Joe Cirincione
@joecirin.bsky.social
I've been working on national security in Washington for over 40 years. Government, think tanks and philanthropy. Now retired, I still write, lecture and do media interviews. And I'm still learning. On Substack at: joecirincione.substack.com
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Joe Cirincione
@joecirin.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Joseph Cirincione - Foreign Policy for America
www.fp4america.org
After 13 years and more than 53K followers, I am moving from the wreck of Twitter over to BlueSky. I feel better already.
Nice to begin anew. I do nuclear policy and national security. Here’s a bit about me from one of the great groups I work with in DC. #NukeSky www.fp4america.org/joseph-cirin...
Nice to begin anew. I do nuclear policy and national security. Here’s a bit about me from one of the great groups I work with in DC. #NukeSky www.fp4america.org/joseph-cirin...
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Awful: Trump's budget for scaling up immigration detention means "we could be looking at an ICE detention system as large or even larger than the entire federal prison system."
On the pod, @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social is so good on Leavitt's meltdown and ICE lunacy:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
On the pod, @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social is so good on Leavitt's meltdown and ICE lunacy:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump Press Sec Erupts in Fury at Media over ICE as Polls Spiral Again
As Karoline Leavitt loses it at journalists amid a brutal polling downturn, an immigration expert explains how the White House’s refusal to admit error on ICE portends a Forever War against Americans.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Awful: Trump's budget for scaling up immigration detention means "we could be looking at an ICE detention system as large or even larger than the entire federal prison system."
On the pod, @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social is so good on Leavitt's meltdown and ICE lunacy:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
On the pod, @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social is so good on Leavitt's meltdown and ICE lunacy:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
You have got to listen to this. Excellent analysis from @mattduss.bsky.social and @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2053... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Is Running a “Global Mafia”
Liberal foreign policy expert Matt Duss describes why Trump’s foreign moves are so erratic and how the next Democratic administration should approach foreign affairs.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
You have got to listen to this. Excellent analysis from @mattduss.bsky.social and @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2053... via @newrepublic.com
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While trying to understand Donald Trump's "plans" for Venezuela and Greenland, don't sleep on Iran. It's massively destabilized right now and Trump says we are "locked and loaded." What could an intervention look like?
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January 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
While trying to understand Donald Trump's "plans" for Venezuela and Greenland, don't sleep on Iran. It's massively destabilized right now and Trump says we are "locked and loaded." What could an intervention look like?
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Trump is actively trying to erase the 20th Century. And this one too. He's systematically undoing virtually every major achievement and foundation of U.S. progress we've seen since the McKinley Administration. My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social. www.thedailybeast.com/aging-trumps...
Aging Trump’s MAGA Agenda Means Gutting America’s Truly Great Past
The 79-year-old president might be struggling with his memory these days, cognitive tests be damned. But there’s lots he wants everyone else to forget, too.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Trump is actively trying to erase the 20th Century. And this one too. He's systematically undoing virtually every major achievement and foundation of U.S. progress we've seen since the McKinley Administration. My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social. www.thedailybeast.com/aging-trumps...
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A US early-warning radar of one sort or another has been on Greenland for nearly 70 years—without the need for US sovereignty. Greenland is also covered by Article Five & US could protect it v Russia or China. Conflating Greenland's military importance with the issue of US ownership is dishonest.
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
A US early-warning radar of one sort or another has been on Greenland for nearly 70 years—without the need for US sovereignty. Greenland is also covered by Article Five & US could protect it v Russia or China. Conflating Greenland's military importance with the issue of US ownership is dishonest.
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“Patriotism is more than bald eagle, flag, and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country, every single one of them.” - Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social
Congress must use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to rein in ICE and get #ICEOutForGood.
Congress must use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to rein in ICE and get #ICEOutForGood.
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“Patriotism is more than bald eagle, flag, and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country, every single one of them.” - Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social
Congress must use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to rein in ICE and get #ICEOutForGood.
Congress must use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to rein in ICE and get #ICEOutForGood.
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Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
The stakes could not be higher today as Trump tries to muscle the leaders of Greenland and Denmark into surrendering their land and freedom to him, personally. Mafioso foreign policy.
Late today @realDonaldTrump attacked the Premier of Greenland. If his obsession with owning everything keeps going and he attacks Greenland, I asked @Cirincione what would happen to NATO.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The stakes could not be higher today as Trump tries to muscle the leaders of Greenland and Denmark into surrendering their land and freedom to him, personally. Mafioso foreign policy.
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And let's not forget Marco Rubio's obsession with overthrowing the regime in Cuba. Could he be leading Trump to another Mafia-like move in Havana?
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January 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
And let's not forget Marco Rubio's obsession with overthrowing the regime in Cuba. Could he be leading Trump to another Mafia-like move in Havana?
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This could well presage a US attack. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
U.S. Moves Some Personnel From Key Air Base as Tensions Mount With Iran
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
This could well presage a US attack. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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Late today @realDonaldTrump attacked the Premier of Greenland. If his obsession with owning everything keeps going and he attacks Greenland, I asked @Cirincione what would happen to NATO.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/LYAUAGpP6XA
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January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Late today @realDonaldTrump attacked the Premier of Greenland. If his obsession with owning everything keeps going and he attacks Greenland, I asked @Cirincione what would happen to NATO.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/LYAUAGpP6XA
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It was a pleasure to talk with @billpress.bsky.social yesterday about the mess that Trump is making of US relations and standing in the world. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Donald Trump’s Lawless New World Order. With National Security Analyst Joe Cirincione.
Podcast Episode · The Bill Press Pod · 01/13/2026 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It was a pleasure to talk with @billpress.bsky.social yesterday about the mess that Trump is making of US relations and standing in the world. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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A frightening and revealing moment in the @NYTimes.com long interview with Donald Trump that @joecirin.bsky.social puts in historical context. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A frightening and revealing moment in the @NYTimes.com long interview with Donald Trump that @joecirin.bsky.social puts in historical context. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Not good that Donald Trump has no use for history, expertise, facts. So he's blowing up the peaceful world order set in motion after WWII by FDR. @joecirin.bsky.social knows history, has decades of experience and brings the facts.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Not good that Donald Trump has no use for history, expertise, facts. So he's blowing up the peaceful world order set in motion after WWII by FDR. @joecirin.bsky.social knows history, has decades of experience and brings the facts.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/LYAUAGpP6XA
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It was a pleasure to talk with @billpress.bsky.social yesterday about the mess that Trump is making of US relations and standing in the world. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Donald Trump’s Lawless New World Order. With National Security Analyst Joe Cirincione.
Podcast Episode · The Bill Press Pod · 01/13/2026 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It was a pleasure to talk with @billpress.bsky.social yesterday about the mess that Trump is making of US relations and standing in the world. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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TODAY: Join Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social for a rally and vigil outside of CBP headquarters. We hope to see you at 5p ET if you’re in the DC area. #ICEOutForGood
January 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
TODAY: Join Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social for a rally and vigil outside of CBP headquarters. We hope to see you at 5p ET if you’re in the DC area. #ICEOutForGood
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Wrote this in Sept 2025. Revisited today, just to check the status. All of the situations are still “tenuous,” none of the areas are settled.
Just checking in: in addition to not settling seven wars, Donald Trump has started a new one, so that's how that's going. @markhertling.bsky.social from the archives: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pCOzNB
No, Trump Hasn’t ‘Settled Seven Wars’
And he should be called out on that claim every time he makes it.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Wrote this in Sept 2025. Revisited today, just to check the status. All of the situations are still “tenuous,” none of the areas are settled.
Lie after lie. There is zero Russian or Chinese threat to Greenland. If there was, the US, under existing agreements, could reopen the dozen or so military bases it closed there.
Trump: "We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not because if we don't it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. If we don't do it the easy way we're gonna do it the hard way."
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Lie after lie. There is zero Russian or Chinese threat to Greenland. If there was, the US, under existing agreements, could reopen the dozen or so military bases it closed there.
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Today in 1975, a USAF board of inquiry ruled 38-year-old Maj. Harold Hering, a decorated pilot with 20 years of service, be discharged because two years earlier—during ICBM combat crew training at Vandenberg AFB—he asked how he would know a launch order was lawful and came from a rational president.
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Today in 1975, a USAF board of inquiry ruled 38-year-old Maj. Harold Hering, a decorated pilot with 20 years of service, be discharged because two years earlier—during ICBM combat crew training at Vandenberg AFB—he asked how he would know a launch order was lawful and came from a rational president.
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In this post, I try to go through Trump's reasons for wanting to seize Greenland. It's not easy. There's no rational reason why America would need to buy, invade or occupy Greenland or threaten its 60,000 inhabitants. Yet, Trump says he "needs" it. joecirincione.substack.com/p/unbound-tr...
Rapacious Trump Threatens Greenland and NATO
The US president declares he has no limits
joecirincione.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
In this post, I try to go through Trump's reasons for wanting to seize Greenland. It's not easy. There's no rational reason why America would need to buy, invade or occupy Greenland or threaten its 60,000 inhabitants. Yet, Trump says he "needs" it. joecirincione.substack.com/p/unbound-tr...
In this post, I try to go through Trump's reasons for wanting to seize Greenland. It's not easy. There's no rational reason why America would need to buy, invade or occupy Greenland or threaten its 60,000 inhabitants. Yet, Trump says he "needs" it. joecirincione.substack.com/p/unbound-tr...
Rapacious Trump Threatens Greenland and NATO
The US president declares he has no limits
joecirincione.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
In this post, I try to go through Trump's reasons for wanting to seize Greenland. It's not easy. There's no rational reason why America would need to buy, invade or occupy Greenland or threaten its 60,000 inhabitants. Yet, Trump says he "needs" it. joecirincione.substack.com/p/unbound-tr...
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A bombshell new video shows that Good was not actually blocking ICE; instead, she waved for the agents to “go around” her vehicle after dropping someone off.
However, the agents swarmed, pulling on the doors and demanding she “get out of the fucking car!” trib.al/StJkKeI
However, the agents swarmed, pulling on the doors and demanding she “get out of the fucking car!” trib.al/StJkKeI
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A bombshell new video shows that Good was not actually blocking ICE; instead, she waved for the agents to “go around” her vehicle after dropping someone off.
However, the agents swarmed, pulling on the doors and demanding she “get out of the fucking car!” trib.al/StJkKeI
However, the agents swarmed, pulling on the doors and demanding she “get out of the fucking car!” trib.al/StJkKeI
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Why is Trump obsessed with Greenland? I have been there and I share my analysis of what’s behind Trump’s new imperialism. open.substack.com/pub/joecirin...
Rapacious Trump Threatens Greenland and NATO
The US president declares he has no limits
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Why is Trump obsessed with Greenland? I have been there and I share my analysis of what’s behind Trump’s new imperialism. open.substack.com/pub/joecirin...
Why is Trump obsessed with Greenland? I have been there and I share my analysis of what’s behind Trump’s new imperialism. open.substack.com/pub/joecirin...
Rapacious Trump Threatens Greenland and NATO
The US president declares he has no limits
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Why is Trump obsessed with Greenland? I have been there and I share my analysis of what’s behind Trump’s new imperialism. open.substack.com/pub/joecirin...