Bleddyn Bowen
@bleddb.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Astropolitics | Space warfare | Own views
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“He doesn’t see the stars - just the vast dark spaces in between.”
Books: Original Sin http://bit.ly/3JYbcIe ; War in Space http://bit.ly/34Stplv 🏴🏳️🌈 🚀🛰
Web: https://tinyurl.com/p9pt8n9n
“He doesn’t see the stars - just the vast dark spaces in between.”
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· Oct 11
Coming in 2026 in paperback - Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space! With @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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And 20-30% of the electorate want it.
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
And 20-30% of the electorate want it.
Not sure how to measure and qualify or confirm that…
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Not sure how to measure and qualify or confirm that…
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Helpful explainer from an ex-Bundeswehr officer
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Helpful explainer from an ex-Bundeswehr officer
British space sector take note...
"It's a morbid symptom, Anglo-futurism, and that's where British politics is, it is stuck with the fantasies of world leadership and renewal through deregulation. I mean, it's tragic. That's where we are."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSxc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSxc...
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
British space sector take note...
I think they call it 'institutionalisation'...
January 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM
I think they call it 'institutionalisation'...
A couple hundred jobs go in a factory and there’s journalistic and parliamentary outcry. Thousands of staff cuts across UK HE every year for a few years - a ‘lucrative export services industry’ - barely gets a mention outside the sector.
Ninety UK universities to have posted accounts so far cut 13,300 jobs last year, spending £303 million on severance pay - sector-wide total clearly going to be well in excess of predicted 10,000. Great reporting by @patrickjack.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pay-spe...
Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs
Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
A couple hundred jobs go in a factory and there’s journalistic and parliamentary outcry. Thousands of staff cuts across UK HE every year for a few years - a ‘lucrative export services industry’ - barely gets a mention outside the sector.
Heavenly desserts… devilish parking
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Heavenly desserts… devilish parking
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This is the crucial point: "The level of understanding in UK politics and media about Silicon Valley’s alliance with Trump and the geopolitical and security consequences of this appears to be non-existent." How does one inform UK politicians of the entirely foreseeable implications? 1/
If you want to understand why the Ministry of Defence’s ‘strategic partnership’ with Palantir is so profoundly dangerous, please read my latest piece open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
This is the crucial point: "The level of understanding in UK politics and media about Silicon Valley’s alliance with Trump and the geopolitical and security consequences of this appears to be non-existent." How does one inform UK politicians of the entirely foreseeable implications? 1/
One stern stare and telling off from a British Officer is all that’s needed.
January 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM
One stern stare and telling off from a British Officer is all that’s needed.
I have the perfect British Army officer in mind to see off the Americans.
January 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I have the perfect British Army officer in mind to see off the Americans.
Sounds like the final rounds of an @interpolaber.bsky.social crisis game
Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and France will participate alongside Denmark to expanded military exercises in Greenland.
Scoop with @victorjack.bsky.social and Chris Lunday www.politico.eu/article/denm...
Scoop with @victorjack.bsky.social and Chris Lunday www.politico.eu/article/denm...
Denmark and allies boost Greenland military footprint as Trump ramps up pressure
The deployment comes as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies talk of taking over the Arctic island.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Sounds like the final rounds of an @interpolaber.bsky.social crisis game
And accelerating U.S. relative decline.
January 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
And accelerating U.S. relative decline.
I'd rather talk about cats as well.
an orange and white cat is reading a book titled the art of military strategy
ALT: an orange and white cat is reading a book titled the art of military strategy
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I'd rather talk about cats as well.
OK but should the government return to the gold standard though?
January 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
OK but should the government return to the gold standard though?
Sorry, I didn't mean your comments - Trump's comments! NATO is very much in a spot of bother.
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Sorry, I didn't mean your comments - Trump's comments! NATO is very much in a spot of bother.
There's just so much wrong or besides the point in this you just can't engage with it.
Trump is going for full confrontation, maybe he kills NATO in the process...
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
There's just so much wrong or besides the point in this you just can't engage with it.
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The opening party of the French consulate in Nuuk in 2 weeks time should be interesting
January 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The opening party of the French consulate in Nuuk in 2 weeks time should be interesting
Such a shame really, some good stuff came from American IR theory before the 1970s.
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Such a shame really, some good stuff came from American IR theory before the 1970s.
Can you please amend that to 'American IR Realists/Neorealists', thanks. Might want to add 'neoliberal IR' into the mix as well.
a close up of a woman 's face with a disney logo on the bottom right
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a disney logo on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Can you please amend that to 'American IR Realists/Neorealists', thanks. Might want to add 'neoliberal IR' into the mix as well.
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Rarely have I been so in agreement with every word in a newspaper editorial as with Helsingin Sanomat's take on Trump and Greenland. I understand the need to thread somewhat carefully in international relations, but our national interests are found in supporting Denmark if Trump forces the issue.
Pääkirjoitus | Trumpin arvostelussa Suomi on Ruotsin selän takana
Suomen johdossa suomettuvat nyt suhteessa Yhdysvaltoihin juuri ne, jotka eivät takavuosina peitelleet piikkejään edeltäjiensä Venäjä-tasapainoilusta.
www.hs.fi
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Rarely have I been so in agreement with every word in a newspaper editorial as with Helsingin Sanomat's take on Trump and Greenland. I understand the need to thread somewhat carefully in international relations, but our national interests are found in supporting Denmark if Trump forces the issue.
I think it’s what Jim Hacker referred to as an ‘instant goodwill visit’ or a ‘routine surprise visit’.
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I think it’s what Jim Hacker referred to as an ‘instant goodwill visit’ or a ‘routine surprise visit’.
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The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...