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Senior Fellow at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute, Director, Ford Dorsey Masters in Intl Policy Instagram: francis.fukuyama

Stanford, CA
Joined December 2011

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  1. First of many BBC studios this week. @ BBC London

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    Why Putin's narratives have found influence on both the far Left and the far Right: Putin represents chaos, and extremists hope to use chaos as a ladder.

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    The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 21.03 in were approximately: personnel - 15000 tanks ‒ 498 APV ‒ 1535 artillery systems – 240 MRLS - 80 Anti-aircraft warfare systems - 45 aircraft – 97 1/1

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    Everyone should go read piece about why not all “hypersonic” missiles are made equal:

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    20 hours ago

    I was asked for the reason that putin/russia is so hell-bent on conquering Mariupol. Let me explain. Thread: Originally putin assumed the invasion would be a cakewalk, allowing for a quick annexation of Donetsk and Luhansk (dark red). Other regions (light red) would then 1/8

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    Mar 20

    .: "Trump was an awful president and he was awful on this issue. [...] If anybody tries to look back and say that somehow Donald Trump would've been better at [Russia] it is just utter garbage and I think anybody in their right mind can't truly believe that."

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    Belarus is a land of partisans. Our heroes stop Russian trains, damage Russian equipment, hand out leaflets to prevent Belarus troops from entering Ukraine. 🇺🇦Ukraine will prevail, ⬜️🟥⬜️ Belarus will be liberated as well

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  10. In London to promote the edition of Liberalism and its Discontents, my 10th such book tour. @ St. Paul's Cathedral

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    Mar 20

    There's another problem. Look at these funerals in regional capital of Vladimir. They're burying the entire leadership of Vladimir SOBR, all four their lieutenant colonels. SOBR is a branch of National Guard dealing with the organised crime. And they're being massacred in Ukraine

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    Mar 20

    Watch this video endorsing Z-invasion. It issued by an organisation called "Putin's troops" - отряды Путина. It gives you a good glimpse of Putin's electoral base. People imagine Russia as a "bear", hard, determined, bestial power. In fact Russia is insane warmongering babushka

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    Mar 20

    We must distinguish Chechnya from the rest of Caucasus. Dagestan or Ingush serve in Russian army like everyone else. In military terms they're regulars. But Chechnya is a kingdom of Kadyrov and Chechen army, police, FSB etc are his personal army. Watch this video, feel the vibe

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    Mar 20

    Military casualties in Ukraine and the end of Russia as we know it Let's look on the list of killed Russian generals: Major-General Suhovetsky Major-General Gerasimov Major-General Kolesnikov Major-General Mityayev Lieutenant-General Mordvichev Major-General Tushaev (Chechen)🧵

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    Mar 19

    NEW: Ukrainian forces have defeated the initial campaign of this war. Its culmination is creating conditions of stalemate throughout most of . Read the latest Russian offensive campaign assessment from and :

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    Mar 20

    .: "The way that history works is it's not some automatic machine that just goes on auto pilot in a certain direction... what has happened in the 30 years since the fall of the Berlin wall is that people living in democracies have gotten complacent."

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    Mar 19

    A short thread on day 24. UKR Ministry of Defense reports UKR's forces in Kyiv are continuing to engage RU forces in the NW, N and E of the city and have pushed those forces BACK several miles. Indicates confusion & lack of supplies in RU force. 1/13

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    Mar 20

    Thoughts on the current state of the war and where things might be heading. About 2 weeks ago I suggested that Russian forces have ~3 weeks before combat effectiveness becomes increasingly exhausted. I think that's generally been right, but we're not quite there yet. Thread. 1/

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