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Casey Handmer speaking to @internationalintrigue.io last week on all things WWII, being a dad and energy security in the 21st century.
July 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Casey Handmer speaking to @internationalintrigue.io last week on all things WWII, being a dad and energy security in the 21st century.
From this week ✍️ @internationalintrigue.io www.internationalintrigue.io/how-ukraine-...
How Ukraine reset the tone with 'Operation Spider Web' - Intrigue
Inside Olenya air base in Russia’s Arctic north on Sunday, Russian maintenance crews watched helplessly as Ukrainian drones swarmed their billion-dollar
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June 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
From this week ✍️ @internationalintrigue.io www.internationalintrigue.io/how-ukraine-...
Catch up on Intrigue's pieces this week 🧵
May 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Catch up on Intrigue's pieces this week 🧵
"But even if that’s the case, we’re still just talking about a Russian request at this stage, which Jakarta can reject at will. Unless, of course, Putin has cards to play? And sure — Indonesia has always wanted his Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, for example." www.internationalintrigue.io/is-russia-se...
Is Russia seeking an airbase in Indonesia? - Intrigue
First it’s all the cars out front during inspection times. Then the new neighbours move in, dump some auto parts on the front lawn (which they immediately
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April 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"But even if that’s the case, we’re still just talking about a Russian request at this stage, which Jakarta can reject at will. Unless, of course, Putin has cards to play? And sure — Indonesia has always wanted his Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, for example." www.internationalintrigue.io/is-russia-se...
From this past week...🧵 www.internationalintrigue.io/the-world-di...
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April 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
From this past week...🧵 www.internationalintrigue.io/the-world-di...
The US and China laid out their visions of the future this week. They were remarkably similar. 🧵
March 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The US and China laid out their visions of the future this week. They were remarkably similar. 🧵
When nature reflects geopolitics 🤭
March 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
When nature reflects geopolitics 🤭
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EXKLUSIV: Zahlreiche neue Drohnensichtungen über Norddeutschland
Vor wenigen Tagen wurden erneut verdächtige Drohnen über Militärstützpunkten und kritischer Infrastruktur gesichtet – dieses Mal fast zeitgleich an verschiedenen Orten.
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Vor wenigen Tagen wurden erneut verdächtige Drohnen über Militärstützpunkten und kritischer Infrastruktur gesichtet – dieses Mal fast zeitgleich an verschiedenen Orten.
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Ballung von neuen Drohnensichtungen im Norden
Vor wenigen Tagen wurden nach Recherchen von WDR, NDR und SZ erneut verdächtige Drohnen über Militärstützpunkten und kritischer Infrastruktur in Norddeutschland gesichtet - in zwei aufeinanderfolgende...
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March 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
EXKLUSIV: Zahlreiche neue Drohnensichtungen über Norddeutschland
Vor wenigen Tagen wurden erneut verdächtige Drohnen über Militärstützpunkten und kritischer Infrastruktur gesichtet – dieses Mal fast zeitgleich an verschiedenen Orten.
www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
Vor wenigen Tagen wurden erneut verdächtige Drohnen über Militärstützpunkten und kritischer Infrastruktur gesichtet – dieses Mal fast zeitgleich an verschiedenen Orten.
www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
Meanwhile elsewhere..... 🧵
January 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Meanwhile elsewhere..... 🧵
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed from detention in Iran
January 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed from detention in Iran
𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 🗞️ Trump says US needs Greenland 🇬🇱 for "national security purposes" and "protecting the free world," says Greenland will "vote for independence or to come into the United States." Cannot rule out the use "military or economic coercion" to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal. 🧵
January 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 🗞️ Trump says US needs Greenland 🇬🇱 for "national security purposes" and "protecting the free world," says Greenland will "vote for independence or to come into the United States." Cannot rule out the use "military or economic coercion" to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal. 🧵
Mark Zuckerberg, on Fox News, says that Meta will "get back to its root" and get rid of fact checkers, adding community notes similar to X, instead.
January 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Mark Zuckerberg, on Fox News, says that Meta will "get back to its root" and get rid of fact checkers, adding community notes similar to X, instead.
January 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Speaking in Istanbul for SOCAR Turkey, the Azerbaijani oil giant's Turkey CEO Elchin İbadov said that SOCAR plans to invest $7B dollars in the country's petrochemicals field. İbadov added that SOCAR has become Turkey's largest foreign investor, invested a total of $18.5B in last 17 years.
January 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Speaking in Istanbul for SOCAR Turkey, the Azerbaijani oil giant's Turkey CEO Elchin İbadov said that SOCAR plans to invest $7B dollars in the country's petrochemicals field. İbadov added that SOCAR has become Turkey's largest foreign investor, invested a total of $18.5B in last 17 years.
Both supporters and critics of South Korean President Yoon have now taken to waving US insignia.
The pro-president camp has adopted the star-spangled banner, while the anti-Yoon side has hoisted up the Virginia state flag. Read why 📬 archives.internationalintrigue.io/subscribe?re...
The pro-president camp has adopted the star-spangled banner, while the anti-Yoon side has hoisted up the Virginia state flag. Read why 📬 archives.internationalintrigue.io/subscribe?re...
January 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Both supporters and critics of South Korean President Yoon have now taken to waving US insignia.
The pro-president camp has adopted the star-spangled banner, while the anti-Yoon side has hoisted up the Virginia state flag. Read why 📬 archives.internationalintrigue.io/subscribe?re...
The pro-president camp has adopted the star-spangled banner, while the anti-Yoon side has hoisted up the Virginia state flag. Read why 📬 archives.internationalintrigue.io/subscribe?re...
December 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Tbh, many of these feel like footnotes given the past two months....
December 23, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Tbh, many of these feel like footnotes given the past two months....
Did you know Walmart is investing $1.3B into Chile? @internationalintrigue.io readers did 🤭
December 20, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Did you know Walmart is investing $1.3B into Chile? @internationalintrigue.io readers did 🤭
The deadline you didn’t know was looming 👀
The deadline you didn’t know was looming - Intrigue
Nobody likes end-of-year deadlines: yes, diplomats also get mandatory annual online HR training, and yes, we absolutely phone it in. But it’s not every
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December 19, 2024 at 9:27 PM
The deadline you didn’t know was looming 👀
Ever woken up on a Monday morning and thought, you know what? Screw this. Welcome to Chrystia Freeland’s world. But why’d she do it? ⬇️
Canada’s government wobbles (again) - Intrigue
Ever woken up on a Monday morning and thought, you know what? Screw this. Well, you’ve found company in Canada’s deputy prime minister and finance
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December 17, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Ever woken up on a Monday morning and thought, you know what? Screw this. Welcome to Chrystia Freeland’s world. But why’d she do it? ⬇️
oooo the pain of 2020 layoffs hitting the global elite
December 17, 2024 at 11:36 PM
oooo the pain of 2020 layoffs hitting the global elite
President-elect Donald Trump has been making waves with a flurry of ambassadorial appointments. But who are the key players tapped to steer America's foreign policy? @internationalintrigue.io has the scoop, complete with insights from diplomats. 👀 ✍️
www.internationalintrigue.io/trumps-ambas...
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Trump’s ambassadorial line-up - Intrigue
The world now greeting Trump 2.0 is much messier than the one awaiting him back in 2017: more distracted allies, more volatile foes, and more lacklustre
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December 16, 2024 at 8:39 PM
President-elect Donald Trump has been making waves with a flurry of ambassadorial appointments. But who are the key players tapped to steer America's foreign policy? @internationalintrigue.io has the scoop, complete with insights from diplomats. 👀 ✍️
www.internationalintrigue.io/trumps-ambas...
www.internationalintrigue.io/trumps-ambas...
Reposted by Kristen Talman
diplomat's motivation levels, final months of posting
December 16, 2024 at 1:19 AM
diplomat's motivation levels, final months of posting