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The attack also highlighted that the terrorists involved were perfectly happy to kill Muslim Jordanians along with foreigners. Men, women, children. Fortunately, the attackers shot themselves in the foot that night, as the public quickly turned against them.
I was in one of the targeted hotels, and I can attest to the quick response of emergency services and the way that foreigners and Jordanians supported each other that night.
On the anniversary of the 2005 Amman bombings, I remember those who died and were affected. And I'm grateful for the response of the Jordanian people.
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"I would also argue about 90% of all policymaking is a can kicking exercise." 💯
Always welcome respectful disagreement. Did it kick the can? Yes. But it kicked it pretty far. I would also argue about 90% of all policymaking is a can kicking exercise. Enduring solutions are few and far between. Kicking the can also still seems preferable to kicking a hornets nest, which is what Trump has done.
What's going on in Colombia? On the Warcast, we look at the changing security situation (for War on the Rocks members)
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When civilian aid workers operate alongside the military, the line between development and security can become difficult to maintain. What are the consequences for those delivering assistance? (Members Only)
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Thanks @KBAresearch. Binance is just the latest in a long history of North Korean cyber/crypto heists. But Kim Yo Jong's fiery denial serves to test how much Trump really wants a summit. It's hard to imagine though the USG will let this one slide without any punitive measures.
Really interesting conversation with @j3nnyt0wn about the Binance hack and North Korea! (for War on the Rocks members)
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Super interesting article on the anti-Taliban resistance in Afghanistan! (free to all)
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I really enjoyed this conversation with Cole Bucy about how Washington needs to better understand how Iran's leaders are looking at things
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Check out this fascinating interview my colleague Nicole Wiley did with Olena Zashko, a Ukrainian journalist reporting from the frontlines (for War on the Rocks members)
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Hackers stole more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world. Even a third of that would roughly match North Korea’s estimated yearly trade with Russia. (Members Only)
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Serbia’s student movement just ended Aleksandar Vucic’s hold on power. It’s the first of many European elections over the next year. (Members Only)
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Super interesting analysis on US force posture and US vs Iranian munitions levels in the event of a new round of strikes
Want to know what's going on with the war in Iran, the Russo-Ukrainian war, and the situation with Venezuela? War on the Rocks has 3 great pages with clear explanations and links to resources. Here's the recently updated Venezuela page!
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King Abdullah has a long history of condemning extremist ideology and terrorism in Jordan
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Really interesting conversation with @j3nnyt0wn about the Binance hack and North Korea! (for War on the Rocks members)
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