Olga Bourlin
@olgabourlin.bsky.social
Skeptic, progressive Democrat, anti-racist, anti-MAGA, anti-fascist, secular humanist, movie and opera buff. Board Member at The Freethought Society. Former Editor Kurtz Institute. Views expressed are mine. No DMs ex-Facebook #StandWithUkraine #BLM #LGBTQ
Aww, Leon. Thanks again.
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Aww, Leon. Thanks again.
Reposted by Olga Bourlin
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
Reposted by Olga Bourlin
Anyway, in my undergraduate studies of foreign affairs we talked about NSC 68; I suppose students of some future time might study this text as (*ahem*) NSC 88.
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY DROPPED
There is a LOT here, but omg NATO allies are going to seethe at this paragraph
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
There is a LOT here, but omg NATO allies are going to seethe at this paragraph
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Anyway, in my undergraduate studies of foreign affairs we talked about NSC 68; I suppose students of some future time might study this text as (*ahem*) NSC 88.
Reposted by Olga Bourlin
Unsurprisingly, the 2022 Biden NSS is very clear about Russia as a threat to the US, its allies, and to international security. These are just a couple of its statements on Russia:
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Unsurprisingly, the 2022 Biden NSS is very clear about Russia as a threat to the US, its allies, and to international security. These are just a couple of its statements on Russia: