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Tensions within the Pentagon hint at possible internal power struggles. This is an age of uncertainty, as the rise of far-right movements and the dismantling of military legal structures shape U.S. defence strategies and execution.
October 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Tensions within the Pentagon hint at possible internal power struggles. This is an age of uncertainty, as the rise of far-right movements and the dismantling of military legal structures shape U.S. defence strategies and execution.
The rise of right-wing extremism in Europe may threaten democratic values and support for Ukraine, but supporting Ukraine is crucial to preventing adverse political outcomes for Europe and sustaining global democratic values.
October 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The rise of right-wing extremism in Europe may threaten democratic values and support for Ukraine, but supporting Ukraine is crucial to preventing adverse political outcomes for Europe and sustaining global democratic values.
Recent US sanctions on Russia lack significant impact despite initial positive impressions that they are hard-hitting. And the lifting of deep strike munitions restrictions by the US is welcomed but raises questions about missile stocks.
October 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Recent US sanctions on Russia lack significant impact despite initial positive impressions that they are hard-hitting. And the lifting of deep strike munitions restrictions by the US is welcomed but raises questions about missile stocks.
Trump's inconsistent responses to Russia are creating mixed signals in Europe. As a result of this and other factors, war fatigue is affecting Western media and political classes but may also be impacting Russian public and military morale
October 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump's inconsistent responses to Russia are creating mixed signals in Europe. As a result of this and other factors, war fatigue is affecting Western media and political classes but may also be impacting Russian public and military morale
What explains the hesitancy of European allies in provision of military aid to Ukraine, that dropped in the second half of 2025. Is uncertainty over US policy decisions to blame and is Europe waiting in vain for consensus to emerge?
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What explains the hesitancy of European allies in provision of military aid to Ukraine, that dropped in the second half of 2025. Is uncertainty over US policy decisions to blame and is Europe waiting in vain for consensus to emerge?
7/ 🧵 If Ukraine fails, then millions of Ukrainian refugees will pour into Central and Western Europe. And of course, Russia will absorb tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops that will be forced into the Red Army. A massive failure. @general_ben - youtu.be/_-UMzcA3TK0
September 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
7/ 🧵 If Ukraine fails, then millions of Ukrainian refugees will pour into Central and Western Europe. And of course, Russia will absorb tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops that will be forced into the Red Army. A massive failure. @general_ben - youtu.be/_-UMzcA3TK0
6/ 🧵 The head of NATO has said if China invades Taiwan, it's highly likely Russia will have complete impunity to challenge Article 5. If no action is taken, NATO will be defunct, and Putin will have achieved one of his long-term objectives, to destroy Western liberal alliance.
September 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
6/ 🧵 The head of NATO has said if China invades Taiwan, it's highly likely Russia will have complete impunity to challenge Article 5. If no action is taken, NATO will be defunct, and Putin will have achieved one of his long-term objectives, to destroy Western liberal alliance.
5/ 🧵 The Ukrainian Intelligence service, GUR, is focusing on accountability for Russian military actions. There will be consequences for officials responsible for attacks in Ukraine, from Bucha to Mariupol. We are seeing a new Mossad take shape, to bring justice to Russians.
September 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
5/ 🧵 The Ukrainian Intelligence service, GUR, is focusing on accountability for Russian military actions. There will be consequences for officials responsible for attacks in Ukraine, from Bucha to Mariupol. We are seeing a new Mossad take shape, to bring justice to Russians.
4/ 🧵 The failure to support Ukraine, to even call Russia the aggressor, is increasing the chances that Ukraine fails. Unless Europe can fill that gap, Russia will feel emboldened to take on NATO by attacking a NATO country such as Latvia because they believe US is not committed.
September 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
4/ 🧵 The failure to support Ukraine, to even call Russia the aggressor, is increasing the chances that Ukraine fails. Unless Europe can fill that gap, Russia will feel emboldened to take on NATO by attacking a NATO country such as Latvia because they believe US is not committed.
3/ 🧵 We are at war with Russia even if it doesn't feel like a full-blown conflict. Our leaders should talk about it that way – we're at war with Russia. Whether or not it turns fully kinetic depends on how we respond. The Russians are steadily pushing to find where that limit is.
September 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
3/ 🧵 We are at war with Russia even if it doesn't feel like a full-blown conflict. Our leaders should talk about it that way – we're at war with Russia. Whether or not it turns fully kinetic depends on how we respond. The Russians are steadily pushing to find where that limit is.
2/ 🧵 Attacks on US investments, EU diplomatic territory, the EBRD, and the UK’s British Council in Ukraine, show Russia may be prepared to test Article 5 and unity between Europe and US. Would Russia try a major sub-threshold provocation or attack to test the Western alliance?
September 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
2/ 🧵 Attacks on US investments, EU diplomatic territory, the EBRD, and the UK’s British Council in Ukraine, show Russia may be prepared to test Article 5 and unity between Europe and US. Would Russia try a major sub-threshold provocation or attack to test the Western alliance?
1/ 🧵 Ukraine's long-range precision strikes expose Russia's vulnerability in oil and gas infrastructure. Why Russian air defences fall short and what are the implications of Ukrainian actions on Russia's resources and global energy markets. @general_ben - youtu.be/_-UMzcA3TK0
September 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
1/ 🧵 Ukraine's long-range precision strikes expose Russia's vulnerability in oil and gas infrastructure. Why Russian air defences fall short and what are the implications of Ukrainian actions on Russia's resources and global energy markets. @general_ben - youtu.be/_-UMzcA3TK0
6/🧵The Oval office low looks like a tyrant’s boudoir, decked out in cheap gold leaf slapped on DIY store mouldings. Has Trump’s regime overreached, in terms of style, policy and substance, as resistance within U.S. military against his policies grows. youtu.be/tikg02TOfuc
August 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
6/🧵The Oval office low looks like a tyrant’s boudoir, decked out in cheap gold leaf slapped on DIY store mouldings. Has Trump’s regime overreached, in terms of style, policy and substance, as resistance within U.S. military against his policies grows. youtu.be/tikg02TOfuc
5/🧵Is the Greenland campaign part of a covert operations, or are we seeing strategic incompetence of a chaotic regime unfold? How will this undemocratic and aggressive stance towards an ally affect the unity of the coalition trying to resist the rising tide of authoritarianism?
August 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
5/🧵Is the Greenland campaign part of a covert operations, or are we seeing strategic incompetence of a chaotic regime unfold? How will this undemocratic and aggressive stance towards an ally affect the unity of the coalition trying to resist the rising tide of authoritarianism?
4/🧵The dynamics of incipient tyranny are becoming more obvious in the US. Troops deployed to cities, and send to fawn over the dictator, Vladimir Putin. Undermining the Federal Reserve’s independence and fears of increasing partisanship damaging the quality of U.S. governance.
August 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
4/🧵The dynamics of incipient tyranny are becoming more obvious in the US. Troops deployed to cities, and send to fawn over the dictator, Vladimir Putin. Undermining the Federal Reserve’s independence and fears of increasing partisanship damaging the quality of U.S. governance.
3/🧵There are terrifying historical parallels between current the U.S. situation and 1930s Germany and the rise of fascist tyranny there, claims General Ben Hodges. Living in Germany, he is acutely aware of the history of the period, and how German now look at the US with horror.
August 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
3/🧵There are terrifying historical parallels between current the U.S. situation and 1930s Germany and the rise of fascist tyranny there, claims General Ben Hodges. Living in Germany, he is acutely aware of the history of the period, and how German now look at the US with horror.
2/ 🧵How far is the US approach to ending the war in Ukraine – chaotic, incoherent and lacking strategy – shaped and distorted by Trump’s admiration for tyrants, envy of Putin’s authoritarian style, and desire to emulate the methods that have kept him in power for 25 bloody years.
August 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
2/ 🧵How far is the US approach to ending the war in Ukraine – chaotic, incoherent and lacking strategy – shaped and distorted by Trump’s admiration for tyrants, envy of Putin’s authoritarian style, and desire to emulate the methods that have kept him in power for 25 bloody years.
5/ 🧵 Ukraine's tactical shift points to a 'siege of Moscow' through disruption of resources and logistics. The strategic pattern is becoming clearer as Ukraine closes airports, oil refineries and transit routes for oil and gas products @general-ben.bsky.social -
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August 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
5/ 🧵 Ukraine's tactical shift points to a 'siege of Moscow' through disruption of resources and logistics. The strategic pattern is becoming clearer as Ukraine closes airports, oil refineries and transit routes for oil and gas products @general-ben.bsky.social -
youtu.be/_-UMzcA3TK0
youtu.be/_-UMzcA3TK0
4/ 🧵 Trump's inconsistent support for Ukraine risks emboldening Russia and China. The Western strategic void risks giving Russia free reign over Europe and threatening NATO's foundations. European leaders must act decisively without expecting US intervention to restore order.
August 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
4/ 🧵 Trump's inconsistent support for Ukraine risks emboldening Russia and China. The Western strategic void risks giving Russia free reign over Europe and threatening NATO's foundations. European leaders must act decisively without expecting US intervention to restore order.
3/ 🧵 Will Putin face repercussions for his global aggression? Possibly not, as the world's largest war since WWII is happening against the backdrop of a US sliding towards tyranny, resembling a pattern seen in Germany of the 1930s, with capitulation of industry to an autocrat.
August 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
3/ 🧵 Will Putin face repercussions for his global aggression? Possibly not, as the world's largest war since WWII is happening against the backdrop of a US sliding towards tyranny, resembling a pattern seen in Germany of the 1930s, with capitulation of industry to an autocrat.
2/ 🧵 US indifference, posturing and weakness may embolden Russia to challenge NATO by potentially targeting Latvia and other counties. The attacks on EU and UK assets may be an incremental strategic stepping stone towards a full Article 5 provocation.
August 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
2/ 🧵 US indifference, posturing and weakness may embolden Russia to challenge NATO by potentially targeting Latvia and other counties. The attacks on EU and UK assets may be an incremental strategic stepping stone towards a full Article 5 provocation.
How Russia's wartime economy and Putin's strategic isolation could impact the war. The implications of North Korea potentially supplying engineers to Russian defence. @anderspucknielsen.dk - youtu.be/nRhAoDFP3kw
July 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How Russia's wartime economy and Putin's strategic isolation could impact the war. The implications of North Korea potentially supplying engineers to Russian defence. @anderspucknielsen.dk - youtu.be/nRhAoDFP3kw
Tokyo questions U.S. reliability amid shifting defence priorities in the Pacific. Strategic betrayal whispers amongst allies as U.S. foreign policy shifts. Eldridge Colby's new Pentagon strategy focuses on the Indo-Pacific over Europe.
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July 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Tokyo questions U.S. reliability amid shifting defence priorities in the Pacific. Strategic betrayal whispers amongst allies as U.S. foreign policy shifts. Eldridge Colby's new Pentagon strategy focuses on the Indo-Pacific over Europe.
youtu.be/wwLPNBz1zwA
youtu.be/wwLPNBz1zwA
Former NATO chief warns U.S. pullback sends wrong signals to global allies. New authoritarian axis challenges Western rule, testing alliances globally. Crucial global order threatens to crumble as powerful nations prioritize their own interests.
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July 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Former NATO chief warns U.S. pullback sends wrong signals to global allies. New authoritarian axis challenges Western rule, testing alliances globally. Crucial global order threatens to crumble as powerful nations prioritize their own interests.
youtu.be/wwLPNBz1zwA
youtu.be/wwLPNBz1zwA
North Korean soldiers heading to Russia, U.S. aid to Ukraine stalls, and rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Join us to understand how these shifts impact global stability and democracy's future. North Korean troops reportedly head to Russia, escalating the conflict from afar
youtu.be/wwLPNBz1zwA
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July 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
North Korean soldiers heading to Russia, U.S. aid to Ukraine stalls, and rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Join us to understand how these shifts impact global stability and democracy's future. North Korean troops reportedly head to Russia, escalating the conflict from afar
youtu.be/wwLPNBz1zwA
youtu.be/wwLPNBz1zwA