Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂
@nwhyte.bsky.social
He/him. International affairs strategist & expert, science fiction fan, psephologist; posts personal. Will block rude people and bigots.
http://fromtheheartofeurope.eu
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Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂
@nwhyte.bsky.social
· Nov 17
From the Heart of Europe
Books, politics, languages and life
fromtheheartofeurope.eu
Hi. I’m a science fiction fan, a Brussels public affairs consultant, & political commentator in Norn Iron. You are welcome to follow me but I usually won’t add you back unless I know you personally. Feel free to DM if you suspect I have forgotten who you are!
Blogging at fromtheheartofeurope.eu
Blogging at fromtheheartofeurope.eu
MAGA Delusions of Economic Leverage
Europe can easily stand up to Trump’s bullying
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 PM
@jonworth.eu asks, How should the media handle relations with experts?
euroblog.jonworth.eu/media-heres-...
euroblog.jonworth.eu/media-heres-...
Media: here’s a little guide how to deal with experts
On 20th November - two months ago - I received a media request from the Slovak newspaper SME, asking whether I could help them put the quality of Slovak railways in a European context. Given I spent a...
euroblog.jonworth.eu
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
@jonworth.eu asks, How should the media handle relations with experts?
euroblog.jonworth.eu/media-heres-...
euroblog.jonworth.eu/media-heres-...
The real danger for Ireland is not provoking Washington. It is discovering, too late, that restraint was mistaken for weakness and ruthlessly exploited as such.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Opinion: Ireland can’t afford to ignore Trump’s threat to Europe. Silence would be submission
US president Donald Trump’s hostility towards Europe has long been manifest
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The real danger for Ireland is not provoking Washington. It is discovering, too late, that restraint was mistaken for weakness and ruthlessly exploited as such.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Some Thoughts on Pluribus
Or, if ChatGPT was seven billion people ...
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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Covers reveal, and title confirmations! Out 26th March 2026
New Target novelisations:
The Satan Pit
by Matt Jones
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The Time of Angels
by Jenny T Colgan
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Aliens of London
by Joseph Lidster
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New Target novelisations:
The Satan Pit
by Matt Jones
amzn.to/4jjrfCN
The Time of Angels
by Jenny T Colgan
amzn.to/3YPfUkx
Aliens of London
by Joseph Lidster
amzn.to/48YY6JP
January 19, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Covers reveal, and title confirmations! Out 26th March 2026
New Target novelisations:
The Satan Pit
by Matt Jones
amzn.to/4jjrfCN
The Time of Angels
by Jenny T Colgan
amzn.to/3YPfUkx
Aliens of London
by Joseph Lidster
amzn.to/48YY6JP
New Target novelisations:
The Satan Pit
by Matt Jones
amzn.to/4jjrfCN
The Time of Angels
by Jenny T Colgan
amzn.to/3YPfUkx
Aliens of London
by Joseph Lidster
amzn.to/48YY6JP
The defendants in this hugely significant trial are being forced to file mitigation pleas before they know what (if anything) they have been convicted of. This cannot be right.
balkaninsight.com/2026/01/14/c...
balkaninsight.com/2026/01/14/c...
Court Blunder in Hague War Crimes Trial Could Jeopardise Fairness
The Kosovo Special Court’s decision to deny a request from Hashim Thaci and his co-defendants for a separate sentencing hearing – if they are found guilty – is deeply concerning and could have serious...
balkaninsight.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The defendants in this hugely significant trial are being forced to file mitigation pleas before they know what (if anything) they have been convicted of. This cannot be right.
balkaninsight.com/2026/01/14/c...
balkaninsight.com/2026/01/14/c...
The UK games industry is bigger than the fishing and steel industries.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies
Worth £6bn and with revenues recently rising by 10.9%, the niche interest game has become a global business
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The UK games industry is bigger than the fishing and steel industries.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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There are going to be limits to what you can make other countries do by threatening to tax your own citizen's purchases of their products.
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
🤷♂️
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
🤷♂️
January 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
There are going to be limits to what you can make other countries do by threatening to tax your own citizen's purchases of their products.
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
🤷♂️
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
🤷♂️
Jason O’Mahoney riffs from a brief review of what sounds like an interesting book to a wider thought about political discourse - specifically in Ireland, but I think more generally applicable.
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open.substack.com/pub/politica...
We need to be more grateful to our politicians.
It is in our own self interest as voters.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Jason O’Mahoney riffs from a brief review of what sounds like an interesting book to a wider thought about political discourse - specifically in Ireland, but I think more generally applicable.
open.substack.com/pub/politica...
open.substack.com/pub/politica...
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I’m in Copenhagen. It’s cold and foggy and the train station is full of people with Greenland flags and little placards saying ‘Make America Go Away.’
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
January 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM
I’m in Copenhagen. It’s cold and foggy and the train station is full of people with Greenland flags and little placards saying ‘Make America Go Away.’
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
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We emerge blinking into the sunlight of 2026 and we have a full mail bag! We discuss the @montreal2027.bsky.social org chart and René Walling’s role at Montreal, as well as recent Hugo how-to guides from @renay.bsky.social and @mollytempleton.com.
Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/151-only-d...
Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/151-only-d...
January 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
We emerge blinking into the sunlight of 2026 and we have a full mail bag! We discuss the @montreal2027.bsky.social org chart and René Walling’s role at Montreal, as well as recent Hugo how-to guides from @renay.bsky.social and @mollytempleton.com.
Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/151-only-d...
Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/151-only-d...
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Best theory I heard is that details of Jenrick’s defection was leaked by Reform to the Tories. It’s beautiful - Badenoch had to sack him, and Farage gains from the removal of a possible future Tory leader who could threaten him on his right.
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Best theory I heard is that details of Jenrick’s defection was leaked by Reform to the Tories. It’s beautiful - Badenoch had to sack him, and Farage gains from the removal of a possible future Tory leader who could threaten him on his right.
Deafening silence from Jenrick himself, so far.
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Deafening silence from Jenrick himself, so far.
Here is the latest quarterly APCO Geopolitical Radar.
www.apcoworldwide.com/radar
It features:
- Security and defense as an emerging operating system for global business.
- Shifting economic and political realities across the Western Hemisphere
- Mounting pressure on multilateral institutions.
www.apcoworldwide.com/radar
It features:
- Security and defense as an emerging operating system for global business.
- Shifting economic and political realities across the Western Hemisphere
- Mounting pressure on multilateral institutions.
APCO Geopolitical Radar
Welcome to the APCO Geopolitical Radar (AGR), an overview of geopolitical risks posed to corporations operating globally. AGR reflects our understanding of the regional risks facing businesses and how...
www.apcoworldwide.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Here is the latest quarterly APCO Geopolitical Radar.
www.apcoworldwide.com/radar
It features:
- Security and defense as an emerging operating system for global business.
- Shifting economic and political realities across the Western Hemisphere
- Mounting pressure on multilateral institutions.
www.apcoworldwide.com/radar
It features:
- Security and defense as an emerging operating system for global business.
- Shifting economic and political realities across the Western Hemisphere
- Mounting pressure on multilateral institutions.
We were discussing papyrus 𝔓⁵² over dinner (as you do) and wondered if Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869-1926), who discovered it, was in any way related to Grenfell Tower.
The answer is yes. Grenfell Tower is ultimately named after Field-Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell (1841-1925).
The answer is yes. Grenfell Tower is ultimately named after Field-Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell (1841-1925).
January 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
We were discussing papyrus 𝔓⁵² over dinner (as you do) and wondered if Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869-1926), who discovered it, was in any way related to Grenfell Tower.
The answer is yes. Grenfell Tower is ultimately named after Field-Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell (1841-1925).
The answer is yes. Grenfell Tower is ultimately named after Field-Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell (1841-1925).
