@bbishop1.bsky.social
International Affairs, Intelligence from a Canadian perspective, Former TPS, TNOC, F1 and Rugby junkie...
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As I highlighted here, real world activism matters: boycotts, protests, and strikes are tools to stand up to would-be autocrats. One data point: Tesla stock is down 14% today. That’s partly structural and partly the brand getting destroyed. Keep going.
I wrote about how Trump is destroying American democracy, along with eight crucial lessons about how to counteract it, drawing on my 14 years of studying brave pro-democracy opposition movements in authoritarian regimes across the globe. We’re in serious trouble, but there’s still hope.
Is American democracy doomed?
How to understand the concept of "competitive authoritarianism" and why it's crucial to push back now to avoid it.
www.forkingpaths.co
March 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
As I highlighted here, real world activism matters: boycotts, protests, and strikes are tools to stand up to would-be autocrats. One data point: Tesla stock is down 14% today. That’s partly structural and partly the brand getting destroyed. Keep going.
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The Russians understand that US foreign policy is now being auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Mr. Dmitriev appeared to be hoping to engage with the Trump team by addressing the American president’s interest in profit and natural resources. He said he would present the American delegation with an estimate showing that US companies lost $300B by leaving Russia. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
U.S.-Russia Talks in Saudi Arabia Set to Go Beyond Ukraine
The two sides are meeting in Saudi Arabia for their most extensive discussions in years. In addition to Ukraine, business ties are on the table.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Russians understand that US foreign policy is now being auctioned off to the highest bidder.
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Trump's bromance with Putin isn't really a bromance at all. But no matter how you look at it, it is very dangerous, @irgarner.bsky.social tells me. Listen to the latest episode of The Bunker for the latest on the relationship between the two and who needs who the most.
Donald Trump acts as though he’s a master Putin-whisperer, but is he simply being played by the Russian leader? @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social sits down with @irgarner.bsky.social to discuss the power play between two of the world's most powerful men.
Listen here: linktr.ee/bunker_pod
Listen here: linktr.ee/bunker_pod
February 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump's bromance with Putin isn't really a bromance at all. But no matter how you look at it, it is very dangerous, @irgarner.bsky.social tells me. Listen to the latest episode of The Bunker for the latest on the relationship between the two and who needs who the most.
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Newspaper article: C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico by Julian E. Barnes, Maria Abi-Habib, Edward Wong, Eric Schmitt (published 18-02-2025)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/cia-drone-flights-mexico.html
Newspaper article: C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico by Julian E. Barnes, Maria Abi-Habib, Edward Wong, Eric Schmitt (published 18-02-2025)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/cia-drone-flights-mexico.html
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New addition
Newspaper article: C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico by Julian E. Barnes, Maria Abi-Habib, Edward Wong, Eric Schmitt (published 18-02-2025)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/cia-drone-flights-mexico.html
Newspaper article: C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico by Julian E. Barnes, Maria Abi-Habib, Edward Wong, Eric Schmitt (published 18-02-2025)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/cia-drone-flights-mexico.html
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The UK Royal Navy has outlined plans to exploit developments in remotely-operated and uncrewed/autonomous systems to deliver a deployable and persistent wide area anti-submarine warfare (ASW) search capability in the North Atlantic 🇬🇧
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
UK sets out Project CABOT ambition to deploy autonomous ASW screen in the North Atlantic - Naval News
The Royal Navy plans to use autonomous systems to deliver a deployable anti-submarine warfare search capability in the North Atlantic
www.navalnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The UK Royal Navy has outlined plans to exploit developments in remotely-operated and uncrewed/autonomous systems to deliver a deployable and persistent wide area anti-submarine warfare (ASW) search capability in the North Atlantic 🇬🇧
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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Good image and point by @rmomtaz.bsky.social:
“Does the United States put the Chinese fox in the hen house with the European goose and its golden eggs?”
carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
“Does the United States put the Chinese fox in the hen house with the European goose and its golden eggs?”
carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
The Ticking Clock on Reinventing the Transatlantic Alliance
The Trump administration’s rhetoric and actions have placed transatlantic ties under unprecedented strain. Yet despite the tensions, Europe and the United States have an opportunity to reimagine their...
carnegieendowment.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good image and point by @rmomtaz.bsky.social:
“Does the United States put the Chinese fox in the hen house with the European goose and its golden eggs?”
carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
“Does the United States put the Chinese fox in the hen house with the European goose and its golden eggs?”
carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
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Trump sees himself in the authoritarians he fawns over - whether it’s Napoleon or Putin. Take him at his word. My column today:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump Isn’t Playacting When He Invokes Napoleon
The president is fawning over strongmen past and present because he wants to emulate them.
www.bloomberg.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Trump sees himself in the authoritarians he fawns over - whether it’s Napoleon or Putin. Take him at his word. My column today:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Destroying the government because thin skinned narcissists can’t admit they don’t know everything.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Death of Government Expertise
Why Trump and Musk are on a firing spree
www.theatlantic.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Destroying the government because thin skinned narcissists can’t admit they don’t know everything.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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If I've done this right, here is a starter pack I've put together on intelligence studies and practitioners. It tilts toward historians but includes people with useful perspectives from any direction. It focuses mostly on governmental intel rather than private sector or non-governmental open source.
Intelligence Studies and Practitioners
Join the conversation
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November 12, 2024 at 3:38 PM
If I've done this right, here is a starter pack I've put together on intelligence studies and practitioners. It tilts toward historians but includes people with useful perspectives from any direction. It focuses mostly on governmental intel rather than private sector or non-governmental open source.
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“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’
In a time when many voters feel despair following the presidential election, it’s key to remember this is not the end. Americans still have their freedom and there are ways to remain politically activ...
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2024 at 2:31 PM
“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...