Dr. Raymond Kuo | 郭泓均
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Expert on international order and Asian security. Director, Taiwan Policy Initiative and Senior Political Scientist @ RAND. 🇹🇼🇺🇸
Website: https://www.raymondkuo.com/
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Today in War on the Rocks:
Taiwan’s Will to Fight Isn’t the Problem
Data Centers on the 21st Century Battlefield
Taiwan’s Will to Fight Isn’t the Problem
Data Centers on the 21st Century Battlefield
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My latest in War on the Rocks. Catherine Kish and I argue that Taiwan has deep reserves of societal resilience and will to fight. Politics holds back efforts to deepen these reserves, but the United States can help.
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In other words, things haven't changed here at all, and the operation is still ongoing.
Homan: "The withdrawal of law enforcement resources here is dependent upon cooperation ... as we see that cooperation happen, then the redeployment will happen"
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
In other words, things haven't changed here at all, and the operation is still ongoing.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Earlier today, I discovered I am eligible to nominate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize (@nobelprize.org). I nominated "the people of the Twin Cities".
January 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Earlier today, I discovered I am eligible to nominate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize (@nobelprize.org). I nominated "the people of the Twin Cities".
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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What's even better is that, while community groups are celebrating this, they haven't stopped organizing and protecting their neighbors. This isn't over until the op is shutdown and ICE/CBP are gone.
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 AM
What's even better is that, while community groups are celebrating this, they haven't stopped organizing and protecting their neighbors. This isn't over until the op is shutdown and ICE/CBP are gone.
This is really moving. Definitely give it a listen.
I found this song for Renee Good and Alex Pretti moving and powerful.
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
A Song for Alex Pretti and Renee Good
Don't Resist, Just Obey
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 PM
This is really moving. Definitely give it a listen.
Good, and good riddance.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Good, and good riddance.
ICE out of MN
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 AM
ICE out of MN
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Hi everyone -- there is a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow to protest what the Trump administration and DHS are doing to our community. In solidarity with the action, I am going to donate my revenue from tmrw's newsletter to People over Papers, the Midway-Hamline Diaper Bank, & Every Meal. (1/2)
January 22, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Hi everyone -- there is a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow to protest what the Trump administration and DHS are doing to our community. In solidarity with the action, I am going to donate my revenue from tmrw's newsletter to People over Papers, the Midway-Hamline Diaper Bank, & Every Meal. (1/2)
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
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It is even worse than it looks
The Old World Order is Dead
Unipolarity was given, not taken
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It is even worse than it looks
@professormusgrave.bsky.social Welcome back! Missed you here.
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
@professormusgrave.bsky.social Welcome back! Missed you here.
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National media: Please stop describing what’s happening in Minneapolis as “protests.” There has been a modest, sustained protest outside the Whipple federal building, about 10 miles from downtown, but... 1/3
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
National media: Please stop describing what’s happening in Minneapolis as “protests.” There has been a modest, sustained protest outside the Whipple federal building, about 10 miles from downtown, but... 1/3
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Even if we believe ICE’s pretexts (and we shouldn’t), this is a STUPID way to do a law enforcement operation.
Which, of course, is why it isn’t one: www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
Which, of course, is why it isn’t one: www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Even if we believe ICE’s pretexts (and we shouldn’t), this is a STUPID way to do a law enforcement operation.
Which, of course, is why it isn’t one: www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
Which, of course, is why it isn’t one: www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
There's no actual law enforcement strategy for ICE's operations. That is, identified and confirmed suspects, probable cause to arrest using the least force possible, sent to a judicial system where suspects receive due process.
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
There's no actual law enforcement strategy for ICE's operations. That is, identified and confirmed suspects, probable cause to arrest using the least force possible, sent to a judicial system where suspects receive due process.
This is a great idea! I'd be happy to guest lecture in-person on international security, international order, China-Taiwan, and laws of war.
Finally, a note to the many professors in my networks: One other specific, small thing you can do from outside of Minneapolis is reach out to colleagues who are heavily affected (because of their own or their family's risk, or because they're very busy protecting neighbors) and offer a guest lecture
January 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is a great idea! I'd be happy to guest lecture in-person on international security, international order, China-Taiwan, and laws of war.
MN's former SecState once recounted a story. They invited a DFL and GOP strategist to share their thoughts on state politics. Last question: What's your biggest regret from your work?
GOP guy: That we convinced rural areas that urban areas owe them yet simultaneously look down on them.
GOP guy: That we convinced rural areas that urban areas owe them yet simultaneously look down on them.
NYTimes has truly outdone itself with this latest in its "ask white guys in diner" genre. Thank goodness we get a perspective on what's happening in Minneapolis from people in **Nisswa** who probably mean Brainerd when they say they "prefer not to go the city anymore" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
MN's former SecState once recounted a story. They invited a DFL and GOP strategist to share their thoughts on state politics. Last question: What's your biggest regret from your work?
GOP guy: That we convinced rural areas that urban areas owe them yet simultaneously look down on them.
GOP guy: That we convinced rural areas that urban areas owe them yet simultaneously look down on them.
An excellent piece describing what it's like in the Twin Cities. I find myself constantly monitoring my surroundings, looking for who may need protection or assistance, where the exits and private spaces are. And checking each car I pass to see if there might be trouble coming.
“The physical machinations of the occupation are nearly impossible to avoid. ICE stops people randomly on the street. ICE rams cars, sometimes through intersections, and sometimes pulls someone out and leaves the car right in the street.” www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
An excellent piece describing what it's like in the Twin Cities. I find myself constantly monitoring my surroundings, looking for who may need protection or assistance, where the exits and private spaces are. And checking each car I pass to see if there might be trouble coming.
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"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
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Again I say into the void: stop saying the ICE officer had no time to think. Time doesn’t start when the drama starts. They drove up. They walked up. They engaged. Stop saying there is only reflex, no thought. If so, stop arming ambulatory startle reflexes & calling them cops
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Again I say into the void: stop saying the ICE officer had no time to think. Time doesn’t start when the drama starts. They drove up. They walked up. They engaged. Stop saying there is only reflex, no thought. If so, stop arming ambulatory startle reflexes & calling them cops
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Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
This is excellent, especially the cataloging of all the ways our present moment is different from what's come before. It's disorienting to hear some many people claim the opposite, and this is a good corrective.
That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
This is excellent, especially the cataloging of all the ways our present moment is different from what's come before. It's disorienting to hear some many people claim the opposite, and this is a good corrective.
I can guarantee you that this Minnesotan was not crying.
Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I can guarantee you that this Minnesotan was not crying.
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Hey, a quick hint for anyone trying to follow the news in Minneapolis from out of state: if you add ?utm_source=gift to any Star Tribune URL, it'll let you read it.
Also, some reliable local outlets that are both better and free:
www.mprnews.org
www.minnpost.com
sahanjournal.com
Also, some reliable local outlets that are both better and free:
www.mprnews.org
www.minnpost.com
sahanjournal.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Hey, a quick hint for anyone trying to follow the news in Minneapolis from out of state: if you add ?utm_source=gift to any Star Tribune URL, it'll let you read it.
Also, some reliable local outlets that are both better and free:
www.mprnews.org
www.minnpost.com
sahanjournal.com
Also, some reliable local outlets that are both better and free:
www.mprnews.org
www.minnpost.com
sahanjournal.com