 15-article special issue from @iojournal.bsky.social on the future of global governance doi.org/10.1017/S002...
Heroic work by the editorial team to pull this together quickly. Intro essay here: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
#IOFoGG
Heroic work by the editorial team to pull this together quickly. Intro essay here: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
#IOFoGG
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These are uncertain times in international politics. Last May, IO issued an open call for short essays on the Future of Global Governance and World Order. Many experts shared theoretically and empirically informed assessments on a wide range of topics. #IOFoGG
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
International Organization: Volume 79 - Issue S1 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - International Organization - Volume 79 - Issue S1
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November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
These are uncertain times in international politics. Last May, IO issued an open call for short essays on the Future of Global Governance and World Order. Many experts shared theoretically and empirically informed assessments on a wide range of topics. #IOFoGG
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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As part of a special issue of @iojournal.bsky.social w/ an amazing cast of scholars, Rebecca Cordell & I wrote a piece on the future of human rights given the rise of authoritarian powers and alliances.
Check out "Authoritarianism, Global Politics, and the Future of Human Rights" open access here:
Check out "Authoritarianism, Global Politics, and the Future of Human Rights" open access here:
Authoritarianism, Global Politics, and the Future of Human Rights | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Authoritarianism, Global Politics, and the Future of Human Rights - Volume 79 Issue S1
www.cambridge.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
As part of a special issue of @iojournal.bsky.social w/ an amazing cast of scholars, Rebecca Cordell & I wrote a piece on the future of human rights given the rise of authoritarian powers and alliances.
Check out "Authoritarianism, Global Politics, and the Future of Human Rights" open access here:
Check out "Authoritarianism, Global Politics, and the Future of Human Rights" open access here:
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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As predicted on @kqednews.kqed.org a few weeks ago..."Senior executives from at least two US banks in India are in talks ... to consider ways to ramp up their so-called global capability centers in response to the H-1B visa crackdown." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... via @bloomberg.com
Trump’s H-1B Visa Crackdown to Accelerate Wall Street’s Expansion in India
Investment banks are hiring finance specialists in hubs like Bengaluru and Hyderabad, a trend expected to accelerate after the H-1B crackdown.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
As predicted on @kqednews.kqed.org a few weeks ago..."Senior executives from at least two US banks in India are in talks ... to consider ways to ramp up their so-called global capability centers in response to the H-1B visa crackdown." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... via @bloomberg.com
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I’ve said this before but I couldn’t get insurance when I was pregnant due to my pre existing condition…pregnancy.
For anyone too young to remember what it was like before ACA…
IT WAS A FUCKING NIGHTMARE.
IT WAS A FUCKING NIGHTMARE.
One of the most important provisions of the ACA was eliminating pre-existing conditions exclusions from insurance plans.
Folks need to be reminded that if the ACA goes away, so does that provision.
Folks need to be reminded that if the ACA goes away, so does that provision.
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’ve said this before but I couldn’t get insurance when I was pregnant due to my pre existing condition…pregnancy.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
Amidst a sea of cancelled and delayed flights at DCA and two kids are screaming their lungs out at each other and you can't even blame them. Same, kids, same.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights on first day of cuts tied to government shutdown.
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Amidst a sea of cancelled and delayed flights at DCA and two kids are screaming their lungs out at each other and you can't even blame them. Same, kids, same.
Thanks for sharing, Rachel! My testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is available online (along with others) for folks interested in this topic: humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Thanks for sharing, Rachel! My testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is available online (along with others) for folks interested in this topic: humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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I love when I learn something from my students. In a recent memo on NGOs, applying to current events, a great student referenced @sch-ir.bsky.social's recent congressional testimony! Very cool.
Can't wait to read the book soon :)
www.lclark.edu/live/news/56...
Can't wait to read the book soon :)
www.lclark.edu/live/news/56...
Professor’s Congressional Testimony Highlights Threats to NGOs
In testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. House of Representatives—and in a recent article in Foreign Policy—Associate Pr...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I love when I learn something from my students. In a recent memo on NGOs, applying to current events, a great student referenced @sch-ir.bsky.social's recent congressional testimony! Very cool.
Can't wait to read the book soon :)
www.lclark.edu/live/news/56...
Can't wait to read the book soon :)
www.lclark.edu/live/news/56...
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Just learned that the memo I wrote for this can be shared, so voila: quick overview of my research on INGO responses to NGO restrictions stats.andrewheiss.com/2025-11_carn...
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just learned that the memo I wrote for this can be shared, so voila: quick overview of my research on INGO responses to NGO restrictions stats.andrewheiss.com/2025-11_carn...
Lots of food for thought at our New Voices workshop on responding to closing civic space - really great meeting lots of new folks here
Got to spend the past 1.5 days at a really neat workshop w/40+ scholars and civil society leaders hosted by the @carnegieendowment.org and @bridgingthegap.bsky.social on closing civic space and NGO restrictions
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Lots of food for thought at our New Voices workshop on responding to closing civic space - really great meeting lots of new folks here
Wonderful to see this excellent piece out! Congrats @jrspringman.bsky.social!
#Firstview: Lucy Right, Jeremy Springman & Erik Wibbels on what happens when foreign governments restrict NGO activity.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
They find that donors most committed to democracy promotion back down in the face of restrictive NGO laws.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
They find that donors most committed to democracy promotion back down in the face of restrictive NGO laws.
Pushing Back or Backing Down? Evidence on Donor Responses to Restrictive NGO Legislation | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Pushing Back or Backing Down? Evidence on Donor Responses to Restrictive NGO Legislation
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November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Wonderful to see this excellent piece out! Congrats @jrspringman.bsky.social!
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This was horrific to watch. Agents entering a daycare, wrestling with and abducting a teacher in front of small screaming children. I just… what the fuck are we doing here.
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This was horrific to watch. Agents entering a daycare, wrestling with and abducting a teacher in front of small screaming children. I just… what the fuck are we doing here.
Dhoom to wrap up the speech!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Dhoom to wrap up the speech!!!
Assigned Mahmood Mamdani to my students this semester just so I could be like back in my day Zohran was just Mahmood Mamdani & Mira Nair's son, not the other way around 😂
I read Mamdani’s dad’s books when I studied for my comprehensive exams 20 years ago I’m just saying I was ready for this
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Assigned Mahmood Mamdani to my students this semester just so I could be like back in my day Zohran was just Mahmood Mamdani & Mira Nair's son, not the other way around 😂
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.