Nicholas Danforth

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[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

@ArshiletooGorky I also learned in Bulgaria he was a big fan of Melnik wines

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

There is no evidence that Winston Churchill ever actually said, “The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen’s lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire.” Indeed, research suggests the didn’t actually like gin that much... https://t.co/pQkSIZ8kh2

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Bombay Sapphire was launched in 1986 as a deliberate bit of nostalgic marketing. Gordon's, already popular when Queen Victoria came to the throne, was what the men who built the British Empire were actually drinking. Eric Hobsbawm explains:

https://t.co/pQkSIZ8kh2

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Like gin and tonic, myth and history make for a classic cocktail.

https://t.co/pQkSIZ8S6A

[John Ganz @lionel_trolling]

Marco Rubio's Athens speech represents the reduction of the cultural patrimony of Western civilization to a set of grindset motivational quotes.—
https://t.co/oBSJOiX5Ce

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Incredible to give a whole speech about western civilization in front of the Parthenon and only mention democracy once in passing:

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

But of course, that's the beauty of this kind of rhetoric:

https://t.co/DAGHYAiBSO

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Incredible to give a whole speech about western civilization in front of the Parthenon and only mention democracy once in passing:

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

WATCH IN FULL: @SecRubio delivers a major foreign policy address from beneath the Acropolis in Athens

[Steven A. Cook @stevenacook]

Thanks for making it possible @NicholasDanfort and I very much appreciate the intellectual combat with @mattduss

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

The Abraham Accords were supposed to normalize relations between Israel and several Arab states. But six years on, has the Middle East seen any benefit?

On the latest episode of Counterpoint, a podcast from FP and @DohaForum, @mattduss and @stevenacook join host @NicholasDanfort for a debate: https://t.co/MxegnLcTnt

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

@sfrantzman @mattduss @stevenacook It is!

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Not surprisingly, a very thoughtful and substantive debate between @mattduss and @stevenacook about Israel, Palestine and the Abraham Accords:

https://t.co/bjaGhzNbcJ

[Behlül Özkan @BehlulOzkan]

Mücahit Bilici ve Etyen Mahçupyan bunu Sabiha Gökçen ve uçaklar üzerinden Kemalizm ve erken Cumhuriyet döneminin olumsuz mirasına bağlar. Çok yakında Serbestiyette.

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Your regular reminder: Picking fights about maps is for geopolitical losers.

https://t.co/jgxQYi8UqX

[Behlül Özkan @BehlulOzkan]

Our new article with Soli Özel @soliozel2 is out in International Politics.
We argue that Turkey achieved greater strategic autonomy during the Cold War, while the AKP’s pursuit of autonomy has paradoxically produced new dependencies and vulnerabilities.
https://t.co/MQzlwS8qHv

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Your regular reminder: Picking fights about maps is for geopolitical losers.

https://t.co/jgxQYi8UqX

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Some really fantastic reporting here on the state of political and military integration in Rojava:

https://t.co/NzHpeKqs3s

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Really hope someone tried to explain to Trump who the Ghaznavids were

[Clash Report @clashreport]

📸 Turkish ceremonial uniforms representing the 16 great Turkic states throughout history were spotted at the Presidential Complex, lined up to welcome U.S. President Trump.

@dannyctkemp

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Sharing a piece I just wrote with @ghcornwell about Trump and the legacy of U.S. imperialism. We argue that rather than hide American empire, the country's leaders co-opted it's history in a far more subtle way to advance their agenda:

https://t.co/i2yRG9QJ1C

[Nicholas Danforth @NicholasDanfort]

Okay. What if the folks upset Platners nazi tattoo wasn’t a red line, upset his other sexual assault allegations weren’t a red line, and upset his joining a mercenary group to kill brown people wasn’t a red line all joined forces in some kind of progressive coalition?