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Kori N. Schake is an American international relations scholar currently serving as Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the… more

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Breaking:

The state of Illinois has filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago.

"The Trump administration's illegal actions already have subjected and are subjecting Illinois to serious and irreparable harm."
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I wrote in The Dallas Morning News: “Turning the armed forces toward specific domestic political targets breaches a core norm: an apolitical military. Latin American history is clear. Internal security missions make generals central actors in domestic governance.”
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
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by Kori Schake

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Important thread on precedents on National Guard use over state objections, from @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social, and nobody knows it better.
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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 1d
Gov will definitely appeal and will prbly rely on the 1827 SCOTUS ruling in Martin v Mott, that discretion to determine whether an insurrection or failure to enforce federal law is happening rests w the prez alone and is not reviewable.
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A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from sending members of California's — or any other state's — federalized National Guard to the streets of Portland, Oregon.
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A federal judge late Sunday night blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including hundreds of out-of-state soldiers.
Federal judge again blocks National Guard deployment to Oregon
A federal judge late Sunday night blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including hundreds of out-of-state soldiers.
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Gov will definitely appeal and will prbly rely on the 1827 SCOTUS ruling in Martin v Mott, that discretion to determine whether an insurrection or failure to enforce federal law is happening rests w the prez alone and is not reviewable.
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by François Heisbourg — Reposted by: Kori Schake

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Reuters re Cuba: Another co-belligerent alongside Russia
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d
⚡️Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
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Pleased to see my analysis on Europe’s emerging “capability coalitions” — small groups of countries cooperating more closely on defence — quoted in this weekend's FT Europe Express.

These coalitions can accelerate progress where national needs align.

www.ft.com/content/ed59...
Europe Express: Warning shots over the drone wall
European leaders question the viability of Ursula von der Leyen’s initiative
www.ft.com
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SOF can play a valuable role when their mission is to complement and support the actions of the main force and cease to play a valuable role when it is imagined they can replace the main force, thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by: Kori Schake, Jason Lyall

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NGL, I'm alarmed by the prospect of US Navy officers applauding the extra-judicial execution of "terrorists" (along with other parts of Trump's speech). We're watching the real-time politicization of the US military
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: "In recent weeks the Navy has supported our mission to blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water. You see that. And you know, there are no boats in the water anymore. We can't find any ... what we're doing is actually an act of kindness."
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by: Kori Schake

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Wait until Pete finds out that 38% of the US Navy is non-White, including 25% of its officers
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"
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by Kori Schake

kschake.bsky.social
He said the US covered 80-90% of Nato’s expenses. “And we’re not doing it any more. We’re gonna pay what Germany pays.” By the end of the call there was no mistaking Trump’s warning: “Look, if we leave, we leave. You need Nato, desperately. We don’t need Nato.”
‘I’m leaving,’ Trump said. ‘There’s no reason to be here any more’: inside the meeting that brought Nato to the brink
Former secretary general Jens Stoltenberg recalls the rollercoaster ride of dealing with Donald Trump – and how close the US president brought the alliance to the point of collapse
www.theguardian.com
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Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"
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by Kori Schake

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It requires consent of the receiving state governor under Title 32, @qjurecic.bsky.social
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3d
Beyond me why they switched to this from the original plan of sending in red state troops under title 32
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Reposted by: Kori Schake, Michael A. Clemens, Robert C. Richards , and 1 more

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MORE: Immergut issued a stark warning that the efforts by Trump to make a bad-faith justification to call up the guard risked plunging the country into a form of unconstitutional military rule.

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Beyond me why they switched to this from the original plan of sending in red state troops under title 32
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Reposted by: Kori Schake, Anna O. Law, Ben H. Ansell , and 22 more

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This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
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foreignaffairs.com
“Bold action is the only way to keep Europe safe and united in the dangerous times that lie ahead.”

Read Dalibor Rohac and Eduardo Castellet Nogués on how European leaders can rebuild the continent’s defenses:
Funding Europe’s Firepower
How the EU can funnel its wealth into its defense.
www.foreignaffairs.com
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by Kori Schake

kschake.bsky.social
The Administration’s political correctness is eroding trust within the military. Important reporting from @samfellman.bsky.social
Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs
Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops
www.businessinsider.com
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We’ll be hosting European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis at AEI on the 14th. Register here: www.aei.org/events/the-t...
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Applications are now open for the 2026-27 predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships with the America in the World Consortium!

Applicants from all disciplines whose research bears directly on American grand strategy, broadly defined, are welcome to apply.

Deadline: December 1
AWC Pre- and Post- Doctoral Fellowships 2025-2026
The America in the World Consortium at Duke University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Florida seeks applications from current Ph.D. students for its Pred...
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"Military policy and norms evolved from [Gen. Ulysses S.] Grant’s example. The military discourages political rallies in front of troops, and those on active duty are urged to avoid partisan politics" - via Helene Cooper www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers
www.nytimes.com
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The best posture for the American military in febrile political times is inertness. They cannot save us …and we should neither want nor expect them to.” via @kschake.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...
Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
foreignpolicy.com
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Reposted by: Kori Schake, Lawrence Freedman

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@kschake.bsky.social reflects on yesterday's address by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump at a gathering of the country's top military officials. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/hegs...
Hegseth’s Unusual, Partisan, and Dangerous Convening of Military Leaders
If the defense secretary’s event allayed concerns of DEI in the military for some, it aggravated concerns of a politicized military for all.
www.lawfaremedia.org
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aphclarkson.bsky.social
An environment in which political factions encourage company and field grade officers to believe they have a superior ideological commitment to the nation than generals that officially command them is not conducive to state cohesion and social stability
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Kori Schake: “Yesterday morning, Trump and Hegseth behaved reprehensibly. Their speeches…were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...
Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
foreignpolicy.com
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I genuinely laughed out loud at this point of @peterfrankopan.bsky.social’s analysis of Hegseth’s speech. open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
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Reposted by: Kori Schake, Rosemary A. Joyce, Nicolai von Ondarza

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A must read. @kschake.bsky.social is no alarmist and looks at questions analytically, and this is her take of Trump’s speech to the generals and admirals.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...
Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
foreignpolicy.com
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by Kori Schake

kschake.bsky.social
"Hegseth has pursued these delusions with the zeal of an iconoclast. The targets of his arson have been the real institutions that are useful for waging war, the unglamorous sinews that appear superfluous to someone who cannot be troubled to think deeply about the business.” @deadcarl.bsky.social
Clausewitz on Hegseth and the "Lethality" Obsession
The "Absolute Destruction" of America's Military
www.deadcarl.com
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"Their words should leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that the civilian leadership intends to use the threat and actuality of violence to infringe on Americans’ constitutional rights."
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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 6d
My thoughts on the Quantico meeting
Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
foreignpolicy.com
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