Matt Koo

@Yale PoliSci PhD student | Bureaucracies; IR; SE Asia | formerly @UChicagoCIR | RTs ≠ endorsements

[Minju Kim @minjulisettekim]

My book will be published by Cambridge University Press this September! There is growing debate over whether federal employees should be easier to dismiss in order to make them more responsive to presidential directives. What would be the consequences of such a change?

[Sana Jaffrey @sdjaffrey]

My latest for @CarnegieEndow : Fuel crisis from US-Israel war on Iran is forcing hard choices for Indonesia that may be made harder by Prabowo’s governance style

https://t.co/TacoGZTxTl

[Sana Jaffrey @sdjaffrey]

My latest for @CarnegieEndow: Caught between economic precarity and a hollowed-out democracy, Indonesia’s most vulnerable have risen to set limits on those in power, making clear that stability and accountability can no longer be traded off.
https://t.co/y9DdZzbAlq

[Billy Ford @Billee4d]

Another consequence of the coup:

"Across Kayin state – a mountainous, forested province also known as Karen – 4,510 cases were reported in January 2023, compared to just 399 over the same period in 2020"

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

https://t.co/rrTrMQcPfF

[Austin Carson @carsonaust]

New article in the current issue of Security Studies, co-authored with @matthewjconklin

🧵with the highlights below, link to full article here
https://t.co/OlbBq2CiWs

[Meredith Weiss @merweissphd]

Newly out (free to download through 6 Feb): The Meaning of Democracy in Southeast Asia https://t.co/doDUyqNte8! How do publics in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand understand democracy, and with what implications for political attitudes and behaviors?

[Dan Mattingly @mattinglee]

How does Xi Jinping ensure China's military is loyal to the leadership, while upgrading it to a world-class army? Now out and open access at @AJPS_Editor, I use data on 10,000 PLA appointments to show how leaders balance factional ties and experience.
https://t.co/YBa39nYyUu

[Sarah Bush @sarahsunnbush]

So thrilled that our book is OUT! See below for a 🧵 from @laurenrprather summarizing some of the book’s main ideas.

[TheVibes.com @thevibesnews]

JUST IN

The Dewan Rakyat has passed constitutional amendments related to anti-party hopping laws.

209 MPs voted in favour while 11 MPs were absent.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Three truths about social media platforms, no matter who owns them.

Truth 1: Moderation is required or trolls destroy the platform. Further, without temporary bans or content removal to educate first time offenders on the guidelines they violated, more people become trolls.

[Edith Mirante @EdithMirante]

1. This History Thread is a backgrounder on how Feb. 1, 2021 Russia-backed coup in Myanmar (Burma) relates to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine & response. Military & diplomatic support from Russia have enabled the Myanmar coup regime. 🌿#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

[Adam Przeworski @AdamPrzeworski]

This is my current understanding of the value and the essence of democracy, in 350 words.

[Shibani Mahtani @ShibaniMahtani]

This August, the Myanmar military summoned town elders from Thantlang with a warning: control the rebellion, or we will destroy your town. Over four months, they did just that. New investigation w/ @joyceslee @mmkelly22 @atthar_mirza :
https://t.co/C1gOXcMOVq

[Andrew Chubb @zhubochubo]

PRC Overseas Political Activities: The Problem with 'Chinese Influence' - chapter on conceptual language in China policy discussions, from my recent @RUSI_org Whitehall Paper https://t.co/x5TVOHSUU4
thanks @china_neican @yun_aus @adam_ni for editing & publishing

[Richard Horsey @rshorsey]

Excellent piece from @jagowriter looking at the sources of ASEAN dysfunction and in particular its failure to grapple with the crisis in Myanmar. https://t.co/C3QDVqQQOE

[Patrick Winn @pwinn5]

Don't take my word for it. A former top US diplomat in Myanmar during the '90s once bluntly said:

"We were to use Burma to soak up Washington's human rights initiatives that might otherwise be directed against important countries." (4/8)

Source: https://t.co/5d6BOJhxKd

[Paul Poast @ProfPaulPoast]

Does it matter if 🇺🇸-🇨🇳 rivalry is referred to as "Strategic Competition" instead of "Great Power Competition"?

Yes! When coupled with recent actions, it tells us the direction of 🇺🇸 foreign policy towards 🇨🇳.

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[Muge Cevik @mugecevik]

There is a lot of concern/confusion about vaccine effectiveness against the delta variant. How effective are the vaccines against Delta & how to interpret real-world observational data? So much misinformation is being circulated, so this thread brings key data together. 🧵(1/n)