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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3h

From what I've seen, all of the younger MAGAs are worse, which is why US allies can't just wait out Trump II in the hope this goes away.

Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 3h

Junior may actually be worse

“Donald Trump Jr. criticized corruption in Ukraine and suggested Sunday that his father may walk away from the country if it doesn’t make peace with Russia.”

www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Trump’s son suggests president may walk away from Ukraine

Donald Trump Jr. says his father’s unpredictability is forcing people to be intellectually honest.

www.politico.eu

Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 3h

Junior may actually be worse

“Donald Trump Jr. criticized corruption in Ukraine and suggested Sunday that his father may walk away from the country if it doesn’t make peace with Russia.”

www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Trump’s son suggests president may walk away from Ukraine

Donald Trump Jr. says his father’s unpredictability is forcing people to be intellectually honest.

www.politico.eu

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 5h

FIFA made sure that Trump's Special Peace Prize is much bigger than the real World Cup.

Close-up of the FIFA Peace Prize next to World Cup on Trump's desk.

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 6h

"Some people said the lack of US support was ironic given that Elbridge Colby, the under-secretary of defence for policy, had pushed Japan to make clear what role it would play if the US and China went to war over Taiwan."

Yes, almost as if Colby is running his own private defense policy.

Japan frustrated at Trump administration’s silence over row with China

Tokyo asks US to be more vocal in its support after Beijing reacted furiously to prime minister’s comments about Taiwan

www.ft.com

Frank O'Donnell @frank11285.bsky.social · 7h

Especially when paired with this -

Japan frustrated at Trump administration’s silence over row with China

Tokyo asks US to be more vocal in its support after Beijing reacted furiously to prime minister’s comments about Taiwan

www.ft.com

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 7h

Reinforces David Sanger's argument that "great power competition," the leitmotif of Trump I's national security strategy, has been binned.

Looks like Trump II is seeking some kind of spheres of influence-type arrangement with Russia and China.

Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy

www.nytimes.com

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 7h

"We respect China's historic military buildup" is quite a surprising message from a US secretary of defense. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

“President Trump and this administration seek a stable peace, fair trade and respectful relations with China,” he said. The U.S. will follow a policy of “respecting the historic military buildup [China is] undertaking,” he added, while the Pentagon “maintains a clear-eyed appreciation of how rapid, formidable and holistic their military buildup has been.”

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 10h

Separating conventional and nuclear deterrence doesn't make sense, because Europe faces an adversary that has both capabilities and seeks to use them in an integrated way.

NATO did not have separate conv and nuke doctrines against the Warsaw Pact.

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d

Trump & co want to continue to have as free a hand as possible when it comes to military action globally. Large numbers of sophisticated nuclear weapons would arguably facilitate that.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Deputy Secy of State Christopher Landau says the US “cannot pretend that we are partners” w/ NATO nations because the European Union—of which many are members—pursues “policies of civilizational suicide.”

Landau is a former clerk of SCOTUS Justice Thomas. Stephen Miller lobbied for his appointment.

Christopher Landau
@DeputySecState
X.com
My recent trip to Brussels for the
@NATO Ministerial meeting left me with one overriding impression: the US has long failed to address the glaring inconsistency between its relations with NATO and the EU. These are almost all the same countries in both organizations. When these countries wear their NATO hats, they insist that Transatlantic cooperation is the cornerstone of our mutual security. But when these countries wear their EU hats, they pursue all sorts of agendas that are often utterly adverse to US interests and security—including

interests and security—including censorship, economic suicide/climate fanaticism, open borders, disdain for national sovereignty/promotion of multilateral governance and taxation, support for Communist Cuba, etc etc.
This inconsistency cannot continue.
Either the great nations of Europe are our partners in protecting the Western civilization that we inherited from them or they are not. But we cannot pretend that we are partners while those nations allow the EU's unelected, undemocratic, and unrepresentative bureaucracy in Brussels to pursue policies of civilizational suicide.
5:53 AM • 12/6/25 • 5.3M Views

woolaf @woolaf.bsky.social · 1d

In other words "who are we trying to deter" and "what are we trying to deter then from doing?" Are nuclear weapons a credible deterrent in these cases? Or are they just another symbol of U.S. power (like tariffs and murder on the high seas) that allows for muscle flexing and bragging rights? (2/2)

woolaf @woolaf.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely true, but there's a more basic question. If we are not concerned with "great power competition" or defense of our alliances, with economic competition being the only problem, then why do we need nuclear weapons at all? Status and stature? (1/2)

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d

The basic problem with the United States' call for Europe to lead on conventional forces while it takes care of nuclear deterrence.

Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 1d

It's not credible the US would fight a nuclear war over Europe if they aren't willing to contribute conventionally.

Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 1d

It's not credible the US would fight a nuclear war over Europe if they aren't willing to contribute conventionally.

Pranay Vaddi @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social · 1d

New on the Strategic Simplicity Podcast - Carnegie's Tong Zhao helps unpack the new PRC arms control white paper. Link below:

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d

"It was also not clear if the 2027 deadline represented the Trump administration position or only the views of some Pentagon officials."

I think we can guess which ones!

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d

"The U.S. officials told their counterparts that if Europe does not meet the 2027 deadline, the U.S. may stop participating in some NATO defense coordination mechanisms, said the sources."

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d

"The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week."

Exclusive: US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week,...

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d

"The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week."

Exclusive: US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week,...

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d

Weird nod to the famously unsuccessful "New Labour, New Danger" campaign over her right shoulder.

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d

There's not much on means, as opposed to ends, in the National Security Strategy, despite its critique of other NSSs as wish lists.

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

Also worth noting that apart from some vague wording on rebuilding American industrial capacity the Trump National Security Strategy seems to have no mention about the challenges in rebuilding a US Navy struggling with escalating manpower, maintenance and ship-building crises.

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

Also worth noting that apart from some vague wording on rebuilding American industrial capacity the Trump National Security Strategy seems to have no mention about the challenges in rebuilding a US Navy struggling with escalating manpower, maintenance and ship-building crises.

Jonathan Cristol @jonathancristol.bsky.social · 2d

So the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine is just a slightly more overtly imperialist Monroe Doctrine.

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d

But somehow under these conditions the US will still extend nuclear deterrence to Europe — i.e. put itself at risk of nuclear destruction on its allies' behalf.

Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 2d

The NSS signals 2 big shifts for Europe

1. Europe will handle its own security now. They take the 5% commitment literally.

2. US plans lots of political interference to back the far right. This is what "restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity" means.

Buckle up.

Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 2d

The NSS signals 2 big shifts for Europe

1. Europe will handle its own security now. They take the 5% commitment literally.

2. US plans lots of political interference to back the far right. This is what "restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity" means.

Buckle up.

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration's racism both pushes it to abandon Europe as hopelessly lost to "civilizational erasure" and to stand by Europe as "culturally vital to the United States."

What is clear is that racism is the water in which it swims.

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 2d

Pages 25 to 27 are most relevant here and should be read in their entirety

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 2d

Pages 25 to 27 are most relevant here and should be read in their entirety

Lukas Mengelkamp @lukasmengelkamp.bsky.social · 2d

None of this is new, but it serves as a stark reminder that the complacency felt after the NATO summit in June was misplaced. It also reminds us that the the strategy of keeping the US on board for as long as possible, has itself grave risks to the democratic fabric of Europe.

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d

It's very Trump to begin your national security strategy with a big rant about everything you think has gone wrong with "American 'strategy.'"

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 2d

US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

But this economic decline is eclipsed by the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure. The larger issues facing Europe include activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty, migration policies that are transforming the continent and creating strife, censorship of free speech and suppression of political opposition, cratering birthrates, and loss of national identities and self-confidence.
Should present trends continue, the continent will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less. As such, it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies. Many of these nations are currently doubling down on their present path. We want Europe to remain European, to regain its civilizational self-confidence, and to abandon its failed focus on regulatory suffocation

James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d

Saying that you are not willing to commit conventional forces to defend your allies, but are willing to risk nuclear destruction on their behalf is not credible.

Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 3d

This also mirrors one of the suggestions in the 'project 2025' outline - to transform the US role in NATO to that of a 'nightwatcher' only responsible for nuclear deterrence, while the Europeans handle conventional deterrence.

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