Nicholas Danforth
@nicholasdanfort.bsky.social
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David Brooks really sucks.
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
David Brooks really sucks.
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"By the second course, I was out of small talk, so I plunged in: 'How did this war start, anyway?
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‘Make Them Talk to Each Other’
Lessons in peacemaking from 21 days at Dayton.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"By the second course, I was out of small talk, so I plunged in: 'How did this war start, anyway?
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/m...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/m...
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I hate this sort of meme.
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I hate this sort of meme.
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
"By the second course, I was out of small talk, so I plunged in: 'How did this war start, anyway?
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/m...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/m...
‘Make Them Talk to Each Other’
Lessons in peacemaking from 21 days at Dayton.
foreignpolicy.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"By the second course, I was out of small talk, so I plunged in: 'How did this war start, anyway?
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/m...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/m...
The Atlantic, explaining why you shouldn't let AI have your conversations for you:
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Atlantic, explaining why you shouldn't let AI have your conversations for you:
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I wrote about writing about Turkey
What we talk about when we talk about Turkey
How English-language commentary shifted from 'Is Erdoğan democratic?' to 'Is Erdoğan necessary?'
kulturkampftr.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I wrote about writing about Turkey
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My latest, for @foreignpolicy.com:
"Twenty-two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, it’s worth acknowledging: Iraq is still standing, still voting, and still trying."
Gift Link here: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/i...
"Twenty-two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, it’s worth acknowledging: Iraq is still standing, still voting, and still trying."
Gift Link here: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/i...
An Unusual Election in Iraq Offers the U.S. an Unusual Opportunity
Baghdad is turning away from Tehran. Can Washington capitalize on it?
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November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My latest, for @foreignpolicy.com:
"Twenty-two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, it’s worth acknowledging: Iraq is still standing, still voting, and still trying."
Gift Link here: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/i...
"Twenty-two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, it’s worth acknowledging: Iraq is still standing, still voting, and still trying."
Gift Link here: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/i...
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I wrote something last month about how this and the similar Russian case were USG cooperation in transnational repression: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/08/t...
Trump Is Supporting Transnational Repression
Instead of sheltering pro-democracy dissidents, America is now returning them for arrest.
foreignpolicy.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I wrote something last month about how this and the similar Russian case were USG cooperation in transnational repression: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/08/t...
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Trump, at the urging of Rod Blagojevich, lifted sanctions on former Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik. That, I argue in @foreignpolicy.com, is a win for Putin and instability at Europe’s expense. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/10/t...
Trump Deals a Blow to Bosnia
Lifting sanctions on Milorad Dodik is a win for Putin and instability at Europe’s expense.
foreignpolicy.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump, at the urging of Rod Blagojevich, lifted sanctions on former Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik. That, I argue in @foreignpolicy.com, is a win for Putin and instability at Europe’s expense. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/10/t...
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I find Ankara's eagerness to send troops to Gaza as part of the international stabilization force as bold of a move as its positioning in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I find Ankara's eagerness to send troops to Gaza as part of the international stabilization force as bold of a move as its positioning in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings.
Just doubling down on my view that if you are anywhere left of Nazi on the political spectrum you should have no problem condemning any and all Nazi iconography
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just doubling down on my view that if you are anywhere left of Nazi on the political spectrum you should have no problem condemning any and all Nazi iconography
A good reminder from @gonultol.bsky.social that you can write about the West's willingness to accommodate Erdogan without actually endorsing the West's willingness to accommodate Erdogan
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Opinion | The Indispensable Erdogan
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November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A good reminder from @gonultol.bsky.social that you can write about the West's willingness to accommodate Erdogan without actually endorsing the West's willingness to accommodate Erdogan
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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I’m hearing on his deathbed Dick Cheney accepted the light of Islam and immediately sent himself to a black site
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I’m hearing on his deathbed Dick Cheney accepted the light of Islam and immediately sent himself to a black site
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A U.S.-backed peace plan promises a new start for Gaza. Israel’s far right may have other plans.
Optimism for Gaza Is Based on Shaky Assumptions
U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan clearly envisions that Palestinians should continue living in Gaza and that “Israel will not occupy or
warontherocks.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A U.S.-backed peace plan promises a new start for Gaza. Israel’s far right may have other plans.
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Maddening to me that so many colleagues think it is "the one simple trick to solving the Palestine conflict" without any reference to actual politics.
There is not a single political party or mass movement in Palestine that advocates for this idea. Or in Israel for that matter.
A British politician making such statement is doing imperialism pure and simple. Giving up on an independent Palestinian state is for Palestinians to decide on. Not you.
A British politician making such statement is doing imperialism pure and simple. Giving up on an independent Palestinian state is for Palestinians to decide on. Not you.
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Maddening to me that so many colleagues think it is "the one simple trick to solving the Palestine conflict" without any reference to actual politics.
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Fun podcast this week: @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social and I talked to @hannahluci.bsky.social about Istanbul!
We talked about waterfront privatization, cafes, and how the city has changed in the last two decades.
We talked about waterfront privatization, cafes, and how the city has changed in the last two decades.
Talking Istanbul with Hannah Lucinda Smith
And politics in the 2000s and 2010s
kulturkampftr.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Fun podcast this week: @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social and I talked to @hannahluci.bsky.social about Istanbul!
We talked about waterfront privatization, cafes, and how the city has changed in the last two decades.
We talked about waterfront privatization, cafes, and how the city has changed in the last two decades.
Had a really fun time talking about Istanbul (in Istanbul) with @hannahluci.bsky.social and @selimkoru.bsky.social
kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/talking-is...
kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/talking-is...
Talking Istanbul with Hannah Lucinda Smith
And politics in the 2000s and 2010s
kulturkampftr.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Had a really fun time talking about Istanbul (in Istanbul) with @hannahluci.bsky.social and @selimkoru.bsky.social
kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/talking-is...
kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/talking-is...
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A U.S.-backed peace plan promises a new start for Gaza. Israel’s far right may have other plans.
Optimism for Gaza Is Based on Shaky Assumptions
U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan clearly envisions that Palestinians should continue living in Gaza and that “Israel will not occupy or
warontherocks.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A U.S.-backed peace plan promises a new start for Gaza. Israel’s far right may have other plans.
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I can’t recognise War on the Rocks anymore: warontherocks.com/2025/10/the-...
The American Military Officer After Liberalism
Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political leaders are openly debating what
warontherocks.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I can’t recognise War on the Rocks anymore: warontherocks.com/2025/10/the-...
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Come for the article, stay for the maps! Thanks to @sinanciddi.bsky.social and the team at @foreignpolicy.com for this:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/t...
How Turkish Arms End Up in African Conflicts
Ankara’s engagement on the continent has generated violence, not stability.
foreignpolicy.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Come for the article, stay for the maps! Thanks to @sinanciddi.bsky.social and the team at @foreignpolicy.com for this:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/t...
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@ishaantharoor.bsky.social channels everybody who watched Turkey's descent into pure authoritarianism and is now watching Trump do the same damn things in this piece
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Column | Before Trump gutted the White House, Erdogan built his ‘White Palace’
As long as there’s been human civilization, there have been leaders with vanity projects.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@ishaantharoor.bsky.social channels everybody who watched Turkey's descent into pure authoritarianism and is now watching Trump do the same damn things in this piece
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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My new piece:
New measures from the United States and European Union confirm why Russian energy exports were always a double-edged sword. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/p...
New measures from the United States and European Union confirm why Russian energy exports were always a double-edged sword. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/p...
Why Putin’s Energy Weapon Failed
New measures from the United States and European Union confirm why Russian energy exports were always a double-edged sword.
foreignpolicy.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
My new piece:
New measures from the United States and European Union confirm why Russian energy exports were always a double-edged sword. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/p...
New measures from the United States and European Union confirm why Russian energy exports were always a double-edged sword. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/p...
Come for the article, stay for the maps! Thanks to @sinanciddi.bsky.social and the team at @foreignpolicy.com for this:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/t...
How Turkish Arms End Up in African Conflicts
Ankara’s engagement on the continent has generated violence, not stability.
foreignpolicy.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Come for the article, stay for the maps! Thanks to @sinanciddi.bsky.social and the team at @foreignpolicy.com for this:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/t...
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Sarkozy is going to jail but he’s not the first one. In our new dataset we track modern leaders who have been prosecuted by their own states. There are 215 of them. Turns out leader prosecution is a common & healthy practice in democracies. Full access link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...
Prosecuting the Powerful
Historical data shows putting leaders on trial is a healthy democratic practice.
foreignpolicy.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Sarkozy is going to jail but he’s not the first one. In our new dataset we track modern leaders who have been prosecuted by their own states. There are 215 of them. Turns out leader prosecution is a common & healthy practice in democracies. Full access link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...