Edward Luce
@edwardluce.bsky.social
FT's US columnist/commentator. Author of several books including NYT best selling biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski (Simon & Schuster 2025). People lacking a sense of humour might get muted.
Final morning in frosty but flawlessly clear-sky Sussex before returning to Washington DC.
December 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Final morning in frosty but flawlessly clear-sky Sussex before returning to Washington DC.
And on Christmas Day
December 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
And on Christmas Day
Sun plunging on Christmas Eve, West Sussex
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sun plunging on Christmas Eve, West Sussex
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Disastrously stupid. Incredibly destructive to the US and the State Department. Important to make sure that Rubio gets his full share of the blame for the devastation to American diplomacy and security that he has personally overseen.
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Disastrously stupid. Incredibly destructive to the US and the State Department. Important to make sure that Rubio gets his full share of the blame for the devastation to American diplomacy and security that he has personally overseen.
Zbig's no 1 on Foreign Policy's books of 2025 (and 2 on Foreign Affairs). Greatly enjoying this end of year.. foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/22/i...
The Books FP’s Contributors Loved This Year
Our favorite books—and reviews—of 2025.
foreignpolicy.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Zbig's no 1 on Foreign Policy's books of 2025 (and 2 on Foreign Affairs). Greatly enjoying this end of year.. foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/22/i...
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What are the stories that will define 2026? @edwardluce.bsky.social, the FT's US national editor and columnist, unwraps the big ideas shaping the year ahead.
A little gift from #FTEdit 🎁 Stay tuned for more #FTEditpresents
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December 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
What are the stories that will define 2026? @edwardluce.bsky.social, the FT's US national editor and columnist, unwraps the big ideas shaping the year ahead.
A little gift from #FTEdit 🎁 Stay tuned for more #FTEditpresents
A little gift from #FTEdit 🎁 Stay tuned for more #FTEditpresents
Everyone associated with Trump will sooner or later be destroyed, including Trump himself. Most are too dumb or avaricious to grasp this.
December 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Everyone associated with Trump will sooner or later be destroyed, including Trump himself. Most are too dumb or avaricious to grasp this.
From Project Syndicate
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From Project Syndicate
“However dim Europe’s bulbs have grown — and they have dimmed — the rest of the west can still emit light.” My Swamp Notes with @gideonrachman.bsky.social on how we must call the old world to help redress the balance of the new. as.ft.com/r/783475a5-c...
The rest of the west is our only bet
[FREE TO READ] Canada’s Mark Carney has shown others that it pays to stand up to Trump
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December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“However dim Europe’s bulbs have grown — and they have dimmed — the rest of the west can still emit light.” My Swamp Notes with @gideonrachman.bsky.social on how we must call the old world to help redress the balance of the new. as.ft.com/r/783475a5-c...
New free to read link. as.ft.com/r/cc471e39-d...
December 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New free to read link. as.ft.com/r/cc471e39-d...
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"On the grounds of never interrupting your enemy while he is making a mistake, Xi Jinping is 2025’s winner." My column on how Trump has given China a great leap forward. as.ft.com/r/dbe877e6-6...
China’s escalation dominance over Trump
[FREE TO READ] The US president has handed the initiative to Beijing in tech, energy and security
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December 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"On the grounds of never interrupting your enemy while he is making a mistake, Xi Jinping is 2025’s winner." My column on how Trump has given China a great leap forward. as.ft.com/r/dbe877e6-6...
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As usual, @edwardluce.bsky.social has it right.
"On the grounds of never interrupting your enemy while he is making a mistake, Xi Jinping is 2025’s winner." My column on how Trump has given China a great leap forward. as.ft.com/r/dbe877e6-6...
China’s escalation dominance over Trump
[FREE TO READ] The US president has handed the initiative to Beijing in tech, energy and security
as.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As usual, @edwardluce.bsky.social has it right.
"On the grounds of never interrupting your enemy while he is making a mistake, Xi Jinping is 2025’s winner." My column on how Trump has given China a great leap forward. as.ft.com/r/dbe877e6-6...
China’s escalation dominance over Trump
[FREE TO READ] The US president has handed the initiative to Beijing in tech, energy and security
as.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"On the grounds of never interrupting your enemy while he is making a mistake, Xi Jinping is 2025’s winner." My column on how Trump has given China a great leap forward. as.ft.com/r/dbe877e6-6...
I've had about six straight weeks of agreeing with MTG. Need a holiday.
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I've had about six straight weeks of agreeing with MTG. Need a holiday.
Trump claims tariffs brought in $18 trillion. Customarily delusional.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump claims tariffs brought in $18 trillion. Customarily delusional.
Ahmed al Ahmed is my new hero
December 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed is my new hero
New free link. as.ft.com/r/1d504f14-c...
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New free link. as.ft.com/r/1d504f14-c...
“What happened yesterday — an outburst of Republican courage — was as rare as a sighting of Bigfoot, Lindsey Graham’s spine, or natural breasts at Mar-a-Lago.” 😂 Charlie Sykes is outdoing himself.
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“What happened yesterday — an outburst of Republican courage — was as rare as a sighting of Bigfoot, Lindsey Graham’s spine, or natural breasts at Mar-a-Lago.” 😂 Charlie Sykes is outdoing himself.
"Trumpian populism may be the story of our age but I'm increasingly convinced that we're underplaying the tech-authoritarian elephant in the room." My Swamp Notes newsletter. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/199e371f-8...
Big tech’s ‘elite victim complex’
[FREE TO READ] Acolytes of the broligarchs have a grip on key nodes of Washington’s power ministries
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December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Trumpian populism may be the story of our age but I'm increasingly convinced that we're underplaying the tech-authoritarian elephant in the room." My Swamp Notes newsletter. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/199e371f-8...
Returning from my 5th trip to Canada this year - a perfect vantage point from which to measure the impact of Trump’s lunacies. In Mark Carney Canada has the best G7 leader there is. Plenty in Canada to feel optimistic aboat (sorry - couldn’t resist).
December 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Returning from my 5th trip to Canada this year - a perfect vantage point from which to measure the impact of Trump’s lunacies. In Mark Carney Canada has the best G7 leader there is. Plenty in Canada to feel optimistic aboat (sorry - couldn’t resist).
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Really looking forward to this tonight.
To my New York friends, I'll be speaking with David Rubenstein for his PBS show about "Zbig" and the revenge of geopolitics at the New York Historical Association this Wednesday evening at 6.30pm. Please come. www.nyhistory.org/programs/lif...
Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet | The New York Historical
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Zbigniew Brzezinski, a key player behind fifty years of American foreign policy and the fall of the Soviet Union.
www.nyhistory.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Really looking forward to this tonight.
Anyone interested in the rise of techno-authoritarianism/broligarchs and why they're targeting Europe, I've stumbled on this great resource. Use it. authoritarian-stack.info cc @francescabria.bsky.social
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
authoritarian-stack.info
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Anyone interested in the rise of techno-authoritarianism/broligarchs and why they're targeting Europe, I've stumbled on this great resource. Use it. authoritarian-stack.info cc @francescabria.bsky.social
Renewed free to read link. as.ft.com/r/2706dddc-f...
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Renewed free to read link. as.ft.com/r/2706dddc-f...
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"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...
Trump is choosing the broligarchs over his base
[FREE TO READ] When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners
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December 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...