Anne Applebaum
American-Polish journalist and historian, staff writer at The Atlantic; author of Gulag, Iron Curtain, Twilight of Democracy and Autocracy, Inc.
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Their wordsAny company planning such a project needs to believe that its contracts, and the political and social stability required to preserve them, will last for a decade or more.
↗“A Coalition of Two Kleptocracies”anneapplebaum.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsVenezuela is shaping up to be the most extensive of the Trump administration's corrupt schemes, further proof of something I've written before: American foreign policy is being hijacked for the benefit of Trump, his family and his business partners, to the detriment of American security and prosperity.
↗“A Coalition of Two Kleptocracies”anneapplebaum.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 9 days earlier
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Their wordsAll Vladimir Putin has to do is tell his soldiers to stop fighting, and then the war is over, bar some territorial negotiations. The Ukrainians cannot stop fighting because, if they do, their country will be conquered
- 10 days earlier
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Their wordsEven if no money ever changes hands and no deal is completed, the fact that Kushner, Witkoff and others around Trump discuss them gives Putin the conviction that he can continue to commit war crimes, kill civilians and never pay a price.
↗Who is American foreign policy for?anneapplebaum.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsAmerica and America's allies are all badly damaged by this policy, which is a disaster for Ukraine, for European security, for America's reputation, for the rule of law around the world and ultimately for American security and prosperity too.
↗Who is American foreign policy for?anneapplebaum.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsAmerican foreign policy should be good for Americans, not for a tiny predator clan linked to the White House.
↗Who is American foreign policy for?anneapplebaum.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 2 weeks earlier
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Alliances built on shared values produce more cooperation than purely transactional ones.
Their wordsBecause U.S. alliances were based on shared values, not merely transactional interests, the level of cooperation was different.
↗Greenland Foreveranneapplebaum.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThese are all additions to the existing treaty that could have been added without the drama, anger and stupid memes, without Trump blustering about "deals" and without terrifying the inhabitants of Greenland.
↗Greenland Foreveranneapplebaum.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsAnd I fear that the covert and overt influence campaigns will continue.
↗Greenland Foreveranneapplebaum.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 4 days earlier
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Their wordsIn modern times, every major revolutionary movement has sought to change not just the politics of a single country but the international system itself.
↗Empire of Griftanneapplebaum.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsNo modern U.S. administration has ever witnessed conflicts of interest and incompetence on this scale.
↗Empire of Griftanneapplebaum.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 11 days earlier
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Their wordsSince 2025, MAGA ideologues have been using this alleged plot as an excuse to dismantle government programs, stifle research, intimidate American citizens, and even distort American foreign policy.
↗The Myth of the “Censorship Industrial Complex”anneapplebaum.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsWorse, U.S. officials now openly support and encourage politicians from far-right anti-European political parties, partly because they are ideologically aligned, but partly because Americans now want to weaken the European Union so that U.S. tech companies can evade any regulation, or even taxation.
↗The Myth of the “Censorship Industrial Complex”anneapplebaum.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 10 days earlier
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Their wordsConspiracy theories are just too dangerous in a place where everyone needs to grapple with actual reality in order to survive.
↗Under the Volcanoanneapplebaum.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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People generally underestimate serious natural threats such as pandemics and climate change.
Their wordsOf course that's true for the rest of the planet, but somehow we don't take natural threats seriously, whether from plagues or climate change.
↗Under the Volcanoanneapplebaum.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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The Trump administration's approach to Greenland is widely perceived as threatening across Europe.
Their wordsThe Trump administration's ongoing obsession with Greenland feels menacing to everyone in Scandinavia, indeed everyone in Europe.
↗Under the Volcanoanneapplebaum.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece