Marco 🇬🇧
@marco-ukii.bsky.social
International Relations, Law & Policy; also a photographer. Pro-democracy, Pro-biodiversity.
The Big Apple starts to go rotten.
March 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The Big Apple starts to go rotten.
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March 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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2020 - Trump attempts to overturn an election.
2025 - his Vice-President tries to lecture European leaders on Democracy.
The Irony.
2025 - his Vice-President tries to lecture European leaders on Democracy.
The Irony.
February 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
2020 - Trump attempts to overturn an election.
2025 - his Vice-President tries to lecture European leaders on Democracy.
The Irony.
2025 - his Vice-President tries to lecture European leaders on Democracy.
The Irony.
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This is a fascinating turn of events
January 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is a fascinating turn of events
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"Ukraine's victory is only 'unrealistic' if we let Putin define reality. We should stop doing that." - Lithuainian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 3:37 PM
"Ukraine's victory is only 'unrealistic' if we let Putin define reality. We should stop doing that." - Lithuainian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social
Putin weaponises migration - creating migration flows to the benefit of populists who exploit anti-immigration sentiment while, more often than not, aligning with Putin.
December 8, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Putin weaponises migration - creating migration flows to the benefit of populists who exploit anti-immigration sentiment while, more often than not, aligning with Putin.
Russia didn't 'lose interest' in Syria, they were unable to resource their ambition and caught by surprise. Let's not provide cover for Putin's humiliation.
December 8, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Russia didn't 'lose interest' in Syria, they were unable to resource their ambition and caught by surprise. Let's not provide cover for Putin's humiliation.
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Anyone arguing that Russian access to the Syrian naval base at Tartus or the airfield at Latakia is not of major strategic benefit to Russia is covering for Putin. They are the two key facilities to project Russian power into the Mediterranean. W/o them, Russia is much weaker.
December 7, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Anyone arguing that Russian access to the Syrian naval base at Tartus or the airfield at Latakia is not of major strategic benefit to Russia is covering for Putin. They are the two key facilities to project Russian power into the Mediterranean. W/o them, Russia is much weaker.
Humiliating times for Russia’s ambitions in the Middle East.
It's intervention in Syria was lauded by many as a decisive, masterstroke by Putin - a symbol of Russian revival.
Perhaps time to revise the verdict...
It's intervention in Syria was lauded by many as a decisive, masterstroke by Putin - a symbol of Russian revival.
Perhaps time to revise the verdict...
December 7, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Humiliating times for Russia’s ambitions in the Middle East.
It's intervention in Syria was lauded by many as a decisive, masterstroke by Putin - a symbol of Russian revival.
Perhaps time to revise the verdict...
It's intervention in Syria was lauded by many as a decisive, masterstroke by Putin - a symbol of Russian revival.
Perhaps time to revise the verdict...
'To Defend Democracy, We Must Play to Win'
To Defend Democracy, We Must Play to Win
The West has fundamentally miscalculated in its hesitant support for Ukraine, driven by a misguided pragmatism—a belief that power can somehow be 'balanced' in a conflict where balance is an illusion. Power, especially in the hands of
The West has fundamentally miscalculated in its hesitant support for Ukraine, driven by a misguided pragmatism—a belief that power can somehow be 'balanced' in a conflict where balance is an illusion. Power, especially in the hands of
December 7, 2024 at 4:01 PM
'To Defend Democracy, We Must Play to Win'
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FBI, together with international partners, disrupted Kremlin's AI bot farm spreading anti-Ukraine sentiments.
Reminder to everyone: there is no need to debate with the crypto/"US patriot" accounts on X, unless you're interested in arguing with AI.
Fortunately, they're not yet here.
Reminder to everyone: there is no need to debate with the crypto/"US patriot" accounts on X, unless you're interested in arguing with AI.
Fortunately, they're not yet here.
December 5, 2024 at 8:13 AM
FBI, together with international partners, disrupted Kremlin's AI bot farm spreading anti-Ukraine sentiments.
Reminder to everyone: there is no need to debate with the crypto/"US patriot" accounts on X, unless you're interested in arguing with AI.
Fortunately, they're not yet here.
Reminder to everyone: there is no need to debate with the crypto/"US patriot" accounts on X, unless you're interested in arguing with AI.
Fortunately, they're not yet here.
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⚡️UK boosts Kyiv's arsenal with more Storm Shadows amid Starmer's support pledge, Bloomberg reports.
Officials speaking to Bloomberg confirmed that the missiles were supplied before the U.K. and the U.S. authorized Ukraine to target locations inside Russia with long-range weapons.
Officials speaking to Bloomberg confirmed that the missiles were supplied before the U.K. and the U.S. authorized Ukraine to target locations inside Russia with long-range weapons.
UK boosts Kyiv's arsenal with more Storm Shadows amid Starmer's support pledge, Bloomberg reports
Officials speaking to Bloomberg confirmed that the missiles were supplied before the U.K. and the U.S. authorized Ukraine to target locations inside Russia with long-range weapons.
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:51 AM
⚡️UK boosts Kyiv's arsenal with more Storm Shadows amid Starmer's support pledge, Bloomberg reports.
Officials speaking to Bloomberg confirmed that the missiles were supplied before the U.K. and the U.S. authorized Ukraine to target locations inside Russia with long-range weapons.
Officials speaking to Bloomberg confirmed that the missiles were supplied before the U.K. and the U.S. authorized Ukraine to target locations inside Russia with long-range weapons.
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November 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
There are no "red lines" when it comes to support for Ukraine, the French Foreign Minister has told the BBC.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No 'red lines' in Ukraine support, French foreign minister tells BBC
Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:22 AM
There are no "red lines" when it comes to support for Ukraine, the French Foreign Minister has told the BBC.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Orban's Hungary has no place in the EU or in NATO.
November 23, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Orban's Hungary has no place in the EU or in NATO.
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This has led to a absurd situation, in which Orbán is considered a rock star in the US even though his political decisions and EU voting is undermining the American interests in the geopolitical arena.
But hey, at least he´s "anti-woke"!
Ping: @marcthiessen
24/24
But hey, at least he´s "anti-woke"!
Ping: @marcthiessen
24/24
November 23, 2024 at 2:01 PM
This has led to a absurd situation, in which Orbán is considered a rock star in the US even though his political decisions and EU voting is undermining the American interests in the geopolitical arena.
But hey, at least he´s "anti-woke"!
Ping: @marcthiessen
24/24
But hey, at least he´s "anti-woke"!
Ping: @marcthiessen
24/24
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"Be in no doubt that UK government is stepping up our support for Ukraine, determined to continue doubling down our support for Ukraine." – Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey.
Thank you!
Thank you!
November 22, 2024 at 10:12 AM
"Be in no doubt that UK government is stepping up our support for Ukraine, determined to continue doubling down our support for Ukraine." – Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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No-one will stop Putin with phone calls. The attack last night, one of the biggest in this war, has proved that telephone diplomacy cannot replace real support from the whole West for Ukraine. The next weeks will be decisive, not only for the war itself, but also for our future.
November 17, 2024 at 1:33 PM
No-one will stop Putin with phone calls. The attack last night, one of the biggest in this war, has proved that telephone diplomacy cannot replace real support from the whole West for Ukraine. The next weeks will be decisive, not only for the war itself, but also for our future.
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This is spot on from @ioponomarenko.bsky.social Not only has the Biden administration’s ‘escalation terror’ prolonged this war, and given Putin time to mobilise, it has emboldened others like Iran & China who now perceive the U.S. & the West now have little stomach to defend the post-WW2 order.
I feel genuinely devastated, and you know why.
November 17, 2024 at 9:15 PM
This is spot on from @ioponomarenko.bsky.social Not only has the Biden administration’s ‘escalation terror’ prolonged this war, and given Putin time to mobilise, it has emboldened others like Iran & China who now perceive the U.S. & the West now have little stomach to defend the post-WW2 order.
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An excellent article from my friend @alanderminna.bsky.social:
“Russia has been able to cultivate its hybrid interference strategies almost with impunity due to lack of political willingness in European capitals to attribute and counter its hostile actions.”
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
“Russia has been able to cultivate its hybrid interference strategies almost with impunity due to lack of political willingness in European capitals to attribute and counter its hostile actions.”
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: Lessons from the Nordic-Baltic Region on Countering Russian Gray Zone Aggression
A coordinated multilateral response will be more effective than a national one.
carnegieendowment.org
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 AM
An excellent article from my friend @alanderminna.bsky.social:
“Russia has been able to cultivate its hybrid interference strategies almost with impunity due to lack of political willingness in European capitals to attribute and counter its hostile actions.”
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
“Russia has been able to cultivate its hybrid interference strategies almost with impunity due to lack of political willingness in European capitals to attribute and counter its hostile actions.”
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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North Korea ‘supplying Russia’ with long-range rocket and artillery systems
https://www.ft.com/content/83ad844b-8ebd-45a9-9c12-9c4c8506e25b
https://www.ft.com/content/83ad844b-8ebd-45a9-9c12-9c4c8506e25b
North Korea ‘supplying Russia’ with long-range rocket and artillery systems
Ukrainian intelligence says weapons being sent to Russia’s Kursk region to attack Kyiv’s forces
www.ft.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM
North Korea ‘supplying Russia’ with long-range rocket and artillery systems
https://www.ft.com/content/83ad844b-8ebd-45a9-9c12-9c4c8506e25b
https://www.ft.com/content/83ad844b-8ebd-45a9-9c12-9c4c8506e25b
