Garrison Moratto
@GarrisonMoratto
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Christian. Writer of Distant Shores Substack. Host of @newdiplomatist. National security, foreign policy, history, & politics. Views mine. Reaganite in exile.
California, USA
Joined August 2020
Thread: The Indian Century My latest post on Distant Shores is centered upon the rise of India, our approach to the relationship, and what I feel Ashley Tellis’ (increasingly infamous) article in Foreign Affairs got right and what it got wrong. (1/x)
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The next major threat for ICE agents and CBP may well be cartel use of drones for both drug smuggling and aerial IED attacks. DHS alongside the US military must take proactive steps to provide counter-UAV capabilities to our brave men and women securing the Southern Border.
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@ThisIsSoliman It seems to me this number is only destined to increase, whether by friendly (South Korea) or unfriendly (Iran) proliferation in the future…
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Reading Now: We May Dominate the World: Ambition, Anxiety, and the Rise of the American Colossus by Sean A Mirski. Thus far, a lucid and penetrating narrative with unnerving relevance to the modern day.
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I’ve never understood the ferocious resistance to missile defense amongst American analysts. It’s like they’re wedded to the idea of MAD. It would be better to switch the D from Destruction to Denial.
"Space-based missile defense didn't work in the 1980s" is really not the slam that critics think it is. Like, yeah, 40 years is kind of a long time when it comes to tech lol
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Noteworthy👀
Perhaps unnoticed in the Trump storm, the U.S. Japan joint statement quietly introduced new language on the Taiwan Strait. For first time, Washington and Tokyo oppose "any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force or coercion." (1/2)
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RT @SecDuffy: I know you’re lashing out because DOGE is uncovering your family’s obscene grifting via USAID, but I won’t let you lie and di…
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@realDonaldTrump 40% of foreign aid already goes through DoD or State. It is reasonable that other departments take over the rest as well, as USAID has lost public trust.
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@idreesali114 Finally, something the media won’t attack him over because if they did, they would just be grasping at straws…
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@PaulJHeer Power grabs accrue power; they don’t remove power. This is literally about weakening bureaucratic overreach. How is that a power grab?
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To that end:
Sen. Hagerty says he wouldn’t be surprised if Trump asked Japan to raise defense spending to 3% of GDP
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@MyViciousTwin @markgurman Listen I’m a huge believer in the AVP. I just can’t afford one. And if they can’t get the price down, then it’s basically something like a Ferrari. Your average consumer wants one, and will never get it.
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@ProfPaulPoast Aside from the Marshall Plan and PEPFAR, have you ever heard of development aid actually developing something?…I mean, most aid seems to have a very low efficacy rate.
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@thorstenbenner Anyone who honestly believes that the Chinese are the responsible stakeholders at the G20 deserve the disappointment that will inevitably follow.
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