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Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Eighty years after WWII’s end, the consensus it forged is crumbling

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan surrendered, launching an era of alliances and trade. Now, with memories of the war fading, so is the consensus on how to avoid a repeat.

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Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Hegseth’s Headlong Pursuit of Academic Mediocrity

His military-education reforms seem designed to ensure fighting men can’t think and thinking men can’t fight.

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Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social · May 9

Kyiv calling! jobb.ui.se/jobs/5906383...

Director of the European Think Tank Office in Kyiv - Utrikespolitiska institutet

The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) is establishing a European Think Tank Office in Kyiv through the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS). This Office will serve a...

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Nerdic Defence @nerdicdefence.bsky.social · May 8

Norway has for the first time ever a national security strategy. The government presented it today, symbolically on the 80th anniversary of VE day. www.nrk.no/norge/regjer... Press release: www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/-...

Regjeringa legg fram ny sikkerheitsstrategi

«Den mest alvorlege sikkerheitspolitiske situasjonen sidan andre verdskrig», har regjeringa sagt fleire gonger. Slik skal dei møte han.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · Apr 30

Hi Everyone, I'm delighted to be able to say that @alanderminna.bsky.social first post (free for everyone) has just been released on the Substack. She discusses the reports of Russian military preparations against the Baltics and Nordics.
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Russia Is Preparing For More

Developments Along the Northeastern Front

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Olivier Schmitt @olivierschmitt.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is an important article: contrary to popular belief, the decline of citizens’ willingness to fight for their country is not permanent.
Proximity to ongoing conflicts actually increases the willingness to fight.

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Fighting for their country: How proximate conflict shapes citizens’ attitudes | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Fighting for their country: How proximate conflict shapes citizens’ attitudes

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · Apr 25

We at @sjms.bsky.social not only have the nicest notebooks, but we also:

-Want your manuscripts in the broad field of military studies
-Exclusively publish open-access articles

Read more here: sjms.nu
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · Apr 21

“The West should not be fooled by any “gestures of good will” coming from Moscow. They are always calculated to influence the information space in Russia’s favor.”

www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51174

Opinion: Putin’s ‘Easter Truce’: Lies as Weapons, Western Silence as Complicity

The West should not be fooled by any “gestures of good will” coming from Moscow. They are always calculated to influence the information space in Russia’s favor.

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · Apr 16

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Head Sergey Naryshkin threatened a Russian attack against NATO states in response to NATO states building up their defenses in line with US President Donald Trump's push for Europe to increase its defense capabilities. isw.pub/UkrWar041525

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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · Apr 14

“One of the great allures of military power is that it promises to bring conflicts to a quick and decisive conclusion. In practice, it rarely does.” A superb essay from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/age-forever-...

The Age of Forever Wars

Why military strategy no longer delivers victory.

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Apr 10

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War on the Rocks - Submissions

Want to write for War on the Rocks? Start here.

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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · Apr 10

“Washington would be particularly unwise to go it alone in a complex global competition. By retreating to a sphere of influence in the Western hemisphere, the United States would cede the rest of the world to a globally engaged China.”
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/undere...

Underestimating China

Success in great-power competition requires rigorous and unsentimental net assessment. Yet the American estimation of China has lurched from one extreme to the other. For decades, Americans registered...

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Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social · Apr 1

Ben Jensen on achieving battlefield mass with AI mwi.westpoint.edu/the-converge...

The Convergence Conundrum: Achieving Mass in the Era of Artificial Intelligence - Modern War Institute

Mass has long been a cornerstone of military strategy. Traditionally defined as the concentration of combat power at a decisive point to overwhelm the adversary, this principle remains as relevant to ...

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Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social · Mar 30

Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints

An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think ...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Mar 29

"In Greenland what we saw was American imperialism with no clothes. Naked and vain."
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The Imperialism Has no Clothes

JD Vance in Greenland

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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · Mar 26

I agree 100 per cent. It is essential that Europeans don’t fall for this US/Russian stitch up, which will strengthen Russia, weaken Ukraine, and undermine the security of the rest of Europe.

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hi All, just released this free post outlining the Black Sea Ceasefire and how the Trump and Putin governments have basically tried to box Ukraine (and Europe) in. It was (another) betrayal of Ukraine where the US pretended to be friendly, but knifed it in the back.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Ukraine Was Just Knifed In The Back

And The Ukrainians Know It

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Center for European Policy Analysis @cepa.org · Mar 24

With or Without the US, NATO Exercises Are Priceless | "Political uncertainty doesn’t change the critical need for alliance forces to practice warfighting together." @elisabethbraw.bsky.social

With or Without the US, NATO Exercises Are Priceless

Political uncertainty doesn’t change the critical need for alliance forces to practice warfighting together.

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · Mar 19

What we invest in defence is how we value our defence.

The White Paper we present today is our proposal for working together for European Defence in the EU.

And the ReArm Europe Plan brings the financing possibilities to it.

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Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Trump Has Launched a Second American Revolution. This Time, It’s Against the World.

In ten dramatic shifts, the president has declared independence from the global system that America made.

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Ekkehard Brose @eejbro.bsky.social · Mar 15

Brilliant podcast with clear messages from @shashj.bsky.social and @camillegrand.bsky.social
Good to listen to these voices of reason especially when Germany is a little handicaped in its ability to play along. Bottom line: Yes, we can!

Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social · Mar 15

@camillegrand.bsky.social on Brussels Sprouts with @jteurope.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/b...