Randy Kluver

Associate Provost and Dean, Don and Cathy Humphreys Chair in Global Studies, OSU Global/School of Global Studies, Oklahoma State University.

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

Wonderful to see this continued partnership! The 40-year connection between Oklahoma and Kyoto is a fantastic foundation for future educational, cultural, and business collaboration. I was able to visit Kyoto several years ago, and absolutely love the place!

[在大阪・神戸米国総領事館 @USConsOsakaKobe]

The bonds of friendship between Oklahoma and Kyoto are deep, Kyoto Governor Nishiwaki told CG Larsen during their first meeting on June 8. The Governor noted that Kyoto celebrated 40 years of Sister State/Prefecture ties with Oklahoma last year. These sub-national connections are at the heart of US-Japan friendship, strengthen the Alliance, and are a key to increased business partnerships and investment. @nishiwaki_taka

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

@USConsOsakaKobe Wonderful to see this continued partnership! The 40-year connection between Oklahoma and Kyoto is a fantastic foundation for future educational, cultural, and business collaboration. I was able to visit Kyoto several years ago, and absolutely love the place!

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

If you're in town, join us at the @OKHistory Center: https://t.co/qZiYvxN2Vg
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#OKHistory #ChaoToMainStreet #Oklahoma

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

From the first 500 arrivals in 1975 to a thriving community of 25,000+ today—the story of Vietnamese resettlement is a true Oklahoma milestone.

Honored to present 'Chào to Main Street' at the Oklahoma History Symposium this Saturday in OKC! 🧵 (1/2)

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

@JonathanZLudwig yes, we are all slackers....

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

@FinancialCmte @RepFrankLucas @RepFrenchHill Thanks for standing with Taiwan!

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

Want to hear the back story on Chao to Main Street? I was fortunate to sit down for this interview with Amy M. Le from Quill Hawk Publishing to talk about the experience of resettling Vietnamese refugees in 1975, and how the book came to be.
https://t.co/xKNZZhBBVP

[Richard Fontaine @RHFontaine]

Most foreign policy issues are difficult and complicated. Greenland isn’t one of them. Let’s have a look at seven points:

1. The U.S. needs Greenland for its own defense - Golden Dome, radars, basing.

▶️ The United States can do virtually anything it'd like in Greenland, security-wise, without taking possession of it. The 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement, which was renewed in 2004, allows the United States to build bases there, station troops, and more.

2. Greenland is about to fall into the hands of Russia and China, and the U.S. can’t let that happen.

▶️ The U.S. once had 10,000 U.S. troops in Greenland; now there are around 200. If there is an imminent threat of Chinese or Russian takeover (there isn’t), perhaps start by increasing that number?

3. Russian and Chinese ships are swarming Greenland and the Danes can’t fend them off.

▶️ If Russian and Chinese ships are really menacing the island, the U.S. Navy could sail around it right now en masse. It isn’t.

4. The U.S. needs to own Greenland because "you don't defend leases." Even if Denmark allows full access, there’s a difference between owning and renting.

▶️ This is the No One Washes a Rental Car theory of international relations. In reality, the United States is committed to defending many allies whose territory it does not own. Trump himself defended Israel just last year. The whole point of alliances is mutual defense of one another's territory. That doesn't require seizing it. 

5. The Danes are bad allies, so they should hand over Greenland.

▶️ Denmark has been a model ally. Not so long ago, Danes fought for America’s defense rather than the other way around. Among 40-plus allies and partners in Afghanistan, Denmark lost the most soldiers as a percentage of its population. Our allies defended the U.S., which, by the way, none of them owns.

6. This is the new Manifest Destiny. We’re an expansionist, frontier people. Greenland should, one way or the other, join the ever-growing Republic.

▶️ The post-1945 order is predicated a prohibition against conquest. Countries don’t acquire the territory of another without their consent. Iraq doesn’t get Kuwait, Russia can’t have Ukraine, Canada won’t be the 51st state, and the U.S. doesn’t compel Greenland to join. We’ve seen a world before in which conquest abounds. It’s the law of the jungle.

7. This isn’t real, just some fun administration trolling of the ever-nervous Europeans.

▶️ It is at a minimum a major distraction from real issues the transatlantic allies should focus on: Russia, Ukraine, Iran, China. Prodding allies to distrust our word and intentions does not amount to good policy.

Most foreign policy issues are difficult and complicated. Greenland isn’t one of them. The sooner this manufactured crisis fades, the better.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

How to lose the 21st century to China:

1. Unilaterally disarm regarding the soft power competition by ending economic aid and international media agencies.

2. Impose tariffs irrationally on everyone.

3. Invade Greenland, break up NATO, and isolate the US from the entire world.

4. Defund universities.

5. Discourage the best and brightest from immigrating to the US.

6. Withdraw from international organizations, handing over their control to the Chinese Communist Party.

7. Foment polarization between Americans.

8. Stop supporting democracy abroad; just talk about power.

9. Weaken American democratic institutions at home.

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

@TonyNashNerd Selection bias....

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

“Captivating from start to finish.” — Major General (Ret.) Viet Luong.
Chào to Main Street https://t.co/q2ndAQYDXy

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

@TonyNashNerd Witch hunt.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.”

Thomas Jefferson, 1786.

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

Chào to Main Street is resonating with Oklahomans, showcasing 50 years of compassion and hospitality. Small Western Oklahoma towns opened their doors to refugees, embodying the hope and promise of America.

https://t.co/DmwmmUj7hz

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

I am amazed at the early reception of Chào to Main Street: An Account of Vietnamese Refugees in Western Oklahoma https://t.co/HiuIfU5hjm Print version is now available! @hawk_quill

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

Excited to share the release of "Chào to Main Street: An Account of Vietnamese Refugees in Western Oklahoma". Available on Kindle now, with the print version coming soon. Chào to Main Street: An Account of Vietnamese Refugees in Western Oklahoma https://t.co/8FfBbTKlJY

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

This and the Pew poll — which, by the way, shows a profound shift especially among younger demographics — validates something @goldkorn and I argued early this year: There's a vibe shift happening on China. That's a very good thing. Link below.
https://t.co/Q41ydBIhXD

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

" If we are serious about holding this country together, we have to reckon with the real American inheritance, where ambition and betrayal, dreaming and dispossession, are not opposite. They are co-tenants:"https://t.co/z9kYrTwo7d

[Randy Kluver @rkluver]

Cutting the State Department and USAID will put every American at risk: https://t.co/Qczu6SPNcF

[NBA @NBA]

The @okcthunder are the 2024-25 NBA Champions!