.Taylor Swift’s #Fortnight is a quintessentially north London song. Like, if you’re as talented as Taylor Swift you are legally obliged to write that song, with that mood, after wandering around Hampstead Heath in February.

From my own wanders there.

personally I no longer listen to Stevie Nicks due to her flagrantly failing to address the Cambodian genocide in any of her music.

SCOOP: The U.S. is considering sending additional military advisers to the embassy in Kyiv, the latest show of American commitment to Ukraine as Russia appears to be gaining momentum in the two-year conflict.

The advisers would not be in a combat role, but rather would advise

New from me on the impact of the supplemental and what needs to be done now. In short, the money now enables Ukraine and its backers to have a strategy to 'put Ukraine on the path to eventually end the war on its own terms.' csis.org/analysis/after…

Ukraine needs us, and we need them to win this fight. #NAFOfellas

This is not a game, this is not a joke. 💯

🚨 FINALLY, after more than 480 days of delay and dithering (costing Ukrainian lives), Congress is about to vote on another aid package for Ukraine.

Expect a lot of disinformation about US aid to Ukraine in the coming days.

🧵Here is a thread with the facts👇🏻

ALL OF THIS. And it’s bonkers that the natsec world doesn’t pay much attention to this stuff.

Might be bc I’m exhausted from chasing toddlers all day but I find the phrase “reset the bar on deterrence” to be a head scratcher

We must continue to stand strong with Ukraine, and no one knows that better than these members of the Ukrainian community in Cincinnati who are working tirelessly to provide assistance to Ukraine. The United States Congress must do the same.

'Gender dynamics will increasingly play a significant role in shaping perceptions of cyber threats, especially in the context of misinformation campaigns,' write CSIS International Security Program experts.

Read more in the latest On Future War report: csis.org/analysis/erodi…

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This is a shared view across US and its allies:

The commander of US European Command said that Ukraine “will not be able to prevail” in the war against Russia without continued US support this year. 
 
“The severity of this moment cannot be overstated,” Gen. Chris Cavoli told

Who said twitter no longer told you inspiring things

#NEW : Dame Louise Richardson, the president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, joined Kathleen J. McInnis 🌻 on @smartwomen for a discussion on freedom of speech, political pressure, leadership in academia, and the challenges of navigating complex debates and crises.

Watch here: cs.is/3VUgkGb

💯 would watch

What is this? An MRAP for ants? How can we expect Marines to travel if they can't even fit inside the vehicle? It needs to be at least…….three times bigger than this!

Just left Ukraine. The energy sector situation is indeed dire

#NEW : On the latest @smartwomen, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, Elaine Bunn, shared her perspective on the complexities involved in nuclear policy and defense strategy. Kathleen J. McInnis 🌻

Watch here: cs.is/4cMEVCI

I’m struggling to make sense of this proposal. The US will likely still be in NATO in a second Trump admin, so NATO taking over the contact group just means the US would actively be able to block action. That is not really the case through the current informal contact group.