Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi
Unjust society is unsustainable -> democracy is non-negotiable.
Sustainability transition & modeling circular economy @ Finnish Environmental Institute (Syke) as a profession; defence of Finland and democracy as a hobby.
Sustainability transition & modeling circular economy @ Finnish Environmental Institute (Syke) as a profession; defence of Finland and democracy as a hobby.
Pinned
Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi
· Nov 28
A #MEGATHREAD : my threads about #Defence of #Finland & #NATO 's Northern/Eastern Flank.
Bits of #History, #SecurityPolicy & #Strategy too - and archived Twitter threads from my archival account (@jmkorhonen-twitter.bsky.social), so you don't have to go to the Bad Place.
In somewhat random order.
Bits of #History, #SecurityPolicy & #Strategy too - and archived Twitter threads from my archival account (@jmkorhonen-twitter.bsky.social), so you don't have to go to the Bad Place.
In somewhat random order.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Even if nothing much happens around Greenland, the Europeans will still be directly confronted by US destabilisation of the Western Hemisphere when it affects 3 million people living in islands and territories around the Caribbean that are under the oversight of the UK and EU states
Wow, it seems the Northern Atlantic Ocean is bigly important for US and European security (Greenland!).
Here’s an unorthodox idea: Why don’t we set up a Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization binding together the democracies of the western hemisphere?
Sounds crazy, I know.
Here’s an unorthodox idea: Why don’t we set up a Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization binding together the democracies of the western hemisphere?
Sounds crazy, I know.
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Even if nothing much happens around Greenland, the Europeans will still be directly confronted by US destabilisation of the Western Hemisphere when it affects 3 million people living in islands and territories around the Caribbean that are under the oversight of the UK and EU states
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Hours before Trump is due to meet María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Center restates:
"A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot."
"A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot."
January 15, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Hours before Trump is due to meet María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Center restates:
"A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot."
"A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot."
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
January 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Quick, ANY 🇫🇮 reservist or cadre mil, these are supposedly trained people doing (based on gear) a dangerous high-speed entry.
Anything you might change if this was a bunch of conscripts? 🫣
Anything you might change if this was a bunch of conscripts? 🫣
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Quick, ANY 🇫🇮 reservist or cadre mil, these are supposedly trained people doing (based on gear) a dangerous high-speed entry.
Anything you might change if this was a bunch of conscripts? 🫣
Anything you might change if this was a bunch of conscripts? 🫣
NATO is now a bit longer lived than the Delian League if memory serves.
The longest multi-member alliance in recorded history.
The longest multi-member alliance in recorded history.
The Delian League was the dominant military alliance until Athens started acting like a dick and destroyed it.
Then Athens lost The Peloponnesian Wars and never recovered
Reminding this to our American allies for no particular reason as we watch their mad king threaten exclusively America's allies
Then Athens lost The Peloponnesian Wars and never recovered
Reminding this to our American allies for no particular reason as we watch their mad king threaten exclusively America's allies
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
NATO is now a bit longer lived than the Delian League if memory serves.
The longest multi-member alliance in recorded history.
The longest multi-member alliance in recorded history.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
The Delian League was the dominant military alliance until Athens started acting like a dick and destroyed it.
Then Athens lost The Peloponnesian Wars and never recovered
Reminding this to our American allies for no particular reason as we watch their mad king threaten exclusively America's allies
Then Athens lost The Peloponnesian Wars and never recovered
Reminding this to our American allies for no particular reason as we watch their mad king threaten exclusively America's allies
January 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Delian League was the dominant military alliance until Athens started acting like a dick and destroyed it.
Then Athens lost The Peloponnesian Wars and never recovered
Reminding this to our American allies for no particular reason as we watch their mad king threaten exclusively America's allies
Then Athens lost The Peloponnesian Wars and never recovered
Reminding this to our American allies for no particular reason as we watch their mad king threaten exclusively America's allies
I remember reading one history of NATO around when it became the longest living multi-member alliance in recorded history, and thinking about a paper I read years ago. It suggested the age of organizations is the best predictor of their demise too.
NATO countries deploying forces to deter and if necessary defend against aggression from the United States seems like a watershed moment. A line that can't be uncrossed.
The Western alliance had a good run. Maybe a version can be reconstituted some day.
The Western alliance had a good run. Maybe a version can be reconstituted some day.
January 15, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I remember reading one history of NATO around when it became the longest living multi-member alliance in recorded history, and thinking about a paper I read years ago. It suggested the age of organizations is the best predictor of their demise too.
There was a story of a Soviet local boss who won his first Order of Lenin in the 30s, for leading a highway construction project that finished on schedule and below budget.
And his second during the war for a clever ruse after a Nazi panzer unit tried to use the highway. Which was just mud.
And his second during the war for a clever ruse after a Nazi panzer unit tried to use the highway. Which was just mud.
"Show them we’re just as good as our grandfathers!" - on the Kupiansk front, the Russian army’s "alcohol paratroopers," armed with "cutting-edge technology," are stubbornly mastering the local swamps.
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
There was a story of a Soviet local boss who won his first Order of Lenin in the 30s, for leading a highway construction project that finished on schedule and below budget.
And his second during the war for a clever ruse after a Nazi panzer unit tried to use the highway. Which was just mud.
And his second during the war for a clever ruse after a Nazi panzer unit tried to use the highway. Which was just mud.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
OK. Green smoke. Coloured smoke grenades have existed for decades. They are for signalling purposes. They are not meant for riot control purposes. As with any smoke, they are irritating, but they are not meant for that purpose, so use as "riot control" agents is an off-label usage.
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
OK. Green smoke. Coloured smoke grenades have existed for decades. They are for signalling purposes. They are not meant for riot control purposes. As with any smoke, they are irritating, but they are not meant for that purpose, so use as "riot control" agents is an off-label usage.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Well. My 12 years as an officer in the US Army Chemical Corps, my 6 years as CBRN advisor in the White House, my 6 years in the US Secret Service in chemical/biological countermeasures, my vast record of published work, and all of the books on, erm, what's actually in smoke grenades. For a start.
On what are you basing your assertions that the US government is using a harmless coloring agent rather than the toxic gas deployed previously?
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Well. My 12 years as an officer in the US Army Chemical Corps, my 6 years as CBRN advisor in the White House, my 6 years in the US Secret Service in chemical/biological countermeasures, my vast record of published work, and all of the books on, erm, what's actually in smoke grenades. For a start.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
"Venäläisille nykynuorille lapsuudesta asti tuputettu militaristinen kasvatus kääntää väkisinkin kansalaisten asenteita. Sodasta on tehty luonnollinen osa arkea, eikä vallanpitäjien tapaa ratkoa asioita sotimisella kyseenalaisteta julkisesti"
demokraatti.fi/vaitostutkim... #turpo
demokraatti.fi/vaitostutkim... #turpo
Väitöstutkimus: Venäjällä kansaa totutetaan jatkuvaan sotaan
Venäläisille nykynuorille lapsuudesta asti tuputettu militaristinen kasvatus kääntää väkisinkin kansalaisten asenteita. Sodasta on tehty luonnollinen osa arkea, eikä vallanpitäjien tapaa ratkoa asioi...
demokraatti.fi
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
"Venäläisille nykynuorille lapsuudesta asti tuputettu militaristinen kasvatus kääntää väkisinkin kansalaisten asenteita. Sodasta on tehty luonnollinen osa arkea, eikä vallanpitäjien tapaa ratkoa asioita sotimisella kyseenalaisteta julkisesti"
demokraatti.fi/vaitostutkim... #turpo
demokraatti.fi/vaitostutkim... #turpo
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
NATO countries deploying forces to deter and if necessary defend against aggression from the United States seems like a watershed moment. A line that can't be uncrossed.
The Western alliance had a good run. Maybe a version can be reconstituted some day.
The Western alliance had a good run. Maybe a version can be reconstituted some day.
January 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
NATO countries deploying forces to deter and if necessary defend against aggression from the United States seems like a watershed moment. A line that can't be uncrossed.
The Western alliance had a good run. Maybe a version can be reconstituted some day.
The Western alliance had a good run. Maybe a version can be reconstituted some day.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov:
At the beginning of the invasion, there were seven companies in Ukraine making drones. Today, there are 500. As for electronic warfare, there were two companies. Today, there are 200. There were no private companies producing missiles at all.
At the beginning of the invasion, there were seven companies in Ukraine making drones. Today, there are 500. As for electronic warfare, there were two companies. Today, there are 200. There were no private companies producing missiles at all.
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov:
At the beginning of the invasion, there were seven companies in Ukraine making drones. Today, there are 500. As for electronic warfare, there were two companies. Today, there are 200. There were no private companies producing missiles at all.
At the beginning of the invasion, there were seven companies in Ukraine making drones. Today, there are 500. As for electronic warfare, there were two companies. Today, there are 200. There were no private companies producing missiles at all.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Finland will participate in the Operation Arctic Endurance exercise alongside NATO allies, and will send two liaison officers to Greenland shortly.
Sending a larger force will require a separate decision at a later date, Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen said today:
yle.fi/a/74-20204593
Sending a larger force will require a separate decision at a later date, Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen said today:
yle.fi/a/74-20204593
Finland preparing to send two liaison officers to Greenland
Several European countries have sent soldiers to the region in the past few days on reconnaissance missions.
yle.fi
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Finland will participate in the Operation Arctic Endurance exercise alongside NATO allies, and will send two liaison officers to Greenland shortly.
Sending a larger force will require a separate decision at a later date, Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen said today:
yle.fi/a/74-20204593
Sending a larger force will require a separate decision at a later date, Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen said today:
yle.fi/a/74-20204593
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Textbook counterinsurgency recommends about 1 soldier for every 20 residents to pacify and control a city.
Minneapolis has about 430k people. Add St. Paul and the metro area, it's millions.
2000 ICE officers all in Minneapolis makes for a ratio of 1 to 215. Enough to harm, not enough to control.
Minneapolis has about 430k people. Add St. Paul and the metro area, it's millions.
2000 ICE officers all in Minneapolis makes for a ratio of 1 to 215. Enough to harm, not enough to control.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Textbook counterinsurgency recommends about 1 soldier for every 20 residents to pacify and control a city.
Minneapolis has about 430k people. Add St. Paul and the metro area, it's millions.
2000 ICE officers all in Minneapolis makes for a ratio of 1 to 215. Enough to harm, not enough to control.
Minneapolis has about 430k people. Add St. Paul and the metro area, it's millions.
2000 ICE officers all in Minneapolis makes for a ratio of 1 to 215. Enough to harm, not enough to control.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
❗️🇫🇷France currently provides 2/3 of the intelligence data for 🇺🇦Ukraine, — French President Macron
In addition to the direct transfer of intelligence data, French services also coordinate the actions of other partners.
In addition to the direct transfer of intelligence data, French services also coordinate the actions of other partners.
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
❗️🇫🇷France currently provides 2/3 of the intelligence data for 🇺🇦Ukraine, — French President Macron
In addition to the direct transfer of intelligence data, French services also coordinate the actions of other partners.
In addition to the direct transfer of intelligence data, French services also coordinate the actions of other partners.
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Kuvassa Wild Hornetsin STING-torjuntadrooneja Shahedin moottorin vierellä.
Tällaisella droonilla pudotettiin jälleen venäläisten suihkumoottorilla varustettu ja R-60 ilmataisteluohjuksella aseistettu Shahed. >
Tällaisella droonilla pudotettiin jälleen venäläisten suihkumoottorilla varustettu ja R-60 ilmataisteluohjuksella aseistettu Shahed. >
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Kuvassa Wild Hornetsin STING-torjuntadrooneja Shahedin moottorin vierellä.
Tällaisella droonilla pudotettiin jälleen venäläisten suihkumoottorilla varustettu ja R-60 ilmataisteluohjuksella aseistettu Shahed. >
Tällaisella droonilla pudotettiin jälleen venäläisten suihkumoottorilla varustettu ja R-60 ilmataisteluohjuksella aseistettu Shahed. >
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Exactly one week ago to the hour, Iran fell into digital darkness as authorities imposed a national internet blackout.
Through the following days Iranians continued to protest and demand liberty despite a draconian crackdown.
At 168 hours, data show the shutdown is ongoing.-NetBlocks
Through the following days Iranians continued to protest and demand liberty despite a draconian crackdown.
At 168 hours, data show the shutdown is ongoing.-NetBlocks
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Exactly one week ago to the hour, Iran fell into digital darkness as authorities imposed a national internet blackout.
Through the following days Iranians continued to protest and demand liberty despite a draconian crackdown.
At 168 hours, data show the shutdown is ongoing.-NetBlocks
Through the following days Iranians continued to protest and demand liberty despite a draconian crackdown.
At 168 hours, data show the shutdown is ongoing.-NetBlocks
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Yes, it's pretty cold in Kyiv. But the smiles of good people and their good deeds bring warmth.
Thank you to all of Ukraine's friends 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Thank you to all of Ukraine's friends 🇸🇪🇺🇦
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Yes, it's pretty cold in Kyiv. But the smiles of good people and their good deeds bring warmth.
Thank you to all of Ukraine's friends 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Thank you to all of Ukraine's friends 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
The true size of Greenland, projected on North America (in red). The Mercator projection of Earth exaggerates its true size. thetruesize.com#?borders=1~!...
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The true size of Greenland, projected on North America (in red). The Mercator projection of Earth exaggerates its true size. thetruesize.com#?borders=1~!...
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
😅
January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
😅
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Pete Hegseth on a signal chat after the US ground invasion is repelled:
It was a trick! There was THREE of them!
It was a trick! There was THREE of them!
Finland will send two soldiers to Greenland.
Apparently that will be enough.
Apparently that will be enough.
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Pete Hegseth on a signal chat after the US ground invasion is repelled:
It was a trick! There was THREE of them!
It was a trick! There was THREE of them!
Reposted by Janne M. Korhonen
Forced to write a confession under torture, Christie included his recommendations on how to sabotage the Apartheid regime's nuclear programme in his confession letter - which the judge then read out in court
What a story
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
What a story
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Forced to write a confession under torture, Christie included his recommendations on how to sabotage the Apartheid regime's nuclear programme in his confession letter - which the judge then read out in court
What a story
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
What a story
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...