Henrik Breitenbauch

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.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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.

Eliot Cohen: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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...

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

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

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/-...

Russia Is Preparing For More Developments Along the Northeastern Front

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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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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“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

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

The Age of Forever Wars Why military strategy no longer delivers victory.

“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-...

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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...

“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...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The Imperialism Has no Clothes JD Vance in Greenland

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

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

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

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.

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.

carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

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!

Can Europe Fight Back with Shashank Joshi and Camille Grand Podcast Episode · Brussels Sprouts · 07/03/2025 · 1h 13m

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

NATO to ask allies for 30% capability boost, top commander says “We’re at a moment in time where everything is important, we’re lacking everything, and so we have to be quite astute,” said French Adm. Pierre Vandier.

NATO SACT Vandier: www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

www.iiss.org/online-analy...

Deep cuts in Army, EUCOM downsizing among plans pushed by 2 Trump defense strategists A focus on the Asia-Pacific region and China as chief focuses for the U.S. military going forward could mean a reduction in troops serving in Europe, and drastic spending cuts for the Army.

www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...

NATO announces "Baltic Sentry", a "multi-domain activity" (?) in response to cable damage (see below).

Also a joint statement by eight Baltic coastal states: "the involved nations are coordinating the employment of different options and assets."
www.presidentti.fi/joint-statem...

Who Will Defend Europe?: An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent Who Will Defend Europe?: An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent [Giles, Keir] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Who Will Defend Europe?: An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent

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For those interested in NATO and what it does.

Over the weekend, I have tried to catch 'em all.

This starter pack includes academic researchers and military analysts with the Royal Danish Defence College.

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Doctrine, grand strategy, tactics, military technology, command, planning, etc.

👉 Here is a starter pack with good colleagues from the Royal Danish Defence College / Forsvarsakademiet.

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