Another good reason to keep funding Wikipedia

Putin liked to keep his enemies divided and uncertain. Trump likes to keep his friends divided and uncertain. This makes life much easier for Russia/Iran/China who can exploit these fault lines in the media.

Back to London Town…

It is way too easy to have a go at Labour re: the state of the nation. Blow a 6-8% GDP hole each year for 5 yrs by leaving the SM/CU & then take out the geopolitical mess this brings by attacking migrants. Properly bizarre sense of what’s what. Vote Tory/Reform & own your decline.

I mean I know Washington isn't especially MAGA friendly but the fencing the good folks of DC have built to keep POTUS inside the White House was a bit unexpected.

At this point, it's not a bug. It's a feature.

It was a beautiful day in Washington DC today. I very much enjoyed taking photos of the usual sites.

I mean I know Washington isn't especially MAGA friendly but the fencing the good folks of DC have built to keep POTUS inside the White House was a bit unexpected.

Enjoyed my trip to the @isanet.bsky.social annual conference in Columbus, OH. Very happy to represent the @ejisbisa.bsky.social as an Associate Editor at the @mybisa.bsky.social reception on Sunday. 1/

My next talk is at the Oxford Literary Festival this Sunday 29 March. Would be pleased to see you there. More info here: oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

My next task is at the Oxford Literary Festival this Sunday 29 March. Would be pleased to see you there. More info here: oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

Was very pleased to give a book talk at the @carnegieendowment.org in Washington DC this afternoon. Many thanks to @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social for hosting me. Great crowd. Seriously good questions.

And a very good book it is

There’s a book about this amzn.eu/d/06Zfx87F

I'll be at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC, talking about my book on Tuesday. DM me if you want to come along.

Mark Rutte needs to be offered early retirement.

Why are the Ukrainians giving away for free, data they have paid for in blood? To undermine the hold of US tech sector on the market. www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/...

As a Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, Mueller was shot and later returned to lead his platoon after his recovery. He received a Bronze Star for valor, a Purple Heart, 2 Navy/Marine Commendation medals, Republican of Vietnam Cross of Valor, and numerous other medals.

The rest of this is indeed sobering & worth listening to, but from Barrons early comments (03.00), I'm going to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon: "... and that takes up, pretty much, all the Royal Navy's capability in rotation" #atlanticbastion #highnorth

The first draft done, research done - the MS exists. Next phase: marking, pruning, compressing, and then handing over to editors/readers. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social

Meanwhile over in the real world, you reckon there is any way for the US to withdraw under current conditions that won't lead to the Gulf states closing US bases on their territory in return for Iran opening the strait and an end to punitive bombardment?

Reform and the Tories planning Britain’s military strategy against Iran

I’ve been talking about this for well over a decade. And only now do these talking heads start to emerge and worse they somehow think it is possible to fight with sweet FA. Just astonishing. And mainly political gesturing because they hate the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.

Not enough people in uniform. Too few munitions. Crap military accommodation. No propellant. Not enough stuff that goes bang. The real problems with Britain’s armed forces. And the Digital Targeting Web CANNOT solve these things

Reading ex-SAS wanting to fight Iran I find myself wondering “with what?” How do you do “strategy” when you only have 14 howitzers when you’re planned TOE is for 216. To say they’re laughable is an understatement. For more try this Briefing Room episode on the Beeb. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

If (as Andrew Neil says) GB News has become Reform TV then maybe there’s a case for the @ElectoralCommUK to start taking an interest app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72784/...

That’s the way it works

There's a whole array of strategic bungles in this operation, it deserves a thread. 1/ below

Ahead of their leaders: "Eighty-six percent of people think a sudden U.S. move to restrict Europe’s access to digital services is "plausible" and "should not be ruled out," and 59 percent called it “already a real and concrete risk”." www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Mark Rutte is in the lead followed by the Brits.

One of the gems of the Imperial War Museum's collection of amateur film.

This is 100% the case. Lots of arguments inside departments of state. No one wanting to make a decision. So kick the can down the road and hope events will save the pain of making the change. Now we have after the fact strategists which is a pointless discipline or better renamed as historians.

Spring in Stockholm. So obvs it will snow in April!

Agree with all of this. The situation is changing quite quickly and quicker than most people would have thought.

& I will be talking about this at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC on Tuesday next week. DM me if you want to come.

Available as more affordable paperback edition as of today 👇🏻

& I will be talking about this at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC on Tuesday next week. DM me if you want to come.

The munition is briefly visible here:

Very pleased to say that my book **War in the Smartphone Age** has made it onto the US National Security Space Institute recommended reading list. cc: @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/PDTqO...

Thank you

Very pleased to say that my book **War in the Smartphone Age** has made it onto the US National Security Space Institute recommended reading list. cc: @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/PDTqO...

“it could take up to $32 bn…to replenish $16 bn worth of munitions used in 4 days.” So they’ve blown $159 bn in 19 days. I can’t think why the rest of NATO might be reluctant… I mean it’s not as if Europe hasn’t been told to focus on European security www.fpri.org/article/2026...

Vladislav Surkov vibes going on here. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert “windsock” Jenrick is a quality windsock. Which ever way the wind blows Robert will be there, mindlessly repeating his lines.

Worth reading. IMV: Strategic disarmament is a mowing the lawn type argument. I think it is the closest thing you can get to having a strategy but to me it reads more like an Israeli strategic goal than an American objective. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

"In the first 96 hours, the US-led coalition expended approximately 5,197 munitions across 35 types (see Figure 1). This carries a munitions-only replacement bill of $10–$16 billion in four days." www.fpri.org/article/2026...

Morning vibes

As I was saying this morning... Season 4 has just been announced!