#Cyber vulnerabilities undermine the effectiveness of #coercion, argues Craig Booth. Adversaries' ability to #hack US systems weakens deterrence. Cyber #resilience is crucial for national leverage. w/ @dwdriver.bsky.social #WARROOM warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/cyb... #Cyber#coercion#hack#resilience#WARROOMtudio on Freepik

Latest from War Room, my conversation with RADM Paul Becker on intelligence and Homeland Security.

This piece gives insufficient attention to a potential UK-DEU nuclear deterrent. The UK deterrent consists solely of submarine-launched missiles. It could be made more survivable (and more independent from the US) and potent through partnership w/ DEU.

Here's what i find puzzling: why we assume private resource extraction companies are going to rush into a country with a very large neighbor poised to re-invade (a third time). I thought security/stability PREcedes investment, not the other way around.

This is incredible. Knock yourself out, Russian intel services. “A person familiar with the matter …said analysts at the agency were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats, even though this had previously been a main focus for the agency.” Cc @ciaranm.bsky.social

I think you would have to search long & hard to find a more invertebrate figure than Lindsey Graham today. Zelensky "needs to resign" ... "I have never been more proud of the president. I was very proud of JD Vance standing up for our country" www.foxnews.com/politics/utt...

Re-upping this podcast I did with American University’s Sharon Weiner for absolutely no reason whatsoever. warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/civ...

I could have imagined a lot of things in American politics but not a normalization of Nazi salutes and such tentativeness by the media to call them what they are. They are Nazi salutes. It’s not owning the libs. It’s not joking. It’s fascism. If you give a Nazi salute, you’re a fascist. Just say it.

This 👇

Who’s the gangster?

'Film me!’: Russia's executions of Ukrainian POWs point to a policy | FT Film www.ft.com/video/cffdbf... via @financialtimes.com

In the interest of being petty, I'm going to point out everything wrong with Dan Bessner's salvo against liberal internationalism. 1. He claims that the US has decided to turn its back on the idea of an RBO because of the rise of China. That's dubious. Trump's shift/ jacobin.com/2025/02/trum...

What a rock star! She’s right.

Zelensky’s trust rating just increased kyivindependent.com/ukrainians-t...

Zelensky's trust rating increases to 57% kyivindependent.com/ukrainians-t...

Good men & women in EUCOM are—as they've done every month since Feb 2022—actively helping track & repel this aerial assault. Meanwhile their commander-in-chief at home is actively attacking Ukraine's president, while handing concession after concession to the state firing the missiles.

As Europeans sort out where to go from here, I hope they do not lose sight of the basic principles of solidarity and collective security and end up leaving the Canadians out in the cold.

Excited to see this timely publication from a former student. mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...

Since President’s Day and Black History Month came to be celebrated due to the birthdays of notable abolitionist President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas, I’d like to commemorate this President’s Day by calling attention to heroic African Americans that fought for all of our freedom. 1/

I know Stathis. He was a colleague of mine at the University of Chicago. He is a pretty buttoned-down scholar. For him to tweet this out is… something.

I should add that when “war” starts the “college” portion of one’s education does not end. The two are not separable.

It's a Sabotage. Read on ... www.thesgnl.com/2025/02/rus... @dwdriver.bsky.social

Passing along a recent conversation I had with [email protected] on Russian hybrid attacks in Europe.

i have written about this before but i have become extremely civic republican virtue pilled as a result of all of this. democracy will not work without an active effort to cultivate virtue among ordinary people!

Let’s think about the scale of Russian casualties and of European Armies…. Russia has lost >600,000 killed or wounded in 3 years. That’s the same as destroying the entire British Army (62,000) ten times. www.defensenews.com/pentagon/202...

Essential piece on US-EU/China from @olivierschmitt.bsky.social “The rapid withdrawal argument is divorced from empirical reality: overlooks Euro eco base of power that wld enable such a quick uptick in defense spending, esp coupled w/potential Trump tariffs” carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

It’s still more expensive to rotate U.S. forces to Europe than permanently station them there. Great analysis as usual by @johnrdeni.bsky.social

How the public understands, or misrepresents, the significance of military awards has always been a good bellwether of civil-military relations. (gonna try a thread here ... first time. Wish me luck). #civmilsky

New WOTR podcast is out. I join @ryanevans.bsky.social to talk about the war. We take a step back to focus on strategic issues, decision making in Washington and Kyiv, and options for incoming Trump admin. @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2024/12/wait...

For all who are interested in civil-military relations, you have until 9 December to submit proposals for our annual Army War College Civil-Military Relations Center conference on 2-3 May. There is even some travel money for grad students. Apply here! cmrc.armywarcollege.edu/outreach-pro...

Featuring leaders from @aaup.bsky.social, HELU, @utaustinaaup.bsky.social & @isaackamola.bsky.social @pasenatorsaval.com, Colena Sesanker

Looking forward to being at the Notre Dame International Security Center next Tuesday to talk about – what else! – NATO.

what i think most people don't understand is that defense spending is not actually high--in fact, it is *near record lows* as a percent of gdp. and we're not living in the end of history anymore--we're headed into a new era of instability and great power conflict. www.defense.gov/Multimedia/P...

Tom is right on the principle here. It’s a bad look and makes things a lot harder for the country going forward. But I also understand the very human notion that he wants to spend his remaining time with his remaining son. Love of family has been a defining feature of Biden, so I’m not surprised.

Maybe one day I will make a collage of acknowledgements of wives in 20th-century academic publications

"The Russians speak of the 'power ministries,' the departments that have significant legal and coercive capacity. In the US, those include DOJ, DOD, the FBI, and intel. Trump has now named sycophants to lead each..." Excellent piece by @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

These framings are so strange. This isn't just a "pick" as though the spot was vacant to be filled. This is the overt firing of the Director of the FBI before his term was set to end in order to make way for a political loyalist. Let's call it what it is: a purge.

In my recent publication for Connections: The Quarterly Journal, I argue that Indo-Pacific states are exercising their agency in ways that constrain or co-opt the Sino-American strategic competition in the region. Open access: connections-qj.org/article/stra...

Perusing this book published in 1993, with chapters on increased speed and tempo of operations, long-range strikes and battlefield transparency… Are we stuck in a Groundhog Day of military debates?

1/5 Trying a 🧵 here on a new article with @profpaulpoast.bsky.social & Tim Haesebrouck: doi.org/10.1177/0022.... Why do countries mutually agree to constraints on their behavior? Why do they comply with such constraints in the absence of enforcement mechanisms? #polisky #econsky #nato #europe

There have always been times when a military officer has found themself in a position where their career incentives and professional obligations will be at odds. The problem is that it looks like this will become a far more regular occurrence now. Junior officers are watching and learning.

Hey folks! Welcome my friend Zenel Garcia (US Army War College) to #PoliSky! Follow him for analysis on China, IR-stuff, and general snark. If you’re really nice, you might get some pictures of his cats. He’s so fresh, his account doesn’t have a picture yet.

Love how the USAF can make fun of itself and its own service culture

📣 *ahem* US Army Rangers, you have zero connection to Benjamin Church, Robert Rogers, or John Hunt Mosby You were formed in World War II and had moderate to mediocre performance when compared to most regular infantry units. Your true heritage lies in the Vietnam era. Get over yourselves

Congratulations to Dr Kurt Jefferson and Dr Tobias Gibson on their latest edited volume, International Security Studies and Technology. Gratified to have authored a chapter Now we need to get Kurt and Tobias on Blue Sky!!! www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...

Not an exhaustive list, but we're all likely exhausted.