Marcel Dirsus
@marceldirsus
Political scientist and author of How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive. Writing The Hundred, a politics newsletter.
It's been a whole year since HOW TYRANTS FALL was published. Since this is my first book, I had no idea what to expect. But what a journey it has been!
A classic form of corruption: using gov’t contexts to coerce political rivals. “Just days after Trump in early June raised the prospect of cutting ties with Musk’s businesses, the Trump admin initiated a review of SpaceX’s contracts with the federal gov’t” wsj.com/business/trump…
Scott Bessent calls for probe into ‘the entire Federal Reserve institution’ on.ft.com/4m53rCP
This is a deeply disappointing red flag for those traveling to China. It chills vitally important people to-people ties. But the reality is that you too could be trapped — possibly for years — if Beijing decides it needs leverage in talks with the US.
Breaking: Beijing is preventing a U.S. Commerce Department employee from leaving China. Major news.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 Shahed or simulator OWA UAVs, 5 Kinzhal, 4 Kalibr, 1 Iskander-K, and 14 Kh-101 cruise missiles overnight. t.me/kpszsu/38974
Russia’s “swarm” tactics against Ukraine are increasingly cutting through Ukraine’s defences, with drones striking targets at three times the typical rate in recent months, according to official data. Story w/ @charles_clover. ft.com/content/1a19df… via @FT
Putin doesn't want peace. If he isn't stopped, he will keep killing
BREAKING: Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end a decades long fighting in eastern Congo that commits them to a permanent ceasefire and a comprehensive peace agreement to be signed in one month. apnews.com/article/congo-…
It's only a matter of time until some war starts somewhere because of AI
SCOOP: An impostor has been impersonating Marco Rubio, sending AI-generated voice and text messages to 3 foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a U.S. member of Congress, per a cable obtained by WaPo. W/ @hannah_natanson
Wie Diktatoren stürzen Oder Machiavelli in der modernen Praxis Sehr, sehr lesenswert und gibt vielleicht auch Antworten darauf, warum grad was im Iran passiert oder auch nicht passiert. @marceldirsus