V-Dem peger på en alvorlig udvikling: USA klassificeres ikke længere som et liberalt demokrati. Det handler ikke om valg alene, men om svækkede checks & balances, mindre kontrol med magten og pres på rettigheder og medier. Hvad betyder det, når en central allieret bliver mindre forudsigelig?

Fra vejrvarsler til krigen i Ukraine: En analyse af, hvordan danske kommentarspor systematisk formes af 4D-mønstre, informationshvidvask og påvirkningslogikker, som samlet kan forstås som informationsoperationer. www.linkedin.com/pulse/fire-f...

Når man skal bedømme Trumps politik, så må man sige, at han også har haft sine udprægede successer. Han har formået at skaffe sig af med rigtig mange af USAs loyale allierede, men på den anden side, så har han klart forbedret USAs forhold til Rusland. Så det er vel double win i Trump- og MAGA land.

⚡️ Britain is giving its military new powers to shoot down drones after incursions near sensitive bases doubled last year.

Today is a significant day in rebuilding Danish defence as the first day of the new national service with 11-12 months service for privates and 23-24 months for sergeants & lieutenants. A drone unit & a long range patrol unit for the Special Operations Command are among the first

Seems like a good video for his trial

“We have never needed them. We have never asked anything of them… They sent troops to Afghanistan… They stayed a little back off the frontlines.” — Donald Trump This infuriating respectless. www.the-sun.com/news/1582463...

I have worn the uniform as a volunteer in the Danish armed forces since 1983. Never did I imagine reaching a point where the United States could be a potential adversary to Danish interests. If that assumption no longer holds, it is not the past that changed, but the present.

Det var en aktiv weekend med nytårsparole i Skive, hvor Landsdelsregion Vest fik oprettet et nyt stabskompagni, der skal betjene regionens chef. Sne, blå himmel og alvorlige taler. Efterfølgende middag. Søndag aften afslapning.

I would really recommend this talk between @carlomasala1.bsky.social and @anderspucknielsen.dk. I would argue Europe and Russia does not have any mutual interests (besides avoiding nuclear war) and this is one of the fundamental mistakes in European thinking when it comes to how to deal with Russia.

Siden Ruslands første angreb på Ukraine i 2014 har krigen ikke kun været udkæmpet med soldater, artilleri og missiler, men også med ord, fortællinger og forklaringer. www.linkedin.com/pulse/n%C3%A...

“When an empire attacks, it claims that it is the victim.” Fra Tjetjenien over Krim til Ukraine – og i dag i cyber- og informationsdomænet – ser vi det samme mønster: aggression forklares som forsvar, og målet er ikke at overbevise, men at skabe tvivl og tøven. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Jeg håber, I har haft en god weekend.

Russian hackers shut down Polish hydroelectric plant in dangerous cyberattack near Gdansk. www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Norwegian intelligence chief Nils Andreas Stensønes says Russia is currently the biggest threat to Norway, comparing the situation to a wartime footing. He noted that President Putin views Russia as being in constant conflict with the West.

No amount of economic pressure will in itself make Putin stop the war. Preventing India from buying Russian oil will probably make the global oil prices go up and not down, btw.

🇪🇪 Estonia installs fences on border with Russia ❗️Massive metal gates have been installed on the Friendship Bridge from Ivangorod to Narva, on the Estonian side. These gates will become part of a system of roadblocks that will allow for quick closure of the road if necessary.

Løgn til aftenkaffen i rusland:

If the United States pulls back from Europe before the continent can fill the resulting gaps, it will significantly weaken NATO’s defenses—and leave Europeans more vulnerable to Russian aggression, write Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, and Kate Johnston.

Hvad sker der, når en erfaren journalist advarer mod fascistiske tendenser – og mødes af latterliggørelse og misinformation?? Hvordan peger Rachlins advarsel og Barbera F. Walters forskning på samme dybere trussel: det demokratiske sammenbruds stille begyndelse. www.linkedin.com/pulse/n%25C3...

Anne Applebaum kalder det Autocracy, Inc. – et globalt netværk af regimer, der beskytter hinanden og underminerer os. Kina støtter Rusland, mens Trump fjerner sanktioner og tilbageholder våben. Og Europa? Det står stille. Vi bliver brikker i andres spil. www.linkedin.com/pulse/n%C3%A...

“The threat of the Russian Orthodox Church is underappreciated by a lot of countries in Europe. It is the only [Russian] structure not affected by sanctions, and we tend to make the mistake of looking at it as if it was a church, because it looks like a church, when in reality, it’s something else.”

Min aften i aften efter en lang uge. Katten jager mus ved åen, min (pleje-)hund gnaver et marvben (har arbejdet på det en time). Afslapning.

Meanwhile in Russia: decorated state TV host Vladimir Solovyov said he agrees with Peter Thiel & the government of the Antichrist is coming soon. Solovyov claimed that all of Russia's opponents are Satanists and demanded preventive strikes against Europe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q3K...

TjekDet har identificeret anti-NATO-annoncer på Facebook i en række lande, herunder Danmark, op til og under NATO-topmødet. Link til artiklen her:

Good morning World. Jeg føler mit liv vender tilbage efter eksamenspresset er taget væk.

Russia is building a new military garrison in the town of Kandalaksha near the Finnish border.This is the first sign of a steady increase in troop numbers 100 km from the border,Yle reports. The images reveal that last winter,Russia began large-scale construction in a closed military settlement.

Jeg forsvarede med success min specialeopgave på SDU i går, og jeg kan nu kalde mig MSc in Intelligence- & Cyber Studies (MICS). Faktisk min MSc nr. 2, da jeg blev MSc in Computer- & Information Security i 2016, University of Liverpool. Jeg er faktisk lidt stolt af mig selv (underdrevet).

Flagless, sanctioned shadow tanker MARATHON / UDAYA managed to cheat the Danish Naval Command last week when it showed false flag-info to authorities who were approaching the vessel, the DMA tells Danwatch. Now Marathon is back and sailing straight towards Denmark. What happens next?