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John Richard Cookson

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8 months

Take a couple of minutes and read ⁦ @sikorskiradek ⁩’s powerful speech at the ⁦ @AtlanticCouncil ⁩ today: “Helping Ukraine is not only a good deed. It’s also a good deal.”

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski: ‘Helping Ukraine is not only a good deed. It’s also a...

The United States must continue to back Ukraine and deepen its alliances to stop Putin's aggression and prevent a wider global conflict.

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9 months

“Members of Congress, in their sixth month of debating whether to approve aid to Ukraine, are at this moment rightly being reminded of the urgency with which Russia must be stopped,” writes ⁦ @DougKlain ⁩.

Navalny’s life and death show Putinism isn’t inevitable

The Russian opposition leader built a national movement based on exposing the rampant corruption and gangsterism of Putin’s system.

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9 months

As Biden starts retaliation for the killing of US troops, read this by ⁦ @AtlanticCouncil ⁩’s Kirsten Fontenrose, former senior director for the Gulf on the National Security Council:

The hard truth about Biden’s coming retaliation for the killing of US troops

Most options fall short of achieving the objective of halting Iran-backed attacks on US personnel, friends, and interests. Expectations should be managed accordingly.

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John Richard Cookson

@JRCookson

9 months

Turkey’s almost done. Still Hungary.

Experts react: How close is Sweden to joining NATO after the Turkish parliament’s approval?

The ratification now goes to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to sign, after which all allies will have approved Sweden’s membership except Hungary. Atlantic Council experts explain more.

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9 months

What’s in store for Ukraine’s new army chief, Oleksandr Syrsky? 🇺🇦 Read the latest by Peter Dickinson (⁦ @Biz_Ukraine_Mag ⁩):

Can Ukraine’s new army chief overcome mounting battlefield challenges?

As Ukraine’s new top general, Oleksandr Syrsky must now come to grips with a range of mounting difficulties facing the Ukrainian military.

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8 months

Go see the @heurichhouse just off of Dupont Circle.

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8 months

Having never played before, I joined an adult hockey league in January. It’s probably the best thing ever. 🏒👽

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@JRCookson

10 months

Read this:

Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸

@alexplitsas

10 months

The story of our mission ‘Inside the daring plot to rescue an American soldier’s mother from Gaza: The operation, executed deep within the war-ravaged enclave, required days of negotiation between the U.S. and Israel — & volunteers willing to risk it all’

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9 months

ATTN: Journalists If you need info about this ICJ order tomorrow, talk to @SLPJustice ’s @lisandranovo . And read more here: ➡️

Five questions and answers about South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

A former judicial fellow at the ICJ explains what you need to know about the case and what to expect going forward.

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@CIJ_ICJ

9 months

PRESS RELEASE: the #ICJ will deliver its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel this Friday, 26 January 2024, at 1 p.m. (The Hague). Watch live on @UNWebTV

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8 months

Stopped by @PoliticsProse to pick up @JacobHeilbrunn ’s latest opus. Get your own copy here:

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@JRCookson

8 months

Looking forward to reading @alexbward ’s new book. Picking up a copy at @kramerbooks now. Get yours here:

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@JRCookson

9 months

Russia is being cosmo-naughty.

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9 months

#StrongerWithAllies

Japan Embassy DC🌸

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9 months

🇯🇵 Statement from the Embassy of Japan on Taylor Swift’s Reported Travel from Japan to the United States ✈️🏈 Are you ready for it?

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8 months

“Helping Ukraine is not only a good deed. It’s also a good deal.”

Atlantic Council

@AtlanticCouncil

8 months

“American investment in Ukraine’s capacity to defend itself is a literal proof that by helping others, you help yourself,” says Minister of Foreign Affairs of 🇵🇱 Poland @sikorskiradek at the Atlantic Council. “Helping Ukraine is not only a good deed. It’s also a good deal.”

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John Richard Cookson

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9 months

Read this fascinating legal analysis by @SLPJustice ’s @Celeste_Kmiotek on how the US and other states might be implicated in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.

Could the US and other states be implicated in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?

The International Court of Justice case could inspire proceedings against other states for complicity in or failure to prevent genocide.

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@JRCookson

8 months

“which the Atlantic Council’s John Cookson suggested could be a ‘Sputnuke’ moment.” 😳

Atlantic Council

@AtlanticCouncil

8 months

The lesson of Munich is that the cost of countering a despot will only grow the longer democracies wait to do so, writes @FredKempe in #InflectionPoints . Read more in his dispatch from Munich. ⬇️

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8 months

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John Richard Cookson

@JRCookson

9 months

A good hire by @BrookingsFP . ⛄️

Brookings Foreign Policy

@BrookingsFP

9 months

We are pleased to announce the hiring of Frosty Snow who will be leading our newly established Center on Arctic Relations. Dr. Snow’s primary research interests include pan-Polar tensions and improving intra penguin relations.

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8 months

I stayed up past my bed time to work on this and y’all should read it: Experts react: The big takeaways from Biden's ‘no ordinary moment’ State of the Union

Experts react: The big takeaways from Biden's ‘no ordinary moment’ State of the Union

The US president kicked off his address with a message for Putin and spoke about the crisis in Gaza, illegal immigration, his economic record, and more. Our experts break it all down.

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@JRCookson

9 months

@Kate_OKeeffe Here's an opportunity in the think tank space:

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John Richard Cookson

@JRCookson

10 months

Welcome, @elisabethbraw !

Scowcroft Center

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10 months

The @ACScowcroft ’s Transatlantic Security Initiative is thrilled to welcome our newest senior fellow: @elisabethbraw ! Braw joins us as a senior associate fellow with @theELN and a columnist with @foreignpolicy and @politicoeurope .

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John Richard Cookson

@JRCookson

10 months

We published a lot at the @AtlanticCouncil this week. In no particular order, here is some of that work. Read @ACLatAm ’s @IsabelMariaCM on the violence in Ecuador and the Noboa administration’s declaration of ‘internal armed conflict’ against gangs.

Ecuador has declared ‘internal armed conflict’ against criminal gangs. What’s next?

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has mobilized the military to fight criminal groups in his country, following two notorious criminal leaders’ escape from prison.

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@JRCookson

10 months

A US soldier’s mother was stuck in northern Gaza. @alexplitsas and his team helped get her out. Read this first-hand account of the daring rescue:

What it took to rescue a US soldier’s mother from Gaza

Read a first-hand account of the recent rescue from northern Gaza told by a member of the group that organized the daring operation.

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John Richard Cookson

@JRCookson

9 months

Nice.

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9 months

Happy Valentine's Day! 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸

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9 months

What are the best movies about space-based nuclear weapons? Goldeneye (1995)

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@JRCookson

9 months

It looks nothing like him.

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@JRCookson

9 months

This is a very dumb joke. Don’t laugh at it.

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@JRCookson

8 months

Bond . . . James Bond. @IntlSpyMuseum

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@JRCookson

9 months

As we wait for results from Indonesia’s election, a source tells me that the country is at a crossroads. 🇮🇩

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@JRCookson

9 months

The ⁦ @AtlanticCouncil ⁩ let me use “Sputnuke” in this: Experts react: What to know about Russia’s apparent plans for a space-based nuclear weapon #Sputnuke

Experts react: What to know about Russia’s apparent plans for a space-based nuclear weapon

Reports that Russia is developing a space-based nuclear anti-satellite weapon have raised national security concerns in Washington.

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John Richard Cookson

@JRCookson

10 months

New reports that the US is going to redesignate the Houthi rebels as a specially designated terrorist group. @AtlanticCouncil ’s R. Clarke Cooper made that case in December. ➡️

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@JRCookson

10 months

This was last week, but I still want to highlight this by @sarahbauerle : Japan’s Nippon Steel wants to buy US Steel. 🇯🇵🇺🇸 If DC won’t allow this transaction—involving a buyer from a G7 country—then what foreign buyer would it see as a permissible owner?

The US Steel deal is a test of friendshoring—and the US is failing

If Washington won’t allow this transaction—involving a buyer from a G7 country—then what foreign buyer would it see as a permissible owner?

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John Richard Cookson

@JRCookson

8 months

Read this, and not just because they let me use “Swe-done” in the title. 🇸🇪 It’s Swe-done: What’s next for NATO now that Hungary has approved Sweden’s bid to join

It’s Swe-done: What’s next for NATO now that Hungary has approved Sweden’s bid to join

Hungary’s parliament has ratified Sweden’s accession to NATO, the final approval needed. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the about-to-be thirty-two member Alliance.

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@JRCookson

10 months

Snow!

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@JRCookson

10 months

Seven @AtlanticCouncil experts share their insights on the US and UK strikes in Yemen against the Houthis. The descriptions of how Iran might respond and how Saudi Arabia likely views the strikes I found most interesting.

Experts react: What to know about US and UK strikes on the Houthis in Yemen

Atlantic Council experts share their insights about the strikes and about what to expect next—including how Iran might respond.

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John Richard Cookson

@JRCookson

9 months

@clichfield1 Be safe!

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@JRCookson

9 months

@JacobHeilbrunn @ccaryl @melindaharing @EdwardGLuce @sbg1 @gtconway3d @davidfrum @jon_rauch Where do I get a copy?

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@JRCookson

9 months

Do yourself a favor and read this by Kirsten Fontenrose, former senior director for the Gulf on the National Security Council: The hard truth about Biden’s coming retaliation for the killing of US troops

The hard truth about Biden’s coming retaliation for the killing of US troops

Most options fall short of achieving the objective of halting Iran-backed attacks on US personnel, friends, and interests. Expectations should be managed accordingly.

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@JRCookson

9 months

“The pointy spear of Kremlin aggression is in Ukraine,” writes @ACEurasia ’s @JohnEdHerbst . Congress must act to stop Kremlin aggression—for the sake of US interests

Congress must act to stop Kremlin aggression—for the sake of US interests

Failure to provide aid to Ukraine would be a major blow against US leadership; empower US foes in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran; and, in the end, likely cost the United States in both money and blood.

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