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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · 5d

I defended the 'yes' position in the debate 'Is war inevitable?'. If you're interested in war or international politics, give it a try!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sdi...

#OpenToDebate

Is War Inevitable?

YouTube video by Open to Debate

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · 12d

My review of Jim Pomeroy’s “Alliances & Armor.”

www.militaryhistorychronicles.org/article/1448...

Alliances & Armor: Communist Diplomacy and Armored Warfare during the War in Vietnam | Published in Military History Chronicles

By Dylan Motin. Jim Pomeroy’s Alliances & Armor links North Vietnam’s battlefield evolution to Cold War alliances, demonstrating how diplomatic ties influenced doctrine and facilitated mechanized mili...

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · 13d

Me with my new book! Available on all your favorite platforms.

Anthem Press @anthempress.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to see Dylan Motin, author of ‘How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid' with his book. Get your copy here ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdcsk8dy #AnthemPress #authorphoto @dylanmotin.bsky.social #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope #indiepublisher #newreads #newrelease #getyourcopy

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · 15d

Some insights from 'How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid.'

Anthem Press @anthempress.bsky.social · 16d

New blog article: 'The warlike king who died in his bed' by Dylan Motin, author of ‘How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid'. Read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/y345s45u #AnthemPress #blogpost @dylanmotin.bsky.social #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Anthem Press @anthempress.bsky.social · Sep 4

Out now! Explains how Louis XIV of France uniquely preserved and even expanded his realm by pursuing peace from a position of strength, unlike other modern hegemons who fought to exhaustion. Click here➡️ tinyurl.com/bdcsk8dy @dylanmotin.bsky.social #Newreads #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Sep 3

📕 How did Louis XIV survive his failed bid for hegemony?

My new book with @anthempress.bsky.social explores the Sun King’s war termination lessons, still relevant for great powers today.

🛒 Get it here: www.amazon.com/How-Louis-XI...

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Aug 31

The U.S. foreign policy upheaval: back to the basics?
www.meer.com/en/90716-the...

The U.S. foreign policy upheaval: back to the basics?

Trump-led changes in U.S. foreign policy have been years in the making

www.meer.com

Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Aug 11

최근 출간된 『한국의 핵안보 프로젝트 2』에 저의 연구가 21장에 실렸습니다. 이번 장에서는 영국과 프랑스를 효과적으로 설득하는 방안을 다루며, 한국의 핵안보 환경에서 두 유럽 강대국이 가지는 전략적 의미와 외교적 레버리지를 분석했습니다.

핵안보, 외교전략, 한반도 안보정책에 관심 있는 분들께 이 책을 추천드립니다.
👉 product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...

Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Aug 4

www.meer.com/en/89368-do-...

Do we count military power right?

The limitations of economic indicators in global security assessments

www.meer.com

Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Aug 1

My review of "Negotiation Dynamics to Denuclearize North Korea" is out in the North Korean Review.
jstor.org/stable/27393...

Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jul 29

My latest article explores Vietnam's regional expansionism after 1975 and the international conditions that enabled, and ultimately contained, its ambitions.
snuacwebzine.snu.ac.kr?p=8889

동남아시아 패권국? 베트남 야망의 부흥과 몰락 | Asia & Asias

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jul 24

While Thailand and Cambodia edge toward war, my two recent books explore regional power politics, and the two countries feature prominently in both:
🌏 Territorial Expansion and Great Power Behavior During the Cold War
🌐 Bandwagoning in International Relations
🔗 www.dylanmotin.com/my-books

Reposted by Dylan Motin

Journal of East Asian Studies @jeas-journal.bsky.social · Jul 16

#OpenAccess from our new issue -

Best Practices and Elite Belief: International Competition and State Modernization in Qing China and Meiji Japan - cup.org/4eHFG1y

- Alexandre Haym & @dylanmotin.bsky.social

JEAS abstract of a scholarly article discussing why Meiji Japan succeeded in modernizing its state apparatus while Qing China failed, focusing on variables such as state embeddedness, political leadership, and elite cohesion.

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jul 9

If you'd like to learn more about President Lee's policies towards China and Russia, you can check out @joelatkinson.bsky.social's and my appearance on KBS World from yesterday (episode from 07.08, at minute 8).

world.kbs.co.kr/service/prog...

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Reposted by Dylan Motin

Journal of East Asian Studies @jeas-journal.bsky.social · Jul 7

#OpenAccess from our new issue -

Best Practices and Elite Belief: International Competition and State Modernization in Qing China and Meiji Japan - cup.org/4eHFG1y

- Alexandre Haym & @dylanmotin.bsky.social

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jul 7

New article out in Asian Development Perspectives:
“Who Won the San Francisco Earthquake?” The Impact of Disasters on International Politics

🔍 Not all disasters reshape world politics.
📉 Only those that shift the balance of power do.
🌍 Realists, take note.

Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.22681/ADP...

Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jul 3

www.meer.com/en/88600-nor...

North Korea’s Russian advantage: the KPA’s transformation

Pyongyang’s military capabilities will improve significantly with Russian help in three key areas

www.meer.com

Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jun 30

My book Bandwagoning in International Relations is now in paperback!

Grab it with 30% off at Vernon Press — use code OHSJ30.

🛒 vernonpress.com/book/2109

#IR #PowerPolitics #China #Russia #BookRelease

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Iran’s predicament is a textbook example of why realists prize raw military power. If you have enemies and lack sufficient military capabilities, you get attacked, no matter how loud your rhetoric or how wide your network of proxies.

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jun 21

📘 My new book is out with Routledge!

Territorial Expansion and Great Power Behavior During the Cold War explores why and when states like Egypt & Vietnam expanded to acquire resources.

Grab a copy: www.routledge.com/Territorial-...

#InternationalRelations #IR #SecurityStudies #MiddleEast #History

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jun 19

Could Presidents Lee and Trump be the key to peace in Korea? I explore this question in this new piece.
nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-w...

Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jun 17

A shocker, who could have possibly foreseen that?
www.politico.eu/article/nato...

NATO allies ‘not prepared’ for war, top UK defense adviser warns

Grace Cassy, an adviser to the British government’s defense review, tells POLITICO the U.K. has a “way to go” on taking up cutting-edge military tech.

www.politico.eu

Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jun 16

Nukes won’t protect you from everything. But in a rough neighborhood, a state without them is on a timer.

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · Jun 13

I’m sure bombing Iran with the support of virtually the entire Global North is, like, totally the best way to convince them that they don’t need nuclear weapons.

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jun 16

The first rule is to never read old stuff again!

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Dylan Motin @dylanmotin.bsky.social · Jun 13

So much for "nothing ever happens."

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