Ulrike Franke
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Ulrike Franke
@rikefranke.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD @ox.ac.uk. Previously at, and now teaching @SciencesPo.bsky.social. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence #miltech. Podcast host at @SicherheitsPod.de & LeCollimateur
Had the pleasure to be on NZZ Standpunkte to discuss the security situation in Europe. Thanks a lot for the invitation @nzz.ch !

Full debate: www.srf.ch/play/tv/nzz-...
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The power balance between the state and private companies is changing - because of technology, and because of war.

I gave this talk a while ago but only just now realised it was filmed. Maybe of interest 👇

Full talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMia...
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This is a sensitive topic, but an important one: when we talk about disinformation & propaganda we (rightly) think of Russia.
But how should we react when our partners - specifically the US - uses its information channels to attack our values or laws and aims to increase societal divisions?
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
And this from last Friday @sicherheitspod.de.
Although, to be clear, we don’t have information from Brussels on whether the sightings there point to a nefarious actor rather than just a stupid hobby drone pilot.
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
And this
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM