US Dept. of State, Policy Planning Staff 2004-08 NIC Strategic Futures Group, 2008-12. US Foreign Policy, Asia, Future of energy, nuclear & strategic issues,
Joined January 2014
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What’s next Moi shun pork as the threat?
Pentagon declares China’s Confucius Institutes to be national security threats. Hegseth says 80 disguised institutes were recently shut down on US universities washingtontimes.com/news/202…
No, sh**, Sherlock.
"The United States cannot compete with China while losing its allies. Meeting the China challenge requires building an ecosystem capable of achieving the same scale and offering countries around the world a credible alternative," write @csiserep experts.
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This is not sustainable. A sneak preview of the impact on the financial system if the AI bubble bursts.
wsj.com/finance/stocks/the-e…
Indeed. Mat inspired, nurtured next generation in strategic foresight approach he honed into a key policy planning tool.
“The @StimsonCenter mourns the passing of @matburrows…a distinguished public servant, pioneering thinker, and trusted mentor to generations of foreign policy professionals…”
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That’s a bit of a leap to detente w/ US. Celebrating the opening of the opening of bridge across Yalu r. Linking Dandong & Sinijiu.
nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world…
Kim Jong-un’s visit to China signals not only closer ties with Beijing and greater economic connectivity, but also a potential bid to leverage his relationships with China and Russia to reemerge on the global diplomatic stage, foreshadowing meeting Trump at/around APEC while seeking recognition as a de facto nuclear-armed state. #Kim_Jong_un #global_positioning #APEC
Indeed
Some very sad news out of Stimson this week. I feel so lucky to have gotten to know Mat and learn from him, even if only for a little while.
A true patriot, and a genuinely thoughtful and humane man, in all senses of the word. stimson.org/2026/stimson-cen…
We all benefited from his thoughtful, creative, and comprehensive analytical foresight, wisdom, talent building, and decency.
A mensch.
Indeed. A very sad loss.
Sad news. Mat was a genius. I enjoyed working with and learning from him. He will be missed. stimson.org/2026/stimson-cen…
Not a useful analogy
Confused about US foreign policy? You need to appreciate Trump’s debt to Nixon: thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-t…
What’s the next threat: kung pao chicken?
The Confucius Institutes are part of a political apparatus the CCP uses to "break and shatter the enemy." Keeping the pressure on the united front system's efforts to evade U.S. countermeasures is an unequivocal good. But why leave it there? Many other similar organizations exist, but we (and our allies & partners) largely ignore them.
Get ready for $150 oil — and destruction of Gulf Allies. If 15,000 sorties didn’t do it, what will a few hundred more do?
You can’t fix stupid.
Just for the record. We are at war with Iran right now. We have been since *at least*!February 28 (there’s a legitimate argument that it’s been much, much, longer). Whether you think that’s good or bad doesn’t matter. Our naval blockade is an act of war. Iran is shooting at us and our allies. That is an act of war. The way the media — left, right, and center — talks about this “conflict” as if wars are purely legal fictions or solely involve a “war-ish” level of combat serves no one’s interests.
Let’s spell it out: he doesn’t give a shit about safety or people. Just more AI— and more chips.
👇this is scary levels of lawless greed.
The GRU hacked into Jared Kushner's iPhone. Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) then recruited a GRU spy who gave them access to the hacked phone. What MIVD discovered was that Kushner had access to two bank accounts --one Azerbaijani, the other Israeli --where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Emirati ruler Mohammed bin Zayed deposited money. It sounds like a slightly far-fetched episode of "Slow Horses," but it's real. And it proves just how eye-poppingly corrupt this administration was and continues to be as its "special envoy" decides the fate of tens of millions in Europe in the Middle East. Simply incredible reporting by Matthew Cole, drawn from his new book on Kushner. vanityfair.com/story/jared-k…
You can’t fix stupid.
China Capitalizes on America’s Scientific Brain Drain thediplomat.com/2026/10/chin… #Catherine_Tan Catherine Tan warns of an accelerating and dangerous brain drain to China, America's future technology leadership demands more research funding, avoiding indiscriminate restrictions, and preserving international academic collaboration #brain_drain #China #US
