Micah Zenko

@MicahZenko

CFR: RT not endorsements. FB: Red Team: How to Succeed by Thinking Like the Enemy

New York, NY
Joined December 2010

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 18

    If you believe helping others with their work detracts from your work, you have deeply mistaken professional priorities.

  2. 17 hours ago
    Replying to

    --Of 25,621 people killed in terror attacks globally, less than 200 were in Western Europe. (Which you'd never guess from Trump's comments.)

  3. 18 hours ago
    Replying to

    Context: --26% of all deaths are the perpetrators themselves. --75% of all deaths occur in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Nigeria, or Pakistan.

  4. 18 hours ago

    Built-in flaw was placing this (totally overt effort) under covert authorities. Had no public cheerleaders on the Hill, unlike SDF arming.

  5. 22 hours ago
    Replying to

    Of the 25,621 deaths from terrorism last year, 16 of the victims were US citizens.

  6. 22 hours ago

    New State Dept annual terror report. Global attacks decreased 9% and fatalities decreased 13% from 2015.

  7. 24 hours ago

    Background on Rep. Lee's latest AUMF repeal amendment and Congressional oversight of America's wars.

  8. Jul 19

    Fun discussion w/ on public intellectuals, the US foreign policy community, and his A+ book.

  9. Jul 19

    Smart + piece on when US should and shouldn't use military force against jihadists.

  10. Retweeted
    Jul 18

    Wondering why some god-awful ideas just won't die? talks ideas industry with

  11. Retweeted
    Jul 18
  12. Jul 18
    Replying to

    I highly recommend Dan's book The Ideas Industry. Fun sociological tour of the US foreign policy community. And he names names.

  13. Jul 18

    My conversation w/ on "thought leaders," the academy vs. policy worlds, and advice for young folks.

  14. Jul 18

    The day President Trump learned about path dependency.

  15. Jul 18
    Replying to

    As Lancet study shows, the developed world chooses to allow tens of millions of preventable deaths.

  16. Jul 18

    Spending $41 per person/per year on SDGs would save 71.6 M lives through 2030; spending $58 saves 96.8 M lives.

  17. Jul 18

    I'd subscribe to a column series where Kori corrects the conventional wisdom of foreign policy "truths."

  18. Retweeted
    5 Dec 2013

    Nelson Mandela wasn't removed from the US terror watch list until July 1, 2008. At 89 years old.

  19. Jul 17
    Replying to

    Whether it's WH, Pentagon leaders, Command leaders, local commanders, this unmatched killing of civilians has all happened under Trump.

  20. Retweeted
    Jul 17

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