Robert Clarke
@clarkedynamics.bsky.social
Foreign Policy Director of Marketing at Stand Together | Bylines in the Federalist, National Interest, and more | Honorable intentions, deviant methods
Another one done and back on the shelf.
R.R. Reno’s Return of the Strong Gods is one of the most bracing reads I’ve come across in recent years.
R.R. Reno’s Return of the Strong Gods is one of the most bracing reads I’ve come across in recent years.
August 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Another one done and back on the shelf.
R.R. Reno’s Return of the Strong Gods is one of the most bracing reads I’ve come across in recent years.
R.R. Reno’s Return of the Strong Gods is one of the most bracing reads I’ve come across in recent years.
New from me in tomorrow's @financialtimes.com: the global demand for advanced American-produced munitions is at an all time high, and we just simply can't produce at the speed and scale to respond to every crisis around the globe.
Enough is enough.
Enough is enough.
July 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
New from me in tomorrow's @financialtimes.com: the global demand for advanced American-produced munitions is at an all time high, and we just simply can't produce at the speed and scale to respond to every crisis around the globe.
Enough is enough.
Enough is enough.
Another one done and back on the shelf.
Erik Prince’s Civilian Warriors is an unapologetic account of the private military world in the wake of 9/11 from someone who helped invent it.
Erik Prince’s Civilian Warriors is an unapologetic account of the private military world in the wake of 9/11 from someone who helped invent it.
July 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Another one done and back on the shelf.
Erik Prince’s Civilian Warriors is an unapologetic account of the private military world in the wake of 9/11 from someone who helped invent it.
Erik Prince’s Civilian Warriors is an unapologetic account of the private military world in the wake of 9/11 from someone who helped invent it.
A bold plan from @defpriorities.bsky.social, authored by @jekavanagh.bsky.social & Dan Caldwell, to realign U.S. military posture with core interests: homeland defense, ally burden-sharing, and balancing China. Here’s the strategic direction for a leaner, smarter force. 🧵
July 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A bold plan from @defpriorities.bsky.social, authored by @jekavanagh.bsky.social & Dan Caldwell, to realign U.S. military posture with core interests: homeland defense, ally burden-sharing, and balancing China. Here’s the strategic direction for a leaner, smarter force. 🧵
Another excellent piece from my colleague Jay Byrnes at Concerned Veterans for America on the prospect of peace in Ukraine.
Full article in the replies.
Full article in the replies.
May 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Another excellent piece from my colleague Jay Byrnes at Concerned Veterans for America on the prospect of peace in Ukraine.
Full article in the replies.
Full article in the replies.
My colleague and friend John Byrnes at Concerned Veterans for America is out with an important perspective on the war in Ukraine and the future of NATO.
It's time for Europe to lead on its security. Full article in the replies.
It's time for Europe to lead on its security. Full article in the replies.
May 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My colleague and friend John Byrnes at Concerned Veterans for America is out with an important perspective on the war in Ukraine and the future of NATO.
It's time for Europe to lead on its security. Full article in the replies.
It's time for Europe to lead on its security. Full article in the replies.
Powerful article by John Vick at Concerned Veterans for America.
He's right - Europe must be doing more to secure itself. Full article in the replies.
He's right - Europe must be doing more to secure itself. Full article in the replies.
May 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Powerful article by John Vick at Concerned Veterans for America.
He's right - Europe must be doing more to secure itself. Full article in the replies.
He's right - Europe must be doing more to secure itself. Full article in the replies.
Jimmie T Smith of Concerned Veterans for America shares his perspective on America's foreign policy, informed by his years of service in the Armed Forces.
April 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Jimmie T Smith of Concerned Veterans for America shares his perspective on America's foreign policy, informed by his years of service in the Armed Forces.
My friend and colleague John Byrnes, a veteran of our endless war on terror, shares a critical viewpoint on the battle in Ukraine. He's right - this conflict needs to come to an end. Full article in the replies.
March 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My friend and colleague John Byrnes, a veteran of our endless war on terror, shares a critical viewpoint on the battle in Ukraine. He's right - this conflict needs to come to an end. Full article in the replies.
An invaluable article by John Vick at Concerned Veterans for America on the ongoing negotiations over the war in Ukraine.
It's time to end this war. Full article in the thread⬇️
It's time to end this war. Full article in the thread⬇️
March 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
An invaluable article by John Vick at Concerned Veterans for America on the ongoing negotiations over the war in Ukraine.
It's time to end this war. Full article in the thread⬇️
It's time to end this war. Full article in the thread⬇️
Turns out that two and a half acre steep driveway might be a challenge after all
January 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Turns out that two and a half acre steep driveway might be a challenge after all
Another one done and back on the shelf.
This book is a collection of memos, speeches, snippets, and other writings that the father of modern American advertising David Ogilvy put down over the years
This book is a collection of memos, speeches, snippets, and other writings that the father of modern American advertising David Ogilvy put down over the years
December 29, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Another one done and back on the shelf.
This book is a collection of memos, speeches, snippets, and other writings that the father of modern American advertising David Ogilvy put down over the years
This book is a collection of memos, speeches, snippets, and other writings that the father of modern American advertising David Ogilvy put down over the years
Another one done and back on the shelf.
This book, written in the 60s, has some outdated parts - but most of the knowledge about how our fellow humans think, how to influence them, and most importantly how to make an idea stick in their head is timeless.
This book, written in the 60s, has some outdated parts - but most of the knowledge about how our fellow humans think, how to influence them, and most importantly how to make an idea stick in their head is timeless.
December 22, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Another one done and back on the shelf.
This book, written in the 60s, has some outdated parts - but most of the knowledge about how our fellow humans think, how to influence them, and most importantly how to make an idea stick in their head is timeless.
This book, written in the 60s, has some outdated parts - but most of the knowledge about how our fellow humans think, how to influence them, and most importantly how to make an idea stick in their head is timeless.
We do a little holiday festive cheer
December 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM
We do a little holiday festive cheer
Valuable paper on how to engineer an armistice in Ukraine from James Siebens at the @stimsoncenter.bsky.social:
www.stimson.org/2024/enginee...
www.stimson.org/2024/enginee...
December 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Valuable paper on how to engineer an armistice in Ukraine from James Siebens at the @stimsoncenter.bsky.social:
www.stimson.org/2024/enginee...
www.stimson.org/2024/enginee...
Very valuable paper from @stimsoncenter.bsky.social's @kellygrieco.bsky.social:
www.stimson.org/2024/bring-t...
www.stimson.org/2024/bring-t...
December 7, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Very valuable paper from @stimsoncenter.bsky.social's @kellygrieco.bsky.social:
www.stimson.org/2024/bring-t...
www.stimson.org/2024/bring-t...
Weekend activities accomplished:
- strategy and tactics
- winning religious hearts and minds
- supply procurement
- strategy and tactics
- winning religious hearts and minds
- supply procurement
December 1, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Weekend activities accomplished:
- strategy and tactics
- winning religious hearts and minds
- supply procurement
- strategy and tactics
- winning religious hearts and minds
- supply procurement
Another one done and back on the shelf, but something different this time - a little more personal (though I take our nation's misadventures abroad pretty personally).
November 29, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Another one done and back on the shelf, but something different this time - a little more personal (though I take our nation's misadventures abroad pretty personally).
Another one done and back on the shelf.
Chris Coyne's "After War," published in 2008, is an excellent examination of America's often failed attempts to build stable, liberal democracies through military force and reconstruction.
Chris Coyne's "After War," published in 2008, is an excellent examination of America's often failed attempts to build stable, liberal democracies through military force and reconstruction.
November 25, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Another one done and back on the shelf.
Chris Coyne's "After War," published in 2008, is an excellent examination of America's often failed attempts to build stable, liberal democracies through military force and reconstruction.
Chris Coyne's "After War," published in 2008, is an excellent examination of America's often failed attempts to build stable, liberal democracies through military force and reconstruction.
Several weeks back, I finished reading the Pentagon Papers - a hefty 700 page tome of leaked government documents and analysis about how elected officials and the foreign policy establishment trapped America in Vietnam while misleading the American people about the state of affairs along the way.
November 20, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Several weeks back, I finished reading the Pentagon Papers - a hefty 700 page tome of leaked government documents and analysis about how elected officials and the foreign policy establishment trapped America in Vietnam while misleading the American people about the state of affairs along the way.
Get to know your coworkers outside of work. It helps.
November 17, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Get to know your coworkers outside of work. It helps.