Jacob Kaarsbo
@jkaarsbo.bsky.social
Foreign, security and defence policy analysis. 15 yrs @ Danish Defence Intelligence Service. Sportsnerd.
THIS is absolutely it!
Europe needs a strategy for victory in 🇺🇦. It can and it must. Although the voices of capitulation are louder and louder spurred on by wannabe dictator Trump siding with war criminal Putin, it would be a disaster to bow out👇🏻
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Europe needs a strategy for victory in 🇺🇦. It can and it must. Although the voices of capitulation are louder and louder spurred on by wannabe dictator Trump siding with war criminal Putin, it would be a disaster to bow out👇🏻
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
December 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
THIS is absolutely it!
Europe needs a strategy for victory in 🇺🇦. It can and it must. Although the voices of capitulation are louder and louder spurred on by wannabe dictator Trump siding with war criminal Putin, it would be a disaster to bow out👇🏻
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Europe needs a strategy for victory in 🇺🇦. It can and it must. Although the voices of capitulation are louder and louder spurred on by wannabe dictator Trump siding with war criminal Putin, it would be a disaster to bow out👇🏻
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
The US NatSec Strategy is the formal abdication of 🇺🇸 as beacon and leader of democracy worldwide. Until Europe is able to formulate a European Security Strategy we'll be played by dictators and autocrats like Trump, Putin, Xi etc. Catch my latest right here 👇
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December 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The US NatSec Strategy is the formal abdication of 🇺🇸 as beacon and leader of democracy worldwide. Until Europe is able to formulate a European Security Strategy we'll be played by dictators and autocrats like Trump, Putin, Xi etc. Catch my latest right here 👇
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Trump’s Un-American National Security Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... The Trump NSS attempts to draw a close to an era of American multilateralism and openness to the world that made the United States the strongest, wealthiest, and most respected nation on earth.
Trump’s Un-American National Security Strategy
The Steady State | by Adam Wasserman
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December 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Trump’s Un-American National Security Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... The Trump NSS attempts to draw a close to an era of American multilateralism and openness to the world that made the United States the strongest, wealthiest, and most respected nation on earth.
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A Dangerous Strategy that Distances NATO and Puts Our Security at Risk open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... NATO is an Alliance of Democracies based on shared values and interests. Sadly, Trump has undermined many of those values, including the rule of law, free elections, and free speech."
A Dangerous Strategy that Distances NATO and Puts Our Security at Risk
The Steady State | by Gregory L. Schulte
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A Dangerous Strategy that Distances NATO and Puts Our Security at Risk open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... NATO is an Alliance of Democracies based on shared values and interests. Sadly, Trump has undermined many of those values, including the rule of law, free elections, and free speech."
I thought Kushner was working on the Kremlin now…💰💰💰…my bad🤪
Q: If Paramount is supported by Jared Kushner, would that impact your decision?
TRUMP: If Paramount is? I don't know. I've never spoken with him about that. He's really trying to work on Gaza.
TRUMP: If Paramount is? I don't know. I've never spoken with him about that. He's really trying to work on Gaza.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I thought Kushner was working on the Kremlin now…💰💰💰…my bad🤪
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This is what drone fishing looks like, by the way. The 🇩🇰 fishing nets help and protect life.
#StopHumanSafari
#StopHumanSafari
December 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is what drone fishing looks like, by the way. The 🇩🇰 fishing nets help and protect life.
#StopHumanSafari
#StopHumanSafari
Kinetic sanctions work!
War-risk insurance in the Black Sea has tripled after Ukraine intensified strikes on Russia’s shadow fleet. It’s an outcome that sanctions have failed to produce.
With premiums up to 250% higher, some shipowners are halting voyages linked to Russia altogether.
With premiums up to 250% higher, some shipowners are halting voyages linked to Russia altogether.
Insurance costs succeed where sanctions fail: Ukraine hits Russia’s shadow fleet
Shipowners halt Russia-linked voyages as war risk premiums surge up to 250%.
euromaidanpress.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Kinetic sanctions work!
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The 🇺🇸 Nat Sec Strategy is celebrated by the Kremlin. It's no surprise, as Trump and Putin share largely the same world view. They want a weak and divided Europe they can dominate. That's the reality we're facing and the reality we MUST handle. Failure is not an option!
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The 🇺🇸 Nat Sec Strategy is celebrated by the Kremlin. It's no surprise, as Trump and Putin share largely the same world view. They want a weak and divided Europe they can dominate. That's the reality we're facing and the reality we MUST handle. Failure is not an option!
If you need good news today, it’s coming out of Brussels after the Merz, von der Leyen dinner with de Wever! www.ft.com/content/4283... Germany and EU hold ‘constructive’ talks with Belgium on Russian assets
Germany and EU hold ‘constructive’ talks with Belgium on Russian assets
Merz jetted to Brussels for dinner with Belgian premier on Friday to try to win approval for a reparations loan for Kyiv
www.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
If you need good news today, it’s coming out of Brussels after the Merz, von der Leyen dinner with de Wever! www.ft.com/content/4283... Germany and EU hold ‘constructive’ talks with Belgium on Russian assets
Stærkt arbejde af @jakobbohr.bsky.social ! Blandt de uniformerede folk ombord på russiske skyggeflåde skibe har han ID på en tidligere Speznats-leder. Endnu et stærkt indicie på, at skyggeflåden også bliver brugt til militære formål. Læs med her👇🏻 danwatch.dk/tidligere-sp...
Tidligere Spetsnaz-leder dukkede pludselig op på skyggeflådeskib i Øresund
En lods var ved at sejle et tankskib gennem danske farvande, da han pludselig blev mødt af russiske mænd i camouflageuniformer. Danwatch kan nu afsløre, at en a
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December 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Stærkt arbejde af @jakobbohr.bsky.social ! Blandt de uniformerede folk ombord på russiske skyggeflåde skibe har han ID på en tidligere Speznats-leder. Endnu et stærkt indicie på, at skyggeflåden også bliver brugt til militære formål. Læs med her👇🏻 danwatch.dk/tidligere-sp...
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I assumed the NSS would just ignore/deprioritize Europe (It did that on defense/NATO).
But the actual message was: Europe matters to us, we must save it from itself, the EU and its wokeness. Thus, the USG is going all in on foreign interference to help the far-right win a civilizational war.
But the actual message was: Europe matters to us, we must save it from itself, the EU and its wokeness. Thus, the USG is going all in on foreign interference to help the far-right win a civilizational war.
a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .
ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .
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December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I assumed the NSS would just ignore/deprioritize Europe (It did that on defense/NATO).
But the actual message was: Europe matters to us, we must save it from itself, the EU and its wokeness. Thus, the USG is going all in on foreign interference to help the far-right win a civilizational war.
But the actual message was: Europe matters to us, we must save it from itself, the EU and its wokeness. Thus, the USG is going all in on foreign interference to help the far-right win a civilizational war.
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Cotton froze when Berman asked the obvious: “Would it be legal for Arkansas police to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat?” He can’t defend the legality of the strike without admitting it would be illegal at home, and it exposes Trump and Hegseth. #holdfast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fDt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fDt...
December 5, 2025: Cotton joins CNN
YouTube video by Senator Tom Cotton
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December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Cotton froze when Berman asked the obvious: “Would it be legal for Arkansas police to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat?” He can’t defend the legality of the strike without admitting it would be illegal at home, and it exposes Trump and Hegseth. #holdfast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fDt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fDt...
“I’m shaken, I’m stirred, but I’m not at all surprised”!
Watch my discussion of the new US Nat Sec Strategy with Zev Shalev (🇮🇱🇿🇦🇺🇸), Dean Blundell (🇨🇦) and Trump’s former fixer Lev Parnas (🇺🇦🇺🇸) right here👇🏻
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Watch my discussion of the new US Nat Sec Strategy with Zev Shalev (🇮🇱🇿🇦🇺🇸), Dean Blundell (🇨🇦) and Trump’s former fixer Lev Parnas (🇺🇦🇺🇸) right here👇🏻
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Trump Declares War on Europe
FiveStack Special Report | A 33-page national security strategy reveals America has switched teams
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December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
“I’m shaken, I’m stirred, but I’m not at all surprised”!
Watch my discussion of the new US Nat Sec Strategy with Zev Shalev (🇮🇱🇿🇦🇺🇸), Dean Blundell (🇨🇦) and Trump’s former fixer Lev Parnas (🇺🇦🇺🇸) right here👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/narativ/...
Watch my discussion of the new US Nat Sec Strategy with Zev Shalev (🇮🇱🇿🇦🇺🇸), Dean Blundell (🇨🇦) and Trump’s former fixer Lev Parnas (🇺🇦🇺🇸) right here👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/narativ/...
Stor fornøjelse at gæste USApol podcast til en snak om Trumps “fredsforhandlinger” ml 🇷🇺 og 🇺🇦, eller som jeg kalder det “maskerade”. Lyt med her👇🏻
I den seneste tid har Donald Trump givet det endnu et forsøg at få afsluttet krigen i Ukraine. Men tættere på fred eller en afslutning er vi alligevel slet ikke kommet, vurderer @jkaarsbo.bsky.social, der er gæst i årets sidste podcast fra USAPol.
Lyt med:
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December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Stor fornøjelse at gæste USApol podcast til en snak om Trumps “fredsforhandlinger” ml 🇷🇺 og 🇺🇦, eller som jeg kalder det “maskerade”. Lyt med her👇🏻
Big news this!!!
The Trump administration actually opposes a blatant 🇷🇺 war crime. How deep the 🇺🇸 has fallen when this actually makes the news🥶
The Trump administration actually opposes a blatant 🇷🇺 war crime. How deep the 🇺🇸 has fallen when this actually makes the news🥶
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand #Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice.
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
US backs UN demand for Russia to return abducted Ukrainian children
The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly tr...
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Big news this!!!
The Trump administration actually opposes a blatant 🇷🇺 war crime. How deep the 🇺🇸 has fallen when this actually makes the news🥶
The Trump administration actually opposes a blatant 🇷🇺 war crime. How deep the 🇺🇸 has fallen when this actually makes the news🥶
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement".
I'd say it's a historic achievement🙈
I'd say it's a historic achievement🙈
December 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement".
I'd say it's a historic achievement🙈
I'd say it's a historic achievement🙈
It's in the Kremlin's strategic interest to keep up the diplomatic masquerade dressed up as "peace negotiations". The Coalition of the Willing mustn't take tbe bait!
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December 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It's in the Kremlin's strategic interest to keep up the diplomatic masquerade dressed up as "peace negotiations". The Coalition of the Willing mustn't take tbe bait!
Check out my latest 👉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobkaa...
Check out my latest 👉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobkaa...
Probably one of the shittiest coverups ever! 💩
When they can't even quite get a coverup straight, you know they're engaged in one lnk.thebulwark.com/3KCnNX9
Lies, Coverup, and Videotape
Congress must thoroughly investigate the boat strikes.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Probably one of the shittiest coverups ever! 💩
It’s in the Kremlin’s interest to keep the masquerade called “peace negotiations” going. The intent is to keep Ukraine’s supporters on the back foot while continuing the war on 🇺🇦. Trump is a witting asset waiting to pursue trillion dollar deals, Dimitriev has waved under his nose for months!
December 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It’s in the Kremlin’s interest to keep the masquerade called “peace negotiations” going. The intent is to keep Ukraine’s supporters on the back foot while continuing the war on 🇺🇦. Trump is a witting asset waiting to pursue trillion dollar deals, Dimitriev has waved under his nose for months!
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This is absolutely the only way to go: Europe needs its own plan for 🇺🇦!
And not just any plan. A European strategy for victory is a requirement for a sustainable negotiated settlement. Seems hard for a lot of people to understand...
And not just any plan. A European strategy for victory is a requirement for a sustainable negotiated settlement. Seems hard for a lot of people to understand...
Europe needs its 'own plan' for Ukraine, Kubilius tells Euronews
Europe needs its 'own plan' for Ukraine, Kubilius tells Euronews
Europe is once again scrambling to find a foothold in talks to end the war in Ukraine as Putin is set to meet US negotiators in Moscow. For the EU defence tsar this is proof the continent needs to bolster its geopolitical standing fast, he told Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today.
l.euronews.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is absolutely the only way to go: Europe needs its own plan for 🇺🇦!
And not just any plan. A European strategy for victory is a requirement for a sustainable negotiated settlement. Seems hard for a lot of people to understand...
And not just any plan. A European strategy for victory is a requirement for a sustainable negotiated settlement. Seems hard for a lot of people to understand...
Ah so killing survivors who hang on to a wreck at sea is self-defence…amazing MAGA loyalist lawyers in the Trump administration🙈
PS: remember how the JAGs were removed in February. This is what you get!
PS: remember how the JAGs were removed in February. This is what you get!
Reporter: “You said that the follow-up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?”
Leavitt: “The strike conducted on September 2 was conducted in self-defense to protect Americans and vital United States interests…And in accordance with the law of armed conflict.”
Leavitt: “The strike conducted on September 2 was conducted in self-defense to protect Americans and vital United States interests…And in accordance with the law of armed conflict.”
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Ah so killing survivors who hang on to a wreck at sea is self-defence…amazing MAGA loyalist lawyers in the Trump administration🙈
PS: remember how the JAGs were removed in February. This is what you get!
PS: remember how the JAGs were removed in February. This is what you get!
Two possibilities: 1) if defining smugglers/fishermen as enemy combatants is illegal (very likely) Hegseth belongs in a 🇺🇸 jail for extrajudicial killings, or 2) if definition is legal Hegseth belongs in The Hague
Reporter: You said that that second strike was in full accordance with the law of armed conflict but the Navy's own manual of law of war says that specifically firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime that's forbidden under U.S. Law and the law of armed conflict…
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Two possibilities: 1) if defining smugglers/fishermen as enemy combatants is illegal (very likely) Hegseth belongs in a 🇺🇸 jail for extrajudicial killings, or 2) if definition is legal Hegseth belongs in The Hague