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Jeremy Shapiro

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Director of Research and the US program @ECFR, Washington DC. Bio at https://ecfr.eu/profile/jeremy_shapiro/.

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Jeremy Shapiro @jyshapiro.bsky.social · Jun 1

The Thinker has thoughts about AI. open.substack.com/pub/blueblaz...

Thinker 4.0

The Thinker versus The Machine

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Tara Varma @taravarma.bsky.social · Mar 31

New paper with @sophiabesch.bsky.social on the "Alliance of Revisionists: A New Era for the Transatlantic Relationship". We argue that D. Trump’s 2nd term & the rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe, may usher in a new era of revisionist transatlanticism:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TDBEP...

Alliance of Revisionists: A New Era for the Transatlantic Relationship

The transatlantic alliance is changing. This article argues that Donald Trump’s second term, together with the rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe, may usher in a new era of revisionist t...

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · Mar 2

Trump’s threats to seize Greenland (and annex Canada, and claim the Panama Canal) requires a strong response. The EU will have to learn how to stand up to the bully in the White House, write @sophiabesch.bsky.social and @jyshapiro.bsky.social in the Foreign Policy Essay.

The New American Imperialism: How Europe Can Deal With Trump’s Threat to Greenland

EU leaders will have to learn how to stand up to the bully in the White House.

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Jeremy Shapiro @jyshapiro.bsky.social · Feb 23

How does Donald Trump make decisions in foreign policy? There is a process but it is distinct from most presidents. Like an authoritarian, he pits factions against each to get options and avoid collusion. My latest from Blue Blaze: blueblaze.substack.com/p/how-the-tr...

How the Trump administration makes foreign policy decisions

The Technocratic versus Factional Processes

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Jeremy Shapiro @jyshapiro.bsky.social · Jan 1

Start off the New Year with the latest episode of The Thinker, a chronicle of the trials and tribulations of a foreign policy thinker. This episode explains why The Thinker is a hawk. open.substack.com/pub/blueblaz...

The Thinker III

why the Thinker is a hawk

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Jeremy Shapiro @jyshapiro.bsky.social · Nov 15

What do Trump's initial personnel picks tell us about US foreign policy? Well, it's complicated but Majda Ruge explains that balance between primacists, prioritizers and restrainers.
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Up close and personnel: What Donald Trump’s administrative picks mean for US foreign policy and Europe

Donald Trump is choosing the cabinet for his second administration. Who will oversee key foreign policy positions – and whether they are a ‘primacist’, ‘prioritiser’, or ‘restrainer’ – will determine ...

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Jeremy Shapiro @jyshapiro.bsky.social · Nov 15

The Senate may believe that they can have a regular process, but the first Trump administration pioneered all many other ways around the confirmation process: "acting", "officials performing the duties of" and other dodges. We document some of them in the "Orbanisation of America": t.co/jKVT5ifyWs

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Jeremy Shapiro @jyshapiro.bsky.social · Nov 15

Interesting -- in my parallel universe, Trump isn't even president-elect.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Nov 15

"Senators also indicated they weren’t planning to cede any of their power over nominees, brushing back Trump on his demand that they allow him to make recess appointments to speed picks into office.

'We want to use the regular process,' said incoming Senate Majority leader John Thune (R-SD)"

Gaetz Nomination Seen as Doomed by Some Senate Republicans

GOP lawmakers say Trump’s attorney general pick will face scrutiny over sexual misconduct allegations

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