Tom Wright
@tomjwright.bsky.social
Formerly Senior Director for Strategic Planning, Biden NSC; author All Measures Short of war; Coauthor Aftershocks.
My new piece in @theatlantic.com on Russia-Ukraine negotiations www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Only Plausible Path to End the War in Ukraine
Has the Trump administration misread Moscow?
www.theatlantic.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My new piece in @theatlantic.com on Russia-Ukraine negotiations www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I wrote for @TheAtlantic this week on Trump’s purge of the National Security Council where I spent almost three years. The NSC performs a unique role in U.S. foreign policy & gutting it will leave the country dangerously exposed in a crisis. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Administration Takes a Hatchet to the NSC
Friday night’s firings will make the next crisis that much more dangerous.
www.theatlantic.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I wrote for @TheAtlantic this week on Trump’s purge of the National Security Council where I spent almost three years. The NSC performs a unique role in U.S. foreign policy & gutting it will leave the country dangerously exposed in a crisis. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Still getting used to using this platform but here’s a piece I wrote last week, pre the Oval Office bust up, on how g the e US should approach Russia-Ukraine negotiations www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/ukrai...
The Right U.S. Strategy for Russia-Ukraine Negotiations
How American pressure can bring the war to an acceptable end.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Still getting used to using this platform but here’s a piece I wrote last week, pre the Oval Office bust up, on how g the e US should approach Russia-Ukraine negotiations www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/ukrai...
Helpful and constructive piece on how a European force in Ukraine would work and what it would take.
Jack Watling and I take a look at what the requirements might look like for a European force in Ukraine. We find that this not an insurmountable task, but will require proper resourcing and difficult political choices. @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2025/03/will...
Willpower, Not Manpower, is Europe’s Main Limitation for a Force in Ukraine - War on the Rocks
Following a dramatic meeting in the White House, U.S. military support for Ukraine is perilously uncertain. Sustaining Ukraine in this war, and
warontherocks.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Helpful and constructive piece on how a European force in Ukraine would work and what it would take.
Not sure why people are taking all aspects of the Deepseek story (e.g. cost, chips used) at face value. The timing also seems v consistent with a PRC effort to discredit US export controls at the start of a new administration, which is one of Beijing’s top priorities.
January 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Not sure why people are taking all aspects of the Deepseek story (e.g. cost, chips used) at face value. The timing also seems v consistent with a PRC effort to discredit US export controls at the start of a new administration, which is one of Beijing’s top priorities.