Fools on the Flank. UK-Norway: right diagnosis, too weak medicine. Trump wants Greenland - Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard follow. Britain can’t deter Washington. Neither can Oslo. Two smaller targets standing closer isn’t a counterweight. EU integration is arithmetic, not naivety. #EU #UK. 🇳🇴🇬🇧🇮🇸
Awesome news, now roll the orcs back all the way back to their shitty borders Ukraine!
Ukraine has shown remarkable restraint, but now needs to get serious about Russia’s electric grid. Russian oil is back on market, US sanctions rolled back. Proportional, legitimate. Europe will cheer. Russia’s grid is warfighting but made of glass. #Ukraine #EnergyWar #NAFO
Here’s what’s coming today
Why not Cuba next week? 8,500 US troops already at Guantánamo. Venezuelan strike force still in Caribbean. Cuban military: aging Soviet equipment, no functioning navy, 89th global ranking. Rubio: “Havana should be concerned.” What’s the constraint exactly?
These guys were right. It’s been only 3 days. #trump
Havana will fall by itself without Venezuelan oil. Trump will do Nuuk next.
Might is right these days. The world is divided into spheres of interest: America, Russia, China. But what about Europe? A strong Norway in a strong Europe is our only hope. We need the EU 🇪🇺, and the EU 🇪🇺 needs us. Norway must become a member of the EU soon. #EU #Norway #NATO
I wrote in 2017 that gunpowder, steel and boots is what matters. I don’t enjoy being right. Today's American demonstration of power coupled with hostile rhetoric against Europe is deeply worrying. Is Greenland next? #EU #NATO #Norway www.minerva.no/arne-ording-...
"There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."
The deputy director of the @nobelpeacecenter.bsky.social Asle Toje has also gone full vatnik in mainstream @aftenposten.no with Putinesque völkisch «civilizational collapse» which got peppered from left & right www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
Vatnik drama in Norway. The deputy director of the @nobelpeacecenter.bsky.social Mr A Toje has gone full vatnik, defending infamous Glenn Diesen, claiming «🇷🇺 is strongest land power» and 🇳🇴 must prepare to die against Russian might. Alfred Nobel 🧐🙄 #nafo #vatnik #nobel m.youtube.com/watch?v=d-Ne...
De Gaulle was right. When Greenland falls, it will be a klaxon for European strategic autonomy. #europe #greenland #trump2
🇪🇺🇺🇦 The EU has approved €90 billion in assistance for Ukraine for 2026-2027.
This interest-free loan will be repaid after Russian reparations, and Russian EU assets will remain frozen until they compensate Ukraine.
Thank you for this critical support at an important time💙💛
“Either money today, or blood tomorrow.” Polish PM Donald Tusk on tonight’s EU summit.
“Either money today, or blood tomorrow.” Polish PM Donald Tusk on tonight’s EU summit about funding for heroic Ukraine. Europe’s fate decided in Brussels - including Norway’s, without our voice at the table. #ukraine #europe
Foreign Affairs: “Time to End the War Now.” Soviets left Afghanistan ’89. Two years later: gone. Russia today: oil profits -70%, refineries crippled til mid-2026, wealth fund drained.
A deal now = asking Afghans to quit in ’88. Hamburger-eating surrender monkeys. #SlavaUkraini #NAFO
🏆 Diploma for the bird flu vaccination study! Research protects you and society. Haukeland University Hospital FTW! 🧬💪 #BirdFlu #Research #PublicHealth #Medicine
On November 11, 2025, @kaeggen.bsky.social will defend her PhD thesis “Russia’s Contemporary Grand Strategy: The Use of Information and Other Unconventional Means Towards the Nordic Region”. The defense is open to anyone interested. For time and place, see 👇
www.sv.uio.no/isv/forsknin...
New article out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social ! In 2015–16, Russia’s FSB tested migration as a strategic tool in the High North, using state-orchestrated mobility to pressure neighbours, exploit humanitarian norms, and project influence short of war. Read the full article 👇
#OpenAccess
#hybridwarfare
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Russia is weak, yet talks like an empire. But if “might makes right,” Europe could flip the script: Novgorod, Poland, Finland, Georgia, Siberia - all once conquered by Moscow.
The danger isn’t just Russia attacking Europe. It’s Europe remembering how to play the same game.
#Russia #Imperialism
6/ The bottom line: History suggests dramatic diplomatic revolutions create as many problems as they solve. Trading reliable democratic allies for an authoritarian regime that invaded its neighbor?
That’s not realism - it’s a gamble with America’s future. 🇺🇸
5/ Today’s version faces even bigger problems:
• Russia-China partnership is MUCH stronger than expected
• Congress is pushing back with 500% tariffs on Russian oil buyers
• European allies represent $1.3 trillion in annual trade
• Putin has a track record of betraying partners
4/ But here’s the catch: The 1756 revolution worked short-term but collapsed quickly. Britain dumped Prussia after just 6 years. Why? Allies of convenience aren’t reliable when interests change.
3/ The parallels are striking:
• Abandoning traditional allies ✓
• Pursuing “pragmatic” partnerships ✓
• Betting on a rival’s rival ✓
• Shocking the international system ✓
2/ Fast forward to 2025: Trump’s doing something similar. After 75 years of NATO partnership, he’s cozying up to Putin while alienating European allies. The goal? Split Russia from China by offering Moscow a “grand bargain.”
1/ In 1756, Britain ditched Austria (its longtime ally) to team up with Prussia, while France flipped from supporting Prussia to backing Austria. It was called the “Diplomatic Revolution” - a complete alliance reversal that shocked Europe.
🧵 Is Trump’s Russia pivot like 1756’s “Diplomatic Revolution”? Here’s what history tells us about abandoning allies for new partners…
#Geopolitics #History #NATO #Ukraine
Right thing to do & thank you @denmarkdotdk.bsky.social! www.politico.eu/article/denm... via @politico.eu
Screenshot from book describing Elbridge Colby and his political stance.
For no particular reason, I happened to recall what I wrote this time last year about the current U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
