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@cipolicy.bsky.social 's International Policy Journal is on substack now, and they've been nice enough to repost a long essay I wrote last year arguing that there's no such thing as a status quo when it comes to nuclear weapons: open.substack.com/pub/cippolic...

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A good outcome, but the vote was far too close for such a clear-cut case. It remains uncertain how the Court may rule in other cases involving Trump’s illegal impoundment of hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds — or if Trump will comply with its orders. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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NEW STATEMENT: Israel Abrogates Ceasefire Framework with Gaza Siege

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Israel is resuming its illegal Gaza siege. Israel and Hamas agreed to a 3 phase framework in the final days of the Biden administration. Israel alone is refusing to move to phase 2 of that agreed framework (release of all remaining hostages and ending the war). www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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How dare Trump and Vance disgrace the Oval Office by using it to try to bully the democratic leader of an ally sacrificing immensely to save its people and sovereignty from a brutal aggressor. They disrespected and betrayed not only Ukrainians, but generations of Americans who fought for democracy.

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Trump is motivated by profit, but it is unclear if Ukraine would receive anything in return for giving the U.S. access to its minerals, says former Bernie Sanders foreign policy adviser @mattduss.bsky.social.

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Trump designated cartels as terror organizations, a move that opens up more failed War on Drugs and War on Terror options for the White House. But breaking the power of cartels can come from lessening, not increasing, violence. New at @cipolicy.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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The Trump administration says it finished a 90 day review of suspended foreign aid 53 days early—magically just hours before a court had ordered the aid restarted. It terminated over 90% of these thousands of aid contracts, devastating lifesaving programs worldwide. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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Speaking at #HFXTaipei alongside Taiwanese Deputy FM Chen Ming-Chi, @nancyokail.bsky.social warns: “Everything the US does affects the world. Trump’s suspension of anti-corruption laws doesn’t help businesses-it legitimizes bribery, empowers oligarchs & weakens democracy everywhere.”

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We should understand Trump’s approach to Ukraine as one piece of a larger picture in which the US is aligning itself more fully with the global forces of ethnonationalism, authoritarianism and oligarchy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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New statement from @nancyokail.bsky.social on Trump's proposed military budget reallocations. Read the full statement online here: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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“Trump’s reallocation proposal is little more than a cup-and-ball grift that will continue taxpayer-funded waste at the Pentagon, shuffling it to the personal benefit of Trump and his billionaire associates, while worsening the security threats faced by the United States.” - @cipolicy.bsky.social

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Today at the International Policy Journal, we’re proud to publish Omar Shaban's deep analysis of the present terms for the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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New from @joecirin.bsky.social on @msnbc.com ↘️ DOGE’s incompetence is a clear and present danger to America’s nuclear safety https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/elon-musk-doge-nuclear-safety-weapons-danger-rcna192661

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Elon Musk's DOGE may soon gain access to USX, a database of US-made defense items for export, a potentially massive conflict of interest: "USX often contains sensitive business information, including technical data, contracts info & blueprints, including [on] SpaceX & its competitors."

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EVENT TODAY: Join @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social for this discussion of Trump's ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza, now featuring CIP's Matt Duss alongside Drs. Annelle Sheline, Josh Ruebner & Nader Hashemi. 📅 Today, 4pm ET 📍 Georgetown / Virtual RSVP & info ↘️ events.georgetown.edu/sfs/event/29...

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Peace negotiations are positive but the players matter, @mattduss.bsky.social tells @democracynow.org: If we get a deal "that protects Ukraine’s democracy, one that protects Ukraine’s sovereignty, we should all support that. But without the participation of Ukraine, I’m very, very skeptical."

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Who holds greater responsibility for the long-running war in Ukraine: Russia or the U.S.? Jeffrey Sachs and Matt Duss debate. www.democracynow.org/2025/2/18/ru...

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If Trump is serious about his suggestion of cutting defense spending and denuclearizing, lawmakers and civil society should work with him to do it right, which would improve national security & human security. ↘️

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"Trump has now made it...official US policy to support ethnic cleansing. "To support what international law regards as a crime against humanity." @mattduss.bsky.social on Trump's approach to Gaza & his "shock & awe" foreign policy. @cipolicy.bsky.social 🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-crime...

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EVP @mattduss.bsky.social joined @emmashortis.bsky.social for a conversation about Trump's impact on Gaza policy, USAID, China, Great Power Competition & more on @australiainstitute.org.au's After America podcast ↘️

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It's Friday, the date for State to notify Congress of controversial arms sales. Today it's #ISRAEL for >$7B * $6.75 billion for more than 20,000 bombs or JDAM kits www.dsca.mil/press-media/... * $660m for 3000 Hellfire missiles www.dsca.mil/press-media/... we'll update our resource pages shortly

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“What has changed now is that Trump has said that [ethnic cleansing] is US policy to support this as an end goal,” Matt Duss said of the Trump proposal. “And then of course it will just hop over to the West Bank, no question.”

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The whole-scale attacks on #USAID are a 'clever' way to attack the entire administrative state, at great human cost, @mattduss.bsky.social tells @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social : "There's far more government waste that goes to defense contractors like Elon Musk."

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The fact that Trump sees such a proposal as within the realm of acceptable discussion is itself a reflection on our deeply broken and corrupt political discourse, especially as it relates to the Palestinians, Matthew Duss writes.

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RT @SinaToossi: I spoke to @AFP about Trump’s idea to expel Palestinians from Gaza, a move that would fuel radicalization & risk a wider regional conflict. The big question: Will he press Netanyahu to uphold the ceasefire or let his far-right cabinet reignite the war?

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NEW STATEMENT: US Sanctions on ICC Undermine Rule of Law Everywhere

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On AJ Insider, @mattduss.bsky.social unpacks Trump's Gaza takeover proposal & Netanyahu's visit: "We absolutely should not downplay or dismiss the gravity of what Trump proposed [on Tuesday]; he has made the policy of the United States a crime against humanity.”

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🚨 Must-read analysis from @mattduss.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com on Trump's Gaza takeover proposal

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“Davant el nou mandat de Donald Trump: una Europa forta, honesta i progressista.” Publico a @cipolicy.bsky.social algunes reflexions sobre l’etapa que s’obre i el paper que hem de tenir des d’Europa. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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We must be absolutely clear. President Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to "take over" and ethnically cleanse Gaza is nothing less than "an open call for the commission of a crime against humanity,” as @nancyokail.bsky.social said.

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Yesterday President Trump issued executive actions to deny funding to UNRWA, again withdraw the US from the UN Human Rights Council, and reinstate “maximum pressure” policies on Iran. These actions go against US interests & his own promises. Our statement: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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President Trump’s comments tonight suggesting a US Gaza takeover are a call for a crime against humanity & should be unequivocally rejected & condemned by world leaders & American lawmakers regardless of party. Statement from @nancyokail.bsky.social ↘️

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Fearmongering about China is the single stupidest way to try and fight for USAID. It’s based on bad analysis, but it’s also bad politics www.un-diplomatic.com/p/fear-and-l...

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🚨 Important statement: “The impacts of this illegal assault on a Congressionally-authorized agency are already being felt by millions of the world’s most vulnerable people.” And it “presents a potentially existential threat to the rule of law in the United States.”

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"While the impacts of this illegal assault on a Congressionally-authorized agency are already being felt by millions of the world's most vulnerable people, it also presents a potentially existential threat to the rule of law in the United States."

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NEW STATEMENT: Moves to Dismantle USAID Threaten US Rule Of Law

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“the war on USAID doesn’t make America secure. It doesn’t even advantage oligarchy or white nationalists. It’s just the will of the strong. And if these guys can do this by fiat, declaring USAID 'radical left-Marxists' with impunity, they can do it to anyone” www.un-diplomatic.com/p/fear-and-l...

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Trump's willingness to pressure Israel to get Gaza ceasefire deal is positive but other grave abuses like West Bank annexation likely to be greenlit, Ari Tolany tells VOA: "I remain pessimistic for what the Trump admin. is going to look like vis-a-vis Palestinian affairs." youtu.be/kFuYbihkvBE?...

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