Dr. Keith Preble
@poliscikeith.bsky.social
Teaching assistant professor in political science & security studies at East Carolina University (ECU). I research: foreign policy, proliferation, sanctions, statecraft, DPRK, EU.
My personal account, my personal views.
http://www.poliscikeith.com
My personal account, my personal views.
http://www.poliscikeith.com
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#TradingWithPariahs, which I co-wrote with the amazing @cnwillis.bsky.social, is in the commercial marketplace (and the marketplace of ideas)!
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The book drops on Amazon on Monday 23 sept 2024!
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The book drops on Amazon on Monday 23 sept 2024!
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More excellent analysis on the recently published NSS: www.cfr.org/expert-brief...
Unpacking a Trump Twist of the National Security Strategy
The Trump administration released its much-anticipated National Security Strategy this week. CFR convened seven of its experts to discuss the implications of a document that could reorient the United…
www.cfr.org
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
More excellent analysis on the recently published NSS: www.cfr.org/expert-brief...
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I'm convinced that many publications/magazines/news sites purposefully make it difficult for you to cancel your account. I don't even want to do that; I just want to update my payment information. Now I'm so incensed at spending 45 minutes at trying to log in, I just want to cancel!
December 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'm convinced that many publications/magazines/news sites purposefully make it difficult for you to cancel your account. I don't even want to do that; I just want to update my payment information. Now I'm so incensed at spending 45 minutes at trying to log in, I just want to cancel!
December 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Not sure how these kinds of “projects” help advance the US’ interests discussed in the most recent NSS?
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Another line of attack: White House sets up a hall of shame for news outlets
President Donald Trump's White House has established a hall of shame for journalists it finds guilty of media bias as it looks for new avenues of attack against legacy news outlets.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Not sure how these kinds of “projects” help advance the US’ interests discussed in the most recent NSS?
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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DOS is instructing its officers to deny visas to those who engage in activities including combatting misinformation, disinformation or false narratives, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety. And particularly those who track and flag Russian disinformation campaigns.
Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators
Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
DOS is instructing its officers to deny visas to those who engage in activities including combatting misinformation, disinformation or false narratives, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety. And particularly those who track and flag Russian disinformation campaigns.
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Can someone tell these guys (these politicians and the pundits who boost them) that it is not November 2024 anymore? Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, Zohran Mandani, and Aftyn Behn all likely won some Trump voters/2024 skippers. Update the talking points! 2028 is not only for white guys.
Josh Shapiro believes he is uniquely suited to win over Trump voters—but he’ll need to overcome distrust among some in his own party first, Tim Alberta reports: theatln.tc/mR9AHSG4
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Can someone tell these guys (these politicians and the pundits who boost them) that it is not November 2024 anymore? Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, Zohran Mandani, and Aftyn Behn all likely won some Trump voters/2024 skippers. Update the talking points! 2028 is not only for white guys.
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I'm reading the recently published NSS from the Trump Administration. The Economist has a great overview of the policy here: www.economist.com/united-state...
I also found the day/time of publication interesting ("dead of night"). /1
I also found the day/time of publication interesting ("dead of night"). /1
Donald Trump’s bleak, incoherent foreign-policy strategy
Allies may panic; despots will cheer
www.economist.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm reading the recently published NSS from the Trump Administration. The Economist has a great overview of the policy here: www.economist.com/united-state...
I also found the day/time of publication interesting ("dead of night"). /1
I also found the day/time of publication interesting ("dead of night"). /1
Tis the season! Lots of interesting articles on the holidays over at The Conversation:
theconversation.com/how-christma...
theconversation.com/how-christma...
How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus, gifts and a tree
Christmas was popularized in the United States during the American Civil War, when Harper’s Weekly featured the image of Santa Claus visiting the Union Army on its front page.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tis the season! Lots of interesting articles on the holidays over at The Conversation:
theconversation.com/how-christma...
theconversation.com/how-christma...
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keep adding job status updates though #polisky - helps folks to know how the market is moving along
www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updates
www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updates
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
keep adding job status updates though #polisky - helps folks to know how the market is moving along
www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updates
www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updates
I’m teaching a class on national security in the spring, so I’m intrigued by the new NSS recently released. I’m going to share my thoughts on it later but lots of people are already making great threads on it so will be sharing those as I read through it.
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I’m teaching a class on national security in the spring, so I’m intrigued by the new NSS recently released. I’m going to share my thoughts on it later but lots of people are already making great threads on it so will be sharing those as I read through it.
Great thread! 🧵
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Great thread! 🧵
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JD Vance Munich Speech has become the Vance Doctrine.
Actionable policy which includes and prescribes direct interference into EU democratic processes by supporting far right and Eurosceptic parties.
If this is not the final wake up call Europe, I don't know what is.
Actionable policy which includes and prescribes direct interference into EU democratic processes by supporting far right and Eurosceptic parties.
If this is not the final wake up call Europe, I don't know what is.
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
JD Vance Munich Speech has become the Vance Doctrine.
Actionable policy which includes and prescribes direct interference into EU democratic processes by supporting far right and Eurosceptic parties.
If this is not the final wake up call Europe, I don't know what is.
Actionable policy which includes and prescribes direct interference into EU democratic processes by supporting far right and Eurosceptic parties.
If this is not the final wake up call Europe, I don't know what is.
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Speaking of weather, should be ideal conditions for the big Bears/Packers game Sunday afternoon.
Single-digit wind chills. @jimcantore
Single-digit wind chills. @jimcantore
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Speaking of weather, should be ideal conditions for the big Bears/Packers game Sunday afternoon.
Single-digit wind chills. @jimcantore
Single-digit wind chills. @jimcantore
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This is worse than new math! fortune.com/2025/12/03/d...
Donald Trump says national debt is ‘peanuts’ compared with tariff income, which will pay dividends—but the math isn’t adding up | Fortune
A $2,000 dividend for each citizen would increase the deficit by $6 trillion, according to one estimate, roughly twice as much as Trump’s tariffs are estimated to raise.
fortune.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This is worse than new math! fortune.com/2025/12/03/d...
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Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
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A lot of people expressing shock that bayonets were being used for crowd control in 1966
A little background
Until the late ‘60s, soldiers were not equipped or trained for riot duty. They used weapons of war for policing
In Detroit alone in ‘67, troops fired 156,000 rounds of ammunition
A little background
Until the late ‘60s, soldiers were not equipped or trained for riot duty. They used weapons of war for policing
In Detroit alone in ‘67, troops fired 156,000 rounds of ammunition
“Hey, why do we do risk analysis for home station unit training?”
Exhibit A:
Exhibit A:
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A lot of people expressing shock that bayonets were being used for crowd control in 1966
A little background
Until the late ‘60s, soldiers were not equipped or trained for riot duty. They used weapons of war for policing
In Detroit alone in ‘67, troops fired 156,000 rounds of ammunition
A little background
Until the late ‘60s, soldiers were not equipped or trained for riot duty. They used weapons of war for policing
In Detroit alone in ‘67, troops fired 156,000 rounds of ammunition
The internet is just one big scam/grift, makes you wonder why we all still bother to use it.
17 username changes in the last month? Ridiculous.
17 username changes in the last month? Ridiculous.
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The internet is just one big scam/grift, makes you wonder why we all still bother to use it.
17 username changes in the last month? Ridiculous.
17 username changes in the last month? Ridiculous.
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Seriously, how many times does Russia need to reject all the peace plans and propositions before people in the US administration understand that they actually don't want peace?
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Seriously, how many times does Russia need to reject all the peace plans and propositions before people in the US administration understand that they actually don't want peace?
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Only in the Trump admin is archival footage of someone saying “don’t do illegal things” considered embarrassing
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/u...
(Another good find from @kfile.bsky.social nonetheless)
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/u...
(Another good find from @kfile.bsky.social nonetheless)
2016 video shows Hegseth saying the military cannot carry out unlawful orders | CNN
Hegseth described the refusal of illegal commands as part of the military’s ethos — a message he now condemns Democrats for spreading.
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Only in the Trump admin is archival footage of someone saying “don’t do illegal things” considered embarrassing
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/u...
(Another good find from @kfile.bsky.social nonetheless)
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/u...
(Another good find from @kfile.bsky.social nonetheless)