James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Here is my review of #TheBrinkofWar: www.realcleardefense.com/articles/202...realcleardefense.comRonald Reagan’s Star TurnA Hollywood treatment of real-life events, “The Brink of War” gets off to an inauspicious start. The Cold War was “at its most critical point” in October 1986, reads the openin 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026reykjavik-frus-documents.jagwilson.chatgpt.sitereykjavik-frus-documents.jagwilson.chatgpt.siteA #FRUS Starter Pack: Reagan and Gorbachev at Reykjavik126 official FRUS documents on Reagan and Gorbachev at Reykjavik, October 1986. 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026In advance of the release of the movie #TheBrinkofWar next month, here is a #FRUS Starter Pack with documents on the 1986 #Reykjavik Summit👇 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 28/02/2026static.history.state.gov/reports/repo....static.history.state.gov 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Here is the Report to Congress on The Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for 2025👇 110
Reposted by James Graham WilsonOutrider Foundation @outrider.org · 26/02/2026The film, A House of Dynamite, depicts the tense options leaders have as a nuclear weapon hovers over Chicago. Author @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social looks at nuclear alerts and system failures of the 1980s through the lens of the modern film. Read the story 👇 outrider.org/nuclear-weap...outrider.orgThe House of Dynamite We Forgot: And What We Can Learn From Nuclear HistoryRevisiting Nuclear Alerts and System Failures of the 1980s 031
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Thanks so much for the opportunity to wire this piece! 183
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I didn’t write this to scare people. www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...linkedin.comSomething FRUS Is Happening | James Graham WilsonI didn't write this to scare people. #TeamFRUS #FRUS John Powers Virginia Kinniburgh Joe Wicentowski Lynette Evans-Tiernan Elizabeth Charles Tristan Williams Lydia Sizer, PhD Sara Berndt Brad Mori... 010
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Act now — before that other House does! 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026amzn.to/4tfZyQfamzn.toAmerica's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to ReaganAmerica's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Love, but make it grand strategy. 💘 America’s Cold Warrior (Paul Nitze, Roosevelt→Reagan) is $12.59 on Amazon (hardcover). #ValentinesDay #BookSky #ColdWar #NatSec #USHistory #StrategicStudies 210
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Here is the link to the Status of the #FRUS series👇 history.state.gov/historicaldo... It is an incredibly exciting time to be working on these volumes with fantastic colleagues. #AHA26 #TeamFRUS 021
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026And START I, 89-91, which covers US-Soviet negotiations leading up to the landmark START Treaty in 1991. Grappling with this volume is especially important as New START is set to expire in February 2026. #aha26 #FRUS #TeamFRUS 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Here are compilations on Canada, West Germany, and Nordic countries from the Jimmy Carter administtation👇 history.state.gov/historicaldo... 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026In 2025 the Office of the Historian released 3 #FRUS publications. (In 2026 we are going to publish many more.) Here is Reagan NSP 85-88 Part I. Covering the Strategic Defense Initiative and many more topics that are especially relevant today. #aha26 history.state.gov/historicaldo... 300
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026history.state.gov/search?q=Gre...history.state.govSearch - Office of the Historianhistory.state.gov 3.0 shell 110
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Want to get up to speed on the history of US and #Greenland? Here are 442 ways👇 #FRUS #AHA26 #SHAFR 122
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Here is my article from last year on the history of the United States and Greenland. #AHA26 cc @cornellupress.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-d...engelsbergideas.comThe deep history behind America's Greenland gambitIn the long history of the United States' interest in Greenland, the pursuit of patient negotiations with allies has often fulfilled Washington's strategic requirements. This may not be the case in 20... 093
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Here is Max Kampelman’s Diary for June 1985: open.substack.com/pub/diaryofm...open.substack.comMax Kampelman's DiaryJune 1985 030
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025open.substack.com/pub/diaryofm...open.substack.comRebooting The Diary of Max Kampelman, 1985-1988On a 40-year lag 010
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Oh yes—I too have been on the receiving end of multiple such volumes over the years! 010
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 09/11/2025There are alternative ways to access those, you know! 110
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 08/11/2025“The risk of war can never be zero.” — Paul Nitze America’s Cold Warrior by James Graham Wilson 💥 The movie is fiction. Nitze lived it. 💰 $15.65 (< 1 month of Netflix) amzn.to/49G4ypB%EF%B... #HouseOfDynamite #PaulNitze #AmericaColdWarrior #HistoryMatters #NetflixDeal #ColdWar 131
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025For those who want to dig deep: here is the NSP 77-80 #FRUS volume to which Austin alludes: history.state.gov/historicaldo... 010
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Here is my review of #AHouseofDynamite: www.realcleardefense.com/articles/202...realcleardefense.com 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 28/10/2025My thoughts on #AHouseofDynamite www.vassar.edu/news/new-thr... (From before seeing the movie, which I have since watched.)vassar.eduNew Thriller, A House of Dynamite, Depicts a Nuclear Crisis Involving the U.S. | Vassar College 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025By July–August 1980, the Pentagon and NSC were still untangling what went wrong. history.state.gov/historicaldo... history.state.gov/historicaldo... history.state.gov/historicaldo... history.state.gov/historicaldo... #HouseOfDynamite #ColdWar #Carter #FRUShistory.state.govHistorical Documents - Office of the Historianhistory.state.gov 3.0 shell 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Jun 7–13, 1980 — Brown, Odom, and Eizenstat scramble to correct “false missile alerts.” history.state.gov/historicaldo... history.state.gov/historicaldo... history.state.gov/historicaldo... history.state.gov/historicaldo... #NuclearHistory #FRUShistory.state.govHistorical Documents - Office of the Historianhistory.state.gov 3.0 shell 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Tweet 4 May 29, 1980 — Brzezinski to CIA’s Turner. history.state.gov/historicaldo... Jun 4 — Brzezinski to Carter; DoD analysis follows. history.state.gov/historicaldo... history.state.gov/historicaldo... #Carter #ColdWarhistory.state.govHistorical Documents - Office of the Historianhistory.state.gov 3.0 shell 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Dec 21, 1979 — Odom again to Brzezinski. history.state.gov/historicaldo... Mar 15, 1980 — Odom reports another anomaly. history.state.gov/historicaldo... #NationalSecurity #FRUShistory.state.govHistorical Documents - Office of the Historianhistory.state.gov 3.0 shell 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Nov 16, 1979 — Odom to Brzezinski on the first false alert. history.state.gov/historicaldo... Nov 20 — SecDef Brown to Carter. history.state.gov/historicaldo... #ColdWar #Carter #FRUShistory.state.govHistorical Documents - Office of the Historianhistory.state.gov 3.0 shell 101
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025In advance of Netflix’s A House of Dynamite, revisit the real false nuclear alerts of 1979-1980. From FRUS: National Security Policy, 1977–1980 ⬇️ #ColdWar #HouseOfDynamite #FRUS #NuclearHistory #Carter 152
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025History is cyclical. So are prices. And deterrence still pays dividends. #AmericasColdWarrior #ColdWarAlpha #BuyLowDeclassifyHigh #BlueskyFinance 👉 amzn.to/42TVr0Bamzn.toAmerica's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to ReaganAmerica's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan [Wilson, James Graham] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. America's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan 000
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025$21 × 24 = $504 return. Subtract your $281.61 cost. 💰 $222.39 profit — 79% gain. History pays. Literally. 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025The price normally trades around $25. Relist your copies as “new” for $25 each. Subtract $4 for media-mail shipping. You net $21 per book. 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Buy 4 copies/day — that’s the max. Cost: $46.92 per batch. Repeat daily till Oct 27 (coupon expiration). You’ll have 24 copies for a total investment of $281.61. 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Amazon has my book, America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan, down to $11.73 with coupon (list: $32.95). Hardcover. Cornell University Press. Free 2-day shipping. That’s not a sale — that’s monetized deterrence. cc @tristanvolpe.bsky.social 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025🧊📈 Cold War Arbitrage How to turn Amazon’s pricing algorithm — and my own book — into a 79% return before October 27. 👇 THREAD 👇 100
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025📉 COLD WAR YOLO 📈 Opened a full position in $NITZE — 4 copies at $11.73. Target: $32.95. This isn’t a meme. It’s monetized grand strategy. #AmericasColdWarrior #BuyLowDeclassifyHigh #HistoryStocks #WallStreetBetsForHistorians #ColdWarAlpha 020
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 20/10/2025🎄 The holiday shopping season approaches… and the furlough drags on. 📚 For $35, I’ll send you an inscribed copy of “America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan.” 🎁 Perfect for that special (or unspecial) person in your life. 📬 Send me a DM 🐱no included 011
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 15/10/2025amzn.to/474yYz2amzn.toAmerica's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to ReaganAmerica's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan 010
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 15/10/2025For a limited time you can pick up a copy of #AmericasColdWarrior for the ridiculous price of $12.57. Cheaper than a Sweetgreen 🥗! 121
James Graham Wilson @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social · 01/10/2025@bcdreyer.social here is one for you — from the latest #FRUS volume. Arnie Kanter: “a nothing-burger or worse.” 020
Reposted by James Graham WilsonJames Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Foreign Relations of the United States, 1989–1992, Volume XXXI, START I, 1989–1991 is out today! Huge congratulations to @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social and the rest of the team at the State Department's Office of the Historian. history.state.gov/historicaldo... 13514
