Edward Luce

Associate Ed at the FT, US-based writer/columnist. Author of Zbig, America's Cold War Prophet. On the Economist, Foreign Affairs, FT & Wapo's best books of 2025

[Edward Luce @EdwardGLuce]

When the next US Congress investigates corruption, Trump's oil-deal-of-the-century with Alejandro Betancourt, the face of Venezuelan corruption, should be top of its list. Two kleptocracies working together. Brilliant essay by @anneapplebaum https://t.co/Tq4ns9yoLJ

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A special message for my most animated followers

Русский корабль, иди нахуй.

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@GalisovaMarina can we add Edi Rama?

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@CheChiCeau Which accounts are saying that? I refer explicitly to corruption

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First Hungary, now Serbia. Next US midterms? Corruption really pisses people off.

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@CheChiCeau WTF are you talking about?

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@WaywardRabbler I thought the vandals sacked Rome? Will check out Sall.

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Top global job coming free.

Only unemployed vandals need apply .

[Elliot Kaufman @ElliotKaufman6]

New: Sources from three countries confirm that the Trump Administration has advocated Viktor Orbán for UN Secretary-General.

The US has encouraged Orbán to enter the race, even bringing him the initial idea of a joint U.S.-Russia-China candidacy.

WSJ:
https://t.co/y98HWICnwd

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@donnabrazile Nationalist-populist governments, especially Trump's, wrap themselves in the flag while filling their boots with gold, much of it foreign. They can't fool all of the people forever.

[Emma Ashford @EmmaMAshford]

Some very sad news out of Stimson this week. I feel so lucky to have gotten to know Mat and learn from him, even if only for a little while.

A true patriot, and a genuinely thoughtful and humane man, in all senses of the word. https://t.co/PDayHW4bsa

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I know. So confusing right?

[Bobby Ghosh @ghoshworld]

Wait, but I was told the Russian invasion of Ukraine was prompted by NATO expansion…

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Tremendously saddened to learn of the untimely death of Mat Burrows, a friend, wise counsel and sage voice in Washington’s foreign policy community. Mat elevated strategic foresight into an art form. He will be sorely missed. @JMuellerKaler

https://t.co/FLEj7n4asH

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@stuckwithafork @antibot4navalny Yup. It was a bit of a surprise. I certainly never said it.

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@benjaminqiu Ha. I fear I was too kind.

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@DominicWaghorn Thankyou Dominic.

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[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

There is something deeply wrong with a political system that allows one trillionaire to buy his own personal U.S. Senator.

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yup that's the universally acknowledged definition

[vice or virtue @NotepadThou2010]

@EdwardGLuce Imbecility is failing to understand the difference between engaging in effective diplomacy and writing a punchy FT column

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Steve Witkoff's an imbecile. In addition to the million plus dead, Putin hunts and kills Russian dissidents & has abducted thousands of children from their families.

[Nikki Haley @NikkiHaley]

Not laughing. Just seeing what we tried to tell everyone back then. He’s a bad guy. It’s a shame he continues to get away with it.

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

"Realism" is an empty doctrine - and "realists" are just mimicking Moscow talking points, says @EdwardGLuce
https://t.co/jn3QQ4WK5x