The possibility of NATO ending because one NATO member forcibly attempts to annex another members territory is not something I saw coming.. www.ft.com/content/daae...
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The possibility of NATO ending because one NATO member forcibly attempts to annex another members territory is not something I saw coming.. www.ft.com/content/daae...
A positive and urgently needed step for Ukraine and European security. Without it, Kyiv has no chance of negotiating on anything like equal footing with Russia. But funding this via European debt, not aggressor assets, once again exposes Europe’s weakness + lack of resolve www.ft.com/content/e569...
Es gibt anscheinend eine längere Fassung der amerikanischen Sicherheitsstrategie und ist noch deutlicher:
"Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland are listed as countries the U.S. should “work more with…with the goal of pulling them away from the [European Union].”
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
The White House now keeps a “media offenders” list. History warns us: from Nazi Germany to modern autocrats, naming journalists is the first step toward silencing them.
#PressFreedom #JournalismMatters #Democracy
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Brazil just reminded the world what accountability looks like: even a president who tries to overthrow democracy ends up in prison.
No one — not even a former president — stands above the rule of law. 🇧🇷 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
Sudanese refugees waiting to cross the border into Chad.
The EU strongly condemns the grave and ongoing atrocities in Sudan.
Deliberate targeting of civilians, ethnically motivated killings, systematic sexual and gender-based violence, starvation and denying access to humanitarian aid are breaches of international law.
🔗 link.europa.eu/JXhWmX
A peace deal built on pressure for Ukraine to give up territory it controls isn’t peace - it’s coercion. Ukraine chooses its path, but Europe must show it will not abandon its principles, its partner or own security. 🇺🇦🇪🇺
Russia’s hybrid war in Africa is no longer just about mercenaries - it’s about shaping minds.
From the Sahel to coastal states, Moscow’s propaganda machine is shifting public opinion & pol. alignments.
Europe needs a strategy for this new reality @ecfr.eu ecfr.eu/podcasts/epi...
In today’s EU parliament votes, the EPP looks at swinging left on the 2040 climate target — and right with the far right on green reporting rules CSRD/ESRS.
The right firewall is breaking.
Europe moves to shifting majorities and even talk of a German minority government.
Mass killings, rape, and forced displacement in Sudan — and the world stays silent. When global inaction becomes the norm, impunity thrives. How long before silence turns to complicity? @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The shutdown of USAID has already killed 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children.
Imperfect as it was, no U.S. agency saved more lives per dollar.
A decision by the richest (man) — paid for by the poorest.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Good news from the #Netherlands #DutchElections25 www.bbc.com/news/article...
The RSF shows no mercy towards civilians because it fears no consequences for its crimes. UN security council members need to sanction the RSF leadership, act to protect civilians, and commit to securing accountability for these crimes. 6/7
As part of its 18-month siege of El Fasher, the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan dug a trench and built a sand berm around the city. Since RSF captured El Fasher, HRW documented and geolocated videos near the berm to the northwest — videos that could be used to prove crimes.
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After years of failed conditionality, Europe needs a new rights strategy in the Middle East:
👉 focus on what’s possible — protect lives, defend space, set red lines.
Step by step beats empty rhetoric @ecfrmena.bsky.social ecfr.eu/publication/...
Danger will not disappear even when the war in Ukraine ends.
We need to toughen our defences against Russia.
The Defence Readiness Roadmap outlines our plan to fill capability gaps with clear goals and timelines.
Extract of my press remarks ↓
In times of populist pressure, leadership isn’t about chasing applause but holding course.
Macron’s choice to defend institutions + France’s role abroad isn’t escapism — it’s statesmanship.
The presidency’s strength is part of what protects 🇫🇷 democracy @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/emma...
400,000 civilians in #Sudan's El Fasher are trapped in famine under RSF siege — a genocide unfolding in real time.
The world stays silent.
The #UAE could stop it today by telling the RSF to withdraw.
Read via @foreignpolicy.com ⤵️ foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/uae-sudan-rsf-war-weapons
Beyond urgent aid, this moment could press regional backers to use their leverage for peace. The UAE & Egypt must end military support that fuels the conflict and honour commitments under the Quad statement — so Sudan’s people can shape their own future www.crisisgroup.org/africa/sudan...
With the #NobelPeacePrize announcement due tomorrow, awarding it to Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms would honour citizens’ power to serve humanity amid war — & refocus attention on a country where 150k+ have died, 15M displaced & 25M face hunger www.prio.org/news/3634
El-Fasher, Sudan — besieged by the RSF since May 2024 — has become “an open-air morgue” for starving civilians. The world’s silence is shocking. Since 2023 Sudan has seen 150k civilians killed, 15 million displaced & 25 million people facing acute hunger www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
Must-read @ecfr.eu : Putin’s Valdai speech marks a shift. He brands Europe “enemy #1”, vows more military pressure, backs far-right parties & steps up info warfare — while praising Trump as a model.
Europe must reinforce defence and resilience !
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Vladimir Putin has finally said the quiet part out loud. For the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he has explicitly blamed Europe for the war, writes @abarbashin.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/46PIkhV
"From my prison cell in Georgia, I implore Europe not to abandon us to Russia.
My fellow journalists are putting their lives in danger every day, but we refuse to surrender to a regime that threatens Europe’s own security" #MziaAmaglobeli
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This is the grey zone: not open war, but pressure by sabotage.
NATO & partners now face a hard question:
👉 How do you deter an adversary operating unseen on the seabed?
#Russia #Security #Geopolitics
⚠️ These cables carry:
– Internet & financial data
– Gas & energy flows
– Military comms between NATO allies
A well-placed attack could “turn the lights out” — destabilising economies & undermining political will without firing a shot.
99% of the UK’s digital traffic flows through subsea cables. Russia’s spy ship Yantar has been caught loitering over them.
A new @financialtimes.com investigation exposes how Moscow is mapping — and maybe preparing to cut — Europe’s digital lifelines. www.ft.com/content/0b35...
Europe has been facing 'confrontation' with Russia for a while now. What is new is the quality of this 'hybrid war', raising security + resilience concerns. Especially as Russia has used these tactics since the invasion of Crimea in 2014 @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/euro...
