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Political Think Tank: Building the strategic capacity & culture for Germany & its allies & developing the strategies we need to win the systemic competition.
MGT: Benjamin Tallis, Aaron Burnett &
Britta Jacob

https://www.democratic-strategy.net/
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
Stop Putin’s $300 bn bailout and seize Russia’s frozen assets.

@billbrowder.bsky.social & I join @siliconcurtain.bsky.social to explain how we #MakeRussiaPay

youtu.be/DKzqcj2FaAQ
Aaron Gasch Burnett and Bill Browder - We Must Choke Off Funds to Putin's War Economy to End the War
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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May 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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andrewmueller.bsky.social
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @aarongburnett.bsky.social on Merz's startling stumble, @burcuozcelik.bsky.social and Gregory Scruggs on the day's other stuff, and Tim Birkhead introduces his new study of the wretched demise and strange immortality of the great auk. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s new chancellor and Mark Carney in the White House - Monocle
Friedrich Merz overcomes a tough vote and Mark Carney meets Trump.
monocle.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
Joined Monocle Radio to talk #MakeRussiaPay - & our @dsi-strategy.bsky.social open letter signed by 4 former Prime Ministers, among 70+ prominent signatories, calling for G7 Chair Canada to lead on seizing Russia's frozen assets.

Segment at 9:30 mark.

monocle.com/radio/shows/...
How will the US engage with the IMF and World Bank? - Monocle
We speak with economist Liliana Rojas-Suarez about treasury secretary Scott Bessent and the US’s position on the IMF and World...
monocle.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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kajsaollongren.bsky.social
Impressive line up of signatories to open letter in 🇨🇦 National Post calling for seizing & transferring $300 bn in Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine and preventing a bailout for Putin. Spearheaded by DSI, The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. #MakeRussiaPay

nationalpost.com/opinion/opin...
nationalpost.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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donnadasko.bsky.social
The world is watching. Global leaders are signatories to this initiative. Russia MUST be held accountable. Canada MUST lead to ensure the US$300B in Russian state assets held in Europe goes to #Ukraine - not back to Russia. We can’t allow a bailout & let Putin's war machine continue. bit.ly/3S0CiUD
Opinion: Canada must lead on supporting Ukraine with Russia’s frozen assets
Open Letter: The next Canadian leader should set a powerful precedent against Russian aggression
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April 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
An immense honour to be among 70+ signatories to this letter - calling on Canada’s next PM - whoever it is - to use our G7 chairmanship & lead on #MakeRussiaPay - or risk a $300bn bailout for Putin.

Signed by 4 former PMs, spearheaded by @dsi-strategy.bsky.social

nationalpost.com/opinion/opin...
Opinion: Canada must lead on supporting Ukraine with Russia’s frozen assets
Open Letter: The next Canadian leader should set a powerful precedent against Russian aggression
nationalpost.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
Trump has nothing to worry about on a Canada-EU team-up if Canada doesn’t get serious about shipping what the EU actually needs—LNG & critical minerals.

Otherwise, Trump & Putin can be assured “Elbows Up” is an empty phrase.

Me for @theglobeandmail.com

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Trump is right to fear a Canada-Europe team-up. But Canada must rise to the challenge first
Ottawa must summon the will for potentially unpopular reforms to energy and environmental policy to win over the EU
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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bctallis.bsky.social
Europe can’t afford to arm for the last war.
So it was great to be able to talk about the emerging defence tech & defence industrial strategy Europe needs
- to deter Russia, fast & get our industry in shape for the future
On the brilliant @siliconcurtain.bsky.social

youtu.be/fweMfkqE5TQ
Benjamin Tallis - Europe Rearms to Defend Against Russian Aggression but is it Fighting the Last War
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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March 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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bctallis.bsky.social
Delighted to be on today’s
🇺🇦 ‘Ukraine: The Latest’ podcast, discussing our new @dsi-strategy.bsky.social report on why Europe must focus on emerging defence tech to defeat the Russian threat
@telegraphnews.bsky.social

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Huge blast devastates Russian nuclear airbase & troops ‘not encircled’ in Kursk
Ukraine: The Latest · Episode
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March 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
At last week’s #CafeKyiv panel on CRINK, I mentioned a great & very timely @dsi-strategy.bsky.social piece by Jochen Kleinschmidt on why Germany needs to dispense with its obsession with multipolarity.

Read it here!

democraticstrategy.substack.com/p/multipolar...
March 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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bctallis.bsky.social
Nice to be (briefly) on @artede.bsky.social talking about the significance of Germany’s vote to allow massively increased defence spending.
- the weight of the world’s 3rd largest economy swinging behind a European defence is BIG
- but it depends how they spend it👇
www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...
ARTE Journal - Israel greift Gaza-Streifen an / Trump telefoniert mit Putin - Komplette Sendung | ARTE
Israels Militär greift erneut Ziele im Gaza-Streifen an, es gibt Hunderte Tote. / Nach Telefonat zwischen Trump und Putin: Wie geht es weiter in der Ukraine? / Der deutsche Bundestag hat über das Schu...
www.arte.tv
March 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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britta-jacob.bsky.social
New @dsi-strategy.bsky.social report out now on better strategy for Europe’s security and the crucial role of emerging defense tech by our Director @bctallis.bsky.social Have a look! 👇🏼
bctallis.bsky.social Benjamin Tallis @bctallis.bsky.social · Mar 18
Europe must be ready to defeat Russia in 3-5 years.

Big money is coming, but spending it on lots of old platforms (tanks, IFVs), won't get us what we need in time - & will arm for the last war.

Europe needs a tech-based 'Offset' strategy
My new report 👇

www.democratic-strategy.net/s-projects-b...
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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bctallis.bsky.social
Europe must be ready to defeat Russia in 3-5 years.

Big money is coming, but spending it on lots of old platforms (tanks, IFVs), won't get us what we need in time - & will arm for the last war.

Europe needs a tech-based 'Offset' strategy
My new report 👇

www.democratic-strategy.net/s-projects-b...
March 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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bctallis.bsky.social
At this crucial juncture Europe needs better strategy -based on emerging defence technologies- to ready itself to defeat Russia in the short-term, & position itself to compete geopolitically in the long-term.

New @dsi-strategy.bsky.social Strategy Paper👇
www.democratic-strategy.net/s-projects-b...
March 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
Putin refuses ceasefire—which as @mattian.bsky.social @sumlenny.bsky.social & I previously told @julianroepcke.bsky.social we expected.

Read our analysis of what happens next.

www.bild.de/politik/ausl...
Ukraine bietet Waffenstillstand an: Putins Antwort entscheidet
Ukraine bietet 30-Tage-Waffenstillstand an, doch der Kreml schweigt. Experten diskutieren mögliche Reaktionen und die geopolitischen Folgen.
www.bild.de
March 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
An immense honour to moderate this panel on stopping the CRINK (🇨🇳🇷🇺🇮🇷🇰🇵) Axis of Authoritarians in Ukraine & Beyond at #CafeKyiv 🇺🇦

With @rodki.bsky.social & many more.
March 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
#MakeRussiaPay team hits #CafeKyiv 🇺🇦
March 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
Very proud that we @dsi-strategy.bsky.social & Director @bctallis.bsky.social brought #CafeKyiv this important panel - Ukraine can help us all WIN - and for our own security this must be the goal.
bctallis.bsky.social Benjamin Tallis @bctallis.bsky.social · Mar 12
My #CafeKyiv highlight was moderating this terrific discussion on
Beating Russia - & how we do it
Some Key takeaways in next tweets but BLUF is
- understanding that beating Russia is necessary & must be the goal &
- as Serhii Rotchuk said
‘Be Not Afraid’
March 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
Thank you @julianroepcke.bsky.social for moderating an excellent @dsi-strategy.bsky.social panel on Russia’s Info War against the West—& how we win it. With:

@dornblueth.bsky.social @robinwagener.bsky.social @makeiev.bsky.social & Arndt Freytag vin Loringhoven
March 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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bctallis.bsky.social
My #CafeKyiv highlight was moderating this terrific discussion on
Beating Russia - & how we do it
Some Key takeaways in next tweets but BLUF is
- understanding that beating Russia is necessary & must be the goal &
- as Serhii Rotchuk said
‘Be Not Afraid’
March 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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britta-jacob.bsky.social
Es war eine Ehre, dieses Panel zum Thema Konfiskation der russischen Vermögenswerte bei #CafeKyiv zu moderieren. Vielen Dank an unsere Experten Dr. Sebastian Schäfer MdB, Prof. Andreas Paulus, Dr. Patrick Heinemann, Mattia Nelles und an die Konrad Adenauer Stiftung für die tolle Zusammenarbeit!
March 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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bctallis.bsky.social
It was an honour to speak about
why🇺🇦 must be integral to European strategy
(b/c it’s integral to European security)

In front of a packed house on an excellent joint @dsi-strategy.bsky.social
& KAS panel at #CafeKyiv w. Toni Hofreiter Stefanie Babst
@Robert Vass & Christine Krause
March 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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bctallis.bsky.social
My speech on Europe's urgent need to focus on emerging defence technologies to get ready to defeat Russia, fast
(from the Lithuanian 🇱🇹 - 🇩🇪 German forum) (07/03/25)

www.lrt.lt/mediateka/ir...
Lietuvos-Vokietijos forumas 2025
Lietuvos-Vokietijos forumas 2025 2025.03.07 09:30
www.lrt.lt
March 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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aarongburnett.bsky.social
#MakeRussiaPay is getting a special @dsi-strategy.bsky.social focus at #cafekyiv in partnership with @razomforukraine.org & @mattian.bsky.social DUB.

2 panels—1 🇩🇪 & 1 🇬🇧, take up why seizing Russia’s state assets is strategically imperative.

@britta-jacob.bsky.social @patrickheinemann.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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bctallis.bsky.social
Honored to speak on the key role emerging defence tech must play in European defence strategy at the 🇱🇹🇩🇪forum in great company!
@KestutisBudrys
@ZygisPavilionis
@LaurynasKasciunas
@rodki.bsky.social @Thomas Erndl @lithuaniamfa.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM