What will it take to turn emerging tech into defence capability at scale?
Former Pentagon Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck joins us to discuss.
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Sheena Chestnut Greitens
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Associate Professor at UT-Austin. I study authoritarian politics, security, & East Asia, especially China and Korea. Non-resident scholar at Carnegie Endowment & U.S. Army War College, editor of the Texas National Security Review. Views my own.
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@wayale.bsky.socialReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.socialPotent words from Admiral McRaven:
@tnsr.orgReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.socialHow should we understand the relationship between war and political objectives?
Sheena Chestnut Greitens (@sheenagreitens.bsky.social) previews the issue, arguing that modern conflicts demand a reassessment of classic frameworks.
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.socialReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.socialUS Ambassador to China David Perdue says in their recent meeting Trump asked President Xi if China wanted to buy weapons systems from the US.
@orianamastro.bsky.socialReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.socialI shared some of my predictions about the Trump-Xi summit this week for @carnegieendowment.org's Emissary with @sheenagreitens.bsky.social, @tongzhao.bsky.social, and Yukon Huang. As expected, the meeting was largely a temporary easing of tension—a good outcome for status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
@usstudiescentre.bsky.socialReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.socialRandy Schriver on the US–Australia alliance: "I think it's incumbent upon the United States to continue to show ourselves as a good partner and an alliance partner, where we can help generate mutual benefit alongside our partners in Canberra." #SISF2026
@tnsr.orgReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.socialIn our upcoming issue, Editor-in-Chief Sheena Chestnut Greitens previews how military force must align with broader statecraft to achieve political ends.
Read her introduction to Vol. 9, Iss. 4: tnsr.org/2026/09/on-w...
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@sheenagreitens.bsky.socialNew project w/ Cameron Waltz & a terrific @utaustin.bsky.social student team, building on work @carnegieendowment.org. We examine China's construction of police training facilities & how this fits with the priorities of Xi's Global Security Initiative:
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@jamyang.netReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.social@anthropic.com new threat report (Sept 2026) documents three PRC operations, disrupted Jan to Jul 2026, that used #Claude to monitor #Tibetan targets. The Central Tibetan Administration, @savetibet.bsky.social & @sfthq.bsky.social are named.
A short thread on what it says (& what it doesn't.) 🧵
@sheenagreitens.bsky.socialWrote for this issue of @tnsr.org about lessons from history for how to use military means to pursue broader political-strategic ends. Feels particularly appropriate at the moment.
@tnsr.orgReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.socialIn the introduction to our fall issue, Editor-in-Chief Sheena Chestnut Greitens examines why integrating force with broader statecraft remains central to world politics.
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@busbyj2.bsky.socialReposted by @sheenagreitens.bsky.socialThe LBJ School at the University of Texas is hiring in international political economy. Come work with us. apply.interfolio.com/192252