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Extraordinary reporting. Validation for the victims. Massive questions for a corrupted analytic intelligence community, whose head was buried in the sand. That’s the story.
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Extraordinary reporting. Validation for the victims. Massive questions for a corrupted analytic intelligence community, whose head was buried in the sand. That’s the story.
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This is what the IRGC and Basij crackdown looks like on the ground in Iran, chasing protesters through alleys, firing at them from behind. Footage reportedly from January 4 shows the brutality firsthand. Thousands are already reported killed, even more wounded, with the real toll likely higher.
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This is what the IRGC and Basij crackdown looks like on the ground in Iran, chasing protesters through alleys, firing at them from behind. Footage reportedly from January 4 shows the brutality firsthand. Thousands are already reported killed, even more wounded, with the real toll likely higher.
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Back in the days of NYT AtWar, @lkatzenberg.bsky.social and I published a story in 2019 that pointed to the arming of civilian planes for covert airstrikes as an inevitable state of affairs. There are far more civilian aircraft carrying CLT now than there were then www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/m...
This New Generation of Weapons Could Mean More Covert Airstrikes Around the World (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Back in the days of NYT AtWar, @lkatzenberg.bsky.social and I published a story in 2019 that pointed to the arming of civilian planes for covert airstrikes as an inevitable state of affairs. There are far more civilian aircraft carrying CLT now than there were then www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/m...
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I mean, "arms race" is more like China actually racing, the US struggling with its 1 to 1 modernization, and Russia building James Bond villain stuff
If allowed to lapse, there will be no international arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia — putting a nuclear arms race back on the table.
Trump on START Nuke Treaty: If 'It Expires, It Expires' - Truthdig
If it lapses, there will be no international arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia to stop a new nuclear arms race.
www.truthdig.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I mean, "arms race" is more like China actually racing, the US struggling with its 1 to 1 modernization, and Russia building James Bond villain stuff
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Delighted to see this commentary published. There are serious long term implications stemming from the Bella 1 / Marinera Incident.
Full credit for writing the hard bits goes to my co-author Caroline Tuckett.
High Stakes on the High Seas | RUSI
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Full credit for writing the hard bits goes to my co-author Caroline Tuckett.
High Stakes on the High Seas | RUSI
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
US Boarding Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker Breaks Precedent: High Stakes on the High Seas
If the US no longer abides by rules, how does it expect revisionist states to do so?
www.rusi.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Delighted to see this commentary published. There are serious long term implications stemming from the Bella 1 / Marinera Incident.
Full credit for writing the hard bits goes to my co-author Caroline Tuckett.
High Stakes on the High Seas | RUSI
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Full credit for writing the hard bits goes to my co-author Caroline Tuckett.
High Stakes on the High Seas | RUSI
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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**New Article**
Russian Geran-5 low-cost cruise missile. www.hisutton.com/Russian-Gera...
Somewhere between the Shahed (Geran-2) and the Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo.
Russian Geran-5 low-cost cruise missile. www.hisutton.com/Russian-Gera...
Somewhere between the Shahed (Geran-2) and the Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo.
January 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
**New Article**
Russian Geran-5 low-cost cruise missile. www.hisutton.com/Russian-Gera...
Somewhere between the Shahed (Geran-2) and the Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo.
Russian Geran-5 low-cost cruise missile. www.hisutton.com/Russian-Gera...
Somewhere between the Shahed (Geran-2) and the Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo.
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This is what the regime’s IRGC and Basij thugs are doing to unarmed protesters. These aren’t isolated clashes, this is a sustained crackdown using violence against civilians demanding change. What you’re seeing is one center, in Tehran, but similar brutality has been reported across the country.
January 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This is what the regime’s IRGC and Basij thugs are doing to unarmed protesters. These aren’t isolated clashes, this is a sustained crackdown using violence against civilians demanding change. What you’re seeing is one center, in Tehran, but similar brutality has been reported across the country.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
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We have to stop doing this. We can’t continue to use TLAMs on targets that don’t justify their use or the cost to replace them. We hit a few in unfortified targets in Nigeria with Tomahawks when he could’ve used a couple $20,000 GBUs.
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We have to stop doing this. We can’t continue to use TLAMs on targets that don’t justify their use or the cost to replace them. We hit a few in unfortified targets in Nigeria with Tomahawks when he could’ve used a couple $20,000 GBUs.
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🚨New article by @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social and me in @twqgw.bsky.social:
“NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War.”
A short 🧵. 1/4
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War.”
A short 🧵. 1/4
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War
Published in The Washington Quarterly (Vol. 48, No. 4, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🚨New article by @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social and me in @twqgw.bsky.social:
“NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War.”
A short 🧵. 1/4
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War.”
A short 🧵. 1/4
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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wrote this week about a topic there's surprisingly little coverage of in the United States even in think tanks focused on the Chinese military: the everyday lives of Chinese soldiers.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...
What’s It Like to Be a Chinese Soldier?
Behind the parades, recruits face long deployments, strict rules, and limited opportunities.
foreignpolicy.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
wrote this week about a topic there's surprisingly little coverage of in the United States even in think tanks focused on the Chinese military: the everyday lives of Chinese soldiers.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Now there is evidence - the drone swarmes over European critical Infrastructure come from Russian vessels. Sink them all.
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Now there is evidence - the drone swarmes over European critical Infrastructure come from Russian vessels. Sink them all.
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
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I'll just quietly as that one of the finest academic paper titles of all time is the glorious:
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
December 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I'll just quietly as that one of the finest academic paper titles of all time is the glorious:
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
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As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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The historian’s curse:
May your research be relevant to contemporary events
May your research be relevant to contemporary events
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The historian’s curse:
May your research be relevant to contemporary events
May your research be relevant to contemporary events
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1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
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“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas”: Coast Guard official, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal (GIFT LINK)
EXCLUSIVE from @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
EXCLUSIVE from @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas”: Coast Guard official, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal (GIFT LINK)
EXCLUSIVE from @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
EXCLUSIVE from @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
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Every person who thinks it's just pedantry to argue about what constitutes "fascism" should think very hard about how much damage has been done to American life by the indiscriminate and incorrect usage of words like "terrorism," "war," "treason" and "communist", among many others.
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Every person who thinks it's just pedantry to argue about what constitutes "fascism" should think very hard about how much damage has been done to American life by the indiscriminate and incorrect usage of words like "terrorism," "war," "treason" and "communist", among many others.
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As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)
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Military medicine as a force multiplier. "A cross-national analysis of conventional wars since 1900 probes the plausibility of the argument and suggests a positive association between physician-to-population ratios and improved battlefield performance" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Military Medicine and Military Effectiveness
Despite extensive scholarship on military effectiveness, the role of military medicine remains largely untested. We argue that robust medical capabilities improve effectiveness by preserving manpow...
www.tandfonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Military medicine as a force multiplier. "A cross-national analysis of conventional wars since 1900 probes the plausibility of the argument and suggests a positive association between physician-to-population ratios and improved battlefield performance" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Looks like extraordinary cowardice. "...following pressure from the Chinese state and a separate defamation law suit against the university, Sheffield Hallam decided not to publish a final piece of research by Prof Murphy and her team into forced labour." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Looks like extraordinary cowardice. "...following pressure from the Chinese state and a separate defamation law suit against the university, Sheffield Hallam decided not to publish a final piece of research by Prof Murphy and her team into forced labour." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Submission no. 500 at the Journal of Scandinavian Military Studies (SJMS) landed this morning!
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Submission no. 500 at the Journal of Scandinavian Military Studies (SJMS) landed this morning!
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....