IR prof (security, civil conflict, peacekeeping, terrorism, climate change), bicoastally migratory (PDX-NYC), dog lover, horse lover, mediocre knitter, avid composter. https://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mpb2yij4xo27Took 6 months of wrangling between installation (just under the wire for IRA incentives) and PGE final inspection, but we finally got our solar panels connected. Huzzah!27 Jun 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpb2yij4xo27https://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mia5tgzvf326NoKings yesterday was inspiring, energizing, and fun. Now let’s turn that energy into action for a huge progressive blue wave in Nov (to swamp any elections shenanigans). Post in the replies what you’re doing with your time and money to make that happen. I’ll start with 2 great orgs I’m supporting29 Mar 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mia5tgzvf326https://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mg65vtwive2firan-cost-ticker.com https://iran-cost-ticker.com03 Mar 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg65vtwive2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mdhm375nes2oI got to moderate this great panel trying to understand the chaos of the first year of Trump 2.0’s foreign policy, with great questions from our students [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2026 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhm375nes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3md5jdboryn2rFrom HandsOffNYC march in solidarity with MSP today24 Jan 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3md5jdboryn2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mcluzgo64b2vBoycott/disruption of Hilton this weekend (action should be called “Heil Hilton”) Book a room, cancel just before free cancellation expires. Ideally, cancel over the phone and tell them, "I no longer want to stay at Hilton hotel after the corporate office doubled down on housing ICE agents."17 Jan 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcluzgo64b2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mcdojj2qqx2kLovely to see the outpouring of love for Kimuli, whose presence is so very missed. I’m adding here the “in memoriam” colleagues wrote for the department (a bit more personal than the one from the university!) https://polisci.columbia.edu/content/memoriam-kimuli-kasara [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdojj2qqx2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mcbczrcbms2yEncouraging. I mean, one hopes the American public doesn’t like having their neighbors abducted and their fellow citizens shot dead, but given what else it seems to tolerate of late (Jan 6, anyone?), I still find this encouraging [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcbczrcbms2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mbxcsgemzi24Before I even got home from a protest over the shooting of Renee Good, I was hearing reports of CBP shooting two in Portland OR. FFS. Stay safe out there people, keep It peaceful but make some noise cuz this shit is unacceptable09 Jan 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxcsgemzi24https://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3mbkidm4o3b2cGood analysis on the latest insanity, by @profsaunders.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jan 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkidm4o3b2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m63ftsxffg26Oh the symbolism! COP caught on fire in the heat. No one injured, thankfully. (Not my photo, I wasn’t in the Blue Zone at the time — guess I picked a good time to see a bit of Belém!)20 Nov 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63ftsxffg26https://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m5xbin3rvv2nI’m learning a ton at COP30, but my most systematic research is on the ice cream at Sorveteria Cairu — famous for their local tropical fruit flavors. Preliminary results: cupuaçu and chocolate is a better combo than açaí and chocolate, though both were delish. #ResearchPriorities19 Nov 2025 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xbin3rvv2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m4u7hcs2fj25Many things are giving me joy tonight, not least that JD Vance’s half brother lost 78 to 22! To a half-Indian, half-Tibetan-refugee named Aftab Karma Singh Pureval!!05 Nov 2025 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4u7hcs2fj25https://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m4ran64q7724Hey climate folks (or anyone who has thought about these things) — with the value of offsets largely debunked, what do you do to ameliorate your impact when you have to fly? How best to self-tax for emissions?04 Nov 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ran64q7724https://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m3hx4v56es2iIt’s a beautiful day to resist democratic backsliding!18 Oct 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hx4v56es2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m3af6inelj2gWhy I’m worried this ceasefire won’t last https://goodauthority.org/news/israel-hamas-ceasefire-leaves-important-questions-unanswered/15 Oct 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3af6inelj2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m2ztwqe5qv2d12 Oct 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ztwqe5qv2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m2ztsspm3r2eNaked bike ride in cold rainy October is what we political scientists call a “costly signal” of resistance (the normal, if you can call it that! one is in the summer) And what we Portlanders call “keepin it weird, keepin it real, keepin it real weird” [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2025 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ztsspm3r2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m2jzpslqa72oGo Portland! Using its notoriously pain in the ass permitting regime for good! https://www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-wilson/news/2025/9/17/city-portland-will-issue-land-use-violation-notice-ice-facility06 Oct 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jzpslqa72ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3m27p4mtxue2oSmart and beautifully written by a friend and colleague I’m proud to have. https://democracyproject.org/posts/civil-society-institutions-under-authoritarian-encroachment02 Oct 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27p4mtxue2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pagefortna.bsky.social/post/3lzrc77ckq62lThis is next level “this meeting could have been an email” [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:ulr6bdzcui4jdeljkdfe4bpu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzrc77ckq62l