Michael Weiss
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social
Editor @insidereng, host @foreignoffpod, https://substack.com/@macspaunday, ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror: http://goo.gl/Jb6uEA. Next book on the GRU for @vikingbooks. [email protected]
Stoppard’s plays stuck with you long after you left the theatre, to the extent that you ended up stacking your shelves with all the source material. He made A.E. Housman interesting. www.the-american-interest.com/2020/06/14/t...
The Poet of Social Distancing - The American Interest
Why the work of A.E. Housman resonates in a time of enforced isolation.
www.the-american-interest.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Stoppard’s plays stuck with you long after you left the theatre, to the extent that you ended up stacking your shelves with all the source material. He made A.E. Housman interesting. www.the-american-interest.com/2020/06/14/t...
Dear Europe: If you read this and still think the United States is with you, you deserve everything you fear is coming your way. This is Russian-style corruption incorporated into the American system. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Dear Europe: If you read this and still think the United States is with you, you deserve everything you fear is coming your way. This is Russian-style corruption incorporated into the American system. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Next week we will publish a newly translated KGB training manual on how the Soviets worked up psych profiles for recruiting prospective agents. Another piece of relevant Cold War history… open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Next week we will publish a newly translated KGB training manual on how the Soviets worked up psych profiles for recruiting prospective agents. Another piece of relevant Cold War history… open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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Russia writing US policy. For discussion of the implications of this please listen to my conversation with Michael Weiss on Thinking Live:
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New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Russia writing US policy. For discussion of the implications of this please listen to my conversation with Michael Weiss on Thinking Live:
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Polish cartoon
“The peace talks were attended by Ushakov and Witkoff.”
“And from the American side?”
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Polish cartoon
“The peace talks were attended by Ushakov and Witkoff.”
“And from the American side?”
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Polish cartoon
“The peace talks were attended by Ushakov and Witkoff.”
“And from the American side?”
Via @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
Polish cartoon
“The peace talks were attended by Ushakov and Witkoff.”
“And from the American side?”
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Do yourself a favor and listen to Weiss and Snyder:
My chat with the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social on Ukraine and the United States. Was meant to be 30 minutes and ended up going for an hour. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/o…
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Do yourself a favor and listen to Weiss and Snyder:
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Stay tuned for the @theins.press story, in collaboration with @spiegel.de, about how we knew Kirill Dmitriev was the architect of this “peace plan.” Drops tomorrow at 5am EST.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Stay tuned for the @theins.press story, in collaboration with @spiegel.de, about how we knew Kirill Dmitriev was the architect of this “peace plan.” Drops tomorrow at 5am EST.
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"Outer borough boys stick together... 'you're a fascist, you're a communist'... that's about at 1 a.m. at the bar, you say that," @michaeldweiss.bsky.social says of the lovefest between Trump and Mamdani. "By 3 a.m. you got arms around each other, you're like smoking a J on Queens Boulevard."
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Outer borough boys stick together... 'you're a fascist, you're a communist'... that's about at 1 a.m. at the bar, you say that," @michaeldweiss.bsky.social says of the lovefest between Trump and Mamdani. "By 3 a.m. you got arms around each other, you're like smoking a J on Queens Boulevard."
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A dead pedophile, a Kremlin bagman, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and the future of NATO. @michaeldweiss.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social to discuss the chaotic “peace plan” for Ukraine and what it says about Trump’s collapsing grip on power.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A dead pedophile, a Kremlin bagman, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and the future of NATO. @michaeldweiss.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social to discuss the chaotic “peace plan” for Ukraine and what it says about Trump’s collapsing grip on power.
My chat with the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social on Ukraine and the United States. Was meant to be 30 minutes and ended up going for an hour. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/o…
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My chat with the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social on Ukraine and the United States. Was meant to be 30 minutes and ended up going for an hour. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/o…
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With the U.S. continuing to advance Russian interests over Ukraine’s, join @michaeldweiss.bsky.social and me on Thinking Live today, Nov. 24, at 2:00pm ET, as we break down what’s really happening.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
With the U.S. continuing to advance Russian interests over Ukraine’s, join @michaeldweiss.bsky.social and me on Thinking Live today, Nov. 24, at 2:00pm ET, as we break down what’s really happening.
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Tomorrow at 2pm EST I’ll be joining @timothysnyder.bsky.social on his Substack Live to discuss Ukraine, focusing on what we believe Americans need to know. Do join.
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Tomorrow at 2pm EST I’ll be joining @timothysnyder.bsky.social on his Substack Live to discuss Ukraine, focusing on what we believe Americans need to know. Do join.
On MS NOW tomorrow at 10am EST with Ana Cabrera to talk Ukraine.
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
On MS NOW tomorrow at 10am EST with Ana Cabrera to talk Ukraine.
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Amidst the Putin-Witkoff nonsense on handing Ukraine to Moscow, clear reporting as always from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
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“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
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November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Amidst the Putin-Witkoff nonsense on handing Ukraine to Moscow, clear reporting as always from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
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“He must have got this from K.”: How a Russian operative used the American media to bring a risible “peace deal” into existence
The 28-point plan looks like a Russian information op, not a serious diplomatic effort, Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social argues.
The 28-point plan looks like a Russian information op, not a serious diplomatic effort, Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social argues.
“He must have got this from K.”: How a Russian operative used the American media to bring a risible “peace deal” into existence
Rhetoric around Russia’s war in Ukraine has once again shifted to discussions about a potential “diplomatic solution.” However, the “deal” on the table — a 28-point plan that contains many of Moscow’s...
theins.press
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“He must have got this from K.”: How a Russian operative used the American media to bring a risible “peace deal” into existence
The 28-point plan looks like a Russian information op, not a serious diplomatic effort, Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social argues.
The 28-point plan looks like a Russian information op, not a serious diplomatic effort, Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social argues.
Here is my read of the "peace plan" and how Kirill Dmitriev played the American media to force this thing into being -- with an incompetent White House scrambling to make it seem like this was somehow coordinated and well-planned. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here is my read of the "peace plan" and how Kirill Dmitriev played the American media to force this thing into being -- with an incompetent White House scrambling to make it seem like this was somehow coordinated and well-planned. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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“Zorin loses track of his lies … and the lies of his government, because he’s indifferent to both in pursuit of his own delusions of grandeur.”
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social covers the fictionalized career of Russian spy-diplomat Gen. Alexander Zorin.
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social covers the fictionalized career of Russian spy-diplomat Gen. Alexander Zorin.
The Accidental Revelations of a Russian Spy’s Memoir
Alexander Zorin’s desire to make himself larger than life inadvertently exposes Moscow’s lies about how the war in Syria was waged
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November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Zorin loses track of his lies … and the lies of his government, because he’s indifferent to both in pursuit of his own delusions of grandeur.”
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social covers the fictionalized career of Russian spy-diplomat Gen. Alexander Zorin.
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social covers the fictionalized career of Russian spy-diplomat Gen. Alexander Zorin.
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We know the familiar pattern: “Moscow still loves a loser: failed journalists, has-beens, also-rans, sex pests and disgruntled narcissists end up going to work for the Kremlin.”
More essential reading from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social.
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More essential reading from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social.
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How Russian Spies Infiltrate U.S. Institutions
Read a 1988 KGB textbook on how to recruit agents working for the U.S. government abroad.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We know the familiar pattern: “Moscow still loves a loser: failed journalists, has-beens, also-rans, sex pests and disgruntled narcissists end up going to work for the Kremlin.”
More essential reading from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
More essential reading from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
New: We've translated in full a 1988 KGB training manual on how to infiltrate U.S. government facilities in the Middle East and North Africa. Something of a Russian growth industry these days, you might say. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
How Russian Spies Infiltrate U.S. Institutions
Read a 1988 KGB textbook on how to recruit agents working for the U.S. government abroad.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New: We've translated in full a 1988 KGB training manual on how to infiltrate U.S. government facilities in the Middle East and North Africa. Something of a Russian growth industry these days, you might say. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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My friend @michaeldweiss.bsky.social weighs in on the recent New York City mayoral election and...whew open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
On New York Exceptionalism
Zohran Mamdani’s election has been turned into a broader comment on American politics. But it’s as local as it gets.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
My friend @michaeldweiss.bsky.social weighs in on the recent New York City mayoral election and...whew open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
Everyone loves or hates New York now. No thanks, says this New Yorker: open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
On New York Exceptionalism
Zohran Mamdani’s election has been turned into a broader comment on American politics. But it’s as local as it gets.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Everyone loves or hates New York now. No thanks, says this New Yorker: open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
New on Foreign Office, I talked to two of my favorite missile junkies, Fabian Hoffmann and Colby Badhwar, about Tomahawks, Flamingos, Ukraine's deep strike needs, Alabuga, and "A House of Dynamite": open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New on Foreign Office, I talked to two of my favorite missile junkies, Fabian Hoffmann and Colby Badhwar, about Tomahawks, Flamingos, Ukraine's deep strike needs, Alabuga, and "A House of Dynamite": open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
New: Meet the Unit 29155 operative who became such a well-known international judo champ in his cover life, the GRU decided to erase his real identity: theins.ru/en/inv/286477
A champion like no other: The curious life of a Unit 29155 operative
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military Intelligence, the GRU, has dramatically stepped up its activities across Europe — from assassinations and acts of sabotage...
theins.ru
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New: Meet the Unit 29155 operative who became such a well-known international judo champ in his cover life, the GRU decided to erase his real identity: theins.ru/en/inv/286477