Amanda Thorpe

National Security / Foreign Policy. Views are my own. Also, mountains please.

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

Does the executive branch maintain all the power over foreign policy? Certainly not. #balkans #congress

[Jasmin Mujanović @JasminMuj]

With the results of the US midterms settled, my recent @balkanomnicon chat with the @ACEurope's @ATpolicynotes re: the institutional dynamics of Congress' role in shaping Washington's foreign policy makes for timely (dare I say, educational!) listening. https://t.co/Wul4h5U9KR

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

The Congress will seek to protect the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

https://t.co/ad7njBQsjb

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

Congress has always taken a strong role in shaping US foreign policy toward the Balkans. Every expectation this will continue with the next Congress. Thanks for the conversation @JasminMuj

[Jasmin Mujanović @JasminMuj]

On the eve of the midterms on an all new @balkanomnicon I speak with the @ACEurope’s @ATpolicynotes about the role of the Congress in shaping and overseeing US foreign policy, and why transatlanticists and democrats in Europe and the Western Balkans must continue - whatever the outcome - to engage with both sides of the aisle on the Hill.

Remember that all episodes of @balkanomnicon are available on the @odgovor_ba YouTube page, and all major streaming platforms. https://t.co/sCk2yVrfr1

[Ilva Tare @IlvaTare]

@MishaGlenny covered Serbia before and after Milošević's fall in 2000. Today I asked him whether Sunday was a repeat or something Serbia has never seen before with the victory of student list. His answer & much more, in the new #BalkansDebrief👇

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

The Student List has the potential to do what 20 years of US foreign policy has failed to achieve - Serbia as a regional stabilizer, integrated into the whole of Europe. Time will tell.

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

🧵 On Sunday, Serbia’s student-led movement defeated Aleksandar Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party in parliamentary elections.

Atlantic Council experts assess what the outcome means for Belgrade, as well as for Europe and beyond: https://t.co/n7lLzH0pxE

[U.S. Helsinki Commission @HelsinkiComm]

Serbia is holding national elections for the first time since mass protests began in 2024.

On this episode of the Transatlantic, @ATpolicynotes & @JasminMuj unpack the context of unrest, political dysfunction & foreign influence surrounding the vote. https://t.co/xqpkyix28v

[Mitt Romney @MittRomney]

Churchill could have shortened WW2 by years if he had just “done a deal” with Hitler. George Washington could have done a deal to end the American Revolution. Zelenskyy is in good company.

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

📆 Oct. 22
🕙 10:00 a.m. ET

Serbia will vote on Sunday in parliamentary elections with the potential to shape the country's political direction. What are the implications of the vote?

Register to learn more:
https://t.co/uejaJdkDrm

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s record-low turnout election: what comes next? New ballot scanners, old questions. @IlvaTare spoke to @ivaaanaaa of @tibihorg on Balkans Debrief to explain what it means for accountability and the EU path. #BalkansDebrief https://t.co/tuwxqPDYRM

[Daniel Fried @AmbDanFried]

Here’s a 2022 law that prohibits US purchase of Russian oil without prior consultation with Congress & certification that the Ukraine war is over. The Graham Russia Sanctions Act goes after 3rd country purchasers of same. Will Congress use its tools?

https://t.co/ry40fTTUV4

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

Why are we thanking Putin, friends?

"Dodik thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his support."

https://t.co/k4hvh9eLeY

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

Bosnia and Herzegovina goes to the polls Sunday for the first general election with nationwide biometric voter ID and ballot scanners.

@LisaHomel breaks down what it means for internal cohesion and transatlantic alignment.

📄 Read more: https://t.co/JQRUHzR7JB

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

Bosnia and Herzegovina votes on October 4th under the complex system created by the Dayton Peace Agreement.

Before the vote, @ATpolicynotes, @JasminMuj, and Olivia Olson outline the election structure, political context, and key players.

Read the piece:
https://t.co/EsIImGTJl7

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

Can US-EU relations get back on track? https://t.co/y4oT6E13qQ

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

🗓️ Sept. 30, 10am ET

What opportunities exist for cooperation between the United States and Europe?

Featuring @RepBrendanBoyle with @tysonbarker, @FranBurwell, @RachelRizzo, Dan Mullaney, and moderated by @ATpolicynotes.

Register: https://t.co/1SIGfYLpgE

[Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. @stavridisj]

Exploding parcels. Cut Baltic cables. A drone packed with explosives at Leipzig airport. Putin's shadow war is escalating, and NATO needs a firmer answer that stops short of full-scale war. Here's how: https://t.co/NxXtKRlCTc

[Senator John Curtis @SenJohnCurtis]

A toaster is a wedding gift. A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else. Republicans nearly wore out the subpoena machine investigating Hunter Biden’s foreign relationships. We should not unplug it now. ‘Trust us’ was not enough then, and it is not enough now.

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

Do you still believe EU accession is merit-based?

It’s supposed to be merit-based, but if you analyze our case, sadly, it’s not even close, says 🇲🇰 Prime Minister @MickoskiHM.

“We are at the same place where we were twenty-six years ago,” he tells @ACEurope’s @IlvaTare.

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Today, @SenatorShaheen pushed the Trump Administration to not send mixed signals on Bosnian sovereignty:

"Bosnia and Herzegovina's sovereignty must be respected. The U.S. must oppose efforts to destabilize the region and undermine its democratic institutions."

[Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJohnson]

With House passage of the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, House and Senate Republicans are placing maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin and the Russian war machine. This legislation strengthens economic sanctions against the Russian government, its financial institutions, and the foreign governments that aid Russian aggression against Ukraine by purchasing cheap Russian oil and gas and helping the Kremlin evade other sanctions. For too long, Putin has bankrolled this devastating war with money and resources from countries willing to look the other way, and today, that ends. This bill sends a powerful message of American unity and gives the Administration every tool in the toolbox to help bring this war to a just end, and we are proud to send it to the President’s desk.