@mikealbertus.bsky.social
Professor @UChicago Political Science | Democracy, dictatorship, conflict, property, the Americas | Author of Land Power
@mikealbertus.bsky.social"Democracy is not an elective kingship — it's a place where people vote for legislators who make laws, and then the government implements them." @frankfukuyama.bsky.social
on why executive-order governance is a symptom of weakening democracy. My interview w/ him 👇
tinyurl.com/mtysfe6z
@mikealbertus.bsky.socialHad a great conversation with @frankfukuyama.bsky.social
on recognition, resentment, and why the world's most prosperous liberal democracies are turning against themselves. Check out his new book!
@mikealbertus.bsky.socialMy piece at @foreignaffairs.com on the global rush to control the oceans.
@mikealbertus.bsky.socialOver the last half millennium, societies around the globe divided up the world’s land. Now, they are trying to gate and grab the oceans from Hormuz to the Arctic. My article in @foreignaffairs.com explains what that means for trade, conflict, and the future.
@mikealbertus.bsky.socialJust got a surprise in the mail at my office. My book, Land Power, out in Korean!
@mikealbertus.bsky.socialAuthoritarian AI-powered control has a problem: fear and self-censorship blind the AI systems built to enforce them. The same data issue could be quietly contaminating AI in the West. My conversation with @eddieyang.bsky.social explains why
@mikealbertus.bsky.socialThe Trump administration's snatch of Venezuela's oil is shocking, and endangers the country's prospects for democracy – it's also part of the new might-makes-right trend in geopolitics
