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Research Topic: The Interwar Japanese Intelligence Activities in the Baltic States and Finland. Disclaimer: All views are my own. Note: https://note.com/shinmas332

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An Israel-Iran War May Not Rattle the Oil Market Abundant supply means the conflict may not worry crude — at least for the time being.

If anything, the oversupply could worsen. On the demand side, geopolitical chaos is bad for business, so oil demand growth could slow even further. On the supply side, the current price rally – oil rose almost 10% …— is handing US shale producers an unexpected opportunity

14.06.2025 10:16 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
What to Expect at the G7 Summit
What to Expect at the G7 Summit This week, Will talks with Victor Cha and Max Bergmann about what to expect from the G7 Summit in Canada. They discuss what makes this meeting so unusual, wh...

G7 leaders meet tomorrow - what should we expect?

Find out on the debut episode of State of Play, the new weekly geopolitics podcast from @geopolitics.csis.org Host @willtodman.bsky.social talks with @victordcha.bsky.social and @maxbergmann.bsky.social about the key issues ahead.

14.06.2025 15:00 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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A Phantom’s Tale: The Coyote Influencer on TikTok - bellingcat He had tens of thousands of followers and posted regularly about his alleged people smuggling activities, but we found many of his claims didn't add up.

You can read our contribution to the award winning series by @mabl2k.bsky.social here, in which we investigated a TikTok influencer claiming to help people cross the US-Mexico border undetected...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...

17.04.2025 13:31 👍 59 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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Silver Lining for European Tech: Swedish Startups Europe is often characterized as a tech laggard. Swedish AI startups and tech companies tell a different story.

“Yet, Sweden shows that regulation is not killing off European tech. The continent is full of innovative companies. To become the best in the world, it needs a confidence boost.” Oona Lagercrantz #TechPol

29.03.2025 23:00 👍 22 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Free Radio: Who Needs Truth? Experience suggests that free radio and federally funded outreach to the world produces a very significant return on investment.

“If Americans esteem their values and care how they are seen abroad, surely Americans want a strategy of truth.” Walter Clemens

22.03.2025 12:30 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Revisiting Deterrence: Towards a French Nuclear Umbrella Over Europe? - CSDS As the crisis of trust across the Atlantic deepens, European allies are now openly considering alternatives to the American nuclear umbrella, based notably on France’s deterrent. To enhance the protec...

My colleagues Lotje Boswinkel and Elie Perot have just published two superb papers that you should all read!

Elie on France and revisiting deterrence: csds.vub.be/publication/...

Lotje on long-range strike and Europe: warontherocks.com/2025/03/euro...

Really brilliant!

20.03.2025 08:43 👍 19 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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なぜ日本の同人誌がウクライナでベストセラーに? 「キエフの幽霊」作者が語る“数奇な巡りあわせ”「印刷工場がミサイル攻撃を受けて…」 | 文春オンライン 開戦から3年を迎えるにあたり、ウクライナ戦争における様々なミームを前編で取り上げた。その中で戦争最初期のミームとしてロシア軍の航空機を6機撃墜したウクライナ空軍パイロット「キーウ(キエフ)の幽霊」を…

なぜ日本の同人誌がウクライナでベストセラーに? 「キエフの幽霊」作者が語る“数奇な巡りあわせ”「印刷工場がミサイル攻撃を受けて…」 bunshun.jp/articles/-/7...

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What products dominate trade exchanges between the V4 countries and Taiwan? 🇹🇼

Check out our latest data on TW’s exports & import composition 👇

🔹 Information and telecommunication technology products dominate Taiwan’s exports to Central Europe.

10.02.2025 13:11 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

”Russia’s allies, meanwhile, have profited from the sanctions by driving Russian businesses out of their home jurisdiction, taking control of import and export flows, and relocating production from Russia, according to the report.”

10.02.2025 05:28 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Baltic countries successfully switch from Russia power grid to E.U. system — Meduza Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia joined the E.U.’s energy system on Sunday, one day after disconnecting from Russia’s power grid.

Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia successfully disconnected from Russia’s power grid and joined the E.U.’s system this weekend.

10.02.2025 13:11 👍 91 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0

Reports of a 'new' cable break in Gulf of Finland. I am pretty certain it is a 1.5 month old cable break, if even a break.

The track of SIVUCH, known perpetrator EAGLE S and sole Russian subsea comms cable to Kaliningrad, Baltika, intersect.

That cable has seen work over and over again last years.

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Prosecutors probe Russian role in buying software for EU border system Investigation examines how French IT group Atos used Moscow office for sensitive European computer project

“According to documents seen by the Financial Times, the French IT group Atos used staff in Russia to buy software in 2021 for the highly sensitive project, which aims to gather and store biometric data on all non-EU visitors to the EU.”
www.ft.com/content/1541...

06.02.2025 11:52 👍 96 🔁 31 💬 5 📌 6
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Russian spy ship fire exposes poor state of Mediterranean fleet, say experts Incident reveals Russia’s maritime presence in the area is in a state of disrepair and disarray, argue western sources A fire onboard a Russian spy ship off the coast of Syria has underlined the poor state of the Russian navy as its toehold in the…

Russian spy ship fire exposes poor state of Mediterranean fleet, say experts

01.02.2025 06:18 👍 104 🔁 26 💬 4 📌 4
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EUから離脱して5年…イギリスの「後悔」 病院は人手不足で長い受診待ち 近藤康史教授の現状分析は:東京新聞デジタル 英国が欧州連合(EU)を離脱してから31日で5年を迎えた。「主権回復」を掲げて暮らしや経済が上向くことを期待したが、現状はどうなってい...

EUから離脱して5年…イギリスの「後悔」 病院は人手不足で長い受診待ち 近藤康史教授の現状分析は
www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/383090

〈欧州の単一市場や関税同盟からも離脱した英国…煩雑な事務手続きが必要になり、負担のみが増えた…東欧などから受け入れていた季節労働者も不足し、人手不足〉

01.02.2025 06:47 👍 19 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
第2回「安倍総理の思いを引き継いで」
第2回「安倍総理の思いを引き継いで」 YouTube video by 山水会チャンネル

youtu.be/Ivh5dHblcys?...

29.01.2025 13:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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中国の大学が「海底ケーブル切断装置」の特許を出願、世界的な安全保障上の懸念が高まる | XenoSpectrum 中国の麗水大学が海底ケーブル切断装置の特許を出願していた事実が判明。近年の海底ケーブル切断事件との関連性について、専門家から懸念の声が上がっている。グローバルインターネットインフラへの新たな脅威として注目される。

xenospectrum.com/chinese-univ...

25.01.2025 07:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
第1回「激動の2025年―防衛スペシャリストが読み解く台湾有事と朝鮮半島有事―」
第1回「激動の2025年―防衛スペシャリストが読み解く台湾有事と朝鮮半島有事―」 YouTube video by 山水会チャンネル

youtu.be/f8F7dDLg9jA?...

25.01.2025 00:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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CL-UNK-0979 Exploit Zero-Day Flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure to Gain Access to Networks Stay informed about the latest vulnerabilities in Ivanti products. CVE-2025-0282 and CVE-2025-0283 can allow attackers to remotely execute code and escalate privileges.

CL-UNK-0979 Exploit Zero-Day Flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure to Gain Access to Networks

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Researcher: Hybrid tactics likely spreading from Taiwan Strait to the Baltic Sea Hybrid tactics are "likely" spreading from the Taiwan Strait to the Baltic Sea, says Toomas Hanso, a junior research fellow at the Estonia-based International Center for Defense and Security, after se...

news.err.ee/1609573891/r...

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Telegram blocks Russian state-owned media channels in several EU countries A number of major Russian news outlets had their Telegram channels blocked across several European Union countries on Dec. 28. Users attempting to access these channels now see a notice saying that th...

⚡️Telegram blocks Russian state-owned media channels in several EU countries.

Users attempting to access these channels now see a notice saying that the content has been restricted and is no longer available.

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Russia trained officers for attacks on Japan and South Korea Leaked military files show detailed plans for strikes on civilian infrastructure in event of war

www.ft.com/content/d345...

01.01.2025 09:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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欧州での戦争はアジアに飛び火、ロシアが日本と韓国を攻撃する可能性 Financial Timesは31日「ロシア当局はNATOとの戦争で東部国境が無防備になるのを恐れている」「漏洩したロシア軍の機密文書にはKh-101で攻撃すべき日本と韓国の詳細な標的リストが含まれている」「ロシアがエストニアを攻撃すれば米軍の支援国である日韓も攻撃されるかもしれない」と報じた。

grandfleet.info/indo-pacific...

01.01.2025 02:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A minimalist illustration showing a packaged charger box labeled "one Union one Charger." The box features an image of a blue charger with the European Union flag symbol and a USB-C cable. The scene is set within a holiday theme, with decorative Christmas trees, ornaments, and gift boxes surrounding the charger box. In the top right corner, there is a small EU flag symbol.

A minimalist illustration showing a packaged charger box labeled "one Union one Charger." The box features an image of a blue charger with the European Union flag symbol and a USB-C cable. The scene is set within a holiday theme, with decorative Christmas trees, ornaments, and gift boxes surrounding the charger box. In the top right corner, there is a small EU flag symbol.

It’s time for THE charger.

Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.

It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!

#DigitalEU

28.12.2024 07:09 👍 7840 🔁 1663 💬 217 📌 371
Collage celebrating '2024 EU Anniversaries': white radio telescope dish in a green forest clearing, a meeting with the Euro symbol display, a historic EU parliamentary session, and a crowd gathered at night waving European Union flags, all connected by an EU flag centrepiece.

Collage celebrating '2024 EU Anniversaries': white radio telescope dish in a green forest clearing, a meeting with the Euro symbol display, a historic EU parliamentary session, and a crowd gathered at night waving European Union flags, all connected by an EU flag centrepiece.

📣 Calling all EU history enthusiasts: 2024 was a year of many milestones!

This year, we marked together several important anniversaries in our history that laid the foundations for the EU as we know it today.

Take a look ↓

#EUarchives

31.12.2024 09:04 👍 167 🔁 30 💬 6 📌 0
Ukrainian sea drone takes down a Russian helicopter
Ukrainian sea drone takes down a Russian helicopter YouTube video by SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre

Making history once again, a Ukrainian sea drone takes down a Russian helicopter with anti-aircraft missiles near Crimea.

31.12.2024 09:13 👍 72 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
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Taiwanese board game invites players to imagine Chinese invasion The new game, titled 2045, tasks gamers with navigating the troubles of war by using colorful action cards.

A new board game set against the backdrop of armed conflict around Taiwan invites players to participate in an imaginary Chinese invasion 20 years from now.

31.12.2024 00:01 👍 16 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
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NATO to strengthen Baltic Sea military presence following suspected underwater cable sabotage NATO allies met on Dec. 30 to address the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland several days earlier.

⚡️NATO to strengthen Baltic Sea military presence following suspected underwater cable sabotage.

NATO allies met on Dec. 30 to address the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland several days earlier.

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[ 立體聲 Stereo ]【零日攻擊 ZERO DAY】官方完整版前導片 Official Full-Length Trailer #金獎團隊#港日台跨國演出#紅色滲透
[ 立體聲 Stereo ]【零日攻擊 ZERO DAY】官方完整版前導片 Official Full-Length Trailer #金獎團隊#港日台跨國演出#紅色滲透 YouTube video by 零日攻擊 Zero day

youtu.be/SUMb_XbaOag?...

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