David Cloud
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deputy national security editor, The Wall Street Journal. • “These are the times that try men’s souls” •
Joined July 2013
The foundation of a free press: “We are not in the stenography business. We join other conservative outlets such as Washington Examiner among many others in refusing to behave otherwise, even for an administration with which we have much common ground.” @CurtMills
The American Conservative Declines Press Credentials From Department of War by Curt Mills @CurtMills @amconmag #journalism
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The Favorite of the Emir, c. 1879 Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant
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The days when dictators could live in gilded exile with fortunes in secret Swiss bank accounts are over. They know that jail or worse await should they leave power. And that’s a major reason why Nicolas Maduro is unlikely to abdicate peacefully.
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Unlike past dictators, the South American strongman has few options to enjoy an easy life in exile.
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“Somewhere…”
Witkoff: “Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere.”
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ICE arrested our beloved professor Vahid Abedini. He is Farzaneh Family Assistant Prof of Iranian Studies at the University of Oklahoma's @OklahomaU's Boren College of International Studies @oucis Dr. Abedini was boarding a flight on his way to attend the Middle East Studies
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The way the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - probably No 1 paper in the German-speaking world - describes the situation is worth noting.
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The Trump admin’s peace plan for Ukraine demands sweeping territorial and security concessions from Kyiv while offering Moscow major economic and political incentives, including U.S. recognition of its claims to parts of Ukraine.
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The leaked proposal reveals Ukraine would have to cede territory, while Russia would receive incentives.
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The Trump administration has drafted a 28-point peace plan that calls for Ukraine to make major territorial concessions to Russia and drop demands for a peacekeeping force to deter future attacks by Moscow
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The 28-point proposal drafted by some of the president’s closest aides is likely to face strong opposition from Ukraine.
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NEW: In addition to the 28-point plan, a separate U.S. document lays out security guarantees White House officials are prepared to offer Ukraine in case Russia renews the war, including “intelligence and logistical assistance” or “other steps judged appropriate”
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The Trump administration has drafted a peace plan calling for Ukraine to yield territory to Russia and drop demands for a peacekeeping force to deter future attacks by Moscow, U.S. officials said
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The 28-point proposal drafted by some of the president’s closest aides is likely to face strong opposition from Ukraine.
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The Trump proposal calls for Ukraine to hand over all of the eastern Donbas to Russia. Kyiv wouldn’t be permitted to have an international peacekeeping to deter a future Russian attack. With @alexbward, @laurnorman, @jdawsey1
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The 28-point proposal drafted by some of the president’s closest aides is likely to face strong opposition from Ukraine.
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The Trump admin's peace plan, worked out by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner in consultation with Kremlin confidant Kirill Dmitriev, would see Ukraine cede the Donbas and drop demands for a peacekeeping force
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An outcome leaving Maduro in power would be a win for the dictator, the Crisis Group's Phil Gunson tells NPR. "Unless they somehow manage to topple him, this strengthens Maduro because he’s able say, 'I stood up to them and they sailed away.'”
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Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has survived U.S. sanctions, economic meltdown and widespread protests. Now he faces a U.S. armada off his country's coast, so how does he hang on to power?
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🇷🇺🇵🇸 Christian pilgrims from the Russian Empire in Palestine in the early 20th century.
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“Colleges and universities only have one thing to sell at the end of the day, and that is learning from experts,” he said. “Otherwise, it’s just more high school, but you have to go into debt for it.” https://t.co/mCWQ6sOGPJ via @NYTimes
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At Montclair State University in New Jersey, a departmental restructuring plan is igniting concerns about the future of the humanities.
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