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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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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 7h
The Kelly case has been assigned to Judge Richard Leon.

That's especially ironic because it was Judge Leon who held, in Larrabee, that the Constitution bars the military from prosecuting retired servicemembers (like Senator Kelly) for post-retirement offenses:

cases.justia.com/federal/dist...

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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 10h
Good piece by @gideonrachman.bsky.social on need for a European replacement for NATO, if Trump invades Greenland or just coerces Denmark into ceding it. My view: whoever else is in it, it must include Ukraine, which is already defending Europe more than the US is. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Europe needs to think the unthinkable on Nato
Conflict over Greenland could destroy the transatlantic alliance, requiring a new European security treaty to replace it
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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 10h
Agree with @beccawasser.bsky.social. Elaine McCusker’s shown the financial cost of ops in the past 5 months at $1.4B, but Elaine would also say you can’t buy back lost time. The opportunity cost is incredibly high.
beccawasser.bsky.social Becca Wasser @beccawasser.bsky.social · 11h
The US can keep forces in the Caribbean — but at a high cost. These deployments burn readiness, limit presence elsewhere, and leave the US less prepared for future crises.

Back to shouting about readiness to anyone who will listen (and even those who won't): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Force’s Presence in Caribbean Has Limits, Despite Trump Vow
President Donald Trump vowed to keep US forces in the Caribbean for the foreseeable future. Yet given the sheer size of the military buildup in Latin America, he can’t maintain that presence indefinit...
www.bloomberg.com

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Becca Wasser @beccawasser.bsky.social · 11h
The US can keep forces in the Caribbean — but at a high cost. These deployments burn readiness, limit presence elsewhere, and leave the US less prepared for future crises.

Back to shouting about readiness to anyone who will listen (and even those who won't): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Force’s Presence in Caribbean Has Limits, Despite Trump Vow
President Donald Trump vowed to keep US forces in the Caribbean for the foreseeable future. Yet given the sheer size of the military buildup in Latin America, he can’t maintain that presence indefinit...
www.bloomberg.com

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 11h
If you’re in DC tomorrow, or want to participate online for a 4 to 5 pm event on civil-military relations, we’d love to have you in the conversation! Here’s how to rsvp:
www.aei.org

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 11h
This is a poignant recounting of what Danes have contributed to our wars. Threatening Greenland is not only strategically disastrous, it’s immoral.
Denmark Bled Alongside American Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now Trump Won't Rule Out Taking Greenland From Them
Denmark deployed soldiers to both Iraq and Afghanistan when America launched the Global War on Terrorism. Fifty of their soldiers never came home. Now the United States refuses to rule out military ac...
www.military.com

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 13h
"there is no military option that delivers what Trump has promised. The symbolic strike is too weak to matter. Decapitation risks installing a junta. The sustained campaign courts state collapse and regional conflagration.” Powerful piece by @bobbyghosh.bsky.social
Trump Has No Good Options On Iran
"As brave Iranians challenge the repressive regime in Tehran, the U.S leader faces three paths, each worse than the last," writes Bobby Ghosh
time.com

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NYU Law Democracy Project @democracyproject.bsky.social · 15h
From @avishaybsg.bsky.social of @harvard.edu @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social —"The Perils of Domestic Militarization and Potential Responses"

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Greg Jaffe @gregjaffe.bsky.social · 15h
"She along with hundreds of other recruiters around the country, had been offering something else: protection from the government she served."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
U.S. Citizens Are Joining the Military to Protect Undocumented Parents
www.nytimes.com

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 1d
Well done, Fed Chair.

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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 1d
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com

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Edward Hunter Christie @ehunterchristie.bsky.social · 1d
Now that America is "running Venezuela", there are paramilitary squads running around looking for U.S. citizens.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries
State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans
www.theguardian.com

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NPR @npr.org · 1d
Commissioned by NPR in partnership with Ipsos, the poll also highlights sharp partisan divides on key foreign policy issues.
Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be: NPR/Ipsos poll
Commissioned by NPR in partnership with Ipsos, the poll also highlights sharp partisan divides on key foreign policy issues.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d
The U.S. competitive advantage in space depends on infrastructure hosted by allies. @aaronbateman.bsky.social explains the terrestrial space race in the Foreign Policy Essay.
U.S.-China Space Competition Is Anchored to Geography on Earth
The U.S. competitive advantage in space depends on infrastructure hosted by allies.
www.lawfaremedia.org

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 1d
Sweden's paper of record says in light of where Trump is taking the US it's necessary to discuss "joint Nordic nuclear weapons – perhaps together with Germany".
www.dn.se/ledare/ingen...

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Zach Ota @zachota.bsky.social · 1d
If Greenland is truly under threat from Russia or China, then it’s our duty to defend our NATO ally, Denmark.

It’s as simple as that.

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 1d
If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.

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Iain King @iainbking.com · 1d
To mark the 250th anniversary of the publication of his world-changing pamphlet ‘Common Sense’, here’s a biography of its author, the quixotic Thomas Paine:

www.military-history.org/feature/thin...
THINKERS AT WAR - Thomas Paine | Military History Matters
Iain King evaluates the life and work of journalist, politician, and firebrand Tom Paine.
www.military-history.org

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d
it really seems like his vision here is a war conducted almost entirely by small SF units who he thinks can sufficiently secure the country

that's wildly different from kidnapping a guy. And exactly the kind of work SF are, historically, bad at

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 2d
"Protesters in the city of Yasuj recently chanted, “Their children are in Canada! Our children are in prison!”
Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?
Five conditions determine whether revolutions succeed. For the first time since 1979, Iran meets nearly all of them.
www.theatlantic.com

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 2d
"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters
Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Lindsay M. Chervinsky @lmchervinsky.bsky.social · 3d
This week marks the 250th anniversary of Common Sense. I wrote about it and why Paine’s words still matter today.

open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
To Make the World Again
Common Sense at 250
open.substack.com

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 3d
“the Court significantly constrained the President’s ability to call the National Guard into federal service and reinforced the restrictions on any domestic use of the military.” My assessment of Illinois v. Trump ruling significance.
www.aei.org

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 3d
If you happen to be in DC on Tuesday, Jan 13th, I’ll be talking civ-mil at AEI — and free copies of the book will be available 🙂
Invite to Jan 13 4 pm talk

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 3d
“Mr. Trump’s policies are helping ‘to create a world without America,’ said Robert Z. Lawrence, a professor of international trade and investment at Harvard. And ‘it’s not only in trade,’ he added.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/b...
E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People
www.nytimes.com

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 3d
Important perspective from one of the best civ-mil experts, @risabrooks12.bsky.social, on her recently published work.
risabrooks12.bsky.social Risa Brooks @risabrooks12.bsky.social · 3d
Often missed is how using the military in highly contested domestic security missions (immigration, crime, anti protest) enables politicization. Involving the military in controversial missions is a central tactic for politicizing it--it's a feature, not a bug of civilian politicization. 3/end

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 3d
Love this encouragement, @soonergrunt.bsky.social
soonergrunt.bsky.social soonergrunt @soonergrunt.bsky.social · 3d
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy...

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soonergrunt @soonergrunt.bsky.social · 3d
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy...

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Risa Brooks @risabrooks12.bsky.social · 3d
Often missed is how using the military in highly contested domestic security missions (immigration, crime, anti protest) enables politicization. Involving the military in controversial missions is a central tactic for politicizing it--it's a feature, not a bug of civilian politicization. 3/end

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Ravin Boodram @rvbdrm.com · 3d
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!