
Pete Shmigel
Writer at Freelance
Writer, 'Contours' author, bike recycler, ex CEO & political advisor, mental health advocate, Board member, Ukraine specialist, @KyivPost contributor.
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1 week ago |
spectator.com.au | Pete Shmigel
Australia’s greatest ever political strategist, Mark Textor, recently said to me: ‘People say that Donald Trump is erratic and unpredictable. That’s wrong. In fact, he does the same thing in every situation: disrupt and then deal.’Textor, who at one point was advising the Prime Ministers of four countries at once, is unsurprisingly and very much on to something.
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1 week ago |
kyivpost.com | Pete Shmigel
Australia’s greatest ever political strategist, Mark Textor, recently said to me: “People say that Donald Trump is erratic and unpredictable. That’s wrong. In fact, he does the same thing in every situation: disrupt and then deal.” Textor, who at one point was advising the prime ministers of four countries at once, is unsurprisingly and very much on to something.
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2 weeks ago |
kyivpost.com | Pete Shmigel
While counterintuitive, the withdrawal by President Donald Trump of the United States from peace negotiations – and even from materially supporting Ukraine – may be beneficial to Ukraine and its allies. That is a conclusion many senior decision-makers and policy analysts in Ukraine have come to and it has several reasons.
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3 weeks ago |
spectator.com.au | Pete Shmigel
While counter-intuitive, the withdrawal by President Donald Trump of the United States from peace negotiations – and even from materially supporting Ukraine – may be beneficial to Ukraine and its allies. That is a conclusion many senior decision-makers and policy analysts in Ukraine have come to and it has several reasons.
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2 months ago |
kyivpost.com | Pete Shmigel
Valya reached for the pocket of her parka and the little sculpture of the wild horse. She ran her fingers along its shape – across its face, forehead, crest, shoulders, back, hindquarters, and four legs – and took reassurance from its presence. Behind her seat in the truck travelling westward, there were all the other works of the Great Artist.
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US/Ukraine minerals deal could also be good for Australian miners, says @AmbVasyl in today’s @westaustralian. @NSWMining @MineralsCouncil @WAMining @RogerCookMLA https://t.co/vMhS28Qzls

Not sure if this guy is taking advice on crisis management… If not, he should be giving it to others. Genuine, timely, open, switched on.

Daniel Falconer, head of the trucking company that spilled metal and slashed tyres on the M1 has put on a free lunch for affected drivers. https://t.co/cYqON3jPNg @AngeliqueOpie7 #7NEWS https://t.co/ygmQzanbNw

On Trump’s “performative diplomacy” and what it means for Ukraine. Mine in @SpectatorOz

Australia’s greatest ever political strategist, Mark Textor, recently said to me: ‘People say that Donald Trump is erratic and unpredictable. That’s wrong. In fact, he does the same thing in every situation: disrupt and then deal.’ https://t.co/SiX0PPmsWN