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Kevin Jon Heller
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Professor of International Law & Security, University of Copenhagen, Centre for Military Studies. Special Adviser to the ICC Prosecutor on War Crimes. Academic Member, Doughty Street Chambers (UK). Arsenal, Bears, Magpies, All Blacks. .. more

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Kevin Jon Heller is a scholar of international law who is a Professor of International Law & Security at the University of Copenhagen's Centre for Military Studies. He has also taught at the University of Amsterdam, SOAS, University of London, and Melbourne Law School. .. more

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 9h
MAGAts: "carrying a gun is a constitutional right!"

Also MAGAts: "an #ICE agent killing someone is justified if they are carrying a gun!"

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CYNC Verity @chattjazz.bsky.social · 15h
Everyone thought the Russian military was nearly unbeatable, but Putin destroyed leadership by installing loyalists, and without quality leadership they are inept. What do you think will happen to the U.S. military with Trump doing the same? The most bombs and bullets doesn't make you competent.

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 16h
Danish leaders need to accept that the US is no longer Denmark's partner. Maybe it will be again; I certainly hope so. But the Trump administration has no interest in leadership. Its sole goal is to dominate.
bentesorgenfrey.bsky.social Bente Sorgenfrey @bentesorgenfrey.bsky.social · 19h
We have always been a very transatlantic country. We have always accepted US leadership. For us it has been natural. That is why it is so important to make our partners in the #US understand that there is a difference between dominance and leadership. Leadership is okay." @donald-tusk.bsky.social

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 18h
What should be needless to say: the US and NATO have no right or ability to agree to anything concerning Greenland's mineral wealth without Greenland's (and Denmark's) consent.
politico.eu POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18h
Greenland's mining minister has rejected U.S. attempts to carve up her island's mineral resources, saying no external power should decide the fate of the Arctic territory's vast natural wealth.
Greenland to Trump: Hands off our minerals
A deal between the U.S. and NATO shouldn’t touch Greenland’s minerals, says minister.
www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18h
Greenland's mining minister has rejected U.S. attempts to carve up her island's mineral resources, saying no external power should decide the fate of the Arctic territory's vast natural wealth.
Greenland to Trump: Hands off our minerals
A deal between the U.S. and NATO shouldn’t touch Greenland’s minerals, says minister.
www.politico.eu

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Bente Sorgenfrey @bentesorgenfrey.bsky.social · 19h
We have always been a very transatlantic country. We have always accepted US leadership. For us it has been natural. That is why it is so important to make our partners in the #US understand that there is a difference between dominance and leadership. Leadership is okay." @donald-tusk.bsky.social

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 1d
Do you want me to put you in touch with a U Oslo person who might have an interested student?

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 1d
Massive congratulation to the amazing @jessicadorsey.bsky.social on successfully defending her dissertation at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social! So proud of her.

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 1d
He isn't just the most disgusting human being to hold the presidency. He's one of the most disgusting human beings period.
matthewcobb.bsky.social Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 2d
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."

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Boyd van Dijk @boydvandijk.bsky.social · 1d
The Oxford Handbook of Women and International Law came out in print this month

academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

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💙🩵☀️Jen Jen☀️🩵💙 @jenniferajones.bsky.social · 1d
First the Danes and now the Swedes.

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 2d
I could easily imagine Trump (ie, his non-insane aides) creating a Board of Peace that looks enough like an actual organisation journalists would take it seriously. This is not that Board. If you want to cosplay legitimacy, you don't invite Putin, Lukashenko, Netanyahu et al to join.

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 2d
This is a very important thread. The whole "it's a new UN" narrative is profoundly flawed. The Board of Peace has no actual power beyond the power of its individual members. So at most it is a new type of alliance between some of the worst human beings on earth -- deeply problematic but nothing new.
patrickbutchard.bsky.social Patrick Butchard @patrickbutchard.bsky.social · 5d
Reports suggest the UN will be rivalled by a "Board of Peace". But it's important to consider what this all means.

The UN, and the UN Charter, are referenced and reinforced by thousands, if not tens of thousands, of multilateral and bilateral treaties between states.

So...

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 2d
It's not abhorrent, it's a good thing. It makes undeniably clear that the Board is simply a tool for Trump to amass even more power (and the riches that come with it). Not even American "journalists" like Bari Weiss will be able to pretend the Board is actually about peace.
markkersten.bsky.social Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 2d
It's abhorrent that Netanyahu (and Putin, Xi, and Orban) have been invited to the "Board of Peace" for Gaza.

One silver lining? Netanyahu won't make it to Davos to join the Board in person because he fears arrest and surrender to the #ICC. www.newarab.com/news/netanya...
Netanyahu skips Davos over fear of arrest for Gaza war crimes
Israel’s President Herzog has accused the Switzerland body of “rewarding terror” as Netanyahu faces allegations of war crimes
www.newarab.com

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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 2d
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 2d
It's abhorrent that Netanyahu (and Putin, Xi, and Orban) have been invited to the "Board of Peace" for Gaza.

One silver lining? Netanyahu won't make it to Davos to join the Board in person because he fears arrest and surrender to the #ICC. www.newarab.com/news/netanya...
Netanyahu skips Davos over fear of arrest for Gaza war crimes
Israel’s President Herzog has accused the Switzerland body of “rewarding terror” as Netanyahu faces allegations of war crimes
www.newarab.com

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 2d
"When the eagle is dust/our people will tell/the GDF held and we did not sell."

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 2d
Generative AI is the devil, but this is genius. And what a song! www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ln...
Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 2d
What's great about Politico is that they don't even need to know what the deal looks like to conclude it's a "huge win for Rutte."
politico.eu POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3d
Trump announced tonight that he and NATO chief Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal” on Greenland.

What or who is behind the sudden reversal?

Follow our live blog as reactions come in from Europe 👉 www.politico.eu/article/trum...

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 Just in: First reponse from Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen to the announced ‘framework of a deal’

Ready to have a dialogue about security in the region.

Ready to talk politics, security, economics.

“But we can not negotiate about our sovereignty”

stm.dk/presse/press...
Udtalelse fra statsminister Mette Frederiksen 22. januar 2026
stm.dk

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 3d
You can call #ICE monsters, but they would take it as a compliment.

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 3d
The question isn't why credibly-accused war criminals are invited to join the Board. The question is whether the Board will include anyone who is not a credibly-accused war criminal.
adhaque.bsky.social Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 3d
Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, will join Trump's Board of Peace.

This was the worst case scenario when the UN Security Council authorized this travesty. Sickening.

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Mark Armstrong @markarms.bsky.social · 3d
"Liam’s teacher, Ella Sullivan, teared up when thinking about Liam. 'He’s a bright young student,' she said, 'and he’s so kind and loving. His classmates miss him.'"

www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says
The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.
www.startribune.com

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3d
Trump announced tonight that he and NATO chief Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal” on Greenland.

What or who is behind the sudden reversal?

Follow our live blog as reactions come in from Europe 👉 www.politico.eu/article/trum...

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 3d
I should add that the book is done. It just has to go through peer review...

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 3d
More need to do this. It is completely unacceptable to hold the World Cup in the US when the US only wants to welcome those parts of the world that are white.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d
FIFA on alert after 17,000 fans cancel World Cup tickets in one night
17,000 fans cancel World Cup tickets overnight: FIFA plan emergency meeting
Around 16,800 supporters have reportedly “cancelled World Cup tickets overnight”, prompting FIFA to schedule an emergency meeting later this week.
yen.com.gh

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 3d
My Centre, the Danish Red Cross, and the Danish MFA & MoD are co-hosting a symposium entitled "IHL/LOAC Implications for Nordic Preparedness in Relation to Emerging Threats and Technologies." We will have panel for young professionals from or based in a Nordic state. opiniojuris.org/2026/01/21/c...

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Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · 3d
"All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland."

Like all Russia is asking for is a place called Ukraine.
zackbeauchamp.bsky.social Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 3d
Here is the full transcript of Trump saying he isn't planning to use force in Greenland.

What stands out to me is the incoherence of his comments: there are so many internal contradictions in this short passage that it's hard to treat as a credible renunciation of violence.

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 3d
Here is the full transcript of Trump saying he isn't planning to use force in Greenland.

What stands out to me is the incoherence of his comments: there are so many internal contradictions in this short passage that it's hard to treat as a credible renunciation of violence.