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Valerie Morkevičius

@vmorkevicius.bsky.social
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Assoc Prof Political Science @ColgateUniv. Author of Realist Ethics: bit.ly/RealistEthics Ramblings here from a just war perspective on #security & #infowar. Personal views only.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump's panicking about the widespread revulsion against his Arch, and is trying to cloak it in national security to jam it through or go around the normal approval process. It's even more important to stop it now, as a test case of not letting him use "national security" to justify illegal acts.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/09/2026
Combatants are hunting civilians from the sky with small drones more than ever before - and the international community isn’t doing enough to stop it. My latest on the ways we can protect civilians from drones, written with Nathaniel Raymond of @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social :
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The Laws of War Must Change for the Drone Age
Hunting civilians from the sky is growing disturbingly common.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Come be my colleague! Great students, brilliant colleagues, and beautiful views included. We’re hiring at @colgate.edu for a tenure-track position in international relations at the assistant professor rank. apply.interfolio.com/188692
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A drone just flew in to Lithuanian territory — NATO air patrol reacted and the drone has apparently been destroyed. Russia is a threat to European security. Its war of aggression affects not only Ukraine. lrt.lt/naujienos/li...
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Pavojus atšauktas: į Lietuvą įskridęs dronas sunaikintas ore ties Kauno apskritimi
Kelios minutės po vidurnakčio Priešgaisrinės apsaugos ir gelbėjimo departamentas (PAGD) pranešė, kad į Lietuvos teritori...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/09/2026
For the past six months, Lawfare has been suing the U.S. Department of State over its failure to disclose international agreements and nonbinding instruments that the Trump administration has entered into, as required by statute. @sranderson.bsky.social explains why:
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Why We’re Suing the State Department Over International Agreements
Lawfare is suing to bring transparency back to international agreements—and you can help.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yes! « Trump’s attitude toward Canada is almost indistinguishable from the way [..] Putin sees Ukraine: not as a state but as some kind of historical anomaly that should be returned to its rightful owners. » Im working w some colleagues on an article that systematically assesses the similarities.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Come be my colleague! Great students, brilliant colleagues, and beautiful views included. We’re hiring at @colgate.edu for a tenure-track position in international relations at the assistant professor rank. apply.interfolio.com/188692
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Goodbye, Dolly. Thank you for singing your truth for all these years. “Don't get me started on politics/ Now how we to live in a world like this / Greedy politicians present and past / They wouldn't know the truth if it bit 'em in the ass.” tasteofcountry.com/dolly-parton...
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Here Are the Lyrics to Dolly Parton's Important New Song, 'World on Fire'
The lyrics to Dolly Parton's first rock song World On Fire shouldn't be all that controversial. Yet somehow her moment at the 2023 ACM Awards felt like a statement.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This happens every day in cities across Ukraine. We have no right in the West to be tired. We have no right to look away. Providing Ukraine with air defense is the right thing to do.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Trump administration's foreign policy making is so chaotic that Rubio doesn't even know what's happening. From today's Financial Times:

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	The US official overseeing Donald Trump’s contentious White House ballroom extension held talks with Kremlin officials in Russia this summer as part of a quiet diplomatic mission, according to people familiar with the matter.

Rodney Mims Cook Jr, chair of the US Commission of Fine Arts, was given a diplomatic passport and extensive briefings before attending Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic forum in St Petersburg in June, where he met Kremlin officials and was assigned a diplomatic security detail, the people said.

An enthusiast for Russian culture, Cook presented his trip as a “cultural visit” where he showed photographs of his “dacha” in Atlanta.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said in June that he was “not aware” of the delegation to St Petersburg.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I'm teaching American Foreign Policy this fall, and starting last year I did some of the course as before-and-after. In particular, the "how does this work in practice" section had to mention the State Dept, but now include things like "the president's son-in-law and real estate investor friend..."
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
When in doubt, blame the diplomats for the unnecessary war you started. The damage this president is doing to the U.S. reputation globally is unprecedented www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Donald Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of ending Iran war
President issues threat to ‘bomb the shit out of them’ after previously threatening Gulf ally in May
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Scaling back the exercise is, of course, an insane decision, which does nothing but hurt an ally, and tempt an adversary to think—correctly—that American leadership is feckless." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Will Make South Korea Pay For His Iran Humiliation
His rage is driving him to make irrational policy choices.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
North Korea threatens U.S. allies, supplied Iran with weapons and technology for years, sends soldiers and weapons to Russia to help them invade Ukraine, and oppresses its people and routinely deprives them of even the basic necessities of life. North Korea is not our friend.
TruthSocial Post from Donald Trump: “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea. These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful … While somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, ‘No thanks!’””
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Uogavau.
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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Like every desperate losing autocrat at night in his bed, visions of salvation through escalation dance in his head. It never works, and rather than feeding the mystique and fear, we should speak of his dangerous foolishness instead.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
If you aren’t eating cucumbers with honey as the gods intended, are you really enjoying summer?
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A break from writing.
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Do you have an interest in International Studies and Politics? 🎉 You should become a BISA member today and make full use of all of our membership benefits including exclusive member discounts, eligibility to apply for funding and awards & more 🌟 Find out more 👉 ow.ly/nZ1m50ZscZo
Wooden letters spelling 'Join Us' on a brown textured surface, suitable for invitations.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
<taps mic> <all together now> <John Facenda voice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCHM... >
Bart Simpson at chalkboard: The government is not a business
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A very interesting thread.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia yesterday. Yet another residential building destroyed. Three people killed - an 11 year old girl, and two women, 71 and 72 years old. 41 people injured. Russia targets Ukrainian civilians every day.
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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I figure since I claimed a “called it” I should also acknowledge a “muffed it”: I did not think both sides would keep escalating like this. This is bc I misjudged how much influence the hawks in Iran had and how unjustifiably self-confident the US admin is. apnews.com/article/iran...
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US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
The United States has intensified its strikes on Iran, hitting targets further north. American forces also fired into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Repub...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Preventing some Iranian villagers from getting drinking water does nothing to prevent the IRGC from firing missiles and drones. Water is a red line. I know those of you who hate the US military and US foreign policy won’t care about the difference, but it’s significant, with very bad implications.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Just a regular Wednesday in Kherson: a woman walks to work while a Russian Shahed being shot down can be heard in the background. www.instagram.com/reel/Dauz0s7...
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This.
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Shannon E French @sefrench.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Your periodic reminder that intentionally targeting civilian infrastructure is a war crime. If you want to know why you shouldn’t commit war crimes (beyond the blindingly obvious that OF COURSE YOU SHOULDN’T!), please see everything I or my excellent colleagues have ever written on military ethics.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Kyiv is covered in smoke after Russia's attack on Ukrainian civilians 💔 Three people killed & seven people injured, several residential buildings badly damaged.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Russia is stalled in the battlefield and so it targets Ukrainian civilians while they sleep.
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SAINT JAVELIN @saintjavelin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Kyiv endured another horrific night. At least 8 people have been killed and 34 others injured in Russia’s latest attack. Authorities have confirmed damage at no fewer than 28 locations across the city, with the vast majority affecting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
In which Boko Haram and ISWAP discover they are actually Communists…
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Russia claims it strikes decision-making centers and key facilities in Ukraine. Yes. Our centers of strength are thousand-year-old monasteries and churches, art museums, film studios with a proud history, and philharmonic halls. This is our culture and our history⤵️
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Russia hosts Kyiv's Lavra, a monastery older than Notre Dame, older than Moscow, and the center of Orthodoxy in Ukraine. Not front page news for @nytimes.com, @washingtonpost.com, @cnn.com, @theguardian.com.
Front page of the NYT, with stories about Iran, the straight of Hormuz, and Trump's relationship with the courts.Front page of the Washington page, with stories about the Iran peace deal, the UFC fight, and the administration's rollback of gun regulations.Front page of The Guardian, with stories about the strait of Hormuz, the UFC fights, and Macron's hosting of the G7 in Evian.CNN front page, with stories about the G7, Trump's Iran agreement, Trump's July 4th rally, scientists' discussion weight loss drugs' beneficial side effects, and the World Cup.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Peace requires justice— and accountability for unjustifiable crimes like this one. The Lavra is older than Moscow.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The bells 💔 Kyiv lavra monastery on fire after Russian attack . Video : Kyiv Holovne/tg
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
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Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
My last stop for today. Chornobyl Museum. By destroying museums and galleries, russians try to destroy our culture and memory. We will rebuild.
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Chad Levinson @chadlevinson.com · 25/05/2026
Writing, from the blank page to the final draft, is essential to thinking. You cannot reconcile the belief that higher education's purpose is to teach students to think for themselves with the promotion of LLMs as tools that students should use in their writing.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Universities aren’t legitimate targets of war.
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Valerie Morkevičius @vmorkevicius.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Museums aren’t targets of war. They are repositories of our shared human history and experience.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Another building badly damaged in Kyiv is the National Chornobyl Museum. It really is a wonderful place, near Kontraktova Ploshcha, which I've been to three times. Russia trying to erase uncomfortable historical truths?
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Smoke after russian attack on Kyiv tonight.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 24/05/2026
⚡️Update: Damage reported in every district of Kyiv amid massive Russian missile, drone attack. Officials reported that over 40 locations in Kyiv have sustained damage in the large-scale overnight Russian missile and drone attack on the capital.
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Breaking: Kyiv under massive Russian ballistic missile, drone attack, at least 1 killed, 16 injured
Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Kyiv overnight on May 24, officials reported.
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Countrywide alert due to launches Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles. Three missiles launched, passing Kyiv, over Zhytomyr heading to Starokostiantyniv. One possibly shot down in Kyiv Oblast. 20+ Shahed drones in 🇺🇦 airspace. Possible Oreshnik IRBM launch detected.
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Roman Yeremenko @roalyr.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
#Ukraine #UkrainianView
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