Sam Denney

For @cepa, I wrote about the changes taking place in 🇩🇪 foreign policy after the 🇷🇺 invasion of #Ukraine. Rather than saying the #Zeitenwende has failed, one should view it as a generational project that requires a strong 🇺🇸 commitment to Europe. ⬇️ 1/7 cepa.org/germanys-zeite…

@thomaswright08 Looking forward to reading this! Have been thinking a lot about the comparison with the interwar period.

News report on my speech “The world after the unraveling” in Melbourne. The full text should be available in the next few days. You can watch it here youtube.com/live/meLpPArUx…

Want to be part of the next generation shaping America’s foreign policy? @FP4America’s NextGen winter cohort is taking applications until 11/24. Don’t miss it. fp4america.org/nextgen-initia…

The United States cannot outcompete China alone and must reconceptualize its allies as co-producers of power, write Jacob Sharpe and @samddenney. lawfaremedia.org/article/the-li…

If you want to be part of America’s next generation of foreign policy leaders, don’t miss the chance to apply for @FP4America’s NextGen winter cohort! Apply here by 11/24: fp4america.org/nextgen-initia…

To tackle the difficult domestic and international governance landscape, incoming German Chancellor Merz will have to overcome the fears that have undermined Germany’s politics for over a decade, from fear of refugees to fear of themselves, writes @samddenney.

@thomaswright08 @JakeSullivan46 Congrats, Tom! And thank you for your service!

After almost 3 years, today was my last day at the NSC. Nice to end w/ POTUS’s FP speech. I was v fortunate to work w/ an incredible group of public servants. Thank you @JakeSullivan46 for his leadership. Wishing the next team all the best as they navigate a challenging world.

@A_Sloat @Julie_C_Smith Congrats, Amanda! Couldn’t be more deserved!

Honored to join @Julie_C_Smith at Swedish Embassy to receive Order of Polar Star, announced this fall by Sweden’s King. Proud of work with US & Swedish colleagues to bring #Sweden into #NATO, solidifying our long-standing partnership & making Alliance #strongertogether. 🇸🇪 🇺🇸

Thrilled to have taken part in this young leaders exchange with @eu_eeas & @LithuaniaMFA. A strong 🇺🇸-🇪🇺 alliance is essential for 🇺🇸 foreign policy. Bolstering people-to-people ties through exchanges like this is crucial to securing the future of this vital relationship.

You know how you know women are smarter? None of them showed up for this PRC PR exercise and then said stuff like "we were very impressed with Xi"

🚨 New Pew poll: 74% of Americans view the war in Ukraine as important to US national interests 43% describe it as “very important” 59% of Americans describe the war in Ukraine as important to them *personally* when asked pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

Alexei @navalny fought for the values of freedom and democracy. For his ideals, he made the ultimate sacrifice. The EU holds the Russian regime for sole responsible for this tragic death. I extend my deepest condolences to his family. And to those who fight for democracy around the world in the darkest conditions. Fighters die. But the fight for #freedom never ends.

@tluetkefend @ACScowcroft Congratulations! @ACScowcroft is lucky to have you.

Excited to become part of DC think tank world! I've started a new position as assistant director in the Forward Defense program @ACScowcroft, where I’ll be leading the work on defense strategy and military operations. atlanticcouncil.org/programs/scowc…

5 other former US ambassadors to #Ukraine and I take strong exception to many points in Thomas Graham's piece on Ukraine and #EU. @CFR_org declined to run our response, which has now been published by The Bulwark: plus.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-comm…

This is something the Biden administration should actively support. This would be far more impactful than a few more countries hitting 2%. It could be a huge deliverable for the Washington Summit. But it probably only happens with US prodding.

@LianaFix @EmmaMAshford Congratulations, Liana!!

Belated happy new year everyone! 🎇2024 brought a tiny new human being into our household. I‘ll be off for a bit - learning deterrence in a new way: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla… (thank you for this gem, @EmmaMAshford!)

Does Vladimir Putin want negotiations? Almost certainly yes. Does Putin want to negotiate? Almost certainly not. The difference is not semantic. (A long-ish 🧵) /1

@thomaswright08 Really glad you’re ok, Tom. Keeping fingers crossed for you and hoping for a speedy recovery.

Nine days ago I was in a very severe traffic accident and was basically unconscious for several days. Since then I have begun to recover. I am eternally grateful to my wife, son, doctors and care givers, my family, friends & work colleagues who have all been extraordinary.

🧵MFA spox Maria Zakharova states Russian conditions for ‘peace’ in Ukraine: - West stops military support to Ukraine - West & Ukraine accepts ‘new territorial realities’ - Ukraine ceases all military activities - Ukraine is fully ‘demilitarised’ and ‘de-nazified’ …

@IlkeToygur Congratulations! That’s a great project.

I am really proud to share that I have been selected as a Mercator Fellow for 2024. My research titled "Decoding the “Year 2024”: The nexus of elections and international realignment" will centre on understanding the link between elections next year 1/ stiftung-mercator.de/en/fellows/ilk…

@LianaFix @capitalMagazin Congrats!!

I found myself on this list of Germany‘s #40under40 by @capitalMagazin - thank you! A pleasure and in some good company 👇 capital.de/karriere/capit…