Jordan Becker
@jordanbecker.bsky.social
I teach and do social science, and direct a social science research lab @WestPoint. Personal account; I'm in the Army but don't speak for it here! @CSDS Brussels; IHEDN Chaire ECODEF
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As did Turkey when Russia violated it's air space ten years ago. What's there to scoff at?
September 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As did Turkey when Russia violated it's air space ten years ago. What's there to scoff at?
Who among us has not gone to war and said "my kingdom for the world's longest bridge"?
September 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Who among us has not gone to war and said "my kingdom for the world's longest bridge"?
Yes. Domestic politics is a thing!
July 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yes. Domestic politics is a thing!
Can't wait to see that!
July 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Can't wait to see that!
Yes!
"Our findings suggest that, while public opposition to military spending remains high in Italy, external threats dampen the public's opposition to military spending, even under high debt burdens."
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
"Our findings suggest that, while public opposition to military spending remains high in Italy, external threats dampen the public's opposition to military spending, even under high debt burdens."
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Threats and the Public Constraint on Military Spending | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Threats and the Public Constraint on Military Spending - Volume 54 Issue 3
doi.org
July 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Yes!
"Our findings suggest that, while public opposition to military spending remains high in Italy, external threats dampen the public's opposition to military spending, even under high debt burdens."
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
"Our findings suggest that, while public opposition to military spending remains high in Italy, external threats dampen the public's opposition to military spending, even under high debt burdens."
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
5/5 We find that vulnerability and abatement costs affected both the order in which states agreed the pledge, and the extent to which they have complied with it.
July 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
5/5 We find that vulnerability and abatement costs affected both the order in which states agreed the pledge, and the extent to which they have complied with it.