Gregory Kulacki
@gkucs.bsky.social
Director, East Asia, Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists. Non-Resident Fellow, Research Center for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons at Nagasaki University. Cross-cultural sojourner.
"At this point, China alone already has 50 percent more production capacity for PV panels than is thought to be necessary to hit an “optimized” Net Zero trajectory for CO2 emissions."
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"At this point, China alone already has 50 percent more production capacity for PV panels than is thought to be necessary to hit an “optimized” Net Zero trajectory for CO2 emissions."
The day after Trump suggested the US would resume explosive nuclear testing "immediately," the US was the only nation to vote against a UN statement affirming the importance of the treaty that prevents it.
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The day after Trump suggested the US would resume explosive nuclear testing "immediately," the US was the only nation to vote against a UN statement affirming the importance of the treaty that prevents it.
This from two men who engineered the "financial innovations" that crashed the global economy in 2008. Not linking to their op-ed. The fewer people who read it the better.
July 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This from two men who engineered the "financial innovations" that crashed the global economy in 2008. Not linking to their op-ed. The fewer people who read it the better.
Many thanks to Lyle Goldstein and everyone at the Watson Institute's China Initiative for the invite to participate in the most thought-provoking, well-organized China-related event I have attended in quite a long time.
May 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Many thanks to Lyle Goldstein and everyone at the Watson Institute's China Initiative for the invite to participate in the most thought-provoking, well-organized China-related event I have attended in quite a long time.
I understand they’ve come and gone in waves since then. The tree we were sitting under was planted by Ladybird Johnson in 1965.
March 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I understand they’ve come and gone in waves since then. The tree we were sitting under was planted by Ladybird Johnson in 1965.
"Accepting there are no quick-fixes can reduce urgency-driven pressure and allow us to focus on systemic solutions that address root causes over time instead of chasing immediate results. Patience and persistence are key tools in this fight against authoritarianism."
March 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Accepting there are no quick-fixes can reduce urgency-driven pressure and allow us to focus on systemic solutions that address root causes over time instead of chasing immediate results. Patience and persistence are key tools in this fight against authoritarianism."
Monuments to the birth and death of the capitalist age.
March 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Monuments to the birth and death of the capitalist age.
Taken on the corner of 2nd NE and Mass Ave walking back to Union Station from a meeting on Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. A quintessentially American experience. The man and Exxon's celebration are not aberrations, nor was my meeting.
January 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Taken on the corner of 2nd NE and Mass Ave walking back to Union Station from a meeting on Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. A quintessentially American experience. The man and Exxon's celebration are not aberrations, nor was my meeting.
A photo worth noting.
January 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A photo worth noting.
Happy Holidays, and best wishes to everyone for the new year!
December 26, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Happy Holidays, and best wishes to everyone for the new year!
Snowy Christmas Eve morning on the Lake of the Isles.
December 24, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Snowy Christmas Eve morning on the Lake of the Isles.
冬至 at our Minneapolis "estate."
December 22, 2024 at 3:13 PM
冬至 at our Minneapolis "estate."
The second "A" is MAGA is the most important. When people long for something better they imagine existed in the past, it can distort their present and impoverish their future. The 2nd coming of DT seems to be a moment of decline; an expression of a hopeless and decaying culture.
December 13, 2024 at 4:02 AM
The second "A" is MAGA is the most important. When people long for something better they imagine existed in the past, it can distort their present and impoverish their future. The 2nd coming of DT seems to be a moment of decline; an expression of a hopeless and decaying culture.
윤석열 탄핵소추안 부결은 국민 부결, 헌법 부결, 민주주의 부결입니다.
가치나 윤리, 소중한 것이라고 부를 수 있는 모든 것을 부결했습니다.
파도는 크게 몰아치기 전에 잠시 한 번 밀려나갑니다.
윤석열이라는 모래성에 어디 계속 안주하라지요.
거센 민심의 파도, 단 한 번에 싹 쓸려 나가고 말 것입니다.
다만, 여당을 아무리 비난해도 차마 저의 부끄러움까지 다 씻진 못하겠습니다.
윤석열 탄핵소추안을 통과시키지 못해 국민 여러분께 진심으로 죄송합니다.
저는 이미 다시 시작했습니다.
다음에는 반드시, 반드시 통과시키겠습니다.
가치나 윤리, 소중한 것이라고 부를 수 있는 모든 것을 부결했습니다.
파도는 크게 몰아치기 전에 잠시 한 번 밀려나갑니다.
윤석열이라는 모래성에 어디 계속 안주하라지요.
거센 민심의 파도, 단 한 번에 싹 쓸려 나가고 말 것입니다.
다만, 여당을 아무리 비난해도 차마 저의 부끄러움까지 다 씻진 못하겠습니다.
윤석열 탄핵소추안을 통과시키지 못해 국민 여러분께 진심으로 죄송합니다.
저는 이미 다시 시작했습니다.
다음에는 반드시, 반드시 통과시키겠습니다.
December 8, 2024 at 9:17 AM
윤석열 탄핵소추안 부결은 국민 부결, 헌법 부결, 민주주의 부결입니다.
가치나 윤리, 소중한 것이라고 부를 수 있는 모든 것을 부결했습니다.
파도는 크게 몰아치기 전에 잠시 한 번 밀려나갑니다.
윤석열이라는 모래성에 어디 계속 안주하라지요.
거센 민심의 파도, 단 한 번에 싹 쓸려 나가고 말 것입니다.
다만, 여당을 아무리 비난해도 차마 저의 부끄러움까지 다 씻진 못하겠습니다.
윤석열 탄핵소추안을 통과시키지 못해 국민 여러분께 진심으로 죄송합니다.
저는 이미 다시 시작했습니다.
다음에는 반드시, 반드시 통과시키겠습니다.
가치나 윤리, 소중한 것이라고 부를 수 있는 모든 것을 부결했습니다.
파도는 크게 몰아치기 전에 잠시 한 번 밀려나갑니다.
윤석열이라는 모래성에 어디 계속 안주하라지요.
거센 민심의 파도, 단 한 번에 싹 쓸려 나가고 말 것입니다.
다만, 여당을 아무리 비난해도 차마 저의 부끄러움까지 다 씻진 못하겠습니다.
윤석열 탄핵소추안을 통과시키지 못해 국민 여러분께 진심으로 죄송합니다.
저는 이미 다시 시작했습니다.
다음에는 반드시, 반드시 통과시키겠습니다.
It is important to remember that 1st #Korea NA vote on impeachment was a disappointment, but not a defeat. Yoon's own party wants him out ASAP, but prefers he not be impeached. A resignation may be pending. And if not, a second and successful vote on impeachment may follow.
December 8, 2024 at 1:52 AM
It is important to remember that 1st #Korea NA vote on impeachment was a disappointment, but not a defeat. Yoon's own party wants him out ASAP, but prefers he not be impeached. A resignation may be pending. And if not, a second and successful vote on impeachment may follow.
Our host here in Seoul, and co-organizer of our East Asia Quadrilateral Dialogue (Japan, Korea, China, US - the inclusive Quad - fighting his way into the National Assembly to do his constitutional duty and vote on rescinding Yoon's Marshall law decree. Tonight he will vote on a proposal to impeach.
December 4, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Our host here in Seoul, and co-organizer of our East Asia Quadrilateral Dialogue (Japan, Korea, China, US - the inclusive Quad - fighting his way into the National Assembly to do his constitutional duty and vote on rescinding Yoon's Marshall law decree. Tonight he will vote on a proposal to impeach.
In Seoul, holding our East Asian Quadrilateral Dialogue. We met yesterday in the National Assembly office building. Moving to an alternate location today. Feeling inspired by the courage of the Korean people, and their elected representatives, who defended their democracy in a critical moment.
December 4, 2024 at 3:12 AM
In Seoul, holding our East Asian Quadrilateral Dialogue. We met yesterday in the National Assembly office building. Moving to an alternate location today. Feeling inspired by the courage of the Korean people, and their elected representatives, who defended their democracy in a critical moment.
Visiting our old neighborhood in Tokyo remembering how much we loved living here! 🙏
November 30, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Visiting our old neighborhood in Tokyo remembering how much we loved living here! 🙏