Max Fisher

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Our friends on IR twitter this morning are telling us that the Thucydides trap: 1. isn't real 2. is so real it's too passé to even discuss — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @mwhanna1: Will obviously be overshadowed by ascension of MbS, but MbN's removal from MOI is also the loss of a longstanding, trusted US… — PolitiTweet.org

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@bungdan @MarkMazzettiNYT @NYTBen It's not an unreasonable inference, given how poorly the war is still going — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tomgara: @Max_Fisher @MENAPPete Yes he has been very successful at writing checks to McKinsey — PolitiTweet.org

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@MarkMazzettiNYT @NYTBen MBS considered it beneath him to apply for a US visa in person, according to 2007 wikileak… https://t.co/Xp0i25HcIH — PolitiTweet.org

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That is from the excellent @MarkMazzettiNYT + @NYTBen MBS profile. Here is another gem on Saudi’s new crown prince:… https://t.co/2AkYwJO4z1 — PolitiTweet.org

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What is positively wild to me: MBS appeared to rise in large part by leading a war in Yemen that is failing by ever… https://t.co/uT9LWJRbfS — PolitiTweet.org

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@tomgara @MENAPPete you say that like it’s not central to the duties of a gulf monarch — PolitiTweet.org

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@blakehounshell that is certainly my working hypothesis, tho i am hoping someone who knows ksa better will clarify… https://t.co/SRZmOkKPiq — PolitiTweet.org

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@MENAPPete @tomgara Beat me to it. He also managed to get some good media coverage early on. — PolitiTweet.org

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Hawks in the Obama administration backed MBS and were hoping he would take over. Doves were more skeptical. But MBS loves him some Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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Since MBS became Saudi defense minister in 2015, KSA gotten much more aggressive. Had a big hand in the Yemen war, which has been a disaster — PolitiTweet.org

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Not to get all hipsterish about this but the soft coup in Saudi Arabia, as some are calling it, about 100,000x more… https://t.co/3UUKlspUyL — PolitiTweet.org

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MBS been playing for the throne for a while. Pro-Trump, anti-Iran hardliner. Headstrong; risk-taker. Look for regio… https://t.co/rvqkvvHspp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IgnatiusPost: Still the question as MBS stages "soft coup"--Jump-start the kingdom — or drive it off a cliff - The Washington Post http… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BrendanNyhan: Good takes on over-interpretation Twitter https://t.co/gGKm7APhre — PolitiTweet.org

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lib/lefty take: its bc dems wont adopt all my preferred policies con take: its bc dems are bad msm take: its bc of natl political narratives — PolitiTweet.org

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What's most amazing about the GA-6 result is how it definitively confirms all my preexisting opinions — PolitiTweet.org

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@NekoCase 10. okay last one before you all block me. alsarah, who i believe is touring europe right now. go see her! https://t.co/04SEBUYykO — PolitiTweet.org

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@NekoCase 9. yes, tash sultana! imagine if you loved what you did so much that you danced semi-involuntarily while… https://t.co/TisYrSeast — PolitiTweet.org

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@NekoCase 8. there were two number sixes. look you are all following nate cohn for math right now anyway. here's ti… https://t.co/VkZ2kbqtT1 — PolitiTweet.org

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@NekoCase 6. i hadnt heard this one but its good. gotta get that Super Sad Alt Country fix https://t.co/u9CswSZV1e — PolitiTweet.org

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@NekoCase 6. taken by trees, who are somehow even more swedish live than on disc. like very swedish. https://t.co/VY0HIAmMFW — PolitiTweet.org

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@NekoCase 5. T-Pain! that he's so clearly uncomfortable makes it feel like a fun experience you're all sharing https://t.co/yWm0njF9GS — PolitiTweet.org

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4. yes this is a great one. @nekocase is so fabulous and weird. i loved this one so much. https://t.co/bnd3Zhnztc — PolitiTweet.org

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3. drive-by truckers, who should be forced to play acoustic more often. https://t.co/AItfKtHuc8 — PolitiTweet.org

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2. christian scott, who i believe has a new album out this week! jazz works well on tiny desk & i wish they did more https://t.co/NKChLhVKkU — PolitiTweet.org

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1. anderson paak. i love this one because they fit their big sound in a small intimate space & really make it work https://t.co/f69u0675hL — PolitiTweet.org

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GA-6 Counter-Programming: here are some of my favorite npr tiny desk concerts. feel free to chime in with yours! yay music! — PolitiTweet.org

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@DGisSERIOUS why cant it be both — PolitiTweet.org