👤 @radchenko.bsky.social on deleted Cold War records:

“If we can’t figure out how policy was made decades ago and what mistakes were made then, how are we supposed to know how to conduct policy today?” He warns erasing history risks repeating disasters.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Global trade and tech are splitting into two worlds as the U.S. and China compete for power.

👤 Hal Brands explores how multinationals must adapt to navigate this new era of geopolitical and economic tension in @opinion.bloomberg.com.

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...?

“Iran understands its limitations. They can’t win a direct confrontation with the U.S. Navy. But they can make life incredibly difficult for everyone else, creating chaos.”

👤 @sanamvakil.bsky.social on Iran using shipping threats after the Talara tanker seizure.

www.memesita.com/iran-seizes-...

Gulf states are stepping into a new leadership role, using diplomacy and economic power to fill the gap left by years of conflict.

👤 Rob Geist Pinfold analyzes how the GCC’s shift could reshape the Middle East’s balance of power.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/g...

“The Iranian state is struggling to speak the language of a generation that grew up online and outside its ideological frame.”

👤 Sanam Vakil on Iran’s widening gap with its Gen Z youth amid debates over social freedoms after the war with Israel.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...

👤 @radchenko.bsky.social on the Russia-Ukraine war’s wider context:

“The strengthening ties between Moscow and Beijing weren’t born with the invasion of Ukraine. They’ve been brewing for decades, rooted in a shared skepticism towards the U.S.-led global order.”

www.archyde.com/ukraine-war-...

⭐ Meet Mallory O’Malley, DIA student, who served 8 years as an Air Force officer and now helps combat the proliferation of WMDs globally.

“The U.S. military gave me a deep sense of purpose… The Air Force taught me to strive for excellence,” said Mallory.

🔗 Read more: sais.jhu.edu/news-press/s...

⭐ Meet Kent Keil, MAGP student, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked in Iraq and the Pentagon.

“My experiences… have driven my desire to move from reacting to policy to actively shaping it,” said Kent.

🔗 Read more: sais.jhu.edu/news-press/s...

⭐ Meet Christine Markosky, MIPP student, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Spanish & French linguist.

“My time in the Marine Corps shaped how I approach leadership… and create a life defined by service and purpose,” said Christine.

🔗 Read more: sais.jhu.edu/news-press/s...

⭐ Meet Shawn Harding, recent DIA & MIPP graduate, who served 9 years as a Marine and 25 years in the U.S. government.

“My life’s work is in support of the U.S.-Japan alliance… That is my passion and my calling,” said Shawn.

🔗 Read more: sais.jhu.edu/news-press/s...

“This is a test against our own abilities to establish a sustainable presence in an unforgiving environment.”

Says 👤 Svetla Ben-Itzhak on the new strategic frontier emerging in cislunar space.

idstch.com/geopolitics/...

👤 Benjamin Gedan puts the Argentina bailout into perspective:

“Argentina buys just 12 percent of its imports from the United States. Yet another economic collapse in Argentina would hardly reverberate in the United States, 5,000 miles away.”

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

China’s continued dominance in low-skill manufacturing is threatening growth across the Global South and challenging its claim to global leadership.

👤 Shoumitro Chatterjee, examines how this new “China Shock” is hitting developing countries the hardest.

www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...