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Sérgio Costa

@sergecosta.bsky.social

US Naval War College - Dean & Professor, College of Distance Education. Political science, international relations, Latin American politics, Latin America-US relations, comparative politics, public health, edtech, multimodal learning, online education.

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Happy to see things picking up here. I write about Middle Eastern and international history. My two books drew heavily from Iraqi archives. Here is my latest:

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

13.11.2024 04:12 — 👍 28    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
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Only US leadership can stop China’s economic power in Latin America The only way to stop China’s accelerated advance in Latin America continues to be democracy and the counterweight of greater leadership from Europe and the U.S.

thehill.com/opinion/inte...

04.01.2025 14:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
How would a nuclear war between Russia and the US affect you personally?
YouTube video by Future of Life Institute How would a nuclear war between Russia and the US affect you personally?

"[This simulation] is based on detailed modeling of nuclear targets, missile trajectories, and the effects of blasts, EMPs, and smoke on the climate and food resources."

Je précise que je ne partage pas les vues du Future of life institute sur l'IA.

20.11.2024 10:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Emergence of a Military Urban in and of War The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine demonstrates once again the vulnerability and significance of cities in war. In this article, and with inspiration from Ian Hacking’s historical ontology, I dra...

Got a new piece out, for those of you interested in urban warfare and military epistemics
doi.org/10.1080/2469...

19.11.2024 18:54 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 2
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China Flexes Its Influence in Latin America A new megaport, participation in the G-20 and a meeting with Milei cap Xi Jinping’s diplomatic blitz.

"China has been actively building up its commercial and political power in the region for years, and the results are beginning to bear fruit. China has shown that it can...sway even the most dedicated of American allies", says Joseph Addington in The American Conservative.

23.11.2024 13:29 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Former Prime Minister of Australia (now the Australian Ambassador to the US) Kevin Rudd and US Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) spoke today at Salve Regina University in Newport RI. An excellent session about Australian-US relations, geopolitics, China and Taiwan, the Pacific theater, and more.

16.10.2024 02:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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As Trump pushes false FEMA claims, officials warn of 'extremely damaging' impacts FEMA officials pushing back against misinformation about Hurricane Helene recovery and assistance.

This is very dangerous. It’s FEMA today. What could it be tomorrow? If everything can be turned into a conspiracy theory, what kind of society is that? abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....

13.10.2024 14:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On September 17, 2024, the US Naval War College at NPS, one of our stellar non-resident programs delivering JPME-1 certification, marked its 100th graduation since its inception in 1999.

13.10.2024 14:25 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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