Roni Berkowitz

International Relations PhD student at the Hebrew University.

[The Leonard Davis Ins. for International Relations @LeonardDavisIns]

When diplomacy becomes personal🤝
A new LSE piece examines Trump’s repeated calls to pardon Netanyahu as a case study in how leaders use personal positioning as a diplomatic tool and how President Herzog responded by turning to institutional language⬇️
https://t.co/EAjA0BrIgB

[LSE USAPP blog @LSEUSAblog]

Gadi Heimann, @RoniBerkowitz and @ZoharKampf of @HebrewU write on how Donald Trump has tried to make diplomacy personal https://t.co/gSb8HhRKI8

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

When Trump decided to make it personal - our @gadiheiman @ZoharKampf new piece in @LSEUSAblog looks at how leaders switch between institutional and personal voices to pressure (or resist) each other.
https://t.co/vR7t4Rgkm1

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

New publication 🎉
Are diplomats just state mouthpieces? Not quite.
In our new @RIS_Journal paper, we show how diplomats navigate the personal/national boundary.
Using Goffman’s Footing, we trace a spectrum of agency in diplomatic interaction.
Read here: https://t.co/Ggp0IenmWI

[The Leonard Davis Ins. for International Relations @LeonardDavisIns]

A new article by @gadiheiman , @ZoharKampf , and @RoniBerkowitz examine how diplomats’ personal agency comes through in real diplomatic interaction, offering a closer look at diplomacy as it unfolds in real time.
Read here: https://t.co/hW6Lk2G83s

[RIS @RISjnl]

🚨New First View Article🚨

"Between the national and the personal: The interactional production of agency in diplomacy" by Roni Berkowitz , Gadi Heimann & Zohar Kampf is now available online on the RIS website. Have a read!

📄 ➡️ https://t.co/7y5jkASy36

[RIS @RISjnl]

We published SIX new research articles and the first issue of volume 52 in February! An excellent way to start the year. Reminder that ALL our latest articles are online first: https://t.co/45qS54PLd3

[Yael Ram @YaelRam15]

Read what @RoniBerkowitz and I had to say about DeepSeek and the stir it caused, calling for an examination of the broader politicization of LLMs - beyond China and beyond outputs

[The Leonard Davis Ins. for International Relations @LeonardDavisIns]

הרבה רעש היה בזמן האחרון סביב מודל השפה שהשיקה חברת DeepSeek, והאופן שבו הוא משקף הטיה פוליטית וצנזורה סינית. מוזמנים ומוזמנות לקרוא את הבלוג שכתבו תלמידות דוקטורט שלנו, רוני ברקוביץ ויעל רם, אשר מסביר מדוע מודלים כאלה הם פוליטיים בכמה וכמה רמות. ולא, זו לא רק המצאה של הסינים...

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

Excited to share my new blog post with @YaelRam15 for China Dialogues at @lseideas.

We explore LLM politics and how China’s DeepSeek model challenges the myth of “technical neutrality” 👇

https://t.co/tSNSKD0RdW

[LSE IDEAS @lseideas]

China’s DeepSeek isn’t just about censorship. 🤖

It shows how politics shape AI at every stage — from training data to chips, talent, and geopolitics.

⬇️Read Here
https://t.co/FqbrLGJxVv
#AI #DeepSeek #Geopolitics

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

@Or__Tal @lonziks @itai_gat @FelixKreuk @adiyossLC 👑

[Or Tal @Or__Tal]

Release Announcement!📢💣
🥁🎷JASCO 🎶🪇 training & inference code + model weights are out!

Paper📜: https://t.co/exolVO1sJV
Samples🔊: https://t.co/uPe7QPk9DB
Code🐍: https://t.co/NvhKDFZGoU
Models🤗: https://t.co/cEiw2nt41D

@lonziks @itai_gat @FelixKreuk @adiyossLC

[Doron Ella @DoronElla]

NEW PUBLICATION
Authored with @PressBarnathan
In @CSP_journal - We tell the story of China’s participation in the World Bank, arguing that as the development finance regime complex changed, it affected the stability of China’s cooptation deal in the Bank.
https://t.co/5k2SiNDjb1

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

Recently returned from the #EISAPEC2024, Grateful for the insightful discussions on:
1️⃣ The Multidimensional Meaning of the "China Threat" concept.
2️⃣ Media Control and Dynamics in Popular Culture Importations in China.
📸Tackling my fear of public speaking, one step at a time.

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

@Shirley_Lukin 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

@KidronUri 👑 Can’t wait to read your paper!

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

This builds on our earlier study, "Communicating through Protocols," where we examined the creative ways in which interpersonal relations are cultivated within the highly regulated environment of diplomatic ceremonies: https://t.co/cY7pZjX1hN

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression 🤝 In our new study “Performing good diplomatic relations”, @ZoharKampf @gadiheiman and me, explore how diplomats navigate their first encounters with the president. Check out the full article: https://t.co/8vjwnjZdYj

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

@YaelRam15 @HebrewU @LeonardDavisIns ☠️☠️

[Roni Berkowitz @RoniBerkowitz]

🎉I'm incredibly honored to receive the Carmon Award for outstanding research in IR, security, and the Middle East for my work on the Chinese threat narrative in the Israeli context. Many thanks to the committee for this recognition! 🙏
@HebrewU @LeonardDavisIns