Scott Gehlbach
@sgehlbach.bsky.social
University of Chicago, Political Science and Harris School. Director, PhD Program in Political Economy. Autocracy/Eurasia/HPE. Broadstreet blogger. Cards fan but o/w Chicago patriot. 🇺🇦
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Good news—Dr. Abedini has been released!!! Thanks to everyone who shared and mobilized 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Good news—Dr. Abedini has been released!!! Thanks to everyone who shared and mobilized 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
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Looking at this photo of the US-Ukraine Geneva meeting, I wondered who was in the delegation. ABC has the list:
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
No Russia or Ukraine experts (although US Ambassador to Ukraine Davis & SACEUR Grynkewich were there).
Who is the guy with the notebook? Andy Baker. 1/2
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
No Russia or Ukraine experts (although US Ambassador to Ukraine Davis & SACEUR Grynkewich were there).
Who is the guy with the notebook? Andy Baker. 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Looking at this photo of the US-Ukraine Geneva meeting, I wondered who was in the delegation. ABC has the list:
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
No Russia or Ukraine experts (although US Ambassador to Ukraine Davis & SACEUR Grynkewich were there).
Who is the guy with the notebook? Andy Baker. 1/2
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
No Russia or Ukraine experts (although US Ambassador to Ukraine Davis & SACEUR Grynkewich were there).
Who is the guy with the notebook? Andy Baker. 1/2
Reading these accounts of federal agents’ actions in Chicago reminds me of the athletes and Afghan veterans who populated Russia’s organized-criminal groups in the 1990s. Some men just miss being the playground bully. A healthy society channels their aggression in harmless directions.
Judge hands down critical review of federal immigration agents' 'unprecedented' use of force
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis found examples of federal agents enthusiastically deploying tear gas and using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports, during their aggressive deportation campaign throug...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reading these accounts of federal agents’ actions in Chicago reminds me of the athletes and Afghan veterans who populated Russia’s organized-criminal groups in the 1990s. Some men just miss being the playground bully. A healthy society channels their aggression in harmless directions.
Beautiful Fontainebleau! Political science, political economy, organizational economics, strategy, law, and more…If you’ve never been to SIOE, ask someone who has (they’re all around you).
SIOE 2026 at INSEAD Fontainebleau! 13-15 July. Call: www.sioe.org/conference/2...
SIOE 2026 : Call for papers | SIOE
www.sioe.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Beautiful Fontainebleau! Political science, political economy, organizational economics, strategy, law, and more…If you’ve never been to SIOE, ask someone who has (they’re all around you).
Must suck to think you have two Administration jobs, only to realize you actually have zero.
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Must suck to think you have two Administration jobs, only to realize you actually have zero.
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New article in IO:
Allies provide more than military capabilities and mutual defense. They also provide access: permission for military and intelligence missions from within their borders. This access enables American power projection and intel collection
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Allies provide more than military capabilities and mutual defense. They also provide access: permission for military and intelligence missions from within their borders. This access enables American power projection and intel collection
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Allies and Access: Implications of an American Turn Away from Alliances | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Allies and Access: Implications of an American Turn Away from Alliances - Volume 79 Issue S1
www.cambridge.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New article in IO:
Allies provide more than military capabilities and mutual defense. They also provide access: permission for military and intelligence missions from within their borders. This access enables American power projection and intel collection
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Allies provide more than military capabilities and mutual defense. They also provide access: permission for military and intelligence missions from within their borders. This access enables American power projection and intel collection
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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We agree that there is much to worry about. But many liberal practices inside autocracies - like holding elections, passing reforms to increase gender equality, or even limited media openness - are more than just window dressing. 4/
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We agree that there is much to worry about. But many liberal practices inside autocracies - like holding elections, passing reforms to increase gender equality, or even limited media openness - are more than just window dressing. 4/
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NATO's expansion and American imperialism made him do it
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
NATO's expansion and American imperialism made him do it
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Now forthcoming at Quarterly Journal of Economics
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
(See thread below for an overview)
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
(See thread below for an overview)
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Now forthcoming at Quarterly Journal of Economics
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
(See thread below for an overview)
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
(See thread below for an overview)
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Trump's aggressive tilt in his 2nd term should be no surprise. His language had been growing increasingly violent for years. Documented here with Nikita Savin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump's aggressive tilt in his 2nd term should be no surprise. His language had been growing increasingly violent for years. Documented here with Nikita Savin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Good times! @luozhaotian.bsky.social @convexify.bsky.social @virginiaminni.bsky.social @dvbarron.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The indefatigable Steven Fisher, formerly of Citibank Russia and Citibank Ukraine, has assembled this collection of remembrances from former expats in Russia. There is so much here, so many memories of a Russia vanished. I reminisced about riding the rails ( scottgehlbach.net/posts/4055-r...).
Once Upon a Russia: Voices From a Vanished Era
Amazon.com: Once Upon a Russia: Voices From a Vanished Era: 9781737766346: Fisher, Steven A.: Books
www.amazon.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The indefatigable Steven Fisher, formerly of Citibank Russia and Citibank Ukraine, has assembled this collection of remembrances from former expats in Russia. There is so much here, so many memories of a Russia vanished. I reminisced about riding the rails ( scottgehlbach.net/posts/4055-r...).
Really looking forward to the first annual Workshop on Organizational and Political Economics in Chicago (OPEC!) this coming Saturday.
@luozhaotian.bsky.social has done fabulous work pulling this together.
@luozhaotian.bsky.social has done fabulous work pulling this together.
1st Workshop on Organizational and Political Economics in Chicago | Becker Friedman Institute
bfi.uchicago.edu
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Really looking forward to the first annual Workshop on Organizational and Political Economics in Chicago (OPEC!) this coming Saturday.
@luozhaotian.bsky.social has done fabulous work pulling this together.
@luozhaotian.bsky.social has done fabulous work pulling this together.
Hyde Parkers, our alderman, Desmon Yancy, is holding a town hall this evening at MSI. Let your voice be heard!
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hyde Parkers, our alderman, Desmon Yancy, is holding a town hall this evening at MSI. Let your voice be heard!
When my father was alive, he used to bring surplus food to a pantry in my hometown. I just spoke with folks there—they have a huge line today, and it’s going to get worse. If you typically make end-of-year charitable donations, this might be a good year to move up a gift. I am sending mine now.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When my father was alive, he used to bring surplus food to a pantry in my hometown. I just spoke with folks there—they have a huge line today, and it’s going to get worse. If you typically make end-of-year charitable donations, this might be a good year to move up a gift. I am sending mine now.
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31 Oct: Happy Reformation Day ⛪
🧵An overview of some social science research on causes and consequences of the Protestant Reformation (1/N)
🧵An overview of some social science research on causes and consequences of the Protestant Reformation (1/N)
October 31, 2024 at 10:58 AM
31 Oct: Happy Reformation Day ⛪
🧵An overview of some social science research on causes and consequences of the Protestant Reformation (1/N)
🧵An overview of some social science research on causes and consequences of the Protestant Reformation (1/N)
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This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.
October 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.
Andrassy is the best street I have ever walked. Built for a promenade, made for a protest.
This is a very, very big protest. Heroes Square alone is really big. Orban is really in trouble
Today, Hungarians protest again. And a traveler captured an image of the crowd, snaking up Andrassy Boulevard to Heroes Square, from their RyanAir flight. Who needs drones?
October 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Andrassy is the best street I have ever walked. Built for a promenade, made for a protest.
Total elapsed time from “I feel like I’m 25 again!” to “I’m not 25 anymore.” #TornCalfMuscle
October 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Total elapsed time from “I feel like I’m 25 again!” to “I’m not 25 anymore.” #TornCalfMuscle
Loving Chicago—and America.
October 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Loving Chicago—and America.
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can't wait for the next Putin-Trump summit, Hungary is a historic place to settle Ukrainian security issues
October 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
can't wait for the next Putin-Trump summit, Hungary is a historic place to settle Ukrainian security issues
Among the people pictured here, as of today, only @ethanbdm.bsky.social is not wanted on criminal charges in Russia. Ethan, there is still time!
Sergei has always been on the right side of history. The FSB is just catching up.
www.fsb.ru/fsb/press/me...
Sergei has always been on the right side of history. The FSB is just catching up.
www.fsb.ru/fsb/press/me...
October 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Among the people pictured here, as of today, only @ethanbdm.bsky.social is not wanted on criminal charges in Russia. Ethan, there is still time!
Sergei has always been on the right side of history. The FSB is just catching up.
www.fsb.ru/fsb/press/me...
Sergei has always been on the right side of history. The FSB is just catching up.
www.fsb.ru/fsb/press/me...
Let the information cascade.
Find a rally. Show up.
Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.
October 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Let the information cascade.