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We are delighted to announce the launch of #Nexus22: a symposium where senior thought leaders & experts explore intersections in #defense & #autonomy.
Join @AppliedInt & @ACScowcroft on May 17 in Washington, DC, or attend virtually.
Book a free spot:
https://t.co/2qpQS1L77m
🚨 STARTING AT 11 AM ET 🚨
Join @DFRLab for our weekly #TwitterSpace on #Ukraine. We'll be discussing how platforms are handling the war, Russian narratives around the globe, troll farms, and the latest updates on the ground. Tune in here:
https://t.co/iwJNA30qaY
In 2008, humanitarian air corridors into Tbilisi may have averted total Russian takeover of 🇬🇪Georgia. Timely commentary from @BarryPavel & @PMBreedlove on an #NFZ alternative for #Ukraine🌻#славаукраїні
You can listen for updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on BBC World Service live online 📱 https://t.co/ZpQiRUoNHP
And the map shows our shortwave radio reach in #Ukraine
📻 15735 kHz 16:00 – 18:00 GMT +2
📻 5875 kHz 22:00 – 00:00 GMT +2
There's a lot of debate now about what more the US/NATO can do to effectively support Ukraine militarily while managing the risks of escalation. So we identified 11 potential options and asked 37 experts to evaluate them. See our results in this effectiveness vs. risk matrix 1/3
I wrote a thing! Op-ed in @NavantiNews: "For an evolving #CSTO [the 🇷🇺Russian-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization], 🇰🇿#Kazakhstan is a pop quiz"
📖https://t.co/lUL45C8WFI
NEW: The US believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, and has communicated that decision to the Russian military, three Western and defense officials tell me.
Every once in a while, an aspiring journalist will ask for writing tips and I make something up on the spot.
So, for today's newsletter, I wrote down all my tips—well, 4 of them; tips are hard!—so I'll always have a cheat sheet if somebody asks again.
https://t.co/foS1XbUIUb
New from @JacobHeilbrunn: By threatening Ukraine, Putin is probably extending NATO's lifespan by several more decades, a feat that even the most ardent Atlanticists in Washington could not have accomplished on their lonesome. https://t.co/oSofBu9m4N
This @ACEurasia event tomorrow may have the most RSVPs I've seen of anything we've done in my 2+ years here (short of hosting a world leader). It'll be a knockout with @melindaharing@JohnEdHerbst @john_sipher @andriypzag @gorillawetzel @KofmanMichael. https://t.co/OSgnAmhmdG
Will the future battlefield be dominated by robotics and AI? What does that mean for humans? We talk to author August Cole in this episode of the MWI Podcast! https://t.co/PVL2sAhxPb