Brad Nelson

Independent researcher and analyst. Adj. Prof. of Political Science @SaintXavier. @OhioState PHD. US foreign policy, int'l security, Indo-Pacific affairs.

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

You can now find me on Patreon. I would love your support! Feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested. Thank you! https://t.co/pLTkeDgLht

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

New post on my @Patreon: How the US is Pushing Europe Away. The piece is non-paywalled and free. If you like the post, I encourage you to subscribe to my Patreon to get more posts like it! https://t.co/NT4JwhfTRj

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

New post on my @Patreon: How the US is Pushing Europe Away. The piece is non-paywalled and free. If you like the post, I encourage you to subscribe to my Patreon to get more posts like it! https://t.co/NT4JwhfTRj

[Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom]

"During negotiations in Switzerland last week, the US delegation—headed by Vance—agreed with Iran to establish a hotline between the US military and the IRGC to coordinate traffic in the strait."

"As of Saturday, the hotline still wasn't operational." https://t.co/v01eEHux5Z

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

Once Trump decided to take advantage of his 2nd shot as president by accepting all sorts of "gifts" from foreign countries, he's created considerable vulnerabilities--for himself and U.S. foreign policy.

[Max Abrahms @MaxAbrahms]

The Trump administration has been very disappointing at counterterrorism. I don’t have any issue with Gorka but making Groyper Joe Kent the head of the National Counterterrorism Center was obviously insane. Substantively, the Trump administration saved Hamas in Gaza, pressured Israel from defending against Hezbollah, offered to pay the IRGC truly vast amounts of money, sells Erdogan the most advanced weapons to continue expanding throughout the Mideast, brags about Qatar pouring money in the USA to radicalize the country and even welcomed the head of Al Qaeda in Syria to the White House.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan https://t.co/W3UhBerdH0

[Shashank Joshi @shashj]

Mythos is back. “The US government Friday lifted its block on Anthropic’s powerful Claude Mythos 5 AI model, allowing the company to release it to more than 100 US institutions, including major companies and government agencies.”

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

ICYMI

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

New Substack post announcing the start of my Patreon. For full details, see below. The "Realism and Restraint" Substack remains 100% free, but if you value a moderate, expert voice on foreign affairs, I hope you’ll check out my Patreon. Thank you!

https://t.co/vF5iJ5EpNQ

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

New Substack post announcing the start of my Patreon. For full details, see below. The "Realism and Restraint" Substack remains 100% free, but if you value a moderate, expert voice on foreign affairs, I hope you’ll check out my Patreon. Thank you!

https://t.co/vF5iJ5EpNQ

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

New Substack post announcing the start of my Patreon. For full details, see below. The "Realism and Restraint" Substack remains 100% free, but if you value a moderate, expert voice on foreign affairs, I hope you’ll check out my Patreon. Thank you!

https://t.co/vF5iJ5EpNQ

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

on top of that, Iran is saying that they are not confirming that they will spend unfrozen money on American agricultural products .

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

ICYMI

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've started a Patreon page to support my research and writing. Without reader backing, I simply can't continue to produce the work I love to do. If you've enjoyed the work I've done over the last 15+ years, I encourage you to check out my page: https://t.co/9vlNhWQUT1.

My Patreon does have a free tier--though I think that Patreon purposely makes it hard to find that (people have to click "follow)--and then there are two paid tiers with a 7-day free trial.

If you have the time and inclination, feel free to pass along to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks for your support.

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

U.S. Eases Sanctions as Vance Says Iran Agrees to Resume Nuclear Inspections.
@POTUS appears to be forging a version the '15 Iran nuclear deal, only with more U.S. concessions and a higher cost to our country following a war that went awry.

https://t.co/S99BLv059X via @NYTimes

[Laura Rozen @lrozen]

US diplomat on Iran talks, via WH pool: “The Iranian delegation is still at the negotiating venue and the US delegation expects to continue working through the night, according to a senior US diplomat engaged in the negotiations who said discussions remain ongoing.

The diplomat said discussions have included “clarifying some of the confusing messaging from Iran on the Strait and building deconfliction mechanisms to ensure the Strait will remain fully open.” 

“We have also worked through deconfliction mechanisms and enforcing the ceasefire in southern Lebanon,” the diplomat said.

The diplomat said there have been “robust discussions on all elements of the nuclear deal,” and that they plan to use “today's work as a starting point for ongoing technical talks going forward.”

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've started a Patreon page to support my research and writing. Without reader backing, I simply can't continue to produce the work I love to do. If you've enjoyed the work I've done over the last 15+ years, I encourage you to check out my page: https://t.co/9vlNhWQUT1.

My Patreon does have a free tier--though I think that Patreon purposely makes it hard to find that (people have to click "follow)--and then there are two paid tiers with a 7-day free trial.

If you have the time and inclination, feel free to pass along to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks for your support.

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've started a Patreon page to support my research and writing. Without reader backing, I simply can't continue to produce the work I love to do. If you've enjoyed the work I've done over the last 15+ years, I encourage you to check out my page: https://t.co/9vlNhWQUT1.

My Patreon does have a free tier--though I think that Patreon purposely makes it hard to find that (people have to click "follow)--and then there are two paid tiers with a 7-day free trial.

If you have the time and inclination, feel free to pass along to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks for your support.

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

You can now find me on Patreon. I would love your support! Feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested. Thank you! https://t.co/pLTkeDgLht

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

New Substack conversation with my colleague @YohanesSulaiman: America's Visits to the Indo-Pacific. We discuss Rubio & Hegseth trips and impact of Iran War on U.S. position in I-P. https://t.co/tBEpLorzMf

[Brad Nelson @BNNelson74]

New Substack conversation with my colleague @YohanesSulaiman: America's Visits to the Indo-Pacific. We discuss Rubio & Hegseth trips and impact of Iran War on U.S. position in I-P. https://t.co/tBEpLorzMf

[Idrees Ali @idreesali114]

Israel and Hezbollah have ​agreed to a ‌ceasefire set to begin at 4 ​p.m. local time ​on Friday, a senior ⁠U.S. official ​told Reuters.