Mein Kommentar in der NZZ - wie sich die USA im Turbotempo in Russland verwandeln. "Es gibt plötzlich so viel, wofür man kämpfen muss, und dabei so wenig erreichen kann, dass man seine Energie lieber darauf fokussiert, wo man unmittelbar helfen und so das Gefühl der Ohnmacht überwinden kann"

You can't make this up. Elon Musk's X mistakes CIS - the name of a think tank - for the opposite of "trans", and labels it a slur. Reminds me of russia, where a rainbow on an ice cream box is considered gay propaganda

I can't even imagine how American diplomats must feel, people who have spent their lives representing a democracy, playing by the rules, and now have to choose between quitting and enforcing the insane demands of an ugly, thuggish regime. Of course, there are many Trumpists among them too,

My analysis of Russia's role in German politics (spoiler: bad!), written for the Baltic Defence College in December, and focused on the election campaign. The campaign has since taken a populist turn and is now mainly about immigration. But I expect things to go back to bad normal pretty soon

The GRU funded Afghan attacks on U.S. troops via a gemstone trading firm. The Insider was able to ID the network's key players.