Assoc Prof of International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington; Cold War international history and geoeconomics; Book--Disruption: The Global Economic Shocks of the 1970s and the End of the Cold War (Cornell UP, 2024); Stanford baseball alumhttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3mrfnsbkvk22jI've learned so much from the H-Diplo roundtables over the years, and it is a thrill to have such respected historians review my work in this venue. Many thanks to Thomas Schwartz, Aleksandra Komornicka, and László Borhi for their engaging reviews of my book [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfnsbkvk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3mp4qthvku22nIn celebration of SHAFR, @cornellupress.bsky.social is having a 40 percent off sale + free shipping on many international history books, including my own. Lots of great options! https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/our-shafr-2026-books-on-display/25 Jun 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4qthvku22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3mog6vvd23c2bVery grateful to André Steiner for his engaging and generous review of Disruption in the June 2026 issue of Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft:16 Jun 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog6vvd23c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3mnahpqp6s22sI was glad to contribute to the roundtable on Mark Kramer’s excellent book. Perhaps the most interesting part was the news that Kramer will publish *next year* a three-volume series on the Soviet bloc, which promises to set a new standard and should be on everyone’s reading list [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnahpqp6s22shttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3mkjntipx5s2bTornado warning [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjntipx5s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3mi4tc6dzsk2mAbandoning NATO, the greatest alliance in history, would be a strategic mistake of epic proportions [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4tc6dzsk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3mdqlijuxy22kReally sad to see the news. Playing for 9 was the thrill of a lifetime for me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jan 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqlijuxy22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3maoaamwjnc2oThe National Security Archive posted transcripts of Bush/Putin conversations in 2001, 2005, and 2008. Well worth reading. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/foia-russia-programs/2025-12-23/archive-lawsuit-opens-vladimir-putin-memconstelcons23 Dec 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3maoaamwjnc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3m7eoe7uyis2tHOOSIERS!!!07 Dec 2025 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7eoe7uyis2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3m5c4xhu6gk2744 percent off @cornellupress.bsky.social books, including my own, with the promo code below. Lots of great choices!10 Nov 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c4xhu6gk27https://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3m4yfbn57f22kThis is an important thread [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4yfbn57f22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3m4mnvph5rk2s https://media.tenor.com/eCkH2P9iwHoAAAAC/no-the-office.gif?hh=406&ww=49802 Nov 2025 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mnvph5rk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mdegroot51.bsky.social/post/3m4mllqb2ts2gOn behalf of all Giants fans: get it done, Toronto!02 Nov 2025 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:27bx7rozvpizcwthy2ayteiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mllqb2ts2g