I argue that the European Climate Mechanism (ECM) should be deliberately modeled upon @bruegel.org's proposed European Defence Mechanism, drawing upon private investment in tandem with public spending to lower decarbonization costs for Europe.

To build the force's strategic enablers, Europe must scale daunting financial hurdles. A multilateral fund that addresses such costs could be key to its success, building upon an idea by @guntramwolff.bsky.social @steinbacharmin.bsky.social @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social.

www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...

Swiss security experts agree that a Russian victory in Ukraine would have a severe impact on their national security. This is why Swiss security policy, especially its arms control regulations, have begun to shift as policymakers reevaluate how Switzerland can maintain its armed neutrality.

4. (END) If Ukraine joined NATO, members would be obligated to view the Russian invasion as an attack upon the entire alliance. No such obligation would exist with a European "reassurance force" which is why Ukraine's partition might be under consideration.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

3. As senior US officials are openly opposing Ukraine's membership in NATO, it seems likely that whatever security guarantees Ukraine might get under a peace deal will not come from NATO, but from this European peacekeeping force.

www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

2. These European peacekeepers are not meant to be on the frontlines, and there was no mention of Ukraine's NATO membership bid in this potential agreement either. This suggests an official or de facto partition of Ukraine is under consideration.

www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

It's time to ask: What's going on with those reviews into Musk/SpaceX's failure to meet basic reporting protocol linked to their billions in Pentagon contracts?

Dems tell me they fear these investigations might get killed under Trump. 2/

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newrepublic.com/article/1913...

If such places destabilize due to war, climate change, and/or corruption, all those imports will be at risk and Britain's standard of living would decline. However, that's all *before* we even get into how those risks could impact national security.

Britain and Canada have achieved a lot when working together in the G7, Commonwealth, and other institutions on intl dev. Wouldn't hurt for Canada to consider restoring its own CIDA while it was at it.