This is more relevant than any Vance speeches or National Security Strategies. This is Europe home alone. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

This is more relevant than any Vance speeches or National Security Strategies. This is Europe home alone. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

“The result is that, at the time of writing, the US seemed poised to agree to a deal that — over the long term — threatens to leave Iran in a stronger position than before this war began.” www.ft.com/content/24cd... Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal

I am still reading this but what has struck me so far is that many of their points feel quite… outdated? Silicon valley engineers who don’t want to work with the Pentagon; long decades of peace which no one believes might end; an unarmed Germany… - the book was written in 2025, not 2020!

The exercise that took place in the London underground described in the article is good though www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05...

Really nice to see that there are now more academic jobs in Germany on security and defence policy: jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/2...

Important point

Yet another delay of US kit sold to allies because of the Iran war. This time it impacts Japanese deterrence against China. www.ft.com/content/406b... US warns Japan of severe delays in Tomahawk deliveries due to Iran war

“New AI models are not being governed in the same way as nuclear weapons, the last technology with comparable civilisational stakes, …. Private decisions are being made about AI safety and deployment, with government visibility solely at corporate discretion.”

Really nice to see that there are now more academic jobs in Germany on security and defence policy: jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/2...

Unsurprising, still worrying. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05...

Only hours after the massive attack on Kyiv has stalled... This is such a Ukrainian response.

I’ve been reading up a bit more on the Goliath - the WWII German uncrewed tank/mine - as I find there is an interesting parallel to modern Ukrainian fibre-optic cable drones. Anyway: this is an interesting article on the Goliath: www.welt.de/geschichte/z...

I’ve been reading up a bit more on the Goliath - the WWII German uncrewed tank/mine - as I find there is an interesting parallel to modern Ukrainian fibre-optic cable drones. Anyway: this is an interesting article on the Goliath: www.welt.de/geschichte/z...

I know Amazon is bad and all but how convenient is it that you can type what you are looking for in any language and it just works?! Why do the worst companies always have the best algorithms/UX?

“The truth is that China can afford to cherry-pick from the menu of co-operation projects that Russia is pitching.”

Impressive

If American forces are positioned based on who's most politically accommodating rather than where they're most effective, deterrence loses. warontherocks.com/2026/05/euro...

Remember this picture of Karoline Leavitt? The photographer, Christopher Anderson, has written for FT Wealth about what shooting the powerless taught him about shooting the powerful www.ft.com/content/4bcc...

I’ve just been explained the difference* between drones and UAVs. *this is not a thing.

I am at a drone and counter-drone exhibition and what can I say: when you listen to industry, there really shouldn’t be any problems in fighting drones, it’s all solved 🤷‍♀️

It continues

Statement by the Chief Pentagon Spokesman on troop reductions in Europe

💯 “We all agree with Trump on burden-shifting,” said one European Nato diplomat. “But it’s hard when [the US] refuse to tell us their plan to shift the burdens.”

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I'd be including not one, but two pieces from Playboy in my philosophy of tech and tech ethics syllabi.

💯 “We all agree with Trump on burden-shifting,” said one European Nato diplomat. “But it’s hard when [the US] refuse to tell us their plan to shift the burdens.”

Statement by the Chief Pentagon Spokesman on troop reductions in Europe

Exactly this. It’s about Europe taking the initiative. Good Europe Express by @henryjfoy.ft.com “Diplomats say that … the fact the debate is happening at all reflects a growing recognition that Europe needs to either speak up or be talked over.”

“for the longest time the question of European strategic autonomy has been a French obsession, a German embarrassment, a British irritation — and that today, nolens volens, it has become a European necessity.” franziska-brantner.de/news/the-lon...

It continues

Pretty sure I have been put on some random blocklist because again, several German accounts I have never interacted with are blocking me. How can one find this out again?

This is not good

“for the longest time the question of European strategic autonomy has been a French obsession, a German embarrassment, a British irritation — and that today, nolens volens, it has become a European necessity.” franziska-brantner.de/news/the-lon...

Geballte Expertise der Dronithologin @rikefranke.bsky.social am Start: open.spotify.com/episode/6GPg...

Navantia UK has unveiled a large autonomous warship concept at #CNE2026, as the company pushes to become a key supplier for the Royal Navy's hybrid fleet of the future. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/navantia-uk-unveils-autonomous-warship-concept/

Defense Minister Fedorov announced Ukraine’s first operational guided aerial bomb. Featuring a unique design and a 250 kg warhead, it is built to destroy Russian fortifications, command posts, and other targets dozens of kilometers deep within occupied territories.

the overwhelming message the AI industry has sent to young people is “this will ruin any chance you have at a stable career”, of course college grads are booing it regardless of the reality of the claims, the way this technology has been sold is one of the greatest self-inflicted PR disasters ever

Our tracker suggests it has suffered its first sustained net loss since October 2023

With yours truly. www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...

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Folge #108 ist online! Wir diskutieren Zahlensalat und Fragen: ist 42.7 der neue 5? Plus: Drohnen, Drohnen, Drohnen. Und Sicherheitshinweise. Jetzt online: sicherheitspod.de/2026/05/15/f...

I went to a Le Creuset shop today and wow is their stuff pretty and wow is their stuff expensive! But I mean, I see this and wanna become a better cook!

Helsinki airport closed for several hours because of drone sighting… www.lbc.co.uk/article/finl...

« Ils semblent chercher une certaine Sarah Connor »

A football worldcup … “halftime show”? What on earth. How about we don’t americanise everything?

Old enough to remember when the Poles were lobbying to receive the 5000 troops pulled from Germany

My latest column for @wpr.bsky.social (I don’t decide the titles but I couldn’t have said it better) www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-drone...

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Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least 31. Local authorities report damage across six districts. n.pr/4wIyFGi

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