Alec Worsnop
@aworsnop.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UMD School of Public Policy. I study military power and civil-military relations, mainly in insurgent groups. www.alecworsnop.com
For anyone interested, my book Rebels in the Field is now available to order with a 30% discount. Use code AUFLY30 here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780197817933. In addition, Chapter 1 is available for free until November 24 here: https://academic.oup.com/book/60727/chapter-abstract/5
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
For anyone interested, my book Rebels in the Field is now available to order with a 30% discount. Use code AUFLY30 here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780197817933. In addition, Chapter 1 is available for free until November 24 here: https://academic.oup.com/book/60727/chapter-abstract/5
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It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
Hegseth: "If the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, they you should do the honorable thing and resign."
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
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👋 Kent State grad here with 26+ years in the Guard and Reserve.
i also frankly think a lot of you would do well to actually talk to anyone who serves in the guard or who is active duty military, because it's clear to me that these people are mostly an abstraction for you
June 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
👋 Kent State grad here with 26+ years in the Guard and Reserve.
I have a new publication out in the Journal of Strategic Studies. It observes that while many have identified the strategic benefits of guerrilla warfare, there is much less understanding of why some organizations have the military capacity to implement these strategies and others do not.
Rebels fire and maneuver too: How small-unit combat leaders sustain guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is perhaps the most iconic strategy that less powerful insurgents have employed to defeat, or at least stymie, much stronger fighting forces. While many have identified the strate...
www.tandfonline.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I have a new publication out in the Journal of Strategic Studies. It observes that while many have identified the strategic benefits of guerrilla warfare, there is much less understanding of why some organizations have the military capacity to implement these strategies and others do not.
I'm excited to share that my book, Rebels in the Field, will be coming out with Oxford University Press this summer. The book focuses on the military processes involved in deploying force in substate conflicts.
April 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I'm excited to share that my book, Rebels in the Field, will be coming out with Oxford University Press this summer. The book focuses on the military processes involved in deploying force in substate conflicts.
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Risa is a preeminent scholar of U.S. and comparative civil-military relations. As a rule, if she takes the time to write it, I take the time to read it. #civmilsky
In this article, I talk about a new “bargain” the Pentagon’s civilian leadership is imposing on the U.S. military.
Here’s why we should all be worried about it. 🧵
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Here’s why we should all be worried about it. 🧵
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Dangerous New Civil-Military Bargain
Trump’s demands for loyalty will weaken the U.S. armed forces.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Risa is a preeminent scholar of U.S. and comparative civil-military relations. As a rule, if she takes the time to write it, I take the time to read it. #civmilsky
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This is a great resource for aspiring military writers. The Harding Project and Army University Press put together a top-notch product. It was a pleasure to make a small contribution that reviews the earliest US Army professional journals. Check it out!
www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Mil...
www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Mil...
www.armyupress.army.mil
September 14, 2024 at 10:07 PM
This is a great resource for aspiring military writers. The Harding Project and Army University Press put together a top-notch product. It was a pleasure to make a small contribution that reviews the earliest US Army professional journals. Check it out!
www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Mil...
www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Mil...
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Excited to share the latest from me, @risabrooks12.bsky.social, and @eclipticevader.bsky.social in TNSR which centers on a novel survey of retired flag officers and features a framework to assess the state of the norm against retired officer political activism. (1/2)
tnsr.org/2023/11/spea...
tnsr.org/2023/11/spea...
December 1, 2023 at 6:50 PM
Excited to share the latest from me, @risabrooks12.bsky.social, and @eclipticevader.bsky.social in TNSR which centers on a novel survey of retired flag officers and features a framework to assess the state of the norm against retired officer political activism. (1/2)
tnsr.org/2023/11/spea...
tnsr.org/2023/11/spea...
@profmusgrave.bsky.social could I be added to the Polisky list? Thank you!
November 7, 2023 at 2:42 PM
@profmusgrave.bsky.social could I be added to the Polisky list? Thank you!