IR Scholar Professor• War, US Foreign Policy, Basing, Troop Deployments, Data, and Political Economy • @boisestate • International Relations • SciFi • Gaming • www.ma-allen.com • https://tinyurl.com/GoogleScholarAllenhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mkncnpocc62hWriting a bit about the high rate of stockpile consumption in Iran: https://theconversation.com/can-the-nearly-1-trillion-a-year-us-military-really-be-depleting-key-weapons-in-iran-28098629 Apr 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkncnpocc62hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mk3qly7nqg26NATO’s internal cohesion is being threatened (again) – but in pushing for support on Iran, Trump may risk eroding US influence on the alliance Written by: Michael A. Allen, Boise State University; Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University Soon… https://quantitativepeace.com/blog/2026/04/natos-internal-cohesion-is-being-threatened-again-but-in-pushing-for-support-on-iran-trump-may-risk-eroding-us-influence-on-the-alliance.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social22 Apr 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3qly7nqg26https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mjyxzi5e4422NATO’s internal cohesion is being threatened (again) – but in pushing for support on Iran, Trump may risk eroding US influence on the alliance: https://theconversation.com/natos-internal-cohesion-is-being-threatened-again-but-in-pushing-for-support-on-iran-trump-may-risk-eroding-us-influence-on-the-alliance-27962321 Apr 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyxzi5e4422https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mjwoxolymu2qThis better not awaken anything inside of me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB-5HM3zNU820 Apr 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwoxolymu2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mjhhm35ioq22A suite of Lorcana tools for competitive play: ma-allen.com/lorcana/ (1/7) #lorcana #lorcanatcg https://ma-allen.com/lorcana/14 Apr 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhhm35ioq22https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mjfv2jp2nr25Bradley–Terry Models and Pairwise Comparisons in brms Whew—it's been a minute since I've written a blog post. But I recently published a paper that seemed like it would lend itself nicely to a new post, so here we are! Before I move on I'll note that this is an abbreviated version of a longer post… https://quantitativepeace.com/blog/2026/04/bradley-terry-models-and-pairwise-comparisons-in-brms.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social13 Apr 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfv2jp2nr25https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mj43qxyjnv2rThis week's reading list.10 Apr 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj43qxyjnv2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mj3v2jow7j2q"Wars usually end when the fighting nations agree on their relative strength, and wars usually begin when fighting nations disagree on their relative strength." - Blainey 1988.09 Apr 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3v2jow7j2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3miqwyzte6z23This week’s planned comic reads:05 Apr 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqwyzte6z23https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3micmazal772jI saw a C-17 land at Gowen on Friday while I was shopping, and it looks like the A-10s are going to Lakenheath (where we toured/interviewed for our research), then to the Middle East to join Epic Fury: https://www.twz.com/news-features/dozens-of-a-10-warthogs-appear-poised-to-join-epic-fury30 Mar 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3micmazal772jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhyhdadxv22tI'm not going to burn through my Claude quota this week. It can't handle plumbing for me.26 Mar 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyhdadxv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhqovvc2kl2lThis is a great sadness. Let’s get back to 7 seasons with 22 episodes and give times for characters to actually develop. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/star-trek-starfleet-academy-canceled-season-2-1236696816/23 Mar 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqovvc2kl2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhorrpj7ti2dSitting on the tarmac in Chicago. Soon #isa2026, I will be there…23 Mar 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhorrpj7ti2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhm3n3hgtc2kStraits of Malacca, Hormuz, and Gibraltar. This tracks. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhm3n3hgtc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhlr4bmurs2bI get in too late, but definitely encourage anyone who can make this to go. Expand the network. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlr4bmurs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhlqy5x7uk2bGreat, now I am going on a date with Claude. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlqy5x7uk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhlo7puzkb2eDr. Hiriluk’s final scene in s2e7 hits so well. The whole episode was a rollercoaster. https://youtu.be/Yv9I0Ne4TMw?si=Nzyf9251UpPHhG8321 Mar 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlo7puzkb2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhldbbsa2c2tAt times, I feel like I don't understand how things work. This is a day and a half's worth of global oil consumption, but the goal may be to decrease any domestic pressure by altering global prices. We have (had) 415m in the SPR, so this is about a third of that. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/world/middleeast/us-sanctions-iran-oil.html?searchResultPosition=121 Mar 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhldbbsa2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhhgd42muj27No Starfleet Academy tonight, so One Piece s2 is my current fill-in now. What if the Federation was just some rubber kid who thought the Venrai Ral had cool flags?20 Mar 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhgd42muj27https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhgxwvo6kj27Nampa is the 3rd-largest city in Idaho and is just outside Boise. At one point, I was going to Nampa weekly for card tournaments. Hogaboam was a town hall and was 47. https://idahonews.com/news/local/nampa-mayor-rick-hogaboam-dies-after-medical-emergency?teaserSource=trending19 Mar 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgxwvo6kj27https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhgsuw2y3c2zSome people can imagine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgsuw2y3c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhgdvbe7ys27Trolley problem: More participants selected the utilitarian choice, to save five by killing one, when using the foreign language than their native tongue (Table 2). The difference between the foreign and the native language condition ranged from 7.5 percentage points to 65 percentage points. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.009484219 Mar 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgdvbe7ys27https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhgdaz64wk27YYYY-MM-DD is three things in a cell! I agree with the order though. :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgdaz64wk27https://bsky.app/profile/ma-allen.com/post/3mhgd33vcl227Ooh, I love some counterintuitive, experimental findings. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:dilbd56mbnl2pppp22wkpuph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgd33vcl227