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Kori N. Schake is an American international relations scholar currently serving as Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the… more

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Don't say I didn't warn ya'll. A friend reminds me that 14 years ago when I was a Baby Melissa Reporter, I snuck into the world's largest rare earth mine in China. This is what I said at the time. It was a supply chain security issue then, as it is now.
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deborahavant.bsky.social
Important article by @maxboot.bsky.social. I am hearing a great deal of both discomfort (from those still serving) and disbelief (from those now retired). Those who were sure the U.S. military would resist unlawful orders are now much less so.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Dilemma of Duty Under Trump
What his assault on the U.S. military means for America.
www.foreignaffairs.com
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📆 Join us for our Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History, coming up later this month! This year, we are honoured to host speakers @kschake.bsky.social & Prof Francis Gavin

🕡 30 Oct, 18:30–20:00 GMT
📍 Strand Campus

👇 Registration is now open www.kcl.ac.uk/events/engel...
Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History | King's College London
The Centre for Statecraft & National Security will host its Annual Lecture in Applied History. This year, we are honoured to host Dr Kori Schake and Professor Francis Gavin, who will be speaking about...
www.kcl.ac.uk
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hopeseck.bsky.social
Despite Taliban amnesty declaration, killings of US allies persist www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Despite Taliban amnesty declaration, killings of US allies persist
Our investigation, in partnership with Lighthouse Reports, identified 110 killings of former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces troops since 2023.
www.militarytimes.com
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by Kori Schake

kschake.bsky.social
This whole thread by @lscazzieri.bsky.social, and the paper it’s based on, are smart.
lscazzieri.bsky.social
Luigi Scazzieri @lscazzieri.bsky.social · 15h
4) There is scope for a new transatlantic defence bargain, with the US reducing its involvement as Europeans assume primary responsibility for their security. The transition will require extensive coordination, but a disorderly process would only benefit our adversaries.
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lscazzieri.bsky.social
4) There is scope for a new transatlantic defence bargain, with the US reducing its involvement as Europeans assume primary responsibility for their security. The transition will require extensive coordination, but a disorderly process would only benefit our adversaries.
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danlamothe.bsky.social
NEW TODAY: A deep dive on Tim Parlatore, Pete Hegseth’s longtime personal attorney.

He has a key role in Hegseth’s efforts to restrict news reporting in the Pentagon, and a history that includes defending alleged mobsters, accused war criminals, and President Donald Trump.

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Hegseth’s legal fixer at the center of Pentagon’s new media restrictions
Tim Parlatore represented Hegseth when he faced sexual assault allegations, and he also counts alleged mobsters and President Donald Trump as former clients.
wapo.st
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natashabertrand.bsky.social
NEW: How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action
New details here about how the Army’s top uniformed lawyer was fired just weeks after raising concerns about the use of the military domestically and mass firings of DoD employees www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action | CNN Politics
For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used ...
www.cnn.com
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Reposted by Kori Schake, Andrew Scott, Tim Bale

oddthisday.bsky.social
It’s the 111th anniversary today of the birth of Harry Rée, who was a teacher and conscientious objector when the Second World War broke out, and by the time it ended, when he was 31, had invented ‘blackmail sabotage’ and got a DSO, an OBE, a Croix de Guerre, and a Medaille de la Resistance
b/w photo of a man in socks and sandals, jacket, short and jumper, in front of a wall with a bike leaning on it, and with a pipe in his mouth. If you wanted one image to sum up the word ‘nonchalant’, this would be it
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Seeing multiple news orgs join together to reject the Pentagon's gag rules and now multiple airports refuse to air partisan govt propaganda.

There've been weeks when the wind is at authoritarians' backs. Let's hope these suggest a different wind direction this week. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
O'Hare and Midway airports won't show Kristi Noem video criticizing Democrats for government shutdown
O'Hare and Midway airports in Chicago have decided not to show travelers a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticizing Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown.
www.cbsnews.com
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starsandstripes.bsky.social
Despite the government shutdown, paychecks will be going out to the U.S. military...and to the Coast Guard.

The administration has begun tapping funds from Trump’s tax breaks and budget law to pay for priorities during the shutdown, ensuring that the Coast Guard doesn’t go without paychecks.
Trump’s ‘big bill’ will help ensure Coast Guard salaries get paid
Despite the government shutdown, paychecks will be going out to the U.S. military ... and to the Coast Guard.
www.stripes.com
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nahaltoosi.bsky.social
NEW: I'm told that Trump is close to releasing his National Security Strategy, and the drafts right now have a heavy focus on the Western Hemisphere. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s NatSec Strategy is almost ready
Signs point to quite a lot of focus on the Western hemisphere in the Trump administration's first National Security Strategy.
www.politico.com
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Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"
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kschake.bsky.social
"The United States cannot remain a federalist system when soldiers from one state are sent to police another state against the explicit wishes of its elected leaders and when the justification for it is a lie.” @amandacarpenter.bsky.social
The ‘Chipocalypse’ is now
A training ground for the military?
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
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by Kori Schake

kschake.bsky.social
excellent — playing team sports is a successful strategy
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d
Here's the joint statement from the TV networks, including Fox News, rejecting Pete Hegseth's Pentagon rules.
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oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Here's the joint statement from the TV networks, including Fox News, rejecting Pete Hegseth's Pentagon rules.
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abenewman.bsky.social
Do you have a student that would be a great candidate for a MA in European Studies at Georgetown? Nominate them for a Flynn Scholarship to come and study with us at the BMW Center for German and European Studies.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Georgetown University M.A. in European Studies Flynn Memorial Scholarship Nomination
This form should be used to submit your nomination for the Flynn Memorial Scholarship at the BMW Center for German and European Studies. This scholarship will cover tuition for the top applicant for t...
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by Kori Schake

kschake.bsky.social
Ah, I misunderstood — thanks for setting me straight, @cherylrofer.bsky.social
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 1d
Keeping the pass would mean becoming a propagandist for the regime.
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cherylrofer.bsky.social
Keeping the pass would mean becoming a propagandist for the regime.
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dburbach.bsky.social
I get the general sentiment but aren't these reporters saying they'll keep covering DOD without official access, not that they are quitting the beat? Given the terms of the press agreement, hard to see how they could do actual journalism by signing.
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by Kori Schake

kschake.bsky.social
Sigh — resigning assists authoritarians.
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
www.npr.org
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kuorum.bsky.social
This just seems like an incredibly cool job: www.spymuseum.org/about/career...

For PhDs in history, poli sci, IR, or related fields!
Historian
Job Opportunity: The International Spy Museum is searching for a Historian & Curator to join our Exhibitions and Collections team. Our new museum is located at L’Enfant Plaza.
www.spymuseum.org
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defensenews.bsky.social
To deter Russian aggression, the U.S. and NATO are rapidly building an Eastern Flank defense network focused on counter-drone tech and data integration.
How the US Army, NATO are creating a new Eastern Flank Deterrence Line
To deter Russian aggression, the U.S. and NATO are rapidly building an Eastern Flank defense network focused on counter-drone tech and data integration.
www.defensenews.com
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Reposted by Kori Schake, Simon Lester

fbermingham.bsky.social
EU trade ministers meeting in Denmark today. Will discuss China's rare earth controls. Sefcovic says he has requested a call with Wang Wentao

"Discussion on economic security will be more pronounced today than expected, especially with the measures announced by China last week"
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brianstelter.bsky.social
Reps for CNN, Reuters, The AP, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and NPR all say that journalists from their newsrooms are not signing the new paperwork about Pentagon access. Newsmax says it doesn't intend to sign, either — a potentially significant sign of MAGA dissension.
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Reposted by Kori Schake, Andrew Rudalevige

qjurecic.bsky.social
Congressional Dems and the Biden admin should have put more effort into passing post-Trump reforms. We need more aggressive reform than what was on offer then, but it could really have helped
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uticaeric.bsky.social
15 years ago, we had “The Navy SEALs will fix American business”

Now we have “American business will fix the Navy SEALs”

Maybe we should stop trying to run successful basketball teams like fish hatcheries? Organizations are distinct, even irreconcilable.

Success is not dependent on a single key.
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rikefranke.bsky.social
Look at what we can do if we want to.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nexperia: Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
www.bbc.com
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