Corporal Frisk
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Robin Häggblom, Finnish defence and national security analyst, Senior Advisor at Risk Intelligence. My business card preaches the value of Knowing Risk.
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A map of every "pumpkin bomb" dropped on Japan -- ie, conventional bombs developed by the Manhattan Project to train the 509th Composite Group in the delivery of Fat Man on target
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 AM
A map of every "pumpkin bomb" dropped on Japan -- ie, conventional bombs developed by the Manhattan Project to train the 509th Composite Group in the delivery of Fat Man on target
I will admit it, I have a strong feeling that this is exactly what my laptop is missing:
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Do you see torpedo boats (Lighter Colours)? ⭐ torpedo boats, Kamchatka ❗ Drachinifel
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November 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I will admit it, I have a strong feeling that this is exactly what my laptop is missing:
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Kehujen paikka: @jussipseppala.bsky.social osaa työnsä hyvin. Speedy toimii uutistyön kellottamisessa hienosti.
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Kehujen paikka: @jussipseppala.bsky.social osaa työnsä hyvin. Speedy toimii uutistyön kellottamisessa hienosti.
With Gripen for Canada in the headlines and with Rafale and Gripen seeing LoIs from Ukraine, the Finnish experience has been used as an argument by all sides - some claims more grounded in reality than others. I explain what we really learned during HX.
Canadian Concerns – Finnish Findings
The lessons of the Finnish HX programme brought with it a number of lessons which are again relevant with the Canadian discussion regarding Gripen and F-35. Also discussing Gripen and Rafale in Ukraine.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
With Gripen for Canada in the headlines and with Rafale and Gripen seeing LoIs from Ukraine, the Finnish experience has been used as an argument by all sides - some claims more grounded in reality than others. I explain what we really learned during HX.
Stand by for the 13th Russo-Turkish war 😶
...on a more serious side, let's see what the outcome is. For the security guarantees to work, that means being prepared to fight Russia over their aggressive ideas in Ukraine, something which the West consistently has denied when discussing no-flight zones
...on a more serious side, let's see what the outcome is. For the security guarantees to work, that means being prepared to fight Russia over their aggressive ideas in Ukraine, something which the West consistently has denied when discussing no-flight zones
After the meeting of the Coaltion of the Willing, Emmanuel Macron announces the creation of a working group to "precisely" finalise the security guarantees for Ukraine.
It will be led by France and the UK and include Turkey and, "for the first time," the United States.
It will be led by France and the UK and include Turkey and, "for the first time," the United States.
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Stand by for the 13th Russo-Turkish war 😶
...on a more serious side, let's see what the outcome is. For the security guarantees to work, that means being prepared to fight Russia over their aggressive ideas in Ukraine, something which the West consistently has denied when discussing no-flight zones
...on a more serious side, let's see what the outcome is. For the security guarantees to work, that means being prepared to fight Russia over their aggressive ideas in Ukraine, something which the West consistently has denied when discussing no-flight zones
This was interesting, good that someone told us Finns, otherwise we might have thought that our authorities doing serious studies and discussing starting to use ties capable of being converted to standard gauge at a later date might have meant the option is on the table ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This was interesting, good that someone told us Finns, otherwise we might have thought that our authorities doing serious studies and discussing starting to use ties capable of being converted to standard gauge at a later date might have meant the option is on the table ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
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En högvaktssoldat räddade en kvinna från drunkning mitt i natten. När samma sak inträffade för 40 år sedan fick soldaten medalj av regeringen. Idag är Sverige dock det enda land som inte delar ut sin räddningsmedalj. Det är hög tid att ändra på den saken!
Soldater räddade kvinna från drunkning – bör få medalj!
Klockan halv tre natten till söndagen föll en ung kvinna i vattnet nedanför Kungliga slottet i Stockholm. En 19-årig högvaktssoldat på permission såg henne och kastade sig det kalla vattnet. Han fi…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
En högvaktssoldat räddade en kvinna från drunkning mitt i natten. När samma sak inträffade för 40 år sedan fick soldaten medalj av regeringen. Idag är Sverige dock det enda land som inte delar ut sin räddningsmedalj. Det är hög tid att ändra på den saken!
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Having a bit of a moment in the White House.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Having a bit of a moment in the White House.
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This has largely been my continuous reaction since the start of the year.
...and regardless of how Trump I went and the moral question of signing up to work for him with what we knew back then, I must say this last year has increased my respect for the "adults in the room" back then 😶
...and regardless of how Trump I went and the moral question of signing up to work for him with what we knew back then, I must say this last year has increased my respect for the "adults in the room" back then 😶
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This has largely been my continuous reaction since the start of the year.
...and regardless of how Trump I went and the moral question of signing up to work for him with what we knew back then, I must say this last year has increased my respect for the "adults in the room" back then 😶
...and regardless of how Trump I went and the moral question of signing up to work for him with what we knew back then, I must say this last year has increased my respect for the "adults in the room" back then 😶
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
I’m not sure why the market feels US distancing itself from a Europe that risks being left to defend themselves on their own against an expansionist neighbour who just was rewarded for a war of aggression would worsen the outlook for European defence companies, but I guess that’s one point of view
Oil, gas & European defence stocks fall in response to US support for the plan.
- @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu says will “discuss the situation both w European leaders & w other leaders here at the sidelines of the G20”
- @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu says plan not been "officially" shared with EU
- @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu says will “discuss the situation both w European leaders & w other leaders here at the sidelines of the G20”
- @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu says plan not been "officially" shared with EU
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I’m not sure why the market feels US distancing itself from a Europe that risks being left to defend themselves on their own against an expansionist neighbour who just was rewarded for a war of aggression would worsen the outlook for European defence companies, but I guess that’s one point of view
Wait... Did Norway really name the first Leopard 2A8 they rolled out to big fanfare Thomas (the tank)? 😆
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Wait... Did Norway really name the first Leopard 2A8 they rolled out to big fanfare Thomas (the tank)? 😆
There's a lot that's really bad in here, and there's even more that is too vague for this to be more than a first draft providing the basis for negotiations, but I must say I am somewhat surprised by Russia compromising on a number of points, including frozen assets and Ukrainian EU-membership.
The full leaked text of the proposed US-Russia agreement on Ukraine (translated from Russian):
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
There's a lot that's really bad in here, and there's even more that is too vague for this to be more than a first draft providing the basis for negotiations, but I must say I am somewhat surprised by Russia compromising on a number of points, including frozen assets and Ukrainian EU-membership.
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This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
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Quite a week.
1) Witkoff and Dimitriev conspire to carve up 🇺🇦
2) 🇺🇸 NATO ambassador announces that US wants 🇩🇪 to take over SACEUR.
3) 🇷🇺 blows up 🇵🇱 railway track and forces 🇷🇴 evacuation of villages.
4) Trump hosts MBS AKA Mohamed bin Sawman at the White House.
Catch my brief here👉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobkaa...
2) 🇺🇸 NATO ambassador announces that US wants 🇩🇪 to take over SACEUR.
3) 🇷🇺 blows up 🇵🇱 railway track and forces 🇷🇴 evacuation of villages.
4) Trump hosts MBS AKA Mohamed bin Sawman at the White House.
Catch my brief here👉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobkaa...
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Quite a week.
Kind of them to take a picture of the fine print, so it is easily identifiable as an MGM-140E (500 kg unitary warhead, range of 300 km).
Missile debris confirms Ukraine launched ATACMS at Russia’s Voronezh region on Nov 18, the first time under Trump presidency. The Russian MoD says S-400 and Pantsir systems intercepted part of the salvo. Ukrainian sources say a military training ground was struck, with some missiles downed.
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Kind of them to take a picture of the fine print, so it is easily identifiable as an MGM-140E (500 kg unitary warhead, range of 300 km).
The irony gets deeper in that A26 could have been the German bid (okay, not really, but still, that was one of their yards).
The UK apparently favoring both Hanwha's bid for submarines in Canada and the Swedish effort in Poland appears to cause a bit of a stink with Berlin. Supposedly this is about Babcock having a stake in both programs. Anyway.
www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
Streit um U-Boot-Deals - Grätsche aus London
Der deutsche Rüstungskonzern TKMS hofft auf Mega-Deals: Kanada will zwölf neue U-Boote kaufen, auch Polen will seine Flotte erneuern. Nun sorgt die Positionierung der britischen Regierung nach Informa...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The irony gets deeper in that A26 could have been the German bid (okay, not really, but still, that was one of their yards).
I know everyone thinks what they are used to is the obvious answer, but I can't help to point out that in Finland we get a small folded paper where you write the number of the candidate, and the meter long paper that lists all candidates and their numbers is on the wall in the inside of the booth.
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I know everyone thinks what they are used to is the obvious answer, but I can't help to point out that in Finland we get a small folded paper where you write the number of the candidate, and the meter long paper that lists all candidates and their numbers is on the wall in the inside of the booth.
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there's a lovely James C. Scott line about how "the same mechanisms can be used to track cholera or round up Jews"
Bureaucracy is essential to freedom, it’s just hard to see this because not only can it enable tyranny, the mechanisms that make freedom possible superficially resemble tyranny as well. Postal services and secret police alike keep standardized registries of the names and homes of the citizenry.
Look it's weird to say "the city is liberation. Bigness is liberation. Bureaucracy is liberation." But it so often is. The village is inherently tyrannical. Sherly Jackson knew this.
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
there's a lovely James C. Scott line about how "the same mechanisms can be used to track cholera or round up Jews"
Someone threw a spanner into the joyous Swedish news about up to 150 Gripen E for Ukraine. Now just waiting for the LoI for 100-150 Eurofighters 🙃
TBH, currently neither is funded, and the winner will likely be the one to first secure funding, which then will take at least the major share of orders
TBH, currently neither is funded, and the winner will likely be the one to first secure funding, which then will take at least the major share of orders
Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France, the Ukrainian Embassy and the French president’s office said.
Ukraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France
Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France. The Ukrainian Embassy and the French president’s office announced the agreement on Monday.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Someone threw a spanner into the joyous Swedish news about up to 150 Gripen E for Ukraine. Now just waiting for the LoI for 100-150 Eurofighters 🙃
TBH, currently neither is funded, and the winner will likely be the one to first secure funding, which then will take at least the major share of orders
TBH, currently neither is funded, and the winner will likely be the one to first secure funding, which then will take at least the major share of orders
Not rare to see workers shift from labour/social democrats to right-wing populists, while at the same time the green-left consolidating (though as seen in other countries, there's nothing that says the move will be permanent, nor that a liberal/right-wing party couldn't bag some of the green voters)
3) Politically, Labour's 2024 voters are abandoning them for both the Greens and Reform. At the same time, Reform are holding on to most of their voters and attracting lots of 2024 Conservative voters. Full data here www.ipsos.com/en-uk/labour...
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Not rare to see workers shift from labour/social democrats to right-wing populists, while at the same time the green-left consolidating (though as seen in other countries, there's nothing that says the move will be permanent, nor that a liberal/right-wing party couldn't bag some of the green voters)
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Two views of Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe, above the Augustusbrücke & below, painted in 1747 & 1748 by Bernardo Bellotto, pupil and nephew of Canaletto, died #OTD 1780; used as important references in the reconstruction of Dresden after World War II bombing.
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Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Two views of Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe, above the Augustusbrücke & below, painted in 1747 & 1748 by Bernardo Bellotto, pupil and nephew of Canaletto, died #OTD 1780; used as important references in the reconstruction of Dresden after World War II bombing.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
A fascinating detail was that in the immediate aftermath of the battle, an engineer from a passing merchant vessel stole one of the cartridge casings from the SMS Schleswig-Holstein (and two smaller ones from the land-based artillery). The souvenir was then used as a pole for mounting his mailbox.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A fascinating detail was that in the immediate aftermath of the battle, an engineer from a passing merchant vessel stole one of the cartridge casings from the SMS Schleswig-Holstein (and two smaller ones from the land-based artillery). The souvenir was then used as a pole for mounting his mailbox.