Cyril Kutcher
@cyrilk.bsky.social
Independent 🇳🇿 scholar and international affairs guest writer 🇺🇦
⚠️ Every stripe — every shade — every order matters.
Colours are not decoration — they are declarations.
Colours are not decoration — they are declarations.
October 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
⚠️ Every stripe — every shade — every order matters.
Colours are not decoration — they are declarations.
Colours are not decoration — they are declarations.
The map reveals what politics tries to blur — alliances aren’t always solid.
Democracies must choose — stand firm or drift.
Democracies must choose — stand firm or drift.
October 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The map reveals what politics tries to blur — alliances aren’t always solid.
Democracies must choose — stand firm or drift.
Democracies must choose — stand firm or drift.
Even the USA carries a seed of blue inside its yellow — not just a nod to interference.
It reflects a deeper tension: a nation pulled between clarity and confusion.
It reflects a deeper tension: a nation pulled between clarity and confusion.
October 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Even the USA carries a seed of blue inside its yellow — not just a nod to interference.
It reflects a deeper tension: a nation pulled between clarity and confusion.
It reflects a deeper tension: a nation pulled between clarity and confusion.
📖 That’s why the cover of Z Empire Unmasked was designed with precision.
Ukraine glows in yellow. Russia looms in dark blue. The rest of the world fades between them.
Ukraine glows in yellow. Russia looms in dark blue. The rest of the world fades between them.
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
📖 That’s why the cover of Z Empire Unmasked was designed with precision.
Ukraine glows in yellow. Russia looms in dark blue. The rest of the world fades between them.
Ukraine glows in yellow. Russia looms in dark blue. The rest of the world fades between them.
🇺🇦 A gentle reminder: when Ukraine’s flag hangs vertically, blue goes left — yellow right.
Sky before field. A small detail that speaks the truth.
Sky before field. A small detail that speaks the truth.
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🇺🇦 A gentle reminder: when Ukraine’s flag hangs vertically, blue goes left — yellow right.
Sky before field. A small detail that speaks the truth.
Sky before field. A small detail that speaks the truth.
🇺🇸 The difference between red–white–blue (USA) and white–blue–red (Russia) — including tone — isn’t style.
It’s about values. Confusing them blurs the line between freedom and authoritarianism.
It’s about values. Confusing them blurs the line between freedom and authoritarianism.
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🇺🇸 The difference between red–white–blue (USA) and white–blue–red (Russia) — including tone — isn’t style.
It’s about values. Confusing them blurs the line between freedom and authoritarianism.
It’s about values. Confusing them blurs the line between freedom and authoritarianism.
💬 And what do you think of the fore-edge? 🤫
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
💬 And what do you think of the fore-edge? 🤫
🕵️ Imperial patterns — Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, Ukraine & Wagner’s role in state-sponsored terror.
🧠 Hybrid warfare — Russia’s fusion of military force, disinformation & economic leverage to destabilise nations.
🗺️ Geopolitical frameworks — Mackinder, Mahan & Russia-China strategy.
🧠 Hybrid warfare — Russia’s fusion of military force, disinformation & economic leverage to destabilise nations.
🗺️ Geopolitical frameworks — Mackinder, Mahan & Russia-China strategy.
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🕵️ Imperial patterns — Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, Ukraine & Wagner’s role in state-sponsored terror.
🧠 Hybrid warfare — Russia’s fusion of military force, disinformation & economic leverage to destabilise nations.
🗺️ Geopolitical frameworks — Mackinder, Mahan & Russia-China strategy.
🧠 Hybrid warfare — Russia’s fusion of military force, disinformation & economic leverage to destabilise nations.
🗺️ Geopolitical frameworks — Mackinder, Mahan & Russia-China strategy.
🤝 Global alignments — who truly backs Ukraine, why Europe’s commitment exceeds the US, & how Russia’s axis reshapes security.
🚁 Modern war dynamics — drones, airpower, unprecedented scale & what this signals for future conflicts.
🚁 Modern war dynamics — drones, airpower, unprecedented scale & what this signals for future conflicts.
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🤝 Global alignments — who truly backs Ukraine, why Europe’s commitment exceeds the US, & how Russia’s axis reshapes security.
🚁 Modern war dynamics — drones, airpower, unprecedented scale & what this signals for future conflicts.
🚁 Modern war dynamics — drones, airpower, unprecedented scale & what this signals for future conflicts.
🏰Historical context: Kyivan statehood, Cossack era, Russo-Ukrainian War 1918–21. Why these lessons matter for peacebuilding?
✌️What peace must look like: Why false compromises fail? Durable peace requires stripping Russia of its capacity for aggression and strengthening alliances and global security.
✌️What peace must look like: Why false compromises fail? Durable peace requires stripping Russia of its capacity for aggression and strengthening alliances and global security.
October 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🏰Historical context: Kyivan statehood, Cossack era, Russo-Ukrainian War 1918–21. Why these lessons matter for peacebuilding?
✌️What peace must look like: Why false compromises fail? Durable peace requires stripping Russia of its capacity for aggression and strengthening alliances and global security.
✌️What peace must look like: Why false compromises fail? Durable peace requires stripping Russia of its capacity for aggression and strengthening alliances and global security.
📚 Theoretical foundations — How political realism, liberal internationalism, and global justice debates frame state aggression and its consequences.
🌍 Contemporary global challenges — From false balance in narratives to the rise of ruscism, and the implications of AI and outer space for security.
🌍 Contemporary global challenges — From false balance in narratives to the rise of ruscism, and the implications of AI and outer space for security.
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📚 Theoretical foundations — How political realism, liberal internationalism, and global justice debates frame state aggression and its consequences.
🌍 Contemporary global challenges — From false balance in narratives to the rise of ruscism, and the implications of AI and outer space for security.
🌍 Contemporary global challenges — From false balance in narratives to the rise of ruscism, and the implications of AI and outer space for security.
What’s inside?
• Theory & diplomacy
• Kyiv–Moscow history
• Hybrid warfare & strategy
• Ideological roots of aggression
• Lessons for every nation
• Advocacy for a just peace
• Theory & diplomacy
• Kyiv–Moscow history
• Hybrid warfare & strategy
• Ideological roots of aggression
• Lessons for every nation
• Advocacy for a just peace
October 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
What’s inside?
• Theory & diplomacy
• Kyiv–Moscow history
• Hybrid warfare & strategy
• Ideological roots of aggression
• Lessons for every nation
• Advocacy for a just peace
• Theory & diplomacy
• Kyiv–Moscow history
• Hybrid warfare & strategy
• Ideological roots of aggression
• Lessons for every nation
• Advocacy for a just peace
Here is what ruszia thinks about peace tonight bsky.app/profile/kyiv...
⚡️UPDATE: Russian mass attack hits Kyiv, killing 14, injuring at least 40.
Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure has also been reported throughout the city.
Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure has also been reported throughout the city.
Russian mass attack hits Kyiv, killing 14, injuring at least 40
Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure is reported throughout t...
kyivindependent.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Here is what ruszia thinks about peace tonight bsky.app/profile/kyiv...
The war against Ukraine is a defining moment in the fracturing world order. Its shockwaves are felt globally, compelling nations to shape its consequences. As Kyiv braces for another night of threats, the Ambassador @ambvasyl.bsky.social reminds us that Ukraine’s struggle is the world’s struggle.
June 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The war against Ukraine is a defining moment in the fracturing world order. Its shockwaves are felt globally, compelling nations to shape its consequences. As Kyiv braces for another night of threats, the Ambassador @ambvasyl.bsky.social reminds us that Ukraine’s struggle is the world’s struggle.
Starts feeling like the wrong contemporary partnership agreement ("No limits") might have been compared to the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact by Hal Brands in Foreign Affairs a year ago.
February 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Starts feeling like the wrong contemporary partnership agreement ("No limits") might have been compared to the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact by Hal Brands in Foreign Affairs a year ago.