Aaron Stein
President/CEO @fpri.bsky.social; Podcast w/ blogfather @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social; Recent Substacker; Author: US War Against ISIS. Views are all my own
- Reposted by Aaron SteinIssue #289 is out with comments from Mohammed Salih, @aaronstein1.bsky.social and more: 1. Syria clashes redraw map, threaten mass migration 2. US policy centers on IS containment 3. Greek marine park, Israeli ties test Ankara 4. Domestic & diplomatic wraps 5. ‘Marylin Monroe of Mardin’ arrested
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- Reposted by Aaron SteinThe use of special operations forces requires coherent strategy from civilian decision makers. My latest for @fpri.bsky.social www.fpri.org/article/2026...
- My latest podcast for @fpri.bsky.social with Saeid Golkar and Hamed Behravan :: The Islamic Republic Teeters open.substack.com/pub/fpriinsi...
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- The latest from @fpri.bsky.social @salisbot.bsky.social discusses the Trump-Class Battleship and asks questions about the future of the US Navy open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
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- FPRI Experts React | Regime Change in Venezuela @fpri.bsky.social www.fpri.org/article/2026...
- Philly - Albany - Quebec City - Charlevoix - Montreal - Middlebury - Stratton - Danielsville. 1520 miles. 15 days on the road. 9 days of ski in Canada, Vermont, Pennsylvania.
- This is such an incredible story and inspiring for us skiers
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- My latest podcast for @fpri.bsky.social :: Understanding Unmanned Naval Systems open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
- The best way to welcome back Americans from a long holiday weekend with analysis from @salisbot.bsky.social :: Want of Frigates open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
- Me and the 6 year old. Day 1 in the books. Thanksgiving ski. cc: @stevenacook.bsky.social @thomasjuneau.bsky.social @dovsfriedman.bsky.social
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- My latest for @fpri.bsky.social is part of a multi-chapter series on the lessons learned from the 12-day war. I interviewed US military personnel directly involved in the drone defense of Israel to document challenges for future US planning and for NATO from RU drones www.fpri.org/article/2025...
- Big news @fpri.bsky.social. @emilyjholland.bsky.social has joined us as director of our Eurasia program. Emily is a powerhouse and has hit the ground running. www.fpri.org/news/2025/11...
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- The blogfather @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social and I sat down to talk about the potential for a return to nuclear testing and what we think it may mean - www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1220...
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- DoD (DoW?) doesn't run US nuclear testing. DoE does. So I think the actual tip off of what Trump meant came from the statement itself. But who knows. Renewed US nuclear tests was on my bingo card for any GOP administration, as @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social and I discussed on our podcast many times
- Ankara covets Meteor as part of the Typhoon deal, which helps explain the price point, with the Eurofighter consortium (that and localized weapon integration). Good deal for the UK.
- Very big news for us @fpri.bsky.social 👇 www.fpri.org/news/2025/10...
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- I'll be adding another chapter next week on the Shahed defense based on interviews with key personnel involved for @fpri.bsky.social
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- I teamed up w/ @fpri.bsky.social fellow @slair.bsky.social to write about one of our favorite missiles :: American Missiles and Russian Dachas: Tomahawk and the Future of Stability and Deterrence in Europe open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
- Very pleased to announce that @fpri.bsky.social will be teaming up with/ @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social & @slair.bsky.social for a 2-year Carnegie Corps funded project. We will be working directly with commercial space on a roadmap to strengthen space security www.carnegie.org/news/article...
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- It is truly an eyebrow raising moment in history when you have a Turkish ruler -- who loves Ottoman iconography -- championing a British-run Palestinian enclave in the 2025 AD.
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- Big announcement for @fpri.bsky.social :: FPRI Appoints Shihoko Goto as Vice President of Programs www.fpri.org/news/2025/10...
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- The limitation on US investment in the Turkish nuclear sector is the BOO model. Not a lack of interest historically from Westinghouse et al. It is simply too capital intensive for private entities to finance a reactor based on a fixed price of kWh purchase agreement over 20+ years.
- I wasn't making it up: US won't sell F110 w/out the F-16 and cannot sell F-110 to SSB w/out CAATSA being resolved. Can't resolve CAATSA w/out S-400 compromise. Tr also cannot "rejoin" the F-35 consortium. It can purchase F-35 but only w/ compromise on S-400. www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-...
- The always excellent @salisbot.bsky.social for @fpri.bsky.social :: The Return of Subic Bay open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
- More from us @fpri.bsky.social on the future of CCA
- The US and Turkey already have a nuclear agreement --> www.energy.gov/nnsa/123-agr...
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- US won't sell F110 w/out the F-16 and cannot sell F-110 to SSB w/out CAATSA being resolved. Can't resolve CAATSA w/out S-400 compromise. Tr also cannot "rejoin" the F-35 consortium. It can purchase F-35 but only w/ compromise on S-400. www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-...
- We are quite proud of this @fpri.bsky.social
- We @fpri.bsky.social just finished a large study on drone incursions in the US. Most are accidents. Yet, proliferation of UAS has created an exploitable environment for malign actors seeking to conduct close target reconnaissance, or potentially even kinetic attacks against critical infrastructure.
