Interesting read by colleague Nette Nöstlinger on Germany's plans to ramp up its intelligence prowess in light of the Russian (and U.S.) threats www.politico.eu/article/germ...

#GlobalEurope & #UkraineWar: For #Russia, #Greenland offers an ‘ideal solution’ to its #Ukraine problem, by @evahartog.bsky.social | Politico www.politico.eu/article/russ...

This week on EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Allison Hoffman, Nick Vinocur, Eva Hartog and Bartosz Brzeziński to unpack what Donald Trump’s moves in Venezuela reveal about the world he’s shaping — and the uncomfortable position they leave Europe in. 🎧 Listen here:

"I can't explain why we have different opinions on what has to be done right now,” an exasperated Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys told me last night on the EU's disunity on using Russian frozen assets."Now is the moment. Spring is too late."

🎙️Buitenlandse Zaken blikt terug op grote geopolitieke ontwikkelingen van het afgelopen jaar, tijdens een speciale live-opname. Met oa Rusland-expert @evahartog.bsky.social oud-China-correspondent Garrie van Pinxteren, en Groene-redacteur @yaghoubsharhani.bsky.social 👉 www.groene.nl/podcasts/bui...

The 🇳🇱 elections were not the first (or the last) w AI generated images. But the combination of AI content, systematic far-right circulation, and use of chabots for vote advice was a new ‘AI cocktail’. Comments in @evahartog.bsky.social @pieterhaeck.bsky.social story www.politico.eu/article/elec...

"The Dutch election is one of the first in Europe where we see that AI has become an integral part in electoral campaigns in various ways." My story with @pieterhaeck.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/elec...

Less than a week from now the #Netherlands will elect a new government. Ahead in the polls is the far-right PVV — widely known for its anti-Islam rhetoric, less known for this: the party has only one formal member who makes all the decisions. Guess who. My story: www.politico.eu/article/geer...

Geert Wilders’ one-man rule — and what that means for the Dutch How Europe’s smallest party became the Netherlands’ largest political force. By @evahartog.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/geer...

Wilders uitgelegd voor buitenlanders Door @evahartog.bsky.social in @politico.eu

Washington is urging foreign govts to uphold Cuba sanctions, arguing it’s the largest contributor of foreign troops to Russia after N. Korea. Havana denies it. Meanwhile, Cuban recruits on the front are stuck — see my @politico.eu piece early this year tinyurl.com/2ps8ww8u

Verstka reports that Russians with missing relatives in the war are being told to download Max for updates, including DNA results. I wrote about the Kremlin's "national messenger" last week here: 👇https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-app-max-data-privacy-concerns-whatsapp-kremlin-china/

Ik mocht iets schrijven voor @groene.nl over het overlijden van mijn vader Wim Hartog, en van mijn mentor Derk Sauer. In het kort: de missie is (nog) groter dan de man. Laten we dat vooral niet vergeten. www.groene.nl/artikel/wim-...