Anders Puck Nielsen
@anderspucknielsen.dk
Military analyst, naval officer, based in Denmark, mostly #Russia and the war in #Ukraine.
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@anderspuck
Newsletter: https://www.logicofwar.com
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@anderspuck
Newsletter: https://www.logicofwar.com
Pinned
Anders Puck Nielsen
@anderspucknielsen.dk
· Jun 23
Why spend more on defense in Western Europe?
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
youtu.be
There is a lot of talk about higher defense spending in NATO, but I think many politicians have failed to explain adequately why that is necessary. So in this video I explain what is at stake for citizens in Western European countries.
I have had another great talk with Jonathan from @siliconcurtain.bsky.social. You can listen to it here.
As Russia reduces Povrovsk to rubble, a transformation of battlefield tactics is taking place, forced by the rapid evolution of 'saturated' drone warfare. Drones favour the defender, but also mean that Russia is more of a threat. With @anderspucknielsen.dk - youtu.be/8p7oiuXe71g
Pokrovsk - Are Russian Logistics & Reserves 'Breaking' in Besieged City?
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I have had another great talk with Jonathan from @siliconcurtain.bsky.social. You can listen to it here.
There should be a Henry Gunther award.
The last allied soldier to be killed on the Western Front in 1918 was American Henry Gunther; at 10:59am on the 11th he charged astonished Germans who knew the armistice was only seconds away.
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There should be a Henry Gunther award.
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
Finally got to write about this obsession. Elon pushed people to stop linking the articles they were talking about. He's started to roll that back, but we were left with a culture of people yelling at screenshots of headlines on monetized accounts
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Finally got to write about this obsession. Elon pushed people to stop linking the articles they were talking about. He's started to roll that back, but we were left with a culture of people yelling at screenshots of headlines on monetized accounts
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
NEWS: The UK 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 the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.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 ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK 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 the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
🗺️ The true size of the world's countries.
👉 The widely used Mercator projection distorts their size.
👉 The widely used Mercator projection distorts their size.
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🗺️ The true size of the world's countries.
👉 The widely used Mercator projection distorts their size.
👉 The widely used Mercator projection distorts their size.
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
The BBC chair rightly admits an error in editing Trump’s Jan 6 speech. But he does not challenge the false Trumpian claim in the dossier: that Panorama “completely” and “materially”misrepresented its meaning. This is not impartiality. It’s surrender to post-truth populism.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The BBC chair rightly admits an error in editing Trump’s Jan 6 speech. But he does not challenge the false Trumpian claim in the dossier: that Panorama “completely” and “materially”misrepresented its meaning. This is not impartiality. It’s surrender to post-truth populism.
😊 Altingets anmeldelse af Krigens Politik: "Når nu vi p.t. lever i en anspændt sikkerhedspolitisk verden, så er det prisværdigt, at nogen forsøger at gøre den brede befolkning klogere på emnet. Og stor cadeau for at formidle det, så alle kan være med, uden at gøre det for poppet og bombastisk."
5 A’er: Solid folkelig indføring i samspillet mellem politik og krig - Altinget
Efter succesen med ”Krigens logik” fortsætter militæranalytikeren Anders Puck Nielsen i en ny bog sit oplysningsprojekt om krigens natur. Han vender blikket mod politikken bag krigen og leverer en vel...
www.altinget.dk
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
😊 Altingets anmeldelse af Krigens Politik: "Når nu vi p.t. lever i en anspændt sikkerhedspolitisk verden, så er det prisværdigt, at nogen forsøger at gøre den brede befolkning klogere på emnet. Og stor cadeau for at formidle det, så alle kan være med, uden at gøre det for poppet og bombastisk."
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
What on earth is going on.
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What on earth is going on.
With the BBC director general resigning, I would like to recommend @vladvexler.bsky.social's take on the controversy. The problem is that mainstream media does not understand how to report the statements of post-truth politicians such as Trump. And they will keep losing if they don't learn it.
White House Attacks BBC Over Jan 6th Incitement
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler Chat
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
With the BBC director general resigning, I would like to recommend @vladvexler.bsky.social's take on the controversy. The problem is that mainstream media does not understand how to report the statements of post-truth politicians such as Trump. And they will keep losing if they don't learn it.
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
“appearing to close his eyes.”
The motherfucker’s eyes were closed. You can just say it.
The motherfucker’s eyes were closed. You can just say it.
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“appearing to close his eyes.”
The motherfucker’s eyes were closed. You can just say it.
The motherfucker’s eyes were closed. You can just say it.
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
OMG. The site is literally called the Dunning Kruger Times.
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
OMG. The site is literally called the Dunning Kruger Times.
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
Hi All, Just released my latest free weekend update. No. 158--which amazingly enough comes out almost exactly three years after the first one. Its been quite a trip.
Today, the focus is on blackouts. Darkness is coming early to both Russia and Ukraine this winter. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Today, the focus is on blackouts. Darkness is coming early to both Russia and Ukraine this winter. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #158: The Long Dark Winter Has Come Early
Pokrovsk Update; Sanctions Bluster Unravelling
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Hi All, Just released my latest free weekend update. No. 158--which amazingly enough comes out almost exactly three years after the first one. Its been quite a trip.
Today, the focus is on blackouts. Darkness is coming early to both Russia and Ukraine this winter. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Today, the focus is on blackouts. Darkness is coming early to both Russia and Ukraine this winter. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
Også @anderspucknielsen.dk påpeger risikoen ved faktafordrejning som politisk metode. Der er brug for at alle gode folk påpeger usandhed, vildledning, perspektivforvrængning og cherry picking, hver gang de møder det. @m-b-petersen.bsky.social www.berlingske.dk/internationa...
»De« har udvisket forskellen mellem sandhed og løgn. Nu ser militæranalytiker på et Europa, hvor krig mellem stater på sigt er mulig | Berlingske
Visse europæiske politikeres forhold til sandheden bekymrer Anders Puck Nielsen. Den bogaktuelle militæranalytiker ser en opblomstrende tendens i europæisk politik, som han mener, truer de strukturer,...
www.berlingske.dk
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Også @anderspucknielsen.dk påpeger risikoen ved faktafordrejning som politisk metode. Der er brug for at alle gode folk påpeger usandhed, vildledning, perspektivforvrængning og cherry picking, hver gang de møder det. @m-b-petersen.bsky.social www.berlingske.dk/internationa...
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
Så er det I dag, jeg afkræver Anders Puck Nielsen svar på dette og hint i Bella Center. Hør os, få signeret en bog, og nap nogle sponsorbolcher. Det kan kun blive godt!
Skal du på BogForum i weekenden?
Så skulle du tage at finde frem til Rød Scene lørdag kl. 13.30. Her sætter jeg mig (eller står, hvis der ikke er stole) sammen med @anderspucknielsen.dk og tager et formentlig målløst publikum igennem 25 hæsblæsende minutters samtale om Krigens Politik.
Kom frisk!
Så skulle du tage at finde frem til Rød Scene lørdag kl. 13.30. Her sætter jeg mig (eller står, hvis der ikke er stole) sammen med @anderspucknielsen.dk og tager et formentlig målløst publikum igennem 25 hæsblæsende minutters samtale om Krigens Politik.
Kom frisk!
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Så er det I dag, jeg afkræver Anders Puck Nielsen svar på dette og hint i Bella Center. Hør os, få signeret en bog, og nap nogle sponsorbolcher. Det kan kun blive godt!
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
But of course...
Trump gives Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions
Trump gives Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions
The opt-out comes despite the US increasing pressure on allies to sever economic ties with Russia.
www.bbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
But of course...
This is a great idea. Adding a Trust/Distrust button on social media could reduce the spread of misinformation.
You know what? There's actually a tested solution to this! it is brilliantly simple, and it WORKS.
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is a great idea. Adding a Trust/Distrust button on social media could reduce the spread of misinformation.
Not sure how to reconcile this statement with the fact that @jd-vance-1.bsky.social recently defended young Republicans who expressed their passion for Nazi ideology.
Putin envoy Dmitriev claims in his most recent meeting with Trump envoy Witkoff they discussed "the US proposal to prohibit nazi ideology in Ukraine."
This means 2 things:
1) "Denazification" (ie regime change) is still on the agenda for Russia, not just territory;
2) Witkoff remains an idiot.
This means 2 things:
1) "Denazification" (ie regime change) is still on the agenda for Russia, not just territory;
2) Witkoff remains an idiot.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not sure how to reconcile this statement with the fact that @jd-vance-1.bsky.social recently defended young Republicans who expressed their passion for Nazi ideology.
Putin might be disappointed by not getting the Budapest meeting, but the reality is that it had nothing to do with Lavrov. The problem was on the American side: That they sent Rubio instead of Witkoff—i.e. someone who actually understood what Lavrov was saying.
Bets are open on
a) heart attack
b) fall from a window
c) nicotine poisoning
d) suicide in the shower
a) heart attack
b) fall from a window
c) nicotine poisoning
d) suicide in the shower
Kremlin denies growing rumors of Sergey Lavrov’s ouster
“Completely untrue,” insists Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, as chatter builds about the veteran foreign minister.
www.politico.eu
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Putin might be disappointed by not getting the Budapest meeting, but the reality is that it had nothing to do with Lavrov. The problem was on the American side: That they sent Rubio instead of Witkoff—i.e. someone who actually understood what Lavrov was saying.
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
New project from Proekt Media about how ruling Russia is a family affair for Putin. Lovers, kids, cousins, in-laws, nieces - 24 in all. He's been in power so long that there are 3 generations of Putin's working for the state or state companies. 1/2
www.agents.media/putin-pomog-...
www.agents.media/putin-pomog-...
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New project from Proekt Media about how ruling Russia is a family affair for Putin. Lovers, kids, cousins, in-laws, nieces - 24 in all. He's been in power so long that there are 3 generations of Putin's working for the state or state companies. 1/2
www.agents.media/putin-pomog-...
www.agents.media/putin-pomog-...
For some reason, I am seeing quite a few pessimistic takes right now about the growth—or lack thereof—of Bluesky. Personally, I think the interesting thing is less Bluesky itself and more the AT Protocol. Let's hope 2026 will be the year of more services to join.
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For some reason, I am seeing quite a few pessimistic takes right now about the growth—or lack thereof—of Bluesky. Personally, I think the interesting thing is less Bluesky itself and more the AT Protocol. Let's hope 2026 will be the year of more services to join.
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
Note to aspiring PhD students: if you email someone you would like to work with, and include a writing sample, make sure it does not include a reference to an article the person never wrote.
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Note to aspiring PhD students: if you email someone you would like to work with, and include a writing sample, make sure it does not include a reference to an article the person never wrote.
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
Just sent out this piece--maybe the most depressing I have written (sorry). The future of war is emerging in front of our eyes, and its terrifying. It is a combination of ranged fires in mass and a willingness to commit war crimes. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Are War Crimes and Ranged Fires The Future Of War?
Hello All,
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Just sent out this piece--maybe the most depressing I have written (sorry). The future of war is emerging in front of our eyes, and its terrifying. It is a combination of ranged fires in mass and a willingness to commit war crimes. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Reposted by Anders Puck Nielsen
Germany’s top operational commander warned today that Russia could be capable of launching a large-scale attack on NATO “soon” if its military buildup continues unchecked.
German general warns NATO must brace for potential Russian attack
“Deterrence only works if it’s credible,” top officer warns.
www.politico.eu
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Germany’s top operational commander warned today that Russia could be capable of launching a large-scale attack on NATO “soon” if its military buildup continues unchecked.
I wonder what could have caused this decline in Russian gas revenues. 🤔
Russian oil and gas revenues in October 2025 were 888.6 billion rubles ($10.9 billion), or 27% below October 2024.
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I wonder what could have caused this decline in Russian gas revenues. 🤔