Amanda Thorpe

National Security / Foreign Policy. Views are my own. Also, mountains please.

[US Rep. Mike Turner @RepMikeTurner]

The USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina face off on July 1st at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California for the 2026 @FIFAWorldCup.

As an honorary citizen of Sarajevo, I’ll be cheering for old friends… right up until kickoff. See you on the pitch!

No matter the final score, the friendship between our nations is a victory that will long outlast any match.

[Agon Maliqi @AgonMaliqi]

Sweet Home Alabama

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

This. Why I cheer for Bosnia. 🇧🇦
@FIFAWorldCup

[Bosnian History @BosnianHistory]

You have to understand, seeing our country’s flag at the World Cup, we already have the trophy in our hands. Our children’s laughter is our revenge. 🇧🇦⚜️

Children of #Sarajevo, 1996.

📷 Antoine Gyori

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

In Tivat 🇲🇪 at this year's EU-Western Balkans Summit, Montenegro's ambitions and momentum were on full display, write @ATpolicynotes and Stuart Jones. ⤵️
https://t.co/Su3P7ZaVHW

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

#NYPost

"President Trump again insisted that his (Iran) deal was much different than that of his predecessor...

He’s right — it’s probably worse."

https://t.co/wTsbPC7xOs

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

💛💙https://t.co/mZqdWd56py

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

The US has put its Balkans policy on paper: Transactional, security, energy, and hard economic interests. What does this mean for the region? #BalkansDebrief breaks it down with @IlvaTare, @JornFleck, @ValbonaZeneliTo, @Maja_Piscevic, & @AmandaT93493291. https://t.co/hVUN2Wbock

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

Such a pleasure to talk about US policy direction and priorities related to the Western Balkans with my @ACEurope colleagues, and @IlvaTare

[Ilva Tare @IlvaTare]

Important conversation on what the Balkans should expect & how to act after the release of the US policy framework & interests

[Ilva Tare @IlvaTare]

Important conversation on what the Balkans should expect & how to act after the release of the US policy framework & interests

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

"When we are speaking about enlargement and the EU integration process, this is a crucial year for Montenegro."

Check out our on-the-ground #BalkansDebrief from Tivat 🇲🇪 with State Secretary @PapovicBiljana & @AmandaT93493291 where the EU-Western Balkans Summit was held.

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

📅 June 15 | 🕞 3:00 p.m. ET

Join us with @ACLatAm for a discussion with Amb. Pjer Šimunović @CroatiaInUSA and @AnaIreneDelgado ahead of the 🇭🇷-🇵🇦 World Cup match.

Register now ⤵️
https://t.co/alnDmfEsqG

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

@eucopresident Well done.

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

📍 Tivat, Montenegro

Ahead of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro this year, @AmandaT93493291 breaks down what to expect from the summit and the momentum of Montenegro in this special on-the-ground edition of #BalkansDebrief.

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

Take. Note.

[Jasmin Mujanović @JasminMuj]

Bosnian Serb secessionist hetman Dodik back in Moscow - the second time in a month - to participate at International Security Forum. He boasts of his unbreakable ties with Russia, and then plugs his American lobbyist Michael Flynn’s return to Banja Luka as part of a ‘Gold Institute’ conference.

The U.S. lifted all sanctions vs. Dodik and his brekaway regime in October 2025, improbably claiming to have thereby resolved a major crisis in Bosnia.

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

Love, love, love! 🇧🇦

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina have announced their first-ever World Cup squad. 😍

And the promo video is absolute cinema. 🔥

[Ilir Dugolli @IlirDugolli]

Grateful to Representatives @RepKeithSelf, @RepRitchie, and @RepMikeLawler for their continued leadership and steadfast support of Kosova and its NATO membership. 🇽🇰🇺🇸

https://t.co/YvPypKnen4

[Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick 🇺🇸 @RepBrianFitz]

@WHCA President and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent @weijia Jiang showed America last night why she is so respected and so admired, not just as a journalist, but as a human being. Weijia worked so incredibly hard to put this event together, to honor and to celebrate the First Amendment and the Freedom of the Press. In the midst of all of the chaos and danger, Weijia conducted herself with class, with poise, with calm and with the utmost professionalism. And in true Weijia form, she immediately traveled to the White House to cover the President’s press conference. Weijia is a true professional and, more importantly, an amazing human being. America loves you, Weijia 🇺🇸

[Marta Kos @MartaKosEU]

Montenegro’s place inside the EU is now taking shape.

Today, Member States decided to start drafting Montenegro’s EU Accession Treaty.

This is a major step on the path to EU membership, a clear recognition of Montenegro’s progress, and an encouragement to accelerate reforms.

It also offers a chance to draw lessons from past enlargements and include new and stronger safeguards in future accession treaties to prevent backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental values.

[Amanda Thorpe @ATpolicynotes]

Congrats and well done. This Utahan is cheering for you!!

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

This is the scene in Sarajevo, as fireworks and songs of victory fill the air after Bosnia and Herzegovina's World Cup qualification 🇧🇦

A country with a smaller population than Utah just eliminated powerhouse Italy. International football is the best 💙

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

.@SenatorShaheen and 7 other bipartisan members of Congress called on the Administration to impose sanctions on former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik given ongoing actions to threaten the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Read 👇
https://t.co/CS5gej3sR5