Jooseppi Räikkönen
@jooseppi.bsky.social
MRes/PhD student @lsegovernment.bsky.social in Political Theory
All things climate / German idealism / political ecology / environmental history / EU Politics
Owned by my views
All things climate / German idealism / political ecology / environmental history / EU Politics
Owned by my views
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"Suomi" -- aika monta vuotta itsekin tästä puhunut, mm. kun kotiyliopisto "valitsi" microsoftin
Suomi on jumissa Microsoftissa, ja se käy veronmaksajille kalliiksi
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
Suomi on jumissa Microsoftissa, ja se käy veronmaksajille kalliiksi
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
HS-analyysi | Suomi on jumissa Microsoftissa, ja se käy veronmaksajille kalliiksi
Suomi on valinnut tien, jossa ei ole talouden eikä turvallisuuden kannalta järkeä. Yhteiskuntamme toimi yhdysvaltalaisen teknologian varassa.
www.hs.fi
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 AM
"Suomi" -- aika monta vuotta itsekin tästä puhunut, mm. kun kotiyliopisto "valitsi" microsoftin
Suomi on jumissa Microsoftissa, ja se käy veronmaksajille kalliiksi
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
Suomi on jumissa Microsoftissa, ja se käy veronmaksajille kalliiksi
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
Far too rarely discussed, what are the politics of a hydrocarbon glut post-transition? On this and more in this great short piece by @thijsvandegraaf.bsky.social
Managing the geopolitics of Europe’s fossil-fuel exit - Nature Energy
As Europe gradually phases out its fossil-fuel imports, some producer economies face rising risks. With careful management, the European Union can turn this shift into an opportunity to advance both c...
www.nature.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Far too rarely discussed, what are the politics of a hydrocarbon glut post-transition? On this and more in this great short piece by @thijsvandegraaf.bsky.social
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"self-proclaimed pragmatists who quote “the strong do what they can” imagine this as a stable equilibrium, a description of how power works forever. But the Athenians who deliver that ultimatum to Melos are not wise statesmen..They’re men drunk on their own power, ready to sail into catastrophe."
The Strong Will Suffer What They Must
Vaclav's Grocer and American Hubris
hegemon.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"self-proclaimed pragmatists who quote “the strong do what they can” imagine this as a stable equilibrium, a description of how power works forever. But the Athenians who deliver that ultimatum to Melos are not wise statesmen..They’re men drunk on their own power, ready to sail into catastrophe."
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Ajatuksia Carneyn puheesta, Trumpista ja Suomen ulkopoliittisesta keskustelusta
Uusi barbarismi #2 - Carneysta, “sääntöpohjaisesta järjestyksestä” ja sinisilmäisyydestämme
Maailmanjärjestystä myllätään nyt uuteen uskoon.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Ajatuksia Carneyn puheesta, Trumpista ja Suomen ulkopoliittisesta keskustelusta
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
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💯 Also, every NATO/🇪🇺 leader rightly speaking out now about the far right authoritarianism coming from 🇺🇸 has 20-25% of his/her electorate at home voting for Trump equivalents in their own far right authoritarian parties. Let's not write entire publics off because of a common domestic threat.
I get why a distinction between "America" and "the Trump regime" may seem immaterial to many Europeans. But Trump's domestic political weakness is something Europe can exploit, which in turn strengthens the hand of opposition within the US. Plus, the distinction is *extremely* relevant stateside.
January 20, 2026 at 10:26 PM
💯 Also, every NATO/🇪🇺 leader rightly speaking out now about the far right authoritarianism coming from 🇺🇸 has 20-25% of his/her electorate at home voting for Trump equivalents in their own far right authoritarian parties. Let's not write entire publics off because of a common domestic threat.
Me when someone asks why I think Trump is doing Greenland and Venezuela
January 20, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Me when someone asks why I think Trump is doing Greenland and Venezuela
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We ran a progressive slate for the Akademikerpension board elections 10 years ago (and won), because we wanted fossil fuel divestment. I don’t think we ever imagined we might one day help trigger a margin call on U.S. Treasuries.
Well well well. The Danes are weaponising firesales.
January 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
We ran a progressive slate for the Akademikerpension board elections 10 years ago (and won), because we wanted fossil fuel divestment. I don’t think we ever imagined we might one day help trigger a margin call on U.S. Treasuries.
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This expresses better and more diplomatically the unease I have felt about the growing dominant rhetoric in the liberal transatlantic sphere around this the last few days (also applies even more to centre and center-right European leaders)
There is too much to say here for this website! Carney says many true things. He also does little about it with his domestic agenda. He also benefited greatly from the "useful lie" he's calling out, and yes I mean him personally. when did Canada stand up for those on the other end of these regimes?
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This expresses better and more diplomatically the unease I have felt about the growing dominant rhetoric in the liberal transatlantic sphere around this the last few days (also applies even more to centre and center-right European leaders)
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Well well well. The Danes are weaponising firesales.
January 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Well well well. The Danes are weaponising firesales.
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Let me introduce the concept of weaponising firesales
Fair bit of ‘Europe should sell US debt and equity holdings’ about today.
Sell to who?
Sell to who?
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Let me introduce the concept of weaponising firesales
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”Se” on saapunut Suomeen.
"”Se” on kansainvälinen ilmiö, jossa yritykset yrittävät tukahduttaa ilmastoaktivismia ylimitoitetuilla vahingonkorvauksilla."
SLAPP-kanne, jonka tavoitteena on tukahduttaa aktivistien toiminta taloudellisen pelotteen avulla.
www.lapinkansa.fi/vahingonkorv...
"”Se” on kansainvälinen ilmiö, jossa yritykset yrittävät tukahduttaa ilmastoaktivismia ylimitoitetuilla vahingonkorvauksilla."
SLAPP-kanne, jonka tavoitteena on tukahduttaa aktivistien toiminta taloudellisen pelotteen avulla.
www.lapinkansa.fi/vahingonkorv...
Vahingonkorvauksia maksamaan tuomitut aktivistit saivat apua lakitoimistolta, joka on perustettu ajamaan luonnon etua
Lapin käräjäoikeus tuomitsi Aalistunturin mielenosoittajat suuriin vahingonkorvauksiin. Aktivistien oikeudenkäyntiavustaja Tuuli Talvinko tulkitsee tapauksen esimerkiksi siitä, kuinka pyrkimys tukahdu...
www.lapinkansa.fi
January 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
”Se” on saapunut Suomeen.
"”Se” on kansainvälinen ilmiö, jossa yritykset yrittävät tukahduttaa ilmastoaktivismia ylimitoitetuilla vahingonkorvauksilla."
SLAPP-kanne, jonka tavoitteena on tukahduttaa aktivistien toiminta taloudellisen pelotteen avulla.
www.lapinkansa.fi/vahingonkorv...
"”Se” on kansainvälinen ilmiö, jossa yritykset yrittävät tukahduttaa ilmastoaktivismia ylimitoitetuilla vahingonkorvauksilla."
SLAPP-kanne, jonka tavoitteena on tukahduttaa aktivistien toiminta taloudellisen pelotteen avulla.
www.lapinkansa.fi/vahingonkorv...
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Wow... Writing this paper was a bit like watching a soap opera unfold. But it's out now in @bjpir.bsky.social
The big story is still: The ECB marched forward, with clear democratic authorisation, but not the Fed. Green central banking is much more democratic than people think.
The big story is still: The ECB marched forward, with clear democratic authorisation, but not the Fed. Green central banking is much more democratic than people think.
January 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Wow... Writing this paper was a bit like watching a soap opera unfold. But it's out now in @bjpir.bsky.social
The big story is still: The ECB marched forward, with clear democratic authorisation, but not the Fed. Green central banking is much more democratic than people think.
The big story is still: The ECB marched forward, with clear democratic authorisation, but not the Fed. Green central banking is much more democratic than people think.
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In this interview from 2019, marking the 100th anniversary of the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, Klaus Gietinger speaks about the events that lead up to the murders, and who was responsible for them.
“They were openly calling for murder”
Mr Gietinger, almost 100 years have passed since the night from 15 to 16 January 1919, during which two leading figures of the German workers' movement, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, were murder...
www.versobooks.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
In this interview from 2019, marking the 100th anniversary of the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, Klaus Gietinger speaks about the events that lead up to the murders, and who was responsible for them.
Been thinking about this text a lot recently
January 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Been thinking about this text a lot recently
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I wrote for @newrepublic.com about how I'm sick to death of how the left is talking about the protests in Iran as people are being killed in the streets:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I wrote for @newrepublic.com about how I'm sick to death of how the left is talking about the protests in Iran as people are being killed in the streets:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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1/EU grovels as Greenland tries to assert itself. This is not how you project strength. But how you become a vassal.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe goes all out to make a deal with Trump on Greenland
EU governments say a military confrontation would be catastrophic for NATO — and see finding a negotiated solution their only option.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
1/EU grovels as Greenland tries to assert itself. This is not how you project strength. But how you become a vassal.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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so pleased that *Romantic Empiricism* is now out in Paperback for a much more reasonable price!
*And it is slightly revised - with some important additions of reference to works that appeared in the last few years*
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
*And it is slightly revised - with some important additions of reference to works that appeared in the last few years*
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
so pleased that *Romantic Empiricism* is now out in Paperback for a much more reasonable price!
*And it is slightly revised - with some important additions of reference to works that appeared in the last few years*
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
*And it is slightly revised - with some important additions of reference to works that appeared in the last few years*
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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>the gyre? narrowing
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
December 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
>the gyre? narrowing
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
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I wrote for The Nation about Maduro and the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, and how the West's indifference to the killing of a sovereign state's military commander outside of war paved the way for indifference to the abduction of a sovereign state's president. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack
How Trump’s illegal 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani—and the West’s indifferent response—laid the groundwork for the brazen abduction of Nicolás Maduro.
www.thenation.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I wrote for The Nation about Maduro and the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, and how the West's indifference to the killing of a sovereign state's military commander outside of war paved the way for indifference to the abduction of a sovereign state's president. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Icy #Greenland is suddenly a geopolitical hotspot. High on the rush of a smash-and-grab operation in Caracas, the US administration has doubled down on its threats to annex the island this week – and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has warned that such a move would herald ‘the end of #NATO’.
Our take ⬇️
Our take ⬇️
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Icy #Greenland is suddenly a geopolitical hotspot. High on the rush of a smash-and-grab operation in Caracas, the US administration has doubled down on its threats to annex the island this week – and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has warned that such a move would herald ‘the end of #NATO’.
Our take ⬇️
Our take ⬇️
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My new post on this:
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Yes, it's a provocation. But serious. Both Malm and @triofrancos.bsky.social see a left in denial.
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/has-the-le...
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Yes, it's a provocation. But serious. Both Malm and @triofrancos.bsky.social see a left in denial.
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/has-the-le...
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Excerpts from the live event with Andreas Malm and Thea Riofrancos on the left and the climate emergency.
wenstephenson.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
My new post on this:
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Yes, it's a provocation. But serious. Both Malm and @triofrancos.bsky.social see a left in denial.
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/has-the-le...
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Yes, it's a provocation. But serious. Both Malm and @triofrancos.bsky.social see a left in denial.
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/has-the-le...
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Just going to plug this here.
jacobin.com/2025/08/colo...
jacobin.com/2025/08/colo...
October 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Just going to plug this here.
jacobin.com/2025/08/colo...
jacobin.com/2025/08/colo...
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The amount of “this is clearly about oil” posting across all platforms as story after story comes out where the oil industry is saying that the oil isn’t worth extracting is making me feel a little insane
January 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The amount of “this is clearly about oil” posting across all platforms as story after story comes out where the oil industry is saying that the oil isn’t worth extracting is making me feel a little insane