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Joseph Epstein and Seth Cropsey's latest for @wsj.com
"A strategic enlargement of the accords would counter adversaries, diversify supply chains, and build a bloc of moderate, pro-Western Muslim-majority nations aligned with the U.S. and Israel."
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#irsky #polisky

@iips.bsky.social senior director @michaelmazza.bsky.social and @yorktowninstitute.bsky.social senior fellow Shay Khatiri on pivoting to Asia.

"If the United States is serious about containing China, it must ensure that events elsewhere do not disrupt Asia policy.”

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Opinion | Israel Hands America an Opportunity in the Mideast Finishing off the Iranian nuclear program would enhance the U.S. position with Russia and China.

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The Middle East’s Maritime Littorals and the Contest for Eurasia - Yorktown Institute It has become fashionable in the United States to denigrate the strategic relevance of Europe, and the Middle East compared to Asia, insofar as American national interests are concerned.  Asia is the ...

Seth Cropsey for @hooverinstitution.bsky.social

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#polisky #irsky

Central Asia and the Gulf: Growing Strategic Alignment in a Multipolar Global Order - Yorktown Institute The Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian states are forging deeper ties through trade, investment, energy, security, and digital diplomacy—reshaping Eurasia’s geopolitical map.

"The upcoming 2025 GCC summit in the Uzbekistan city of Samarkand and ongoing ministerial and business council meetings will be key in watching how expansive the relations between the two regions will become."
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Does the Strategic Defence Review provide the right defence posture for Britain? The Big Ask | No. 23.2025

‘The long-awaited #SDR provides some much needed clarity to industry, but leaves many unanswered questions on force levels, strategy and, ultimately, implementation,’ writes Robert Clark, @yorktowninstitute.bsky.social

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld

Ukraine’s Spectacular Attack on Russia’s Bombers Is a Win for the West Russia’s war against the West takes place largely off the battlefield. Ukraine is winning that fight, too, Seth Cropsey and Harry Halem write in a guest commentary.

Seth Cropsey and Harry Halem via @barrons.com
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#Ukraine #Russia

Seth Cropsey & Harry Halem for @wsj.com
"In reality, it’s a thoroughly conventional policy, in line with every U.S. administration’s approach since 1989. Like the rest, it will fail—unless Mr. Trump tries something truly radical"
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#Irsky #polisky #Ukraine #Russia

In Memoriam Yaron Lischinsky and Lynn Milgrim - Yorktown Institute Yorktown Institute mourns the loss of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, murdered on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. We offer condolences to the couple’s family, friends and colleagues. Two youn...

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Putin is laughing in our faces The time has finally come for Trump to roll up his sleeves and get tough on the Russian president

Robert Clark via @telegraphnews.bsky.social
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Is Turkey Losing the Turkic World? - Yorktown Institute While Turkey has enjoyed close economic and sometimes military cooperation with the Turkic world, a union led Ankara has not materialized.

"Ankara’s best chance at expanding influence lies not in rhetoric or revivalist ambitions, but in respecting the autonomy and unique trajectories of its fellow Turkic states."
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#irsky #polisky #Turkey #Türkiye

Atlantic Council - Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are the Abraham Accords’ New Frontier - Yorktown Institute Joseph Epstein for Atlantic Council: As political commentators speculate when Saudi Arabia will normalize ties with Israel, two other candidates have emerged as potential partners to the Abraham Accor...

We are proud to announce the launch of our Turan Research Center, led by Senior Fellow Joseph Epstein. It's inaugural article was published by the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social. Check it out and stay tuned!

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#Azerbaijan #Kazakhstan #AbrahamAccords #Israel

Tokyo's US Debt Weapon: Use at Your Own Risk | JAPAN Forward Japan's hint at selling US debt may be a bluff — but pulling the trigger would still mean collaborating with China against America's position.

Grant Newsham's latest for Japan Forward: "Tokyo would do better to act as an "attending physician" to help America recover from the insane spending sickness of the last 25 years."
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#Japan #日本 #日本国 #debt #trade #defecit #tariffs #Trump #economics #tradewar #polisky

Russia and China will ‘soon’ be able to pinpoint Britain’s nuclear subs with advanced drones, warns US general Britain's nuclear subs ‘will be detectable within years’ by hostile states, a US general has warned - as it emerges the UK is updating its Cold War plans in preparation for attack

"Rear Admiral Chris Parry said: 'We need to be very worried about the number of totalitarian states that seek to use military means to achieve their geopolitical objectives and I’m afraid strategically we have been rather blind to some of these threats.'"
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The Industrial Hollows | Commonplace The United Kingdom's deindustrialization, provoked by foreign investment from China, provides a cautionary tale for America.

Farrell Gregory's latest for Commonplace Magazine: "In the last five years, Britain has seen the consequences of allowing foreign firms to purchase critical industrial capacity. There’s a lesson for America, too."
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#UK #Trade #steel #security #industry

We are shockingly unprepared for a Russian attack Britain will still fall far short of matching capabilities with the emerging threats facing the nation

Robert Clark's latest for @telegraphnews.bsky.social, concerning the UK's inadequate military preparedness:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...

#Russia #Ukraine #UK #defence #defense

Why America Can Still Win | Marine Colonel Grant Newsham on the China Challenge | Danny Li Podcast YouTube video by Danny Li Podcast

Grant Newsham recently sat down with Danny Li. He "breaks down how China is already waging a multi-front war on America—from economic and proxy warfare to fentanyl and tech theft—and what the U.S. must do to fight back."
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#China #CCP #PRC

America needs to modernize its Air Force now — or be prepared to lose - Breaking Defense The Air Force is an "antique force," write David Deptula and Mark Gunzinger in this op-ed, and must rebuild.

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Bad History and the Vietnam Syndrome "Bad history tells only part of complex stories."

By advisory board member, H.R. McMaster:
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#polisky #irsky

Newsweek - Why Benjamin Netanyahu's Trip to Azerbaijan Matters | Opinion - Yorktown Institute Joseph Epstein and Alex Grinberg, for Newsweek: Early next month Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to Azerbaijan, marking his first visit to a Muslim country since the start o...

Joseph Epstein and Alex Grinberg explain the importance of Netanyahu's upcoming trip to Azerbaijan. Via @newsweek.com:
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#Azerbaijan #Israel #irsky #polisky

Is It True That Iran’s Nuclear Knowledge Can’t Be Bombed Away? Does it Matter? Iran’s Nuclear Knowledge Can Be Reversed

Shay Khatiri: "Simply put, the arms control community’s commitment to diplomacy over military action undermines its own mission and will make the effective death of NPT probable."

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#Iran #Israel #MiddleEast #MENA #Trump #nukes #nuclear #wmd #polisky #irsky

Grant Newsham Explains How to Enhance Defense Amid Rising China Threat | JAPAN Forward In an interview, Grant Newsham explains the urgent need for enabling US and Japanese forces to operate together — and, if necessary, fight — as a unified force.

Grant Newsham recently discussed the state of Japan's defense capabilities with regards to China.
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#日本 #Japan #irsky #polisky

Can the Three Seas Initiative Save the US-Ukraine Critical Materials and Minerals Deal? The 2025 Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit at the end of April presents a historic opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of US-European Union-Ukraine relations.

The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit soon begins in Poland. We wrote for @rusi.bsky.social, the US-Ukraine critical minerals and materials negotiations represent a historic opportunity for 3SI and the EU.
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@eib.org #irsky #polisky #3SI #Ukraine @polandmfa.bsky.social

Other contributors (cont'd):

@ed-owen.bsky.social (@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, @thirdway.bsky.social)

@james-rogers.bsky.social (@congeostrategy.bsky.social)

Peter Watkins (UK Ministry of Defence [2014-2018], King’s College London)

Other contributors (1/2):
@evieaspinall.bsky.social (@bfpg.bsky.social)

Hillary Briffa (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @warstudieskcl.bsky.social)

@mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social (@deakinuniversity.bsky.social)

Ruth Harris (@rand.org/@randeurope.org)

#UK #polisky #irsky #defence #defense

19FortyFive - The Hypersonic Weapons Threat the Pentagon Never Saw Coming - Yorktown Institute Seth Cropsey, for 19FortyFive: “Summary and Key Points: Hypersonic weapons are becoming a central feature of modern warfare, as North Korea’s recent claims highlight. -The U.S. faces increasing compet...

Seth Cropsey on the US's offensive and defensive hypersonic needs. Via 19FortyFive

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#hypersonic #hypersonicmissiles #defensetech #tech #missiles #defense #irsky #polisky

Khamenei’s Last Hope | National Review Why Iran is desperate to go nuclear.

Shay Khatiri for the @nationalreview.bsky.social: "Khamenei is not going to come out in favor of negotiations, but he is not getting in their way, either, as they delay the military strike, looming over his head, against his precious nuclear program."
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#Iran

The Danger of Trump’s Détente | National Review Will this administration revitalize American power or allow our adversaries to prepare for war?

Via @nationalreview.bsky.social
The Trump administration leans heavily on tariffs to accomplish policy objectives. But hard power is at least as important in assuring US security: the president's defense priorities take a back seat. It looks like detente reborn
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‘Sustainable path for US-India relations will require market transformations’: Ashley Tellis YouTube video by ThePrint

Ashley J. Tellis recently discussed US-India relations at the @carnegieendowment.org/@carnegieindia.bsky.social Global Technology Summit:
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#irsky #polisky #India #US #Trump #इंडिया #Bhārat

Would Trump defend Taiwan? President Trump’s tariff bombshell is more than simply a historic economic decision with geopolitical consequences on the side, as second-order effects. “Liberation Day” is best understood…

Would Trump actually defend Taiwan? An excellent critical analysis by Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, via @brusselssignal.bsky.social:
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#Taiwan