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Tom Stevenson

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Foreign correspondent. Contributing Editor @LRB. [email protected]

เข้าร่วม Mayıs 2009
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Umar Farooq@UmarFarooq_·
UNHCR: up to 3.2 million people in Iran displaced internally by the war, mostly fleeing Tehran. unhcr.org/us/news/press-…
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Jon Wiener@JonWiener1·
"Contrary to 90% plus of what one hears on the subject, the assessment of the US and of Israel for more than two decades has been that Iran does NOT have an active nuclear weapons program" – @TomFStevenson on @thenation podcast bit.ly/4b6lXsb
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Tom Stevenson@TomFStevenson·
Yet again, a completely fictional version of Munich is deployed for current political skirmishes. Can the raging consensus not think of a single alternative point of historical comparison? Or, failing that, actually read about 1938? (Hint: rearmament began in 1934, not 1939)
Tom McTague@TomMcTague

Britain is facing its biggest revolution since 1945. Can it adapt? John Bew in a major intervention in the ⁦@NewStatesman⁩ today👇 newstatesman.com/ideas/2026/03/…

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Robert Malley@Rob_Malley·
Grateful to Adam Shatz for inviting the always brilliant @yarbatman and me to the LRB podcast for a discussion on Iran — in which he gets me to talk about Trump’s terrifying marriage of bottomless amorality and infinite power podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
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Tom Stevenson@TomFStevenson·
Completely divorced from reality.
Alex Wickham@alexwickham

Joint statement by leaders of UK, France, Germany: France, Germany and the United Kingdom have consistently urged the Iranian regime to end Iran’s nuclear program, curb its ballistic missile program, refrain from its destabilising activity in the region and our homelands, and to cease the appalling violence and repression against its own people. We did not participate in these strikes, but are in close contact with our international partners, including the United States, Israel, and partners in the region. We reiterate our commitment to regional stability and to the protection of civilian life. We condemn Iranian attacks on countries in the region in the strongest terms. Iran must refrain from indiscriminate military strikes. We call for a resumption of negotiations and urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution. Ultimately, the Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future.

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Tom Stevenson@TomFStevenson·
It's become difficult to overstate the lazy ubiquity of the Munich analogy. This is not a tabloid opinion piece, but @timjudah1 in the current @nybooks:
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Tom Stevenson@TomFStevenson·
@georgeeaton There is no sharp decline after 1989. It's a continuation of the long term trend. The story simply does not fit.
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George Eaton
George Eaton@georgeeaton·
@TomFStevenson 1. It’s not consistent, notable rise after the end of détente. 2. Loss of empire does not explain the sharp post-89 decline (both can be true).
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Tom Stevenson@TomFStevenson·
@georgeeaton The peace dividend does apply to Germany, but even there it's a very limited explanation of the history.
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George Eaton
George Eaton@georgeeaton·
@TomFStevenson It’s really not a myth - defence spending fell from around 5% of GDP in 1980 to 2%. That’s fiscally significant by any measure.
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Shah Meer Baloch
Shah Meer Baloch@ShahmeerAlbalos·
Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan is facing severe eye damage and is being denied proper access to medical treatment while in solitary confinement, according to officials from his political party. theguardian.com/world/2026/jan…
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Joseph Torigian
Joseph Torigian@JosephTorigian·
So it was Zhang's commitment to the party that probably impressed Xi. By most accounts, Zhang was competent - Xi likely appreciated that skill too since he wants to build a military that can fight and win. But Xi's calculus is that the party's interests come first. Whatever Zhang may or may not have done, if Zhang's downfall serves the party, Xi is willing to give up on him. Given Zhang's power and credentials, Xi expected a lot from him. Perhaps Zhang thought the relationship was stronger than it really was and became incautious. Or perhaps it was a position so dangerous that, no matter the level of political skill, no one could survive. But how does Xi now feel that someone he had so many reasons to trust, and had given so much power, has proven unreliable?
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The @FT columnist @EdwardGLuce has argued that in annexing Greenland, the US ‘would kill Nato in one swoop’. But would it? Trump appears to think Europe’s leaders are cowed enough to accept even this. lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/janu…
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