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James Cameron
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Associate Prof of Modern North American History at the University of Oslo, Norway. Nuclear strategy and arms control.

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Norway is not a member state of the European Union (EU). It is associated with the Union through its membership in the European Economic Area (EEA), signed in 1992 and established in 1994. Norway was a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1960, which was originally set up as an alternative to the European Economic Community (EEC), the main predecessor of the EU. Norway had considered joining both the EEC and the European Union, but opted to decline following referendums in 1972 and 1994. According to the European Social Survey conducted in 2018, 73.6% of Norwegians would vote 'No' in a referendum to join the European Union. Norway shares land borders with two EU member states, namely Finland and Sweden, and maritime borders with a third, Denmark. .. more

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 13h
This is true for the transatlantic defense relationship. Without shared values, it is more difficult to see a US pledge to risk nuclear war for distant NATO allies as credible.
anandmenon.bsky.social Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 22h
What Trump has made me realise is how much the post-Cold War relationship hinged on shared values rather than shared interests. Trump is illustrating how, whether on Ukraine and Gaza, our interests diverge and, absent those values, there's not much holding us together.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 16h
Surely better dumb villains than smart ones?

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Jonathan Hopkin, James Cameron

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Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 20h
are you fucking serious

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 22h
Rachel Reeves
Taxing banks paying millions in bonuses. Taxing universities sacking thousands of staff.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 22h
Surprise!
kyivpost.com Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 22h
Russian officials have called the revised 19-point plan a failure, Bloomberg reports.

Reposted by James Cameron, Nicolai von Ondarza

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 22h
What Trump has made me realise is how much the post-Cold War relationship hinged on shared values rather than shared interests. Trump is illustrating how, whether on Ukraine and Gaza, our interests diverge and, absent those values, there's not much holding us together.

Reposted by James Cameron

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 22h
Russian officials have called the revised 19-point plan a failure, Bloomberg reports.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d
Is Driscoll working with Rubio, or around him? Hard to say.
christopherjm.ft.com Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 1d
News: US holds secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi

US army secretary Dan Driscoll is in UAE for talks with Ukraine’s military intel chief Kyrylo Budanov and a Russian delegation as Washington pushes a peace deal to end the Kremlin’s war. @financialtimes.com

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US holds secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi
Army secretary Dan Driscoll meets delegations from Kyiv and Moscow in push for deal to end Kremlin’s invasion
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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d
Guess who isn't there? Europe.
christopherjm.ft.com Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 1d
News: US holds secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi

US army secretary Dan Driscoll is in UAE for talks with Ukraine’s military intel chief Kyrylo Budanov and a Russian delegation as Washington pushes a peace deal to end the Kremlin’s war. @financialtimes.com

on.ft.com/43Og0fj
US holds secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi
Army secretary Dan Driscoll meets delegations from Kyiv and Moscow in push for deal to end Kremlin’s invasion
on.ft.com

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 1d
News: US holds secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi

US army secretary Dan Driscoll is in UAE for talks with Ukraine’s military intel chief Kyrylo Budanov and a Russian delegation as Washington pushes a peace deal to end the Kremlin’s war. @financialtimes.com

on.ft.com/43Og0fj
US holds secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi
Army secretary Dan Driscoll meets delegations from Kyiv and Moscow in push for deal to end Kremlin’s invasion
on.ft.com

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 1d
"I don't know what I'm doing. As usual!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!"
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Trump on Ukraine:

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 1d
Trump on Ukraine:

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Lee Savage @leesavage.bsky.social · 2d
This is the kind of thing you would do if you had no idea how to achieve economic growth. It's a stunningly stupid move but only one of many that the government has been making over the last 10 months or so. All those years in opposition and they have no idea what to do while in office. Shameful
sgfmann.bsky.social George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 2d
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d
I fear that a lot of elements on European defense (including the nuclear component) will be viewed as politically impossible until the moment they become absolutely necessary, by which point it will be too late.

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth, James Cameron

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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 2d
Europe has a foreign policy problem. It does need to engage in these talks and doing so as 7 or 8 leaders just doesn't work. It makes it easy to work around Europe. So the EU should pick a special envoy - perhaps the fmr Finnish president Niinisto or a Draghi type to engage on behalf of Europe.
henryjfoy.ft.com Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 2d
No formal "counter-proposal" from Europeans in Geneva - whose leaders instead agreed to try to dilute or amend US-Russian draft to keep Trump onside - but a list of demands on UA territory, size of army & EU control over frozen assets & sanctions
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US, Ukrainian and European officials convene for peace talks
Meeting in Geneva follows rearguard diplomatic move to reshape US plan
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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 2d
No formal "counter-proposal" from Europeans in Geneva - whose leaders instead agreed to try to dilute or amend US-Russian draft to keep Trump onside - but a list of demands on UA territory, size of army & EU control over frozen assets & sanctions
w @christopherjm.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/9e11...
US, Ukrainian and European officials convene for peace talks
Meeting in Geneva follows rearguard diplomatic move to reshape US plan
www.ft.com

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d
Any government with an ounce of shame would be completely humiliated by that second sentence. An utter shambles.
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
The Polish prime minister reacts

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
The Polish prime minister reacts

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d
I think Witkoff is focused on getting a deal at any price (for Ukraine). But the State Dept and NSC still exist. Rubio was probably blindsided by the proposal and has enough self-respect remaining to work out something less one-sided. How much weight he carries inside the admin is hard to judge.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d
Was thinking the same thing. Probably not.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d
Every time the Trump admin does this, US credibility crumbles a little more in the eyes of its European allies.

If the latter were not so heavily invested in the United States, US credibility would have evaporated by now.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, James Cameron

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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 3d
Russia-Ukraine war: US insists it authored peace plan
Russia-Ukraine war: US insists it authored peace plan
It comes after a group of senators said they were told by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the draft did not reflect Washington's position.
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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
The US either wants to force this capitulation on Ukraine, or is deliberately setting the deal up for failure, giving it the excuse to walk away. Even if it backtracks, Putin will be emboldened.

In any event, European security is on the line and only Europe can take responsibility for its future.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
For bigger profits, at least for Trump and his cabal.
anderspucknielsen.dk Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 3d
It's even worse. The US is making a profit on the war right now, and apparently they are willing to give up that in order to force through this Munich thing.

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 3d
It's even worse. The US is making a profit on the war right now, and apparently they are willing to give up that in order to force through this Munich thing.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
At least Munich had a strategic rationale based on Anglo-French weakness and need for time to rearm in the face of immediate escalation to a Europe-wide war.

The US can easily support Ukraine and is arguably an effective cost-imposition strategy vs Russia, even in nakedly instrumental terms.

Reposted by Martin Tomko

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 4d
I'm not a big fan of the Munich analogy, but this is real Munich stuff -- probably worse.

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US army secretary Daniel Driscoll told European ambassadors and western officials at a volatile meeting in Kyiv late on Friday that he was “optimistic that now is the time for peace” — but warned that Washington would show little flexibility. “We are not negotiating details,” he said, according to a senior European official in the meeting at the Kyiv residence of US Chargé d’Affaires, Julie Davis. One senior European official described the tone of the meeting as “nauseating”.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 4d
This is key. Europe's courting of Trump has bought only short-term benefits at the cost of any belief that EUR will stand up for Ukraine's and its own interests when the chips are down. Now here we are.
maxbergmann.bsky.social Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 4d
you seriously when you need them to. The White House official who remarked "we don't care what the Europeans think" reflects the Washington mood. Europe will get in line when we tell them to. So will the EU unfreeze frozen Russian assets to go to US firms? Get rid of sanctions, etc? 5/

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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 4d
you seriously when you need them to. The White House official who remarked "we don't care what the Europeans think" reflects the Washington mood. Europe will get in line when we tell them to. So will the EU unfreeze frozen Russian assets to go to US firms? Get rid of sanctions, etc? 5/

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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social · 4d
The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
The Witkoff-Dmitriev peace plan annotated
We now know a bit more about the process which led to the new peace plan and we now have a copy of its contents, to which I will turn soon.
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