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Procurement documents and independent media reports demonstrate that interpreting large sets of data on Americans and foreigners is exactly how the U.S. security state intends to use its new AI tools. responsiblestatecraft.org/pe…

ICYMI: What factors is Pakistan weighing as it considers if and how it will be involved in Yemen? responsiblestatecraft.org/pa…

Hawks like to portray Oman as an untrustworthy actor aligned with the Iran-led camp. But, a U.S. foreign policy that treats Muscat as a threat to Washington’s interests would make it more difficult for the U.S. to pursue its interests vis-à-vis Yemen, the Red Sea, and the Strait of Hormuz. responsiblestatecraft.org/ho…

Trump told the UN this week that he is a proven peacemaker and that he may or may not “annihilate” Iran responsiblestatecraft.org/tr…

"It’s kind of funny that the Department of Defense putatively changed its name to the Department of War just when it’s becoming more of a department of defense than ever." -- Mark Thompson @POGOwatchdog responsiblestatecraft.org/mi…

This week's Zelensky -Trump meeting at the UN carried none of the fanfare or genuine optimism of even a year ago. @proud_diplomat responsiblestatecraft.org/ze…

Somaliland's president made an 'unsteady' case at the Hudson Institute recently for US recognition. Luckily the Red Sea crisis probably provides more grist for the US to grant it than anything he could arue when he was here. @dan_m_ford explains. responsiblestatecraft.org/so…

Grab a morning coffee ☕️ and if you are to read one thing this morning make it this @MartinDiCaro interview with Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent @AzmatZahra responsiblestatecraft.org/pr…

Lifestyles of the rich & fabulous 'Lords of War'. Don't hate them 'cuz their beautiful. WATCH NEW @QuincyInst /@theintercept mockumentary. responsiblestatecraft.org/lo…

South Korea's president finds himself in the unenviable position of saying no to President Trump because saying yes could put his military (and his political future) in mortal danger. responsiblestatecraft.org/so…

Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) : “We need to use every option at our disposal to provide some relief from high prices.” How about ending the war? @jackhunter74 responsiblestatecraft.org/re…

What the Flock is the Pentagon thinking here? @brtthnz responsiblestatecraft.org/fl…

In Washington the shift away from engagement did not begin with a single administration, but with the hive-think building a narrative around the military's longstanding skepticism of the CCP. @solis_mullen responsiblestatecraft.org/us…

“When inveterate war hawk Mike Rogers suddenly declares, ‘The war in Iran needs to end—and end quickly,’ you know he’s losing—and losing badly,” former Republican congressman Justin Amash wrote Monday on X. responsiblestatecraft.org/re…

ICYMI from @dan_m_ford: Could the Iran war boost Somaliland’s push for U.S. recognition? responsiblestatecraft.org/so…

"There are so many cases in which [the striking forces] classified people attempting to make their way to the scene to rescue others as combatants," @AzmatZahra tells @MartinDiCaro. "I know a young man who wanted to reach his father and was held back. He watched his father burn to death because he would have been killed too." responsiblestatecraft.org/pr…

For Seoul, the risks of becoming more deeply entangled in a war whose geographical scope has expanded are high and very real, while the the upsides are uncertain at best, says @jyjamespark. responsiblestatecraft.org/so…

DOD bans photography in part to prevent people from documenting who enters the building. But by using cameras reportedly riddled with security vulnerabilities, the Pentagon’s security force could be creating one of their own worst-case scenarios. responsiblestatecraft.org/fl…

Rogers’ sudden economic concern might have something to do with the fact that he is trailing his Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed — who has called Rogers “the worst of the neocon version” of Republicans — in recent polling, writes @jackhunter74. responsiblestatecraft.org/re…

The lavish lifestyles of Pentagon contractor CEOs is laid bare in the new mockumentary “Lords of War,” co-produced by the @QuincyInst and @theintercept. responsiblestatecraft.org/lo…