Yes, I’m a broken record on resilience. But it’s critical to mitigating America’s vulnerabilities to hybrid threats. My latest, w/ Kevin Stringer, in Small Wars Journal on what the US can learn from Lithuania @brookings.edu smallwarsjournal.com/2025/11/06/l...

Wildly impressive | Ukraine to set up arms export offices in Berlin, Copenhagen, Zelenskiy says www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Thanks for reading and sharing! Agree it’s a tall order. Hopefully we can harness bipartisan American patriotism to build momentum for this project.

My latest for @brookings.edu‬⁩, w/ the prolific Jesse Humpal‬⁩, making the case for a defense strategy based on resilience. America’s adversaries are already waging war across the spectrum of conflict. We need total defense for an age of total war www.brookings.edu/articles/why...

A giant, no matter what you thought of him | Raila Odinga, Champion of Kenyan Democracy and Former Prime Minister, Dies at 80 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...

"Tibet is fast approaching a decisive moment, one that demands U.S. attention and action," @alexhnoyes.bsky.social and Nolan Peterson writes. https://wapo.st/48tiLWA

A pleasure to write with Nolan Peterson in @washingtonpost.com about a potential U.S.-China flashpoint that hasn’t been getting enough attention: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Baltic states plan for mass evacuations in case of a Russian attack www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Michelle Gavin in "The Age of Change" illuminates some of the frustrated, defiant, and often humorous pan-African political conversations underway among young, politically engaged populations. Get your copy today ⬇️

Excited to share my latest @newsweek.com piece, this time with the great ⁦‪Jesse Humpal‬⁩. We outline the threat to America’s telecoms and suggest ways to harden our infrastructure | The War for America’s Networks ⁦ www.newsweek.com/the-war-for-...

Moldova's pro-EU party wins pivotal election in setback for Russia www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Russia training Chinese air unit for possible Taiwan attack, analysts warn www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Moldova warns Russia unleashing huge interference campaign to sway crucial election www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/e...

Doesn’t get enough attention but terrorism threat persists in #Mozambique: Insurgents Attack Balama Twice in Less Than a Week moztimes.com/en/insurgent...

The package would consist almost solely of “asymmetric” equipment, such as drones, missiles and sensors to monitor the island’s coastline, the people said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia www.ft.com/content/0157...

Coups beget coups | Mali Arrests Dozens Of Soldiers Over Alleged Bid To Topple Junta www.barrons.com/news/mali-ar...

El Salvador’s National Assembly approved sweeping changes to the nation’s Constitution, paving the way for President Nayib Bukele, who is in his second term in office, to run for re-election indefinitely.

The Ukrainian parliament today approved a bill submitted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week that returned independence to key state anti-corruption agencies.

Disappointing, bad for democracy in the region and beyond. I wrote about this in @jodemocracy.bsky.social last year: journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi… | Ivory Coast’s pres will seek fourth term https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/29/ivory-coasts-president-says-will-seek-fourth-term-in-office

Europe’s roads and rail unfit for war with Russia, EU transport chief warns www.ft.com/content/d77d...

Al Qaeda affiliate has killed dozens of civilians in Togo this year, minister says www.reuters.com/world/africa...

China Sees Gaps in U.S. Defenses, Ousted National Security Official Says www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...

Zelenskyy U-turns on anti-corruption agencies power grab after public outcry www.politico.eu/article/volo...

Mozambique Opposition Leader Says Facing Terrorism Charges www.barrons.com/news/mozambi...

Not a good look, and makes pathway to EU more difficult | Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump to use presidential authority to send weapons to Ukraine, sources say www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Togo Groups Say Recent Protests Left 7 Dead www.barrons.com/news/togo-gr...

Plus @jaharamatisek.bsky.social!

My latest, in @lawfaremedia.org with Jahara Matisek, argues that the US needs to ramp up/reform defense advising, not cut it. We argue for a joint integrated advising capability that centers around institutional capacity building @brookings.edu www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...

Kenyans defy barricades, stage protests www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...

Kenya’s police still kill with impunity – what needs to be done to stop them by @kamauwairuri.bsky.social theconversation.com/kenyas-polic...

New piece out for @brookings.edu this week: www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

Over the past two decades, at least 31 African countries have acquired thousands of individual unmanned drones.

Zimbabwe Ex-minister Detained Ahead Of Graft Trial www.barrons.com/news/zimbabw...

Kenya’s deputy police chief Eliud Lagat ‘steps aside’ www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...

More unserious inclusion efforts in Mozambique after post-election violence | Mozambique's Future In Balance After Deadly Vote Protests www.barrons.com/news/mozambi...

China Widening Its Influence in Africa through Expanded Security Engagements africacenter.org/spotlight/ch... via @africacenter.bsky.social

Scary stuff | How nuclear war could start www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

Togo's president faces calls to resign after protests over new role allowing indefinite rule apnews.com/article/togo...

Don’t worry, the juntas have everything under control | A powerful, opaque al-Qaeda affiliate is rampaging across West Africa www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Togo Opposition Slams Arrests During Banned Protests www.barrons.com/news/togo-op...

Outrage over arrest of Kenyan software developer as regional repression grows www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon: "A major cyberattack on the US electrical grid has long worried security experts. Such an attack wouldn’t be easy. But if an adversary pulled it off ..." #take9 #CyberCivilDefense www.wired.com/story/youre-...

UK lifts sanctions on former Zimbabwe security chiefs, arms manufacturer www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/sou...

Sweden Unveils $501M Military Aid Package for Ukraine thedefensepost.com/2025/05/27/s...

US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand more on their own apnews.com/article/us-m...

Kenya Admits Role In Kidnapping Of Uganda Opposition Leader www.barrons.com/news/kenya-a...