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As part of a special series for 1001 Iraqi Thoughts led by Sajad Jiyad سجاد, two pieces looked at the Development Road project. Worth revisiting with further developments coming from President Erdogan's visit to Iraq.

It’s publication day! It’s hard to sum up what it feels like to have written a book, my gratitude to so many people who have supported me along the way, and the weight of responsibility I feel about writing about a conflict that affects so many people. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/978030025…

More outrage from Arab civil society over the Israeli attacks on Rafah yesterday. I wrote last month for POMEPS about how the war in Gaza is shattering the trust of civil society in Iraq & Middle East in Western institutions. pomeps.org/how-the-war-in…

“Adopt, publish, and operationalize a broadened understanding of civilian harm that goes beyond civilian casualties....” @PAXPoC E.g., forced displacement, starvation, destruction of infrastructure, and sexual/gender-based violence. protectionofcivilians.org/report/looking…

How Iraqi civilians survived Islamic State occupation. My review: bobonbooks.com/2024/06/27/rev… Columbia University Press Austin Knuppe

My article just released: “A Century of Changing Perceptions of ‘Christian Militias’ in Iraq.” It is part of a Special Issue on #Iraq since US invasion. Much gratitude to The Middle East Journal, editors Eckart Woertz &Achim Rohde, & issue contributors. shorturl.at/m2NE9

Our special issue in the Middle East Journal on Iraq since the US invasion is out: muse.jhu.edu/issue/52758 .

I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Miranda Melcher about my book, “Surviving the Islamic State,” on the New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social). Here’s a link to our conversation: newbooksnetwork.com/surviving-the-…

My article on the 10-year ISIS Genocide considers the erasure of heritage, along w/ the humanitarian crisis. The consequences to the region's diversity & historic coexistence in #Iraq are troubling. theconversation.com/islamic-states… via The Conversation U.S. University of Dayton News Women Also Know History

“There are Always Consequences: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Destruction of Christian Communities in the Middle East” -Austin Knuppe americanreformer.org/2024/08/there-…

A new survey conducted by Daniel Silverman, Anna Pechenkina, Austin Knuppe and Yoni Abramson shows that U.S. pressure can significantly undermine Israeli public support for the war in Gaza—and expedite the conflict’s end. foreignaffairs.com/israel/america…

When do the US public and military officers support deploying the military to contain protests? My new article with Austin Knuppe, featuring parallel survey experiments among American adults and mid-career officers is online at PSRM Journal! 1/

#OpenAccess from @PSRMjournal - Polarization versus professionalism: military and civilian views on the domestic use of the military - cup.org/3N87C1z - Kolby Hanson & Austin Knuppe #FirstView

🇺🇸A majority of Americans, regardless of party, support deploying the military to quell violent protests. 🪖Yet, military officers are widely opposed to deploying the army to partisan protests. ➡️By Kolby Hanson & Austin Knuppe cambridge.org/core/journals/… #FirstView #OpenAccess

My podcast this week is with professor Austin Knuppe of Utah State about the fate of Middle Eastern Christians. He says that while Christian populations there have been declining for a century, the US Global War on Terror accelerated the drop. aaronrenn.com/p/austin-knupp…

Trump has suggested using the military to police protests. Polls show that the public might be supportive but that the military’s professional norms are a check against this, write Kolby Hanson and Austin Knuppe in this week’s Foreign Policy Essay. lawfaremedia.org/article/who-wo…

Our annual Middle East issue is out! Featuring Nathan J. Brown The Elliott School on the road to October 7, Natalie Koch Maxwell School on green spectacle in the Gulf, Austin Knuppe on how Iraqis survived ISIS, Dina Wahba Freie Universität on Egypt’s counterrevolution… online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…

In our annual Middle East issue, Austin Knuppe explains the various strategies by which ordinary Iraqis survived Islamic State rule. online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…

New book: "Ceasefires" edited by Gov Clayton and colleagues CSS at ETH Zurich. Includes case studies on how ceasefires are negotiated and influence violence: Syria, Sudan, Bosnia, El Salvador etc. One is on #Colombia by Valerie Sticher Juanita Millan and me. press.georgetown.edu/Book/Ceasefires