John Glaser
@jwcglaser
Host of @CatoFP's Power Problems podcast: https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+power-problems @CatoInstitute
Latest w @EmmaMAshford on her forthcoming book on grand strategy, how to embrace multipolarity, spheres of influence, why alliances shouldn't be sacred, economic statecraft, bureaucratic inertia, the problem of temptation, & more. Listen! cato.org/multimedia/pow…
It was an honor to be on the Power Problems podcast discussing new research (with Daryl Press) on North Korea's artillery and the U.S.-ROK alliance
Latest w @nickdanderson & Daryl Press on the balance of power on the Korean Peninsula, the potential consequences of an outbreak of war, escalation risks, diplomatic postures towards NK, and the implications for the US-SK military alliance. cato.org/multimedia/pow…
Latest w @nickdanderson & Daryl Press on the balance of power on the Korean Peninsula, the potential consequences of an outbreak of war, escalation risks, diplomatic postures towards NK, and the implications for the US-SK military alliance. cato.org/multimedia/pow…
DNI repeatedly politicizes intelligence on behalf of POTUS, including in this very tweet in which she condemns as “propaganda” intel leaks that made an elective, unconstitutional military action seem ineffective. She condemns “propaganda media” literally as she delivers it.
New intelligence confirms what @POTUS has stated numerous times: Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed. If the Iranians chose to rebuild, they would have to rebuild all three facilities (Natanz, Fordow, Esfahan) entirely, which would likely take years to do. The…
On an all NEW episode of Power Problems with @jwcglaser: @defpriorities' @RKelanic discusses the Israel-Iran war, America's involvement in the conflict, the potential risks of escalation, and more: cato.org/multimedia/pow…
Let me again recommend the most recent Power Problems episode with @samseitz3 on how "madman tactics" like this don't work: cato.org/multimedia/pow…
TRUMP declines to say whether he's made a decision on whether the U.S. will join Israel in striking Iran. "I may do it, I may not do it, nobody knows what I'm going to do."
For the record, this is the US intel community assessment as of March 2025. (p. 26 dni.gov/files/ODNI/doc…)
Periodic reminder that the warmongers are either totally disingenuous or remarkably dim.
What happened during this part right here? This part looks pretty good.
Israel's influence over Washington is unparalleled. It bends US Middle East policy in directions advantageous for itself and stifles debate through intimidation. The special relationship is arguably the greatest liability we shoulder abroad. Left & Right, we demand change.
On an all NEW Power Problems with @jwcglaser: @MIT_SSP's @samseitz3 discusses “madman behavior” in international politics and its effectiveness at gaining leverage in international confrontations. He explains why problems of signaling, credibility, and reassurance tend to make…
Latest w @samseitz3 on whether madman behavior yields bargaining leverage. He discusses problems of signaling, credibility, reassurance & explores examples from Khrushchev to Nixon to Gaddafi & Trump's approach to NK, Iran, trade policy & more! Listen! cato.org/multimedia/pow…