Alexander S. Vindman 🇺🇸

Trump is repeating all the mistakes of the past 35 years as well as amplifying those mistakes in new and dangerous ways. His approach delays the possibility of peace between Russia and Ukraine and endangers the U.S. | The Perils of “Russia First” foreignaffairs.com/russia/perils-… via…

Good read from @AmbPressman | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here. nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opi… via @NYTOpinion

A complete disaster. This will only fuel all those in Europe who think helping Ukraine is pointless, not to mention the whole Russian narrative of Ukrainians just stealing the West’s assistance for private enrichment, a narrative we have fought for years. politico.eu/article/ukrain…

The United States of American needs to be very clear that we stand with Ukraine and are committed to putting them in the best position to defend themselves.

An Attack on American Diplomacy Just like the DoD, NSC, and Intel community firing, the State firings degrade U.S. national security and are a gift to our enemies. avindman.com/p/an-attack-on…

In our new @ForeignAffairs piece @jteurope, @KateSJohnston and I assess the risks that would arise if the US rapidly draws down US forces in Europe - an option currently being debated as part of the US posture review -- a thread: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

I led 54 of my colleagues in a letter urging the restart of munitions shipments to Ukraine. I'm glad to see some weapons are finally moving again. The only way to end this war is to put pressure on Putin to negotiate a peace acceptable to all parties. politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

We were thrilled to hear @AVindman (Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman) share about his work and new book, The Folly of Realism. His insights on how the U.S. & NATO have made grievous mistakes in the past when it comes to fully understanding & dealing with russian aggression are…

Why won’t Donald Trump release the Epstein files 🤔

Amid air raid sirens and drone strikes, Peter Levine, a Kettering Foundation board member, traveled to Kyiv to lead a Civic Studies course. Explore what it means to teach in a war zone and discover how people work together to resist injustice without violence in his powerful…

🇺🇦 What does democracy look like in a war zone? In a new episode of #TheStakes, host @bradrourke speaks with #KetteringFoundation Senior Fellow and retired Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor and Kettering board member and Tufts professor Peter Levine about their work supporting…

Time for Hegseth to go. Reportedly, he stopped Ukraine military aid without consulting the President—a rogue & reprehensible breach of responsibility. Add it to a series of serious national security breaches. cnn.com/2025/07/08/pol…

Blah blah blah… Comey… Brennan… #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles !!

Last chance!

NOAA and FEMA were established to prevent and deal with the consequences of natural disasters. Now is the time to reverse @NOAA and @fema cuts, @realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse Investing in these institutions can disarm the criticism you receive today.

Join me in Seattle at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park on Monday 7/7 at 7pm for book and geopolitics talk. RSVP here: thirdplacebooks.com/event/alexande…

We are looking forward to meeting @AVindman - a courageous hero for freedom & democracy. Join us! thirdplacebooks.com/event/alexande…

Since 2000, @gavi has helped get vaccines to 1.1 billion children. The U.S. announced that, after this year, it’s pulling out all its money. If that happens, Gavi estimates that 75 million children will miss vaccinations over the next five years—and of those, 1.2 million children…

Happy Independence Day!! #NoKings