Robert
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Opinie: Het Nationaal Vredesprotest negeert de geopolitieke realiteit en drijft Oekraïners in het nauw
Opinie: Het Nationaal Vredesprotest negeert de geopolitieke realiteit en drijft Oekraïners in het nauw
www.volkskrant.nl
September 24, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Opinie: Het Nationaal Vredesprotest negeert de geopolitieke realiteit en drijft Oekraïners in het nauw
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The same problem as in Finland. Laws had to be changed to make this at least more difficult.
September 21, 2026 at 5:55 AM
The same problem as in Finland. Laws had to be changed to make this at least more difficult.
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Latest in @theatlantic.com . What we are seeing now is US weakness across the board. The American Age is over. What comes next will be very different. Gift link.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The End of the American Age
The Iran war marks the conclusion of eight decades of global dominance.
www.theatlantic.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Latest in @theatlantic.com . What we are seeing now is US weakness across the board. The American Age is over. What comes next will be very different. Gift link.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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quite something this paragraph.
September 15, 2026 at 10:54 AM
quite something this paragraph.
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This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe.
"Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
"Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
September 10, 2026 at 11:24 AM
This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe.
"Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
"Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
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New free to read link as.ft.com/r/f15cad1d-1...
September 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
New free to read link as.ft.com/r/f15cad1d-1...
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With some delay, my op-Ed on the dramatic Saxony-Anhalt election.
It is high time we focus our political struggle on strengthening democracy, rather than merely weakening the far right. To do this, we must show realism, resilience and restraint.
It is high time we focus our political struggle on strengthening democracy, rather than merely weakening the far right. To do this, we must show realism, resilience and restraint.
The AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right | Cas Mudde
This party is among the most extreme in Europe. To protect our democracies, liberal parties must urgently change their tactics, says Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
With some delay, my op-Ed on the dramatic Saxony-Anhalt election.
It is high time we focus our political struggle on strengthening democracy, rather than merely weakening the far right. To do this, we must show realism, resilience and restraint.
It is high time we focus our political struggle on strengthening democracy, rather than merely weakening the far right. To do this, we must show realism, resilience and restraint.
Very powerful column!
September 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Very powerful column!
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Before we go into this useless discussion for the umpteenth time, let me remind everyone that territory is NOT the main issue. Donbas is NOT special to Russia. The only reason they’re asking for it so insistently is to speed up a future invasion by taking over the fortified belt.
September 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Before we go into this useless discussion for the umpteenth time, let me remind everyone that territory is NOT the main issue. Donbas is NOT special to Russia. The only reason they’re asking for it so insistently is to speed up a future invasion by taking over the fortified belt.
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/a...
Fun fact I learned about while I was in the Basque country a few weeks back!
Fun fact I learned about while I was in the Basque country a few weeks back!
Basques safe in Iceland as district repeals decree to kill them on sight
Westfjords district commissioner invites Basques to ceremony to revoke 1615 law that sparked massacre known as Slaying of the Spaniards
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/a...
Fun fact I learned about while I was in the Basque country a few weeks back!
Fun fact I learned about while I was in the Basque country a few weeks back!
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This is a really good long read if you have time.
Ulrich Siegmund and the eastern German state the AfD thinks it can win
In a picturesque part of eastern Germany, the far-right party is within touching distance of forming its first ever regional government
giftarticle.ft.com
September 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
This is a really good long read if you have time.
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“Charismatische kunstschilder leidt NSDAP mogelijk naar winst”. Echt, @nieuws.nos.nl
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met dank aan @stefanpaas.bsky.social): nos.nl/l/2629738
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met dank aan @stefanpaas.bsky.social): nos.nl/l/2629738
Charismatische parfumverkoper leidt AfD in Saksen-Anhalt mogelijk naar absolute meerderheid
Bij de deelstaatverkiezingen morgen kan de rechts-radicale partij de absolute meerderheid halen. Het succes is mede te danken aan de leider: de 35-jarige Ulrich Siegmund.
nos.nl
September 6, 2026 at 12:17 PM
“Charismatische kunstschilder leidt NSDAP mogelijk naar winst”. Echt, @nieuws.nos.nl
(
met dank aan @stefanpaas.bsky.social): nos.nl/l/2629738
(
met dank aan @stefanpaas.bsky.social): nos.nl/l/2629738
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“Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say
Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
“Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Incredible chart from @propublica.org. If you don’t follow enviro stuff closely, your instinct might be that the hold-your-nose solution (carbon capture from fossil fuels) would be the “pragmatic” one versus covering Earth in solar panels, which seems utopian. In fact it’s the opposite
June 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Incredible chart from @propublica.org. If you don’t follow enviro stuff closely, your instinct might be that the hold-your-nose solution (carbon capture from fossil fuels) would be the “pragmatic” one versus covering Earth in solar panels, which seems utopian. In fact it’s the opposite
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Europeans would be well advised to believe that positions like those of J. Kavanagh & Justin Logan will gain currency with post-Trump administrations regardless of whether Republican or Democrat. And act accordingly working towards taking 🇪🇺defense fully into European hands.
August 28, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Europeans would be well advised to believe that positions like those of J. Kavanagh & Justin Logan will gain currency with post-Trump administrations regardless of whether Republican or Democrat. And act accordingly working towards taking 🇪🇺defense fully into European hands.
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"Against Canada, Trump is fighting a trade war that very few Americans support, under leadership that most Americans reject, to achieve results that virtually all Americans would dismiss as pointless if not crazy"
Read David Frum:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Read David Frum:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
How to Lose a Trade War
Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing.
www.theatlantic.com
August 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"Against Canada, Trump is fighting a trade war that very few Americans support, under leadership that most Americans reject, to achieve results that virtually all Americans would dismiss as pointless if not crazy"
Read David Frum:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Read David Frum:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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"With his latest statement, former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov appears to have reinvigorated a dangerous debate about elections in wartime Ukraine," writes Olga Aivazovska, Head of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA, in this op-ed.
Putin shouldn't decide when Ukraine votes — but political ambition shouldn't either
With his latest statement, former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov appears to have reinvigorated a dangerous debate about elections in wartime Ukraine.
"We must not let Putin decide when Ukrainians ...
kyivindependent.com
August 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"With his latest statement, former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov appears to have reinvigorated a dangerous debate about elections in wartime Ukraine," writes Olga Aivazovska, Head of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA, in this op-ed.
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“Kyiv may be in the best position in the war since 2022, but the Kremlin believes it will crush the will of Ukraine & its friends this winter. Russia may be struggling, but Putin has not exhausted his options. He still wants to fight for as long as possible.”
www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/why-...
www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/why-...
Why a Weaker Russia Keeps Fighting
Putin sees little need to negotiate.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 4, 2026 at 5:11 AM
“Kyiv may be in the best position in the war since 2022, but the Kremlin believes it will crush the will of Ukraine & its friends this winter. Russia may be struggling, but Putin has not exhausted his options. He still wants to fight for as long as possible.”
www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/why-...
www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/why-...
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The German government is working on a plan on what to do if regions vote in extreme-right AFD governments which may not allow NATO troop movements or may otherwise want to impede defence policies and Russia deterrence.
www.n-tv.de/politik/Sorg...
www.n-tv.de/politik/Sorg...
Sorge vor AfD-Wahlerfolgen - Bund arbeitet an Nato-Notfallplan
Im September werden in Sachsen-Anhalt und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern neue Landtage gewählt. In Umfragen liegt die AfD klar vorn. Die Sorge vor einem Wahlerfolg führt in Berlin laut einem Bericht zu konkre...
www.n-tv.de
July 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The German government is working on a plan on what to do if regions vote in extreme-right AFD governments which may not allow NATO troop movements or may otherwise want to impede defence policies and Russia deterrence.
www.n-tv.de/politik/Sorg...
www.n-tv.de/politik/Sorg...
For years now, this market has been one of my regular stops whenever I’m in Kyiv. Both the book market and the flea market behind it.
Last night it got completely destroyed.
Last night it got completely destroyed.
The book market at Pochainyi in Kyiv has been completely destroyed, gutted by fire, after being hit by a Russian missile. Another treasure of the Ukrainian capital destroyed by fascist Russia.
July 30, 2026 at 8:29 AM
For years now, this market has been one of my regular stops whenever I’m in Kyiv. Both the book market and the flea market behind it.
Last night it got completely destroyed.
Last night it got completely destroyed.
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Now they’ve done it…
Mark Carney and Alex Stubb actually wrote ”middle powers of the world, unite!” 😅
Also, it should give Americans some pause that they basically suggest that Canada’s geographical predicament with its border with the US compares to Finland’s with Russia…
Mark Carney and Alex Stubb actually wrote ”middle powers of the world, unite!” 😅
Also, it should give Americans some pause that they basically suggest that Canada’s geographical predicament with its border with the US compares to Finland’s with Russia…
July 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Now they’ve done it…
Mark Carney and Alex Stubb actually wrote ”middle powers of the world, unite!” 😅
Also, it should give Americans some pause that they basically suggest that Canada’s geographical predicament with its border with the US compares to Finland’s with Russia…
Mark Carney and Alex Stubb actually wrote ”middle powers of the world, unite!” 😅
Also, it should give Americans some pause that they basically suggest that Canada’s geographical predicament with its border with the US compares to Finland’s with Russia…
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Great graphics depicting tactical combat in Ukraine www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...
Inside Ukraine’s Kill Zone
Drones now dominate the war in Ukraine. Fly through the front line’s deadly “kill zone” and discover how surveillance, kamikaze drones and new tactics are reshaping modern warfare. An immersive Reuter...
www.reuters.com
July 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Great graphics depicting tactical combat in Ukraine www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...
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I did not see this unhinged statement previously. These people really do not understand this country
July 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I did not see this unhinged statement previously. These people really do not understand this country
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Good morning. Protests are breaking out all over Ukraine today, to oppose the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov from the post of defense minister. He was appointed six months ago, and had been to have rapidly introduced wide-ranging reforms to the ministry and the military.
July 16, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Good morning. Protests are breaking out all over Ukraine today, to oppose the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov from the post of defense minister. He was appointed six months ago, and had been to have rapidly introduced wide-ranging reforms to the ministry and the military.