Federal judge rules Trump Admin's firing of US Institute of Peace board members "unlawful"

Judge Beryl Howell rules it "represented a gross usurpation of power & a way of conducting government affairs that unnecessarily traumatized the committed leadership & employees of USIP, who deserved better"

The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next. warontherocks.com/20...

"The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next."
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"U.S. policymakers need to appreciate both the floor and the ceiling of Russo-Indian relations." Fascinating and detailed @warontherocks.bsky.social piece by @dbrostoff.bsky.social and Dan Markey warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...

The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next. warontherocks.com/20...

What are the floors and ceilings of the Russo-Indian defense partnership? Daniel Markey and I assess Russia and India’s ties in @warontherocks.bsky.social

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The idea of the Trump administration pulling a "reverse Kissinger" relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didn’t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.

The “reverse Kissinger” is a bad case of applied history, which fails to grapple with different geopolitical contexts.

Great piece by my former student David Brostoff on the delusion of the so-called reverse Kissinger strategy thediplomat.com/2025/03/the-...