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Kori Schake
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Leads AEI’s foreign and defense team, author of The State and the Soldier, contributing writer at The Atlantic. 2025-2026 Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress. Californian. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/

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Kori N. Schake is an American international relations scholar currently serving as Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. She has held several high-level positions in the U.S. Defense and State Departments and on the National Security Council. She was a foreign policy adviser to the McCain-Palin 2008 presidential campaign. Schake is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. She serves on the board of advisors of Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Alexander Hamilton Society. Schake is a member of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee. .. more

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · Aug 27
I just received my first copy of the book!

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 5h
"You may be tempted to believe that “ending the war” is synonymous with “creating peace.” It is not.” Great thought experiment from @markhertling.bsky.social
A Letter from Clausewitz to Secretary Rubio
Channeling the author of ‘On War’ on the U.S. pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
www.thebulwark.com

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 10h
My thoughts on the latest civ-mil fracas: "the American military cannot save us from the politicians we elect to high office...the proper role for our military is political inertness. However well-meaning, to encourage them to be otherwise is further pulling them into the political fray.”
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 11h
NEW: The share of Republicans who say politicians should avoid heated language that might encourage violence rose from 56% in early 2024 to 75% in mid-2025.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Image that reads, "83% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say such language should be avoided. That is unchanged since we first asked the question in 2019. 75% of Republicans and Republican leaners also say this, up from 56% in early 2024."

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MeidasRick 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 13h
www.rawstory.com/trump-milita...
'Moment of truth' imminent as military brass pushed to turn on Trump: DC insider
Donald Trump’s attack on members of Congress who served in the military for advising those currently serving not to follow illegal orders could have a ripple effect that blows up on him, an expert war...
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CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues @poni.csis.org · 15h
PONI is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of its Project Atom 2025 report. Please join us on December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET for a discussion with authors @kschake.bsky.social, Rebecca Shrimpton, Kyle Balzer, and @ajmount.bsky.social.

Register to attend:
Report Launch: Project Atom 2025 | CSIS Events
Please join the Project on Nuclear Issues for a launch event for the Project Atom 2025 report on escalatory risk in the Indo-Pacific.
www.csis.org

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Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 16h
“I write for my country,   
which no longer resembles itself – 
except in the horizontal drawing of its name
and its position on the map. 
…
I do not recognize this strange monster
where poems are prosecuted,
and poets are imprisoned.”

@penamerica.bsky.social pen.org/freedom-forb...
“Freedom Forbidden”: The Poets Behind Bars for Their Words
Since 1981, we have marked the Day of the Imprisoned Writer by sharing writers’ words to highlight the injustice of their imprisonment.
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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 17h
“it tries to settle major issues up front that should be settled only through sustained & serious negotiation. It would be much more effective to have a list of principles for negotiation that each side must agree to before real negotiations can actually proceed.” Nice work, @ryanevans.bsky.social.
A 15-Point Plan to Get to a Ukrainian-Russian Settlement
I do not know the origins of the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian War, but I can safely say it has caused quite a
warontherocks.com

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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 19h
Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine wapo.st/4ijY5Dl
Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine
Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy.
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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 19h
I am once again asking why your priorities as Secretary of Defense are the same as the priorities of an Army First Sergeant.

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Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 19h
Something deeply moving about Lincoln making Thanksgiving a national holiday in the midst of the Civil War because we may “expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom” and “God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.”

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 20h
For Putin, the so-called peace plan is a win-win: A deal would enshrine Ukraine's perpetual subordination and vulnerability. No deal might lead Trump to pull remaining US support for Ukraine and antagonize Europe. @paulsonne.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
Putin’s Win-Win: Take a Russia-Friendly Peace Deal, or Fight On
www.nytimes.com

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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 20h
“It shows us that Trump and those around him really think the US is not part of Nato,” said @cerianbond.bsky.social, deputy director of the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social think-tank.
Europeans scramble to protect their own security after jolt of Ukraine plan
Elements of US peace proposal would give Russia sway over continent’s defence arrangements
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 20h
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

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NPR @npr.org · 22h
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts n.pr/3M48mr2
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. Military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formally known as the Boy Scouts
n.pr

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d
I'm re-upping our new open access article on why armies shoot their own soldiers in light of recent reports that more than 100 Russian officers have been confirmed as ordering the execution of their own soldiers in more than 12,000 reported incidents

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Fratricidal Coercion in Modern War | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Fratricidal Coercion in Modern War - Volume 79 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 1d
I deleted my post about the Pentagon’s disgraceful investigation of Senator Kelly because I made a confusing typo

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 1d
Doggone it! I meant *disgraceful*

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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 1d
Featuring all your favorite civ-mil people, incl me and @profjessblankshain.bsky.social on “The Future of the Total Force: What Will It Mean to Be a Citizen-Soldier?”
@robertralston.bsky.social and Ron Krebs on polarization; @kschake.bsky.social and @bishopgarrison.com on non-partisanship …

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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 1d
Super excited that a new edited volume, Bend But Do Not Break, is coming out, edited by Jaron Wharton, @klkuzminski.bsky.social @jkdemp.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social Keith Carter, and @carriealee.bsky.social
And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d
"DOGE: It’s your turn to send us a pointless, time-consuming email explaining what exactly it was that you did here." @petridishes.bsky.social imagines DOGE's exit interview:
A DOGE Exit Interview
It’s the agency’s turn to send a pointless, time-consuming email explaining its accomplishments.
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Cliff W. Gilmore @cliffwgilmore.bsky.social · 1d
Ok. I’ll go: As I was trained and trained others, US military service members are legally, morally, & ethically obligated to refuse to follow unlawful orders.

Doing so is high risk, as it is a de facto case of guilty until proven innocent — but it is a duty to refuse to follow them all the same.

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The Chamberlain Network @chamberlainvets.bsky.social · 1d
On the investigation of Sen. Kelly:

"Weaponizing the military’s legal system against political critics ... risks eroding the trust that underpins both civilian oversight and military professionalism"

- Chris Purdy, Chamberlain Network Founder and CEO

www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/t...
The Chamberlain Network Strongly Opposes the Pentagon’s Escalatory Investigation Into Senator Kelly  — The Chamberlain Network
The Pentagon’s move to investigate Senator Mark Kelly — and raise the possibility of recalling him to active duty for a court-martial — marks a dangerous breach of long-standing civ-mil norms.
www.chamberlainnetwork.us

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 1d
Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
Stop Calling Us Warriors
If you’ve been in the Army longer than five minutes, you’ve probably been called “warrior” already. Or maybe “hero,” usually used sarcastically when referring to…
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NPR @npr.org · 1d
Update: The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with "illegal orders."
Pentagon investigates Democratic senator for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with "illegal orders."
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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 1d
Current head of the army will be Argentina's next defence secretary

For the first time since the end of the military dictatorship, the Ministry of Defence will be led by an officer

www.poder360.com.br/poder-intern...
General Presti assume Defesa na Argentina, 1º militar desde 1983
Governo de Javier Milei diz que o objetivo da indicação é "por fim à demonização de oficiais, sargentos e soldados". Leia no Poder360.
www.poder360.com.br

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BNO News @bnonews.com · 1d
U.S. Department of War says it's investigating U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) after telling service members they can refuse illegal orders

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?

McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took

(Not a no!)

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Mike Eckel @mikeeckel.bsky.social · 1d
Kremlin foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov says the European "counter-proposal" peace plan is "not constructive and not acceptable to Russia."