A THREAD on the findings of the @RANDCorporation publication I was privileged to lead: bit.ly/30WLdJP. First, note the 21 names on the cover representing 10 countries. Including @Jim_Dobbins @JyShapiro @Olesya_vArt @DrUlrichKuehn @GwendolynSasse @YPreiherman @Prieker1 1/
And a bunch of other folks not on twitter including two from Ukraine, two from Moldova, etc. This was a unique endeavor where we set out to find common ground among representatives of countries that do not get along well, to put it mildly. 2/
We agreed on a proposal that everyone could live with —even if no one was completely satisfied. The idea was to revise the regional order particularly as it concerns the "in-between states" so as to boost security, facilitate prosperity, and better deal w/conflicts 3/
This was the product of negotiations. Compromises were necessary to maintain consensus among the group. But that was precisely the point. 4/
The proposal itself offers specific ideas on the security architecture, economic integration and regional conflicts. This is a really innovative document —I urge folks to read it and offer feedback. 5/ 
Unlike some of the rather inflammatory comments I've seen from some, you will not see calls for anything to be "obliterated" or values to be betrayed or other tropes one often hears. () But these are difficult issues and should be subject to debate. 6/
