John Glaser

used to think at a tank

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

"They will engage their country in ridiculous, expensive, fantastical wars, to keep the minds of men in continual hurry & agitation, & under constant fears & alarms; & by such means, deprive them both of leisure & inclination to look into publick miscarriages." -Cato's Letters

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

I scream into the void: the entirety of the problem - all of this horror - is that the president is a lunatic and a fool.

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

@CurtMills @MLiamMcCollum It was always a bad joke, you’re just getting let in on it very, very late.

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

@CurtMills It wasn't genuine or promising. You were duped.

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

@ManagingHistory I don't think so. If I do write, it won't be like the old stuff. Thank you, though.

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

This was my final episode hosting Power Problems. It's been a privilege. I want to thank Cato for entrusting it to me and my listeners for the support and feedback.

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

Latest w @EmmaMAshford on her forthcoming book on grand strategy, how to embrace multipolarity, spheres of influence, why alliances shouldn't be sacred, economic statecraft, bureaucratic inertia, the problem of temptation, & more. Listen! https://t.co/nWfty75TQR

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

@JoesFatHead Thank you, Mr. Fathead. 🙏

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

Latest w @EmmaMAshford on her forthcoming book on grand strategy, how to embrace multipolarity, spheres of influence, why alliances shouldn't be sacred, economic statecraft, bureaucratic inertia, the problem of temptation, & more. Listen! https://t.co/nWfty75TQR

[Nick Anderson @nickdanderson]

It was an honor to be on the Power Problems podcast discussing new research (with Daryl Press) on North Korea's artillery and the U.S.-ROK alliance

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

Latest w @nickdanderson & Daryl Press on the balance of power on the Korean Peninsula, the potential consequences of an outbreak of war, escalation risks, diplomatic postures towards NK, and the implications for the US-SK military alliance. https://t.co/BBabTTyuoo

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

DNI repeatedly politicizes intelligence on behalf of POTUS, including in this very tweet in which she condemns as “propaganda” intel leaks that made an elective, unconstitutional military action seem ineffective. She condemns “propaganda media” literally as she delivers it.

[DNI Tulsi Gabbard @DNIGabbard]

New intelligence confirms what @POTUS has stated numerous times: Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed. If the Iranians chose to rebuild, they would have to rebuild all three facilities (Natanz, Fordow, Esfahan) entirely, which would likely take years to do.

The propaganda media has deployed their usual tactic: selectively release portions of illegally leaked classified intelligence assessments (intentionally leaving out the fact that the assessment was written with "low confidence") to try to undermine President Trump’s decisive leadership and the brave servicemen and women who flawlessly executed a truly historic mission to keep the American people safe and secure.

[Cato Foreign Policy @CatoFP]

On an all NEW episode of Power Problems with @jwcglaser:

@defpriorities' @RKelanic discusses the Israel-Iran war, America's involvement in the conflict, the potential risks of escalation, and more: https://t.co/IMxP8z3Mlr

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

While I'm at it, @tparsi's episode on the US-Iran negotiations before the war broke out was quite prescient on several points, particularly the Israeli positioning. https://t.co/LtrihI8xkh

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

Latest w @RKelanic on the US/Israel-Iran war, why it started, the sidelining of DNI Gabbard, escalation risks, pressures for US involvement, regime change/collapse, the limits of air power, undermining credibility of assurances, & more! https://t.co/wYDrMuDE3Q

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

This was recorded last week (a decade ago in political time?) before the bombing of Fordo, but it's still packed full of insights. During the conversation, Rose mentions the preceding episode on "madman tactics," which is a useful supplement to this one 👇https://t.co/4m2f59DZc3

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

"The Founding generation looked to Rome for lessons." https://t.co/idanwfGNQn

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

"contrary to the Framers’ design, the choice of war or peace is 'in the power of a single man'—and a flighty, easily baitable, and rage-prone one at that." https://t.co/c930iQssOu

[John Glaser @jwcglaser]

Let me again recommend the most recent Power Problems episode with @samseitz3 on how "madman tactics" like this don't work: https://t.co/4m2f59DZc3

[Ed O'Keefe @edokeefe]

TRUMP declines to say whether he's made a decision on whether the U.S. will join Israel in striking Iran.

"I may do it, I may not do it, nobody knows what I'm going to do."

[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

For the record, this is the US intel community assessment as of March 2025. (p. 26 https://t.co/QTgtIp0XBB)