Wer glaubt, dass Primärarztsystem (etc) unser Hauptproblem sein wird, wenn zigtausend Flüchtlinge, evakuierte ZivilpatientInnen und später die Verwundeten von der Front hier auf kaum finanzierte & vorbereitete Gesundheitsinfra treffen, dem kann man nur viel Glück wünsche.

"Sweden will soon have the capability to conduct deep strikes far behind enemy lines, as the Gripen will be integrated with the German-made Taurus cruise missile earlier than planned, the Swedish air chief said." @defensenews.bsky.social www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

My entire X timeline is anti-EU posts from people I don't follow. Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site. X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.

Folge #102 ist jetzt auf all euren Podcatchern zu finden. Wir sprechen über die nächsten Jahre, empfehlen gute Bücher und verabschieden euch mit 4 Sicherheitshinweisen ins nächste Jahr. Jetzt hören!

So. Oder so.

A new episode of @sicherheitspod.de is online! In the last episode of 2025 we talk about what the next 5 years might look like. The discussion is fun - the outlook less so. Plus book recommendations!

Danke an alle, die in diesem Jahr den @sicherheitspod.de in der einen oder anderen Weise unterstützt haben. Danke auch für all die netten und interessanten Zuschriften. Und ganz besonders großen Dank für das Lob, das uns stets sehr freut - und uns immer kurzzeitig zu kleinen Plüschis werden lässt.

Next time someone tells me about the great public services in France, I’ll show them this email, which I legit received *today*.

Marie @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com read Sarkozy’s prison book so we don’t have to 😄 observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.

Biedermeier. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... The case for denial

The Navy is calling this week's successful launch of a new one-way attack drone a "significant milestone" in the Defense Department's push to get hundreds of thousands of the transformational aircraft into the field.

Anyway. Let’s put a weapon on it.

Anyway. Let’s put a weapon on it.

#AI www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

@sicherheitspod.de recording behind the scenes

Jetzt noch super Weihnachtsgeschenke besorgen sicherheitshalbershop.myspreadshop.de

Turns out my article on drones in Ukraine is ECFR’s most read commentary this year. Isn’t this nice! ecfr.eu/article/dron...

Are they planning for this to be a Christmas present or what is going on? #FCAS

Turns out my article on drones in Ukraine is ECFR’s most read commentary this year. Isn’t this nice! ecfr.eu/article/dron...

🤩 sicherheitshalbershop.myspreadshop.de

Außenpolitisch interessierte Frauen unter 35 Jahren können sich jetzt für den Sylke Tempel Essaypreis 2026 bewerben. Es geht um „die Kunst des Kompromisses“. In der Jury sitzen u.a. @florencegaub.bsky.social und @joerglau.bsky.social. Alle Infos hier: internationalepolitik.de/de/sylke-tem...

We were promised an FCAS decision today! www.politico.eu/article/germ...

Here again very good on why all of this is relevant *to Switzerland * which likes to think it is hidden behind the mountains.

New guide to Russian Shahed/Geran drone variants -> see www.hisutton.com/Russian-Gera...

Wow. Doesn’t exactly increase trust in politicians. 🎁🔗

Whenever I see these posts I wonder what Paris they are talking about because the Paris i live in and bike in has terrible air quality and loads of cars. So great if there has been an improvement but you really don’t want today’s Paris as your end result…

Today, Germany opens its new centre for drone defence (Drohnenabwehrzentrum). It is supposed to help with questions of who is in charge in case of drone sightings. www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

Today, Germany opens its new centre for drone defence (Drohnenabwehrzentrum). It is supposed to help with questions of who is in charge in case of drone sightings. www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

I read the new security strategy that Switzerland published a few days ago. It’s really quite good in my view! A 🧵 The whole strategy is available in English here www.news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/BL...

EU Eastern flank – almost 1/5 of the EU GDP. In defence, the EUs role is to incentivise Member States and support their motivation to spend more on defence. Thank you @lithuaniaineu.bsky.social for initiating discussions in Brussels.

Did you know that from tomorrow, Qualtrics is offering synthetic panels (AI-generated participants)? Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"

I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering. www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...

Only took three months for the US to weaponize the US-UK Tech deal: "British officials on Monday confirmed the US suspended the deal last week, with one saying the Trump administration was pushing for UK concessions in areas of trade outside the tech partnership." www.ft.com/content/afd4...

And here we have what’s really important: the cooperation with European partners. Because yes, Switzerland is neutral - but not if it gets attacked! (Last pic) (I included the original (?) German for good measure.)

The strategy is really very good and clear-eyed on the changed geopolitical situation, and Switzerland in it. It explains well how even if a direct military attack against Switzerland remains unlikely (not impossible though) Switzerland’s security is directly in danger. (Alt text for readability)

I read the new security strategy that Switzerland published a few days ago. It’s really quite good in my view! A 🧵 The whole strategy is available in English here www.news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/BL...

Applications from US researchers to come to Germany have doubled. www.spiegel.de/start/usa-ve...

Toad woke up. “Drat!” he said. “This house is a mess. I have so much work to do.” Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.” Toad pulled the covers over his head.

We all talk about the US national security strategy - but Switzerland has also just published its strategy! Will read and report back. www.news.admin.ch/de/newnsb/BL...

“Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Louise Sandher-Jones said that “for the first time since early 2021, Armed Forces intake is now greater than outflow”. In the 12 months to 1 Oct 25, “there was an increase of 13% in people joining the Armed Forces compared to the previous 12-month period”.”

Interesting development. Though the suggestion that 3D printing drones can help with global supply problems is a bit far-fetched. You can’t print chips, cameras etc etc. Rather, this helps with supply issues for forward operating bases for example. www.wsj.com/video/series...

Goldman Sachs’ economists “expect German GDP growth to rise from 0.3% this year to 1.4% in 2026 and 1.8% in 2027. This is significantly above the 0.8% potential rate of growth and the consensus among economists surveyed by Bloomberg.”

Such an important piece. And having looked only at the drones bit (while Justin is able to take a much broader airpower view) I agree that the small drones won’t be decisive. I keep thinking, however, that there will be a role for larger, more capable drone systems, especially for surveillance.

Such an important piece. And having looked only at the drones bit (while Justin is able to take a much broader airpower view) I agree that the small drones won’t be decisive. I keep thinking, however, that there will be a role for larger, more capable drone systems, especially for surveillance.

The EU has taken the gloves off internally by forcing through an indefinite freeze of Russian state assets over Hungary's objections. It should learn from that boss move that it can succeed by flexing more muscle internationally too. www.ft.com/content/3dc7...

Often, Berlin is the main veto player when it comes to decisive EU action. But this week, for once, Berlin is a key driver of getting both the reparations loan and Mercosur over the finish line. This time, the EU's ability to act act fully hinges on Rome's and Paris's will to jump.

Et oui. “the assumption that large-scale acquisition of AI-enabled drones will strengthen US defenses against China is misguided. Lessons from the war in Ukraine—an attritional, inconclusive struggle between two land-centric armed forces—often do not apply directly to other kinds of conflicts.”

Goldman Sachs’ economists “expect German GDP growth to rise from 0.3% this year to 1.4% in 2026 and 1.8% in 2027. This is significantly above the 0.8% potential rate of growth and the consensus among economists surveyed by Bloomberg.”

Interesting development. Though the suggestion that 3D printing drones can help with global supply problems is a bit far-fetched. You can’t print chips, cameras etc etc. Rather, this helps with supply issues for forward operating bases for example. www.wsj.com/video/series...