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John Richard Cookson
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Dispatches editor and AC Intel anchor @AtlanticCouncil | “I'm an optimist who worries a lot.” - Madeleine Albright
Washington, DC Katılım Haziran 2009
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As the last permanent DAS for Iraq/Iran (until May 2025), I agree with this 💯. My level of access and influence declined precipitously during this admin. I read the room and moved on. They have not named a permanent replacement for me.
Alan Eyre@AlanEyre1
Yes, this administration has gutted Middle East experience at the State Department, but ... ...it doesn't really matter how much/little expertise the current State Department has, because it is totally out of the policy loop. apnews.com/article/iran-s…
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In a recent @AtlanticCouncil dispatch, @ACGlobalEnergy’s Lisa Basquel wrote about why LNG is so important to Europe—and why this could be a months-long crisis. ➡️ atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/how…
AFP News Agency@AFP
BREAKING European gas jumps more than 30% after strikes on Qatar LNG hub
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Trump’s first supplemental for Iran looks set to be more than all the supplementals for Ukraine in the Biden administration.
Jeff Stein@JStein_WaPo
SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for the Iran war supplemental, sources say Some White House aides think Congress won't support b/c it's so big Will tee up giant battle in Congress
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Europe is in big trouble.
It needs to start filling gas storage for winter now.
That’s difficult with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed.
And it gets worse from there, @ACGlobalEnergy’s Lisa Basquel explains: atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/how…
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Below from a recent interview @CH_MENAP panel, I said US would begin striking militia leaders/leadership targets and that is what is happening right now.
Chatham House MENA@CH_MENAP
'Even if [Iraqi] militias are not necessarily attempting to inflict maximum damage...one of these attacks could prove fatal, and you would see the US return to leadership strikes.' @VictoriaT_ on US-Iran escalation in Iraq in our recent #IraqInitiative webinar. Watch in full: facebook.com/watch/live/?re…
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In today’s Russian papers: “Iran events show that Russia can’t rely on any diplomatic agreements with the US.” Plus, criticism of Hungary’s leaders in 1956 uprising: “You mustn’t cross red lines. A red line was you mustn’t threaten USSR geo-political interests.” #ReadingRussia
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For @CNN, I discussed with @ZcohenCNN where U.S. and Israeli interests converge and diverge in the war in Iran. Anyone who doesn't see both elements is not seeing the full picture.
edition.cnn.com/2026/03/16/pol…
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The Iran conflict has effectively halted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting oil and LNG flows.
@ACGlobalEnergy’s Lisa Basquel explains why this is pushing Europe toward an energy crisis:
atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/how…
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“Very soon, the U.S. president will face a choice between doubling down on an unpopular war or, to end it, wresting a concession from Israel that Iran could frame as a triumph,” writes @AtlanticCouncil’s Nate Swanson. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…
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RIP a great spy writer and a generous man. A five-hour lunch with him at which he poured out his memories of Ian Fleming & working on two Bond screenplays is high up there in my pantheon of memorable meals.
BBC News (UK)@BBCNews
Len Deighton obituary: How a cookery cartoonist became a master spy writer bbc.in/4sJEKzb
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One of the absolute best in the Cold War spy game, Len Deighton has died. thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/…
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Thanks, as always, to @KellyCNBC for having me on today to talk the latest on the Strait of Hormuz, oil shipments, and the challenge of Iran's nuclear program. @AtlanticCouncil @ACMideast
cnbc.com/video/2026/03/…
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Belgian prime minister calls for EU to normalise ties with Russia ft.com/content/4ce019… via @ft
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.@FredKempe analyzes the stakes and the uncertainty of what comes next in the US-Israeli war with Iran:
If we come out of this with an emboldened Iran, the odds of a terrorist strike against the United States also rise the longer the war drags on, he tells @CNBC.
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Trump's war in Iran is degrading U.S. readiness for China—our most consequential military challenge. And the problem runs far deeper than munitions stockpiles.
In today's @washingtonpost, @Joe_m_costa and I argue that: "the strategic bill is coming due."
wapo.st/4cPFazE
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