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Gerard Toal is Professor of Government and International Affairs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

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Gwendolyn Sasse @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social · 2d
My Guardian op-ed on the Paris Declaration & what it does not mean. News have moved on fast but still holds, I think. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @carnegieeurope.bsky.social @carnegieendowment.org @zois.bsky.social @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Ending the war in Ukraine has more support than ever. So why is peace still not in sight? | Gwendolyn Sasse
The Paris declaration by the ‘coalition of the willing’ supports a nonexistent ceasefire that remains at the mercy of Russian intransigence, says Gwendolyn Sasse, director of the Centre for East Europ...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d
Terrorizing American citizens.
Threatening American allies.
Covering up for American sex criminals.

Welcome to the Trump administration, 2026!

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Huss Banai @hbanai.bsky.social · 4d
Here's my piece for @goodauth.bsky.social on why Iran's polycrisis may be at a tipping point

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Why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point
Why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point. The current protests reflect citizens who are unhappy about deep, overlapping crises.
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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · 4d
Sobering analysis of transatlantic woes by @sophiabesch.bsky.social and @jyshapiro.bsky.social and some sage advice re alternatives. But, do European status-quo elites have the courage to face, let alone abandon, an abusive relationship?
The New American Imperialism: How Europe Can Deal With Trump’s Threat to Greenland
EU leaders will have to learn how to stand up to the bully in the White House.
www.lawfaremedia.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Greenland envoy Gov. Jeff Landry: "Solidifying the Western Hemisphere is good for the United States and good for the states that are in the United States, like Louisiana. And Greenland is in the Western Hemisphere."

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 7d
Ontological security will be much easier to explain in the classroom now
(Yes you should freak out. this is not a meme)

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 10d
And
1) it's no good news for the world. Haushofer being who he was.
2) countries traditionally free from major geopolitical anxiety must start to worry
elisabethvallet.bsky.social Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 10d
Forget Huntington's map that everyone is bringing up this morning. It's Haushofer's map that we need to look at.