Phil Dickinson

Deputy Director Transatlantic Security Initiative @ACScowcroft. Formerly UK diplomat in DC and beyond. RTs not endorsements and all the usual caveats

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I thank all the experts and leaders of U.S. think tanks for the meeting: John Walters, Luke Coffey, Robert Doar, Frederick Kempe, Jenna Ben-Yehuda, Shelby Magid, Geoffrey Pyatt, Paula Dobriansky, Ambassador John Herbst, Andrew L. Peek, Evelyn Farkas, Cindy McCain, Kimberly Kagan, Frederick Kagan, Carrie Filipetti, James Jay Carafano, Michael Froman, Daniel Baer, Philip Luck, Alina Polyakova, Kurt Volker, Eileen Donahoe, and Joshua Rudolph.

It was a very useful conversation. It is important that everyone is closely following what is happening in Ukraine, how the negotiations are progressing, and what prospects we have. I’m grateful for the questions, your engagement, and your desire to help Ukraine, support our people, find the right path to ending the war, and guarantee security.

We had less time to talk than there were topics we all are interested in, but we could see from everyone’s words, actions, and views a genuine desire to work together on important things that strengthen the protection of people’s lives and freedom. The more we work together, the more reliable our solutions will be and the more opportunities we will have to achieve a just peace. Thank you all for your support!

[Daniel Fried @AmbDanFried]

My @AtlanticCouncil colleagues & I put the deal on Greenland in perspective. Good because the US can now back off of damaging and pointless threats. @aceur

https://t.co/u9tPvHIvag

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Britain stands with Ukraine, shoulder to shoulder, always.

Russia should be in no doubt of our resolve, and we will not back down until we achieve long lasting and just peace for Ukraine.

Great to see you @ZelenskyyUa.

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

After a turbulent period for the Alliance, NATO leaders will be hoping for a low-key but high-impact summit in Ankara this week.

Watch @ACScowcroft’s Connor McPartland and Kristen Taylor lay out what to expect.

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

“If the Europeans play their cards right and fulfill their responsibilities as net security providers, the transatlantic relationship could emerge stronger in the long term,” write @ACScowcroft’s @IanBrzezinski and @PhilGDickinson.

Read more ⤵️
https://t.co/WxmzBwAYbv

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

At the upcoming Ankara summit, European allies should underscore their increased defense spending and their tangible contributions to shared security, write @ACScowcroft’s @IanBrzezinski and @PhilGDickinson.

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https://t.co/Em9baueAdU

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

Ahead of the NATO Summit, @SenThomTillis says “we’ve got to re-establish why NATO exists—who the adversaries are.”

If we don’t work to counter Russia in Ukraine, counter China in the Indo-Pacific, and continue to contain Iran, “we’re making a mistake,” he tells @torrey_taussig.

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

🇬🇧 @UKinUSA Ambassador @CTurnerFCDO: These athletes, the @FA associations, the teams @EnglandFootball, and their coaches—“they’re ambassadors for our countries.”

“What they do on the field will speak way louder than what I could do, or I could say,” he tells @ramayade.

[Phil Dickinson @PhilGDickinson]

Those decisions require decisive leadership. It’s Healey’s accusation of a failure of leadership that is most politically devastating for the PM.

[Phil Dickinson @PhilGDickinson]

Healey’s resignation was a shock and adds to the PM’s immediate woes. But the issue at the heart of his resignation have roots reaching back to the 2008 financial crisis.

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

WATCH | 🇬🇧 UK Defence Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday.

@ACScowcroft’s @PhilGDickinson explains what his surprise resignation means for the upcoming @NATO Summit and for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who faces challenges from within his own Labour Party.

[Phil Dickinson @PhilGDickinson]

Everyone recognises the need for major defense investment across Europe. But making the pledge is the easy part. Decades of economic stagnation and fiscal tightening means fulfilling those pledges requires very difficult political decisions.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Our support for Ukraine is ironclad.

We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security.

Slava Ukraini.

[Imran Bayoumi @BayoumiImran]

3/ It was great working on this with colleagues including @AmbDanFried, @PhilGDickinson, @MatthewKroenig and other distinguished members of the task force.

Read the full report: https://t.co/5HhrfX2FH5

[Imran Bayoumi @BayoumiImran]

2/ We propose a three part strategy focused on:
- Defending US security interests in Greenland
- Denying adversary dominance of Greenland and the broader Arctic
- And developing Greenland’s economic potential.

[Imran Bayoumi @BayoumiImran]

1/ As Special Envoy Landry continues his trip in Greenland, tensions between the US, Greenland, Denmark, & Europe risk reigniting. As part of a new @AtlanticCouncil Strategy Paper, the Task Force on Greenland advocates for a “defend, deny, deepen, and develop” strategy.

[Gita Gopinath @GitaGopinath]

A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table.

[Ellen Milligan @EllenAMilligan]

The King's visit was a success: a timely Congress speech, whisky tariffs lifted, Trump charmed

But UK officials are skeptical that it will ease Trump’s disdain for Starmer + shift his foreign policy agenda

w/@LordRickettsP @PhilGDickinson
https://t.co/uDsZwyb1bk

[Phil Dickinson @PhilGDickinson]

Was a pleasure to speak to @nytimes for this article.

Beneath King Charles’s Jokes and Decorum, Some Subtle Rebuttals to Trump https://t.co/ejulSVnx1q

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I thank His Majesty King Charles III @RoyalFamily, the United Kingdom, and all valiant American hearts for this clarion call for unity in support of Ukraine across the Atlantic. This is exactly what is needed to bring dignified and lasting peace to Ukraine and all of Europe. The people of Ukraine deeply appreciate all the support provided by the United Kingdom and the United States. Thank you.

[Phil Dickinson @PhilGDickinson]

Emotions are high on both sides of the transatlantic divide over the war in Iran, and Rutte’s primary job is to calm the political tensions and emphasise the real practical cooperation that is ongoing extensively. Walking that tightrope would be a major feat of statesmanship

[Phil Dickinson @PhilGDickinson]

I spoke to @ABCNews_Aus news this evening (morning for friends down under) to discuss #NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit to Washington.