Delighted and daunted in equal measure to be joining @millmedia.bsky.social as a staff writer as they branch out to a new city. Launching in June, The Exchange will provide quality writing, features and investigations covering Leeds and West Yorkshire. Any local tips? Reach out!

Professor Paul Cornish - from the @exeter.ac.uk Centre for the Public Understanding of Defence and Security - spoke to @miajankowicz.bsky.social about recruitment to the armed forces inews.co.uk/news/world/a...

Here is a very quick way of ending the war in Ukraine : Russian gets the fck out of Ukraine and stops fckng bombing us

Just had possibly the most astonishing interaction of my life: someone responding pleasantly on the train when I asked them not to have their speakerphone on. Hallelujah, it can be done!

Beginning 2026 personal organisation as I mean to go on by not actually checking the dimensions of the week-to-view desk planner I ordered

From me, for @theipaper.com: I tried out Ukraine's Virtual Reality training headset. VR has long been a part of military training. But here, it's about exposing large numbers of new recruits to what may lie ahead of them. It was unsettling viewing to say the least. inews.co.uk/news/world/t...

New from me and Ingrid Lunden out of the Resilience Conference: almost four years into its mission, the NATO Innovation Fund has new leadership. www.resiliencemedia.co/p/klaus-homm...

Absolutely wonderful news that Alaa Abd El Fattah, the Egyptian-British political prisoner, has been pardoned. What a painful and brutal path it has been for him, his family, and justice. I’m overjoyed.

Tiberius Aerospace advertises a transformational weapon — inexpensive artillery shells that accurately hit targets at 95 miles. Its subscription-style business model is even more revolutionary via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/meet-tech-ce...

I just aged about 74 years watching the Lionesses beat Sweden 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇸🇪 🙌🏻

I find the Barents Observer an indispensable source. Journalism is not a crime.

I was featured in this @businessinsider.com video about the production of artillery barrels. I did a bunch of research on bore wear & tear, which caught me up from my days as a US Navy ordnance officer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWOC...

The New World starts today! Everything you liked about The New European, with some excellent new names and a wider focus. I'm massively proud of our team and all our brilliant contributors. We're funded entirely by our readers; please support us for just £1 www.thenewworld.co.uk/subscribe/?u...

"This attack is a window to future war." @miajankowicz.bsky.social breaks down why: www.businessinsider.com/operation-sp...

I know the botched North Korean Choe Hyon-class destroyer launch is but a distant memory given *waves hands vaguely at everything*. But I wondered about the fate of the four officials who have been named and shamed in regime media. Warning: it's bleak. www.businessinsider.com/north-korean...

Register to join this timely discussion on June 2, in person or on line, with @katecrawford.bsky.social @hofrench.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social and @triofrancos.bsky.social, hosted by my Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab at the Institute for Advanced Study www.ias.edu/events/raree...

Only a matter of hours till my editor wearily deletes the Spice Girls reference from my draft article on British defence industrial strategy

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine stripped down a "Banderol," Russia's new drone-launched cruise missile, and say they found parts in there from allied countries like the US, South Korea and Japan. www.businessinsider.com/russia-new-c...

GUR said that up to 20 microchips originating from the US, Switzerland, Japan, and South Korea were found inside a new Russian cruise missile via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/russia-new-c...

A bit puzzling to see a think tank offering up what appears to be a 100% AI-generated analysis today (check out the "would you like a short timeline" and general ChatGPT type formatting): lansinginstitute.org/2025/05/07/r...

two major thinktanks— Hungary’s Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) and Poland’s Ordo Iuris Institute— are developing a plan to weaken, rename and dismantle EU. They are discussing it with the US Heritage Foundation, and they are laundering the Russian oil vsquare.org/heritage-fou...

Ukraine is a wake-up call for the UK's air defenses @miajankowicz.bsky.social reports www.businessinsider.com/uk-simulated...

It essentially means that shells are made in an uninterrupted process at a smaller scale via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/bae-systems-...

In 2022, the UK wargamed the air defense of "Night 1 of Ukraine" on home soil in its advanced simulator. The results "were not a pretty picture," Air Commodore Blythe Crawford, who formerly headed up the Air Battlespace Training Centre, told RUSI today. www.businessinsider.com/uk-simulated...

Trump, asked what concessions Putin has offered Ukraine in peace negotiations so far: "Stopping the war, stopping taking the whole country. Pretty big concessions."

"Ordinary Ukrainians just love the fact that they're not alone," said international volunteer Macer Gifford via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/brit-fought-...

#Ukraine says its latest attack on a #Russian air base blew up 96 cruise missiles | @BusinessInsider.com by @miajankowicz.bsky.social buff.ly/AQltOvX #politics #military #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar

Thales' MMCM can autonomously sweep for mines using a towed sonar array via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/france-uk-th...

I've just filed a story about about Ukraine, critical minerals, and rare earth elements. Having learned the barest smidgen of geology in the process I'm now very sad that there is no one in my life who would appreciate my rare earth in-jokes.

This is true. Very excited.

The Trump-led US rapprochement with Russia continues: CIA chief John Ratcliffe had a call with Russia's SVR spy agency — and plans more, the SVR says. This is the same week the US was *withholding* intel from Ukraine. www.businessinsider.com/cia-chief-re...

Maxar & the National Geospace-Intelligence Agency confirmed it: the US government is blocking Ukraine’s access to its satellite pics. Here’s how it’ll affect Ukrainian drone fighters: https://www.businessinsider.com/maxar-pulling-satellite-imagery-will-hurt-ukraines-drone-abilities-pilot-2025-3

The Trump administration blocked Ukraine's feed of Maxar satellite imagery. Its high-res images are critical to drone pilots in GPS-jammed areas, an Unmanned Systems Forces official told BI via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/maxar-pullin...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is costing it badly in the AI race with China and the US. Its leading LLM, GigaChat MAX, is outperformed in the Russian language by several competing ones, as CEPA's Ben Dubow first pointed out. www.businessinsider.com/us-china-com...

This is really quite something from @laraoreilly.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/ad-insiders-...

Excellent piece by @miajankowicz.bsky.social setting out where we are in the "give Russian assets to Ukraine" saga www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-froz...

Stymied by oil and gas sanctions, Russia's looking to tap its considerable lithium deposits. One major site could punt Russia into becoming one of the world's top producers. BUT: Developing that is not as easy as it sounds, multiple experts told me. www.businessinsider.com/russia-big-p...

Seeking expertise on Russia's AI projects GigaChat MAX and YaLM and their relative competitiveness wrt US/China— anyone able to give me any pointers? (I've already spoken to the brilliant Ben Dubow at CEPA)

Long shot but — if you're a federal #DEI worker affected by #Trump's executive order, I'd love to talk to you. Happy to have an off-the-record chat first for any questions about how I work. If interested, pls use a non-work email to contact [email protected].

The CEO of Bridger Aerospace, which has sent Super Scooper planes to tackle the LA wildfires, said drones are a major concern for his pilots.

And now Gazprom’s shares have hit a historic low, their lowest price since 2009. https://www.businessinsider.com/gazprom-shares-fall-lowest-price-15-years-eu-export-headache-2024-12

Ukraine is saying that North Korean soldiers accidentally killed 8 Kadyrovites due to a language barrier. I couldn't independently confirm this, but several experts have told me that this was always going to present an operational problem. www.businessinsider.com/russians-kil...

A major Austrian gas supplier just cut ties with Gazprom, and it's a big deal. 1) Here's my quick analysis on how this thorny decision came about and what it means for Europe's quest to decouple its energy needs from Russia. www.businessinsider.com/omv-austria-...

Here a couple of thoughts from me on Elon Musk's thoughts about the F-35, in this very detailed article by @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-f3...

This was a brilliant and depressing watch. It's amazing this alleged scandal doesn't get more attention.

This is a supremely well-reasoned read on the dangers of falsely characterising Trump's victory as having swept the electorate: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

If you listen to SiriusXM then you just missed me talking about the claimed strikes using ATACMS in Russia's Bryansk region, and the updates to Russia's nuclear doctrine.

1/ Security experts have released a joint letter calling on Europe and Canada to get on with setting Ukraine up for victory and beefing up their own security, instead of sitting around and waiting till January to see what Trump will do.