Eric Czuleger (The Under Report)
@eczuleger.bsky.social
Author, You are Not Here: Travels Through Countries That Don't Exist. Journalist, Peace Corps Volunteer, Former Ambassador. Graduate of #Oxford and #RAND School of Public Policy.
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James Bond is Dead
In the digital age, intelligence gathering has shifted from shadowy back alleys to public data streams. From the accidental live-tweeting of the Osama bin Laden raid to fitness apps revealing the loca...
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James Bond is Dead. Intelligence gathering has shifted from shadowy back alleys to public data streams. From the accidental live-tweeting of the Osama bin Laden raid to fitness apps revealing the locations of secret military bases. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/james-bond...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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This week’s risk map centers on the Sahel’s hardening stance toward international monitors and a widening arc of violence that now brushes the West African coast, Israel’s mass anti-war protests amid talk of a ceasefire erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/west-afric... via
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West Africa Burns, Serbia Clashes, Alliances Tested from Washington to the Pacific
This week’s risk map centers on the Sahel’s hardening stance toward international monitors and a widening arc of violence that now brushes the West African coast, Israel’s mass anti-war protests amid ...
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August 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This week’s risk map centers on the Sahel’s hardening stance toward international monitors and a widening arc of violence that now brushes the West African coast, Israel’s mass anti-war protests amid talk of a ceasefire erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/west-afric... via
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James Bond is Dead. Intelligence gathering has shifted from shadowy back alleys to public data streams. From the accidental live-tweeting of the Osama bin Laden raid to fitness apps revealing the locations of secret military bases. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/james-bond...
James Bond is Dead
In the digital age, intelligence gathering has shifted from shadowy back alleys to public data streams. From the accidental live-tweeting of the Osama bin Laden raid to fitness apps revealing the loca...
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August 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
James Bond is Dead. Intelligence gathering has shifted from shadowy back alleys to public data streams. From the accidental live-tweeting of the Osama bin Laden raid to fitness apps revealing the locations of secret military bases. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/james-bond...
Peace and infrastructure in the Southern Caucasus and a tense U.S.–Russia meeting in Alaska. South American mercenaries in Sudan and a rare Chinese naval mishap in the South China Sea, this week’s developments show power erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/mercenarie... via
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Mercenaries, Trade Routes, and Scuttled Ships
Peace and infrastructure in the Southern Caucasus and a tense U.S.–Russia meeting in Alaska. South American mercenaries in Sudan and a rare Chinese naval mishap in the South China Sea, this week’s dev...
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August 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Peace and infrastructure in the Southern Caucasus and a tense U.S.–Russia meeting in Alaska. South American mercenaries in Sudan and a rare Chinese naval mishap in the South China Sea, this week’s developments show power erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/mercenarie... via
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Five flashpoints define the emerging shape of conflict in 2025: full-blown war between Thailand and Cambodia, state-backed cyberattacks disrupting nuclear and aviation systems, formal moves to recognize Palestinian state erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/ceasefires-a… via @eczuleger
July 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Five flashpoints define the emerging shape of conflict in 2025: full-blown war between Thailand and Cambodia, state-backed cyberattacks disrupting nuclear and aviation systems, formal moves to recognize Palestinian state erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/ceasefires-a… via @eczuleger
Israel’s recent airstrike on Syria’s Ministry of Defense in Damascus marked a dramatic escalation in its efforts to protect the Druze minority of Suwayda, whose strategic location along Iran’s land bridge has turned thei erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/the-next-m... via @eczuleger
The Next Middle East Flashpoint: Defending the Druze
Druze homeland in southern Syria becomes geopolitical tinderbox: Israel's strikes, Iran's ambitions, and rising tribal tensions threaten to ignite a broader Middle East conflict.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Israel’s recent airstrike on Syria’s Ministry of Defense in Damascus marked a dramatic escalation in its efforts to protect the Druze minority of Suwayda, whose strategic location along Iran’s land bridge has turned thei erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/the-next-m... via @eczuleger
@profgalloway.com You at me at Albanian Troll farm… Prof G (American in Albania here) also a recent Nat Sec grad from RAND. Just wrote about how to preserve security in the information space while maintaining freedom of speech. Yr last pod hit all the right notes.
July 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@profgalloway.com You at me at Albanian Troll farm… Prof G (American in Albania here) also a recent Nat Sec grad from RAND. Just wrote about how to preserve security in the information space while maintaining freedom of speech. Yr last pod hit all the right notes.
Bad Magic: When The World Looks Away
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Bad Magic: When The World Looks Away
Hybrid warfare escalates: Russia's shadowy assassination plot, China's Taiwan tensions, and looming global famines reveal a world teetering on the brink of covert instability.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Bad Magic: When The World Looks Away
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New podcast with Dr. Chris Ryan of Sex at Dawn and Civilized To Death. Great conversation about the future of countries right here!
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660 - Eric Czuleger
Eric Czuleger is an author and geopolitical analyst who has lived, worked, and traveled through 47 countries including conflict zones like Iraq, Lebanon, and Somalia.
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June 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New podcast with Dr. Chris Ryan of Sex at Dawn and Civilized To Death. Great conversation about the future of countries right here!
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"Passport bro" is a term I've used multiple times in the last week and it was met with question marks each time.
The concept is as annoying as it is important.
The concept is as annoying as it is important.
June 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"Passport bro" is a term I've used multiple times in the last week and it was met with question marks each time.
The concept is as annoying as it is important.
The concept is as annoying as it is important.
Believing a politician cares about you and wants to solve your problems is the adult version of believing in Santa.
After awhile it’s embarrassing for you to believe that.
After awhile it’s embarrassing for you to believe that.
June 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Believing a politician cares about you and wants to solve your problems is the adult version of believing in Santa.
After awhile it’s embarrassing for you to believe that.
After awhile it’s embarrassing for you to believe that.
Enter the Neo-State (Part II)
As the traditional nation-state model unravels, a new era of governance is emerging—defined by decentralized law, privatized security, and digital identity. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/enter-the-...
As the traditional nation-state model unravels, a new era of governance is emerging—defined by decentralized law, privatized security, and digital identity. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/enter-the-...
Enter the Neo-State (Part II)
As the traditional nation-state model unravels, a new era of governance is emerging—defined by decentralized law, privatized security, and digital identity. This deep dive explores how Gen Z, blockcha...
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June 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Enter the Neo-State (Part II)
As the traditional nation-state model unravels, a new era of governance is emerging—defined by decentralized law, privatized security, and digital identity. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/enter-the-...
As the traditional nation-state model unravels, a new era of governance is emerging—defined by decentralized law, privatized security, and digital identity. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/enter-the-...
Turkey and Russia move towards a nuclear partnership. The Red Sea's traffic kicks up again. And can crypto solve what ails Nigeria? Check it out on #TheUnderReport
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Global Power Plays: Atomic Deals, Maritime Tensions, and Strategic Shifts
Global geopolitical chess: Panama dumps China's project, Nigeria goes on-chain, Philippines arms up, Red Sea tensions rise, and Russia-Turkey nuclear diplomacy unfolds.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Turkey and Russia move towards a nuclear partnership. The Red Sea's traffic kicks up again. And can crypto solve what ails Nigeria? Check it out on #TheUnderReport
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There’s a good reason that the military is not used as a policing force.
The military punishes enemies of the state. The police preserve domestic peace.
When the military acts as the police the public is treated as an enemy of the state.
The military punishes enemies of the state. The police preserve domestic peace.
When the military acts as the police the public is treated as an enemy of the state.
June 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There’s a good reason that the military is not used as a policing force.
The military punishes enemies of the state. The police preserve domestic peace.
When the military acts as the police the public is treated as an enemy of the state.
The military punishes enemies of the state. The police preserve domestic peace.
When the military acts as the police the public is treated as an enemy of the state.
The man: do you have RealID?
Me (a rebel): what are you? A cop?
The man: Yes
Me: dang
Me (a rebel): what are you? A cop?
The man: Yes
Me: dang
June 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The man: do you have RealID?
Me (a rebel): what are you? A cop?
The man: Yes
Me: dang
Me (a rebel): what are you? A cop?
The man: Yes
Me: dang
I’m here for a long time not here for a good time…
*holding Infinite Jest drunk as hell
*holding Infinite Jest drunk as hell
June 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I’m here for a long time not here for a good time…
*holding Infinite Jest drunk as hell
*holding Infinite Jest drunk as hell
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June 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Conspiracy theories are a uniquely American art form.
Zeus explained lightening to the ancient Greeks.
Chemtrails explain why your kids don’t talk to you any more.
Zeus explained lightening to the ancient Greeks.
Chemtrails explain why your kids don’t talk to you any more.
June 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Conspiracy theories are a uniquely American art form.
Zeus explained lightening to the ancient Greeks.
Chemtrails explain why your kids don’t talk to you any more.
Zeus explained lightening to the ancient Greeks.
Chemtrails explain why your kids don’t talk to you any more.
There are a couple of terms which generally suck in the national security and geopolitics space. Here are some of them:
June 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There are a couple of terms which generally suck in the national security and geopolitics space. Here are some of them:
Making it Rain in #Nigeria is illegal? Find out why on The Under Report. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/russia-s-p...
June 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Making it Rain in #Nigeria is illegal? Find out why on The Under Report. erics-newsletter-270b6f.beehiiv.com/p/russia-s-p...
Sneak peek inside this week’s deep dive at The Under Report
May 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Sneak peek inside this week’s deep dive at The Under Report
Ice Breakers 2: Arctic Boogaloo
Climate change is melting polar ice. That means it's time to fight over the Arctic. Russia dominates the ice breaking game. NATO sends soldiers to Norway's frosty north. China declares itself a near-arctic country (it's not).
READ IT HERE
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Climate change is melting polar ice. That means it's time to fight over the Arctic. Russia dominates the ice breaking game. NATO sends soldiers to Norway's frosty north. China declares itself a near-arctic country (it's not).
READ IT HERE
tinyurl.com/y396hask
May 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Ice Breakers 2: Arctic Boogaloo
Climate change is melting polar ice. That means it's time to fight over the Arctic. Russia dominates the ice breaking game. NATO sends soldiers to Norway's frosty north. China declares itself a near-arctic country (it's not).
READ IT HERE
tinyurl.com/y396hask
Climate change is melting polar ice. That means it's time to fight over the Arctic. Russia dominates the ice breaking game. NATO sends soldiers to Norway's frosty north. China declares itself a near-arctic country (it's not).
READ IT HERE
tinyurl.com/y396hask
I'm not at war, you're at war. Latest dispatches from the gray zone.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'm not at war, you're at war. Latest dispatches from the gray zone.
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I learned this word and it's freaking me out so now you have to know about it...
It's called Ontological Vertigo.
THREAD or whatever
It's called Ontological Vertigo.
THREAD or whatever
May 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I learned this word and it's freaking me out so now you have to know about it...
It's called Ontological Vertigo.
THREAD or whatever
It's called Ontological Vertigo.
THREAD or whatever