StimsonCenter Distinguished Fellow in Global Foresight & China programs.

Joined May 2014
Beyond parody. Is Trump joining the Axis of Upheaval? If so, who needs a $1.5v trillion defense budget? Trump officials push the idea of a U.S.-Russia-China joint candidate for U.N. Secretary-General: former Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán. wsj.com/opinion/viktor-orban… via @WSJopinion
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Interesting sign of new ME geopolitics-- actual diplomacy may spare Tump from doubling down on a flawed view that after 12,000 bombing sorties, a few more will bring down the regime. Iran hosts regional powers for talks to prevent escalation ft.com/content/7f6943d3-b089… via @ft
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They are making parody impossible.
Top global job coming free. Only unemployed vandals need apply .
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How does a Catholic Latina support Sharia law? This is taking demonizing The Other to new levels of absurdity.
I mean: at a certain point this just becomes comical - and I think we are at that point
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There it is: ignorance is MAGA virtue.
Trump says Alaska’s ballot is illegal because people don’t know what “incumbent” means
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Indeed. An original thinker who fashioned a tool to help policy-makers to see beyond their inbox, and the rest of us, from the tyranny of the present.
Saddened by the passing of Mat Burrows, a remarkable thinker and valued former colleague at the @AtlanticCouncil. Mat was an intellectual force in the US government before helping us build the Council’s strategic foresight practice. He understood that sound long-term American strategy required anticipating alternative futures, not simply reacting to events. He helped pioneer the field and mentor a new generation of strategic thinkers. We did not always agree on policy, but I always valued his insights, intellectual rigor, and thoughtful analysis. Rest in peace, Mat. My condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. stimson.org/2026/stimson-cen…
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Sadly, MAGA has no bottom to its cruelty, delusions, and deceptions.
Amy Acton was nine when it started. By the time she was 12, her stepfather was arrested and charged. He fled with her mother and was a fugitive until his death. He was guilty. She was a child. It is breathtakingly horrific for Vivek to victim-blame a child 50 years later.
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The deceitful sounds of desperation...
ABBOTT: Gina Hinojosa supports Sharia Law
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What would you expect from Caligula 2.0? Bread and circuses redux.
Roman vibes (in the declining era) .
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Points for transparency -- however un-American a theocracy would be. Read the US Constitution before pushing for an American Taliban.
Josh Hawley: “Some will say now that I am calling America a Christian Nation. So I am. And some will say that I am advocating Christian Nationalism. And so I do." (2024)
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What if the Pope was instrumental and this story is a Russian propoganda tactic to score points with Trump and create a false image that Moscow wants peace?
I do not understand why people are so unwilling to credit the First Lady with helping Ukrainians. I’m glad for whomever added help, but it’s a great use of her influence.
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Couldn't have said it better. I had the good fortune to work with Mat, when he recruited me to the NIC to work on the Globlal Trends report at Stimson the Red Cell, and on our annual Top 10 Global Risks,run in Foreign Policy. A rare comprehensive, synthetic mind. A Sad loss.
Tremendously saddened to learn of the untimely death of Mat Burrows, a friend, wise counsel and sage voice in Washington’s foreign policy community. Mat elevated strategic foresight into an art form. He will be sorely missed. @JMuellerKaler stimson.org/2026/stimson-cen…
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Actually, the Vatican had a role getting it started. Somehow the White House forgot to mention. vaticannews.va/en/world/news…
First Lady Melania Trump’s accomplishment is significant, as it represents a meaningful step toward lasting peace in this war-torn region. I applaud Russia and Ukraine for their cooperation in providing critical humanitarian relief to the people of Oleshky.
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Not so fast. The Pope preceded her. Another con? vaticannews.va/en/world/news…
WOW! Melania Trump Revealed that she has Personally Negotiated a Partial Ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Combined with the Eight Wars President Trump has ended this makes Ten Wars Stopped so far. Is a Joint Husband and Wife Nobel Peace Prize Possible?
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Only a small part of the disruption coming that we are doing very little to prepare for.
Bill Gates: Cyberattacks and job losses from AI will hit hard in the next two to three years. The good things, like lower medical bills and cheaper houses, take time. I expect 20 years of disruption with winners and losers, The Verge. 1/
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Another Trump con? The Vatican explains: vaticannews.va/en/world/news…
Melania Trump has claimed credit for a ceasefire between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Oleshky. Days earlier, Pope Leo XIV called Vladimir Putin from his hospital bed to request a ceasefire.
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Not so fast. For the record, the Pope called Putin a week before to push for the ceasefire. vaticannews.va/en/world/news…
Senior Adviser to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman claims Melania is "negotiating a ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine and I’m the Pope! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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This is scary. France seems at an inflection point -- the exhaustion of the social welfare state? France is looking ungovernable. And it’s going to get worse ft.com/content/62b83fcf-efad… via @ft
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Getting daffier with each campaign stop.
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