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I commend The Kyiv Independent detailed reporting on the bill that threatens to neuter post-Maidan anti-corruption institutions — and related worrying and baffling developments.

🤝 ‘The nuclear decisions of the past month constitute a major step forward. Ensuring that they reinforce deterrence and generate strategic advantage for 🇬🇧 will require significant further work,’ writes Peter Watkins, King's College London #BritainsWorld britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memorand…

A breath of fresh air amidst all the alarmist 'Narva next' hype, from Marek Kohv of the ICDS Tallinn, that breaks down all the (many) reasons why Russian 'little green men' would not be repeating the Crimean scenario in Estonia

An excellent book that should already be on your to-be-read queue.

🎉 We’re thrilled to launch our Democracy Innovation Timeline, a new interactive resource from our Quarter Millennial Project! Explore 50+ key reforms—from the first primaries to the Reconstruction Amendments. 🕰️ Start exploring: bit.ly/4mcDh1f #America250 #Democracy

Thank you, Mr. President! We’re going to Make America—and Michigan—Great Again! Michigan, let’s get to work!!

Estonia: We’re fine, thanks. Narva isn’t next. The Economist: Estonia is Putin’s next target. Russian minority grows restless. This doesn’t just help Russia’s narrative, it undermines deterrence and spooks investors. Fear sells. Stability builds.

IT’S A SPRINT WIN IN SPA FOR MAX! 🦁 #F1 || #BelgianGP 🇧🇪

In Moscow's Shadows 210: Is Russia Being Sentenced To The Digital Gulag? With calls to ban WhatsApp and fine searching for 'extremist' sites, is North Korea Russia's future? It's not that simple buzzsprout.com/1026985/episod…

A fascinating, in-depth FT Weekend profile from Christopher Miller of Andriy Yermak. Well worth a read. ft.com/content/4d6114…

BREAKING 🔶 Trump on Russia: “I’m going to make a new deadline of 10 or 12 days from today. We don’t see any progress being made.”

Really looking forward to Mark Galeotti’s forthcoming book!

Big news in the campaign for the open Senate seat in Michigan. The road to winning the GOP primary in August is wide open for Mike Rogers. politico.com/live-updates/2…

As Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, Elbridge Colby is doing something that DC policymakers have long talked about & recognized as necessary, but never truly done: prioritizing theaters, making real strategic trade-offs in an era of finite resources & getting allies to do more. theatlantic.com/national-secur…

Percent of GDP defence spending is only a measure of input (& really just a signal of political commitment), not capability output. More work is needed on NATO integration & interoperability, & building Europe's post-industrial defense industrial base. ft.com/content/deaf03…

A wander through a sweltering Georgetown yielded an early copy of Garrett M. Graff’s forthcoming book (5 August, Simon & Schuster) ‘The Devil Reached Toward the Sky’ - his oral history of the making and use of the atomic bomb.

Sophie Pedder & I interviewed Thierry Burkhard, the outgoing French army chief, last week. We talked about his assessment of Russian threat timelines, why Europe can’t mimic US military strategy, and Anglo-French nuclear co-operation. economist.com/europe/2025/07…

What should be next for 🇬🇧 policy in the #IndoPacific? We asked 5 experts in today's #BigAsk ✍️ Euan Graham, John Hemmings, Jennifer Parker, 佐々木 れな/ SASAKI Rena, Gray Sergeant #BritainsWorld britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…

President Trump has pursued peace since day one, but President Donald J. Trump’s patience is wearing thin. In my interview with NEWSMAX, I emphasized that ending the Russia-Ukraine war is a top priority as we push for a durable, negotiated settlement.