Hubris at the Top Could Start a Major War As the world (including the self-styled peacemaker-in-chief in the White House) holds its breath for the announcement of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, spare a moment to ponder the growing risk of war...

Overconfidence and other cognitive biases are raising the risk of war

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The problem with 'peace through strength,' America's friends and foes, and the growing risk of nuclear war ... in 7 short video clips

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Trump's Fixation on Americas Dooms the US as a Superpower As the Trump administration contemplates attacking Venezuela and ousting its regime, a pattern that began with Greenland and Canada in the north and Panama in the middle takes on more detailed contour...

With his fixation on the Western Hemisphere, Trump is committing "superpower suicide"...

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President Trump stressed the idea of “peace through strength” in a speech to top generals.

But the theory has some flaws, @andreaskluth.bsky.social explains 🎥

Trump Has Lost Credibility Worldwide, at Huge Cost By confusing friends and foes, strategy and personal chemistry, posturing and resolve, the American president has made everyone less safe.

By confusing friends and foes, strategy and personal chemistry, posturing and resolve, the American president has made everyone less safe

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Trump’s hour-long speech at the UN missed a crucial point: The global body can only accomplish what its members support, @andreaskluth.bsky.social explains 🎥

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The US Assault on the UN Rests on a Tragic Misunderstanding The Trump administration views the UN as a useless, woke cesspool. Instead, it reflects the world as it is, assembled to “save humanity from hell.”

The Trump administration views the UN as a useless, woke cesspool.

Instead, it reflects the world as it is, assembled to save humanity from hell

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The White House Is Noisily Mobilizing the World’s Far Right Remember the Communist International? The Trump administration is trying to forge a “Popintern” — Populist International — with right-wing parties in democracies.

Remember the Communist International?

The Trump administration is trying to forge a “Popintern” — Populist International — with right-wing parties in democracies.

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Trump keeps treating US allies like a landlord squeezing tenants for rent.

@andreaskluth.bsky.social explains why they’ll never trust America again 🎥

America’s Friends Will Never Trust the US Again Trump keeps treating the nation’s allies with such contempt that the consequences will be lasting and ugly.

Trump keeps treating the nation’s allies with such contempt that the consequences will be lasting and ugly

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What the White House Doesn’t Get About ‘War’ Sure, rename the Department of Defense. But then remember that war is hell and obliges leaders to have a strategy.

Sure, rename the Department of Defense. But then remember that war is hell and obliges leaders to have a strategy

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The US Has Outsourced Its Gaza Policy to Israel Bird’s-eye and worm’s-eye views suggest that the Trump administration has no plan for the Palestinians, except to let Netanyahu do whatever he wants.

Bird’s-eye and worm’s-eye views suggest that the Trump administration has no plan for the Gaza Strip, except to let Netanyahu do whatever he wants

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Congress Already Knows How to Help Ukraine In an ideal world, the US would back Ukraine to the hilt. In this world, it could at least help Ukraine as it has for decades supported Taiwan.

In an ideal world, the US would back Ukraine all the way.

In this world, it could try to protect Ukraine as it has for decades helped Taiwan

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This War on Expertise Thrills America’s Enemies China, Russia and America's other foes must be happy about the Trump administration’s national-security purge.

As America keeps waging war on expertise in government, Russia, China and others must be doing cartwheels

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This Ukraine Summitry Is All Reality TV, Zero Substance The medium is the message, as Marshall McLuhan predicted and the US president internalized. For Ukrainians, that spells tragedy.

When a Reality TV star becomes president and turns everything - life, politics, war - into Reality TV, it looks like ...

... these Ukraine summits.

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The US Will Regret Throwing India Under the Bus After long efforts to woo New Delhi as an ally against China, Washington has abruptly veered toward hostility.

After long efforts to woo New Delhi as an ally against Beijing, Washington has suddenly veered toward hostility. It will regret the turn

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America’s Ultimatum to Russia Is About to Pass. Now What? As the late George Shultz learned young and often told Ronald Reagan, never point your rifle if you’re not willing to pull the trigger.

Trump didn't learn a lesson the late George Shultz passed on to Reagan: Never point your rifle if you're not willing to pull the trigger.

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The Anti-US Axis Isn’t Dead, Just Resting Russia, China and North Korea failed to help Iran when it was getting bombed by the US. And yet their four-way coalition lives on and will become more ominous.

Russia, China and North Korea failed to help Iran when it was getting bombed by the US. And yet their four-way coalition lives on and will become more ominous

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Even Nuclear Experts Are at a Loss Right Now Who would have thought strategists would be almost nostalgic for the Cold War?

In our brave new world, those thinking deeply about preventing nuclear war have no good answers and seem almost nostalgic for the Cold War

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A US Defense Strategy Is Coming, Just Not From the President Any American “national defense strategy” is better than none at all. Too bad the one being drafted will seem naïve and won’t be read in the Oval Office.

Any US “national defense strategy” is better than none at all. Too bad the one being drafted will seem naïve and won’t even be read in the Oval Office

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America’s Peacemaker-in-Chief Doth Protest Too Much Not making much peace abroad isn’t stopping Donald Trump from boasting that he is.

Trump wants to be a 'peacemaker' and bag the Nobel Prize for it. Here's an interim assessment...

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The State Department Upheaval Makes China Great Again Never before has a country forfeited so much soft power with so little justification amid such intense competition with a rival.

Never before has a country forfeited so much soft power with so little justification amid such intense competition with a rival

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Putin Finally Got Under Trump’s Skin With his new stance toward the Kremlin, the US president just demonstrated the positive role that frustration, embarrassment and vanity can play in world affairs.

With his new stance toward the Kremlin, Trump just demonstrated the positive role that personal frustration, embarrassment and vanity can play in world affairs.

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America Is Losing Its Intelligence When even spy agencies have to put loyalty to the leader above objectivity and truth, the whole nation loses, and becomes less safe.

When even spy agencies have to put loyalty to the leader above objectivity and truth, the whole nation loses, and becomes less safe

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The Deep Thinker Rising Through a Shallow Pentagon Elbridge Colby, a strategist in the Pentagon who wants to focus America’s might on China, wields outsized clout in an administration increasingly short on expertise.

Elbridge Colby, a strategist in the Pentagon who wants to focus America’s might on China, wields outsized clout in an administration increasingly short on expertise

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Did the US Obliterate Iran's Nuclear Program? We Just Don't Know The White House is in full propaganda mode about the intelligence on Midnight Hammer. So are its critics. For now, ignore them all.

The White House is in full propaganda mode about the intelligence on the Iran strike.
So are its critics.
For now, ignore them all.

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Does It Matter Whether America’s Iran Strike Was Lawful? In the US attack on Iran so far, power has trumped legitimacy. But to resolve the conflict without major war, the president needs both.

In the US attack on Iran so far, power has trumped legitimacy. But to resolve the conflict without major war, the president needs both

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To a President With a Midnight Hammer, Everything Is a Nail The prowess on display in America’s strike on Iran inspired shock and awe. So did the start of America’s forever wars.

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The MAGA Coalition Won't Survive a Bunker-Buster in Iran As the US president weighs whether to join Israel’s war against Iran, a rift cleaves his own base, not to mention the world.

As Trump weighs whether to join Israel's war against Iran, a rift opens in his own base, not to mention the world.

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The G-7 Was a Great Idea — Until it Became One Against Six As the club that used to represent “the West” concludes its 50th summit by defining success as avoiding a major blow-up by the American guest, one wonders: What’s the point anymore?

As the G-7 concludes its 50th summit by defining success as avoiding a major blow-up by the American guest, one wonders: What’s the point anymore?

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