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"One key document, the National Security Archive wrote, described 'examples of activities exceeding the CIA's charter.'" From USA TODAY usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

Really interesting to see DNI directly state that both Russia and Ukraine see risks of longer war as less than those of “unsatisfying settlement.” That is the message that still appears to have eluded those negotiating with Russia. dni.gov/files/ODNI/doc…

There has been a lot of confusion about what has or has not been agreed in Riyadh. Let me try to summarize where we are now that we have statements from all sides and preliminary reactions. In a nutshell, I don't think a Black Sea truce has been agreed yet.

I wrote a piece on China’s evolution into a bigger, more sophisticated and more threatening cyber power over the past decade, and particularly in the last few years. I also look at the pivotal role played by China’s private sector ecosystem in that shift. economist.com/china/2025/03/…

Much like the scandal of the withdrawal from Afghanistan — which overlooked the scandal of the 20-year war that inevitably produced an ugly end — signalgate has so far obscured the obvious and most important questions: What results have multiyear U.S. bombing campaigns against

#OpenAccess from @PolAnalysis - Seeing Like a District: Understanding What Close-Election Designs for Leader Characteristics Can and Cannot Tell Us - cup.org/3DGgWIY - Andrew Bertoli & chadhazlett #FirstView

Efforts to regulate emerging technologies amidst great power rivalry akin the ones we saw during the Cold War meet skepticism among many scholars. See a diverse set of articles edited by Ulrich Kühn & Heather Williams J Strategic Studies 10/10 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The latest U.S. proposal essentially turns Ukraine from a sovereign country to the property of a Delaware corporation, which would have monopoly rights over its natural resources and all infrastructure, and the power to inspect all its government offices, until the end of time.

Astonishing words to hear from a Canadian prime minister. Within months of taking office, the Trump admin has done lasting damage to core American interests, including continental defence.

My new article on the fragile reality of the mutual defense agreement - the UK should be worried...👀💥☢️ Thanks to brilliant The Conversation and Laura Hood. theconversation.com/the-us-has-the…

I have been predicting this for four years—the national security state weakens the labor movement. Strategies for building labor power (local v central, choke points, etc) are all moot as long as US foreign policy remains militarist because any threat to the capitalist class’s

Russia hasn’t achieved its objectives in this war, including capturing all of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. As long as Russian forces are advancing—even slowly—the war will likely continue. Any prospects for a durable cease fire or peace deal will depend on preventing further

Steve Rosen: US force posture "made sense during the Cold War because of the economic value of Europe and Japan to the United States and the ability of the [US] to deploy its forces safely nearer to enemy forces...But the world has changed significantly" foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘹𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 offers a sweeping overview of the variety of the political ideologies. For information on the Handbook: academic.oup.com/edited-volume/…

How do governance strategies address emerging technologies? Which ones are successful? Ulrich Kühn, together with Heather Williams, has compiled a special issue for J Strategic Studies addressing these questions. doi.org/10.1080/014023… c) IFSH 1/11

Read a new special issue of J Strategic Studies, featuring analysis by Heather Williams and Ulrich Kühn at Carnegie Endowment. "Governing the impact of emerging technologies: Actors, technologies, and regulation" Read the full publication here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

So the second edition of my urban warfare book just came out for those interested in #urban. Shashank Joshi Jayson Geroux Stuart Lyle 🇬🇧 John Spencer Sapper Geologist David Betz Mary Kaldor amazon.co.uk/Urban-Warfare-…

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Invoking Munich & Chamberlain to talk about Ukraine is fashionable but often misleading. In J Strategic Studies, I review two recent books on appeasement - and examine how hype about new tech (air power) distorted British strategy in the 1930s. 50 free copies here 👇 tandfonline.com/eprint/43ETSSR…