Terrence Lyons
@tlyons.bsky.social
Student of civil wars and contentious politics, particularly in the Horn of Africa
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The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism
The emergence of Amhara nationalism as a central political trend in Ethiopia can be dated to 2016. It soon gained considerable audience within the Amhara region and beyond. This article analyses a ...
www.tandfonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Great to see this roundtable and reviews out! Looking forward to more continued conversations around peace research’s way forward!
With M Åkebo and A Jarstad
Thanks to @h-diplo.bsky.social @tlyons.bsky.social @lkriesberg.bsky.social @emmamurphy.bsky.social Paul Diehl
issforum.org/roundtables/...
With M Åkebo and A Jarstad
Thanks to @h-diplo.bsky.social @tlyons.bsky.social @lkriesberg.bsky.social @emmamurphy.bsky.social Paul Diehl
issforum.org/roundtables/...
The Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-11 on Jarstad, et al, eds., Relational Peace Practices
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Roundtable Review 17-11 Anna Jarstad, Johanna Söderström, and Malin Åkebo, eds., Relational Peace Practices. Manchester University Press…
issforum.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Great to see this roundtable and reviews out! Looking forward to more continued conversations around peace research’s way forward!
With M Åkebo and A Jarstad
Thanks to @h-diplo.bsky.social @tlyons.bsky.social @lkriesberg.bsky.social @emmamurphy.bsky.social Paul Diehl
issforum.org/roundtables/...
With M Åkebo and A Jarstad
Thanks to @h-diplo.bsky.social @tlyons.bsky.social @lkriesberg.bsky.social @emmamurphy.bsky.social Paul Diehl
issforum.org/roundtables/...
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New essay in Foreign Policy with Abel Abate D. on Eritrea-Ethiopia tensions. It covers the sources of mutual restraint thus far; some of the factors that are eroding this delicate balance; and what can be done to avert another war the Horn of Africa cannot afford.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
The Risk of a New Ethiopian-Eritrean War Is Growing
Changing dynamics in Tigray could erode the current balance of uncertainty.
foreignpolicy.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New essay in Foreign Policy with Abel Abate D. on Eritrea-Ethiopia tensions. It covers the sources of mutual restraint thus far; some of the factors that are eroding this delicate balance; and what can be done to avert another war the Horn of Africa cannot afford.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
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WaPo exclusive: The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment about Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., has internally assessed that its mission is perceived as “leveraging fear,” driving a “wedge between citizens and the military.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
National Guard collects unfavorable public input on D.C. deployment
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
WaPo exclusive: The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment about Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., has internally assessed that its mission is perceived as “leveraging fear,” driving a “wedge between citizens and the military.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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The Resistance Is Inevitable.
We’re sick & tired of ICE & FBI agents profiling, harassing, & violently arresting our neighbors.
#wearealldc
Incredible turnout in DC yesterday, including a strong AAUP contingent.
@aaupmason.bsky.social
@gwaaup.bsky.social
@afthighered.bsky.social
We’re sick & tired of ICE & FBI agents profiling, harassing, & violently arresting our neighbors.
#wearealldc
Incredible turnout in DC yesterday, including a strong AAUP contingent.
@aaupmason.bsky.social
@gwaaup.bsky.social
@afthighered.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Resistance Is Inevitable.
We’re sick & tired of ICE & FBI agents profiling, harassing, & violently arresting our neighbors.
#wearealldc
Incredible turnout in DC yesterday, including a strong AAUP contingent.
@aaupmason.bsky.social
@gwaaup.bsky.social
@afthighered.bsky.social
We’re sick & tired of ICE & FBI agents profiling, harassing, & violently arresting our neighbors.
#wearealldc
Incredible turnout in DC yesterday, including a strong AAUP contingent.
@aaupmason.bsky.social
@gwaaup.bsky.social
@afthighered.bsky.social
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Thousands march to the White House united in our demand. We want federal forces out of DC Now!! Free DC! Free DC! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thousands march to the White House united in our demand. We want federal forces out of DC Now!! Free DC! Free DC! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC
Devex Newswire: Is the global aid decline a blip or a deeper transformation? www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
Devex Newswire: Is the global aid decline a blip or a deeper transformation?
Is aid at a turning point? Plus, the next phase of Brazil’s plan to finance forest preservation.
www.devex.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Devex Newswire: Is the global aid decline a blip or a deeper transformation? www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
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Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
August 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
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Gregory Washington made faculty diversity a hallmark of his presidency at George Mason. Now, federal findings against the university spotlight a national dilemma: When is diversity hiring illegal?
Did George Mason’s President Break the Law?
Gregory Washington and his university sit at the center of a national debate on diversity and hiring.
www.chronicle.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Gregory Washington made faculty diversity a hallmark of his presidency at George Mason. Now, federal findings against the university spotlight a national dilemma: When is diversity hiring illegal?
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Our member Josef Woldense is leading a two-day virtual workshop on August 26 and 27: The Research Presentation as Storytelling. Learn how to present your work through a compelling narrative.
More details available on our website: www.afpol.org/blog/the-res...
More details available on our website: www.afpol.org/blog/the-res...
The Research Presentation as Storytelling: A Two-Day Virtual Workshop with Josef Woldense
The goal is to help participants see research presentations not as a monologue of facts but as a compelling narrative. The exploration begins with the fundamentals: What is storytelling? What makes st...
www.afpol.org
August 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Our member Josef Woldense is leading a two-day virtual workshop on August 26 and 27: The Research Presentation as Storytelling. Learn how to present your work through a compelling narrative.
More details available on our website: www.afpol.org/blog/the-res...
More details available on our website: www.afpol.org/blog/the-res...
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I made an event timeline to try to make sense of all the federal overreach at @georgemasonu.bsky.social and whoo boy. When you lay it out like this, the executive over reach comes into focus. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
Authoritarians are attacking universities. Here's how it's going at one public school.
I'm publicly documenting an event timeline to help bring order to the chaotic nature of events and help other schools plan the responses they are likely going to need.
open.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I made an event timeline to try to make sense of all the federal overreach at @georgemasonu.bsky.social and whoo boy. When you lay it out like this, the executive over reach comes into focus. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
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I wrote about the Big Ten’s superb power plays.
The Big Ten Rises UpAgainst Trump newrepublic.com/article/1983... via @newrepublic.com
The Big Ten Rises UpAgainst Trump newrepublic.com/article/1983... via @newrepublic.com
The Big Ten Rises Up
Against Trump
The press acts as if “higher education” = Harvard. But a more interesting and gutsier stand is being taken in the heartland by schools that have a lot more going for them than football.
newrepublic.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I wrote about the Big Ten’s superb power plays.
The Big Ten Rises UpAgainst Trump newrepublic.com/article/1983... via @newrepublic.com
The Big Ten Rises UpAgainst Trump newrepublic.com/article/1983... via @newrepublic.com
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
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DOJ opens 3rd probe of GMU in 3 weeks - VA Business virginiabusiness.com/doj-gmu-inve...
This is ideological lawfare.
“Eric Sell…who joined the DOJ as counsel in April…previously was associate litigation counsel for the Center for American Liberty, a conservative nonprofit Dhillon helped found.”
This is ideological lawfare.
“Eric Sell…who joined the DOJ as counsel in April…previously was associate litigation counsel for the Center for American Liberty, a conservative nonprofit Dhillon helped found.”
DOJ opens 3rd probe of GMU in 3 weeks - Virginia Business
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a new investigation of George Mason University, the third federal probe of the Fairfax County university opened in July.
virginiabusiness.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
DOJ opens 3rd probe of GMU in 3 weeks - VA Business virginiabusiness.com/doj-gmu-inve...
This is ideological lawfare.
“Eric Sell…who joined the DOJ as counsel in April…previously was associate litigation counsel for the Center for American Liberty, a conservative nonprofit Dhillon helped found.”
This is ideological lawfare.
“Eric Sell…who joined the DOJ as counsel in April…previously was associate litigation counsel for the Center for American Liberty, a conservative nonprofit Dhillon helped found.”
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We stand united against these attacks on our university.
We will fight for the independence of George Mason University and every other public college and university in the Commonwealth.
#DefendHigherEd #DefendGeorgeMason
We will fight for the independence of George Mason University and every other public college and university in the Commonwealth.
#DefendHigherEd #DefendGeorgeMason
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Third federal investigation. Total assault on GMU and President Washington. And the BOV hires a Trumpian law firm to defend us against Trump regime.
This is political theater. And a betrayal of the public trust. @aaup.org @aaupmason.bsky.social
Third federal investigation. Total assault on GMU and President Washington. And the BOV hires a Trumpian law firm to defend us against Trump regime.
This is political theater. And a betrayal of the public trust. @aaup.org @aaupmason.bsky.social
Trump administration expands scrutiny of George Mason University
The Justice Department launched an investigation into the Virginia university’s hiring and promotion practices, adding to a string of federal investigations.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
We stand united against these attacks on our university.
We will fight for the independence of George Mason University and every other public college and university in the Commonwealth.
#DefendHigherEd #DefendGeorgeMason
We will fight for the independence of George Mason University and every other public college and university in the Commonwealth.
#DefendHigherEd #DefendGeorgeMason
Students, faculty, and lawmakers rally behind GMU amid Trump administration civil rights probe virginiamercury.com/2025/07/16/s...
Students, faculty, and lawmakers rally behind GMU amid Trump administration civil rights probe • Virginia Mercury
When student Hanaan Kazia first heard about the federal civil rights probe into George Mason University, she wasn’t surprised. But the junior political science major and member of the school’s Politic...
virginiamercury.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Students, faculty, and lawmakers rally behind GMU amid Trump administration civil rights probe virginiamercury.com/2025/07/16/s...
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NEW: When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign.
When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.” But there are signs it may…
www.propublica.org
July 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NEW: When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
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📢 Call for Papers
WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience
Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social
➡️ Application deadline 13 August!
@statsvitenskap.bsky.social
#resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding
WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience
Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social
➡️ Application deadline 13 August!
@statsvitenskap.bsky.social
#resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding
July 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
📢 Call for Papers
WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience
Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social
➡️ Application deadline 13 August!
@statsvitenskap.bsky.social
#resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding
WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience
Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social
➡️ Application deadline 13 August!
@statsvitenskap.bsky.social
#resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding
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Let’s call it what it is — UVA President Jim Ryan’s forced resignation is an attack on all of our public higher education institutions.
June 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Let’s call it what it is — UVA President Jim Ryan’s forced resignation is an attack on all of our public higher education institutions.
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I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
Opinion | Parsing ICE’s mixed-up, hard-to-believe assault claims
ICE officials keep touting a 413 percent increase in assaults on officers to justify officers masking their identities.
wapo.st
June 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
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Thrilled (and slightly terrified) that the page proofs are here. My book is coming out next year @mitpress.bsky.social
#PeaceInfrastructuresBook
#PeaceInfrastructuresBook
June 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thrilled (and slightly terrified) that the page proofs are here. My book is coming out next year @mitpress.bsky.social
#PeaceInfrastructuresBook
#PeaceInfrastructuresBook
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👋 Hello, we're the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)! We are very happy to join @bsky.app, and thrilled to announce that our website, www.usip.org, is back online! We look forward connecting here and bringing you useful content, resources and opportunities for peacebuilders around the world.
June 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
👋 Hello, we're the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)! We are very happy to join @bsky.app, and thrilled to announce that our website, www.usip.org, is back online! We look forward connecting here and bringing you useful content, resources and opportunities for peacebuilders around the world.
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NEW: The board of the Fulbright Program has just resigned after accusing Trump aides of political interference. They say a State Dept. office under Rubio and Darren Beattie has cancelled scholarships to nearly 200 US professors and researchers. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
June 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW: The board of the Fulbright Program has just resigned after accusing Trump aides of political interference. They say a State Dept. office under Rubio and Darren Beattie has cancelled scholarships to nearly 200 US professors and researchers. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...