"The real issue is that the administration is not serious about disengaging from the continent." warontherocks.com/misguided-an...

Misguided and Misunderstood: Trump’s Approach to U.S. Troops in Europe

For many observers, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s speech on the future of NATO, delivered in Brussels on June 18, 2026, constituted a perfect

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In our latest, @benjaminfriedman.bsky.social and I argue that the Trump administration has the wrong approach in Europe—not, as many say, because it pushes to withdraw from the continent, but precisely because it is *not* serious about disengaging from Europe. warontherocks.com/misguided-an...

Misguided and Misunderstood: Trump’s Approach to U.S. Troops in Europe

For many observers, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s speech on the future of NATO, delivered in Brussels on June 18, 2026, constituted a perfect

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The Trump administration has the wrong approach to Europe, not because troops are heading home, but because they're leverage in a spending fight. warontherocks.com/2026/07/misg...

Misguided and Misunderstood: Trump’s Approach to U.S. Troops in Europe

For many observers, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s speech on the future of NATO, delivered in Brussels on June 18, 2026, constituted a perfect

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The war on Iran was the right idea and USA just needed to bomb harder. That's the wrongheaded conclusion Bret Stephens comes to, continuing a Vietnam War-like tradition of refusing to learn from experience or evidence www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/o...

Opinion | Iran Found Trump’s Bone Spur

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surely no army in military history has ever been laid low by disease, a famously uncommon problem among people living in enforced close quarters

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Yeah that will solve all of our problems…..

Europe can defend itself without the United States. @gesineweber.bsky.social and I call on European leaders to overcome their defeatism and nostalgia for a transatlantic past that won't return—and lay out a path to strategic autonomy. warontherocks.com/2026/02/brea...

Breaking Europe’s Trans-Atlantic Habit: The End of the Senior Partner Myth

When U.S. President Donald Trump floated the possibility of taking Greenland by force, European leaders reacted with outrage — and then, almost

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Remember when Rutte said Europe should stop dreaming about defending itself? Moritz Graefrath and I wrote an answer to that claim in @warontherocks.bsky.social. warontherocks.com/2026/02/brea...

Breaking Europe’s Trans-Atlantic Habit: The End of the Senior Partner Myth

When U.S. President Donald Trump floated the possibility of taking Greenland by force, European leaders reacted with outrage — and then, almost

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I participated in this summer institute, put together by Peter Harris, last year and can wholeheartedly recommend it. Don't hesitate to reach out with questions!

The German government is too afraid of public backlash to strengthen its military, writes @moritz-graefrath.com for @wpr.bsky.social. But right now is a particularly opportune moment to pursue decisive change. Three takeaways from his latest piece.

See my piece in @wpr.bsky.social for an overview of the recent military service debate in 🇩🇪 and why its resolution does not provide much ground for optimism ⤵️

Germany’s New Military Service Model Is Less Than Reassuring

While Germany’s decision has been widely praised, it raises concerns about the country’s commitment to European security.

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Germany’s ruling coalition agreed to a new conscription framework. It doesn’t provide much grounds for optimism, @moritz-graefrath.com writes.

Germany’s New Military Service Model Is Less Than Reassuring

While Germany’s decision has been widely praised, it raises concerns about the country’s commitment to European security.

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Trump's embrace of war is leading America to repeat past failures, writes @moritz-graefrath.com in his latest for The Critic. He argues that America best leverages its military strength when force is used sparingly.

1/ More nuclear weapons wouldn’t be such a bad thing, write Mark Raymond and IGA’s @moritz-graefrath.com in @foreignaffairs.com. This is, if US allies are the ones getting them, they explain. Three takeaways from their piece.

Canada, Japan, and Germany should get the bomb. Selective proliferation will benefit both the United States and its allies. My debut in @foreignaffairs.com w/ @profmarkraymond.bsky.social ⤵️

America’s Allies Should Go Nuclear

Selective proliferation will strengthen the global order, not end it.

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My colleague @moritz-graefrath.com and I argue in @foreignaffairs.com for selective nuclear proliferation to Canada, Germany and Japan. We make the case it will benefit all three, as well as the USA, and that it will also strengthen the increasingly brittle global order.

Foreign Affairs@foreignaffairs.com · 9mo ago

“Were Canada, Germany, and Japan to acquire nuclear weapons, they would rebalance global military capabilities in favor of a coalition of states committed to the rules-based system,” argue Moritz Graefrath and Mark Raymond.

🗓️🗓️🗓️ EPSS Deadline is this week: Submit your proposal by November 7

Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting ⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...

Come work with me and the great climate community at Brown University, incl @jenniferhadden.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social Please share widely! Deadline Jan 9, 2026.

Climate Solutions Lab@climatesollab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We're hiring! Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Solutions, Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs 2026-2028 apply.interfolio.com/176144

Blowing up a boat and killing 11 people and in the name of stopping a drug shipment is a depraved act of needless violence. If it's a drug shipment, stop it with the Coast Guard. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

US military kills 11 people in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says

The U.S. military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration's recent deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean.

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Is it time for the United States and Europe to part ways? As public support for a US presence in Europe wanes, it’s time to rethink the relationship, writes IGA’s Moritz Graefrath. 3 takeaways from his new piece for The Critic 👇

We are witnessing the end of the transatlantic partnership. But breakup was long overdue. Check out my debut in The Critic ⤵️ thecritic.co.uk/the-end-of-t...

The end of transatlanticism | Moritz Graefrath | The Critic Magazine

Most partnerships — even those that once stood as beacons of harmony and unity to those around them — ultimately find an unceremonious end. As priorities change and plans for the future diverge…

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Please share widely! IR Theory Colloquium (IRTC) 2025-2026 Call for applications / Due July 31 IRTC is a monthly, 90-minute Zoom workshop for early career researchers, aimed at improving theoretical arguments and expanding the IR Theory community. More info below:

Power vacuums are a real thing. But Europe won’t be one. warontherocks.com/2024/09/u-s-...

U.S. Troop Withdrawals from Europe Won’t Benefit Its Rivals - War on the Rocks

The U.S. troop presence in Europe was never meant to be permanent. Overseeing preparations for an Allied landing on the continent to defeat Adolf Hitler’s

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If the United States pulls back from Europe before the continent can fill the resulting gaps, it will significantly weaken NATO’s defenses—and leave Europeans more vulnerable to Russian aggression, write Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, and Kate Johnston.

Great to have my @ipq.bsky.social piece on why Europe should embrace, not fear, U.S. retrenchment featured on this list. Find it here: ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-us...

For Europe, US Retrenchment Is Not a Threat, but an Opportunity

Europeans should embrace, not fear, a post-American Europe. US disengagement will take time and offer the continent a window of opportunity.

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Gesine Weber@gesineweber.bsky.social · last yr.

Geopolitical Europe Summer Reading List is out! geopoliticaleurope.substack.com/p/geopolitic...

In 1945, American leaders prevented Europe from being overrun by the Red Army. Their strategic thinking provides a vital perspective on the current debate about US military presence on the continent. Read my latest in @engelsbergideas.bsky.social ⬇️

Eisenhower's vision of European security

In 1945, American leaders prevented Europe from being overrun by the Red Army. Their strategic thinking provides a vital perspective on the current debate about US military presence on the continent.

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Eisenhower’s vision of European security | @moritz-graefrath.com engelsbergideas.com/notebook/eis...

Eisenhower's vision of European security

In 1945, American leaders prevented Europe from being overrun by the Red Army. Their strategic thinking provides a vital perspective on the current debate about US military presence on the continent.

engelsbergideas.com

Europe should embrace, not fear, U.S. retrenchment from the continent. Read my argument in @ipq.bsky.social ⬇️ ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-us...

For Europe, US Retrenchment Is Not a Threat, but an Opportunity

Europeans should embrace, not fear, a post-American Europe. US disengagement will take time and offer the continent a window of opportunity.

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The latest in our Europe's New Reality series: Europeans should embrace—not fear—a post-U.S. Europe, which offers the continent a window of opportunity, @moritz-graefrath.com argues. ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-us...

For Europe, US Retrenchment Is Not a Threat, but an Opportunity

Europeans should embrace, not fear, a post-American Europe. US disengagement will take time and offer the continent a window of opportunity.

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Excited to be a panelist at the OADII 2025 Symposium today. Looking forward to my conversation with Gen. Bussiere (Commander AF Global Strike Command) on the national defense landscape.

When @profsaunders.bsky.social and I wrote about the national security nightmare DOGE was creating, we did not have a powerful enough imagination www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Does DOGE Pose a National Security Risk?

Uncertainty about access and authority will worry allies and tempt adversaries.

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Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · last yr.

There are a few problems with the richest man donating internet service to the White House...(a) Conflicts of interest; (b) Musk already collects billions from gov't contracts; (c) if employees are using Starlink, Musk could have access their data. He could also pull that service whenever he wants.