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Joined January 2009
New post: We have a fascinating and candid interview with Tony Radakin who was head of the armed forces 2021-2025. Covers decisions on Ukraine, the lessons from the UK, the threat from Russia, defence spending and the disaster of military procurement. samf.substack.com/p/when-rus…
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Stimulating read.
New post: We have a fascinating and candid interview with Tony Radakin who was head of the armed forces 2021-2025. Covers decisions on Ukraine, the lessons from the UK, the threat from Russia, defence spending and the disaster of military procurement. samf.substack.com/p/when-rus…
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So many interesting nuggets like this on the weeks before Russia's invasion when the UK was trying to assess their plans to defend themselves.
New post: We have a fascinating and candid interview with Tony Radakin who was head of the armed forces 2021-2025. Covers decisions on Ukraine, the lessons from the UK, the threat from Russia, defence spending and the disaster of military procurement. samf.substack.com/p/when-rus…
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There's so much in there we've split it into two parts. Today's focuses on Ukraine, Russia and the lessons for the UK. Tomorrow is on spending and procurement.
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And @LawDavF wrote about Trump's latest deeply unhelpful intervention in Ukraine, what damage it has done, and the role the Europeans should be playing. samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
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This week on the substack... I wrote about the European radical right in power, and what that tells us about how a Marine Le Pen presidency would play out. samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
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This week on the substack... I wrote about the European radical right in power, and what that tells us about how a Marine Le Pen presidency would play out. samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
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And @LawDavF wrote about Trump's latest deeply unhelpful intervention in Ukraine, what damage it has done, and the role the Europeans should be playing. samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
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Next week we have our most newsworthy interview yet, budget analysis and more on the midterms. Possibly something on the Israeli elections too. Busy few weeks coming up.
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And we had a guest post with exclusive polling on how views of AI are affecting voting behaviour on both sides of the Atlantic. samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
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New post from @LawDavF Trump has again intervened in the Ukraine war on the wrong side. How much difference is it making? What can Europe and Ukraine do to counteract? samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
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It would be nice if the most powerful man in the world wasn't completely delusional.
New post from @LawDavF Trump has again intervened in the Ukraine war on the wrong side. How much difference is it making? What can Europe and Ukraine do to counteract? samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
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It would be nice if the most powerful man in the world wasn't completely delusional.
New post from @LawDavF Trump has again intervened in the Ukraine war on the wrong side. How much difference is it making? What can Europe and Ukraine do to counteract? samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
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My latest post attempts to make sense of a difficult time in US-Ukraine relations, in which the dysfunctions of the Trump administration were on full display. Trump’s claims that Putin was ready to make concessions was shown again to be make-believe. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…?
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New post from @LawDavF Trump has again intervened in the Ukraine war on the wrong side. How much difference is it making? What can Europe and Ukraine do to counteract? samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
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New post: We have exclusive new polling from @focaldataHQ - looking at how views of AI are developing and how it's affecting voting. They look at why the US debate is so much more polarised by party than here - and whether we could go the same way. samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
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One of my favourite charts from the post showing where US voters are on speeding up versus slowing down AI development compared to their perception of parties. You can see why the Democrats are talking about it a lot.
New post: We have exclusive new polling from @focaldataHQ - looking at how views of AI are developing and how it's affecting voting. They look at why the US debate is so much more polarised by party than here - and whether we could go the same way. samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
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One of my favourite charts from the post showing where US voters are on speeding up versus slowing down AI development compared to their perception of parties. You can see why the Democrats are talking about it a lot.
New post: We have exclusive new polling from @focaldataHQ - looking at how views of AI are developing and how it's affecting voting. They look at why the US debate is so much more polarised by party than here - and whether we could go the same way. samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
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New post: We have exclusive new polling from @focaldataHQ - looking at how views of AI are developing and how it's affecting voting. They look at why the US debate is so much more polarised by party than here - and whether we could go the same way. samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
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It's absolutely packed with fascinating charts from their polling.
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