Yorktown Institute

Exemplifying America’s founding principles in the areas of national security, diplomacy, foreign policy, and statecraft.

[Yorktown Institute @YorktownInst]

Check us out on @bluesky!
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[Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS @GElefteriu]

My recent paper for @ConGeostrategy arguing for a more offensive UK military space posture, covered by @UKDefJournal. Thank you! // UK urged to revamp space defence strategy https://t.co/xg98BPiZSF

[Yorktown Institute @YorktownInst]

We are proud to announce the launch of our @TuranCenter, led by Senior Fellow @epsteinjos. It's inaugural article was published by the @AtlanticCouncil. Check it out and stay tuned!
https://t.co/jNUw14jKCJ

[NTD News @NTDNews]

Retired Col. Grant Newsham, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and author of “When China Attacks,” breaks down the latest U.S.–China trade and cybersecurity developments with NTD.

https://t.co/wHSYjueoyl

[Shay Khatiri @ShayKhatiri]

My essay in this month's issue of @NRO (which shares a cover with @DouglasKMurray) is out. It is about how the nuclear program is the last point of legitimacy for Khamenei, and why the dismantlement of the program could lead to the collapse of the regime.
https://t.co/kSClX3Mttj

[Daniel Pipes دانيال بايبس 🇺🇦 @DanielPipes]

.@ShayKhatiri's important article at @MEForum establishes the utility of bombing Iran's nuclear facilities. Doing so:

1. Obstructs and delays weaponization
2. Shakes things up politically, with many potential benefits
3. Preserves the NPT

[Milan Vaishnav @MilanV]

Watch this new interview with Ashley J. Tellis @CarnegieSAsia conducted by @tallstories -->

[China Uncensored @ChinaUncensored]

Brilliant article by good friend of the show @NewshamGrant Is Trump destroying the relationship with America’s allies? Or is the problem maybe not Trump…

https://t.co/1eRZKzDdGk

[Jan Jekielek @JanJekielek]

When @NewshamGrant observed the media's recent criticism of President Trump for being “transactional,” he wondered why that was considered a bad thing. Transactional diplomacy is a necessary approach for any President, he says. Here are his thoughts on how best to deal with America’s enemies - namely, the Chinese Communist Regime.

01:19 - Criticisms of Trump's Foreign Policy
02:48 - The Nature of Trump’s Transactional Diplomacy
04:56 - Accusations of Being Friendly with Dictators
07:34 - Challenges in Dealing with the Chinese Regime
10:20 - Understanding Comprehensive National Power
13:21 - Trump's Negotiation Tactics & Approach to China
16:16 - The CCP Regime's Vulnerability: Exposing Wealth
18:44 - Delayed Report on Chinese Leadership Wealth
21:20 - Internal Dynamics of Chinese Leadership
21:56 - Potential Strategies for CCP Wealth Exposure

[Shay Khatiri @ShayKhatiri]

“The rank & file within the regime would find it difficult to violate an agreement inked by the old man himself, as opposed to a reformist president they despise for being soft on upholding the revolution’s ideals.”
https://t.co/uyGa0oyvEd

[Shay Khatiri @ShayKhatiri]

W/ @mike_mazza: “Relations between Russia & China today do not remotely resemble those of the 1960s and 1970s. It would be a grave mistake for the U.S. to attempt a similar approach to that dictated by the facts of 1971. Such a policy is destined to fail.”
https://t.co/WgThrihVaW

[Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS @GElefteriu]

Is the US switching to a hemispheric defence strategy? My latest for @brusselssignal, drawing on Prof Stephen Rosen’s recent piece in @ForeignAffairs
https://t.co/pGvxhnBndY

[Grant Newsham @NewshamGrant]

Pete #Hegseth is going to Japan. Hopefully he has a list of things he needs from the Japanese, such as a permanent US-JSDF JTF to defend the southern islands, and a review of #DPRI deal that's moving US troops from #Japan. @ElbridgeColby @Bannons_WarRoom
https://t.co/ZFKaZb5z9o

[Shay Khatiri @ShayKhatiri]

Me on why Maryam Rajavi's wearing a hijab disqualifies her in the eyes of young Iranians. "Young Iranians are not only revolting against the state; they are challenging the Islamic norms that are incompatible with modernity."
https://t.co/yAeZZZxeAv

[Yorktown Institute @YorktownInst]

Via @meforum

[Shay Khatiri @ShayKhatiri]

“Most Azeris moving to Tehran and other cities intermarry and assimilate into mainstream culture. Policy analysts outside Iran count their children and grandchildren as Azeris, even though they themselves would identify as ‘Iranian’—rather than ‘Persian.’”
https://t.co/bskWgC8YJW

[Yorktown Institute @YorktownInst]

Lara Nagy, via @RCDefense: "Ultimately, however, DeepSeek’s new AI model is not as vital an issue for American national security as some lawmakers and officials in the Trump administration make it out to be."
https://t.co/1DSk10SAXw
@deepseek_ai @OpenAI @realDonaldTrump

[Yorktown Institute @YorktownInst]

In @19_forty_five, Luke Widenhouse argues two initiatives can save the @USNavy:
1. A 'Maritime Security Initiative' to track and prioritize maritime-related funding
2. A Maritime Security Council in the executive branch to centralize maritime strategy
https://t.co/pjnfv53QtS

[Yorktown Institute @YorktownInst]

Watch advisory board member Lt. General David A. Deptula @usairforce (Ret.) discuss the @Boeing F-47 reveal on @FoxNews's The Story with @marthamaccallum
https://t.co/v16kGNiMOM
@Deptula_David @MitchellStudies @BoeingDefense

[Yorktown Institute @YorktownInst]

Ashton Earl hosted a panel on the US, @mfa_russia, and @Ukraine at @theIWP. Featuring Glen Corn (former @CIA) Dr. Lenczowski (IWP founder, and former director of European and Soviet Affairs for the US National Security Council). Video by @cspan
https://t.co/QytqWbrmCV

[Hoover Institution @HooverInst]

Senator @TomCottonAR joins Hoover Institution senior fellow @LtGHRMcMaster on GoodFellows to examine US-Russia relations and the challenges of engaging with Vladimir Putin.

Watch the full episode on X below: https://t.co/Z0a3RfCrhF
Or YouTube: https://t.co/7HUNZtJtrK

[Farrell Gregory @efarrellgregory]

Saudi Arabia could be a key partner for reducing critical mineral dependence on China. Here's how: 🧵 1/7