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This is more funny than the author knows because ”to be out and biking” is a Swedish idiom meaning that you’ve totally misunderstood something.
Apart from the catchy headline, many very good points in the text by Stephen M. Walt. Worth your while.
Apart from the catchy headline, many very good points in the text by Stephen M. Walt. Worth your while.
NATO’s Leader Is Totally Lost
What does Mark Rutte think he’s doing?
foreignpolicy.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
This is more funny than the author knows because ”to be out and biking” is a Swedish idiom meaning that you’ve totally misunderstood something.
Apart from the catchy headline, many very good points in the text by Stephen M. Walt. Worth your while.
Apart from the catchy headline, many very good points in the text by Stephen M. Walt. Worth your while.
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🚀 Today, we kicked-off #MSC2026 with the launch of our #MSCreport 2026 at the Federal Press Conference and a Townhall discussion featuring Matthew Whitaker, Hina Rabbani Khar, Arancha González Laya, Wolfgang Ischinger, and Gordon Repinski.
📘 The full report: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
📘 The full report: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
🚀 Today, we kicked-off #MSC2026 with the launch of our #MSCreport 2026 at the Federal Press Conference and a Townhall discussion featuring Matthew Whitaker, Hina Rabbani Khar, Arancha González Laya, Wolfgang Ischinger, and Gordon Repinski.
📘 The full report: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
📘 The full report: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
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Pleased to see 'THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE' recommended in this year's Munich Security Report 'Under Destruction' securityconference.org/assets/02_Do...
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Pleased to see 'THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE' recommended in this year's Munich Security Report 'Under Destruction' securityconference.org/assets/02_Do...
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On this day in 1898, the publication of a diplomat’s confidential criticism of President McKinley helped propel the U.S. into the Spanish-American War, which marked its emergence as a world power, writes James Lindsay.
How a Stolen Letter Helped Trigger the Spanish-American War | Council on Foreign Relations
The publication of a diplomat’s confidential criticism of President William McKinley helped propel the United States into the war that marked its emergence as a world power.
www.cfr.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
On this day in 1898, the publication of a diplomat’s confidential criticism of President McKinley helped propel the U.S. into the Spanish-American War, which marked its emergence as a world power, writes James Lindsay.
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@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30)
press.princeton.edu/books
press.princeton.edu/books
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30)
press.princeton.edu/books
press.princeton.edu/books
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I’m back with another Reading Russia Weekend Extra. In this edition: what the Russian papers have been saying about the talks in Abu Dhabi and the Olympics in Milan-Cortina, plus memories of a Nato chief visiting Moscow 25 years ago. #ReadingRussia
Reading Russia Weekend Extra: memories of a Nato visit to Moscow.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I’m back with another Reading Russia Weekend Extra. In this edition: what the Russian papers have been saying about the talks in Abu Dhabi and the Olympics in Milan-Cortina, plus memories of a Nato chief visiting Moscow 25 years ago. #ReadingRussia
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Ab heute gibt es mein Buch im Handel. Es geht um Russland, China und die Frage, was es heisst, wenn die USA vom Verbündeten zum Bully werden.
Mein Buch zeigt, vor welchen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen Europa steht, was zu tun ist, und welche Rolle Deutschland dabei spielt.
Mein Buch zeigt, vor welchen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen Europa steht, was zu tun ist, und welche Rolle Deutschland dabei spielt.
January 27, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Ab heute gibt es mein Buch im Handel. Es geht um Russland, China und die Frage, was es heisst, wenn die USA vom Verbündeten zum Bully werden.
Mein Buch zeigt, vor welchen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen Europa steht, was zu tun ist, und welche Rolle Deutschland dabei spielt.
Mein Buch zeigt, vor welchen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen Europa steht, was zu tun ist, und welche Rolle Deutschland dabei spielt.
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📣 We are now accepting expressions of interest for the #BritishAcademy International Fellowships 2026!
The Programme enables researchers working outside the UK and not hold UK citizenship to work for 2 years at a UK institution.
OSGA Deadline 30 Jan
www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/British-Acad...
The Programme enables researchers working outside the UK and not hold UK citizenship to work for 2 years at a UK institution.
OSGA Deadline 30 Jan
www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/British-Acad...
British Academy International Fellowship
www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:25 AM
📣 We are now accepting expressions of interest for the #BritishAcademy International Fellowships 2026!
The Programme enables researchers working outside the UK and not hold UK citizenship to work for 2 years at a UK institution.
OSGA Deadline 30 Jan
www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/British-Acad...
The Programme enables researchers working outside the UK and not hold UK citizenship to work for 2 years at a UK institution.
OSGA Deadline 30 Jan
www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/British-Acad...
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I keep returning to one passage from Trump’s Davos speech. “You need ownership to defend something,” he said. “You can’t defend it on a lease. Who the hell wants to defend a licence agreement, or a lease?”
Taken seriously, this logic is devastating. 1/4
Taken seriously, this logic is devastating. 1/4
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I keep returning to one passage from Trump’s Davos speech. “You need ownership to defend something,” he said. “You can’t defend it on a lease. Who the hell wants to defend a licence agreement, or a lease?”
Taken seriously, this logic is devastating. 1/4
Taken seriously, this logic is devastating. 1/4
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas privately told lawmakers the state of the world meant it might be a “good moment” to start drinking.
EU chief diplomat Kallas: World’s woes means it’s time to start drinking
High representative says global events mean now could be a good time to hit the bottle.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 6:22 PM
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas privately told lawmakers the state of the world meant it might be a “good moment” to start drinking.
With the U.S. withdrawal from a large number of international organisations, it looks like the UN will be getting into further trouble (including peacebuilding and UNCTAD). Full list just published: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:06 AM
With the U.S. withdrawal from a large number of international organisations, it looks like the UN will be getting into further trouble (including peacebuilding and UNCTAD). Full list just published: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Bulgaria joined the eurozone on January 1, becoming the currency union’s 21st member.
Bulgaria adopts the euro
“The introduction of the euro is the final milestone in Bulgaria’s integration into the European Union,” president says, but public opinion isn’t so convinced.
www.politico.eu
January 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Bulgaria joined the eurozone on January 1, becoming the currency union’s 21st member.
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A timely collection of great articles on the UN, including my piece with @lisadellmuth.bsky.social on the legitimacy of the UN.
Review of International Studies #freetoread articles for the UN's 80th anniversary! 🎉
Exploring all aspects of the UN from its creation to it's failures to measure up to its ideals and values 📚
Read here: https://ow.ly/P2FJ50X7NPZ
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR Jonas Tallberg
Exploring all aspects of the UN from its creation to it's failures to measure up to its ideals and values 📚
Read here: https://ow.ly/P2FJ50X7NPZ
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR Jonas Tallberg
October 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A timely collection of great articles on the UN, including my piece with @lisadellmuth.bsky.social on the legitimacy of the UN.
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‘a peace project cannot simply be transformed into a war project – at least not without sacrificing those things that make it effective at the things it does well.’ Me on the EU www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon
Reacting to the Russian military threat would require the bloc to be agile and decisive. It is many great things, but it is not that, says Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
‘a peace project cannot simply be transformed into a war project – at least not without sacrificing those things that make it effective at the things it does well.’ Me on the EU www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A number of European economists pointed out this opportunity in the tariff chaos:
As access to US markets gets more expensive for everyone, the EU market can become more attractive. I would imagine that there will be mutual interest to speed up its currently ongoing trade negotiations
As access to US markets gets more expensive for everyone, the EU market can become more attractive. I would imagine that there will be mutual interest to speed up its currently ongoing trade negotiations
August 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A number of European economists pointed out this opportunity in the tariff chaos:
As access to US markets gets more expensive for everyone, the EU market can become more attractive. I would imagine that there will be mutual interest to speed up its currently ongoing trade negotiations
As access to US markets gets more expensive for everyone, the EU market can become more attractive. I would imagine that there will be mutual interest to speed up its currently ongoing trade negotiations
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Eher Absichtserklärungen, die noch konkret ausgehandelt werden müssen, als historische Entscheidungen, so @nvondarza.bsky.social @swp-europe.bsky.social im DLF-Interview zum gestrigen EU-UK-Gipfel. www.deutschlandfunk.de/nach-treffen...
Nach Treffen: Annäherung EU-UK? Interview Nicolai von Ondarza, SWP
www.deutschlandfunk.de
May 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Eher Absichtserklärungen, die noch konkret ausgehandelt werden müssen, als historische Entscheidungen, so @nvondarza.bsky.social @swp-europe.bsky.social im DLF-Interview zum gestrigen EU-UK-Gipfel. www.deutschlandfunk.de/nach-treffen...
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We can watch asylum norms being revised right in front of our eyes, via @nicolettaionta.bsky.social
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
EXCLUSIVE: Denmark and Italy seek support to rein in European Human Rights Court - Euractiv
The aim, Italian sources said, is to start a conversation on how the human rights convention is interpreted, one that better reflects the “challenges of modern irregular migration.”
www.euractiv.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We can watch asylum norms being revised right in front of our eyes, via @nicolettaionta.bsky.social
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
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We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.
Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science
Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby
#Polisky #poliscijobs
Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science
Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby
#Polisky #poliscijobs
May 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.
Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science
Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby
#Polisky #poliscijobs
Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science
Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby
#Polisky #poliscijobs
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The Princeton University Press team is thrilled to congratulate Benjamin Nathans, whose book To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement is the winner of 2025 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction! 🎉
www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...
www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...
May 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The Princeton University Press team is thrilled to congratulate Benjamin Nathans, whose book To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement is the winner of 2025 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction! 🎉
www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...
www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...
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Very pleased that @tnsr.org has published my article on the US-Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START I, 1982-1991).
It shows how the US & USSR both used the theoretically cooperative arms control concept of strategic stability to defend their own START position and attack that of the other.🧵
It shows how the US & USSR both used the theoretically cooperative arms control concept of strategic stability to defend their own START position and attack that of the other.🧵
Negotiating Primacy: Strategic Stability, Superpower Arms Control, and the End of the Cold War - Texas National Security Review
The United States successfully used the concept of strategic stability to tip the nuclear balance against the Soviet Union during the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) of the 1980s and early 1990...
tnsr.org
April 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Very pleased that @tnsr.org has published my article on the US-Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START I, 1982-1991).
It shows how the US & USSR both used the theoretically cooperative arms control concept of strategic stability to defend their own START position and attack that of the other.🧵
It shows how the US & USSR both used the theoretically cooperative arms control concept of strategic stability to defend their own START position and attack that of the other.🧵
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US officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit US manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4jjPyj7
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
reut.rs
April 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
US officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit US manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4jjPyj7
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It‘s the procurement, stupid!
Long investigation by @zeit.de into never-endig problems of procurement of new air reconnaissance planes in Germany‘s Bundeswehr. The last ones, built in 60s, were retired in 2010. There is still no replacement.
It‘s not only about money!
www.zeit.de/2025/12/bund...
Long investigation by @zeit.de into never-endig problems of procurement of new air reconnaissance planes in Germany‘s Bundeswehr. The last ones, built in 60s, were retired in 2010. There is still no replacement.
It‘s not only about money!
www.zeit.de/2025/12/bund...
Bundeswehr: Ihre Bestellung wird … vorbereitet
15 Jahre lang schafft die Bundeswehr es nicht, ein Flugzeug zu besorgen, das sie dringend braucht. Das Geheimprojekt Pegasus offenbart ein lebensgefährliches Versagen.
www.zeit.de
March 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It‘s the procurement, stupid!
Long investigation by @zeit.de into never-endig problems of procurement of new air reconnaissance planes in Germany‘s Bundeswehr. The last ones, built in 60s, were retired in 2010. There is still no replacement.
It‘s not only about money!
www.zeit.de/2025/12/bund...
Long investigation by @zeit.de into never-endig problems of procurement of new air reconnaissance planes in Germany‘s Bundeswehr. The last ones, built in 60s, were retired in 2010. There is still no replacement.
It‘s not only about money!
www.zeit.de/2025/12/bund...
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Well ...this fund is funded with existing funding from the science foundation (no additional funding) so that money cannot be spent elsewhere (zero sum game).
And the 'we value science and talent' political rhetoric comes amidst huge budget cuts in higher ed and research
nltimes.nl/2025/03/20/n...
And the 'we value science and talent' political rhetoric comes amidst huge budget cuts in higher ed and research
nltimes.nl/2025/03/20/n...
Netherlands launches fund to lure top scientists, like those fleeing the U.S.
As political pressures and funding cuts drive some researchers out of the United States, the Netherlands is moving to position itself as a refuge for top scientific talent. Education Minister Eppo Bru...
nltimes.nl
March 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Well ...this fund is funded with existing funding from the science foundation (no additional funding) so that money cannot be spent elsewhere (zero sum game).
And the 'we value science and talent' political rhetoric comes amidst huge budget cuts in higher ed and research
nltimes.nl/2025/03/20/n...
And the 'we value science and talent' political rhetoric comes amidst huge budget cuts in higher ed and research
nltimes.nl/2025/03/20/n...
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Canada ordered 88 F35s but is legally obligated to buy only the first 16. It is now reconsidering its plan for the remaining 72 planes. I’m sure European manufacturers will be making pitches as this reconsideration proceeds.
March 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Canada ordered 88 F35s but is legally obligated to buy only the first 16. It is now reconsidering its plan for the remaining 72 planes. I’m sure European manufacturers will be making pitches as this reconsideration proceeds.