The Thinker has thoughts about AI. open.substack.com/pub/blueblaz...

New paper with @sophiabesch.bsky.social on the "Alliance of Revisionists: A New Era for the Transatlantic Relationship". We argue that D. Trump’s 2nd term & the rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe, may usher in a new era of revisionist transatlanticism: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TDBEP...

Trump’s threats to seize Greenland (and annex Canada, and claim the Panama Canal) requires a strong response. The EU will have to learn how to stand up to the bully in the White House, write @sophiabesch.bsky.social and @jyshapiro.bsky.social in the Foreign Policy Essay.

How does Donald Trump make decisions in foreign policy? There is a process but it is distinct from most presidents. Like an authoritarian, he pits factions against each to get options and avoid collusion. My latest from Blue Blaze: blueblaze.substack.com/p/how-the-tr...

Start off the New Year with the latest episode of The Thinker, a chronicle of the trials and tribulations of a foreign policy thinker. This episode explains why The Thinker is a hawk. open.substack.com/pub/blueblaz...

What do Trump's initial personnel picks tell us about US foreign policy? Well, it's complicated but Majda Ruge explains that balance between primacists, prioritizers and restrainers. ecfr.eu/article/up-c...

The Senate may believe that they can have a regular process, but the first Trump administration pioneered all many other ways around the confirmation process: "acting", "officials performing the duties of" and other dodges. We document some of them in the "Orbanisation of America": t.co/jKVT5ifyWs

"Senators also indicated they weren’t planning to cede any of their power over nominees, brushing back Trump on his demand that they allow him to make recess appointments to speed picks into office. 'We want to use the regular process,' said incoming Senate Majority leader John Thune (R-SD)"