James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 23hAnd it's not the first time that Iran has put its finger on the scales of a US election. 120
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The classic negotiating technique of giving your counterpart something they want before they commit to anything. 4264
Reposted by James CameronMarcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 15/10/2026If you provide less support to Ukraine, you have less leverage over Ukraine. Donald Trump fundamentally doesn't understand this, which is why he keeps reducing support and then he's surprised when Kyiv does whatever Kyiv wants to do 1431675
Reposted by James CameronOlya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The nuclear balance in Europe is shifting, with states rethinking the role nuclear weapons play in their security. Our new @crisisgroup.org report lays out the problems, the options, & the uncertain future.crisisgroup.orgThe Changing Role of Nuclear Weapons in Europe | International Crisis GroupEuropean capitals are thinking differently about conventional and nuclear deterrence, due to Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine and questions about Washington’s commitment to the continent’s defence... 1138
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Europe needs a Plan B. It may not be the best plan, certainly not as good as the pre-2025 US security guarantee. But we can't just sit and hope that this or a future US administration won't pull the plug on us at the critical moment. 46719
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It is difficult to choose the most shameful moment of this administration, but this is definitely up there.nytimes.comUkraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates (Gift Article)A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning. 49632
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Is this a question of "schools pushing too many students to university," or that the British economy is failing to produce adequate number of graduate jobs, or entry-level jobs in general? 051
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Trump's "make Europe pay" policy on US support to Ukraine has ended up depriving Washington of significant leverage. 1214
Reposted by James CameronR Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Destruction can very much be long term change! 011
Reposted by James CameronBleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ukraine will bear the brunt. 131
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 14/10/2026As we move into the final phase of Trump's second administration, his ability to enact any meaningful long-term change will be increasingly restricted. But he can still destroy a lot, both domestically and internationally. He will become even more prone to lashing out as his power ebbs away. 2414
Reposted by James CameronEmmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 14/10/2026It has been a horrible night for Kyiv, with ballistic missile attacks throughout the night. Again, Russia struck energy facilities, on top of killing & injuring civilians. According to the Ukrainian authorities, there was no intelligence sharing by "partners" (=the US). The threat persists. 2398184
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"The ambassador has been wonderful and we have asked her to resign" is a fantastic line that could have only been devised by this administration. www.ft.com/content/87a1... 0143
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"No matter how much US allies urge Trump to back Ukraine, he is unable to forgive Zelenskyy for what he represents. Trump vowed to end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office, which would have entailed Ukraine’s capitulation. Zelenskyy was predictably unwilling to do that."ft.comWhy Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugularNo matter how much America’s allies urge the president to back Ukraine, he cannot forgive its leader for showing up his dealmaking impotence 0122
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Attacking a country's head of government is the definition of "not hybrid" in my book. 0253
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Basically why it is utterly unrealistic to think that Trump would risk the destruction of a US city to defend the United States' European allies. I can't believe that anyone really thinks he would. 5175
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 11/10/2026There are divergent realities running in parallel when it comes to transatlantic security: good engagement w US military & even some civilian policymakers, but very visible degeneration & dysfunction at the top. I guess the bet is to style it out for the next 2 years (again). 120
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The drone threat is arguably even more concerning for smaller militaries, which rely on lower numbers of increasingly high-end fighters. These aircraft are often concentrated at a few bases, at least in peactime. 1153
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Drone-enabled counterforce strikes against strategic bombers is now something that US, Russia, China have to take seriously. Bombers are vulnerable, esp without hard shelters, and their relatively limited numbers mean that a successful strike against even one base can have a big impact.nytimes.comFrom Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat (Gift Article)A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences. 25326
Reposted by James CameronAnkit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I joined @jimsciutto.bsky.social on CNN yesterday to discuss reports that the Trump administration has been engaging China on nuclear matters. I suggest this is good for narrowly addressing the testing accusations, but unlikely to lead to arms control. Transcript: transcripts.cnn.com/show/tbwjs/d...transcripts.cnn.comCNN.com - Transcripts 1122
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There's also Tyler Jost's recent book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...cambridge.orgBureaucracies at WarCambridge Core - International Relations and International Organisations - Bureaucracies at War 020
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There's quite a bit from that general era, for example Morton Halperin on LBJ's decision to deploy an antiballistic missile system for the United States: www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2... 120
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Absolute scenes. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 3113
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Those lunches aren't going to make themselves. 0120
Reposted by James CameronJamie Gaskarth @jamiegaskarth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Another year, another below inflation pay rise for the university sector (2%). To put in perspective, using an inflation calculator, I’m now on the same salary as I was 11 years, 2 moves and 2 promotions ago. A Professor in the middle of the salary scale is paid what a Senior Lecturer used to be. 1101
Reposted by James CameronMarkus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026News emerging from Uni of Nottingham that they plan to close all Modern Languages degrees despite an outcry from internal and external bodies. Shameful decision. @uonucu.bsky.social 042
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A long way from "Putin deserves respect" from the head of the German navy in Jan. 2022. 0163
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Also includes power-walking/sprinting depending on the circumstances. 0120
Reposted by James CameronMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026'Never a theoretician, Iliffe was a man of the field, analysing all that he saw and experienced. His work was regarded internationally as the model of what engaged research should be, in a way that would be difficult to sustain today.' #Skystorianstheguardian.comJohn Iliffe obituaryPioneering historian who transformed the study of Africa by seeking out the testimonies of Africans 15612
Reposted by James CameronSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Do you have to be white to be English?" That this is even being asked is a sign of how much racism has been legitimised by our media & politics over the last two decades 35374112
Reposted by James CameronHelene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Rather difficult not to feel a bit gloomy about the state of the country atm, so I wasn’t going to make much of a thing of this anniversary this year. And then I saw this and started to cry. Because a free and united Germany in a free and united Europe was worth it. And is worth fighting for now. 1728176
Reposted by James CameronDave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hi all! So crazily enough - academic publishing takes time - my Taiwan article was just published in the print version of the Journal of Strategic Studies. There’s fifty free downloads of anyone is interested. I think it may actually be more relevant now. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...tandfonline.comLimited nuclear war and the defense of TaiwanThis article assesses proposals to address the challenge of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan with the threat of first use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States. While it is not clear that a ... 1167
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If they were serious about any of this stuff, they should have started it 18 months ago. Now they have just over two years left and are looking down the barrel of losing the House. We're almost in running down the clock territory. 010
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026McDonald's is very cheap and easily available, that's why everybody eats there now. 290
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not the type of US-Russia arme control cooperation we were hoping for, to put it mildly. 042
Reposted by James CameronJames Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Please invest in my atomic bomb/brain-rot machine startup. It could end humanity, but we will make lots of money. Also, we might not make lots of money." 4243
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Please invest in my atomic bomb/brain-rot machine startup. It could end humanity, but we will make lots of money. Also, we might not make lots of money." 4243
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Anthropic outlined more prosaic risks, including the extreme concentration of its customer base, with close to a quarter of revenue last year coming from just two clients, according to people familiar with the filing."ft.comAnthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectusLong-awaited S1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue 2183
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good slide. Could have been useful about seven months ago or so. 070
Reposted by James CameronMatej Rafael Risko @matejrisko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026...the communication with the leadership has been lost and sensors give reliable information about nuclear detonations. In my opinion, there are more problematic implications of the channel than this (ie the NCA’s could use the channel to issue a direct command if I understand it correctly) 131
Reposted by James CameronMatej Rafael Risko @matejrisko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It has no capability for preparing a launch order in a fully automated mode without participation of the complex's crew. It can be best described as a semi-automated, when "armed" (preliminary authorised), the crew "can prepare and transmit the launch order to the troops only if.... 131
Reposted by James CameronMatej Rafael Risko @matejrisko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Re Perimeter backup channel article - it is nice to see some of the photographs (even though they have long been known to the specialist community), but otherwise the article really doesn’t bring anything new to the table. Incidentally, the system has never been deactivated,... 1/6 182
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I don't think it's fully automatic eithet, but several of the Russian sources quoted in the Times piece refer to "automation/ic" element, so there is some reason to consider that aspect. Of course, the more automated the Russians make it sound the scarier it appears. 160
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I guess how problematic one thinks Perimeter is depends on the level of automaticity built into the system. That seems to be left (deliberately?) ambiguous. 1111
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It was basically that or Last Nite. That was the choice. 020
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm pretty sure there's a lot of money to be made by the first media comms consultant who works out how to make tech barons not sound like complete weirdos when they go on podcasts. 070