Why It Matters
Alexander Vindman, Michael McFaul, Rachel Vindman, Miles TaylorA newsletter about what's happening around the world and Why It Matters.
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| Issues | 295 | Subscribers | Read | avindman.com |
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Lt.Col., U.S. Army (Retired); Former Director for European Affairs at the U.S. National Security Council; Senior Advisor, VoteVets; Run the Institute for Informed American Leadership; 2x NYT Bestseller; Substack @ www.AVindman.com
Professor of Political Science, Director of Freeman Spogli Institute & Hoover Senior Fellow all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
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Nat'l security expert. ex-DHS chief of staff. NYT best-selling author. Was “Anonymous” — now urging folks to take their masks off. Founder @ DEFIANCE.org
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