Henrik Breitenbauch
@breitenbauch.bsky.social
Dean, Royal Danish Defence College. BoD, Innovation Fund Denmark. On strategy, security, and social sciences. Usual disclaimers apply.
Eliot Cohen: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Hegseth’s Headlong Pursuit of Academic Mediocrity
His military-education reforms seem designed to ensure fighting men can’t think and thinking men can’t fight.
www.theatlantic.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Eliot Cohen: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Kyiv calling! jobb.ui.se/jobs/5906383...
Director of the European Think Tank Office in Kyiv - Utrikespolitiska institutet
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) is establishing a European Think Tank Office in Kyiv through the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS). This Office will serve a...
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May 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Kyiv calling! jobb.ui.se/jobs/5906383...
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Norway has for the first time ever a national security strategy. The government presented it today, symbolically on the 80th anniversary of VE day. www.nrk.no/norge/regjer... Press release: www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/-...
Regjeringa legg fram ny sikkerheitsstrategi
«Den mest alvorlege sikkerheitspolitiske situasjonen sidan andre verdskrig», har regjeringa sagt fleire gonger. Slik skal dei møte han.
www.nrk.no
May 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Norway has for the first time ever a national security strategy. The government presented it today, symbolically on the 80th anniversary of VE day. www.nrk.no/norge/regjer... Press release: www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/-...
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Hi Everyone, I'm delighted to be able to say that @alanderminna.bsky.social first post (free for everyone) has just been released on the Substack. She discusses the reports of Russian military preparations against the Baltics and Nordics.
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open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Russia Is Preparing For More
Developments Along the Northeastern Front
open.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Hi Everyone, I'm delighted to be able to say that @alanderminna.bsky.social first post (free for everyone) has just been released on the Substack. She discusses the reports of Russian military preparations against the Baltics and Nordics.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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This is an important article: contrary to popular belief, the decline of citizens’ willingness to fight for their country is not permanent.
Proximity to ongoing conflicts actually increases the willingness to fight.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Proximity to ongoing conflicts actually increases the willingness to fight.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Fighting for their country: How proximate conflict shapes citizens’ attitudes | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Fighting for their country: How proximate conflict shapes citizens’ attitudes
www.cambridge.org
April 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is an important article: contrary to popular belief, the decline of citizens’ willingness to fight for their country is not permanent.
Proximity to ongoing conflicts actually increases the willingness to fight.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Proximity to ongoing conflicts actually increases the willingness to fight.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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We at @sjms.bsky.social not only have the nicest notebooks, but we also:
-Want your manuscripts in the broad field of military studies
-Exclusively publish open-access articles
Read more here: sjms.nu
#CivMilSky
-Want your manuscripts in the broad field of military studies
-Exclusively publish open-access articles
Read more here: sjms.nu
#CivMilSky
April 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We at @sjms.bsky.social not only have the nicest notebooks, but we also:
-Want your manuscripts in the broad field of military studies
-Exclusively publish open-access articles
Read more here: sjms.nu
#CivMilSky
-Want your manuscripts in the broad field of military studies
-Exclusively publish open-access articles
Read more here: sjms.nu
#CivMilSky
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“The West should not be fooled by any “gestures of good will” coming from Moscow. They are always calculated to influence the information space in Russia’s favor.”
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51174
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51174
Opinion: Putin’s ‘Easter Truce’: Lies as Weapons, Western Silence as Complicity
The West should not be fooled by any “gestures of good will” coming from Moscow. They are always calculated to influence the information space in Russia’s favor.
www.kyivpost.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“The West should not be fooled by any “gestures of good will” coming from Moscow. They are always calculated to influence the information space in Russia’s favor.”
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51174
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51174
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Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Head Sergey Naryshkin threatened a Russian attack against NATO states in response to NATO states building up their defenses in line with US President Donald Trump's push for Europe to increase its defense capabilities. isw.pub/UkrWar041525
April 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Head Sergey Naryshkin threatened a Russian attack against NATO states in response to NATO states building up their defenses in line with US President Donald Trump's push for Europe to increase its defense capabilities. isw.pub/UkrWar041525
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“One of the great allures of military power is that it promises to bring conflicts to a quick and decisive conclusion. In practice, it rarely does.” A superb essay from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/age-forever-...
www.foreignaffairs.com/age-forever-...
The Age of Forever Wars
Why military strategy no longer delivers victory.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“One of the great allures of military power is that it promises to bring conflicts to a quick and decisive conclusion. In practice, it rarely does.” A superb essay from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/age-forever-...
www.foreignaffairs.com/age-forever-...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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“Washington would be particularly unwise to go it alone in a complex global competition. By retreating to a sphere of influence in the Western hemisphere, the United States would cede the rest of the world to a globally engaged China.”
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/undere...
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/undere...
Underestimating China
Success in great-power competition requires rigorous and unsentimental net assessment. Yet the American estimation of China has lurched from one extreme to the other. For decades, Americans registered...
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Washington would be particularly unwise to go it alone in a complex global competition. By retreating to a sphere of influence in the Western hemisphere, the United States would cede the rest of the world to a globally engaged China.”
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/undere...
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/undere...
Ben Jensen on achieving battlefield mass with AI mwi.westpoint.edu/the-converge...
The Convergence Conundrum: Achieving Mass in the Era of Artificial Intelligence - Modern War Institute
Mass has long been a cornerstone of military strategy. Traditionally defined as the concentration of combat power at a decisive point to overwhelm the adversary, this principle remains as relevant to ...
mwi.westpoint.edu
April 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Ben Jensen on achieving battlefield mass with AI mwi.westpoint.edu/the-converge...
Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints
An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think ...
www.washingtonpost.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"In Greenland what we saw was American imperialism with no clothes. Naked and vain."
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The Imperialism Has no Clothes
JD Vance in Greenland
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March 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"In Greenland what we saw was American imperialism with no clothes. Naked and vain."
snyder.substack.com/p/vance-in-g...
snyder.substack.com/p/vance-in-g...
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I agree 100 per cent. It is essential that Europeans don’t fall for this US/Russian stitch up, which will strengthen Russia, weaken Ukraine, and undermine the security of the rest of Europe.
Hi All, just released this free post outlining the Black Sea Ceasefire and how the Trump and Putin governments have basically tried to box Ukraine (and Europe) in. It was (another) betrayal of Ukraine where the US pretended to be friendly, but knifed it in the back.
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open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Ukraine Was Just Knifed In The Back
And The Ukrainians Know It
open.substack.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I agree 100 per cent. It is essential that Europeans don’t fall for this US/Russian stitch up, which will strengthen Russia, weaken Ukraine, and undermine the security of the rest of Europe.
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With or Without the US, NATO Exercises Are Priceless | "Political uncertainty doesn’t change the critical need for alliance forces to practice warfighting together." @elisabethbraw.bsky.social
With or Without the US, NATO Exercises Are Priceless
Political uncertainty doesn’t change the critical need for alliance forces to practice warfighting together.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
With or Without the US, NATO Exercises Are Priceless | "Political uncertainty doesn’t change the critical need for alliance forces to practice warfighting together." @elisabethbraw.bsky.social
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What we invest in defence is how we value our defence.
The White Paper we present today is our proposal for working together for European Defence in the EU.
And the ReArm Europe Plan brings the financing possibilities to it.
The White Paper we present today is our proposal for working together for European Defence in the EU.
And the ReArm Europe Plan brings the financing possibilities to it.
March 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What we invest in defence is how we value our defence.
The White Paper we present today is our proposal for working together for European Defence in the EU.
And the ReArm Europe Plan brings the financing possibilities to it.
The White Paper we present today is our proposal for working together for European Defence in the EU.
And the ReArm Europe Plan brings the financing possibilities to it.
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Brilliant podcast with clear messages from @shashj.bsky.social and @camillegrand.bsky.social
Good to listen to these voices of reason especially when Germany is a little handicaped in its ability to play along. Bottom line: Yes, we can!
Good to listen to these voices of reason especially when Germany is a little handicaped in its ability to play along. Bottom line: Yes, we can!
March 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Brilliant podcast with clear messages from @shashj.bsky.social and @camillegrand.bsky.social
Good to listen to these voices of reason especially when Germany is a little handicaped in its ability to play along. Bottom line: Yes, we can!
Good to listen to these voices of reason especially when Germany is a little handicaped in its ability to play along. Bottom line: Yes, we can!
@camillegrand.bsky.social on Brussels Sprouts with @jteurope.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/b...
Can Europe Fight Back with Shashank Joshi and Camille Grand
Podcast Episode · Brussels Sprouts · 07/03/2025 · 1h 13m
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March 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
@camillegrand.bsky.social on Brussels Sprouts with @jteurope.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/b...
NATO SACT Vandier: www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
NATO to ask allies for 30% capability boost, top commander says
“We’re at a moment in time where everything is important, we’re lacking everything, and so we have to be quite astute,” said French Adm. Pierre Vandier.
www.defensenews.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
NATO SACT Vandier: www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
