20 days in mariupol director mstyslav chernov brings his oscar back to ukraine:

what iran/israel's tit-for-tat means in the

- short term: iran’s response to israel's strike (denying/downplaying) shows they don't want further escalation

- long term: both countries remain in an extremely dangerous situation without a deterrence reset
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europe breathing a major sigh of relief after today’s house vote

wise words from Fareed Zakaria on what everyone's top priority in the middle east should be

(preventing another wwi)

argentina formally requesting to join nato as accredited partner:

turns out speaker johnson is a reagan republican on foreign policy.

who knew?

What's next after Iran's attack on Israel? ian bremmer's bet: The Israelis will give in to US influence, take the win, and refrain from an escalatory response (for now).

Of course, that doesn’t mean they’ll sit on their hands. Here's what to expect:
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.ian bremmer on the need for AI regulation: The problem for global society in the next five years is not AI, it's techno-utopianism. meetings.imf.org/en/2024/Spring…

iranian govt response to israeli strikes and denial of key details is a clear effort not to further escalate. the crisis of the past two weeks is largely past.

longer term this remains an extremely dangerous situation; there’s no deterrence reset between the two countries.

'When we talk escalations, we could be talking direct war between Israel & Iran, it would probably bring in the US…probably lead to $150 oil & probably lead to a #Trump election'

High stakes. Great conversation with ian bremmer

Explosions were reported near the Iranian city of Isfahan late Thursday, in what several major outlets reported, citing US officials and local sources, as an apparent Israeli airstrike.

Was this an escalation by Israel? “On the surface, it appears rather limited, beyond the…

police detaining pro-palestinian protesters at (my own) columbia university in nyc today

a little rabble rousing at Ian McFarland meetings with my buddy @kgeorgieva : )