This is a truly exceptional piece from the Grand Old Man of modern thinking about strategy, Lawrence Freedman

'When order unravels, it unravels quickly and comprehensively. In some Western nations even the act of considering opposing perspectives is now regarded as a mild form of treason.' ht Bruno Maçães
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Why Russia’s Secret Foreign Policy Annex Matters: There is no longer a question of whether there will once again be a line between Russia and the West—only where that line will be drawn and how formidable a barrier it will present. nationalinterest.org/feature/why-ru… National Interest

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I believe, more than ever, Trump CAN be made to self-destruct. He needs to be chided, insulted, and laughed at. Mocked. His ability to let things go, has always been nil. His threshold for humiliation now, is lower than it's ever been. He's narcissistically battered, seriously…

Weird. In 2009, Kavanaugh wrote a law review article specifically contemplating criminal prosecutions for Presidents after they leave office, and noting that this possibility provides a check on a “bad-behaving or law-breaking” President. I guess he just changed his mind for some…

Also it’s pretty alarming that no one resigned upon hearing that to tell the American people. And that was when the adults were the room. Imagine what will happen next time…

that Trump repeatedly floated executing people while he was in office is especially terrifying in the context of his current push for total presidential immunity.

toomas ilves, ex-verif Rahvusringhääling This qualifies as an attack on NATO territory. A strong response is necessary on Russian assets or territory as inaction will embolden further provocations.

China is happy with Hungary's foreign minister, who denies what everyone knows to be true about Beijing's trading practices. The Hungarian presidency of the EU promises to be a real treat for everyone! But then, Mr Szijjarto is also a recipient of Russia's Order of Friendship

Make no mistake, this is part of the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine. Hoping to deter drone attacks against its own territory, Russia is also hurting our infrastructure and ultimately hoping to damage our resolve to support Ukraine. Obviously it will never suceed. 4/5

Here's a picture of GPS disruptions in the region yesterday, 26 April. According to the Estonian Ministry of Climate (Keit Kasemets), this is not only disrupting air travel, but also shipping and even weather forecasting. 3/5

This is my beautiful home town Tartu in Estonia. GPS jamming in the region by Russia has now gotten so bad that Tartu airport has not been able to receive flights for the last two days.

Hybrid warfare against Estonia - a NATO member for 20 years - is getting worse. 1/5

so michael tracey looks exactly like youd expect he does

Kind of wild that Russia’s Wagner group is allegedly setting fires in the UK and we aren’t making a bigger deal of it

Report by Swiss paper: Chinese ships caught transporting North Korean weapons to Russia. (In German) Neue Satellitenbilder aufgetaucht: In China liegt ein Schiff, das Russland wohl mit Waffen aus Nordkorea beliefert nzz.ch/international/… via NZZ

Kristi Noem’s favorite issue.

Dog-killing, is a horrible analogy for gov’t service or politics. People aren’t to be put down “like a dog” (one of Trump’s favorite phrases). And willingness to shoot a happy dog is not really transferable to politics.

But I think she thinks Trump doesn’t see it that way. 6/6

When Smirnov changed his story in June 2020 to include a reference to Kolomoisky 'front' Pozharskyi, it was, I believe, the first time P had been introduced explicitly as part of the Burisma information operation. Plus, by June 2020, K knew he was being investigated by the FBI.

Karol Szymański, M.D., served as the Head of the Warta mental hospital from 1925 to the outbreak of WW2, when he was drafted and sent to help defend Poland against the German and Soviet invasion.

The Soviets took him prisoner and murdered in the #KatynMassacre #OTD in 1940.