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Verneri Nevalainen
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Mostly into topics related to Baltic Sea region. Following events in the Red Sea.
Naval point of view. Repost≠Endorsement..
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Access to more data does not mean possession of greater knowledge. usni.org/magazines/p...
The Transparency Trap: Risks of Deception in the Age of OSINT | Proceedings - January 2025 Vol. 151/1/1,463
Access to more data does not mean possession of greater knowledge.
www.usni.org
January 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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This live-fly demonstration marked the first time an F-35 shared classified data in real-time with a non-U.S. Command and Control system, utilising open systems technology.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=55053
December 4, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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Your friendly reminder that suspected cable sabotage is not the only trouble in the Baltic Sea.

Russia is also interfering with AIS & other navigational tools used by ships. That leads to delays and can cause collisions.

foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/04/r...

(Me @foreignpolicy.com. No paywall.)
The Baltic Sea’s Bad Actors
Russian and Chinese gray-zone aggression prove that dreams of a peaceful “NATO lake” were premature.
foreignpolicy.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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The Hunt for the Yi Peng 3:

If Danish (and/or other) officials board the Baltic Sea cable suspect, what should they do?

That's a more difficult question than it may seem.

(No boarding has taken place so far.)

Me @foreignpolicy.com (no paywall)
foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/20/w...
Will Denmark Expose Chinese-Russian Sabotage in the Baltic?
The Danish Navy is circling a suspicious Chinese ship off its coast—but deterring ill-intentioned merchant vessels presents a geopolitical dilemma.
foreignpolicy.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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Analysed for @carnegieendow.bsky.social the multidimensional challenge that Russian hybrid warfare poses to European countries. Democratic societies are vulnerable to attacks in ways that can’t fully be prevented if democracy is to prevail. That requires flexibility and creativity in responding.
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 6:54 PM
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