Nicholas Danforth
nicholasdanfort.bsky.social
Nicholas Danforth
@nicholasdanfort.bsky.social
Curious whether the people who lectured DC analysts about why we needed to take the coup indictments at face value will do the same now.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Reposted by Nicholas Danforth
I wrote something last month about how this and the similar Russian case were USG cooperation in transnational repression: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/08/t...
Trump Is Supporting Transnational Repression
Instead of sheltering pro-democracy dissidents, America is now returning them for arrest.
foreignpolicy.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yeah that would be fascinating for someone to write about
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
DB edging out sam moyn and shadi for worst possible take
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Reposted by Nicholas Danforth
The “bad borders” myth has only masked the true sources of problems in the region. tcf.org/content/repo... (5/5)
Beyond Bad Borders: How Nationalism, Imperialism, and Power Politics Shaped the Modern Middle East
In 2014, the Islamic State swept across large swaths of Iraq and Syria, soon emerging as the obligatory lede for every article about the Middle East and
tcf.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM