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codendahl.bsky.social
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
As #France is without government once more, it is worth remembering that its total bilateral support for #Ukraine is less than that of Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Not combined. Individually, and in €bn not % of GDP.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
"Land without flags"

German author Gabriele Tergit, who fled to Czechia, Palestine then London in 1938, writes in 1947 about the absence of flags in the UK. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/land-...
„Land ohne Fahnen“: Gabriele Tergit aus London für den Tagesspiegel
Am 27 April 1947 erschien dieses Feuilleton von Gabriele Tergit im Tagesspiegel. Die Schriftstellerin und Journalistin schrieb vergleichend über Großbritannien und Deutschland. Hier mit Blick aufs Mil...
www.tagesspiegel.de
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

ukraineworld.bsky.social
Milrem Robotics, the world's leading developer of robotics systems, will deliver over 150 THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to Ukraine, funded and coordinated by Netherlands
These new units will join the 15 vehicles that have been successfully operated in Ukraine since 2022.
📷Milrem Robotics
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

ipq.bsky.social
The parties in Germany’s coalition government have made an effort to get along better, but have so far failed to come up with the new security and economic policy approaches that the country needs, @henninghoff.bsky.social writes in the latest Berlin Cable.

ip-quarterly.com/en/germanys-...
Germany’s Government Lacks New Ideas, and It Shows
The Christian Democrats and Social Democrats of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’ coalition government have made an effort to get along better. So far, however, they have failed to come up with the new appro...
ip-quarterly.com
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

carnegieeurope.bsky.social
The EU can play a crucial role in ensuring all phases of Trump's Gaza peace plan are implemented by both Israel & the Palestinians.

But for the union to exert its influence, Germany must rethink its unwavering support for Israel, argues @rmomtaz.bsky.social.

carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
The Trump Gaza Peace Plan Needs the EU, Too
The EU can play an essential role in ensuring all phases of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan are implemented by both Israel and the Palestinians. But for the union to exert its influence, Germ...
carnegieendowment.org
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

nickhedley.bsky.social
Global electricity generation from fossil fuels declines amid solar surge

theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/07/g...
Global electricity generation from fossil fuels declines amid solar surge
The share of renewables in the global electricity mix climbed to 34.3% in the first half of 2025, eclipsing coal (33.1%).
theprogressplaybook.com
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

tramppress.bsky.social
We are delighted to share the cover for a very special project we've been working on for Christmas 2025! An Alternative Irish Christmas is an anthology of stories, in traditional, unusual, extract, and essay form by some of our favourite authors. 1/🧵
Cover of An Alternative Irish Christmas: An Anthology. Green background, with the title in gold, there is a gold tree and the star on top is the Tramp Press logo Contents page of An Alternative Irish Christmas, listing stories by: Jessica Traynor, Sophie White, Mike McCormack, Roisin Kiberd, Niall Bourke, Maggie Armstrong, Arja Kajermo, Sue Rainsford, Soula Emmanuel, Briana Fitzsimons, Belinda McKeon, Tim MacGabhann, and Anne Enright.
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

robinwigglesworth.ft.com
Why are people getting excited about the “Nobels”? Everyone knows that the only REAL one is the Sveriges @riksbank.se Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The others are just self-aggrandising PR set up by Nobel himself.
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

jayrayner1.bsky.social
This from @stephenkb.bsky.social is very much worth your time.
www.ft.com/content/14d4...
Israel seems more important — and less desirable — than ever for British Jews
Amid rising antisemitism at home, our lifeboat abroad seems less attractive
www.ft.com
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl, Kim L. Scheppele, Tim Bale , and 4 more

pwnallthethings.bsky.social
Tragic news from Canada where the Canadian Supreme Court has gone from the official dress on the left to the one on the right
Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in bright red wooly gowns, with a beige trim. It looks sort of like a Santa robe The Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in black gowns with a bright white kravat, and two thin red vertical lines on the side of the robe
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

ichbinilya.bsky.social
This was first pointed out by @codendahl.bsky.social, so I listened to the relevant part of the interview myself.

It's just 1 minute long. Here's a translated transcript, along with the original German if you wish.
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl

coachbalto.bsky.social
To the millions of people who tagged Benson Boone to join our #BikeBus, thank you. You helped make something truly magical happen.

To #BensonBoone and his team, your energy and kindness gave our kids and community a memory we’ll never forget. 💛

Learn more about the movement at BikeBusWorld.org
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Fully understand. And I am known for being a critic of Merkel long before it was cool. But this interview is harmless, and more of a bizarre defence of her legacy than a blame game with other European countries. Let's move on.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
I was being polite. You would have to have a pretty strong pre-defined view of her to come to that conclusion. She does not blame them in any way. She just said they disagreed.
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Reposted by: Christian Odendahl, Steve Peers, Laurent Pech , and 1 more

centreeuropeanref.bsky.social
#Czechia’s elections mark a populist shift, but Babiš now faces a hard path to form a government. The further he’s pulled to the right, the greater the risk of EU fragmentation.

Quick @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social reaction from @zecsaky.bsky.social

Read here:
CER quick reaction: The Czech elections
Czechia’s elections mark a populist shift, but Babiš faces a hard path to form a government. The further he’s pulled to the right, the greater the risk of EU fragmentation.
buff.ly
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Not defending Merkel's policy or legacy, but her interview with the Hungarian outlet has been misrepresented, she just doesn't blame Poland or the Baltics. Have a look at the original interview (on youtube).
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Indeed. We should focus on all of that, and not on things she didn't say.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Ok, this is way outside my area of expertise, so I defer to others. It just sounded a bit bizarre to me.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Stark.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Structural reasons, true, she overstates those. On Putin, she is quite negative, but in the calm, rational Merkel-style of talking about bad people.
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by Carlo Masala — Reposted by: Christian Odendahl, Nicolai von Ondarza

carlomasala1.bsky.social
Chers Français, je ne veux pas vous stresser, mais il faut battre les 10 jours de mandat de Giulio Andreotti en 1972. Faites de votre mieux et bonne chance.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
The bizarre bit of the interview is the covid pandemic bit and how it prevented face-to-face diplomacy. On *that* she is much closer to blaming the pandemic for the war in Ukraine, and somewhat clumsily says once "the main reason" where she probably meant "one of the main reasons". Still bizarre.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
She literally says "we cannot know what would have happened", implying that the outcome of her larger EU-Russia format idea was very uncertain.

I would have phrased this differently, knowing what we know today. But she is not blaming Poland and the Baltics.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Then she somewhat clumsily says without further explanation that her term ended and Putin's full aggression began, which *could* be read as suggesting that the absence of diplomacy caused this. But that is a stretch.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Poland and the Baltics, she says, feared that the EU did not have a common position on Russia.

(They were probably right, and also feared German/French delusions about Russia in such talks.)
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
In essence, she emphasises diplomacy more than I would, downplays the cost, and defends her record on military investment (laughable, IMHO).

On Poland and Baltics, she describes the different views on what to do in the summer of 2021. She wanted more diplomacy in larger EU-Russia format.
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
If you want to see for yourself, and you can understand German (or handle AI transcription better than I can), here is the link to the interview.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjSH...
Angela Merkel: a magyar nép feladata eldönteni, újraválasztja-e Orbán Viktort
YouTube video by Partizán
www.youtube.com
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by Christian Odendahl — Reposted by: Nicolas Véron, Iikka Korhonen

codendahl.bsky.social
I am not a #Merkel fan (as many of you know), but the headlines following her interview with Partizan are complete nonsense.

She does not blame Poland or the Baltics at all.
reshetz.bsky.social
Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 2d
We do not hate merkel enough
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by Christian Odendahl

codendahl.bsky.social
Yeah, except when one of those takes a pigeon out of the air in your Berlin courtyard and devours it on the playground. Then you are left to deal with the mess.
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