@dessiezagorcheva.bsky.social
Political Scientist, Ph.D. (Columbia U); intl security, Russia, Eastern Europe, authoritarianism, global far-right networks
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We just adopted our 19th sanctions package.
It targets Russian banks, crypto exchanges, entities in India and China, among others.
The EU is curbing Russian diplomats’ movements to counter the attempts of destabilisation.
It is increasingly harder for Putin to fund this war.
It targets Russian banks, crypto exchanges, entities in India and China, among others.
The EU is curbing Russian diplomats’ movements to counter the attempts of destabilisation.
It is increasingly harder for Putin to fund this war.
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
We just adopted our 19th sanctions package.
It targets Russian banks, crypto exchanges, entities in India and China, among others.
The EU is curbing Russian diplomats’ movements to counter the attempts of destabilisation.
It is increasingly harder for Putin to fund this war.
It targets Russian banks, crypto exchanges, entities in India and China, among others.
The EU is curbing Russian diplomats’ movements to counter the attempts of destabilisation.
It is increasingly harder for Putin to fund this war.
From Putin with love
"A Russian missile slammed into an American electronics factory in a remote corner of far western Ukraine early Thursday, causing extensive damage and more than a dozen injuries, according to Ukrainian officials."
"A Russian missile slammed into an American electronics factory in a remote corner of far western Ukraine early Thursday, causing extensive damage and more than a dozen injuries, according to Ukrainian officials."
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
From Putin with love
"A Russian missile slammed into an American electronics factory in a remote corner of far western Ukraine early Thursday, causing extensive damage and more than a dozen injuries, according to Ukrainian officials."
"A Russian missile slammed into an American electronics factory in a remote corner of far western Ukraine early Thursday, causing extensive damage and more than a dozen injuries, according to Ukrainian officials."
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They did their job. They convicted criminals. They’ve been fired: apnews.com/article/jan-...
Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say
The Justice Department has fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, according to two people familiar with the matter.
apnews.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
They did their job. They convicted criminals. They’ve been fired: apnews.com/article/jan-...
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Now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz has the chance to make good on his promise to shift Germany from fragmentation to coherence. Will he accomplish the ‘Zeitenwende’ his predecessor could not?
@sophiabesch.bsky.social and @lianafix.bsky.social write for @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️
@sophiabesch.bsky.social and @lianafix.bsky.social write for @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️
Merz Brings Germany Back to the Table
The new chancellor has moved quickly to fix years of foreign-policy dysfunction in Berlin.
buff.ly
May 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz has the chance to make good on his promise to shift Germany from fragmentation to coherence. Will he accomplish the ‘Zeitenwende’ his predecessor could not?
@sophiabesch.bsky.social and @lianafix.bsky.social write for @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️
@sophiabesch.bsky.social and @lianafix.bsky.social write for @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️
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Fantastic run down of all the great things happening in the pro-democracy movement and beyond.
I do worry that these mass movements need to better articulate democratic resilience and have a pro-social vision for democracy’s future.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
I do worry that these mass movements need to better articulate democratic resilience and have a pro-social vision for democracy’s future.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
In the United States, the fightback against Trump has begun
From the courts to the streets, Americans are finding ways to resist a president who made their fears a reality
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Fantastic run down of all the great things happening in the pro-democracy movement and beyond.
I do worry that these mass movements need to better articulate democratic resilience and have a pro-social vision for democracy’s future.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
I do worry that these mass movements need to better articulate democratic resilience and have a pro-social vision for democracy’s future.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
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Thousands of small grants to libraries and scholars were cut. Instead, "the agency announced it would be redirecting $17 million of its funding to create the National Garden of American Heroes, a patriotic statuary park"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
Lawsuit Against Humanities Endowment Offers Details on DOGE
Three scholarly groups are challenging the recent cancellation of most grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thousands of small grants to libraries and scholars were cut. Instead, "the agency announced it would be redirecting $17 million of its funding to create the National Garden of American Heroes, a patriotic statuary park"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
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"Trump is now underperforming his polling during his first term. In other words, after his first hundred days he is more unpopular than any other president in the history of public opinion polling." @dandrezner.bsky.social
How Not To Bargain
The Trump Administration's first hundred days has been a masterclass at how to piss away every bargaining advantage possible.
danieldrezner.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Trump is now underperforming his polling during his first term. In other words, after his first hundred days he is more unpopular than any other president in the history of public opinion polling." @dandrezner.bsky.social
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In each of the four lawsuits, federal judges quickly blocked the most consequential elements from each executive order.
4 Big Law firms decided to fight the Trump administration in court — and they're winning
In each of the four lawsuits, federal judges quickly blocked the most consequential elements from each executive order.
www.businessinsider.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In each of the four lawsuits, federal judges quickly blocked the most consequential elements from each executive order.
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Where and how are European countries going to discuss the European security architecture, and coordinate their activities and efforts? Is it now time to dust off the idea of a European Security (and Defence) Council? Professor Richard G Whitman explores these questions in the latest RUSI Commentary.
Time for a European Security Council?
Where and how are European countries going to discuss the European security architecture, and coordinate their activities and efforts? Is it now time to dust off the idea of a European Security (and D...
www.rusi.org
April 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Where and how are European countries going to discuss the European security architecture, and coordinate their activities and efforts? Is it now time to dust off the idea of a European Security (and Defence) Council? Professor Richard G Whitman explores these questions in the latest RUSI Commentary.
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The Future of US Bases in Europe | “Keeping in mind that US forces are not in Europe to protect Europeans. They’re there for our strategic interests.” @general-ben.bsky.social
The Future of US Bases in Europe: General (Ret.) Ben Hodges
You have to have forward base to project air, sea, and land power, not just in Europe, but into Africa, the Middle East, and the Arctic.
cepa.org
April 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Future of US Bases in Europe | “Keeping in mind that US forces are not in Europe to protect Europeans. They’re there for our strategic interests.” @general-ben.bsky.social
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The Future of US Bases in Europe | “What folks need to understand is our military bases in Europe provide the US strategic depth.” Stephen Twitty
The Future of US Bases in Europe: General (Ret.) Stephen Twitty
“All of them are pretty doggone essential with what we have to do as a nation,” said Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Stephen Twitty.
buff.ly
April 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Future of US Bases in Europe | “What folks need to understand is our military bases in Europe provide the US strategic depth.” Stephen Twitty
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Tens of thousands of Anti-Trump protesters met at Bryant Park and are marching in Midtown Manhattan.
"Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet - Marcha por los migrantes y por el planeta"
Our City, Our Fight! Nuestra ciudad, Nuestra lucha!
"Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet - Marcha por los migrantes y por el planeta"
Our City, Our Fight! Nuestra ciudad, Nuestra lucha!
April 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Tens of thousands of Anti-Trump protesters met at Bryant Park and are marching in Midtown Manhattan.
"Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet - Marcha por los migrantes y por el planeta"
Our City, Our Fight! Nuestra ciudad, Nuestra lucha!
"Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet - Marcha por los migrantes y por el planeta"
Our City, Our Fight! Nuestra ciudad, Nuestra lucha!
Disinformation and manipulations starts from the top
Trump just posted a photo of himself holding up a piece of paper claiming to show tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia that are related to MS-13. The paper he’s holding up has been digitally altered to add the characters MS-13.
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
April 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Disinformation and manipulations starts from the top
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When I first called it a coup, many thought I was exaggerating. Now it's clear that's exactly what's happening. We break it down on the latest episode of The Oath and The Office. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social #coup
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump’s Coup Continues: Supreme Court Defiance and the Ivy League Showdown
Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 04/16/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When I first called it a coup, many thought I was exaggerating. Now it's clear that's exactly what's happening. We break it down on the latest episode of The Oath and The Office. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social #coup
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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"Our economy works best when trade is subject to the rule of law, not the whims of one man. Courts can bolster that vital principle by striking down Trump’s egregious tariff power grab."
@IlyaSomin.bsky.social discusses the lawsuits challenging President Trump's IEEPA tariffs.
@IlyaSomin.bsky.social discusses the lawsuits challenging President Trump's IEEPA tariffs.
The Constitutional Case Against Trump’s Trade War
A new lawsuit challenges Trump’s tariffs as a blatantly illegal usurpation of legislative power.
www.lawfaremedia.org
April 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Our economy works best when trade is subject to the rule of law, not the whims of one man. Courts can bolster that vital principle by striking down Trump’s egregious tariff power grab."
@IlyaSomin.bsky.social discusses the lawsuits challenging President Trump's IEEPA tariffs.
@IlyaSomin.bsky.social discusses the lawsuits challenging President Trump's IEEPA tariffs.
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“…the DEI witch hunt, if not quickly halted, will deprive the government of expertise and experience and cause the next generation to shun public service.”
An important analysis from @lrobinson.bsky.social and @cfr.org's Women and Foreign Policy Program. www.cfr.org/blog/trumps-...
An important analysis from @lrobinson.bsky.social and @cfr.org's Women and Foreign Policy Program. www.cfr.org/blog/trumps-...
Trump’s DEI Purge in the Military Puts U.S. National Security at Risk
The administration’s “anti-DEI” campaign targets vital expertise and experience in government agencies.
www.cfr.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“…the DEI witch hunt, if not quickly halted, will deprive the government of expertise and experience and cause the next generation to shun public service.”
An important analysis from @lrobinson.bsky.social and @cfr.org's Women and Foreign Policy Program. www.cfr.org/blog/trumps-...
An important analysis from @lrobinson.bsky.social and @cfr.org's Women and Foreign Policy Program. www.cfr.org/blog/trumps-...
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This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason
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'If Russia’s Northern Fleet were to tighten control over the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) Gap, the Royal Navy would face a strategic chokepoint that could sever transatlantic supply lines' writes Anthony Heron in the latest RUSI Commentary.
Frozen Out: Why the UK Must Step Up in the Arctic
The Arctic is set to be a proving ground for the navies of the High North. As warmer temperatures open up shipping routes for longer each year, great resources are at stake, and a determination to exe...
www.rusi.org
April 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
'If Russia’s Northern Fleet were to tighten control over the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) Gap, the Royal Navy would face a strategic chokepoint that could sever transatlantic supply lines' writes Anthony Heron in the latest RUSI Commentary.
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At a disconcerting moment of global democratic backsliding, Korea provides an instructive case of how basic norms of the rule of law and constitutional democracy can be restored, writes John Delury.
Separation of Powers Defeats Imperial Presidency in South Korea
Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law triggered a four-month-long constitutional crisis in South Korea that was finally resolved last week by the decision of the Constitutional Court to uphold t…
www.cfr.org
April 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
At a disconcerting moment of global democratic backsliding, Korea provides an instructive case of how basic norms of the rule of law and constitutional democracy can be restored, writes John Delury.
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A tremendous honor to join my @cfr.org colleagues Mike Froman, @shannonkoneil.bsky.social, and @lianafix.bsky.social on stage in New York last night, discussing the very easy and straightforward topic of "The United States: At Home and Abroad." www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK8q...
The United States: At Home and Abroad
YouTube video by Council on Foreign Relations
www.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A tremendous honor to join my @cfr.org colleagues Mike Froman, @shannonkoneil.bsky.social, and @lianafix.bsky.social on stage in New York last night, discussing the very easy and straightforward topic of "The United States: At Home and Abroad." www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK8q...
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Morning Briefing: FBI reportedly 'cut staffing in an office focused on domestic terrorism,' while DHS recently warned that domestic extremists 'threaten energy infrastructure.'
Morning Briefing: FBI Eliminates Staff and Programs Focused on Domestic Terrorism
FBI reportedly 'cut staffing in an office focused on domestic terrorism,' while DHS recently warned that domestic extremists 'threaten energy infrastructure.'
www.radicalreports.org
March 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Morning Briefing: FBI reportedly 'cut staffing in an office focused on domestic terrorism,' while DHS recently warned that domestic extremists 'threaten energy infrastructure.'
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February 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Our ad with @splcenter.org: www.commoncause.org/wp-content/u...
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If Trump and the GOP extend their 2017 tax cuts, the top 1% will make out like bandits — taking home an extra $165 per day.
But the bottom 60% will get shafted — getting only an extra $1.10 per day in exchange for massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
But the bottom 60% will get shafted — getting only an extra $1.10 per day in exchange for massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
February 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If Trump and the GOP extend their 2017 tax cuts, the top 1% will make out like bandits — taking home an extra $165 per day.
But the bottom 60% will get shafted — getting only an extra $1.10 per day in exchange for massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
But the bottom 60% will get shafted — getting only an extra $1.10 per day in exchange for massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
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"Continued access to any payment systems by DOGE members, even ‘read only,’ likely poses the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
From a Treasury threat intelligence dept email www.wired.com/story/treasu...
From a Treasury threat intelligence dept email www.wired.com/story/treasu...
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
www.wired.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"Continued access to any payment systems by DOGE members, even ‘read only,’ likely poses the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
From a Treasury threat intelligence dept email www.wired.com/story/treasu...
From a Treasury threat intelligence dept email www.wired.com/story/treasu...
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Featuring: Dan HoSang, @lindsayowens.bsky.social s.bsky.social, @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social, @toddntucker.bsky.social, @hollisbrusky.bsky.social sky.social, & @dessiezagorcheva.bsky.social
And inspired by a recent post by @ajbauer.bsky.social:
And inspired by a recent post by @ajbauer.bsky.social:
Define and Divide: Toward a Strategy for Opposing Trumpism
Trumpist unity is largely a fiction conjured by the Democratic Party in a naïve attempt at “defending democracy.” A robust opposition must seek and target wedges within the Trump coalition…
lpeproject.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Featuring: Dan HoSang, @lindsayowens.bsky.social s.bsky.social, @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social, @toddntucker.bsky.social, @hollisbrusky.bsky.social sky.social, & @dessiezagorcheva.bsky.social
And inspired by a recent post by @ajbauer.bsky.social:
And inspired by a recent post by @ajbauer.bsky.social: