Mark J Flowers

Associate Professor of Economics | Doctor of International Relations | Researching Space Diplomacy, Intelligence & Conflict

[Mark J Flowers @memarf1]

Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.

-JOHN F. KENNEDY

[Mark J Flowers @memarf1]

Does exposing espionage cause fatal conflict? I argue that it does not in my Ph.D. Dissertation, Exposing Espionage: Dangers of Disclosure and Effects on Diplomacy https://t.co/phUvzqubZY #Espionage # Conflict # Restraint # Audience Costs # Intelligence # Signaling

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Flowers (2025) introduces the HEX dataset to analyze global espionage exposures, revealing that most accused spies were state personnel motivated by money across 483 cases from 1946 to 2010.
https://t.co/oGWa1jEDDy

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Why is Google censoring information about #Israel and #Palestine? Specifically, Bard won't discuss the history or even political parties of Israel and Palestine, but it will for the US, China, and the rest of the Middle East. @sentdefender @Google @GOP @TheDemocrats

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@CraigSm53060013 @EdKrassen We do all agree with you that we miss the combined brains and strength of Obama. But, better the patriotism, experience, and intelligence of Biden than the obedience to Putin by Treasonous Trump.

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@JoJoFromJerz

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@vasabjit_b The modern day "sick man" of Europe and Asia.

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@BettyBowers 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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@francis_scarr Instead of bombing Russian positions, the Ukrainians should just air drop crates of Vodka. Same impact and way cheaper.

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@mandala_vivian @keithschnak Fair point. In that case, every light wave is its own opposite, since true cancelation requires the waves originate from the same location and have the same wavelength, but one follows a sine pattern while the other follows a cosine pattern. So that means red is its own opposite.

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@RadioFreeTom If it wasn't that that people are complaining about, it would be something else. There is literally no way, no symbolism, no change they could have made that would not have resulted in diversionary whining from certain media.

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@Pagebike1 @thehill @staceyabrams The democratic commissioners have plenty of people who want to do the job, they just refuse to appoint them.... this isn't about Trump (a criminal/spy?), nor is it and party politics as you've misconstrued them.

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@Pagebike1 @thehill @staceyabrams How is it politicizing to call out when politicians literally didn't do their job, and outwardly refuse to do so?

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@Pagebike1 @thehill @staceyabrams What about where there is no leadership appointed to the Water Authority, like in Rockdale County where the board of commissioners refuses to appoint one? ... We need direct election of Water Authority leadership. The state needs oversight on county commissions, too.

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@ombudsman4truth @thehill @staceyabrams What about where there is no leadership appointed to the Water Authority, like in Rockdale County where the board of commissioners refuses to appoint one? ... We need direct election of Water Authority leadership. The state needs oversight on county commissions, too.

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@AshForkStudios @thehill @staceyabrams What about where there is no leadership appointed to the Water Authority, like in Rockdale County where the board of commissioners refuses to appoint one? ... We need direct election of Water Authority leadership. The state needs oversight on county commissions, too.

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@thehill @staceyabrams Rockdale County is in violation right now! The board of commissioners refuses to appoint members to the Water Authority. We pay an independent water tax and have no representatives on the water board. It's criminal!

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@RadioFreeTom Weren't they symbolicly the sentries of democracy? The US is in a very dark period, and the marines are the quintessential example its defenders, even in these dark times. As if to say the best of America won't stand by as America dies, representing their creed, "Semper Fidelis".

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@RadioFreeTom Student loan payments have already been paused for years, & the money was already spent. They could delete every dollar of debt at no additional cost and with very little if any inflation, bc the money is already spent and circulating. The effects have already been realized.