United States transfers NATO posts
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The United States transferred two NATO regional command posts to Italy and Britain, handing southern operations to Naples and a joint force command in Norfolk as priorities shifted.
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The German-Italian duo makes inroad into intergovernmental Europe, as it plots a major #EUCO power grab of EU decision-making. Stay tuned!
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 AM
The German-Italian duo makes inroad into intergovernmental Europe, as it plots a major #EUCO power grab of EU decision-making. Stay tuned!
by Anand Menon
How can you possible do a whole piece on a report without having the basic decency to link to it, @theguardian.com ? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Europe’s ‘painful’ realisation it must be bolder with US set out in security report
Need for greater military autonomy also accepted, says report for Munich Security Conference, which takes place this week
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
How can you possible do a whole piece on a report without having the basic decency to link to it, @theguardian.com ? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
by Matthew Bunn
The fact that the report for the Munich Security Conference is called "Under Destruction" says a lot. "The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics. Sweeping destruction – rather than careful reforms and policy corrections – is the order of the day," with int'l order "under destruction."
February 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The fact that the report for the Munich Security Conference is called "Under Destruction" says a lot. "The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics. Sweeping destruction – rather than careful reforms and policy corrections – is the order of the day," with int'l order "under destruction."
by Juliet Lodge
Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy
But anyway, it will forever baffle me how European government's could put key aspects of Europe's security in the hands of people who believe stuff like this
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
But anyway, it will forever baffle me how European government's could put key aspects of Europe's security in the hands of people who believe stuff like this
The gap between the increasingly pressing need for European countries to pool their defense efforts and their demonstrated ability/willingness to do so seems... quite wide.
In 2017, France’s Emmanuel Macron personally launched a joint program among three EU countries to build a sixth-generation fighter jet.
Now the project is on the verge of collapse, four European officials told POLITICO.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Now the project is on the verge of collapse, four European officials told POLITICO.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/fran...
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The gap between the increasingly pressing need for European countries to pool their defense efforts and their demonstrated ability/willingness to do so seems... quite wide.
Reposted by Francesco Nicoli
⚔️ Munich Security Conference report:
In the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin could rebuild its forces for a “regional war” in the Baltic Sea region within 2 years, and for an attack on one of its neighbors within just 6 months.
In the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin could rebuild its forces for a “regional war” in the Baltic Sea region within 2 years, and for an attack on one of its neighbors within just 6 months.
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
⚔️ Munich Security Conference report:
In the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin could rebuild its forces for a “regional war” in the Baltic Sea region within 2 years, and for an attack on one of its neighbors within just 6 months.
In the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin could rebuild its forces for a “regional war” in the Baltic Sea region within 2 years, and for an attack on one of its neighbors within just 6 months.
by Robin Geiß
UNIDIR’s Outer Space Security Conference 2025 brought diplomats and experts from the military, industry, civil society and academia to Geneva 🛰️
📖 Our new report captures the key discussions and takeaways shaping outer space security: unidir.org/OS25Report
📖 Our new report captures the key discussions and takeaways shaping outer space security: unidir.org/OS25Report
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
UNIDIR’s Outer Space Security Conference 2025 brought diplomats and experts from the military, industry, civil society and academia to Geneva 🛰️
📖 Our new report captures the key discussions and takeaways shaping outer space security: unidir.org/OS25Report
📖 Our new report captures the key discussions and takeaways shaping outer space security: unidir.org/OS25Report
Today, “Ischinger wonders whether the first warning signs of American estrangement were already visible two decades ago, during the US invasion of Iraq.”
And that is all, in terms of self-reflection, that’s offered here by the transatlanticists. The most proudly mediocre of our policy elites.
And that is all, in terms of self-reflection, that’s offered here by the transatlanticists. The most proudly mediocre of our policy elites.
‘It feels like a betrayal.’ Germany’s painful estrangement from the US
The unravelling of transatlantic ties has shocked a country that had an emotional attachment to the relationship
www.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Today, “Ischinger wonders whether the first warning signs of American estrangement were already visible two decades ago, during the US invasion of Iraq.”
And that is all, in terms of self-reflection, that’s offered here by the transatlanticists. The most proudly mediocre of our policy elites.
And that is all, in terms of self-reflection, that’s offered here by the transatlanticists. The most proudly mediocre of our policy elites.
An interesting report imagining three futures for Europe in 10 years' time, and the role played by universities. The future scenarios are "Europe's resurrection", "Tech oligarchy under US hegemony", and "Fragmented society".
Europe’s competitiveness agenda is an opportunity for universities. To fully contribute, they must strategically position themselves, but they also need the right framework conditions (e.g. institutional autonomy, international openness)
📔 https://bit.ly/49mTz4o
#EUcompetitiveness #foresight
📔 https://bit.ly/49mTz4o
#EUcompetitiveness #foresight
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
An interesting report imagining three futures for Europe in 10 years' time, and the role played by universities. The future scenarios are "Europe's resurrection", "Tech oligarchy under US hegemony", and "Fragmented society".
Reposted by Matthew Bunn
Pleased to see 'THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE' recommended in this year's Munich Security Report 'Under Destruction' securityconference.org/assets/02_Do...
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Pleased to see 'THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE' recommended in this year's Munich Security Report 'Under Destruction' securityconference.org/assets/02_Do...
Reposted by Monika Schnitzer
Europe is dealing with a Trump administration that is “openly anti-European”, “shows contempt” for the EU and “wishes its dismemberment”, French President Emmanuel Macron tells the FT
www.ft.com/content/b5b2...
www.ft.com/content/b5b2...
EU-US tensions over Greenland and tech are far from over, says Macron
French president calls on bloc to take the necessary steps to become a true global economic power
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Europe is dealing with a Trump administration that is “openly anti-European”, “shows contempt” for the EU and “wishes its dismemberment”, French President Emmanuel Macron tells the FT
www.ft.com/content/b5b2...
www.ft.com/content/b5b2...
Reposted by Christian Odendahl
Donald Trump’s Greenland gambit pushes Europe to look to its own nuclear arsenals. European nations wanting additional “insurance” against Russia are increasingly looking to France and Britain. With @victorjack.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
Trump’s Greenland gambit pushes Europe to look to its own nuclear arsenals
European nations wanting “insurance” against Russia are looking to France and Britain to share their nuclear deterrents.
www.politico.eu
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Donald Trump’s Greenland gambit pushes Europe to look to its own nuclear arsenals. European nations wanting additional “insurance” against Russia are increasingly looking to France and Britain. With @victorjack.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
«“Ironically, the president of the United States — the country that did more than any other to shape the post-1945 international order — is now the most prominent of the demolition men, « www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
«“Ironically, the president of the United States — the country that did more than any other to shape the post-1945 international order — is now the most prominent of the demolition men, « www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...