For months, Germany has been controversially debating the return of military conscription. But who actually supports it? And more importantly, why? Here are some insights based on a representative survey from last autumn. A thread 🧵 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Remarkable story from Denmark's nat'l broadcaster. "When Danish soldiers were flown to Greenland in January...they brought explosives so they could destroy, among other things, the runways in Nuuk & Kangerlussuaq [to] prevent US mil aircraft from landing" www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

This is very good on how the cult of tactics and lethality is about to do serious damage to US PME I'd add that anti-intellectualism is a major threat to PME elsewhere, too

“The war with Iran is little more than the joint targeting process unleashed. The Frankenstein’s monster that is the operational level of war, unsatiated after eating strategy, is now feasting on policy”. @bafriedman.bsky.social

🚨 New year, new paper, new data 🚨 Together with @mehrl.bsky.social, we've published a paper in Nations and Nationalism introducing a new dataset on selective conscription at the ethnic-group level. It covers all countries with conscription between 1946–2010. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Obeying illegal orders, and then coming up with absurd reasons to murder even more people. Adm. Bradley has since been promoted to lead U.S. Special Operations Command www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Kučera zdůraznil, že právě NATO iniciovalo zjednodušení evropských regulací souvisejících s přesuny vojsk. „Nicméně pouze EU může přinést efektivní řešení v této oblasti,“ sdělil pro CNN Prima NEWS. cnn.iprima.cz/vojensky-sch...

Current head of the army will be Argentina's next defence secretary For the first time since the end of the military dictatorship, the Ministry of Defence will be led by an officer www.poder360.com.br/poder-intern...

Jak financovat obranu a další veřejné výdaje? Nestačí jen slibovat. Ekonomka Markéta Malá z Centra připomíná v podcastu @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz, že férový daňový mix je klíčem k odpovědné politice. 🎧 Podcast #DeFacto: fsv.cuni.cz/aktuality/po... #ChytrejsiDane #FSVUK #Volby2025 @unikarlova.cuni.cz

"President Donald Trump on Monday said he would consider using the Insurrection Act to deploy the military if federal courts prevented him from deploying the National Guard to protect federal buildings and conduct law enforcement operations." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

The speeches by Trump and Hegseth were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans, Kori Schake argues.

„Důležité je, že s výjimkou antisystémových SPD a Stačilo! žádná ze stran, které mají šanci dostat se do Poslanecké sněmovny, nezpochybňuje naše ukotvení v NATO ani závazky z něj plynoucí,“ uvedl Kučera. www.irozhlas.cz/volby/online...

“Not quite a loyalty test, but … on the spectrum of loyalty to ideology,” said a second defense official. “Total waste of money.” www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Donald Trump delivered a nakedly partisan speech to a supposedly apolitical audience. What was most disturbing about the president’s address to America’s top brass was his menacing talk of using force at home

While every administration has fired some military leaders, none has relieved so many, so early in their tenure, and in this dramatic fashion.

So, sending troops to Chicago or Baltimore would be much more complicated than either LA or DC. 🧵

CEE chiefs of defence consistently score above NATO and global averages in international professional military education, HQ postings, and operational missions. Here’s one figure from the article 👇

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New OA article: The transnationalisation of military leaders in Central and Eastern Europe and EURO-Atlantic integration by @tomaskucera.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

CEE generals are among the most internationally experienced military leaders worldwide. My new article in European Security shows how this transnationalisation made them both agents of NATO cohesion and important political voices at home. 📖 Read it here (Open Access): doi.org/10.1080/0966...

„Česká armáda v první řadě potřebuje přezbrojit z muzeální sovětské výzbroje na moderní a interoperabilní výzbroj v počtech, které umožňují válečné rozvinutí,“ domnívá se Kučera. forbes.cz/armade-chybi...

🌍 In which country do Chiefs of Defence have the most international experience on average? The answer might surprise you—and it says a lot about how smaller states leverage transnational military ties. 📘 From my new article in Contemporary Security Policy: doi.org/10.1080/1352...

Which country has had the most Chiefs of Defence between 2005 and 2025? 📊 This is one of many trivia observations from my new article in Contemporary Security Policy, based on an original dataset of 511 CHODs from 82 countries. 📘 Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1080/1352...