Dominic Tierney

Professor of Political Science @Swarthmore / Senior Fellow @FPRI / former @theatlantic

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

Superb valedictory essay by @shashj on modern warfare. Highly recommend: https://t.co/U32zHDqxVA

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

“Despite all the destruction that Iran has sustained, its government remains very much in charge,” writes @domtierney. “Americans, then, will be primed to think of the war as a waste of resources.” https://t.co/iQ62jANCyV

[RIWAQ @Q8Strategic]

@ForeignAffairs @domtierney Sharp analysis by @domtierney in the Iran war, victory is shaped by expectations, not outcomes.
He puts it precisely: whoever wins the narrative defines victory.
https://t.co/rYRfM7IJNE

[Dominic Tierney @domtierney]

My latest in @ForeignAffairs.

The US war in Iran was doomed to be seen as a failure.

And it could spur an Iran war syndrome.

https://t.co/7UYcE8zOia

[Paul Poast @ProfPaulPoast]

I was a thrill to have my essay on world war published by @nytimes . But my PARENTS loved that it appeared in their physical Sunday edition :)

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

.@daoudkuttab agrees fully with @domtierney's argument that military power alone rarely wins wars, because modern conflicts are political, social, and ideological struggles, not merely tactical battles. https://t.co/JQz4N2B8do

[Dominic Tierney @domtierney]

“Help is on its way”

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

Back to the Stone Age.

[John Jamesen Gould @jjgould]

Keeping Dom on his toes …

[Dominic Tierney @domtierney]

Thanks @whyy for inviting me to talk about Iran.

I didn’t expect a listener to call in and propose a military coup in the US!

https://t.co/2V7sAAnjTf

[Tom Wright @thomaswright08]

My new piece on Iran for @TheAtlantic

[Foreign Policy Research Institute @FPRI]

"Improvised campaigns are very susceptible to the escalation trap." Watch Dominic Tierney tie lessons from his book written in 2016 to present-day US-Israel attacks on Iran. https://t.co/M4ZgVoynox

[Foreign Policy Research Institute @FPRI]

FPRI and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology (@NunnSchoolGT) are pleased to introduce https://t.co/YrnWHVGiaB, the new home of the Orbis Journal of World Affairs. Read the announcement on our website. https://t.co/zWcFZbxO5i

[Gavin Lee @GavinLeeNews]

#Iran: How to avoid a quagmire

A fascinating analysis from Professor @domtierney : author of ‘The Right Way to Lose a War’

https://t.co/SToR5R9fvU

[Dominic Tierney @domtierney]

Interviewed by @france24 about the Iran War and the lessons of my book “The Right Way to Lose a War”

https://t.co/jIXZddpcmf

[Dominic Tierney @domtierney]

(1) Iran was an "imminent threat" that required a military solution (2) Iran was weak and incapable of resisting

[DNI Tulsi Gabbard @DNIGabbard]

Donald Trump was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief. As our Commander in Chief, he is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat, and whether or not to take action he deems necessary to protect the safety and security of our troops, the American people and our country. 

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is responsible for helping coordinate and integrate all intelligence to provide the President and Commander in Chief with the best information available to inform his decisions. 

After carefully reviewing all the information before him, President Trump concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action based on that conclusion.

[Joshua Schwartz @JoshuaASchwartz]

Thrilled to share that my job market paper (9 years in the making!) is now accepted @The_JOP. I question the conventional wisdom that standing firm is always beneficial to a state's reputation for resolve relative to backing down
https://t.co/kePz1E3sYg

[Dominic Tierney @domtierney]

To an uncomfortable degree, the humanities are what Mellon says they are

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has become the country’s preeminent funder of humanities research, @Tyler_A_Harper writes. Is it saving American arts and letters—or killing them? https://t.co/ZYwnOT1B3Q

[Patrick Porter @PatPorter76]

Teaching IR? My short, cheap book offers an overview of realist v anti-realist arguments, contentious takes on: causes of war; nuclear taboos; international courts; gender & conflict; climate crisis; small states; more. Great syllabus & classroom fodder.
https://t.co/hA0LJADDXN

[Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter]

Lambasted on Bluesky by Jamelle Bouie for his previous post on the subject, @NateSilver538 goes into depth about "Heather Cox Richardsonism":

What is Heather Cox Richardsonism?

No longer just a Substack: it's one of the 3 emerging factions of the Democratic Party.
https://t.co/jaB9dXPalL

[Amanda Pearson @Pearson_ink]

Fall 2025 issue preview @IntSecHarvard @mitpress!

M. Trachtenberg @UCLA | rules-based international order
@aaronbateman22 | U.S. space power
Adam Mount | conventional deterrence of nuclear use
@djkim81 | clients' demand evasion
@MichaelGoldfien | hawks, doves, & rapprochement