Anne Applebaum
American-Polish journalist and historian, staff writer at The Atlantic; author of Gulag, Iron Curtain, Twilight of Democracy and Autocracy, Inc.
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Alliances built on shared values produce more cooperation than purely transactional ones.
Because U.S. alliances were based on shared values, not merely transactional interests, the level of cooperation was different.
anneapplebaum.substack.comSaid 19 Sept 2026This on korrents
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Revolutionary movements aim to remake the international system, not just their own country's politics.
In modern times, every major revolutionary movement has sought to change not just the politics of a single country but the international system itself.
anneapplebaum.substack.comSaid 15 Sept 2026This on korrents
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From one piece Greenland Forever 3 beliefs · anneapplebaum.substack.com
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Diplomatic gains with an ally can be secured through quiet negotiation rather than public threats and bluster.Their words
These are all additions to the existing treaty that could have been added without the drama, anger and stupid memes, without Trump blustering about "deals" and without terrifying the inhabitants of Greenland.
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And I fear that the covert and overt influence campaigns will continue.
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Alliances built on shared values produce more cooperation than purely transactional ones.Their words
Because U.S. alliances were based on shared values, not merely transactional interests, the level of cooperation was different.
15 September
From one piece Empire of Grift 2 beliefs · anneapplebaum.substack.com
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The current U.S. administration shows an unprecedented scale of conflicts of interest and incompetence.Their words
No modern U.S. administration has ever witnessed conflicts of interest and incompetence on this scale.
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Revolutionary movements aim to remake the international system, not just their own country's politics.Their words
In modern times, every major revolutionary movement has sought to change not just the politics of a single country but the international system itself.
4 September
From one piece The Myth of the “Censorship Industrial Complex” 2 beliefs · anneapplebaum.substack.com
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Worse, U.S. officials now openly support and encourage politicians from far-right anti-European political parties, partly because they are ideologically aligned, but partly because Americans now want to weaken the European Union so that U.S. tech companies can evade any regulation, or even taxation.
The Myth of the “Censorship Industrial Complex”anneapplebaum.substack.com
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A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.Their words
Since 2025, MAGA ideologues have been using this alleged plot as an excuse to dismantle government programs, stifle research, intimidate American citizens, and even distort American foreign policy.
The Myth of the “Censorship Industrial Complex”anneapplebaum.substack.com
25 August
From one piece Under the Volcano 3 beliefs · anneapplebaum.substack.com
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The Trump administration's approach to Greenland is widely perceived as threatening across Europe.Their words
The Trump administration's ongoing obsession with Greenland feels menacing to everyone in Scandinavia, indeed everyone in Europe.
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People generally underestimate serious natural threats such as pandemics and climate change.Their words
Of course that's true for the rest of the planet, but somehow we don't take natural threats seriously, whether from plagues or climate change.
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Places where people must directly confront physical reality to survive are less susceptible to conspiracy theories.Their words
Conspiracy theories are just too dangerous in a place where everyone needs to grapple with actual reality in order to survive.
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Alliances built on shared values produce more cooperation than purely transactional ones.
Because U.S. alliances were based on shared values, not merely transactional interests, the level of cooperation was different.
Greenland Forever Said 19 Sept 2026
Covert and overt foreign influence campaigns targeting Greenland will keep going.
And I fear that the covert and overt influence campaigns will continue.
Greenland Forever Said 19 Sept 2026
Diplomatic gains with an ally can be secured through quiet negotiation rather than public threats and bluster.
These are all additions to the existing treaty that could have been added without the drama, anger and stupid memes, without Trump blustering about "deals" and without terrifying the inhabitants of Greenland.
Greenland Forever Said 19 Sept 2026
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Revolutionary movements aim to remake the international system, not just their own country's politics.
In modern times, every major revolutionary movement has sought to change not just the politics of a single country but the international system itself.
Empire of Grift Said 15 Sept 2026
The current U.S. administration shows an unprecedented scale of conflicts of interest and incompetence.
No modern U.S. administration has ever witnessed conflicts of interest and incompetence on this scale.
Empire of Grift Said 15 Sept 2026
A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
Since 2025, MAGA ideologues have been using this alleged plot as an excuse to dismantle government programs, stifle research, intimidate American citizens, and even distort American foreign policy.
The Myth of the “Censorship Industrial Complex” Said 4 Sept 2026
US support for far-right anti-EU political parties is partly driven by a wish to let US tech companies evade European regulation and taxation.
Worse, U.S. officials now openly support and encourage politicians from far-right anti-European political parties, partly because they are ideologically aligned, but partly because Americans now want to weaken the European Union so that U.S. tech companies can evade any regulation, or even taxation.
The Myth of the “Censorship Industrial Complex” Said 4 Sept 2026
Places where people must directly confront physical reality to survive are less susceptible to conspiracy theories.
Conspiracy theories are just too dangerous in a place where everyone needs to grapple with actual reality in order to survive.
Under the Volcano Said 25 Aug 2026
People generally underestimate serious natural threats such as pandemics and climate change.
Of course that's true for the rest of the planet, but somehow we don't take natural threats seriously, whether from plagues or climate change.
Under the Volcano Said 25 Aug 2026
The Trump administration's approach to Greenland is widely perceived as threatening across Europe.
The Trump administration's ongoing obsession with Greenland feels menacing to everyone in Scandinavia, indeed everyone in Europe.
Under the Volcano Said 25 Aug 2026
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Loved Speak, Memory
I reread this last night, and I still think it's one of the most beautiful memoirs ever written.
fivebooks.com 5 Mar 2012
Recommends The Snows of Yesteryear
Like The Snows of Yesteryear, which is a straight autobiography, it evokes a time and a place that no longer exists.
fivebooks.com 5 Mar 2012
Recommends Memoir of Hungary
Sándor Márai is one of the great Hungarian novelists. He was in Hungary during the war, and left in 1948. This book is about a neutral intellectual's encounter with communism, and it records what he saw as it happened.
fivebooks.com 5 Mar 2012
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Recommends A World Apart
He wasn't in the Gulag for long – only a couple of years, until 1941 – but what I like about his book is that, unlike many memoirs, it's not just about his story or what happened to him. It's more like a series of short stories, of the kind written by [Varlam] Shalamov or one of the Gulag novelists. Each chapter is a story about a different person or situation, together with an accompanying set of thoughts or meditations.
fivebooks.com 5 Mar 2012
Recommends The Captive Mind
He is important to read because he's simultaneously critical of his characters and sympathetic to them. It's very difficult, now, to think back into that time, when people had very limited choices. If you chose to oppose the regime, that might mean you couldn't get medicine for your sick mother, your children couldn't go to school and you might get kicked out of your apartment. We don't have to face those choices. Miłosz is very good at explaining them.
fivebooks.com 5 Mar 2012
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- Russia, Russia, Russia 14 Oct 2026 Trump’s relationship with Moscow remains very weird
- Who is American foreign policy for? 4 Oct 2026 Definitely not Americans
- Thinking about Corruption with Anne Applebaum 28 Sept 2026 A recording from Anne Applebaum and Timothy Snyder's live video
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- Canada’s Counter-Revolution 25 Sept 2026 Why Mark Carney went to Strasbourg
- Greenland Forever 19 Sept 2026 No, the US does not now own the island
- Empire of Grift 15 Sept 2026 Making the world safe for corruption
- The Myth of the “Censorship Industrial Complex” 4 Sept 2026 And the damage it has done
- Under the Volcano 25 Aug 2026 Also: End-of-Summer books
- The Dystopian Future of War 10 Aug 2026 Russia's Human Safari, and its imitators
- The Far-Right Playbook in Action 3 Aug 2026 It works, every single time
- Live with Ruth Ben-Ghiat 31 Jul 2026 A recording from Anne Applebaum and Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video
- One-Eyed Monsters 28 Jul 2026 Why we watch them together
- The Quintessential Trump-era Politician 13 Jul 2026 Lindsey Graham strove to stay relevant, whatever the cost
- The Beacon of Democracy? 5 Jul 2026 What happens when democracy is no longer part of America's identity
- Trump and Vance Ruined the Fourth of July 1 Jul 2026 It's hard to celebrate the ideals of the Founders if you don't believe in them
- Moscow is Burning 20 Jun 2026 Also: Summer Books
- In Retrospect: Poland, Russia, Europe 13 Jun 2026 A conversation about history
- Ukraine is Not Losing 8 Jun 2026 And for Russia, that's a huge defeat
- The Moldovan Surprise 30 May 2026 The tiny nation that keeps standing up to Russia
- What, actually, is European Civilization? 15 May 2026 The foundational texts of classical liberalism were written in Europe too
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