Less than 24 hours after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open,” it was effectively closed again. The US has fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship. The mirage of an imminent end to this conflict has dissipated. In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
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The extraordinary rescue of the US weapons officer shot down over Iran and the dangerous logic of escalation for Donald Trump, in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
"They could rapidly deploy using amphibious vehicles, helicopters, or parachutes to seize a small piece of territory." @2eatsoup.bsky.social up in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social man on how a US ground assault in Iran could unfold, and the risks involved: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
Sobering analysis here from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
with the ever-sharp @katiestallard.bsky.social. As a guy who's spent 19 of his 23 years in this U.S. Navy sailing around the Pacific in defense of allies, this is a tough listen.
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The battle for the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has discovered a new weapon, much more powerful than its nuclear programme
By @katiestallard.bsky.social
In DC on March 31? Come to a discussion of The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun. Panelists include Patrick Jackson, Evan Medeiros, and
@katiestallard.bsky.social rd.bsky.social. Thrilled Mike Froman of @cfr.org will moderate.
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Beijing has an obvious interest in understanding how MPs view geopolitical issues + more prosaic concerns like how long Starmer has left & who is most likely to come next. (And what are their views...) @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on Chinese espionage in the UK: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
What the war in Iran means for China and Russia. In this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social:
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The Kremlin's calculus on Iran, featuring expertise from @hannanotte.bsky.social and @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
“When we are finished, take over your government."
As Trump tells Iranians their "hour of your freedom is at hand" and warns Americans to expect military casualties, what is the US endgame in Iran? For @newstatesman1913.bsky.social:
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Here is the full @newstatesman1913.bsky.social with Carlo Masala on Vladimir Putin's ambitions beyond Ukraine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glm-...
“They are already at war against the West.” Carlo Masala, author of If Russia Wins, on Russia's ambitions beyond Ukraine, how Putin might test Article Five, and how Europe can defend itself without the US. @newstatesman1913.bsky.social's weekend interview: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
If China had abided by the terms of its treaty with the UK, Jimmy Lai would be a free man. Instead, he has been given what amounts to a death sentence for daring to stand up for the freedoms Hong Kongers were promised in 1997. In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social:
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Keir Starmer joins a growing list of leaders posing for the same photo in front of the same backdrop with Xi Jinping as he pitches a comparatively predictable form of authoritarianism. The US's self-inflicted loss is China's gain. In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
Is Trump backing down over Greenland? In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
“We would never go to war against the Americans, but we are in Greenland and if US soldiers move in and try to remove our soldiers and our police, then we are at war"- Rasmus Jarlov, chair of Danish parliament's defence committee in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
Donald Trump claims Russian and Chinese ships are "all over" Greenland. An interview with Polar War author Kenneth R. Rosen in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the reality: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
"In acting alone, we have alienated our democratic allies and dealt another blow to the already beleaguered rules-based international system that has served us so well for the last 80 years." - @mcfaulmike.bsky.social in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
For the third time in 13 months, Vladimir Putin has proved unable or unwilling to intervene to prop up a supposed strategic partner during a moment of crisis. Putin's calculus on Venezuela and Ukraine in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
‘What is the difference, Putin’s supporters will ask, between Trump’s actions and Russia intervening to remove an unfriendly government within its own sphere of influence?’ @katiestallard.bsky.social on the wider precedent set for Moscow and Beijing
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Maduro was meeting with China's special envoy in Caracas in the hours before the US attack. Welcome to the era of rogue superpowers. For @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
We now know precisely why UK prosecutors dropped their case against two British men accused of spying for China: www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/c...
Are Europeans now prepared to put their own troops on the ground and risk war with Russia to provide security guarantees for Ukraine, because they haven't been so far. And the better way to ensure Ukraine's security. In @newstatesman.com:
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It was a good week for Kim Jong-un. Thanks @katiestallard.bsky.social for speaking with me about Kim’s successful appearance in Beijing. theworld.org/segments/202...
Autocrats of the world, unite! Xi's big parade in Beijing was both a show of strength, and not quite everything it seemed. In @newstatesman.com:
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“The easy conclusion is to say that Kim Jong Un is once again vindicated in his pursuit of nuclear weapons because if Iran had nuclear weapons, like he did, they would not have gotten bombed,” says @sydseiler.bsky.social in an interview with @katiestallard.bsky.social for @newstatesman.com.
North Korea’s guide to going nuclear
🌎 @katiestallard.bsky.social on how Kim Jong Un fortified his impoverished state.
Lovely to @katiestallard.bsky.social review of The Milk Tea Alliance (a short work on youth activism featuring profiles she describes as "concise, engaging, and ultimately inspiring") appear in @newstatesman.com on the eve of the book's 24 July UK release date www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
Happy to share this review of @josephtorigian.bsky.social's remarkable new biography of Xi Zhongxun, which aside from the insights it offers into his famous son is also a fascinating study in the nature of power and the frailties of those who wield it. (And no, I did not come up with the headline.)
