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Lots of tech bros reportedly find Lord of the Rings inspiring. They all think they are Aragorn or Gandalf, so why do they act like Sauron, Saruman, or even Grima Wormtongue?

As you read about, watch, or in the worst case, flee from all these wildfires, remember that Donald Trump “thinks” gutting renewable energy and burning more fossil fuels instead is a good idea.

Nothing says “respect our troops” more than fudging and concealing casualty figures so that their sacrifices are obscured.

Glad to be wrong, but this war isn’t over by any means.

I fear we are about to see a pointless escalation in a pointless war.

Because when you make a huge mistake—as the strategic morons currently running US foreign policy have done repeatedly done—you don’t get out without paying a price.

This year’s conference could have been held in 2003, 2008, or 2011. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/21/a...

The Aspen Security Forum Is the Land Time ForgotThis year’s conference could have been held in 2003, 2008, or 2011.foreignpolicy.com

Heckuva game

Reupping this for the second time; too bad #trump didn’t read it before he started this pointless war. foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/29/w...

Why Wars Are Easy to Start and Hard to EndMisperception, sunk costs, escalation, and internationalization all make conflicts last longer than planned.foreignpolicy.com

Nothing says “freedom” and “liberty” quite like mandatory testosterone tests for military personnel. How about a mandatory common sense test for Secretary of Nonsense Hegseth?

Of course, with his Iran War going disastrously and #Trump out of options, he’ll just change the subject by spewing lies about election fraud. Sadly, this tactic has worked all too well for him since 2016.

Hi! Real realist here, with long list of realist writings to my credit. You don’t have to agree with them, but I do want to say as clearly as I can that the #Trump administration is not following realist precepts, no matter how often they blather about power or “flexible realism” or Thucydides.

One of the many things that makes the war with Iran hard to end is that it is unclear who is in charge in Iran, and equally unclear what Trump’s latest demand/whim/lunacy/lie will be. Neither side can figure out what the other might actually want, or what it will accept AND abide by afterwards.

When the best thing you can say about a NATO summit is that it didn’t produce a major rupture, it’s not a sign of robust good health. Latest FP column here: foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/13/n...

NATO Is Still a Sick PuppyThe Ankara summit only kicked the can down the road.foreignpolicy.com

I wish the subject were less grim, but grateful for the opportunity to talk with Tom Switzer and Josh Landis about the continuing debacle with Iran. www.youtube.com/live/2cA17Ad...

IRAN WAR UPDATE| Stephen Walt & Joshua LandisYouTube video by Switzerland with Tom Switzerwww.youtube.com