Tim Naftali (@timnaftali) 's Twitter Profile
Tim Naftali

@timnaftali

Senior Research Scholar, @ColumbiaSIPA. @CNN Pres. Hist. .For. Dir., Nixon Pres. Library. Co-auth."Khrushchev's Cold War." RT not endorse.

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This is chilling to watch and utterly unacceptable in the United States of America. As a former Senator, I’m calling on all current members to speak out on behalf of Sen. Padilla and defend him and the Senate against these outrageous attacks. Stop this blatant violation of

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Senior Research Scholar Tim Naftali on anxiety over these disruptive times: "No wonder many Americans are on edge when our commander in chief is determined to put tanks on the streets of D.C. and eager to declare emergencies..." nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/…

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Iran's response to the US attack on its nuclear sites is very revealing. It is much less than proportional. The US damaged (how much we don't know) the main source of Iranian strategic power. Iran has attacked one US air base. Iran may change its strategy but it is signaling at

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Happy St. Jean Baptiste! Happy Fête nationale!   Had to miss the celebrations while I’m abroad, but I’ll see you back home soon.

David Frum (@davidfrum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I just got a Twitter comment that explained that the reason the Iranian economy fell behind Portugal's after 1978 is that Iran never had an empire. I marvel at the almost perfect ignorance - both of world history and of recent events - required to write such a thing.

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Too bad President Trump felt the need—characteristically—to exaggerate the effect of the bombing of the Iranian nuclear sites. The regional challenge likely remains. Just being able to hit them hard, however, put a useful finger on the scale, providing leverage with the very

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A pious hope: could Congressional partisans perhaps avoid a detailed public discussion of what is actually left of Iran’s nuclear program? The undisciplined and self-involved Pres. Trump started this, of course, by likely exaggerating the effect of the attack. But, above all,

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The Iranian regime's grandiose claims of imaginary victories may actually be a positive indicator for peace. If they acknowledged their humiliation, they would have to do something to expunge it. By denying it, they don't.

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Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06…

Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children.
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The resignation of President Jim Ryan is a loss for the University of Virginia and the Commonwealth. That the president of a top-ranked, thriving public university would be pressured to resign by the Department of Justice — in order to avoid further harm and harassment from the

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Warmest congratulations to Mark Carney and the entire Canadian people on Canada Day. This day celebrates a nation that has become a shining example of unity, democracy, and the defense of freedom. Throughout its history, Canada has become home to many Ukrainians, who today form

Warmest congratulations to <a href="/MarkJCarney/">Mark Carney</a> and the entire Canadian people on Canada Day. This day celebrates a nation that has become a shining example of unity, democracy, and the defense of freedom.

Throughout its history, Canada has become home to many Ukrainians, who today form
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Happy Canada Day! Today’s a day for fun, family, friends: BBQs, parades, get togethers, and festive fireworks from St. John’s and Iqaluit to Nanaimo and Dawson City. .

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Ukraine has never asked America to send in the 82nd airborne; they’ve asked for the weapons to defend their homeland and people from Russia attacks. Letting Russia win this war would be a unmitigated disaster for the American people and our security around the world.

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Imagine how strong our economy would be without the tariff and deficit threats. We’d certainly have lower interest rates and lower inflation and likely faster job growth. But on tariffs and deficits our 79-year-old President is stuck in the early 1980s and his advisors were not

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Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸 As we start our 250th Year of Liberty, it is worth looking at or reading President Gerald Ford’s Bicentennial Address in 1976. With humility and reverence, he reminded us that “[t]his union of corrected wrongs and expanded rights has brought the blessings