Knut Ola Naastad Strøm
@konstrom.bsky.social
Associate professor of air power at RNoAFA / @forsvaretshogskole.bsky.social
Economic historian. Scandinavian sec, history, economic warfare. WWI blockade geek. Occasional Napoleonic reenactor.
Economic historian. Scandinavian sec, history, economic warfare. WWI blockade geek. Occasional Napoleonic reenactor.
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RNoAFA Air Power and leadership conference live stream.
Programme below.
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RNoAFA Air Power and leadership conference live stream.
Programme below.
www.forsvaret.no/en/research/...
Luftmakt- og lederskapskonferansen 2026
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February 3, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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RNoAFA Air Power and leadership conference live stream.
Programme below.
www.forsvaret.no/en/research/...
RNoAFA Air Power and leadership conference live stream.
Programme below.
www.forsvaret.no/en/research/...
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Nå er det ganske nøyaktig ett år siden mange norske medier gjorde all mulig mental gymnastikk for å slippe å slå fast, uten hvis og at og eufemismer, at Elon Musk gjorde en fascisthilsen. Det siste årets hendelser viser med all tydelighet hva som er så viktig med å bruke et ærlig og tydelig språk.
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nå er det ganske nøyaktig ett år siden mange norske medier gjorde all mulig mental gymnastikk for å slippe å slå fast, uten hvis og at og eufemismer, at Elon Musk gjorde en fascisthilsen. Det siste årets hendelser viser med all tydelighet hva som er så viktig med å bruke et ærlig og tydelig språk.
Pretty sure it's a printer.
wake up babe we’ve got a new entry in the Misunderstanding Born in the USA files
someone ask this person what they think the machine in Rage Against the Machine is
someone ask this person what they think the machine in Rage Against the Machine is
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Pretty sure it's a printer.
Hånda i været de av oss som har hatt rosa fingre mens vi har vært på direktesending hos NRK for å snakke om Israel-Iran, bare fordi vi glemte at treåringen fikk male pappas negler òg!
Vanskeligere å si nei til toåringen når hun er veldig syk (dog mye bedre nå) så idag fikk hun lakke neglene mine for første gang 💅
January 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Hånda i været de av oss som har hatt rosa fingre mens vi har vært på direktesending hos NRK for å snakke om Israel-Iran, bare fordi vi glemte at treåringen fikk male pappas negler òg!
Og svaret er, den gang som nå, "det spørs". =)
mvh,
Luftkrigsskolen
mvh,
Luftkrigsskolen
Vet jeg har satt i gang denne debatten før, men jeg savner den, så jeg starter den: Jas 39 Gripen er det feteste jagerflyet (jada, det er utdatert nå, men likevel. Estetisk er det fetest)
January 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Og svaret er, den gang som nå, "det spørs". =)
mvh,
Luftkrigsskolen
mvh,
Luftkrigsskolen
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Mustafa Cans tekst anbefales sterkt! «For i samme øyeblikk som nasjonen forstås som organisme, begynner mennesker å deles inn i to kategorier: de som er organismen, og de som bare befinner seg i dens nærhet. Statsborgerskap blir da en overflate; tilhørighet flytter inn i et «indre».»
December 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Mustafa Cans tekst anbefales sterkt! «For i samme øyeblikk som nasjonen forstås som organisme, begynner mennesker å deles inn i to kategorier: de som er organismen, og de som bare befinner seg i dens nærhet. Statsborgerskap blir da en overflate; tilhørighet flytter inn i et «indre».»
I'll just quietly as that one of the finest academic paper titles of all time is the glorious:
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
December 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I'll just quietly as that one of the finest academic paper titles of all time is the glorious:
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Vi har en ledig PhD stipendiat-stilling ved Luftkrigsskolen - søknadsfrist 10. januar: arbeidsplassen.nav.no/stillinger/s...
Vil du forske på russisk krigføring i Ukraina? - arbeidsplassen.no
Doktorgradsstipendiat - russisk krigføring i Ukraina, Luftkrigsskolen, Forsvarets høgskole, Trondheim. Søknadsfrist: Søk senest lørdag 10. januar.
arbeidsplassen.nav.no
December 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Vi har en ledig PhD stipendiat-stilling ved Luftkrigsskolen - søknadsfrist 10. januar: arbeidsplassen.nav.no/stillinger/s...
Since the USN is once again looking for a proven, easily modifiable foreign off-the-shelf design, I have a modest proposal:
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
RFS Admiral Nakhimov commences sea and factory trials - Naval News
The Russian nuclear-powered Kirov class cruiser RFS Admiral Nakhimov was observed on August 18th departing the Sevmash shipyard at Severodvinsk and headed into the White Sea under its own power. The s...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Since the USN is once again looking for a proven, easily modifiable foreign off-the-shelf design, I have a modest proposal:
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
The Witkoff-Dmitriev peace plan annotated
We now know a bit more about the process which led to the new peace plan and we now have a copy of its contents, to which I will turn soon.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
A lovely October weekend in Libertwolkwitz for the 212th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Leipzig. First time back since 2013, this time as part of a very small composite grenadier coy with Gordons and KGL. Good to be back in the field again.
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A lovely October weekend in Libertwolkwitz for the 212th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Leipzig. First time back since 2013, this time as part of a very small composite grenadier coy with Gordons and KGL. Good to be back in the field again.
Go work with Elisabeth and Jonas! Just do it!
I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Go work with Elisabeth and Jonas! Just do it!
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“For small states like Ireland, this European drift is dangerous. It leaves us riding two horses that are now galloping in different directions.”
This really is a very good piece on Ireland’s (and to some extent other European neutrals).
This really is a very good piece on Ireland’s (and to some extent other European neutrals).
Superb piece by Ben Tonra in today’s Irish Tines, on Ireland’s strategic choices in a predatory world, with the necessity of a strategic pivot towards Europe increasingly apparent.
Everyone interested in foreign policy making should read this.
Everyone interested in foreign policy making should read this.
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
“For small states like Ireland, this European drift is dangerous. It leaves us riding two horses that are now galloping in different directions.”
This really is a very good piece on Ireland’s (and to some extent other European neutrals).
This really is a very good piece on Ireland’s (and to some extent other European neutrals).
136 657 days out of date.
And counting.
And counting.
Elon musk: ‘Civil war in Britain is inevitable. Just a question of when.’
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
136 657 days out of date.
And counting.
And counting.
First rate read from @ldfreedman.bsky.social, as always.
Also illustrates some of the inherent difficulties in analysing attrition. Russian authorities are under pressure across different domains (financial, domestic, military etc), complicating efforts to sustain its own war effort.
Also illustrates some of the inherent difficulties in analysing attrition. Russian authorities are under pressure across different domains (financial, domestic, military etc), complicating efforts to sustain its own war effort.
Is the Russian economy sufficiently in trouble to lead Putin to reappraise his war strategy? I look at the evidence in my latest post (£/free trial), open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/u...?
Ukraine's Theory of Victory
A stalling Russian offensive and a stalling Russian economy
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
First rate read from @ldfreedman.bsky.social, as always.
Also illustrates some of the inherent difficulties in analysing attrition. Russian authorities are under pressure across different domains (financial, domestic, military etc), complicating efforts to sustain its own war effort.
Also illustrates some of the inherent difficulties in analysing attrition. Russian authorities are under pressure across different domains (financial, domestic, military etc), complicating efforts to sustain its own war effort.
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
Det er selvfølgelig litt gledelig at nederlandsk for "Boarding" er "Nu innstappen".
October 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Det er selvfølgelig litt gledelig at nederlandsk for "Boarding" er "Nu innstappen".
This is the kind of analytical approach to PC games we really need! #KCD2
You can easily reach holdings of about ~50-60,000 groschen by the late game, which, adjusted for silver content, is about 87.5 KG of pure silver, or about .002 of the entire revenue of the French crown in 1300.
October 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is the kind of analytical approach to PC games we really need! #KCD2
Where's Taggart when you need him?
There’s a term for premeditated killings without any legal justification.
Here's what we know as of Saturday morning. If White House figures are to be believed, the U.S. has killed 17 people on ships in the Caribbean this month.
September 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Where's Taggart when you need him?
These are some of Russia's primary interceptor aircraft in the Barents Sea.
The (re-)establishment of Leningrad Military District facilitating the transfer of assets (temporary or otherwise) from Kola to Eastern Europe, setting up new flashpoints in and around the Baltic.
The (re-)establishment of Leningrad Military District facilitating the transfer of assets (temporary or otherwise) from Kola to Eastern Europe, setting up new flashpoints in and around the Baltic.
1/7 The Mig-31BM Foxhound in the picture published by @forsvarsmakten.se on the other place has tail nr Blue 67. According to my records, blue 67 has been used by two different Russian units:
September 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
These are some of Russia's primary interceptor aircraft in the Barents Sea.
The (re-)establishment of Leningrad Military District facilitating the transfer of assets (temporary or otherwise) from Kola to Eastern Europe, setting up new flashpoints in and around the Baltic.
The (re-)establishment of Leningrad Military District facilitating the transfer of assets (temporary or otherwise) from Kola to Eastern Europe, setting up new flashpoints in and around the Baltic.
And now I'm feeling nostalgic for something that has yet to end...
And if you finish all that - 8319 blogs to read. This latest one is nice www.richardherring.com/warmingup/14...
www.richardherring.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
And now I'm feeling nostalgic for something that has yet to end...
Is it just me, or does "ELLIDA STRIKE" sound like a 1960s Bond-girl?
September 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Is it just me, or does "ELLIDA STRIKE" sound like a 1960s Bond-girl?
Alltid gøy å se folk forsøke å gå i klinsj med kongen av Nytt på Nytt.
August 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Alltid gøy å se folk forsøke å gå i klinsj med kongen av Nytt på Nytt.
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In 2020, Tom generously placed his entire catalog of lyrics and music (including revised versions and little-known and unpublished works) into the public domain at tomlehrersongs.com for free use by anyone and everyone. The site was supposed to go dark around December 31, 2024, but it is still up.
April 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In 2020, Tom generously placed his entire catalog of lyrics and music (including revised versions and little-known and unpublished works) into the public domain at tomlehrersongs.com for free use by anyone and everyone. The site was supposed to go dark around December 31, 2024, but it is still up.