Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Time for another “guess which city I’m in?”👇 360 6
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 10/10/2026My day was more metal than yours ☠️ 4251 25
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026So it will be a monument packed full of explosive material on top of one of the major bridges to the capital… 🧨 🌉 🦹♂️💥💥💥🤷♂️ 4131 13
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You can preorder the book now via your favorite vendor or direct from the publisher (currently at a 10% discount!)👇 www.bloomsbury.com/us/us-counte... 042 4
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Where’s that 40k lbs of PBR?! Cuz that’s a PR 🎳 060 6
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I’d be hard pressed to narrow down to three more but this is #1👇 0130 13
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Tiger Shrimp w/Butter Garlic Tomato Sauce & Saffron Orzo It’s what’s for dinner 😋 1160 16
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026To help convince you, here's an endorsement from the esteemed Dr. Hassan Abbas, Distinguished Professor at the National Defense University & author of several excellent books on the Taliban. 3/3 051 5
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Perhaps the loudest of those is our fixation on *attrition* as our theory of success vs our adversaries' use of *patient influence* as theirs. This asymmetry is a key theme of my forthcoming book on the history of US CT ops in Afghanistan, which you can pre-order via your favorite sites now 2/3 1130 13
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The sad thing is this how the vast majority of US NatSec & military leaders think too, which is why we keep losing modern wars 😑 1221 22
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 06/07/2026The publisher is now offering 10-20% off the cover price for pre-orders of my forthcoming book on the history of US #counterterrorism operations in #Afghanistan👇 To inspire you to order, here’s an endorsement from Dr. Dan Byman 👍 www.bloomsbury.com/us/us-counte... 111 1
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Ending the night with this: if this was any random year, this would have been par for the course. But to have something billed as a celebration of state fairs—which appears to have been organized by people who’ve never attended an actual state fair—for the 250th(!) is just hugely disappointing 😞 070 7
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026If you thought the Department of War exhibit would be more than two card tables and a veteran’s registration machine, I’m sorry to disappoint 5120 12
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026These things are right next to each other in the same exhibit hall 🤔 140 4
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The reports of crowd size are *accurate* 170 7
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026They have tiny exhibits for each major Department. I went in this one just out of curiosity and inside is an exhibit for NOAA and one for the Forestry Service 🤔 150 5
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Also this inspiring display of vehicles 1111 11
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Live shot of the Great American State Fair👇 4413 41
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Lots of these…DC gearing up for the 4th, apparently 👇 050 5
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Turned in the final proofs for my book! To celebrate, here’s an endorsement from the great @kschake.bsky.social 👇 1327 32
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Like a wishing well, but one that only destroys your wishes 🔥 0163 16
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 02/06/2026THERE’S NO REPORTING IN THE PRESS ROOM 0212 21
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Here’s another endorsement for my forthcoming book on the history of US #counterterrorism operations in #Afghanistan 👇 141 4
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 25/05/2026The most foam I’ve ever had on a dish 😳 040 4
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 18/05/2026This was a delightful way to spend an evening 🦞 🍺 😋 1160 16
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The publisher has started posting endorsements of my forthcoming book, “US Counterterrorism Operations in Afghanistan: Jackpots, Dry Holes, and Collateral Damage” (Which you can pre-order from your favorite bookseller now!) Here’s one to whet your appetite 👇 0333 33
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I told a journalist yesterday that the US had two options for the war against Iran (aside from an unsustainable status quo): 1. Declare military victory & accept political loss 2. Escalate militarily in search of a better political outcome It would appear we’re trending toward #1 5479 47
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Please oh please let it be “bigly” Would be so fitting today 150 5
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Happy March Madness to all who celebrate 🙌 070 7
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Fascinating route by an Abu Dhabi tanker to get through the SoH. Minimally suggests negotiated safe passage w/Iran. Could indicate mines in the shipping lane—or could be Iran providing a route to give the *impression* of mines as deterrent for paths other than one benefitting itself 🤔 27313 73
Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 13/03/2026The subtext here seems to be that there aren’t mines in the water? 0100 10