From my former boss, the great Ted Lieu

People to people ties matter a lot in times of conflict. My latest for ⁦USC Public Diplomacy⁩ with Aga Lazorczyk. uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/poland-uk…

Enabling autocracy

Excited and honored to begin work for DASD Michelle Strucke in @DOD_Policy on atrocity prevention and #ukraine, among other issues. Grateful to the leadership Pomona College for approving the leave that enabled me to pursue this opportunity.

Brilliant piece on how climate change is is affecting #Libya by my friend Frederic Wehrey nybooks.com/online/2022/12…

A marvelous piece on #ukraine and its national identity by former UC Berkeley mentor John Connelly. americanpurpose.com/articles/what-…

As a long-time admirer of democratic Germany, I have been deeply depressed and dismayed this week by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's refusal to allow German Leopard 2 tanks to be sent to Ukraine. [long bitty Twitter thread here but full post on timothygartonash.substack.com]

On this week's #DeepDish, Prudence Bushnell and Mietek Boduszyński join Elizabeth Shackelford to revisit the 1998 US embassy bombings 25 years later and explore how the attacks forever changed the way the US government protects its representatives abroad. 🎧 ⤵️ bit.ly/3E2M9Tc

I was honored to join Ambassador ⁦Prudence Bushnell⁩ and ⁦Elizabeth Shackelford⁩ for a discussion about how to ensure that ⁦Department of State⁩ diplomats are protected but can also do their jobs on #DeepDish. globalaffairs.org/commentary-and…

This is pathetic. ⁦⁦Kevin McCarthy⁩ doesn’t deserve to have a portrait of Ronald Reagan on his office wall. Under his leadership, ⁦House Republicans⁩ has abandoned everything Reagan stood for. thehill.com/policy/defense…

Honored to be on this distinguished panel today with Minister Alma Zadić as part of the WarsawSecurityForum

The US Ambassador to Serbia was taking a stroll in Belgrade when a woman started hurling insults: "The Serbian people don't want American occupiers in their country. The Serbian people support Russia , Slavic brothers, not Ukrainian Nazis."

Many thanks to Emilia Świętochowska for this very thoughtful interview with me in ⁦Dziennik Gazeta Prawna⁩ gazetaprawna.pl/magazyn-na-wee…

My interview on PolsatNews.pl last week about the Biden administration’s pressing foreign policy and political challenges. polsatnews.pl/wideo-program/…

This helps explain why so many ⁦Electrify America⁩ chargers are constantly out of service. At their station near my house, the competition for a working unit is truly Darwinian. latimes.com/environment/st…

In case anyone needs additional evidence of why Trump is a danger to our democracy and national security. washingtonpost.com/investigations…

LA-based friends: I will have the honor to be in conversation with Susan Rice on November 2 at a special event on the Pomona College campus.

“I want to see it written everywhere to make sure I’m not dreaming” one of the comments among Syrians.

⁦Frederic Wehrey⁩ and I present some lessons from #Libya for the new #Syria carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/…

My latest for USC Public Diplomacy on misguided U.S. messaging strategies that are hurting relations with an important European ally, #poland uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/when-mess…