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To be clear, in this thread I am dealing with the onset of the war in Europe. The War in Asia was just as important and obviously connected to Europe. But that is for another thread. For now, I do highly recommend Paine's book "The Wars for Asia"
As I wrote last week, a key trait of US "grand strategy" since the founding of the Republic was "Go West" either by expanding US territory west or seeking to maintain trade with China.
I'll write more about "don't let Europe get in the way" in another 🧵. This one will focus on the "Go west" part (which will also touch on the Europe part).
While some scholars and policy makers like to speak of the "Liberal International Order" as the collection of post-World War II international institutions....
As I wrote in my latest for @WPReview, shifting patterns in population growth will inevitably influence international politics.
In my latest @WPReview thread, I wrote about another debate: whether nuclear weapons actually deter. 
In my latest @WPReview column, I wrote of the downfall of "Responsibility to Protect" or R2P.
As is being reported, Johnson stated “To put it bluntly, I would rather send bullets to Ukraine than American boys. My son is going to begin in the Naval Academy this fall....This is not a game, this is not a joke.”
ICYMI, here is a clip of what Trump said about the Battle of Gettysburg at his recent Pennsylvania rally
As I wrote recently in @WPReview, international law is flawed. But flawed shouldn't be confused with pointless. 
This 🧵 builds on my latest @WPReview piece. I argued that NATO is more valuable than ever to its members. But how do we actually know that?
These facts draw from the #NATO7for70 series of 🧵 I wrote during NATO's 70th anniversary (along with *half* a new one). So this is essentially a 🧵 of🧵s.
There are essentially four categories of answers to the question of "will we live in a nuclear free world?":
Forecasting and offering projections on future events has a long tradition in international relations. After all, if we are offering explanations of WHAT IS HAPPENING, that should offer insights into WHAT WILL HAPPEN. 
In the latest @WarOnTheRocks Russia Contingency podcast, @KofmanMichael and I discuss the purpose and role of IR theory, specifically thinking about the War in Ukraine.
The phrase "swords to plowshares" draws from the passage in the Book of Isaiah: 
Galtung was truly a pioneer of the study of "peace research" (i.e. the field of social science that uses modern methodological tools to understand the causes and consequences of violent conflict).
This 🧵 is particularly relevant given reports about Russian gains at Avdiivka.