Ionut Popescu
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@ICPopescu
Political Science Prof @TxSt. Formerly Duke PhD, UT Clements Center, and Navy Intel. NEW BOOK: No Peer Rivals
The Jervis Forum Review 173 Ionut Popescu’s No Peer Rivals: American Grand Strategy in the Era of Great Power Competition “American grand strategists...ought to be clear-headed about the decline of US dominance. The threat from Moscow, while acute, is temporary; the real concern ought to be the colossus in the Pacific.” –Christopher J. Fettweis wp.me/p2Insd-7IR @ICPopescu @cjfettweis
WATCH: Secretary Rubio Delivers Remarks to the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
“This is line of effort is based on flexible realism, not naivete. An approach aimed not at domination, but rather at a balance of power that will enable all of us, all countries, to enjoy a decent peace in an Indo-Pacific where trade flows openly and fairly, where we can all prosper, and all interests are respected…We will be strong, but not confrontational.” 17/
Look who’s unhappy
The best is the enemy of the good. Contrary to recent press speculation, the draft 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine is in fact a reasonable basis for negotiations. Journalists can gripe about it as they griped about the 20-point Gaza plan. But wars are not ended by op-eds. 1/5
BANNON: We need everybody to the ramparts on Trump’s selections for @ElbridgeColby’s deputies. @CurtMills: They want to stop Colby from rising as NSA or SoS. He’s a realist. They’ve tried to block him for 10 years. They’re also trying to kill @austinjdahmer’s nom behind paywalls and out of public view so they can kill it in the crib. It’s unacceptable and it’s why our foreign policy never changes.
DAN CALDWELL: America can’t police the world forever. The neocon elite still pretend we have unlimited cash and lives to impose global liberal hegemony. It's time to defend our hemisphere and contain China in the Pacific! @dandcaldwell
This is exactly right — and it’s why serious political pressure needs to be applied to the senators. For SIX MONTHS and counting, the Committee has been slow-rolling the President’s key policy nominees serving under Colby. Dahmer was clearly singled out to be sandbagged at his hearing with a manufactured “semantics/communication” controversy — a flimsy pretext to take a shot at Colby. This isn’t oversight — it’s sabotage. @seanmdav
The fuss over @ElbridgeColby isn’t about process or some rotational brigade in Romania. It’s about protecting the status quo. Pretty rich coming from a Congress that spent decades dodging Article I while funding wars most members never voted to authorize. politico.com/news/2025/11/1…
Heritage was falling into irrelevancy before @KevinRobertsTX got involved
JUST IN - Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group ordered to deploy to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.
.@SecWar Pete Hegseth on the cartels: "This is the Al-Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere."
