Joseph Epstein and Seth Cropsey's latest for @wsj.com "A strategic enlargement of the accords would counter adversaries, diversify supply chains, and build a bloc of moderate, pro-Western Muslim-majority nations aligned with the U.S. and Israel." yorktowninstitute.org/expand-the-a... #irsky #polisky

@iips.bsky.social senior director @michaelmazza.bsky.social and @yorktowninstitute.bsky.social senior fellow Shay Khatiri on pivoting to Asia. "If the United States is serious about containing China, it must ensure that events elsewhere do not disrupt Asia policy.” More 📚: ow.ly/sTBz50Wvu7F

@wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/isra...

Seth Cropsey for @hooverinstitution.bsky.social yorktowninstitute.org/the-middle-e... #polisky #irsky

"The upcoming 2025 GCC summit in the Uzbekistan city of Samarkand and ongoing ministerial and business council meetings will be key in watching how expansive the relations between the two regions will become." yorktowninstitute.org/central-asia...

‘The long-awaited #SDR provides some much needed clarity to industry, but leaves many unanswered questions on force levels, strategy and, ultimately, implementation,’ writes Robert Clark, @yorktowninstitute.bsky.social#SDR #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

Seth Cropsey and Harry Halem via @barrons.com www.barrons.com/articles/ukr... #Ukraine #Russia

Seth Cropsey & Harry Halem for @wsj.com "In reality, it’s a thoroughly conventional policy, in line with every U.S. administration’s approach since 1989. Like the rest, it will fail—unless Mr. Trump tries something truly radical" yorktowninstitute.org/the-wall-str... #Irsky #polisky #Ukraine #Russia

Robert Clark via @telegraphnews.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...

"Ankara’s best chance at expanding influence lies not in rhetoric or revivalist ambitions, but in respecting the autonomy and unique trajectories of its fellow Turkic states." yorktowninstitute.org/is-turkey-lo... #irsky #polisky #Turkey #Türkiye

We are proud to announce the launch of our Turan Research Center, led by Senior Fellow Joseph Epstein. It's inaugural article was published by the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social. Check it out and stay tuned! yorktowninstitute.org/atlantic-cou... #Azerbaijan #Kazakhstan #AbrahamAccords #Israel

Grant Newsham's latest for Japan Forward: "Tokyo would do better to act as an "attending physician" to help America recover from the insane spending sickness of the last 25 years." japan-forward.com/tokyos-us-de... #Japan #日本 #日本国 #debt #trade #defecit #tariffs #Trump #economics #tradewar #polisky

"Rear Admiral Chris Parry said: 'We need to be very worried about the number of totalitarian states that seek to use military means to achieve their geopolitical objectives and I’m afraid strategically we have been rather blind to some of these threats.'" www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/russ...

Farrell Gregory's latest for Commonplace Magazine: "In the last five years, Britain has seen the consequences of allowing foreign firms to purchase critical industrial capacity. There’s a lesson for America, too." commonplace.org/2025/05/08/t... #UK #Trade #steel #security #industry

Robert Clark's latest for @telegraphnews.bsky.social, concerning the UK's inadequate military preparedness: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05... #Russia #Ukraine #UK #defence #defense

Grant Newsham recently sat down with Danny Li. He "breaks down how China is already waging a multi-front war on America—from economic and proxy warfare to fentanyl and tech theft—and what the U.S. must do to fight back." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuoy... #China #CCP #PRC

By advisory board member, H.R. McMaster: historywedontknow.substack.com/p/bad-histor... #polisky #irsky

Joseph Epstein and Alex Grinberg explain the importance of Netanyahu's upcoming trip to Azerbaijan. Via @newsweek.com: yorktowninstitute.org/newsweek-why... #Azerbaijan #Israel #irsky #polisky

Shay Khatiri: "Simply put, the arms control community’s commitment to diplomacy over military action undermines its own mission and will make the effective death of NPT probable." www.meforum.org/mef-observer... #Iran #Israel #MiddleEast #MENA #Trump #nukes #nuclear #wmd #polisky #irsky

Grant Newsham recently discussed the state of Japan's defense capabilities with regards to China. japan-forward.com/grant-newsha... #日本 #Japan #irsky #polisky

The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit soon begins in Poland. We wrote for @rusi.bsky.social, the US-Ukraine critical minerals and materials negotiations represent a historic opportunity for 3SI and the EU. www.rusi.org/explore-our-... @eib.org #irsky #polisky #3SI #Ukraine @polandmfa.bsky.social

Other contributors (1/2): @evieaspinall.bsky.social (@bfpg.bsky.social) Hillary Briffa (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @warstudieskcl.bsky.social) @mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social (@deakinuniversity.bsky.social) Ruth Harris (@rand.org/@randeurope.org) #UK #polisky #irsky #defence #defense

Seth Cropsey on the US's offensive and defensive hypersonic needs. Via 19FortyFive yorktowninstitute.org/19fortyfive-... #hypersonic #hypersonicmissiles #defensetech #tech #missiles #defense #irsky #polisky

Shay Khatiri for the @nationalreview.bsky.social: "Khamenei is not going to come out in favor of negotiations, but he is not getting in their way, either, as they delay the military strike, looming over his head, against his precious nuclear program." www.nationalreview.com/magazine/202... #Iran

Via @nationalreview.bsky.social The Trump administration leans heavily on tariffs to accomplish policy objectives. But hard power is at least as important in assuring US security: the president's defense priorities take a back seat. It looks like detente reborn www.nationalreview.com/magazine/202...

Ashley J. Tellis recently discussed US-India relations at the @carnegieendowment.org/@carnegieindia.bsky.social Global Technology Summit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9vo... #irsky #polisky #India #US #Trump #इंडिया #Bhārat

Would Trump actually defend Taiwan? An excellent critical analysis by Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, via @brusselssignal.bsky.social: brusselssignal.eu/2025/04/woul... #Taiwan

Grant Newsham and Dane Chamorro for @forbes.com: "The importance of Northeast Asia cannot be overstated ... Northeast Asia is also the one place on the planet where the U.S. military can be defeated if the People’s Republic of China chooses its time and place correctly www.forbes.com/sites/riskma...

Michael Mazza & Shay Khatiri for @thehill.com: "Many on the right have been advocating for a reverse 'Nixon to China' policy in recent weeks[...] This is a misguided idea, however, as it misunderstands both the past and the present." thehill.com/opinion/inte... #Russia #China #Trump #irsky #polisky

Seth Cropsey's latest www.realcleardefense.com/articles/202... #hypersonic #defense #security

"The Islamic Republic has many vices, but exclusionary Iranian nationalism is not one of them. Encouragements of separatism undermine this objective by playing into the Islamic Republic’s hands." www.meforum.org/mef-observer... #Iran #Azerbaijan #MENA #polisky #irsky

My latest for @rusi.bsky.social concerns the Three Seas Initiative and the role it can play in any critical materials deals Ukraine makes with the US and/or Europe. www.rusi.org/explore-our-... #polisky #irsky #Ukraine #Trump #Russia #economics #geopolitics

Lara Nagy, via RealClearDefense: "Ultimately, however, DeepSeek’s new AI model is not as vital an issue for American national security as some lawmakers and officials in the Trump administration make it out to be." www.realcleardefense.com/articles/202... #DeepSeek #AI #polisky #cybersecurity #tech

Luke Widenhouse argues two initiatives can save the @unitedstatesnavy.bsky.social: 1. A 'Maritime Security Initiative' to track and prioritize maritime-related funding 2. A Maritime Security Council in the executive branch to centralize maritime strategy www.19fortyfive.com/2025/03/the-... #navy

Matt Pottinger via @washingtonpost.com: The US, "would do well to remember a key reason the U.S. achieved its technological edge in the first place: federal investment in ambitious research and development." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... #tech #Trump #polisky

Watch advisory board member Lt. General David A. Deptula USAF (Ret.) discuss the Boeing F-47 reveal on @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social's The Story with Martha MacCallum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc9G... #F47 #defense #airforce #China #USAF #security #aerospace

Advisory Board Member HR McMaster on Trump's negotiations with Putin. Via @cnn.com edition.cnn.com/2025/03/18/p... #polisky #irsky

Ashton Earl hosted a panel on the US, Russia, and Ukraine at Institute of World Politics, featuring: Glenn Corn (former CIA) Dr. Lenczowski (IWP founder, and former director of European and Soviet Affairs for the US National Security Council) Video @c-span.bsky.social bit.ly/4iskiyo #polisky #irsky

Advisory Board Member HR McMaster recently sat down with Senator Tom Cotton and John H. Cochrane to discuss the US's Eastern Europe and China policies. Check it out, via @hooverinstitution.bsky.social (@stanforduniversity.bsky.social): www.hoover.org/research/evi... #irsky #polisky #Russia #Taiwan

Farrell Gregory's analysis of how Saudi Arabia and the US could work together to jointly finance critical mineral access and build an alternative ecosystem of processors. www.realclearworld.com/articles/202... #irsky #polisky #economics #minerals #SaudiArabia #Trump #ٱلسُّعُودِيَّة

Seth Cropsey & Joseph Epstein via @wsj.com: "Forming a U.S.-Israel-Azerbaijan alliance and extending the Abraham Accords to Baku would [...] counter Iran, secure critical trade routes and reshape the geopolitical landscape in Washington’s favor." yorktowninstitute.org/azerbaijan-i... #irsky #polisky

Adjunct Senior Fellow Dr. Ashley J. Tellis and Dr. @pandea.bsky.social discuss the recent US-India summit. Dr. Tellis's affiliations include @carnegieendowment.org, @cfr.org, and @navalinstitute.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anu_... #India #Modi #Trump #irsky #polisky #इंडिया #Bhārat

We're excited to share that we're on the Open Think Tank Directory! We are committed to fostering transparency in the think tank sector with On Think Tanks. Check out our #OTTD profile: onthinktanks.org/think-tank/y...

Shay Khatiri writes about recent interview with a retired IRGC general who used to oversee foreign assassinations, such as Basque terrorists, and how through threatening and attacking the French, Iran managed to convince Mitterrand to parole five of its assassins. www.meforum.org/mef-observer...

Senior Fellow Matt Pottinger recently sat down with @skynewsrss.bsky.social to explain the principles that drive Trump's decision making. news.sky.com/story/trumps... #Trump #Ukraine #Russia #diplomacy #irsky #polisky

"Iranian hardliners do not revert to the “resistance economy” for its own sake; it usually presages an effort to defy the world. In this case, expect Iran to accelerate its nuclear weaponization process." www.meforum.org/mef-observer... #irsky #polisky #Iran #Israel #nukes

Farrell Gregory on Trump's critical mineral strategy. Here are the takeaways: "executive actions to encourage domestic reindustrialization and a willingness to work with any countries abroad to secure mineral access." www.mining.com/what-the-fir... #criticalminerals #Trump #economics #mining

Advisory board member HR McMaster recently interviewed Colombia's Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzon, as part of McMaster's "Battlegrounds" podcast at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. www.hoover.org/research/col... #irsky #polisky #Colombia #LatinAmerica