"Today we fucking drink!!!" -- every Russian spy ever, fiction and non-.

Russia was indeed a key figure in China’s “century of humiliation.” And the two sides almost went to war during the height of Sino-Soviet tensions. But Xi has made an effort to whitewash the past.

“[The] U.S. should respect fair competition, and stop suppressing foreign companies.” -CHINA MFA Spokesperson 中国外交部发言人's Mao Ning We welcome the CCP's sudden, newfound interest in fair competition and look forward to hearing when the CCP will allow banned apps like @Twitter Meta YouTube in China.

Thread: Pleased to be featured in this terrific column by Josh Rogin. Threats TikTok US pose are real--privacy, public health & safety, and CCP manipulation of info. Not about racially motivated pushback, Whataboutism, or 150 million potential votes. wapo.st/3LVH4Bb

No reason to hide it; I am a fangirl of ASU for their track record of relevant and rapid innovation. By some wonderful fluke I was invited to their Forum for Innovating for Competitive Statecraft this week! Arizona State University Ryan Shaw Irregular Warfare Initiative

"Grey zone activities exist in a delta of norms" ... "competition in the grey zone doesnt follow linear development... it's a spatial concept" -@StarlingCG during my recent Irregular Warfare Initiative Podcast with her. Episode will drop May 19th, and you won't want to miss it.

Sheena Chestnut Greitens: Both China and North Korea employ a domestic model of political control.

New Podcast! IWI explores the gray zone and how the US-Australia alliance enables IW campaigns in the Indo-Pacific. They discuss why this alliance is critical in effectively competing in the gray zone. @StarlingCG and David Van. Julia McClenon buff.ly/41R8eO1

“The [Chinese] government officials are coming into the control room now…” Before massacring its own citizens, CNN captured on live TV the CCP officials attempting to shut down all broadcasts. “Our government wants me to tell you, now stop your transmission.”

“Earlier today, Matt Rivers was reporting live from Beijing…” “If you stick your neck out and you start talking… *Undercover CCP agent promptly interrupts filming.* “This is what happens when you talk about Tiananmen Square.” — CNN reporting on June 4, 2019

New IWI Podcast! What should the US government do when engaging with partners where the risk for elite capture is high? Unpack the complex problem of when elites take over elements of the security sector in a given country. @louisalexberg Julia McClenon buff.ly/3JYYUkU

New Podcast! In what ways do IW and COIN overlap? In EP 85, David Kilcullen and John Nagl address what IW practitioners need to do to avoid mistakes and to ensure they learn the hard-won lessons of the last 20 years in IW and COIN. Julia McClenon buff.ly/47pbrbo

Items your tax dollars are being spent on: -$100,000 to study if tequila or gin makes sunfish more aggressive -Nearly $1M to study if cocaine makes Japanese quail more sexually promiscuous -$750,000 to study if the moon landing line was “One small step for Man” or “One small

We still have no idea why. trib.al/2QE7ckv

“Magnetically programmed diffractive robotics” by Paul McEuen et al. Science doi.org/10.1126/scienc…

"Chinese customers and their suppliers have demonstrated infinite capacity to find legal loopholes, working continuously, while our gov't manages only 1 update per year. This mismatch in pace of legal innovation is problematic." Greg Allen w @jordanschnyc on his ChinaTalk.

I have left my position with the Irregular Warfare Initiative due to competing priorities! That means more time for K-12 preparedness education under "Prepare with Pedro" with the American Red Cross! American Red Cross