Assistant professor of political science @University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Former fellow @WatsonInstitute, @ND_ISC | IR, bureaucracies, political psychology, public opinion | @Columbia PhD | @Dartmouth '14https://bsky.app/profile/doncasler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/doncasler.bsky.social/post/3m5p465dc6c2yAmericans oppose the change to 'Department of War' and it's not especially close. @robertralston.bsky.social and I found that relatively few think the change will make America safer, focus the department's mission, or make it more lethal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:d54yevupmood6hm4y3bdeo2a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5p465dc6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/doncasler.bsky.social/post/3lvy2cdx5c22pWe're hiring here at Illinois! I'm not on the committee but am happy to answer questions about the position, department, and life in Champaign-Urbana [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Aug 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:d54yevupmood6hm4y3bdeo2a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvy2cdx5c22phttps://bsky.app/profile/doncasler.bsky.social/post/3lp5fiplyuk2kWhen does communication fail in international politics? In a new @intsecurity.bsky.social piece, Tyler Jost and I present some fresh theory and evidence on an enduring challenge for states — getting others to understand what they are trying to say [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:d54yevupmood6hm4y3bdeo2a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5fiplyuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/doncasler.bsky.social/post/3ljkx2257g22v*taps sign* [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:d54yevupmood6hm4y3bdeo2a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkx2257g22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/doncasler.bsky.social/post/3karikagczo2zI was very fortunate to contribute a review to the H-Diplo | RJISSF roundtable on Melvyn Leffler's new history of the Iraq War https://issforum.org/ISSF/PDF/RJISSF-Roundtable-15-6.pdf02 Oct 2023 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:d54yevupmood6hm4y3bdeo2a/app.bsky.feed.post/3karikagczo2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/doncasler.bsky.social/post/3k5ng7nxib42gIf Prigozhin really is dead, I have to applaud the simulation writers for their impeccable timing---I'm teaching about two-level games tomorrow! https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/23/world/prigozhin-russia-ukraine-war-news23 Aug 2023 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:d54yevupmood6hm4y3bdeo2a/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5ng7nxib42g