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Kori Schake
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Leads AEI’s foreign and defense team, author of The State and the Soldier, contributing writer at The Atlantic. 2025-2026 Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress. Californian. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/

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Kori N. Schake is an American international relations scholar currently serving as Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. She has held several high-level positions in the U.S. Defense and State Departments and on the National Security Council. She was a foreign policy adviser to the McCain-Palin 2008 presidential campaign. Schake is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. She serves on the board of advisors of Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Alexander Hamilton Society. Schake is a member of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee. .. more

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · Aug 27
I just received my first copy of the book!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
Rep. Bacon on Trump's aggression toward Greenland: "I feel like it's incumbent on folks like me to step up and say these threats and bullying of an ally are wrong. And on the weird chance he's serious about invading Greenland, I want to let him know it will probably be the end of his presidency."

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 11h
Congress is quietly rejecting almost all of the deepest cuts to federal programs that Trump requested, turning back his efforts to slash foreign aid, global health, scientific research, the arts and more in a bipartisan repudiation. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
Congress Is Spurning Many of Trump’s Proposed Spending Cuts
www.nytimes.com

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 16h
I wrote with @kanishkhkanodia.bsky.social on Trump's 'Golden Fleet' concept: an unaffordable guided-missile cruiser masquerading as a 'battleship', a potentially seriously under-armed frigate and, much more likely to get built at scale, a fleet of uncrewed vessels. www.economist.com/united-state...
A strategy that needs rethinking
The president’s plan for a “Golden Fleet” does not add up
www.economist.com

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ntv Nachrichtensender @ntvde.bsky.social · 16h
Nach Treffen mit Vance und Rubio: Grönlands Außenministerin kämpft im TV mit den Tränen
Nach den Gesprächen mit der US-Regierung wirkt Grönlands Außenministerin Vivian Motzfeldt im Interview mit dem öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender KNR den Tränen nahe. Die frühere Lehrerin steht plötzlich im Fokus der Weltpolitik und spürt den Druck aus Washington.
www.n-tv.de

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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 16h
If you want an hour of solid analysis on Iran, from the domestic dynamics to the regional / geopolitical implications — I highly recommend our discussion with John Ghazvinian and @kschake.bsky.social. It was fantastic and I learned a ton. 🔗 Full talk: bit.ly/newsdesk-iran2026

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 18h
If true, rhis implies that US intel support to 🇺🇦 has been substantially curtailed
kyivindependent.com The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 19h
⚡️ France replaces US as main intelligence provider to Kyiv, Macron says.

The change works to solve Kyiv's dependence on the U.S. for military intelligence, which has been wielded as leverage against Ukraine by the Trump admin on several occasions.
France replaces US as main intelligence provider to Kyiv, Macron says
The change works to solve Kyiv's heavy dependence on the U.S. for military intelligence, which has been wielded as leverage against Ukraine by the Trump administration on several occasions.
kyivindependent.com

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David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · 1d
If we break our alliances, we are smaller and weaker. If we break them for pride and power and greed, then we don’t just break an alliance, we break our own character. We diminish ourselves in every way that matters, and no amount of newly sovereign frozen ground can obscure our national shame.
Opinion | Something Is Rotten in the State of America
www.nytimes.com

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d
“We have done so much for America”: Denmark fought alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, as Trump eyes Greenland, the families of fallen soldiers have a message for him, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports:
The Sacrifice of the Danes
After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump.
bit.ly

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Will Yale @wayale.bsky.social · 1d
Some eye-popping cost estimates for the battleship, courtesy of Eric Labs of the Congressional Budget Office. 1 BBG could buy up to 7 DDGs (which, btw is 128 VLS cells and 12 CPS cells vs 672 VLS cells). In the words of the immortal Ron O’Rourke, which came first: the program or the analysis?

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Jim Cashel 🇺🇦 @jimcashel.bsky.social · 1d
So the administration sells $500 million in Venezuelan oil, stashes proceeds in Qatar, and tells creditors they are out of luck.

Apparently the Administration has gone full Chavista.

www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 1d
“The Kremlin’s costly adventures have yet to show any practical benefits for enhancing Russia’s genuine security interests or boosting its economic prosperity,” write alexgabuev.bsky.social and Sergey Vakulenko.
Russia Is the World’s Worst Patron
From Syria to Venezuela, Putin has overpromised and underdelivered.
www.foreignaffairs.com

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d
DHS was created to prevent another 9/11. None of the things they’re focused on right now is about preventing another 9/11.

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 1d
"Dangerous dependence":
Trump managed to turn full-scale de-risking from the US into the major topic of early 2026 in the German debate.

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 The European Commission confirms the EU's mutual assistance clause applies to Greenland.

"Greenland is part of the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and therefore in principle covered by the mutual solidarity clause in art 42.7 TEU," a spokesperson tells @euronews.com.

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it's awful! @magitekdad.bsky.social · 1d
The Insurrection Act allows active duty Armed Forces to assist the civilian government at the federal or state level; it does not allow the Armed Forces to replace them. Further, it only authorizes the military to enforce federal laws or a very limited number of state laws.

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 1d
What does the Insurrection Act do and *not* do? @amandacarpenter.bsky.social and @rlullo.bsky.social cover what you need to know:
What Trump can and can’t do with the Insurrection Act
Demystifying the most ominous law in America
www.ifyoucankeepit.org

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Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 1d
After urging Iranians to protest and promising them support, Trump now says he isn‘t attacking Iran since the government told him they’ll be nice

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d
At the cemetery historically known as the Field of Mars, a sea of flags snap and ripple in the wind, and names appear faster than the city can make space for them.
The Ukrainian war cemetery that can't stop growing
At the cemetery historically known as the Field of Mars, a sea of flags snap and ripple in the wind, and names appear faster than the city can make space for them. Photographer Anastasiia Smolienko, ...
kyivindependent.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d
The U.S. is escalating pressure on Mexico to permit the U.S. military to target fentanyl labs, according to American officials.
The U.S. Is Pressing Mexico to Allow U.S. Forces to Fight Cartels
The United States is escalating pressure on the Mexican government to permit the U.S. military to target fentanyl labs, according to American officials.
nyti.ms

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 2d
“As the US military chases Trump’s ever-changing Sharpie lines across the world’s maps, the West’s enemies will be tempted to take advantage of the fact that the US has obliterated the most powerful alliance in history while scattering American forces around the globe in showpiece operations.”
Trump’s Most Dangerous Obsession
His irrational fixation with Greenland could lead to global conflict.
www.theatlantic.com

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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 2d
The idea that Trump’s America will emerge richer and stronger by recentering its geopolitics on its home hemisphere is sheer folly, argues columnist @hofrench.bsky.social.
Trump’s Fantastical Geopolitics
The White House’s aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.
foreignpolicy.com

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d
NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
Germany, other NATO allies sending troops to Greenland amid Trump threats
Trump said Wednesday anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies about Arctic security.
www.newsweek.com

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2026 all the things @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 2d
Folks in the US still like to treat the whole Greenland invasion stuff as sufficiently unserious to engage with, but it is sufficiently serious that NATO allies are actively deploying tripwire forces to deter the US. That is *already* a political and actual cost to them, and to US relationships

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2d
Can someone ask the administration if they are aware that Article V of the NATO treaty currently covers Greenland?
benjalvarez1.bsky.social Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 2d
White House's reaction as talks with top diplomats of Denmark and Greenland started.

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 2d
Still astonishing that a NATO ally should have to resort to these measures. "exercise activities in 2026 could include guarding critical infra, providing assistance to local authorities...receiving allied troops, deploying fighter[s] in and around Greenland & naval ops" www.fmn.dk/en/news/2025...
The Danish Armed Forces expand their presence and continue exercises in Greenland in close cooperation with allies
The geopolitical tensions have spread to the Arctic. The Government of Greenland, and the Danish Ministry of Defence have therefore decided to continue the Danish Armed Forces’ increased exercise acti...
www.fmn.dk

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NOTUS Perspectives @notusperspectives.bsky.social · 2d
When history looks back on the U.S. capture of Maduro, America will miss the international norms that this attack has shattered, writes @kschake.bsky.social. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/will-history-vindicate-or-condemn-the-capture-of-maduro
Will history vindicate or condemn the capture of Maduro?
Jorge Castañeda, Ivo Daalder, Francisco Rodríguez, Emily Mendrala, Kori Schake, Alejandro Velasco, Juan Gonzalez
www.notus.org

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 2d
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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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 3d
Estimates for number killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre are greatly debated more than 30 years later. Experts say likely between 1,000-3,500. If CBS News warnings are true for Iran's 12,000-20,000 — we are looking at something 5x to 15x greater. A historic horror.

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 3d
"About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest" www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest
It's the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown.
www.reuters.com