Exemplifying America’s founding principles in the areas of national security, diplomacy, foreign policy, and statecraft.
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Joined April 2022
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My recent paper for @ConGeostrategy arguing for a more offensive UK military space posture, covered by @UKDefJournal. Thank you! // UK urged to revamp space defence strategy ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-u…
We are proud to announce the launch of our @TuranCenter, led by Senior Fellow @epsteinjos. It's inaugural article was published by the @AtlanticCouncil. Check it out and stay tuned!
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Retired Col. Grant Newsham, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and author of “When China Attacks,” breaks down the latest U.S.–China trade and cybersecurity developments with NTD.
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My essay in this month's issue of @NRO (which shares a cover with @DouglasKMurray) is out. It is about how the nuclear program is the last point of legitimacy for Khamenei, and why the dismantlement of the program could lead to the collapse of the regime.
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.@ShayKhatiri's important article at @MEForum establishes the utility of bombing Iran's nuclear facilities. Doing so:
1. Obstructs and delays weaponization
2. Shakes things up politically, with many potential benefits
3. Preserves the NPT
I respond to the claim made by @KelseyDav, @laurnorman, and @NIACouncil that Iran's nuclear knowledge cannot be reversed, arguing that actually it can.
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Watch this new interview with Ashley J. Tellis @CarnegieSAsia conducted by @tallstories -->
WATCH | In the first episode of #Latitude, senior journalist @tallstories speaks to strategic affairs specialist & former US diplomat #AshleyJTellis about the world according to US President #DonaldTrump.
youtube.com/watch?v=tki4pcyu…
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Brilliant article by good friend of the show @NewshamGrant Is Trump destroying the relationship with America’s allies? Or is the problem maybe not Trump…
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When @NewshamGrant observed the media's recent criticism of President Trump for being “transactional,” he wondered why that was considered a bad thing. Transactional diplomacy is a necessary approach for any President, he says. Here are his thoughts on how best to deal with America’s enemies - namely, the Chinese Communist Regime.
01:19 - Criticisms of Trump's Foreign Policy
02:48 - The Nature of Trump’s Transactional Diplomacy
04:56 - Accusations of Being Friendly with Dictators
07:34 - Challenges in Dealing with the Chinese Regime
10:20 - Understanding Comprehensive National Power
13:21 - Trump's Negotiation Tactics & Approach to China
16:16 - The CCP Regime's Vulnerability: Exposing Wealth
18:44 - Delayed Report on Chinese Leadership Wealth
21:20 - Internal Dynamics of Chinese Leadership
21:56 - Potential Strategies for CCP Wealth Exposure
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“The rank & file within the regime would find it difficult to violate an agreement inked by the old man himself, as opposed to a reformist president they despise for being soft on upholding the revolution’s ideals.”
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W/ @mike_mazza: “Relations between Russia & China today do not remotely resemble those of the 1960s and 1970s. It would be a grave mistake for the U.S. to attempt a similar approach to that dictated by the facts of 1971. Such a policy is destined to fail.”
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Is the US switching to a hemispheric defence strategy? My latest for @brusselssignal, drawing on Prof Stephen Rosen’s recent piece in @ForeignAffairs
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Pete #Hegseth is going to Japan. Hopefully he has a list of things he needs from the Japanese, such as a permanent US-JSDF JTF to defend the southern islands, and a review of #DPRI deal that's moving US troops from #Japan. @ElbridgeColby @Bannons_WarRoom
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Me on why Maryam Rajavi's wearing a hijab disqualifies her in the eyes of young Iranians. "Young Iranians are not only revolting against the state; they are challenging the Islamic norms that are incompatible with modernity."
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Via @meforum
“Most Azeris moving to Tehran and other cities intermarry and assimilate into mainstream culture. Policy analysts outside Iran count their children and grandchildren as Azeris, even though they themselves would identify as ‘Iranian’—rather than ‘Persian.’”
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Lara Nagy, via @RCDefense: "Ultimately, however, DeepSeek’s new AI model is not as vital an issue for American national security as some lawmakers and officials in the Trump administration make it out to be."
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@deepseek_ai @OpenAI @realDonaldTrump
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In @19_forty_five, Luke Widenhouse argues two initiatives can save the @USNavy:
1. A 'Maritime Security Initiative' to track and prioritize maritime-related funding
2. A Maritime Security Council in the executive branch to centralize maritime strategy
19fortyfive.com/2025/03/the-…
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Watch advisory board member Lt. General David A. Deptula @usairforce (Ret.) discuss the @Boeing F-47 reveal on @FoxNews's The Story with @marthamaccallum
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@Deptula_David @MitchellStudies @BoeingDefense
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Ashton Earl hosted a panel on the US, @mfa_russia, and @Ukraine at @theIWP. Featuring Glen Corn (former @CIA) Dr. Lenczowski (IWP founder, and former director of European and Soviet Affairs for the US National Security Council). Video by @cspan
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Senator @TomCottonAR joins Hoover Institution senior fellow @LtGHRMcMaster on GoodFellows to examine US-Russia relations and the challenges of engaging with Vladimir Putin.
Watch the full episode on X below: teapawt.net/HooverInst/status/1898…
Or YouTube: youtu.be/DaCeu7c0_IQ?feature…
Arkansas Senator @TomCottonAR, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and author of Seven Things You Can't Say About China, joins Hoover Institution fellows @JohnHCochrane, @LtGHRMcMaster, and @BillWhalenCA to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and his concerns about China's military, economic, and cultural hegemony.
After that, the fellows dig deeper into the ramifications of Trump's tariff ploys, followed by a lightning round covering topics like the merits of a US "crypto strategic reserve," the renaming of an army fort in Georgia (H.R. having known the late general whose name was removed), the creator of Hamilton refusing to play a "Trumpier" Kennedy Center, and what they would give up for Lent if so inclined. Tune in now:
