An instant classic. The Ulysses of its field.

Hugely important point that also applies to other conflicts. The moral and legal case can be supplemented by a utilitarian argument: increasing the cost to war criminals is a deterrent, while absolving them lowers the threshold for future aggression.

These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.

Darf Russland dann auch die Ukraine 'verkleinern' und dort in Teilen 'präsent' bleiben, lieber @spiegel.de? Internationales Recht und deutsche Medien.. www.spiegel.de/ausland/isra...

This really doesn’t sit well with the case Ireland took against the UK to this very court as recently as 2018. hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversi...

"The big question for Europe is: when are you gonna fight back, guys?" ask former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes. "He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise" open.spotify.com/episode/6USY...

Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial." "Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."

The judge has his measure.

Let this be the one article you read closely today. “Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system.” Valuable work by @fesonline.bsky.social

It’s hard to understand the crisis of democracy … if you ignore this major contributing factor. Governments have forgotten how to recycle the surplus.

This would be a good time for European governments to insist on the principle of reciprocity.

Time to get over your X, Europe! Our new policy brief from @giorgosverdi.bsky.social warns that the European Union must urgently develop an independent “EuroStack” of critical technologies to solve the reliance from American tech. @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA

So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year. It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...

🚨🚨"Elon Musk Has Made X a Threat to Democracy and His War on the EU Proves It". Caroline Orr Bueno has an excellent report here on how #Musk has turned #Twitter/#X into a tool for foreign #interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation. bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...

A deadly year for journalists.

Israels Gewalt wird relativiert, Gewalt gegen Israel dramatisiert. Eine exklusive Auswertung von 11.125 Beiträgen belegt das tendenziöse Framing deutscher Leitmedien in der Nahost-Berichterstattung.

Happy to make the acquaintance of this early C18 poet. Thanks to Carol Rumens & the Guardian.

Bad policy choices mean Ireland is also going down this road.

‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe

Useful 🧵 on a survey of attitudes in Germany around Israel & Palestine.

The real Israel problem right here…

75 years of the ECHR ✨⚖️ A system that shaped human rights across Europe — and far beyond — now faces profound new challenges. Our new symposium with @mpil.de brings together voices from across the globe to reflect on its past, present and future. verfassungsblog.de/category/deb...

The European Commission's proposed "Digital Omnibus" package would gut GDPR protections under the guise of cutting red tape. This is a terrible idea that would undermine privacy rights across the EU. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

He may well have read it in the original Russian.

The new US security strategy wants countries to abandon the EU. Perhaps Brussels could show its willingness to engage, by expelling Hungary?

Just wondering, when was the last time a German leader stood shoulder to shoulder with an indicted war criminal?

Innovative geopolitical concept from Washington: use divide and conquer on your allies. Looking forward to a robust response from the EU - or is it already too divided to speak up?

Kremlin: The new US security strategy is “largely aligned” with Russia’s vision.

At an Israeli MoD-sponsored defense expo this week, officials from Germany, Norway, and the UK viewed weapons advertised as “battle-tested” on Gaza and Lebanon—systems used in strikes that killed civilians. Israel is turning its violence against civilians into a global sales pitch.

The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

14. Individuals bear personal responsibility for war crimes. States must, in accordance with their national law, ensure that alleged perpetrators are brought before their own domestic courts or handed over for trial by the courts of another State or by an intl criminal tribunal, such as the ICC. 1/

Along Israel’s expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended Israeli forces are advancing beyond stipulated boundaries, where Palestinians say supposedly safe neighborhoods are coming under fire without warning. By Ruwaida Amer www.972mag.com/gaza-yellow-...

US NSS 2017 vs US NSS 2025 (Trump I vs Trump II) on climate change (with Alt text)

Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU

This Spanish City has been car-free for more than 20 years. Air pollution is down by 61%, no traffic deaths since 2009: buff.ly/2D3Ghwd We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #carfree #phaseoutfossilfuels

Greenhouse gas emissions per capita. The broken grey line is the path required for 2030 targets. Ireland is miles wide of it. The nearest neighbours are crushing it. #climate

"Das ist nichts anderes als eine Kampfansage an die – ohnehin unter Druck stehende – demokratische Mitte in Europa." Die USA wollen ihren hässlichen Ultranationalismus nach Europa exportieren - wer solche "wichtigsten Verbündeten" hat, braucht keine Feinde mehr. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social.

But #Euroblindness continues.

I've posted this a million times, but here is the million-and-first: In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team: - John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts - Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh - Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett In 2025 ... they rule

In case you missed it, RTÉ named my book one of the best Irish books of 2025. What an honour to be on a list with literally all of these writers. Wow. My book is good though in fairness, you should read it.

Trampling on basic principles of democracy To suppress opposition GOP projection goes global.

Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Oh brave new world.

RIP Eurovision, completely devoid of moral vision.

New: AI chatbots can change voters' minds, according to a pair of in-depth studies published just now in Science and Nature. How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP

Lamentably, but predictably, most of these wrong choices have been replicated in Europe.

Enquête pour usage frauduleux de fonds européens : Federica Mogherini démissionne de la direction du Collège d’Europe