Will Todman
@willtodman.bsky.social
Chief of Staff @geopolitics.csis.org and senior fellow @mideast.csis.org. Conflict, governance, and displacement in the MENA region. Host of "State of Play" pod. Views my own. https://www.csis.org/people/will-todman
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@willtodman.bsky.social hosts @victordcha.bsky.social and @brianthart.bsky.social from @csis.org on the latest episode of @geopolitics.csis.org State of Play, breaking down whether President Trump’s Asia trip met expectations and U.S.-China relations.
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEZ...
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEZ...
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
@willtodman.bsky.social hosts @victordcha.bsky.social and @brianthart.bsky.social from @csis.org on the latest episode of @geopolitics.csis.org State of Play, breaking down whether President Trump’s Asia trip met expectations and U.S.-China relations.
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEZ...
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEZ...
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@willtodman.bsky.social hosts @victordcha.bsky.social and @brianthart.bsky.social from @csis.org on the latest episode of @geopolitics.csis.org State of Play, breaking down whether President Trump’s Asia trip met expectations and U.S.-China relations.
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEZ...
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEZ...
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@willtodman.bsky.social hosts @victordcha.bsky.social and @brianthart.bsky.social from @csis.org on the latest episode of @geopolitics.csis.org State of Play, breaking down whether President Trump’s Asia trip met expectations and U.S.-China relations.
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEZ...
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEZ...
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How are allies and partners responding to "America First" policies?
@geopolitics.csis.org experts explain 7 strategies adopted to respond to the second Trump term.
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@geopolitics.csis.org experts explain 7 strategies adopted to respond to the second Trump term.
cc @victordcha.bsky.social, @maxbergmann.bsky.social, @henriettalevin.bsky.social, @willtodman.bsky.social
7 Strategies to Deal with "America First"
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October 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
How are allies and partners responding to "America First" policies?
@geopolitics.csis.org experts explain 7 strategies adopted to respond to the second Trump term.
cc @victordcha.bsky.social, @maxbergmann.bsky.social, @henriettalevin.bsky.social, @willtodman.bsky.social
@geopolitics.csis.org experts explain 7 strategies adopted to respond to the second Trump term.
cc @victordcha.bsky.social, @maxbergmann.bsky.social, @henriettalevin.bsky.social, @willtodman.bsky.social
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The formal confirmation of famine in Gaza is testing the credibility & effectiveness of global institutions.
Director Caitlin Welsh joins @myacoubian.bsky.social & @willtodman.bsky.social to unpack the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, global institutions, & more.
🎧 Listen here: cs.is/4h0fy35
Director Caitlin Welsh joins @myacoubian.bsky.social & @willtodman.bsky.social to unpack the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, global institutions, & more.
🎧 Listen here: cs.is/4h0fy35
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The formal confirmation of famine in Gaza is testing the credibility & effectiveness of global institutions.
Director Caitlin Welsh joins @myacoubian.bsky.social & @willtodman.bsky.social to unpack the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, global institutions, & more.
🎧 Listen here: cs.is/4h0fy35
Director Caitlin Welsh joins @myacoubian.bsky.social & @willtodman.bsky.social to unpack the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, global institutions, & more.
🎧 Listen here: cs.is/4h0fy35
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Monday, October 6, 2025 │ 9:00-11:00 AM ET
Join @geopolitics.csis.org experts for the launch of a new @csis.org compendium on the ways U.S. allies and partners have responded to the Trump administration.
Register here:
www.csis.org/events/responding-trumps-new-foreign-policy-paradigm
Join @geopolitics.csis.org experts for the launch of a new @csis.org compendium on the ways U.S. allies and partners have responded to the Trump administration.
Register here:
www.csis.org/events/responding-trumps-new-foreign-policy-paradigm
October 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Monday, October 6, 2025 │ 9:00-11:00 AM ET
Join @geopolitics.csis.org experts for the launch of a new @csis.org compendium on the ways U.S. allies and partners have responded to the Trump administration.
Register here:
www.csis.org/events/responding-trumps-new-foreign-policy-paradigm
Join @geopolitics.csis.org experts for the launch of a new @csis.org compendium on the ways U.S. allies and partners have responded to the Trump administration.
Register here:
www.csis.org/events/responding-trumps-new-foreign-policy-paradigm
New: @myacoubian.bsky.social and Caitlin Welsh joined me to discuss the global reverberations of the Gaza war as we approach the third anniversary of October 7th. We discuss the atrophying of international institutions, and early signs of their reform or reimagining. www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
October 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New: @myacoubian.bsky.social and Caitlin Welsh joined me to discuss the global reverberations of the Gaza war as we approach the third anniversary of October 7th. We discuss the atrophying of international institutions, and early signs of their reform or reimagining. www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
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On the latest episode of State of Play, CSIS's Mark Cancian and Ryan Berg join @willtodman.bsky.social to discuss what the U.S. military buildup in the southern Caribbean tells us about changing U.S. priorities.
Listen in: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
Listen in: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On the latest episode of State of Play, CSIS's Mark Cancian and Ryan Berg join @willtodman.bsky.social to discuss what the U.S. military buildup in the southern Caribbean tells us about changing U.S. priorities.
Listen in: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
Listen in: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
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Why did Israel strike Doha on September 9? How did Qatar and other countries in the region react? And what does this mean for mediation efforts in the Middle East?
@mideast.csis.org experts @myacoubian.bsky.social and @willtodman.bsky.social discuss: www.csis.org/analysis/isr...
@mideast.csis.org experts @myacoubian.bsky.social and @willtodman.bsky.social discuss: www.csis.org/analysis/isr...
Israel Strikes Hamas in Qatar
On September 9, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that the Israeli Air Force conducted an assassination attempt against Hamas leaders in Doha. This comes as Israel is escalating its efforts to forc...
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September 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Why did Israel strike Doha on September 9? How did Qatar and other countries in the region react? And what does this mean for mediation efforts in the Middle East?
@mideast.csis.org experts @myacoubian.bsky.social and @willtodman.bsky.social discuss: www.csis.org/analysis/isr...
@mideast.csis.org experts @myacoubian.bsky.social and @willtodman.bsky.social discuss: www.csis.org/analysis/isr...
Is President Trump really pushing PM Modi to embrace China? To discuss the longer-term trajectory of China-India ties and what it means for the United States, Henrietta Levin and Rick Rossow joined me this week: youtu.be/HP8itY3rW28?...
Are U.S. tariffs bringing India and China together?
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September 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Is President Trump really pushing PM Modi to embrace China? To discuss the longer-term trajectory of China-India ties and what it means for the United States, Henrietta Levin and Rick Rossow joined me this week: youtu.be/HP8itY3rW28?...
This is a metaphor for something… 🐀
August 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is a metaphor for something… 🐀
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On the latest episode of State of Play, "Are allies or autocrats managing Trump better?", @victordcha.bsky.social and @maxbergmann.bsky.social join @willtodman.bsky.social to discuss what East Asian and European allies are learning about summits with President Trump.
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Listen here: buff.ly/XqHwRlf
Are allies or autocrats managing Trump better? | State of Play | CSIS Podcasts
Will, Victor Cha & Max Bergmann explore what allies learn from Trump at summits and his patterns with autocrats.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
On the latest episode of State of Play, "Are allies or autocrats managing Trump better?", @victordcha.bsky.social and @maxbergmann.bsky.social join @willtodman.bsky.social to discuss what East Asian and European allies are learning about summits with President Trump.
Listen here: buff.ly/XqHwRlf
Listen here: buff.ly/XqHwRlf
This week, we discuss what President Lee told @victordcha.bsky.social over dinner about how he approached President Trump, how Putin ruined @maxbergmann.bsky.social's summer holiday, and what patterns are emerging about how strongmen are dealing with President Trump. www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
Are allies or autocrats managing Trump better? | State of Play | CSIS Podcasts
Will, Victor Cha & Max Bergmann explore what allies learn from Trump at summits and his patterns with autocrats.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This week, we discuss what President Lee told @victordcha.bsky.social over dinner about how he approached President Trump, how Putin ruined @maxbergmann.bsky.social's summer holiday, and what patterns are emerging about how strongmen are dealing with President Trump. www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
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On a new episode of State Of Play, @willtodman.bsky.social is joined by @japan.csis.org experts Dr. @kristigovella.bsky.social and Nick Szechenyi to discuss whether U.S.-Japan relations are shifting amid tariff negotiation, turbulent Japanese politics, and more.
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Are U.S.-Japan relations at a turning point? | State of Play | CSIS Podcasts
Kristi Govella and Nick Szechenyi join to discuss whether U.S.-Japan ties are shifting amid tariffs and political change.
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August 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
On a new episode of State Of Play, @willtodman.bsky.social is joined by @japan.csis.org experts Dr. @kristigovella.bsky.social and Nick Szechenyi to discuss whether U.S.-Japan relations are shifting amid tariff negotiation, turbulent Japanese politics, and more.
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NEW: @mideast.csis.org and @foodwater.csis.org experts react to Gaza’s descent into mass starvation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, international and domestic pressure on Israel, and more.
🧵Read their insights: www.csis.org/analysis/exp...
🧵Read their insights: www.csis.org/analysis/exp...
Experts React: Starvation in Gaza
CSIS experts react to Gaza’s descent into mass starvation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, international and domestic pressure on Israel, and more.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW: @mideast.csis.org and @foodwater.csis.org experts react to Gaza’s descent into mass starvation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, international and domestic pressure on Israel, and more.
🧵Read their insights: www.csis.org/analysis/exp...
🧵Read their insights: www.csis.org/analysis/exp...
“For now, international and domestic pressure is producing a change in Israel’s tactics, not strategy, in Gaza.” My latest alongside @csis.org colleagues www.csis.org/analysis/exp...
Experts React: Starvation in Gaza
CSIS experts react to Gaza’s descent into mass starvation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, international and domestic pressure on Israel, and more.
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July 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“For now, international and domestic pressure is producing a change in Israel’s tactics, not strategy, in Gaza.” My latest alongside @csis.org colleagues www.csis.org/analysis/exp...
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Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., @mideast.csis.org hosts the Syrian Minister of Health, Musaab Nazzal Al-Ali, and other experts for a discussion on opportunities and challenges to rebuilding Syria's public health sector.
Watch here: www.csis.org/events/stabi...
Watch here: www.csis.org/events/stabi...
July 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., @mideast.csis.org hosts the Syrian Minister of Health, Musaab Nazzal Al-Ali, and other experts for a discussion on opportunities and challenges to rebuilding Syria's public health sector.
Watch here: www.csis.org/events/stabi...
Watch here: www.csis.org/events/stabi...
I spoke on NewsNation about the Gaza ceasefire negotiations yesterday, and I shared an account I heard from an aid worker in Gaza about a Palestinian mother, which I'll never forget: www.linkedin.com/posts/willto...
Last week, I met an aid worker recently back from Gaza. | Will Todman
Last week, I met an aid worker recently back from Gaza. The accounts they shared were even more harrowing than I imagined. Today on NewsNation, I discussed the current state of ceasefire negotiations,...
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July 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I spoke on NewsNation about the Gaza ceasefire negotiations yesterday, and I shared an account I heard from an aid worker in Gaza about a Palestinian mother, which I'll never forget: www.linkedin.com/posts/willto...
Following escalating sectarian violence in southern Syria, Israel struck various Syrian government targets on July 16, 2025.
Mona Yacoubian and I explore their implications for Syria and the wider region. www.csis.org/analysis/vio...
Mona Yacoubian and I explore their implications for Syria and the wider region. www.csis.org/analysis/vio...
July 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Following escalating sectarian violence in southern Syria, Israel struck various Syrian government targets on July 16, 2025.
Mona Yacoubian and I explore their implications for Syria and the wider region. www.csis.org/analysis/vio...
Mona Yacoubian and I explore their implications for Syria and the wider region. www.csis.org/analysis/vio...
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On the latest episode of State of Play, @willtodman.bsky.social is joined by Ryan Berg and Henrietta Levin to discuss China's absence from the BRICS summit and the evolving vision of China's alternative world order.
Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
July 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On the latest episode of State of Play, @willtodman.bsky.social is joined by Ryan Berg and Henrietta Levin to discuss China's absence from the BRICS summit and the evolving vision of China's alternative world order.
Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
NEW🎧: After Xi skipped the BRICS summit in Brazil, Ryan Berg and Henrietta Levin discuss if BRICS still matters, how it fits into China’s alternative world order, and other ways China is competing with the U.S. in Latin America and beyond. www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
China’s World Order: Does BRICS Still Matter? | State of Play | CSIS Podcasts
After Xi skips BRICS summit, experts join Will to ask: Does BRICS still matter—and how is China challenging the U.S.?
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July 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW🎧: After Xi skipped the BRICS summit in Brazil, Ryan Berg and Henrietta Levin discuss if BRICS still matters, how it fits into China’s alternative world order, and other ways China is competing with the U.S. in Latin America and beyond. www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
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Europeans spent this year focused on a nonsense peacekeeping force instead of urgently ramping up defense industrial production for Ukraine. They need to create a European Ukraine security assistance fund: www.csis.org/analysis/how...
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Ukraine summons top US diplomat after Washington halts some arms supplies
Reduction in weapons shipments makes Kyiv more vulnerable to Russia’s escalating attacks
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July 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Europeans spent this year focused on a nonsense peacekeeping force instead of urgently ramping up defense industrial production for Ukraine. They need to create a European Ukraine security assistance fund: www.csis.org/analysis/how...
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ONE HOUR TO GO | What do strikes on Iran mean for China, Russia, and N. Korea?
Join @geopolitics.csis.org for a timely panel on the future of the "Axis of Upheaval" featuring Dr. @victordcha.bsky.social, @myacoubian.bsky.social, Dr. Maria Snegovaya & @brianthart.bsky.social
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Join @geopolitics.csis.org for a timely panel on the future of the "Axis of Upheaval" featuring Dr. @victordcha.bsky.social, @myacoubian.bsky.social, Dr. Maria Snegovaya & @brianthart.bsky.social
Tune in:
What Do Strikes on Iran Mean for China, Russia, and North Korea?
This event is online-only and will be livestreamed on this webpage. Please join the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department for a discussion on the fu...
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June 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ONE HOUR TO GO | What do strikes on Iran mean for China, Russia, and N. Korea?
Join @geopolitics.csis.org for a timely panel on the future of the "Axis of Upheaval" featuring Dr. @victordcha.bsky.social, @myacoubian.bsky.social, Dr. Maria Snegovaya & @brianthart.bsky.social
Tune in:
Join @geopolitics.csis.org for a timely panel on the future of the "Axis of Upheaval" featuring Dr. @victordcha.bsky.social, @myacoubian.bsky.social, Dr. Maria Snegovaya & @brianthart.bsky.social
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I woke up early to talk with @newsnation.bsky.social about Iran’s interest in engaging in talks, the politicization of the intelligence assessments, and why Iran may not decide to activate. www.linkedin.com/posts/willto...
I woke up early to talk with Markie Martin on NewsNation about Iran’s interest in engaging in talks, the politicization of the intelligence assessments, and why Iran may not decide to activate… | Will...
I woke up early to talk with Markie Martin on NewsNation about Iran’s interest in engaging in talks, the politicization of the intelligence assessments, and why Iran may not decide to activate sleeper...
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June 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I woke up early to talk with @newsnation.bsky.social about Iran’s interest in engaging in talks, the politicization of the intelligence assessments, and why Iran may not decide to activate. www.linkedin.com/posts/willto...
NEW: @myacoubian.bsky.social and @maxbergmann.bsky.social joined me to discuss the broader implications of the Israel-Iran war and what it says about the changing world order. Listen to the second episode here: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
How the Israel-Iran War Crossed the Rubicon | State of Play | CSIS Podcasts
Max Bergmann and Mona Yacoubian join Will to unpack the ripple effects of the Israel-Iran war and what lessons other states are taking from it.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW: @myacoubian.bsky.social and @maxbergmann.bsky.social joined me to discuss the broader implications of the Israel-Iran war and what it says about the changing world order. Listen to the second episode here: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
Very helpful piece on Fordow from @heatherwilly.bsky.social, which helps dispel widespread rhetoric about the U.S. "bunker buster" bomb being the only option. www.csis.org/analysis/opt...
Options for Targeting Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Facility
There are five main options for targeting Iran’s Fordow facility: the GBU-57, sustained Israeli strikes, sabotage, nuclear weapons, and diplomacy. Each varies in its potential impact on Iran’s nuclear...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Very helpful piece on Fordow from @heatherwilly.bsky.social, which helps dispel widespread rhetoric about the U.S. "bunker buster" bomb being the only option. www.csis.org/analysis/opt...