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Bryan Based International Order: https://substack.com/@bryanpeeler
Author of The Persistence of Reciprocity in IHL: https://rb.gy/p39ckt
Call their bluff.
⚡️Kremlin threatens to deploy navy if Europe seizes more Russian shadow fleet vessels.
Presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev, who had served as head of the FSB intelligence agency as well as secretary of the Security Council, made the threats on Feb. 17.
Presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev, who had served as head of the FSB intelligence agency as well as secretary of the Security Council, made the threats on Feb. 17.
Kremlin threatens to deploy navy if Europe seizes more Russian shadow fleet vessels
Presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev called the European raids on shadow fleet ships "piracy," and expressed concern that the next step would be a full-fledged blockade.
kyivindependent.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Call their bluff.
I'm failing at sleep.
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I'm failing at sleep.
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(Bloomberg) -- US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signaled that the Trump administration is open to changing its broad tariffs on steel and aluminum amid pressure from business groups and trading partners.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Open to Changing Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Greer Says
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signaled that the Trump administration is open to changing its broad tariffs on steel and aluminum amid pressure from business groups and trading partners.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
(Bloomberg) -- US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signaled that the Trump administration is open to changing its broad tariffs on steel and aluminum amid pressure from business groups and trading partners.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV.
Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.
Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU
Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.
Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU
Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
When law is read in good faith, it becomes a shield. GC IV’s purpose is simple: protect human beings in war.
bit.ly
February 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV.
Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.
Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU
Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.
Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU
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Can some military expert explain why Rubio used Kapyong in his speech the other day?
I get why you include Kandahar (batting clean-up from the mess JD made). But Kapyong did not include Europe; it included Canada, Oz, and NZ, right?
www.state.gov/releases/off...
I get why you include Kandahar (batting clean-up from the mess JD made). But Kapyong did not include Europe; it included Canada, Oz, and NZ, right?
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Can some military expert explain why Rubio used Kapyong in his speech the other day?
I get why you include Kandahar (batting clean-up from the mess JD made). But Kapyong did not include Europe; it included Canada, Oz, and NZ, right?
www.state.gov/releases/off...
I get why you include Kandahar (batting clean-up from the mess JD made). But Kapyong did not include Europe; it included Canada, Oz, and NZ, right?
www.state.gov/releases/off...
So...this was just a few blocks from my house.
Winnipeg man facing drug trafficking charges
Winnipeg police say a 28-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly trafficking drugs. WPS says in January, officers began an investigation into drug trafficking at a residence along Corydon Avenue....
winnipeg.citynews.ca
February 17, 2026 at 2:35 AM
So...this was just a few blocks from my house.
Advertise your account with a gif
February 17, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Advertise your account with a gif
How's this working out?
universityaffairs.ca/features/man...
universityaffairs.ca/features/man...
February 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
How's this working out?
universityaffairs.ca/features/man...
universityaffairs.ca/features/man...
Congrats to everyone who fought against this!
A proposed bylaw to limit “nuisance” protests is expected to be shelved Tuesday after the city councillor who pushed it forward said he changed his mind in the face of public feedback, including some criticism he described as “misinformation.”
Councillor to shelve controversial ‘nuisance’ bylaw proposal
A proposed bylaw to limit “nuisance” protests is expected to be shelved Tuesday after the city councillor who pushed it forward said he changed his mind in the face of public feedback, including some criticism he described as “misinformation.”
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Congrats to everyone who fought against this!
Canadian universities aren't adequately preparing the next generation to implement feminist foreign policy. Robust training in feminist theory and methodology is essential.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Canadian universities aren't adequately preparing the next generation to implement feminist foreign policy. Robust training in feminist theory and methodology is essential.
doi.org/10.1177/0020...
doi.org/10.1177/0020...
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It’s impossible to overstate how much the movie version of 300 broke men’s brains.
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
It’s impossible to overstate how much the movie version of 300 broke men’s brains.
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Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.
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“We did not rebel, we defended and maintained rights which we enjoyed and had neither forfeited nor sold.”
Commemorating Louis Riel today, the great Métis leader & defender of rights whose efforts continue to be misunderstood as "rebellion", but were really a remarkable story of resistance.
Commemorating Louis Riel today, the great Métis leader & defender of rights whose efforts continue to be misunderstood as "rebellion", but were really a remarkable story of resistance.
February 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
“We did not rebel, we defended and maintained rights which we enjoyed and had neither forfeited nor sold.”
Commemorating Louis Riel today, the great Métis leader & defender of rights whose efforts continue to be misunderstood as "rebellion", but were really a remarkable story of resistance.
Commemorating Louis Riel today, the great Métis leader & defender of rights whose efforts continue to be misunderstood as "rebellion", but were really a remarkable story of resistance.
Always. Read. Stewart.
In @thewalrus.ca, I argue it's time we talk about what the US administration really is, and what that means for Canada's survival. thewalrus.ca/canada-is-be...
February 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Always. Read. Stewart.
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Well, here is a rather interesting addendum to the Davos speech: Talks led by Mark Carney to create an EU-TPP super-bloc. Sans the U.S. www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
February 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Well, here is a rather interesting addendum to the Davos speech: Talks led by Mark Carney to create an EU-TPP super-bloc. Sans the U.S. www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
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CANADA'S CARNEY: ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF TRADE NEGOTIATOR TO THE US
February 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
CANADA'S CARNEY: ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF TRADE NEGOTIATOR TO THE US
LinkedIn is really pushing a racist report by a Canadian think tank about Canadian immigration policy for me to read.
a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up and says `` not gonna do it ''
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up and says `` not gonna do it ''
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
LinkedIn is really pushing a racist report by a Canadian think tank about Canadian immigration policy for me to read.
*stares in International Democratic Union*
Your regular reminder that the single greatest threat to 🇪🇺integration & transatlantic security & prosperity is neither 🇨🇳, nor 🇷🇺, nor any other external threat, but rather the authoritarian calls coming from inside the house.
Puke. Marco Rubio praised Viktor Orbán’s leadership as “essential” to US interests, saying Donald Trump is “deeply committed” to the Hungarian premier’s success ahead of critical parliamentary elections. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
*stares in International Democratic Union*
*sigh*
February 16, 2026 at 12:33 PM
*sigh*
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Again, when folks say this 2nd thing 👇, I have no idea why they believe this is case.
Xi Jinping is 72, just purged the military, & the amount people in 🇪🇺 & elsewhere know about 🇨🇳 internal politics, relative to what they know about 🇺🇸 domestic politics/Trump, is miniscule 🤷♂️
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Xi Jinping is 72, just purged the military, & the amount people in 🇪🇺 & elsewhere know about 🇨🇳 internal politics, relative to what they know about 🇺🇸 domestic politics/Trump, is miniscule 🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Again, when folks say this 2nd thing 👇, I have no idea why they believe this is case.
Xi Jinping is 72, just purged the military, & the amount people in 🇪🇺 & elsewhere know about 🇨🇳 internal politics, relative to what they know about 🇺🇸 domestic politics/Trump, is miniscule 🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Xi Jinping is 72, just purged the military, & the amount people in 🇪🇺 & elsewhere know about 🇨🇳 internal politics, relative to what they know about 🇺🇸 domestic politics/Trump, is miniscule 🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
More reading to do!
What were F.A. Hayek’s insights on international order and what was his beef with E.H. Carr on this theme? A follow up to my article in @iajournal.bsky.social
E. H. Carr and F. A. Hayek: the road to international order - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)
What does Hayek have to say that may interest approaches to the political economy of state formation and thinking on ‘the international’ today?
www.ppesydney.net
February 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
More reading to do!
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Yeah, those who want Ru to win in Ukraine or at least don’t want to do anything to contain its expansionism in Europe always use this sophism.
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Yeah, those who want Ru to win in Ukraine or at least don’t want to do anything to contain its expansionism in Europe always use this sophism.
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Marco Rubio didn't mention Russia or the Ukraine war in his speech on European security. Not once in his prepared remarks.
But he did push a racial/religious supremacist version of Western civilization and chastise them for immigration.
Basically the same speech as Hegseth, less boorishly phrased.
But he did push a racial/religious supremacist version of Western civilization and chastise them for immigration.
Basically the same speech as Hegseth, less boorishly phrased.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Marco Rubio didn't mention Russia or the Ukraine war in his speech on European security. Not once in his prepared remarks.
But he did push a racial/religious supremacist version of Western civilization and chastise them for immigration.
Basically the same speech as Hegseth, less boorishly phrased.
But he did push a racial/religious supremacist version of Western civilization and chastise them for immigration.
Basically the same speech as Hegseth, less boorishly phrased.
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Yeah that was weird as hell. I’ll be writing about it tomorrow.
Also, I'm not sure he has clearly implied out loud before [checks notes] 'Europe needs to resume colonisation and imperial expansionism without guilt and then we'll get along with you fine', but I think I caught that. Maybe mine ears do play tricks on me.
February 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Yeah that was weird as hell. I’ll be writing about it tomorrow.