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Linda Robinson
@lrobinson.bsky.social
Author and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Writing about international affairs, women’s leadership, and the defense of democracy. See my writing and roundtable series at https://www.cfr.org/project/womens-political-leadership?tab=project
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/w...
Palestinian Man Recounts Brutal Sexual Assault by Israeli Settlers
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Kudos to the NYT editor who took “Appears to” out of the lead headline (finally)
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · 6mo agoSo close, NYT! Just take out the "Appear to" and you're doing real journalism! (And even this is better than usual.)
Should be all states as well as all of the Congress. This is emerging as a moment for elected leaders to be . White House Terror Tactics Are Pushing Blue State Leaders to Active Resistance talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/white...
White House Terror Tactics Are Pushing Blue State Leaders to Active Resistance
There is another point I want to note about what has happened...
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To follow on my previous post, this is a good start, but it does not seem out of order to expect major corporations to stand up for the first and fourth amendment protections among other constitutional guarantees be protected. The Only People And Companies Who Are Standing Up To Trump - HuffPost
The Only People And Companies Who Are Standing Up To Trump - HuffPost Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, Danes and Greenlanders should be on this list. Too few have stepped up but perhaps more to come following these examples - e.g. U.S. state governors filing more suits as Americans are killed by feds.
Videos Showing Aggressive ICE Tactics in Minnesota Fuel a Backlash www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters
For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera.
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Good discussion of the AI safety legislation needed: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | There’s One Easy Solution to the A.I. Porn Problem
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o... I missed this when it came out - a trenchant summation of the argument that the U.S. is committing superpower suicide by mislabelling threats & attacking its allies.
Opinion | Trump’s New Strategy Document Is Misguided and Dangerous
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US law requires tapping women’s talents in national security and peacemaking. Listen to my conversation about the 2017 Women, Peace and Security Act with the WPS Co-Chairs Rep. Lois Frankel and Rep. Jan Kiggans on the urgency and the benefits. www.cfr.org/event/women-...
Very interesting article about how Europe can develop its model of trustworthy AI. ecfr.eu/article/trum...
Trump’s AI thaw: How Europe and the Gulf can protect against American and Chinese tech pressure
Recent changes in US policy have brought the US and Gulf states together again on AI—creating new openings for European decision-makers…
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Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/... A partial list of the degree to which constitutional rights are being infringed. This has been part of my research on the decline of democracy worldwide, and the US slide will make a huge difference if not stopped.
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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Resharing as it did not get wide play when we first put it out via Politico NatSec Daily last spring…
Linda Robinson@lrobinson.bsky.social · last yr.This letter to Congress resurfaces the pressing issue of firings of highly qualified women in national security. 140 former senior officials seek action as recruitment and retention will likely suffer if these unwarranted dismissals do not stop. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
"The extremist momentum that has been built since 9/11 is shocking." Love this new @cfr.org series on foreign policy careers. Here, the great @farahpandith.bsky.social tells Ivana Saric about her pioneering work in countering violent extremism. www.cfr.org/article/how-...
How I Got My Career in Foreign Policy: Farah Pandith
Farah Pandith has spearheaded efforts to counter violent extremism in both Republican and Democratic administrations. CFR sat down with her to understand where such efforts stand today and what it’s …
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Looking forward to getting my own copy of @kschake.bsky.social’s book, and this excerpt certainly whet’s the appetite. breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
Can America's trust in its military survive the present moment? [Book excerpt] - Breaking Defense
An excerpt from The State And The Soldier: A History Of Civil-military Relations In The United States written by Kori Schake of AEI.
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Eric M. Murphy@ericmmurphy.bsky.social · 11mo agoOh my civ-mil stars.
NATO’s response to the drones over Poland must be accompanied by spine from Donald Trump. Despite having promised to end the war in Ukraine in a day, he has let Vladimir Putin lead him by the nose
The Kremlin’s plot to kill NATO’s credibility
The alliance needs an emphatic response to Russian air incursions
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@kschake congratulations! I look forward to reading this very timely history. Just followed you and trying to build up my blue sky alternative as Twitter is just too terrible.
Kori Schake@kschake.bsky.social · 11mo agoI just received my first copy of the book!
My @cfr.org colleague Paul Stares on what an agreement to end the war in Ukraine would actually require. It’s way more than a ceasefire although Putin hasn’t agreed to even that. www.cfr.org/article/how-...
How a Ceasefire Agreement Can Bolster Ukraine’s Security—and NATO’s, Too
While hopes for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war remain slim, U.S. and European leaders need to lay the groundwork for lasting peace. Designing provisions that impose high costs on Russia for an…
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If you did not read it in hardcover, I highly recommend you peruse the paperback version of this seminal work on the history of far-right extremism by my colleagues @jacobware.bsky.social and @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social
Jacob Ware@jacobware.bsky.social · last yr.Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback! My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
Former senior officials are calling on Congress to investigate a troubling pattern of firings of senior women from top military and diplomatic jobs under the Trump administration. If you share this concern, please call your members of Congress. www.politico.com/f/?id=000001... In Politico on 4/25.
The National Endowment for Democracy has been an effective, low-cost tool to support democracy— with bipartisan support for four decades. See here for the toll of cuts in testimony by @tcwittes.bsky.social and Dan Twining, heads of the Democratic & Republican institutes: thehill.com/opinion/whit...
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This letter to Congress resurfaces the pressing issue of firings of highly qualified women in national security. 140 former senior officials seek action as recruitment and retention will likely suffer if these unwarranted dismissals do not stop. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
April 20 letter and signers
EMBARGOED House Armed Services Committee Senate Armed Services Committee House Foreign Affairs Committee Senate Foreign Relations Committee House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Senate Sel...
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I thought these were the people who are fighting antisemitism on college campuses 🤔
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Thank you for this and the AI Bill of Rights, @alondra.bsky.social
Alondra Nelson@alondra.bsky.social · last yr.AI industry giants owe their existence to taxpayer-funded, open research, but many have abandoned this collaborative model. I spoke to The Atlantic about how US science and tech leadership was built on shared knowledge. When companies hoard research, innovation suffers and accountability declines.
My latest piece about the latest firing of a senior woman leader—VADM Chatfield. This is her third assignment with NATO at a critical moment in the Ukraine war and US role in NATO. Her firing is the opposite of meritocracy. www.cfr.org/blog/trumps-...
Trump’s DEI Purge in the Military Puts U.S. National Security at Risk
The administration’s “anti-DEI” campaign targets vital expertise and experience in government agencies.
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See Richard Haass's take on all the troubling acts of capitulation to executive branch overreach and malfeasance. Some universities, law firms, and agency heads are heading to the courts to defend the rule of law, but not enough. OpSec (March 28, 2025) open.substack.com/pub/richardh...