Robert Clarke 🥃🚬
@ClarkeDynamics
Foreign Policy & Constitutionally Limited Government Director of Marketing @StandTogether | Bylines @amconmag, @TheNatlInterest, more
It's good to see that @WSJ continues to recognize conservative leaning veterans are not a pack of unified interventionalists, but include thougthful restrainers like @dandcaldwell. wsj.com/opinion/the-ca…
Another one done and back on the shelf. @realErikDPrince's Civilian Warriors is an unapologetic account of the private military world in the wake of 9/11 from someone who helped invent it. Prince’s story of Blackwater is not the caricature that dominated headlines for much of…
The repeated mantra of "Ukraine can still win" from many corners belies the ongoing horrific tragedy of this war, the erosion of Ukrainian civil society, the increasing depletion of American munitions stockpiles, and the utter insanity of many primacists.
Ukraine cannot win without “a fundamental shift in Western strategy, one that combines a large boost in military assistance with more robust economic measures to constrain Russia’s war economy,” argues @mikercarpenter. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukrain…
Corporate meetings are a time for reflection on the world around us
France built 9 times more ships (gross tonnage) than America in 2024. We’re getting dunked on by a nation with a 35 hour work week.
Italy built nearly 15 times more ships than America in 2024. We often talk about China or Japan, but we’re even getting mogged by the Italians. Overpriced steel, political apathy, and technological backwardness have put us here. Time to reindustrialize.
Neoconservatism has failed. It’s time to craft a new foreign policy that prioritizes our domestic security, the prosperity of American families, and the preservation of our national sovereignty. This is how we secure America’s Golden Age 👉 americanmind.org/memo/a-foreign…
Military force against cartels in Mexico isn't the curative that many assume. @DanDePetris and @chrisjmccallion at @defpriorities dive into why: defensepriorities.org/explainers/no-…
![ClarkeDynamics's tweet card. Key points The violence perpetrated by Mexico’s drug cartels, their persistent export of drugs into the United States, and the […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1948101802202963968/AZWQpTmN?format=jpg&name=orig)
We shouldn't think about leaving our endless wars in the Middle East as opening the door for China to control oil reserves. @defpriorities' @RKelanic explores why: defensepriorities.org/explainers/chi…
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law last week, reduces the federal tax on transfers of firearm sound suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns from $200 to zero. reason.com/2025/07/07/gun…
Would you look at that? 👀 The reason for halting arms to Ukraine was exactly the reason they said.
NEW: Deputy SecDef Stephen Feinberg authorized the freeze and Pete Hegseth signed off, per people familiar Feinberg made the decision after Under Secy for Defense Policy Bridge Colby compiled a “rec memo” for him outlining options to conserve the stockpile Patriot missiles and…
The Congressional GOP is infinitely more dangerous than Zohran Mamdani
Once upon a time, @JohnKiriakou was an advisory board member for @OurAmericaInfo who I worked with way way way back in the day. His book, "The Reluctant Spy," is a great read. This interview is a damning indictment of federal law enforcement and how it entraps patriotic…
John Kiriakou committed Washington’s one unpardonable sin: he embarrassed the CIA. John Brennan tried to have him executed for it. (0:00) Introduction (1:41) Speaking Out Against the CIA’s Torture Program (7:20) Why the CIA Loved Obama (19:05) Why John Brennan Hated Kiriakou…
I have a piece in @WSJ today making the case that @realDonaldTrump and @PeteHegseth made the right decision to pause weapon shipments to Ukraine:
The Trump administration periodically returns to the idea of using U.S. military force inside Mexico to defeat the cartels and clamp down on fentanyl. @chrisjmccallion and I have an explainer out showing why such a move will create more problems than it solves.
I had thought the answer here would be “Estonia,” or maybe “Iran” or “Israel,” but somehow it’s the world’s most powerful country.