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Hi Paris people: I’m looking for a photographer in #Paris for professional portraits - any recommendations?

Episode #98 ist online. Und wir ziemlich müde 😶

I grew up watching @weltspiegel.bsky.social, so it’s been fun to be able to contribute a little bit!

Excellent. Frankfurt trains for state of emergency- in this scenario caused by a drone attack on critical infrastructure. www.hessenschau.de/panorama/kat...

10/10 on policy consistency.

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Problem of course is that the US *dominates* the global arms trade. It’s 43% of the market, and number 2,3,4,5 are a fraction of that.

Now that the Europeans have agreed to massively raise their defence budgets - which the US wanted (mainly?) so that they would spend the money on US kit - the US has turned around and said ‘we’re no longer selling to you.’ 🤷‍♀️

The Trump 1 version of the revised transatlantic pact was: Europeans must spend more on defence & we Americans will sell you more US weapons. Painful for Europeans but fine for US. Under Trump 2: Europeans will pay more for defense & we won't sell you kit. How does this make any sense for the US?

On Friday, Mark Leonard was joined by @j_kobzova, who just returned from Ukraine a few days ago, to discuss the summer developments of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Listen to our podcast to learn more! https://bit.ly/3VVY6CV

Last week @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social and I put out a provocation & set of suggestions on how influence has changed and why institutions (& funders) need to change their thinking on shaping public opinion and connecting w/audiences. The old way no longer works. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Royal Air Force Typhoons have flown their first NATO air defence sortie over Poland as part of NATO’s Eastern Sentry www.gov.uk/government/n...

Now that the Europeans have agreed to massively raise their defence budgets - which the US wanted (mainly?) so that they would spend the money on US kit - the US has turned around and said ‘we’re no longer selling to you.’ 🤷‍♀️

Reason number 5728 to build up the European military industrial base www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Excellent. Frankfurt trains for state of emergency- in this scenario caused by a drone attack on critical infrastructure. www.hessenschau.de/panorama/kat...

We've massively improved our searching functionality inside Bluesky Feed Creator. In the same area where you used to - and still do - insert a post from a URL, you can also search for users, terms, hashtags, or combinations of the above. You can even drop multiple URLs in at once.

Honestly, the 1,5% was always just to get it to the nice 5%. What’s happening with the 3,5%, that’s what’s important (and also addressed in the article).

Big story in the battle between Brussels and Big Tech: The EU is poised to exclude Meta, Apple, Google and Amazon from a new system to share citizens’ financial data, in the face of Trump’s retaliation threats @bmoens.bsky.social & @paolatamma.bsky.social with the news on.ft.com/46tA9Yv

this exists it is called thinking

How fitting. “President Donald Trump declined to approve a package of weapons to Taiwan this summer, as he tries to negotiate a trade deal and potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

No mincing of words in this @ecfr.eu policy brief on the China-Russia relationship ecfr.eu/publication/...

I confess I become increasingly irritated with Brits who inform me in what kind of deep trouble my country is in, and how blind we are supposedly to this, at a time when right wing nationalism is surging in Britain and NATO is hanging by a thread. My Friends. We are in the same boat.

56% of Germans believe that Russia will attack eastern NATO countries. In Dec 24 a (small) majority still believed they wouldn’t. ZDF Polit-Barometer

56% of Germans believe that Russia will attack eastern NATO countries. In Dec 24 a (small) majority still believed they wouldn’t. ZDF Polit-Barometer

First job ad for the new German national security council has been published www.interamt.de/koop/app/ste...

I really worry we’re way over indexing the efficacy of drones to supplement other combat arms because of one conflict in one theatre with a specific problem set

Two incursions in one day. And it’s no longer drones.

No mincing of words in this @ecfr.eu policy brief on the China-Russia relationship ecfr.eu/publication/...

Sicherheitshalber hundertste (ja wirklich!!) Folge feiern wir live in Hamburg. Alle Infos zu Karten und co hier 👇 sicherheitspod.de/2025/09/16/s...

Ist die deutsche Rüstungsindustrie den an sie gestellten Anforderungen gewachsen? Und wie sieht es aus mit Wehrdienst und co? Wir diskutieren in Folge #98. sicherheitspod.de/2025/09/16/9...

Sigh. “Friction over FCAS — a joint program among France, Germany and Spain — is nothing new, but the scale of the frustration in Berlin signals a danger point for the future of the fighter jet, just as Europe is trying to bolster its defenses to confront the heightened threat from Russia.”

French hospitals have been asked to prepare for a possible military engagement. Health minister rightly points out that this is part of preparedness (and resilience). www.bfmtv.com/politique/vi...

Russland intensiviert seine Angriffe mit Drohnen. Immer häufiger landen diese auch auf NATO-Gebiet. Welche Antworten hat das Bündnis auf diese Provokationen? @rikefranke.bsky.social im Gespräch mit @deutschewelle.bsky.social www.dw.com/de/putins-dr...

If you bought Rheinmetall stock when the war started, you made quite some money: Rheinmetall went from 80€ to 1935€ over the last 3 years. More on the German defence industry here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/germany-arms...

Use Signal! english.elpais.com/technology/2...

This should not be a wake-up call for NATO countries with regard to #drone capabilities. If it is, we haven’t been paying attention. Full debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tksO...

“Where we need to get to is a layered drone defence”. Had the pleasure to join DW’s ‘to the point’ today to talk about Russia’s drone incursions. Full debate m.youtube.com/watch?v=tksO...

🙄 The character, NOT the nature of war.

“Die beste Drohnenarmee Europas hat aktuell die Ukraine. Die beste Drohnenabwehr hat aktuell die Ukraine.” - my comments on what we can learn from Ukraine. Full debate www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNW0...

“Where we need to get to is a layered drone defence”. Had the pleasure to join DW’s ‘to the point’ today to talk about Russia’s drone incursions. Full debate m.youtube.com/watch?v=tksO...

Fascinating: Britain is about 13% of EU population. It used to take ~3% of all asylum applications. Now it takes ~10%.

If you bought Rheinmetall stock when the war started, you made quite some money: Rheinmetall went from 80€ to 1935€ over the last 3 years. More on the German defence industry here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/germany-arms...

How does my flat get cleaned? How does my laundry get washed? This is how.

Apparently some of the destruction in Poland was cause by the countermeasures against the drones. A good reminder of the challenges of counter-drone measures. www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/l...

Visiting Oxford for tomorrow’s Undergraduate Open Day? Come and discover PPE at Oxford! Join a free 'PPE at Oxford' talk in the Manor Road Building – running throughout the day. Book your slot now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppe-at-oxf...

My latest column for @wpr.bsky.social 👇 www.worldpoliticsreview.com/germany-arms...

Everybody - me including - likes to complain about German bureaucracy. But @allemagneenfrance.diplo.de is consistently AMAZING at this stuff. Helpful, available, nice, I’m genuinely massively thankful. ❤️

Sign I might not be fully French yet: Me, pissed that the nursery opens later today because of the strikes. Other parents: “oh it’s nice they are open at all.” 🫠