Mike Purcell
@purcellm1a1.bsky.social
Teaching Russia & International Security/NATO/Eurasia at the ElliottSchoolGW - Retired Marine Corps Officer (Armor & Eurasian Foreign Area Officer)
Once had a well meaning US official leading a delegation thank their opposite member (a regional leader in Russia known to be corrupt) for his “crime” rather than his “speech” (words that rhyme in Russian…Преступление & выступление)
August 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Once had a well meaning US official leading a delegation thank their opposite member (a regional leader in Russia known to be corrupt) for his “crime” rather than his “speech” (words that rhyme in Russian…Преступление & выступление)
Constructive interview 👍
August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Constructive interview 👍
Thank you, I enjoy your annotated excerpt posts 👍 ….this one pushed me over the edge to finally subscribe to LRB
July 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thank you, I enjoy your annotated excerpt posts 👍 ….this one pushed me over the edge to finally subscribe to LRB
WTF is wrong with him? That’s shameful sloppy talk for a military officer let alone a General with significant command time in combat.
June 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
WTF is wrong with him? That’s shameful sloppy talk for a military officer let alone a General with significant command time in combat.
Ugh, World class dumb…these are smart enterprises that are mutually beneficent…and super “efficient”!
April 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Ugh, World class dumb…these are smart enterprises that are mutually beneficent…and super “efficient”!
How can one best articulate the idea that the Russian state has agency and should be held responsible for its actions? The Mearsheimer inspired arguments come off like a physics discussion…body A hits body B = effect x…is Russia an inanimate object? I don’t believe Russians think this is so
February 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
How can one best articulate the idea that the Russian state has agency and should be held responsible for its actions? The Mearsheimer inspired arguments come off like a physics discussion…body A hits body B = effect x…is Russia an inanimate object? I don’t believe Russians think this is so