Ekkehard Brose
@eejbro.bsky.social
German Diplomat (1984-2024); Moscow, Washington, NATO. Former German Ambassador to Iraq and President of Federal Academy for Security Policy in Berlin. My new book: https://buchshop.bod.de/szenenwechsel-ekkehard-brose-9783819231506
Eine Übergangsphase? Wohin?
„Die EU kann sich von dem passiven, sozusagen ins Glied zurückgetretenen Nato-Mitglied USA politisch nicht entfernen, obgleich das zur Folge hat, dass ,der Westen‘ noch gemeinsam handelt, aber normativ nicht mehr mit einer Stimme spricht.“
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Eine Übergangsphase? Wohin?
Today’s world is not monolinguistic. Reporting in the English speaking world is often skewed in favour of English language sources. English seems to be the only language that is readily understood and transported. Journalists rarely follow the news in other languages thereby narrowing their horizon.
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today’s world is not monolinguistic. Reporting in the English speaking world is often skewed in favour of English language sources. English seems to be the only language that is readily understood and transported. Journalists rarely follow the news in other languages thereby narrowing their horizon.
Europe will never “speak with one voice”. But a well managed coalition of the able and the willing is the instrument of choice when the chips are down. This coalition must not loose touch with the wider circle of 27 but it needs to act bolder than they ever could or would. For the sake of Europe!
To put this more bluntly, Europe has largely outsourced its foreign policy to America since WWII. This has created the illusion within the EU that foreign policy remains a national “competency.” It’s not. So if Europe wants a bigger voice it needs to speak as Europe.
Europe has a foreign policy problem. It does need to engage in these talks and doing so as 7 or 8 leaders just doesn't work. It makes it easy to work around Europe. So the EU should pick a special envoy - perhaps the fmr Finnish president Niinisto or a Draghi type to engage on behalf of Europe.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Europe will never “speak with one voice”. But a well managed coalition of the able and the willing is the instrument of choice when the chips are down. This coalition must not loose touch with the wider circle of 27 but it needs to act bolder than they ever could or would. For the sake of Europe!
…and so has Merz
Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “We're making some changes to the peace plan after talks with Ukraine.”
Meanwhile, Starmer has spoken to Trump twice in the last 24 hours to try to influence events.
Meanwhile, Starmer has spoken to Trump twice in the last 24 hours to try to influence events.
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
…and so has Merz
Revealing. Shocking. As bad as mere mortals imagined.
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Revealing. Shocking. As bad as mere mortals imagined.
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Lethargy has become Europe’s strategic flaw”
Lethargy has become Europe’s strategic flaw, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results…
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
“Lethargy has become Europe’s strategic flaw”
The Witkoff/Dmitriev package is designed to serve three objectives:
• give a quick win to Trump and Putin who for different reasons are both in need of some good news;
• shift responsibility for failure and all other longer-term consequences squarely to Europe;
• maximize US and RUS economic gain. 🙏
• give a quick win to Trump and Putin who for different reasons are both in need of some good news;
• shift responsibility for failure and all other longer-term consequences squarely to Europe;
• maximize US and RUS economic gain. 🙏
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The Witkoff/Dmitriev package is designed to serve three objectives:
• give a quick win to Trump and Putin who for different reasons are both in need of some good news;
• shift responsibility for failure and all other longer-term consequences squarely to Europe;
• maximize US and RUS economic gain. 🙏
• give a quick win to Trump and Putin who for different reasons are both in need of some good news;
• shift responsibility for failure and all other longer-term consequences squarely to Europe;
• maximize US and RUS economic gain. 🙏
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The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
The Witkoff-Dmitriev peace plan annotated
We now know a bit more about the process which led to the new peace plan and we now have a copy of its contents, to which I will turn soon.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
Wake up Europe! NOW is the moment for Europe to block the joint attempt by Putin&Trump to undermine its independence with their self-serving deal. NOW - or it might well be too late.
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Wake up Europe! NOW is the moment for Europe to block the joint attempt by Putin&Trump to undermine its independence with their self-serving deal. NOW - or it might well be too late.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Graphic Truth
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Graphic Truth
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Mein 1-Punkt Friedensplan: Russland kehrt in seine Grenzen zurück und bleibt dort. Danke für die Aufmerksamkeit.
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Mein 1-Punkt Friedensplan: Russland kehrt in seine Grenzen zurück und bleibt dort. Danke für die Aufmerksamkeit.
Agree with the sentiment. Unfortunately, however, the present situation in Europe is characterized by confluence of infectious MAGA rot and external Russian threat.
Trump and his regime must perish for liberal democracy to survive. There is no way around this.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Agree with the sentiment. Unfortunately, however, the present situation in Europe is characterized by confluence of infectious MAGA rot and external Russian threat.
Das wäre eine weitere Rate des amerikanischen Abschieds aus Europa
🇺🇸 #NATO envoy Whitaker at the Berlin Security Conference: “I look forward to the day when Germany comes to the USA and says that we’re ready to take over the supreme allied commander position. I think we’re a long way away from that, but I look forward to those discussions.”
US wants Germany to take over as Nato commander, Trump envoy says
Nato’s supreme allied commander is a position traditionally held by a US commander
uk.news.yahoo.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Das wäre eine weitere Rate des amerikanischen Abschieds aus Europa
Die Stiftung ist eine sehr sinnvolle und honorige Einrichtung. Der Kanzler sollte sensible Fragen mit Sensibilität angehen.
Das Bild einer Entfremdung: Die Stipendiaten der Deutschlandstiftung Integration verlassen bei der Rede des Bundeskanzlers den Saal.
Viele wollen es nicht verstehen oder wahr haben, aber die Äußerungen des Kanzlers haben enorme Kränkungen verursacht.
Viele wollen es nicht verstehen oder wahr haben, aber die Äußerungen des Kanzlers haben enorme Kränkungen verursacht.
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Die Stiftung ist eine sehr sinnvolle und honorige Einrichtung. Der Kanzler sollte sensible Fragen mit Sensibilität angehen.
BS. Who cares about “a senior official”?
Trump has been secretly working with Putin to create a stitch-up peace deal which they will try to force on Ukraine.
As for Europe: “We don’t really care,” a senior official told Politico.
As for Europe: “We don’t really care,” a senior official told Politico.
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
BS. Who cares about “a senior official”?
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Don't recall this kind of greeting for President Zelensky, a democratically elected leader who does not dismember his critics.
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Don't recall this kind of greeting for President Zelensky, a democratically elected leader who does not dismember his critics.
Empfinde ich auch so: Bluesky ist zivilisiert, aber zu langsam, handzahm und nicht wirklich hart am Ball. Ärgerlich, dass X von respektablen Mitspielern wider besseres Wissen nach wie vor aktiv genutzt wird, darunter weiten Teilen der BReg
Morgen ist es genau ein Jahr her, dass ich von X zu Bluesky übersiedelt bin. Eine kurze Bilanz:
Der Himmel könnte noch blauer sein › Blog von Armin Wolf
Vor genau einem Jahr habe ich meinen X-Account stillgelegt und bin - gemeinsam mit vielen anderen Journalist·innen - auf Bluesky ...
www.arminwolf.at
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Empfinde ich auch so: Bluesky ist zivilisiert, aber zu langsam, handzahm und nicht wirklich hart am Ball. Ärgerlich, dass X von respektablen Mitspielern wider besseres Wissen nach wie vor aktiv genutzt wird, darunter weiten Teilen der BReg
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Steffen Kotré MdB #AfD verkündet in Sotschi beim Forum "BRICS - Europa", die Energiebeziehungen zwischen #Russland und #Deutschland könnten in zehn Jahren wieder aufgenommen sein - "hoffentlich früher".
Das Forum dient der Inszenierung und Zurschaustellung von
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8209865?...
Das Forum dient der Inszenierung und Zurschaustellung von
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8209865?...
Депутат АдГ: энергосотрудничество РФ и ФРГ может возобновиться в течение 10 лет
Подробнее на сайте
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8209865?query=АдГ
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Steffen Kotré MdB #AfD verkündet in Sotschi beim Forum "BRICS - Europa", die Energiebeziehungen zwischen #Russland und #Deutschland könnten in zehn Jahren wieder aufgenommen sein - "hoffentlich früher".
Das Forum dient der Inszenierung und Zurschaustellung von
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8209865?...
Das Forum dient der Inszenierung und Zurschaustellung von
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8209865?...
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The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Ah, jetzt ist klar, warum der deutsche Verteidigungsminister nächste Woche dringend nach Paris muss.
Der französischen Verteidigungsministerin Catherine Vautrin zufolge verfügt Deutschland gegenwärtig nicht über die Fähigkeiten, um eigenständig ein Kampfflugzeug zu entwickeln.
www.hartpunkt.de/franzoesisch...
www.hartpunkt.de/franzoesisch...
Französische Verteidigungsministerin: Deutschland kann kein eigenes Kampfflugzeug bauen
Der französischen Verteidigungsministerin Catherine Vautrin zufolge verfügt Deutschland gegenwärtig nicht über die Fähigkeiten, um eigenständig ein Kampfflugzeug zu entwickeln.
www.hartpunkt.de
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ah, jetzt ist klar, warum der deutsche Verteidigungsminister nächste Woche dringend nach Paris muss.
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Absurder Vorgang.
Ein hochinteressanter Beitrag der Frankfurter Rundschau zum Rausschmiss des weltweit angesehenen Faschismusforschers, Sohn von Holocaust-Überlebenden, Jason Stanley www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...
Faschismus-Experte Jason Stanley aus Synagoge in Frankfurt geworfen: Zum Schweigen gebracht
Nach kritischen Äußerungen zu Israel und Diskursklima wurde Jason Stanley am 9. November von der jüdischen Gemeinde Frankfurt ausgeschlossen.
www.fr.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Absurder Vorgang.
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First the Dutch announce (publicly!) that they won’t share certain critical intelligence with the US because of its politicization. Now the UK won’t share intelligence to enable what it (rightly!) says are illegal strikes. That’s how you emasculate your national security. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
First the Dutch announce (publicly!) that they won’t share certain critical intelligence with the US because of its politicization. Now the UK won’t share intelligence to enable what it (rightly!) says are illegal strikes. That’s how you emasculate your national security. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...