# enewsletter (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover enewsletter. Page: Feed: --- ## ['Orcas' with likely inside info win big on Trump Jr.-funded Polymarket](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-polymarket/) _2026-08-21 · Stavroula Pabst · Responsible Statecraft_ The Trump-connected Polymarket is likely helping gamblers with inside military information cash in on wars the president wages. According to Reuters, a report by the Anti-Corruption Data Collective, found that 152 “exceptionally successful” Polymarket wallets otherwise known as “Orcas”may have traded on inside military information to place high-stakes bets on critical U.S. defense operations,… ## [Stepan Bandera is haunting the Ukraine War and Polish elections](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/stepan-bandera-ukraine-poland/) _2026-08-21 · Molly O'Neal · Responsible Statecraft_ For the last several months, relations between Ukraine and Poland — one of Ukraine’s main supporters in its war with Russia — have been unusually strained. The trigger for renewed mutual recriminations was the decision in June by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to name a Ukrainian military unit after the “Heroes of the UPA,” which was the Ukrainian Insurgent Army , the armed wing of the… ## [Rolling Stone hits hysterical note suggesting Putin NATO attack nigh](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/russia-attack-nato/) _2026-08-19 · Mark Episkopos · Responsible Statecraft_ The Ukraine war has become fertile ground for a dangerously misguided way of thinking about the dynamics between Russia and the West — one that, if left unchecked, will set the stage for a larger and more destructive confrontation in the coming years. The increasingly popular narrative goes something like this: President Donald Trump, by undermining the transatlantic alliance, has provided Putin… ## [An independent Europe means no more US rooster in the henhouse](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-europe-independence/) _2026-08-19 · Doug Bandow · Responsible Statecraft_ NATO continues to prepare for life without the United States, at least as the dominant alliance member. “Europeans are already backfilling what the U.S. cannot any longer promise,” explained Secretary-General Mark Rutte . America's foreign policy establishmentarians have long worried about losing influence as a result. Indeed, by driving Europe away from America, Donald Trump may be inadvertently… ## [US cries foul as Israel bombs Turkey-linked airbase in Syria](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-bombing-syria/) _2026-08-18 · Connor Echols · Responsible Statecraft_ On Tuesday, Israel bombed a Syrian airbase that Turkish officials have been helping to renovate, marking the latest escalation in the Israeli government’s effort to beat back Turkey’s influence in Syria. The strikes, which reportedly damaged an airstrip and a storage facility at the Abu al-Duhur Airbase, did not lead to any casualties. Still, they drew a strong rebuke from U.S. Ambassador to… ## [The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/is-ukraine-winning-the-war/) _2026-08-18 · Branko Marcetic · Responsible Statecraft_ For those casually observing the war in Ukraine, the failure of Kyiv’s recent strikes on Russian territory to impact the battlefield might be disappointing, even inexplicable. For those who have paid close attention to the war, it is just the latest demonstration that there is no feasible military solution to the conflict. Earlier this summer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a… ## [The Iran war flushed $1.3 billion of Reaper drones down the drain](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/reaper-drone/) _2026-08-17 · Stavroula Pabst · Responsible Statecraft_ The U.S. has lost 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, worth at least $1.3 billion, since the start of its war on Iran, the Washington Post reported Friday . The drones can cost between $30 and $50 million each, depending on their sensor and weapons payload. The U.S. military has lost roughly 25% of its pre-war fleet in the past five months. A defense official told the Washington Post that some of the drones… ## [Suddenly Trump wants to scale back military drills with S. Korea](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-korea-military-exercise/) _2026-08-17 · James Park · Responsible Statecraft_ On Sunday, President Donald Trump abruptly announced that he had directed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” major U.S.-South Korea military drills that began this week. In a post on Truth Social, Trump provided several reasons why: the exercises are too “costly,” send a “totally inappropriate and hostile signal” to Pyongyang, and could strain his “very good relationship” with North Korean… ## [Pentagon says it killed at least 150 Yemeni civilians in strikes](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-strikes-yemen/) _2026-08-12 · Stavroula Pabst · Responsible Statecraft_ The Pentagon acknowledged for the first time that U.S. military operations killed Yemeni civilians last year, in an annual report on civilian casualties it sent to members of Congress Tuesday. CENTCOM determined that three operations in Yemen last year “more likely than not” resulted in civilian harm, the report said . It assessed that 153 civilians and wounded 243 others were killed as part of… ## [Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/odessa-ports-ukraine-russia/) _2026-08-11 · George Beebe · Responsible Statecraft_ Over the course of a few short weeks, a grim new reality has taken shape in Ukraine. Russia has shown that it need not conquer and occupy Ukraine’s entire Black Sea coastline to turn that country into the equivalent of a landlocked state. It need only deny access to Ukraine’s critically important Odessa port complex, something it is doing quite effectively through air and missile strikes on port… ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DJTg1Powng29) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Bored of Peace: Why is Trump undermining his own Gaza plan?](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/hamas-disarmament/) _2026-08-05 · Khaled Elgindy · Responsible Statecraft_ A lot can change in a week. Barely five days after President Donald Trump hailed the “historic agreement” on Hamas’s disarmament by the Board of Peace (BOP) — the body Trump created to oversee his Gaza Peace Plan — the very same Board of Peace has now effectively reneged on its own agreement. The deal emerged from eight months of intensive negotiations between BOP High Representative Nicolay… ## [El-Sayed overcomes $30 million AIPAC spend, wins Michigan primary](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/michigan-democratic-senate-primary/) _2026-08-05 · Blaise Malley · Responsible Statecraft_ Abdul El-Sayed became the latest progressive insurgent to win a Democratic nomination contest on Tuesday, when he bested sitting House Rep. Haley Stevens to become the party’s nominee for Senate in Michigan. At the time of writing, with 95% of the votes counted, El-Sayed had 48.6% to 47.3% for Stevens. Major media networks have called the race for El-Sayed, the former Wayne County health… ## [Are US and Israel benefitting from 'migration blackmail' in Spain?](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/morocco-spain-migrants-israel/) _2026-08-05 · Sarah Leah Whitson · Responsible Statecraft_ Questions continue to swirl around the flash flood of nearly 60,000 migrants who swam or walked from Morocco into Ceuta, a tiny Spanish enclave on the tip of Africa last week. How did so many migrants manage to breach Moroccan border security forces, who appear to have largely disappeared from their stations? Why had so many migrants received social media messages encouraging them to swarm the… ## [The Helsinki Commission is a Cold War relic that needs to go](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/helsinki-commission/) _2026-08-05 · Steve Nicandros · Responsible Statecraft_ Every government institution should periodically be asked a simple question: is it still performing the mission for which Congress created it? That principle has become a hallmark of the Trump administration. Through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the closing of USAID, and the restructuring of federal agencies, the administration has encouraged the reexamination of longstanding… ## [Iran, Ukraine wars depleted 'virtually all' US long-range missiles: Report](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/munitions-iran-ukraine/) _2026-08-04 · Stavroula Pabst · Responsible Statecraft_ Reuters reported this morning that the U.S. has used “virtually all” its long-range precision strike missiles during its war on Iran. Reuters’ sources would not say exactly how many of these surface to surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), the U.S. military has left. This comes amid news that the U.S. has burned through other key… ## [US is the real loser if Senate passes virtue signaling Russia sanctions](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/russia-sanctions-bill/) _2026-08-04 · Jennifer Kavanagh · Responsible Statecraft_ As the Senate returns to Washington for its last week in session until mid-September, it faces a long to-do list. But for many senators, the top priority is not enacting legislation that will help Americans but instead rushing to approve the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 , known colloquially as the “Russia sanctions bill.” A passion project of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, the… ## [Navy retiring USS Fort Worth halfway through lifespan](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/littoral-combat-ship/) _2026-07-31 · Stavroula Pabst · Responsible Statecraft_ This week, the Navy retired a littoral combat ship only halfway through its lifespan. The USS Fort Worth , a surface combatant ship which cost $400 million to build, entered service in 2012. It was originally meant to serve until the late 2030s, but was retired early due to chronic repair issues and related costs, and longstanding concerns regarding its overall viability. A major issue for the USS… ## [Trouble in Paris? There's a Gaullist cure for that American hubris](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/europe-independence-us/) _2026-07-31 · Natacha Polony · Responsible Statecraft_ Last month, as world leaders prepared to gather in France for the G7 Summit, French officials had Donald Trump on the mind. Using its privileges as host, Paris worked diligently to avoid any hiccups that might upset the U.S. president. First, it delayed the meeting from June 14 to June 16, ensuring that it wouldn’t interfere with Trump’s 80th birthday celebration, or the cage match on the White… ## [How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-influence-campaign/) _2026-07-30 · Courtney Rawlings · Responsible Statecraft_ Israel is spending wads of cash on public diplomacy in a desperate attempt to reverse waning American support for the country after it stands accused of genocide in Gaza and pushing the U.S. into the Iran war. Since Oct. 7, Israel has spent over a billion dollars on global “hasbara” — television appearances, social media campaigns, chat-bot training, and other efforts to influence how people think… ## [Ukraine's 'turned tide' doesn't comport 'with basic military reality'](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-media/) _2026-07-29 · Stavroula Pabst · Responsible Statecraft_ Encouraged by Ukraine’s sustained advances in drone warfare, Western media is abuzz with the idea that Kyiv just might be able to defeat Russia after more than four years of bitter fighting. In May, TIME hailed Ukraine’s drone industry as giving Kyiv “the cards to win without U.S. help.” Last month, CNN lauded Ukrainian drone strikes near Moscow as “a likely turning point” in the war. Earlier this… ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hUE8zqh7dnOh) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Zelensky's big idea for Trump: Ukraine is the Israel of Europe](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-zelensky-meeting/) _2026-07-28 · Connor Echols · Responsible Statecraft_ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Washington with a bang Tuesday, just days after Ukraine carried out a missile strike against an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea. The attack appears to be part of Zelensky’s effort to win over President Donald Trump, who has long had a tense relationship with the Ukrainian leader. The pitch is simple: Ukraine is the kind of partner who will…