samuelhelfont.bsky.social
Middle East/International history. Three books on Iraq w/ Oxford UP. One forthcoming w/ Stanford UP. Naval War College@Naval Postgraduate School. PhD@Princeton. Views my own. https://www.samuelhelfont.com
👤 Joined on 02 October 2023
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@samuelhelfont.bsky.socialAfter Black Hawk Down, critics called nation-building and "multilateralism" a Clinton-era invention, but George H. W. Bush had pushed nation-building after the Cold War. Samuel Helfont (@samuelhelfont.bsky.social) shows how 1990s debates reshaped Bush 41's legacy. tnsr.org/2026/10/was-...
Show PostMany view George H. W. Bush as a textbook realist. But looking at private journals and NSC archives reveals a different story. Dr. Samuel Helfont (@samuelhelfont.bsky.social) breaks down Bush’s diplomatic legacy on Horns of a Dilemma. tnsr.org/2026/10/was-... #ForeignPolicy #Diplomacy #USHistory
Show PostAn excellent read on the legal, operational, and strategic risks of a Trump administration return to prize courts. In Short, “a system designed for the naval warfare of two centuries ago is a poor fit for the geopolitical world today.” www.justsecurity.org/159026/prize...
Show PostHow should George H. W. Bush be remembered? Samuel Helfont (@samuelhelfont.bsky.social) argues that historical memory has obscured the liberal internationalist core of his foreign policy. tnsr.org/2026/09/libe... #ForeignPolicy #History #USPresidents
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