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The avalanche of terrible news keeps flowing in. This cannot go unnoticed, this represents the everyday life of Palestinians in the West Bank: settlers rampage and pillage as the Israeli government not only turns its face, its own ministers encourage it. Pogroms and murder with absolute impunity.
July 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The avalanche of terrible news keeps flowing in. This cannot go unnoticed, this represents the everyday life of Palestinians in the West Bank: settlers rampage and pillage as the Israeli government not only turns its face, its own ministers encourage it. Pogroms and murder with absolute impunity.
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If the EU ends up putting tariffs on metals from Iceland and Norway while not tariffing the US and committing to buying US industrial good instead of domestic, then it’s sure as hell looking more like a subservient vassal to the US and less the global economic power it pretends to be
July 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If the EU ends up putting tariffs on metals from Iceland and Norway while not tariffing the US and committing to buying US industrial good instead of domestic, then it’s sure as hell looking more like a subservient vassal to the US and less the global economic power it pretends to be
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More batshit crazy stuff from the State Department
July 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
More batshit crazy stuff from the State Department
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Same vibe as those saying Srebrenica couldn't have been a genocide because they let the women and children live
"It can't be genocide because we're not killing enough people"
"It can't be genocide because we're not killing enough people"
July 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Same vibe as those saying Srebrenica couldn't have been a genocide because they let the women and children live
"It can't be genocide because we're not killing enough people"
"It can't be genocide because we're not killing enough people"
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"If you want to know how it feels to have slaves, in the modern world – and not be blamed openly for this desire – visit Dubai." newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Caitlín Doherty, Everything Else — Sidecar
In Dubai.
newleftreview.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"If you want to know how it feels to have slaves, in the modern world – and not be blamed openly for this desire – visit Dubai." newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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This is very good. We need to cut our strategic dependencies from the U.S., soonest.
⚡️Denmark to provide European-produced satellite communication services to Ukraine's military.
Denmark will provide Ukraine's military with European-made satellite communication services as Kyiv continues to fend off Russia's war, the Danish Defense Ministry announced on July 14.
Denmark will provide Ukraine's military with European-made satellite communication services as Kyiv continues to fend off Russia's war, the Danish Defense Ministry announced on July 14.
Denmark to provide European-produced satellite communication services to Ukraine's military
"Denmark has now contributed to strengthening Ukraine's satellite-based communications in their defense against Russia. There is a very large potential in space-based solutions that can contribute to ...
kyivindependent.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is very good. We need to cut our strategic dependencies from the U.S., soonest.
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1. Yesterday, 86 people were arrested in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."
They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵
They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵
July 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
1. Yesterday, 86 people were arrested in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."
They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵
They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵
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Today was the day when Europe announced that it is moving on:
The Franco-British agreement to establish a nuclear supervision group, and a permanent headquarters for the Ukraine coalition of the willing can become contours of a new European security architecture - this time without the US.
The Franco-British agreement to establish a nuclear supervision group, and a permanent headquarters for the Ukraine coalition of the willing can become contours of a new European security architecture - this time without the US.
Contours of European Strategic Autonomy
Europe is moving on without the US, and the US does not seem to like it after all.
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today was the day when Europe announced that it is moving on:
The Franco-British agreement to establish a nuclear supervision group, and a permanent headquarters for the Ukraine coalition of the willing can become contours of a new European security architecture - this time without the US.
The Franco-British agreement to establish a nuclear supervision group, and a permanent headquarters for the Ukraine coalition of the willing can become contours of a new European security architecture - this time without the US.
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To sanction judges like this should cause member states to raise hell. The US is a bully and they are not our ally. This is a fucking scandal. #ICC #sanctions
🇪🇺President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu has defended the ICC following 🇺🇸President Trump's decision to impose sanctions on 4 ICC judges for their verdict against 🇮🇱PM Netanyahu.
But will she put her money where her mouth is by blocking European companies from complying as called for by 🇸🇮&🇧🇪?
But will she put her money where her mouth is by blocking European companies from complying as called for by 🇸🇮&🇧🇪?
June 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
To sanction judges like this should cause member states to raise hell. The US is a bully and they are not our ally. This is a fucking scandal. #ICC #sanctions
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#Gaza #EU No further investigation needed. The @ec.europa.eu has an obligation to act without hesitation as guardian of the 🇪🇺 treaties and suspend the EU-Israël association agreement with immediate effect.
I spoke with #BBCNews this week👇
I spoke with #BBCNews this week👇
May 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#Gaza #EU No further investigation needed. The @ec.europa.eu has an obligation to act without hesitation as guardian of the 🇪🇺 treaties and suspend the EU-Israël association agreement with immediate effect.
I spoke with #BBCNews this week👇
I spoke with #BBCNews this week👇
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Just nonstop crimes in broad daylight
New: The crypto folks who bought the President's memecoin in order to attend his elite dinner tomorrow spent over $1 million each on average, and nearly $400 million in total. Per @molly.wiki, nearly 3/4 appear to be foreign nationals who'd be legally barred from donating cash to candidate Trump.
Trump's crypto dinner cost over $1 million per seat, on average
In total, the 220 winners of the contest to attend the dinner spent $394 million on Trump’s official cryptocurrency.
www.nbcnews.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Just nonstop crimes in broad daylight
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Last year I was involved in designing a series of crisis scenarios and wanted to include Orbán moving on Transcarpathia. It was left out because it was felt to be going too far to be plausible. Apparently it's not.
May 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Last year I was involved in designing a series of crisis scenarios and wanted to include Orbán moving on Transcarpathia. It was left out because it was felt to be going too far to be plausible. Apparently it's not.
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The Women, Peace and Security Act was signed into law by President Trump in 2017.
April 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Women, Peace and Security Act was signed into law by President Trump in 2017.
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The important NGO CRTA has been searched by Serbian police for 28 hours! CRTA is key in monitoring elections and monitoring the regime. Vučić is using Trump to crack down on a key independent group.
UPDATE : Posle 28 sati policija je napustila našu kancelariju. Odneli su više od 8.500 stranica kopija projektne dokumentacije.
February 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The important NGO CRTA has been searched by Serbian police for 28 hours! CRTA is key in monitoring elections and monitoring the regime. Vučić is using Trump to crack down on a key independent group.
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I hope people understand what we are seeing here.
1) Trump and Putin are preparing a common plan to dictate to Ukraine.
2) Ukraine will surprise them (at least Trump) by refusing.
3) The War will continue.
4) The role of Europe will be decisive.
1) Trump and Putin are preparing a common plan to dictate to Ukraine.
2) Ukraine will surprise them (at least Trump) by refusing.
3) The War will continue.
4) The role of Europe will be decisive.
February 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I hope people understand what we are seeing here.
1) Trump and Putin are preparing a common plan to dictate to Ukraine.
2) Ukraine will surprise them (at least Trump) by refusing.
3) The War will continue.
4) The role of Europe will be decisive.
1) Trump and Putin are preparing a common plan to dictate to Ukraine.
2) Ukraine will surprise them (at least Trump) by refusing.
3) The War will continue.
4) The role of Europe will be decisive.
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Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations - a joint statement by Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, EEAS, and European Commission.
Full text of the statement:
"We are ready to enhance our support for Ukraine.
Full text of the statement:
"We are ready to enhance our support for Ukraine.
February 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations - a joint statement by Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, EEAS, and European Commission.
Full text of the statement:
"We are ready to enhance our support for Ukraine.
Full text of the statement:
"We are ready to enhance our support for Ukraine.
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"It’s time for Western countries to abandon Vucic and embrace the democratic aspirations of the Serbian people. The tradeoff: lose an autocrat supplying dirty business opportunities and geopolitical illusions, and score a major win for European democracy and regional stability." - Rade Meech-Tatic
The West Must Abandon Vucic - Transitions
Reading Time - 4 min / It’s time to stop backing Serbia’s autocratic leader and embrace his country’s democratic aspirations.
tol.org
January 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
"It’s time for Western countries to abandon Vucic and embrace the democratic aspirations of the Serbian people. The tradeoff: lose an autocrat supplying dirty business opportunities and geopolitical illusions, and score a major win for European democracy and regional stability." - Rade Meech-Tatic
It’s a shame @foreignpolicy.com is now peddling MAGA talking points. And Hockenos is of course wrong on “acceptance” of Greenlanders and Europeans as well.
In light of Russia’s ever more aggressive postures, an expanded U.S. presence in Greenland would likely be welcomed by Greenlanders and Europeans alike, Paul Hockenos writes.
Greenland’s Door Is Open for Trump
Europe would be happy to have the United States more involved on the island territory.
foreignpolicy.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It’s a shame @foreignpolicy.com is now peddling MAGA talking points. And Hockenos is of course wrong on “acceptance” of Greenlanders and Europeans as well.
Would recommend to anyone interested in security issues in the north, very sober and clear writing.
Finally managed to get my first Substack post out !
It’s on Russia’s peacetime warfare and what it does to our understanding of war and peace. In the usual rambling style so respect to everyone who makes it through it 😊
Including fun anecdotes from Finland and Sweden…
It’s on Russia’s peacetime warfare and what it does to our understanding of war and peace. In the usual rambling style so respect to everyone who makes it through it 😊
Including fun anecdotes from Finland and Sweden…
Dealing with Russia's Peacetime Warfare
Judging by the public debate in Finland and Sweden, war and peace are in the eye of the beholder
open.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Would recommend to anyone interested in security issues in the north, very sober and clear writing.
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Every time a member state decides not to comply, not to support the decisions of the court, it lowers the bar for the next state and it makes it easier to NOT respect the court. When enough member states do that, we're done. We can turn off the lights. #ICC #Poland #Israel #ArrestWarrants
#Poland, what are you doing?!?!? If this shit continues, everything will crumble...The entire #InternationalJustice system will go down the drain. If enough states undermine it, it's gone. Then we won't have anything. #Accountability #Justice #ICC apnews.com/article/pola... #ICC
Polish government adopts resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends Auschwitz event
The Polish government has adopted a resolution vowing to ensure the free and safe participation of Israeli leaders who choose to attend commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Aus...
apnews.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Every time a member state decides not to comply, not to support the decisions of the court, it lowers the bar for the next state and it makes it easier to NOT respect the court. When enough member states do that, we're done. We can turn off the lights. #ICC #Poland #Israel #ArrestWarrants
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The Serbian government spied on journalists & activists (nothing news) with tools provided by Norway as part of EU accession assistance. This raises key issues:
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Serbia: Authorities using spyware and Cellebrite forensic extraction tools to hack journalists and activists
Serbian authorities are using spyware and Cellebrite forensic extraction tools to hack journalists and activists in a surveillance campaign.
www.amnesty.org
December 16, 2024 at 8:51 AM
The Serbian government spied on journalists & activists (nothing news) with tools provided by Norway as part of EU accession assistance. This raises key issues:
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
I’m afraid the only thing we can do, is - imagine. Totally agree with the need and urgency to act, but is it likely - no.
December 5, 2024 at 1:51 PM
I’m afraid the only thing we can do, is - imagine. Totally agree with the need and urgency to act, but is it likely - no.
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www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr... An excellent overview, as ever, by @crisisgroup.org on the situation in Georgia with careful recommendations regarding possible steps for the EU. "It is the Georgian people who hold the most meaningful leverage over the government at the moment."
Georgia’s Ruling Party Should Call Off Its Crackdown on Dissent | Crisis Group
The Georgian government’s decision to suspend its bid to join the European Union has sparked countrywide protests. Tbilisi should halt its violent response and engage with the political opposition to define a way forward. Western states should target responses to avoid harm to ordinary Georgians.
www.crisisgroup.org
December 5, 2024 at 1:07 PM
www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr... An excellent overview, as ever, by @crisisgroup.org on the situation in Georgia with careful recommendations regarding possible steps for the EU. "It is the Georgian people who hold the most meaningful leverage over the government at the moment."
The analytical and scholarly responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exposed “ingenious argumentative alliances” between offensive realists and epistemically unjust pacifists, who “symptomatically deny the agency of Ukraine in but subtly distinct ways”
🏆We are proud to announce the winner of the 2025 B. Brodie Prize: for their critique of “Westsplaining”+coloniality in dominant debates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the work of
@terezahendl.bsky.social Olga Burlyuk, Mila O’Sullivan & Aizada Arystanbek was recognized by a jury from our EB
@terezahendl.bsky.social Olga Burlyuk, Mila O’Sullivan & Aizada Arystanbek was recognized by a jury from our EB
December 3, 2024 at 3:09 PM
The analytical and scholarly responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exposed “ingenious argumentative alliances” between offensive realists and epistemically unjust pacifists, who “symptomatically deny the agency of Ukraine in but subtly distinct ways”
What’s going on in SK?
South Korea’s president declares emergency martial law
President Yoon said he will rebuild a free and democratic country through the martial law.
www.aljazeera.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:23 PM
What’s going on in SK?