Wolfgang Lenz
@wowolenz.bsky.social
Knowledge Coach. Personal knowledge environment design and knowledge curation. Ex-General Secretary of Oikosnet Europe
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfganglenz
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Very interesting - Who spreads disinformation? – Digital Society Blog www.hiig.de/en/who-sprea...
Who spreads disinformation? – Digital Society Blog
How much disinformation do German politicians and parties actually spread? On which platforms and to what ends? Two studies provide systematic answers.
www.hiig.de
December 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Very interesting - Who spreads disinformation? – Digital Society Blog www.hiig.de/en/who-sprea...
Excellent backgrounder - Buying Prisoners from a Dictator Is a Strategic Mistake borisbondarev.substack.com/p/buying-pri...
Buying Prisoners from a Dictator Is a Strategic Mistake
Why trading sanctions relief for the release of political prisoners strengthens authoritarian regimes and weakens democracies
borisbondarev.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Excellent backgrounder - Buying Prisoners from a Dictator Is a Strategic Mistake borisbondarev.substack.com/p/buying-pri...
Read - The enemy within - by Lawrence Freedman - Comment is Freed samf.substack.com/p/the-enemy-...
The enemy within
How Europe should respond to Trump's National Security Strategy
samf.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Read - The enemy within - by Lawrence Freedman - Comment is Freed samf.substack.com/p/the-enemy-...
Yes - Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash
Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it’s up to us to secure Ukraine’s future, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Yes - Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is no joke - Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington | World Cup 2026 | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This is no joke - Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington | World Cup 2026 | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Important read - She’ll Be Right, Mate: The New U.S. National Security Strategy and the Pacific mickryan.substack.com/p/shell-be-r...
She’ll Be Right, Mate: The New U.S. National Security Strategy and the Pacific
An examination of the new Trump administration National Security Strategy and the implications for security and prosperity in the Pacific.
mickryan.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Important read - She’ll Be Right, Mate: The New U.S. National Security Strategy and the Pacific mickryan.substack.com/p/shell-be-r...
And here are the Probability Shifts After the 2025
NSS (still ChatGPT)
NSS (still ChatGPT)
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
And here are the Probability Shifts After the 2025
NSS (still ChatGPT)
NSS (still ChatGPT)
How ChatGPT assesses future scenarios under der the new U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) under different combinations of NSS lifetime and allies (non)compliance.
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How ChatGPT assesses future scenarios under der the new U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) under different combinations of NSS lifetime and allies (non)compliance.
Excellent - Trump’s Strategy as an Abdication of Leadership borisbondarev.substack.com/p/trumps-str...
Trump’s Strategy as an Abdication of Leadership
Brief Analysis of the 2025 United States National Security Strategy
borisbondarev.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Excellent - Trump’s Strategy as an Abdication of Leadership borisbondarev.substack.com/p/trumps-str...
Tiefpunkt, tiefer geht‘s nicht - Neue US-Sicherheitsstrategie: Ideologie für ein gefügiges Europa – Augen geradeaus! augengeradeaus.net/2025/12/neue...
Neue US-Sicherheitsstrategie: Ideologie für ein gefügiges Europa – Augen geradeaus!
Augen geradeaus!
augengeradeaus.net
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Tiefpunkt, tiefer geht‘s nicht - Neue US-Sicherheitsstrategie: Ideologie für ein gefügiges Europa – Augen geradeaus! augengeradeaus.net/2025/12/neue...
VUCA - Russian version: Witnesses of Chaos – Riddle Russia ridl.io/witnesses-of...
Witnesses of Chaos – Riddle Russia
Anton Barbashin on the Five Postulates of Russia’s «Chaos Theory»
ridl.io
December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
VUCA - Russian version: Witnesses of Chaos – Riddle Russia ridl.io/witnesses-of...
Must read - Weekend Update #161: Not A Bad Week For Ukraine phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
Weekend Update #161: Not A Bad Week For Ukraine
Truth, Democracy and Corruption, Possible High Command Changes, Are European Gloves Coming Off?
phillipspobrien.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Must read - Weekend Update #161: Not A Bad Week For Ukraine phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
Very helpful: Table 1: Comparing clauses in the US-RF proposal with those in the European counterproposal: www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-...
Russia Analytical Report, Nov. 17–24, 2025 | Russia Matters
“A nuclear meltdown at Zaporizhzhia would imperil the entire region,” Najmedin Meshkati, Financial Times, 11.17.25.
www.russiamatters.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Very helpful: Table 1: Comparing clauses in the US-RF proposal with those in the European counterproposal: www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-...
„…Washington is capitulating. And capitulating not because it has suffered losses — it has lost neither tanks nor aircraft nor soldiers — but because it is tired, frightened and eager to avoid involvement.
That is the real meaning of this document.“ www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
That is the real meaning of this document.“ www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
Trump’s Peace Plan Favors Russia. Putin Still Won’t Accept It. - The Moscow Times
Opinion | The Ukraine war peace plan proposed by the Trump administration has, unsurprisingly, triggered a storm of reactions across the press, social media and among experts.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
„…Washington is capitulating. And capitulating not because it has suffered losses — it has lost neither tanks nor aircraft nor soldiers — but because it is tired, frightened and eager to avoid involvement.
That is the real meaning of this document.“ www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
That is the real meaning of this document.“ www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
Excellent backgrounder - Into the Twilight of the Trump Era - Democracy Americana steady.page/en/democracy...
Into the Twilight of the Trump Era
What becomes of MAGA as Trump’s hold over the movement is weakening, his ability to integrate its different factions waning? A deep dive into the state of the fever swamp
steady.page
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Excellent backgrounder - Into the Twilight of the Trump Era - Democracy Americana steady.page/en/democracy...
Read (every day) - November 23, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-2...
November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked…
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Read (every day) - November 23, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-2...
Must read - The Long Con Comes To An End - by Phillips P. OBrien phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-long-c...
The Long Con Comes To An End
The Trump Administration Takes Off The Mask (Again)
phillipspobrien.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Must read - The Long Con Comes To An End - by Phillips P. OBrien phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-long-c...
Read - The Trump Peace Plan - Boris Bondarev borisbondarev.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Peace Plan
The Ukraine war settlement plan proposed by the Trump administration has, unsurprisingly, triggered a storm of reactions across the media, social networks, and expert circles.
borisbondarev.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Read - The Trump Peace Plan - Boris Bondarev borisbondarev.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
Worth reading - Can Russia Win in Ukraine on its Current Trajectory: Assessing Russia’s 2025 War Effort mickryan.substack.com/p/russia-can...
Can Russia Win in Ukraine on its Current Trajectory: Assessing Russia’s 2025 War Effort
A comprehensive assessment of Russia's 2025 war against Ukraine, how it might measure its strategic success or failure, and what this means for the direction of the war in Ukraine.
mickryan.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Worth reading - Can Russia Win in Ukraine on its Current Trajectory: Assessing Russia’s 2025 War Effort mickryan.substack.com/p/russia-can...
Good luck - November 5, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-5...
November 5, 2025
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a member of both the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, began his victory speech last night with a nod to Eugene V.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Good luck - November 5, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-5...
Fascinating - How to make government work - by Henry de Zoete samf.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
How to make government work
Lessons from a rare British success story
samf.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Fascinating - How to make government work - by Henry de Zoete samf.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
Indeed - The Big Smirk open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Big Smirk
The cruelty is the point, party edition
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Indeed - The Big Smirk open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Read - The Pivot To Confront China Was Really A Pivot To Work With China phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-pivot-...
The Pivot To Confront China Was Really A Pivot To Work With China
At least the Administration is being honest about it now.
phillipspobrien.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Read - The Pivot To Confront China Was Really A Pivot To Work With China phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-pivot-...
Read - Putin's theory of victory open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/p...
Putin's theory of victory
The war between Russia and Ukraine is more likely to end with a negotiated ceasefire than with a sweeping military victory though neither seems close.
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Read - Putin's theory of victory open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/p...