Thomas Scherer
@tlscherer.bsky.social
Research Director for fp21.org; setting a new standard for evidence and integrity in foreign policy. Now accepting article pitches and fellow applications. Loves conflict data, D&D, USWNT. he/him
"too much theory without enough experimentation can cause bloating and gassiness in the scientific literature"
October 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"too much theory without enough experimentation can cause bloating and gassiness in the scientific literature"
Hey @lanostry.bsky.social, we made the big time!
August 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hey @lanostry.bsky.social, we made the big time!
A reminder that Gorka's dissertation uses the following "Venn diagram-like approach" to help explain the dynamics of terrorism.
November 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM
A reminder that Gorka's dissertation uses the following "Venn diagram-like approach" to help explain the dynamics of terrorism.
Main page headline vs. Story page headline. Why tho?
November 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Main page headline vs. Story page headline. Why tho?
Sometimes you just need a report to tell you Hypothesis H1c
May 10, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Sometimes you just need a report to tell you Hypothesis H1c
Alexander Bick shares his experience leading the "tiger team" charged with planning the US response to Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
polisky, policysky, 🗺, #IntSec
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/oa_edi...
April 24, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Alexander Bick shares his experience leading the "tiger team" charged with planning the US response to Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
polisky, policysky, 🗺, #IntSec
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/oa_edi...
Great civil war research! At first glance it looks like state sponsorship encourages armed groups to fight, but @rubinmichael.bsky.social and Iris Malone show that state sponsorship explains little when you control for group and country indicators. polisky, policysky, 🗺, #IntSec
April 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Great civil war research! At first glance it looks like state sponsorship encourages armed groups to fight, but @rubinmichael.bsky.social and Iris Malone show that state sponsorship explains little when you control for group and country indicators. polisky, policysky, 🗺, #IntSec
❤️ this paragraph
February 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
❤️ this paragraph
"How Iraq Happened" in the latest @foreignaffairs.bsky.social nails it. US foreign policy needs good process! [polisky, policysky, 🗺, Intsec]
February 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
"How Iraq Happened" in the latest @foreignaffairs.bsky.social nails it. US foreign policy needs good process! [polisky, policysky, 🗺, Intsec]
New #dataset on International #Cyber Expression out in Journal of Peace Research. @jcanfil.bsky.social collects >34K official government statements on cyberspace. I love this figure showing that the state focus has shifted.
January 18, 2024 at 12:54 AM
New #dataset on International #Cyber Expression out in Journal of Peace Research. @jcanfil.bsky.social collects >34K official government statements on cyberspace. I love this figure showing that the state focus has shifted.
Yining Sun, Ethan Kapstein, and Jacob Shapiro collected BRI project data, local politician social media, and South China Sea dispute dates for Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Posts from politicians in BRI recipient districts were no more favorable towards China.
October 24, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Yining Sun, Ethan Kapstein, and Jacob Shapiro collected BRI project data, local politician social media, and South China Sea dispute dates for Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Posts from politicians in BRI recipient districts were no more favorable towards China.