Alex Simmington 

Senior foreign affairs analyst. Frequent traveler, avid skier, #Liverpool FC fanatic. DM’s open, signal by request.

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Finally heading back to #London for the holiday!
#Emirates #FirstClass 🥂

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In my humble opinion, #India faces three major obstacles in its quest to become ‘the next #China’:

1) It’s investment risks are too big
2) It’s policy inwardness is too strong
3) It’s macroeconomic imbalances are too large. 🤷🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/9GtemeEDHB

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Putting in that Sunday work! 👍💪

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The UK offers military capability, strong political will and a long-standing tradition of strategic engagement in the Nordic-Baltic region. They must not allow this to cease.
https://t.co/tUxbhYvePe

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I’m honestly not sure why national security experts remain skeptical of geopolitical forecasting. The vast amount of new analytical tools we use could significantly assist policymakers anticipate and address problems at all levels of policy and governance. https://t.co/uv57rF8A2p

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Folks, #Germany’s watershed moment does not have to be a simple reiteration of US foreign policy. Nor does it have to become the spokesperson for the Central and East European allies that seek its support and sympathy. https://t.co/8mF7WhBVcu

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@__stellaluna Hermosa diosa! 😍

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Whether the current impasse in #Yemen’s civil war will lead to a dramatic new escalation by either side is unclear, but if it does, in my opinion, there is really no clear path to lasting peace, and there is very little the U.S. can do to create one.
https://t.co/Vv53Skzxia

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It is so easy to blame countries such as #France and #Germany for their scandalous mix of arrogance, greed, and naivete. But the biggest responsibility rests with the leader of the free world: the United States. https://t.co/EHbRJ3jsPH

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From my vantage point, Putin appears to have stepped up his attempts to coerce Lukashenka into joining his war. https://t.co/7R3WB3XxL8

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Without a doubt, #India could be on the cusp of a historic boom—especially if it manages to attract large numbers of global firms from #China. https://t.co/CqNw3uEV4L

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In decades past, Taiwanese independence was commonly thought to require an unequivocal, formal break with any legal or professed ties to #China. But today, such a move is widely seen as unnecessary. https://t.co/rVtIPKUw4A

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Western policymakers should not fall into the trap of conflating political exiles’ radical statements with the views of Russian citizens, which are much more nuanced.
https://t.co/hch63uJLRK

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Several Western leaders have been showing fear of a Ukrainian victory in the ongoing war against Russia. The result is a series of equivocating statements that tiptoe around the issue of the endgame of the war. https://t.co/uWYv1MgtRR

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As destructive and painful as it was, #Africa’s troubled history of colonialism and Cold War meddling cannot explain all its current woes. https://t.co/NCoDeazNQ1