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Jānis B
@janchibrugiks.bsky.social
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Observing the horizon: global affairs – geopolitics, security, climate change, technology, democracy, EU and more – through a Baltic and European lens. Opinions are solely mine. 🇱🇻🇪🇺🇺🇦
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 12h
🎁🔗"The meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents descended many times into a “shouting match”, with Trump “cursing all the time”, people familiar with the matter said."
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 2d
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"Taken aback, Trump raised his voice several times and at one point threatened to walk out, the people said. He ultimately cut the meeting short and cancelled a planned lunch where broader delegations were due to discuss economic ties and co-operation."
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How Vladimir Putin’s history rant in Alaska nudged Donald Trump closer to Ukraine
Fraught summit in Anchorage marked a nadir that reshaped how the presidents approach each other
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11d
Please join me in raising funds for medical cargo buses and trucks with electric jamming for brigades of Ukraine's Khartiia Corps. These automobiles make the difference between whether people survive or not. We can do something very specific and meaningful to help.
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Timothy Snyder: Freedom is Action
Professor Timothy Snyder – a prominent voice of freedom, teams up with NAFO to fundraise for ten trucks and ten cargo buses with anti-drone jamming systems. These will transport and protect those who ...
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 17d
"Ukraine shares Patriot engagement data with the Pentagon and the air defence system’s US manufacturers, said the western and Ukrainian officials...The data is used to make updates needed to keep pace with Russia’s adjustments.."
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 17d
"Ukraine’s ballistic missile interception rate improved over the summer, reaching 37 per cent in August, but it plummeted to 6 per cent in September, despite fewer launches.."
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 17d
🎁🔗 "The missiles now follow a typical trajectory before diverting and plunging into a steep terminal dive or executing manoeuvres that “confuse and avoid” Patriot interceptors. It is a “game-changer for Russia”, said one former Ukrainian official."
Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences
Kyiv’s interception rates fall as enemy strikes dodge US interceptors in final seconds
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 18d
Iespaidīgi, kā jau reklāmas rullītī. Mani vienmēr interesē, vai šīs noderīgās tehnoloģijas ir tikai prototipi, vai tomēr tiek arī masveidā ražotas. Šobrīd tās būtu ļoti noderīgas Eiropas dronu "aizsargvalnim".
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 18d
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 19d
The high-powered laser, nicknamed Apollo after the Greek God of Light, can destroy up to 20 drones a minute, at a cost of $1 per shot, which is faster and cheaper than traditional missiles or cannons.
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 21d
Šo cilvēka brīvības nozīmi laikam labi raksturo Krievijas kara pret Ukrainu sākuposms No vienas puses, centrālas pavēles akli pildoši indivīdi, no otras - UA karavīri, kas nepārtraukti paši uzņemas iniciatīvu un īsteno novatoriskus risinājumus. Kremļa militārais pārākums piekāpās cilvēka brīvībai
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 21d
D. Acemoglu "Why nations fail" un tās centrālā doma, ka sabiedrības attīstības centrālais elements ir inovācija. Tā savukārt ilgtermiņā nav iespējama bez cilvēka brīvības, kas nodrošina radošumu. Ķīnā nav indivīda brīvības, un tas liek šķēršļus valsts attīstībai ilgtermiņā, jo ierobežo inovāciju.
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 21d
Lielisks jautājums! Arī grāmatas autors cenšas to atbildēt, un vairrākkārt aicina ASV «atcerēties », kāda tā bija vēl 1960os gados. Ķīnas šābrīža attīstību viņš salīdzina ar ASV 20 gs. sākumā. Tomēr šī laikam nav grāmata, kurā pastiprināti meklēta atbilde uz Jūsu izvirzīto jautājumu. Man nāk prātā
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
What elevates the book is the author’s years of lived experience on the ground in China. Absolutely worth reading—this will probably be one of the best non-fiction books of the year.
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
* Renewable energy: about two-thirds of the world’s new wind and solar capacity in 2023, roughly four times more than the entire G7 combined.
* Shipbuilding (2022): nearly 1,800 vessels under construction in China, compared with just five in the US.
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
And yet the bright side is undeniable: the sheer capacity to build and deliver at astonishing scale and speed
Some facts:
* high-speed rail network is now longer than the rest of the world combined
* Car production capacity: ~60 million vehicles per year, in a global market of ~90 million sold
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
But as I read on, more nuance emerged. The dark side of this engineering state is examined: a state that treats people as aggregates—resources to be marshalled, not individuals to be respected. One striking example is the brutal one-child policy, analysed in detail in one chapter.
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
Probably the best recent book I’ve read on China. I went in sceptical, as the main tenet of the book seemed overly simplified: China as “an engineering state, building big at breakneck speed, in contrast to the United States’ lawyerly society, blocking everything it can—good and bad.” 💙📚👀
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
What elevates the book is the author’s years of lived experience on the ground in China. Absolutely worth reading—this could probably be one of the best non-fiction books of this year.
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
* Renewable energy: about two-thirds of the world’s new wind and solar capacity in 2023, roughly four times more than the entire G7 combined.
* Shipbuilding (2022): nearly 1,800 vessels under construction in China, compared with just five in the US.
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
And yet the bright side is undeniable:the sheer capacity to build and deliver at astonishing scale and speed
Some facts:
* China’s high-speed rail network is now longer than the rest of the world combined
* Car production capacity ~60 million vehicles per year, in a global market of ~90 million sold
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 22d
But as I read on, more nuance emerged. The dark side of this engineering state is examined: a state that treats people as aggregates—resources to be marshalled, not individuals to be respected. One striking example is the brutal one-child policy, analysed in detail.
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 23d
🎁🔗it "is equipped to drop submersibles with manipulator arms to tap military and internet cables and intercept information from them or plant explosives to be detonated at a future date. It is also possible that adversaries could interfere with the timing signals in underwater communication cables"
The Russian spy ship stalking Europe’s subsea cables
Covert operations in waters surrounding the British Isles pose a grave threat to critical infrastructure and a fresh challenge to Nato
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Jānis B @janchibrugiks.bsky.social · 24d
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"..the funds should be directed exclusively for the purchase of military equipment...
“Such a comprehensive programme must also help to strengthen and expand the European defence industry,” he wrote. “That would serve both our collective security and European sovereignty.”
Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Chancellor calls on Europe to unlock €140bn loan and ‘massively raise the costs’ of Kremlin aggression
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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · Sep 19
Drei MIGs 31 für 12 Minuten im estnischen Luftraum wohl in Richtung Tallin.

Wie wird die russische Reaktion sein?

a) es gab keine MIGs im estnischen Luftraum
b) die Ukraine ist schuld
c) ein Beweis dafür, dass die NATO den Krieg gegen Russland vorbereitet
d) a,b und c
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · Sep 11
Ukraine has mastered the art of downing Russian Shahed drones — and now says it’s ready to share that hard-earned knowledge with NATO.

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EXPLAINED: How Ukraine Shoots Down Russian Shahed Drones
Ukraine has a lot of experience blowing up Russian Shahed drones and they say they are happy to share their knowledge with NATO.
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