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The war in Iran is a lose-lose proposition for the U.S. & Trump administration that largely benefits Russia & China, argues CAP’s @andrewpmiller.bsky.social: https://tinyurl.com/kcvex5ea
Counterpoint: Trump’s Iran War Has Done Russia and China a Service – DC Journal - InsideSources
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Add Russia and China to the List of Losers in U.S.-Iran War.” President Trump’s disastrous war on Iran is
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Make no mistake. Trump is on the verge of ordering an act of war in Iran. The risks are considerable and a diplomatic alternative exists, as I explain in the piece below. Congress must exercise its constitutional authority to stop another war of choice. www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Trump Is Potentially Leading the United States Into an Unnecessary War With Iran
President Donald Trump is poised to carry out military action in Iran, but intervention is unlikely to achieve its objectives and brings grave risks of retaliation and a longer regional entanglement.
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My statement for @americanprogress.bsky.social on today’s phase one agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza. www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
STATEMENT: Ceasefire Agreement Is Long Overdue, But All Sides Must Work Hard To Resolve Remaining Issues
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President Donald Trump’s disengagement from the United Nations is not just contrary to lofty American ideals but also a threat to the material welfare of Americans. The latest from @andrewpmiller.bsky.social:
The Trump Administration’s Retreat from the United Nations Harms the American People
President Donald Trump’s disengagement from the United Nations is not just contrary to lofty American ideals but also a threat to the material welfare of Americans.
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Most Americans don’t think about the UN on a regular basis. But, as I argue, the UN performs essential functions that improve the life of every American. So, naturally, Trump wants the US to walk away from this 80-year old institution. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Trump Administration’s Retreat from the United Nations Harms the American People
President Donald Trump’s disengagement from the United Nations is not just contrary to lofty American ideals but also a threat to the material welfare of Americans.
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Eliminating the PMF program as President Trump ordered could mean losing a new generation of bright public servants. PMF alums @andrewpmiller.bsky.social and Kelly Razzouk explain in @justsecurity.org:
Save the PMF Program or Risk Losing a Generation of Public Servants
The Trump administration's elimination of the PMF program will have negative long-term consequences for an entire generation of policymakers.
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In my latest piece for @foreignaffairs.com, I explain why “U.S. intervention in Iran would be a terrible gamble.” “Even if a limited U.S. operation goes according to plan with no retaliation, a decision to intervene in the conflict would…make a sustainable solution harder to achieve.”
America Is on the Verge of Catastrophe in the Middle East
U.S. intervention in Iran would be a terrible gamble.
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Good discussion about Israel-Iran conflict on @cnn.com about Israel-Iran conflict with @kimdozier.bsky.social.
6.17.25 | CNN News Central | Kim Dozier and Andrew Miller on Israel/Iran
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To fight antisemitism, we need to understand it. The DC and Boulder attacks were antisemitic, yet instead of calling them what they are, Trump uses them as pretexts for implementing an authoritarian agenda that harms Jews and other minorities. More in my newsletter today: conta.cc/3SFsUq8
The major themes of President Trump’s visit to the Arab Gulf states are rooted in his personal biases rather than any coherent vision for U.S. policy, let alone one that delivers for the American people. The latest from CAP's @andrewpmiller.bsky.social:
President Trump’s Gulf Trip Is Heavy on Theatrics, Light on Policy
President Trump’s Middle East trip was a wasted opportunity to secure major progress on a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear program and resolving the war in Gaza.
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In @foreignpolicy.com, @philgordondc.bsky.social and I show how Trump has made Palestinian suffering U.S. policy. We we in the Biden administration failed to meet Palestinian needs, Trump shouldn’t get a pass for backing a humanitarian siege of Gaza. foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/29/t...
Trump Should Not Give Israel a Pass on Gaza Blockade
By doing so, he makes Palestinian suffering U.S. policy.
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The Trump admin’s proposed State Department reorg is a realignment of diplomatic priorities that seems set to constrain US soft power & reduce institutional capacity in key areas. Dani Shulkin, @tessbridgeman.bsky.social & @andrewpmiller.bsky.social unpack the proposal & its likely consequences.
What Just Happened: Trump Admin’s State Dept Reorganization
If implemented, Rubio's State Department reorganization will reflect a significant shift in how the United States engages with the world.
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The Trump admin’s proposed State Department reorg is a realignment of diplomatic priorities that seems set to constrain U.S. soft power & reduce institutional capacity in key areas. Dani Shulkin, @tessbridgeman.bsky.social & @andrewpmiller.bsky.social unpack the proposal & its likely consequences:
What Just Happened: Trump Admin’s State Dept Reorganization
If implemented, Rubio's State Department reorganization will reflect a significant shift in how the United States engages with the world.
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1. As someone who served for a number of years at the Pentagon, words cannot express how totally messed up and dangerous the current situation is at DOD. SecDef’s front office staff plays an absolutely vital role and right now they’ve all been fired. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month From Hell’ Inside the Agency
The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot.
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#Trump calling @vanhollen.senate.gov a grandstander is comical. Grandstanding is literally all Trump does. It’s not the pot calling the kettle black; it’s the pot calling the kettle a pot. Meanwhile, Senator Van Hollen is fighting for our constitutional right to due process.
The Trump administration’s failure to enforce the terms of the January 15 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has wasted the best opportunity to achieve a permanent end to the war in Gaza. The latest from CAP's @andrewpmiller.bsky.social:
The Trump Administration’s Responsibility for the Failed Ceasefire in Gaza
The Trump administration’s failure to enforce the terms of the January 15 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has wasted the best opportunity to achieve a permanent end to the war in Gaza.
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My latest for @americanprogress.bsky.social I explain that #Trump wasted the best oppty to end the Gaza war by making no real effort to negotiate an agreement on the 2nd phase of the Biden administration’s January 15 ceasefire. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Trump Administration’s Responsibility for the Failed Ceasefire in Gaza
The Trump administration’s failure to enforce the terms of the January 15 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has wasted the best opportunity to achieve a permanent end to the war in Gaza.
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As we said last fall, if the Project 2025 plan to shut the Department of Ed is implemented, so goes the office conducting the campus antisemitism investigations. Half the staff doing that work now gone. jewishinsider.com/2025/03/educ...
Education Dept. layoffs cut half the staff investigating campus antisemitism
Experts say the Office for Civil Rights, which probes discrimination at K-12 schools and universities, may have to change tack with the shuttering of more than half of its regional offices
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1. This decision to cut millions in funding to Columbia is dangerous and not going to help counter antisemitism on campus. If anything it might just make the problem worse.
“The desire for personal wealth and power” is the key point. Everything they do is motivated by their own narrow self-interest. And what’s good for them is seldom good for the American public.
Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · last yr.Nervous Musk, Trump, Vance have all been outclassed in public arguments these last few days. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular. People are starting to realize that there is no truth here beyond the desire for personal wealth and power. (2/2)
My latest for @americanprogress.bsky.social is a report on U.S. policy toward #Syria’s transition. The United States will almost certainly make mistakes but it can at least avoid repeating the same mistakes from the 2010s Arab Uprisings. www.americanprogress.org/article/syri...
Syria’s Transition and the Shadow of the Arab Uprisings
While the Syrian people should ultimately determine their own future, the United States must learn from its mistakes during the Arab uprisings to best facilitate a democratic transition.
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Here’s my view: JD Vance is in no position to call for the reinstatement of a DOGE employee while he’a callously cutting thousands of jobs on no objective basis whatsoever. Show the same empathy for govt employees and their families that you show for “this kid.” Protect #federalworkers
This is the man who is acting as the Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy. Interesting message to send to a world that is majority non-white and/or female. The next time Trumpists say they support meritocracy, remember this.
To my former #USAID colleagues, please know that I and so many in and outside of government stand with you. USAID isn’t perfect but your patriotism, humanitarianism, and professionalism represent the very best of America. Dark times are ahead but this shadow will pass. 🗽🇺🇸
The #USAID website has just gone dark, amidst reporting #Trump may try to dissolve it completely. But #Congress established USAID in statute, and Trump can't unilaterally override a statute by executive order. Read my latest via @justsecurity.org: www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
Can the President Dissolve USAID by Executive Order?
Congress established USAID in statute, and the president may not unilaterally override a statute by executive order.
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More rank hypocrisy from Trump and his enablers. Apparently, they have no problem with unelected, non-confirmed officials as long as they do their bidding. Remember that the next time they rail against “Deep State” bureaucrats.
@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)@newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2y agoElon Musk has not been elected to or appointed /Senate approved for any position in the US Government yet he now has control of the federal government's $6 TRILLION checking account. We should all be on high alert for meddling or worse. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump: "'The FAA, which is overseen by Secretary Pete Buttigeig' -- a real winner. Do you know how badly everything has run since he's run the Department of Transportation. He's a disaster ... he's got a good line of bullshit."
Just to be clear, while we went off on a wild goose chase about a nonsensical claim by #Leavitt of $50 million in condoms for Gaza, the White House suspended funding for healthcare and free school lunches for millions of poor American children. Shameful.
The $$$ Trump claims was for condoms in Gaza was likely for performing ~30 lifesaving surgeries per day, delivering ~20 babies per day, running an emergency room receiving up to 200 patients per day, and operating one of Gaza’s only neonatal intensive care units. www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/p...
Fact check: $50 million for condoms in Gaza? Five big reasons to be skeptical Trump’s story is true | CNN Politics
During her first official White House briefing as President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump had prevented a “preposterous waste of taxpayer money.” Trump’s team, ...
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