Jens Woelk
@jenswoelk.bsky.social
Professor in Comparative Constitutional Law @UniversityTrento (Italy). Interested in European integration, EU enlargement, South Eastern Europe, Rule of Law, Democracy, Federalism, Autonomy, Minority Rights and many more topics
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Managing the Transatlantic Divorce: A roadmap towards a European way of war
Recent statements by US Defence Secretary Hegseth at his first Ramstein format meeting, US Vice President Vance at the Munich Security Conference, and the clash between US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, have cast serious doubt on whether the current US administration will uphold security guarantees. Given these profound shifts in US policy, and the existential threat of another war on the continent, Europe, must manage its essential defence tasks (deterrence, defence and support to Ukraine) with limited or even no support from the US. A transition strategy into a European Way of War is needed. Besides a different approach to generating warfighting capabilities, industrial bases and spending money, this implies first and foremost a way of organising political leadership that ensures Europe’s security and defence. This transition would preferably take place in coordination with the US. But Europe needs to stand ready to go it alone.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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⚡️ Update: Kremlin signals Trump's son-in-law could be key architect of Ukraine peace deal.
"I personally believe that if a plan leading to a settlement is put down on paper, it will largely be Mr. Kushner who will be 'holding the pen,'" top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
"I personally believe that if a plan leading to a settlement is put down on paper, it will largely be Mr. Kushner who will be 'holding the pen,'" top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
Ukraine is cautiously optimistic as Trump's son-in-law enters peace talks — here's why
As U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner takes on a more active role in the latest peace push, Ukrainian officials say they are cautiously optimistic about his involvement.
Kushner j...
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
⚡️ Update: Kremlin signals Trump's son-in-law could be key architect of Ukraine peace deal.
"I personally believe that if a plan leading to a settlement is put down on paper, it will largely be Mr. Kushner who will be 'holding the pen,'" top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
"I personally believe that if a plan leading to a settlement is put down on paper, it will largely be Mr. Kushner who will be 'holding the pen,'" top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
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I for one welcome this new U.S. strategy. At least it will now be impossible for people to ignore what a lot of us have known to be true for a long time:
- There is no "keeping the Americans in". They are out.
- The Trump Regime fucking hate Europe.
- They will ACTIVELY SUBVERT US to DOMINATE US.
- There is no "keeping the Americans in". They are out.
- The Trump Regime fucking hate Europe.
- They will ACTIVELY SUBVERT US to DOMINATE US.
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I for one welcome this new U.S. strategy. At least it will now be impossible for people to ignore what a lot of us have known to be true for a long time:
- There is no "keeping the Americans in". They are out.
- The Trump Regime fucking hate Europe.
- They will ACTIVELY SUBVERT US to DOMINATE US.
- There is no "keeping the Americans in". They are out.
- The Trump Regime fucking hate Europe.
- They will ACTIVELY SUBVERT US to DOMINATE US.
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He should definitely go do a public event in Canada where he says this exact thing.
Trump: "We've had a tremendous relationship, working relationship, with Canada"
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
He should definitely go do a public event in Canada where he says this exact thing.
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SCOTUS is allowing Texas to redistrict early.
Remember that California responded by passing Prop 50 last month.
Other states must also counteract Trump's attempt to steal the 2026 midterms.
This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.
Remember that California responded by passing Prop 50 last month.
Other states must also counteract Trump's attempt to steal the 2026 midterms.
This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.
Why I'm Voting YES On Prop 50
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
SCOTUS is allowing Texas to redistrict early.
Remember that California responded by passing Prop 50 last month.
Other states must also counteract Trump's attempt to steal the 2026 midterms.
This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.
Remember that California responded by passing Prop 50 last month.
Other states must also counteract Trump's attempt to steal the 2026 midterms.
This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.
Correcting an earlier error - “You’ll have to prize it from my cold dead hands” was not, in fact, a design suggestion.
This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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1/As FIFA delivers Trump his peace prize there will be many uncomfortable chuckles and head scratches. But this is no joke. It is another peace in building a neo-royalist order based not on states but hyper elites. Orders use symbols for legitimation.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System - Volume 79 Issue S1
www.cambridge.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
1/As FIFA delivers Trump his peace prize there will be many uncomfortable chuckles and head scratches. But this is no joke. It is another peace in building a neo-royalist order based not on states but hyper elites. Orders use symbols for legitimation.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Europeans lull themselves into the belief that Trump is unpredictable. This is strangly reassuring, but wrong. The #NSS is only the latest confirmation that Europe is, at best, alone. My piece @ForeignPolicy
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
Does Europe Finally Realize It’s Alone?
Washington’s new National Security Strategy ratifies an adversarial relationship.
foreignpolicy.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Europeans lull themselves into the belief that Trump is unpredictable. This is strangly reassuring, but wrong. The #NSS is only the latest confirmation that Europe is, at best, alone. My piece @ForeignPolicy
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
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For some in the Greens' ranks, the party of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is close to toxic.
So when Green politicians from across Europe gather in sunlit Lisbon this weekend, they aim to declare the EPP as enemy No. 1.
🔗 politi.co/48lOwR1
So when Green politicians from across Europe gather in sunlit Lisbon this weekend, they aim to declare the EPP as enemy No. 1.
🔗 politi.co/48lOwR1
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
For some in the Greens' ranks, the party of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is close to toxic.
So when Green politicians from across Europe gather in sunlit Lisbon this weekend, they aim to declare the EPP as enemy No. 1.
🔗 politi.co/48lOwR1
So when Green politicians from across Europe gather in sunlit Lisbon this weekend, they aim to declare the EPP as enemy No. 1.
🔗 politi.co/48lOwR1
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Ich liebe es, zwei so klugen und inspirierenden Menschen zuhören zu dürfen. @leaypi.bsky.social bei @jagodamarinic.com
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Podcast: Lea Ypi – Indignity
The philosopher knows what it means when certainties disappear. As a teenager in Albania, she experienced the end of communism and the collapse of state structures. Her literary debut, "Free", became ...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ich liebe es, zwei so klugen und inspirierenden Menschen zuhören zu dürfen. @leaypi.bsky.social bei @jagodamarinic.com
www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:...
www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:...
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The European Commission plans to wrap several of its investigations into Big Tech under the bloc’s content moderation law soon, tech chief Henna Virkkunen said today.
Top EU official promises more Big Tech decisions ‘in coming months’
US officials said American companies are being unfairly targeted by Brussels following decision to fine Elon Musk’s X.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The European Commission plans to wrap several of its investigations into Big Tech under the bloc’s content moderation law soon, tech chief Henna Virkkunen said today.
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When you’re perfectly happy to be stuck in traffic — because it’s a pro-EU protest march.
Day 373 of uninterrupted protests in Georgia.
Day 373 of uninterrupted protests in Georgia.
December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When you’re perfectly happy to be stuck in traffic — because it’s a pro-EU protest march.
Day 373 of uninterrupted protests in Georgia.
Day 373 of uninterrupted protests in Georgia.
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After 373 days of daily protests, one thing has never changed: whenever marches pass through residential streets, locals greet us with smiles, waves, and support.
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
After 373 days of daily protests, one thing has never changed: whenever marches pass through residential streets, locals greet us with smiles, waves, and support.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Not true!
So not looking forward to seeing Infantino give Trump the FIFA peace prize today
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Not true!
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Or a country.
For some interesting qualitative recent research on this: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
For some interesting qualitative recent research on this: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Or a country.
For some interesting qualitative recent research on this: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
For some interesting qualitative recent research on this: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
Another serious step
The United States has warned the OSCE that it may rethink its involvement unless the organization carries out real and immediate reforms. The U.S. listed three conditions for continued engagement.
Washington issues sharp OSCE ultimatum
U.S. criticized the OSCE website for promoting “ideological projects.”
tvpworld.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Another serious step
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The United States has warned the OSCE that it may rethink its involvement unless the organization carries out real and immediate reforms. The U.S. listed three conditions for continued engagement.
Washington issues sharp OSCE ultimatum
U.S. criticized the OSCE website for promoting “ideological projects.”
tvpworld.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The United States has warned the OSCE that it may rethink its involvement unless the organization carries out real and immediate reforms. The U.S. listed three conditions for continued engagement.
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"To avoid this fate, Europe must seek to make itself minimally vulnerable to US pressure that will not stop coming. It is time for a European policy plan for EU-US decoupling with steps to minimise the harm MAGA America is able to inflict on Europe"
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ht @martinsandbu.ft.com www.ft.com/content/89f1...
Europe needs a plan for decoupling from America
The EU must make itself minimally vulnerable to inevitable US pressure
www.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"To avoid this fate, Europe must seek to make itself minimally vulnerable to US pressure that will not stop coming. It is time for a European policy plan for EU-US decoupling with steps to minimise the harm MAGA America is able to inflict on Europe"
ht @martinsandbu.ft.com www.ft.com/content/89f1...
ht @martinsandbu.ft.com www.ft.com/content/89f1...
Simplification
Shockwaves in Europe & in Asia. As Policytensor puts it "We have the W Hemisphere, Europe & the Middle East but no Asia. The only core, vital US interest in the Indo-Pacific is described as the security of sea-lanes,supply chains,&critical minerals. No mention of Japanese, Korean,Taiwanese security"
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Simplification
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Shockwaves in Europe & in Asia. As Policytensor puts it "We have the W Hemisphere, Europe & the Middle East but no Asia. The only core, vital US interest in the Indo-Pacific is described as the security of sea-lanes,supply chains,&critical minerals. No mention of Japanese, Korean,Taiwanese security"
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Shockwaves in Europe & in Asia. As Policytensor puts it "We have the W Hemisphere, Europe & the Middle East but no Asia. The only core, vital US interest in the Indo-Pacific is described as the security of sea-lanes,supply chains,&critical minerals. No mention of Japanese, Korean,Taiwanese security"
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A special issue that I edited on "Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men" (2025) by Patricia Owens has gone to production – I look forward to seeing the collection published @global-ih.bsky.social! It includes five review articles and a reply article by @whitproject.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A special issue that I edited on "Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men" (2025) by Patricia Owens has gone to production – I look forward to seeing the collection published @global-ih.bsky.social! It includes five review articles and a reply article by @whitproject.bsky.social
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Neue "Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie" der USA ist:
-Eine Kampfansage an die EU
-Eine Ohrfeige für Deutschland
-Ein Kniefall vor Russland
-Eine Nebelkerze für die NATO
Jetzt hat Europa es auch schriftlich, dass es auf sich gestellt ist. (S.25ff) www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
-Eine Kampfansage an die EU
-Eine Ohrfeige für Deutschland
-Ein Kniefall vor Russland
-Eine Nebelkerze für die NATO
Jetzt hat Europa es auch schriftlich, dass es auf sich gestellt ist. (S.25ff) www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Neue "Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie" der USA ist:
-Eine Kampfansage an die EU
-Eine Ohrfeige für Deutschland
-Ein Kniefall vor Russland
-Eine Nebelkerze für die NATO
Jetzt hat Europa es auch schriftlich, dass es auf sich gestellt ist. (S.25ff) www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
-Eine Kampfansage an die EU
-Eine Ohrfeige für Deutschland
-Ein Kniefall vor Russland
-Eine Nebelkerze für die NATO
Jetzt hat Europa es auch schriftlich, dass es auf sich gestellt ist. (S.25ff) www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Der Bundeskanzler wollte in der Rentenfrage die Kanzlermehrheit (und Koalitionsfrieden), und er bekam beides. Wie das gelang. Und warum sich Linke mit den Grünen zoffen.
Rentenpaket: Friedrich Merz hat viel gewagt – und vorerst viel gewonnen
Der Bundeskanzler wollte in der Rentenfrage die Kanzlermehrheit (und Koalitionsfrieden), und er bekam beides. Wie das gelang. Und warum sich Linke mit den Grünen zoffen.
www.zeit.de
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Der Bundeskanzler wollte in der Rentenfrage die Kanzlermehrheit (und Koalitionsfrieden), und er bekam beides. Wie das gelang. Und warum sich Linke mit den Grünen zoffen.