‘RESourceEU is part of a wider package being unveiled on Wednesday that the commission calls its Economic Security Doctrine, which is intended to make European firms more self-sufficient’. EU moves to reduce reliance on China for rare earth supplies www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

‘[the 28-point plan] described the U.S. as a mediator between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, suggesting America no longer saw itself as a member of the alliance’. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Utility rates in Russia rise over 40% since 2022 - intel www.ukrinform.net/rubric-econo...

‘Dmitriev was pushing a plan for U.S. companies to tap the roughly $300 billion of Russian central bank assets, frozen in Europe, for U.S.-Russian investment projects and a U.S.-led reconstruction of Ukraine.’ www.wsj.com/world/russia...

🧐 Russia Is Building Su-35 Fighter Jets for Iran—Secret Files Reveal the Numbers and Delivery Timeline united24media.com/world/russia...

In the Sahel multi-alignment can turn into a zero-sum game, jeopardising the EU’s stakes in the region. To mitigate the risk, the EU needs a selective approach, avoiding confrontation while advancing its interests, write Rossella Marangio & @ivanklyszcz.com ➡️ ow.ly/9G3U50XxtYv

Europe thinks the unthinkable: Retaliating against Russia www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Trump's Ukraine plan: 'For Europe, this is the moment of truth: It must say no' www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

The Sahel is now a crowded, multi-aligned arena where countries diversify partners while Russia, China, Türkiye, the UAE, India & Iran race for influence. The EU must stay engaged selectively: focusing on organised crime, energy/mining, justice & education 🔗 ow.ly/9G3U50XxtYv

Echoing a point made by @aphclarkson.bsky.social, I believe that a lot of the panic in Europe over US dealings with Russia has proved misplaced. The US has not waged the leverage needed to ensure Moscow sticks to any point of the leaked deal. There is no ‘table’ for Europe to sit at. 1/2

‘[the plan] states that any future "significant, deliberate, and sustained armed attack" by Russia on Ukraine "shall be regarded as an attack threatening the peace and security of the transatlantic community," and the U.S. and its allies will respond accordingly, […].’ www.axios.com/2025/11/21/u...

Reuters: Russia Says It Held 'In-Depth' Talks With China on Missile Defence and Nuclear Issues www.usnews.com/news/world/a...

Axios reports that the US and Russia have been negotiating in secret this October: ‘The 28-point U.S. plan is inspired by President Trump's successful push for a deal in Gaza.’ www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...

‘16% of prisoners held in Ukrainian POW camps are Ukrainian citizens, 6% of whom are Crimeans.’ www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

‘Deputy foreign minister Marcin Bosacki similarly told broadcaster TVP that “not a week goes by without our services detecting acts of sabotage by Russia”.’ Poland confirms act of sabotage behind explosion that damaged rail line notesfrompoland.com/2025/11/17/p...

‘Saudi Arabia’s growing distrust of the US and its closer ties with Pakistan—a staunch Chinese ally—play directly into China’s hands.’ How China will emerge as beneficiary of new Pakistani-Saudi defense pact amwaj.media/en/article/h...

‘Russia temporarily suspends roughly 2% of its global oil supply following a Ukrainian strike on one of its major facilities’ Russia temporarily suspends oil exports from Novorossiysk following Ukrainian attack www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

🧐 ‘Reaction to Anthropic’s disclosure was mixed, with some seeing it as a marketing ploy for Anthropic’s approach to defending cybersecurity and others who welcomed its wake-up call.’ Anthropic warns of AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China apnews.com/article/ai-c...

U.S. Sanctions Strand a Third of Russia’s Crude Exports at Sea oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...

Another valuable initiative: ‘The centrepiece of the Democracy Shield is the creation of a European Centre for Democratic Resilience. Its purpose will be to identify destabilisation operations, pool expertise […], and coordinate [fact-checking networks].’ www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

In the right direction: ‘The initiative is still at a “very early, conceptual stage”, but the plan reflects a wider effort to bolster the EU executive’s security and intelligence functions’. EU plans new intelligence ‘cell’ amid rising global threats www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

‘Nigerian officials said they have been scrutinizing TikTok and social-media posts, to map how the view that the fight between pastoralists and farmers is a Christian genocide, once relegated to the fringes […], became a preoccupation in Washington.’ www.wsj.com/world/africa...

Scoop: Weapons sales to NATO allies stalled by government shutdown www.axios.com/2025/11/09/g...

‘This fake targets American audiences with the aim of fueling anti-Ukrainian sentiment and undermining support for Ukraine.’ Russian propaganda exploits fringe U.S. commentator to accuse Ukraine of refinery blasts in Romania and Hungary www.ukrinform.net/rubric-factc...

How a satellite image allegedly showing atrocities in Sudan was misinterpreted f24.my/BY15

Austria's intelligence service finds weapons cache linked to Hamas www.euronews.com/2025/11/06/a...

‘… most of the videos are accompanied by captions in several foreign languages’. Deepfake Blitz: Kremlin Pushes AI Videos of Ukrainian Troops “Giving Up” Near Pokrovsk united24media.com/latest-news/...

‘The researchers believe that the chatbots use Russian sources more often when a topic is considered a data void, a search term that doesn’t have many high-quality results.’ AI chatbots are spewing Russian propaganda, study finds www.euronews.com/next/2025/11...

‘Milan, Lisbon and Seville have grown into burgeoning tech, finance and startup hubs. Labor markets once dominated by low-value work are adding skilled jobs…’ Europe’s Role Reversal: The Problem Economies Are Now Further North www.wsj.com/economy/euro...

Interesting new polling data about Russians' views on international affairs: more pro-China than before, and more so than Iran and Pakistan. news.gallup.com/poll/696476/...

‘The missile, which can carry a nuclear or conventional warhead, has a range of 2,500 km […]’. Exclusive: Russia uses missile in Ukraine that led Trump to quit nuclear treaty, Kyiv says www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Always glad to come to Poland and hang out with Matty.

‘This marks the first official acknowledgment from a NATO ally that Washington is scaling back forces on the continent.’ US begins troop drawdown in Romania www.politico.eu/article/u-s-...

RT gets its hands on AI video disinformation. AI video circulates showing Western leaders making shock revelations www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Low-level agents in Germany: Russia's covert shadow force www.euronews.com/2025/10/27/l...

‘Markus Frohnmaier, deputy chairman of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, was part of the organizing team for the 2018 Yalta International Economic Forum, which was supported by the Russian government and the Russian secret service FSB.’ www.dw.com/en/is-german...

Tensions remain high as China and EU prepare Brussels meeting on rare earths www.euronews.com/business/202...

Trump sending US carrier to Latin America as war fears rise www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

While many in Europe argue that we have too much state involvement in the tech sector, this essay makes the case for deeper cooperation between US AI companies and the government, called a ‘national security partnership’. Something to reflect on. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

EU countries mull response to China's squeeze on rare earths www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Rarely do I come across an essay as intellectually stimulating as this one: ‘Between 1850 and 1949, five new great powers stormed onto the scene, but in the 75 years since, only China has. And it may be the last.’ www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

‘[…] by increasing spending on US military technology, Europe has reinforced US dominance in some technologies […]. This has created a situation in which, despite bigger European spending, the US’s technological lead may be growing.’ www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...

People sometimes ask me about what sources are there to research the Russian intelligence agencies. Articles like this help. theins.ru/en/confessio...

The Dutch services are some of the most capable in Europe, so one wonders whether this is part of a wider trend. Dutch services share less information with the US: ‘Sometimes we don’t tell them things anymore’ www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

About Alaska, John Bolton's comment after the event stuck with me, that Trump looked ‘very tired’ after meeting Putin. Now we know why. Will Putin make the same speech in a new meeting? www.ft.com/content/7af3...

‘The document highlights trade integration, migration, and border management, […] agriculture, fertilisers and critical raw materials.’ Also projects on AI, investment and more. EU presents new pact to reshape relations with Mediterranean countries www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Hybrid warfare has begun, senior NATO official tells Euronews www.euronews.com/2025/10/15/h...

‘Expanded Chinese restrictions would hit Europe’s defence industry hard, potentially delaying ammunition production and high-tech systems that rely on critical minerals’. @danielfiott.bsky.social www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

According to Dutch officials: ‘[t]he decision aims to prevent a situation in which the goods produced by Nexperia (finished and semi-finished products) would become unavailable in an emergency.’ (link below) www.euronews.com/business/202...

This op-ed by former CEOs of the defence industry calls for greater European cooperation in the sector, along the lines of Airbus. The stakes are high: nothing short of losing our relevance. 'Europe is punching well below its weight' (gift link, in fr): www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...