misha

National Security | Sport | Geopolitics — Author of The Sun Will Rise.

[misha @mishazelinsky]

My book ‘The Sun Will Rise’ comes out 28 Nov.

If you’ve enjoyed my reporting on Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, please buy a copy (or 5)!

Buy here: https://t.co/xWLAQUtbMx

It is dedicated to the heroes of Ukraine fighting for their freedom. And ours.

Slava Ukraini!✌🏼🦘🇺🇦

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@JakeMarcusW Thanks mate

[Jake M W @JakeMarcusW]

This was a brilliant episode with @mishazelinsky.

He said what no one has been game to say about restoring sovereign capability - it's going to cost us. A brave and true statement. #auspol

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@MaccaPolitical @AmbVasyl Thank you, mate. Appreciate you reading — agreed, major challenges with no certainty of outcome.

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@AmbVasyl Thanks mate! Slava Ukraini.

[Vasyl Myroshnychenko @AmbVasyl]

Has World War Three Already Started? by @mishazelinsky https://t.co/7QusrH92qQ

[misha @mishazelinsky]

In the end, the Good Guys win.

What an amazing result for the Hungarian people and a big moment in halting the slide towards illiberal democracy.

In one of my first episodes of Diplomates, I interviewed Gordon Bajnai — the last Hungarian PM before Orban. He said we should never give up the fight.

A ray of light in a decade of darkness.

[misha @mishazelinsky]

Checkout my substack to read more!

[misha @mishazelinsky]

What is national sovereignty?

It’s the ability to have the things, when you need them.

Don’t go that? You don’t got much.

[John Curtin Research Centre @curtin_rc]

On our latest pod @mishazelinsky explains how the Iran war shows, in real time, how asymmetric conflict actually works.

The Strait of Hormuz does not need to be permanently closed to cause global economic shock. It only takes risk — even the possibility of one in 20 ships being blown up by a speedboat packed with explosives — to send insurance costs soaring and supply chains into panic.

For Australia, the lesson is stark. As Misha tells @Dyrenfurth and @KosSamaras, too many businesses have become utterly addicted to cheap inputs, cheap labour and cheap overseas imports. But the true price of “cheap” is what it costs when the world turns dangerous.

We have been casual. We have been foolish. And the bill is now coming due.

🎧 Listen now to Curtin's Cast episode 51:

https://t.co/2jusQqMdkH

[misha @mishazelinsky]

What is national sovereignty?

It’s the ability to have the things, when you need them.

Don’t go that? You don’t got much.

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@kazza264 @curtin_rc China has done very well out of this war.

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@curtin_rc @dyrenfurth @KosSamaras Thanks for having me, mate!

[misha @mishazelinsky]

Check out my latest chat on the coming of WW3…👇👇👇

[John Curtin Research Centre @curtin_rc]

On Curtin's Cast Episode 51, @dyrenfurth and @KosSamaras speak with @mishazelinsky about the return of Cold War style proxy conflict — from Iran’s use of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis to Russian arms spreading across Africa and the Middle East.

The goal isn’t just conventional warfare — it’s chaos, discord and the destabilisation of democracies.

🎧 https://t.co/8GezN0lQSz

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@austdef Ha! Fair. Well, as far as we know!

[misha @mishazelinsky]

How worried should we be about Iran, Ukraine and global tension in multiple regions? 🧵

A: very.

WW2 started way before Hitler invaded Poland.

— Italy into Ethiopia in 1935
— Hitler into Rhineland ‘36
— Japan into China ‘37
— Stalin into Finland ‘39.

Sound familiar?

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@austdef In 2026.

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@austdef Yep.

So what happens next?

[John Curtin Research Centre @curtin_rc]

Are we already seeing the beginning of World War III?

On Curtin’s Cast, @Dyrenfurth & @KosSamaras are joined by @mishazelinsky to unpack a confronting reality:

This didn’t start with a declaration — it started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a growing alignment of authoritarian powers.

But this war looks different.

Not just tanks and missiles —
Economic warfare.
Grey-zone conflict.
Information wars.
China reshaping supply chains.
Authoritarian regimes targeting democracy itself.
As Misha puts it: society is now the battlefield.

🎧 Ep 51:

https://t.co/8GezN0lQSz

[misha @mishazelinsky]

Check out my chat with legends @KosSamaras and @dyrenfurth on their awesome podcast.

WW3, democratic crisis, where to from here?

All the good stuff.

If you want to read more, check out my piece on why WW3 may have already started (link in bio).

[John Curtin Research Centre @curtin_rc]

Has World War III already begun — just without a declaration?

This week on Curtin’s Cast, @Dyrenfurth & @KosSamaras are joined by @mishazelinsky to unpack a confronting idea: We may already be living through the early stages of a new global conflict.

From Russia’s war in Ukraine to Middle East instability and Indo-Pacific tensions, Misha argues we’re seeing an uneven, undeclared world war — driven by a loose alignment of authoritarian powers.

Ep 51 covers:

• Why the 1930s, WWI & Cold War analogies fall short
• The “bad guys club”: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea
• How deterrence failed — slowly, then all at once
• War across military, economic & cyber domains
• Whether democracies are strong enough — especially at home
A sobering conversation about power, geopolitics — and whether we’ve already crossed the line.
🎧 Curtin’s Cast Ep 51 — out now

[misha @mishazelinsky]

@curtin_rc @dyrenfurth @KosSamaras Thanks for having me on, gents.

A grim time in world affairs. But a great chat.

[misha @mishazelinsky]

How worried should we be about Iran, Ukraine and global tension in multiple regions? 🧵

A: very.

WW2 started way before Hitler invaded Poland.

— Italy into Ethiopia in 1935
— Hitler into Rhineland ‘36
— Japan into China ‘37
— Stalin into Finland ‘39.

Sound familiar?