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Frank O'Donnell
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Senior Research Adviser, @apln.network
Nonresident Fellow, South Asia Program @stimsoncenter.bsky.social
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Nuclear failsafe reviews - as conducted by 🇺🇸 in 1990-1992 and 2022-2024 - are important measures to safeguard against accidental or inadvertent nuclear use. Today, @apln.network, @nti.org & @theeln.bsky.social co-publish summaries from 🇨🇳 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Track-II failsafe workshops over the last year.
Advancing Nuclear Fail-Safe in the Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
APLN has worked with partners in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the United States to highlight the benefits of independent, internal “fail-safe” reviews in nuclear-armed states. Fail-safe reviews are...
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clarence thomas has no jurisprudential argument, he just hates women and thinks the constitution doesn’t protect a varia suit
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I'm thrilled to have a contract with @academic.oup.com for my book on "Entanglement and Unintended Escalation." (There'll be a better title!)

The manuscript is drafted and currently being revised. Hopefully should be out second half of next year!
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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"Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.

And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.

🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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"DOD eyes midcourse defense Space-Based Interceptor, reaching for 'low-hanging' fruit"
DOD eyes midcourse defense Space-Based Interceptor, reaching for 'low-hanging' fruit | InsideDefense.com
The Defense Department is preparing to solicit industry proposals for a prototype space-based interceptor, taking a concrete step toward what experts say is the most achievable slice of an otherwise c...
insidedefense.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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📣 We are now accepting applications for CFR's 2026–27 Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship, a unique opportunity for young professionals studying nuclear security issues.

Learn more: https://on.cfr.org/3JaeQnk

Apply by 11/30
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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It’s been almost two weeks since the U.S.–South Korea joint fact sheet and MOU were released, and here’s my analysis on Korea Tech & Trade Watch — how it compares with Japan’s deal, where Korea fell short, and how Seoul is pacing implementation of the promised investments. Hope you enjoy reading!
U.S.-South Korea Joint Fact Sheet and MOU: It’s the Implementation, Stupid.
The U.S.-South Korea joint fact sheet on trade and security has been released, followed by a bilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining the investment package.
koreattw.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.

time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now!

'International relations theory and US–China competition: A theoretical exploration' by Kai He & Huiyun Feng

🔗 buff.ly/O1iqayA

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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"Restoring a broadly held value in institutional truth and information accuracy should be the long-term vision. But until that time, the public and their leaders must learn the skills and tools necessary to shore up our resilience against forces that fuel chaos and disorder." — @andrewfacini.com
Post-truth disasters: We're not ready for nuclear war on social media
"Diminishing the practical capacity of the government and the reputational credibility of institutions responsible for rapid response can only evaporate trust and lead to citizens looking to alternative sources for critical information, even without the distortions present on social media platforms. Unfortunately, this dangerous dynamic is only worsening as platforms feed users an ever-increasing amount of content generated by artificial intelligence services."
thebulletin.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Now recruiting ➡️ post-doctoral students, tenure track junior faculty, or doctoral students studying nuclear security.

Spend a year working at RAND on policy-relevant research with the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program.

Apply by December 15.
Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program
The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program stimulates the development of the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security related topics by supporting interdisciplinary research that will ...
www.rand.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The best Daft Punk song not by Daft Punk -
Galactical
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November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The Coast Guard reversed its 'swastikas aren't all that bad' policy just hours after the Washpost broke the story.

It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Russia promised this already in 1994
3. Russia will not invade neighboring countries, and NATO will not expand further.
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Friday!
Sunseeker
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” triggering a standoff w/ armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map

www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
Warning signs appear on Mexican beach declaring area restricted by U.S. as Mexico rejects Trump offer to strike cartels
The signs read in English and Spanish, "Warning: Restricted Area," and had been declared restricted by "the commander."
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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BREAKING: U.S. draft peace proposal to end Ukraine war calls for ceding land to Russia and limiting the size of Ukraine's military.
Trump plan for Ukraine war would cede territory to Russia
President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft proposal obtained by The Associated Press.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM