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Nikolas Gvosdev
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Someone who follows geopolitical and geo-economic trends and studies how national security decisions get made. All comments are personal opinions and do not reflect any official/institutional views. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolas-gvosdev-925485301/ .. more

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Nikolas Kirrill Gvosdev is a Russian–American international relations scholar. He is currently professor of national security studies at the U.S. Naval War College and the former Editor of the bi-monthly foreign policy journal, The National Interest. He writes as a specialist on US foreign policy as well as international politics as they affect Russia and its neighbors. He currently serves as editor of the journal Orbis. .. more

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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 14d
The United Nations is returning to its Cold War state ... remaining a place for dialogue and diplomacy, handling some technical matters ... but not able to take the lead in solving global conflicts. news.day.az/world/178402...
Будущее безопасности за региональными союзами, а не за Совбезом ООН – ВЗГЛЯД из США
Реальных вариантов, которые поддержали бы все пять постоянных членов Совета Безопасности ООН, попросту нет. Максимум возможны небольшие изменения по периферии, но не коренная реформа. То, что эти госу...
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 8h
So Turkey making it easier for citizens of other Turkic states to work in Turkey. This is very interesting and having read Parag Khanna’s #MOVE Ankara wants to be able to draw on a Turkic human capital pool-encouraging immigrants from similar linguistic/cultural backgrounds.
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 11h
Another indication of preference both for commercial diplomacy and relying on trusted family members; from Indonesia’s perspective, this is more likely to reflect what POTUS wants than having a deputy Secretary.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12h
President Trump's personal business and his government role intersected when he was heard on a hot mic arranging a meeting between his son Eric, who runs the family company, and Indonesia’s leader.
‘I’ll Have Eric Call’: Trump Sets Up Son’s Meeting With Indonesian President
A hot-mic moment suggested a blurry line between the U.S. president’s roles as political leader and businessman.
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 11h
A lot of policy initiatives are in the air-Gaza plan being the most notable-but rule of 10+50 says at some point detail development and execution has to be handed off to lower levels. Do we have the people in place and do they enjoy trust of the executive?

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12h
President Trump's personal business and his government role intersected when he was heard on a hot mic arranging a meeting between his son Eric, who runs the family company, and Indonesia’s leader.
‘I’ll Have Eric Call’: Trump Sets Up Son’s Meeting With Indonesian President
A hot-mic moment suggested a blurry line between the U.S. president’s roles as political leader and businessman.
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 2d
Forty years later, we circle back to this: Kenneth Waltz, “The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: More May Better,” Adelphi Papers, Number 171 (London: International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1981)
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Andreas Umland @umland.bsky.social · 2d
The longer Russia's expansionist war & genocidal “special operation” continue, the more international relations change.

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Commentary: Will Smaller Powers Obtain WMDs?
The Russo–Ukrainian War and resulting decline of the post-1945 world order suggest that relatively weaker countries may try to deter larger powers with weapons of mass destruction. 俄乌战争以及由此导致的1945年后世...
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 2d
1) can the U.S. outbid other buyers by offering a better price? 2) will other countries release what they hold and hope to recoup down the road and 3) will the PRC penalize third countries who engage in #roundabout efforts to bypass Chinese restrictions?
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The U.S. Department of War is racing to stockpile $1B worth of critical minerals to counter China’s dominance of global supply chains. This is a short term approach. These include cobalt, antimony… |...
The U.S. Department of War is racing to stockpile $1B worth of critical minerals to counter China’s dominance of global supply chains. This is a short term approach. These include cobalt, antimony, t...
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Andreas Umland @umland.bsky.social · 2d
The longer Russia's expansionist war & genocidal “special operation” continue, the more international relations change.

@worldaffairs.bsky.social

@policystudiesorg.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @uisweden.bsky.social @dgap.org @russlandwatcher.de @cfr.org @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social
Commentary: Will Smaller Powers Obtain WMDs?
The Russo–Ukrainian War and resulting decline of the post-1945 world order suggest that relatively weaker countries may try to deter larger powers with weapons of mass destruction. 俄乌战争以及由此导致的1945年后世...
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 2d
Highlights possibility of major disconnects when leaders conduct personal diplomacy at the highest levels but organizations within government continue to follow their orders and standard operating procedures ...

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The latest round of trade escalation between the US and China is the result of serious miscalculation by the US—Beijing takes BIS’s 29 September rule expansion as a unilateral provocation. 1. The… | ...
The latest round of trade escalation between the US and China is the result of serious miscalculation by the US—Beijing takes BIS’s 29 September rule expansion as a unilateral provocation. 1. The Gen...
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 2d
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Liquified Natural Gas Risks Becoming a Bridge to Nowhere
The conventional wisdom says liquified natural gas is the future of energy — bridging the gap between the world abandoning fossil fuels and renewable supplies coming online. But that rosy outlook face...
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 3d
One of the markers of a middle class lifestyle is being able to live and work in comfortable climate-controlled spaces. Delivering the energy to power AC will become part of the #prosperity_legitimacy_equation but will exacerbate the energy leg of the #trilemma. open.substack.com/pub/carolynk...
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The AC Gap and Back to Nuclear: Japan’s Nuclear Power Politics
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 3d
All throughout the post-industrial democracies we see weak governments and exhausted political parties ... making it less likely we will see decisive action to address the challenges of the day ... www.linkedin.com/posts/nikola...
#orbis | Nikolas Gvosdev
Put this observation in context at the Waverly Heights international relations forum: the political crises all throughout the post-industrial democracies reflect that the post-Cold War cycle in domest...
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Nikolas Gvosdev @fpriorbis.bsky.social · 5d
Geo-technological mandate for national security ... infrastructure, supply chains, energy, partnerships .... www.linkedin.com/posts/selina...
Opinion | The Chinese robots are coming | Selina Xu
Read our piece on Chinese robots in The Washington Post! Robot dogs. Humanoid helpers. Entirely automated dark factories without human workers. These might seem straight out of a sci-fi novel, but t...
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