Grateful for the opportunity to work w/ colleagues across disciplines+borders this past year on an evaluation of the global years of life lost to covid in 81 countries— now out and with open access #COVID19 #ScienceMatters: nature.com/articles/s4159…

The article I've been waiting for. Incredibly important analysis here from Jessica Weeks and Jeff Colgan on how Russia's domestic politics-- specifically, its status as a personalist dictatorship and petro-state-- are shaping its behavior right now.

The partisan unity on Ukraine/Russia in these polls is good news - though the split on NATO could be a problem news.gallup.com/poll/390140/pu…

Important thread on coup prospect against Putin. Based on my JCR research on wartime coups, I will also say that the prospect of coups depends on whether coups come from Putin’s inner circle who are seen as connected to his war decision, or those outside the inner circle. 1/9

If you’re hoping that the war in Ukraine will lead to a popular revolution in Russia, here is why it won’t. #StopPutin #StandWithUkraine 1/n

Putin is a war criminal who deserves to face justice - but threatening to prosecute him is also risky. My new @monkeycageblog piece with @ProfDownes: washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

Residents of NATO countries are much more likely to support defending Bosnia, Finland, Georgia or Sweden militarily from Russian invasion if the targeted country is a member of NATO, according to a survey of 14K voters in 13 NATO countries. In PNAS Nexus: ow.ly/gZjH50Pgbp0