Putting up the @warmatters.bsky.social bat signal! www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

I'm not saying law enforcement lacks systematic drone expertise; I'm merely noting that the Canadian RCMP put out a press release celebrating its acquisition of the DJI Matrice and banned its use...within three weeks. rcmp.ca/en/bc/kelown... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Curieux d'avoir l'avis des experts, mais un point non mentionné: ce qui coûte une fortune, c'est de rebâtir les infrastructures auto autour pour que le tramway n'ait pas/peu d'impact sur la circulation automobile. C'est la culture du char qui coûte cher. www.lapresse.ca/internationa...

Mais voyons, on m'avait juré que le seul déterminant de l'achalandage au centre-ville, c'était le nombre de boulevards et la taille des stationnements! www.lapresse.ca/affaires/202...

They're making a list (of industrial partners) They're checking it twice (or thrice) On Dec 17 they'll decide who's naughty and nice I wouldn't bet the house on it, but I still see it as somewhat likelier than not that there will be a jointly-developed aircraft. www.politico.eu/article/germ...

Ils sont complètement malades (bis). www.ledevoir.com/politique/qu...

If Microsoft keeps trying to shove Microsoft 365 Copilot down everyone’s throat, they might indeed end up with the same number of users. It just won’t be the bigger number.

Dipping back into my academic identity for the @sochistorywar.bsky.social conference at the ZMSBw in Potsdam. As far as conference premises go, this is quite a nice one! I’m looking forward to presenting tomorrow on Giulio Douhet and Future War - apt for a history conference! @sgiadurham.bsky.social

"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?" "A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-" "Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?" "About as intelligent as a border collie." "So, intelligent. Why?" "You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."

Great to read this table, the week after my institution announces a voluntary severance programme, to see the government introducing a policy that will cost us an extra *£13 million*

The fact that in both 2019 and 2024, the winning party did so with a set of manifesto promises that could not be kept and dissolved upon contact with actual office is something that as an industry we should be much more bothered by than we are.

Bis repetita. news.sky.com/video/air-tr...

The “drone wall” can’t be the solution to all our security problems. Suggesting differently is unwise. My comments in the recent @dgap.org discussion. Full debate: m.youtube.com/watch?v=1xLc...

You can rewatch our latest #MorningBriefing on the drone wall & future of war fare with @rikefranke.bsky.social, @emilarchambault.bsky.social & András Rácz on our YouTube channel! 📺👇

Join our next #MorningBriefing tomorrow with @rikefranke.bsky.social, @emilarchambault.bsky.social & András Rácz on the so-called drone wall. We will assess border security and – given the recent drone activity within 🇪🇺, including at airports & power plants – ways to prevent domestic risks.

FCAS lives to fight another day, NGF (combat aircraft) included. I still believe all (state) parties fundamentally have an incentive to cooperate.

Reading the FT-Report on FCAS, it's still all up in the air. It is not the first trial balloon launched in the media concerning the future of the programme. "[Officials] cautioned, however, that no decision had yet been made." www.ft.com/content/e0cc... @dgap.org

Reports from people involved in the other pillars of FCAS (i.e. not the New Generation Fighter) say that the work is going well and progressing as planned. So, logical that they would not want to sacrifice those if they can be salvaged. Nevertheless, that would leave a big question mark...

Doesn’t matter. “Starmer and Mahmood wanted to take jewellery from asylum seekers” is a mark those two will never be able to wash off and which the party as a whole will have to put in onerous work to remove.

It’s hard to even know where to begin with this. Professor Falk is in his 90s and one of the world’s most prominent international legal scholars. It beggars belief that he could even remotely be considered a threat to Canada.

Just start by reinstating the 45p rate! It's not like it's some radical insanity, it was the norm until 2023! It's the lowest of low hanging fruits. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The AfD, a classified extremist organization (per Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution), encourages the government to proscribe extremist organizations. Fun. Also known as “extremist organization holds extreme position”. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Toujours un plaisir d'être au micro du Podkast d'@helkohl.bsky.social, cette fois-ci pour parler des investissements dans la défense européenne. Avec en seconde partie une intervention de @rikefranke.bsky.social sur l’industrie, la conscription, les drones. smartlink.ausha.co/le-podkast/s...

What is wrong with this government.

Just like Musk I like to read the Iliad by opening a book that says “The Odyssey” on the cover.

Great new study by @moreincommonde.bsky.social on attitudes towards security, defence, and international politics in German society.

Come work with us! Wir suchen eine/n neue/n Kolleg/in zum Thema integrierte Sicherheit und Resilienz im Zentrum für Sicherheit und Verteidigung der @dgap.org! dgap.org/de/dgap/jobs...

He explicitly encouraged the Capitol riot

Quelle pauvreté créatrice. Ça se dit créatrice artistique, et tout ce que ça trouve c’est à ressasser le faux thème de la « culture de l’annulation ». C’est tellement lourd… www.lapresse.ca/arts/televis...

Be right back, just going to try and catch the bus for free… Mamdani’s policies are not normal in Europe no matter what one Dutch dude said in his newsletter (yeah that’s the source) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

⭐Only 3 days left to apply! I am hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen's University in Kingston for #AMALTHEA, a 3 year Horizon Europe project on how gender shapes radicalisation & extremism. Apply if you work on gender, qualitative methods, or terrorism studies. www.queensu.ca/cidp/call-ap...

Luc a très bien compris quoi dire exactement pour recevoir 400 000$ annuellement en reniant son passé sans un clignement d'oeil.

For best results while trick-or-treating, use nuclear compellence, _not_ nuclear deterrence. (CAUTION: Your results may vary. Side effects may include rattling saber syndrome, fear of escalation ladders, loss of nuclear control, and premature detonation. Void where prohibited by international law.)

Come work with us! The Center for Security and Defence at the @dgap.org - of which I am part - is looking for a new Fellow in Integrated Security and Resilience. Deadline 14/11; working capacity in German required. dgap.org/de/dgap/jobs...

I wrote a “Drones over Germany - everything you need to know” explainer. 👇 www.worldpoliticsreview.com/germany-dron...

So, about that AI Major General, @bleddb.bsky.social @cameronhunter.bsky.social…😉

Our article on the politics of AI prompts is out now @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/n

It's not a banana republic, it's a République measured in banana-ripening time.

So long Monsieur le Ministre Le Maire, we barely knew ya.

The new French Minister of Defence has...interesting hobbies. Par for the course for a French politician, I guess.

I was on @news.dw.com today to discuss the recent drone sightings in Europe and what can be done about them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=buxj...

2025? No, 2018 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

erst war der drohnenwall die verteidigung *mittels* drohnen (LMs, zum schutz des baltikums zB). jetzt ist der drohnenwall eine verteidigung *gegen* drohnen (die bei uns reinfliegen). 🤷

For those who are unawares, the Commander of NORAD is always an American and has operational control of Canadian NORAD forces. That's not just some thing that we do. It's a treaty-level agreement.

Finally someone says it. About time.

Un jour, faudra parler du gaspillage éhonté de fonds publics juste pour gérer les émotions des gens de Québec. Le nouveau Colisée, c'était un désastre annoncé à la construction, tout le monde le savait. Le 3e lien, idem. Et tout les Québécois paient. www.lapresse.ca/affaires/cen...

Some days the German language feels quite natural. And some days I have to do a double take.

Is it morally the wrong thing to do? Yes. Is it bad for the country and the economy? Also yes. Will it harm UK students? Also yes. Is it also a bad move politically that will disproportionately harm Labour's own constituencies? Also yes. There is absolutely no reason to do this. Pure destruction.

Well obviously Dassault would suggest that, they're not the ones working on the other FCAS pillars 🙄I struggle to see MBDA (Remote carriers), Thales (cloud, sensors) or their subcontractors being happy to lose work only so Dassault can earn more money. www.politico.eu/article/fran...