Linda Robinson

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

How I Got My Career in Foreign Policy: Farah Pandith Farah Pandith has spearheaded efforts to counter violent extremism in both Republican and Democratic administrations. CFR sat down with her to understand where such efforts stand today and what it’s …

"The extremist momentum that has been built since 9/11 is shocking."

Love this new @cfr.org series on foreign policy careers. Here, the great @farahpandith.bsky.social tells Ivana Saric about her pioneering work in countering violent extremism. www.cfr.org/article/how-...

Looking forward to getting my own copy of @kschake.bsky.social’s book, and this excerpt certainly whet’s the appetite.

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The Kremlin’s plot to kill NATO’s credibility The alliance needs an emphatic response to Russian air incursions

NATO’s response to the drones over Poland must be accompanied by spine from Donald Trump. Despite having promised to end the war in Ukraine in a day, he has let Vladimir Putin lead him by the nose

@kschake congratulations! I look forward to reading this very timely history. Just followed you and trying to build up my blue sky alternative as Twitter is just too terrible.

How a Ceasefire Agreement Can Bolster Ukraine’s Security—and NATO’s, Too While hopes for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war remain slim, U.S. and European leaders need to lay the groundwork for lasting peace. Designing provisions that impose high costs on Russia for an…

My @cfr.org colleague Paul Stares on what an agreement to end the war in Ukraine would actually require. It’s way more than a ceasefire although Putin hasn’t agreed to even that. www.cfr.org/article/how-...

If you did not read it in hardcover, I highly recommend you peruse the paperback version of this seminal work on the history of far-right extremism by my colleagues @jacobware.bsky.social and @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social

Former senior officials are calling on Congress to investigate a troubling pattern of firings of senior women from top military and diplomatic jobs under the Trump administration. If you share this concern, please call your members of Congress.
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In Politico on 4/25.

The National Endowment for Democracy has been an effective, low-cost tool to support democracy— with bipartisan support for four decades. See here for the toll of cuts in testimony by @tcwittes.bsky.social and Dan Twining, heads of the Democratic & Republican institutes: thehill.com/opinion/whit...

April 20 letter and signers EMBARGOED House Armed Services Committee Senate Armed Services Committee House Foreign Affairs Committee Senate Foreign Relations Committee House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Senate Sel...

This letter to Congress resurfaces the pressing issue of firings of highly qualified women in national security. 140 former senior officials seek action as recruitment and retention will likely suffer if these unwarranted dismissals do not stop. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I thought these were the people who are fighting antisemitism on college campuses 🤔

Thank you for this and the AI Bill of Rights, @alondra.bsky.social

Trump’s DEI Purge in the Military Puts U.S. National Security at Risk The administration’s “anti-DEI” campaign targets vital expertise and experience in government agencies.

My latest piece about the latest firing of a senior woman leader—VADM Chatfield. This is her third assignment with NATO at a critical moment in the Ukraine war and US role in NATO. Her firing is the opposite of meritocracy. www.cfr.org/blog/trumps-...

See Richard Haass's take on all the troubling acts of capitulation to executive branch overreach and malfeasance. Some universities, law firms, and agency heads are heading to the courts to defend the rule of law, but not enough. OpSec (March 28, 2025) open.substack.com/pub/richardh...

The Long, Proud History of Women in the Military Women in the military have been removed from the Department of Defense and Arlington Memorial Cemetery's websites: why this is happening and how it can be reversed.

Why are women being deleted from DoD and other U.S. websites? Find out here and express your concern to your congressional representatives. Women are a vital part of our national security establishment, and too many women are being dismissed without cause. www.cfr.org/blog/long-pr...

Trump’s Cuts to Democracy Promotion Like the NED Already Hit Asian Organizations Hard The Trump administration has significantly reduced U.S. foreign assistance for democracy promotion,  weakening critical support structures in regions like Southeast Asia.

The Trump administration has significantly reduced U.S. foreign assistance for democracy promotion, weakening critical support structures in regions like Southeast Asia, expert Joshua Kurlantzick writes.

Independent journalist Casey Newton. "Last year, when I asked you how you wanted me to cover AI, you told me to avoid making predictions about what would happen, and focus more on the day-to-day developments that signal what’s actually happening. (You also told me to be specific with my terms. With that in mind, when I say “AI” in this piece, I’m talking about generative AI and the LLMs that power them — the technology that underpins ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and all the rest.) "I took this as an invitation to investigate whether generative AI is real — that is, a genuine innovation that will likely sustain a large and profitable industry."

"When I asked you how you wanted me to cover..."

Here's a journalist who is tight with his readers, and unafraid to ask them for guidance. www.platformer.news/ai-skeptics-... His name is Casey Newton. @caseynewton.bsky.social His site is Platformer. He's an independent. Works for himself.

Opinion | How Private Funds Could Hurt Americans Under Trump (Gift Article) The fund managers who backed Donald Trump’s candidacy have welcomed his victory with calls for new directions in policy.

These stats on the opaque world of private equity show how far into the robber baron era we truly are. And now coming, even less transparency and regs. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/o...

It’s alarming to see what is happening in many newspapers of record, after many decades of agreement on the core principles of sound journalism. An informed citizenry is the bedrock of democracy, and we need to look out for this more than ever.
Nieman Fellow ‘01 /3

As an old school journalist, I believe the distinction between news stories and opinion pieces should be maintained. But ideally both include judgments based on analysis and evidence, and the business side of papers should recognize the limits of its own expertise./2

A few observations: This tool should itself be independently audited for bias before any deployment. Much of AI is trained on biased data sets, and bias is often introduced via design assumptions that are not tested./1

Everybody Loves FRED: How America Fell for a Data Tool (Gift Article) From Facebook political debates to college classrooms, the St. Louis Fed’s data tool has gained a major following.

Reliable data, easy to access! What’s not to like? Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...