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History is talking. Are you listening? Based at @UVA, the #MillerCenter mines our rich presidential & political history for critical insights.

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“Ukraine has arguably the most highly mobilized civil society [in Europe], in terms of the willingness to stand up for what they believe in.”

The Miller Center's Geoffrey Pyatt discusses Ukrainian protests against the ouster of Defense Minister Fedorov.
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"We know the president is low in approval ratings, particularly for the economy, the price of gas, and the Iran war. All of those things are working against [Trump] and therefore working against Republicans," says @BarbaraPerryUVA of the midterm elections.
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Could Trump's US-Saudi nuclear deal trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East?

"These concessions [might] prompt the kind of nuclear cascade that has animated fears over the Iranian program in the first place," says the Miller Center's Eric Edelman.
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The Miller Center's Eric and Eliot discuss a potential U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement, as well as the likelihood of escalation in Iran. They also reflect on their personal experiences with the late Senator Lindsey Graham and examine his legacy.

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R. James Woolsey, who served as CIA director during Clinton's first term, has died at 84. In his Miller Center oral history, Woolsey discussed the challenges he faced—including the arrest of CIA official and Kremlin spy Aldrich Ames. Read his interview👇

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Republicans control Congress, so why is Trump’s SAVE America Act stuck?

"Hesitation on what would be the largest election reform in decades reflects an awareness of constituent needs and lawmakers’ own reelection risks," argues SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor.

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Telsa is selling more cars—but this week, reported a decline in quarterly profit.

"The rhetoric makes it sounds like they are pioneering this business. But they are way behind Waymo," says the Miller Center's Michael Lenox.

#Telsa #ElonMusk #Waymo #Musk
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Is there a global loneliness epidemic?

Recent polls challenge the idea that loneliness is a private struggle—it is also a social condition, influenced by the economic circumstances, institutions, and strength of community life, argues @realDLeblang.

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Woolsey also discussed the CIA's foreign missions, the proliferation of terrorism, and America's role in the post-Cold War world.

Read his interview👇https://t.co/HOpZ15SNKz

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R. James Woolsey, who served as CIA director during Bill Clinton's first term, has died at 84. In his Miller Center oral history, Woolsey discussed the challenges he faced—including the arrest of infamous CIA official Aldrich Ames, who spied for the Kremlin for nearly a decade.

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The Miller Center's Eric Edelman—joined by @HalBrands—discuses the key strategic errors that Trump has made in the ongoing war with Iran. They also debate how AI may change the nature of international affairs, the conduct of war, and global order.

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Congress must decouple resources from party leadership's control and reinvest funding into staff retention, rank-and-file offices, congressional committees, and nonpartisan support agencies, argues Gaynor.

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#Congress #Senate #HouseofRepresentatives

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Why has Congress grown weak, failing to check a powerful executive branch?

Beneath the surface of "polarization, gridlock and demoralizing policy responsiveness is something simple: a lack of congressional capacity," says Miller Center fellow and @UVABatten prof SoRelle Gaynor.

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Next up in our new series on Congress-an essay by SoRelle Gaynor @UVABatten @Miller_Center on "Reinforcing Article I with Institutional Investments."

@nyulaw's series features proposals & ideas on Congress from across the political spectrum

Read it here: https://t.co/JcyxlQyUgL

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"Oliphant’s Watergate cartoons captured Nixon’s menace and bathos, his yearning for greatness undone by his lack of goodness."

@FatalPolitics discusses the legacy of Pat Oliphant, whose political cartoons anchored editorial pages in newspapers nationwide.
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The Miller Center's Jennifer Lawless discusses Graham Platner suspending his campaign following allegations of sexual assault. How has heightened partisanship impacted when voters excuse—or condemn—behavior that used to be considered nonnegotiable?

https://t.co/8TzYoZ2N2C

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On the anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, the Miller Center's @ChrisLu44 explored the role of the United States in the community of nations—and what its future contribution might require.
#UN #UnitedNations #America250

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Have NATO leaders stopped taking Trump seriously?

The Miller Center's Eric and Eliot assess the NATO summit, noting the caveats to Trump's promise to provide Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missile defense interceptors.

#NATO #Iran #Ukraine

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How much should Americans know about the health of their president?

On the American History Hotline podcast, @BarbaraPerryUVA discusses how presidents and their administrations have handled serious health issues throughout U.S. history.

#USHistory #POTUS
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"What becomes troubling [is] not disagreement between presidents and reporters. It is the growing absence of public concern."

Attacks on journalists are teaching us to stop defending democracy’s first line of accountability, argues Bonnie Jenkins.
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