Edward Burke
@edwardburke.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, History of War, University College Dublin
Author: Ghosts of a Family (Merrion) / Ulster’s Lost Counties (Cambridge) / An Army of Tribes (Liverpool)
https://edward-burke.com/
Author: Ghosts of a Family (Merrion) / Ulster’s Lost Counties (Cambridge) / An Army of Tribes (Liverpool)
https://edward-burke.com/
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A quick run through of the Trump administration's proposal for a Ukraine security guarantee, which is a security guarantee in the same way that the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is a party committed to liberalism and democracy. 🧵 x.com/BarakRavid/s...
Barak Ravid on X: "FULL TEXT OF THE U.S. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A UKRAINE SECURITY GUARANTEE: 🚨This Framework establishes the conditions for an armistice between Ukraine and the Russian Federation and provides a security assurance modeled on the principles of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty," / X
FULL TEXT OF THE U.S. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A UKRAINE SECURITY GUARANTEE: 🚨This Framework establishes the conditions for an armistice between Ukraine and the Russian Federation and provides a security assurance modeled on the principles of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty,
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November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A quick run through of the Trump administration's proposal for a Ukraine security guarantee, which is a security guarantee in the same way that the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is a party committed to liberalism and democracy. 🧵 x.com/BarakRavid/s...
European sycophancy towards Trump has won very little. it has telegraphed weakness and invited more punches. Interesting to compare the respect he shows those who stand up to him rather than the repeated, escalating humiliation he dishes out to Europe.
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Trump flattery will get you nowhere
Fawning after the US president is not only humiliating — it doesn’t work
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November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
European sycophancy towards Trump has won very little. it has telegraphed weakness and invited more punches. Interesting to compare the respect he shows those who stand up to him rather than the repeated, escalating humiliation he dishes out to Europe.
on.ft.com/4prynPF
on.ft.com/4prynPF
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The Netherlands talks a big game about tech sovereignty, but is now about to allow the domestic cloud provider that underpins its national digital identity system and several other critical government services to be sold off to a new American owner.
Incomprehensible.
nos.nl/artikel/2591...
Incomprehensible.
nos.nl/artikel/2591...
Zorgen in de Tweede Kamer over Amerikaanse overname van DigiD-partner
Het van oorsprong Nederlandse cloud-bedrijf Solvinity komt mogelijk in Amerikaanse handen.
nos.nl
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Netherlands talks a big game about tech sovereignty, but is now about to allow the domestic cloud provider that underpins its national digital identity system and several other critical government services to be sold off to a new American owner.
Incomprehensible.
nos.nl/artikel/2591...
Incomprehensible.
nos.nl/artikel/2591...
Wow, this is revealing...
The plan says that "A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States." This implies that both Russia and the Trump administration don't see the US as part of NATO in any real sense. That should deeply alarm every other NATO state.
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Wow, this is revealing...
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Don't call it a peace plan. It isn't. It is a demand for capitulation.
Unacceptable
Unacceptable
Breaking news: Ukraine is coming under intense pressure to accept a sweeping peace plan drawn up by the Trump administration with Moscow’s input to end Russia’s war in the country, according to Ukrainian officials. on.ft.com/3K0onha
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Don't call it a peace plan. It isn't. It is a demand for capitulation.
Unacceptable
Unacceptable
Cathal Berry, ex-Army Ranger Wing, ex-TD, name checked by Russian propaganda / Moscow’s MFA spokesperson. Condemned by the Putin regime - a great honour, to add to others received while serving his country 🇮🇪
Unsurprisingly, comes at a time when 🇷🇺 has been sending a spy ship into 🇮🇪 marine territory.
Unsurprisingly, comes at a time when 🇷🇺 has been sending a spy ship into 🇮🇪 marine territory.
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Cathal Berry, ex-Army Ranger Wing, ex-TD, name checked by Russian propaganda / Moscow’s MFA spokesperson. Condemned by the Putin regime - a great honour, to add to others received while serving his country 🇮🇪
Unsurprisingly, comes at a time when 🇷🇺 has been sending a spy ship into 🇮🇪 marine territory.
Unsurprisingly, comes at a time when 🇷🇺 has been sending a spy ship into 🇮🇪 marine territory.
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EU foreign ministers will be briefed tomorrow about a spate of sabotage attempts and airspace incursions that Russia’s neighbors say marks a “very dangerous phase of escalation” by the Kremlin, and one that endangers civilians.
EU ‘minutes from big casualties’ in Russian hybrid war, Lithuanian minister warns
An act of railway sabotage in Poland is just the latest sign the bloc needs to respond to Moscow’s tactics, Lithuania’s foreign minister told POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
EU foreign ministers will be briefed tomorrow about a spate of sabotage attempts and airspace incursions that Russia’s neighbors say marks a “very dangerous phase of escalation” by the Kremlin, and one that endangers civilians.
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Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’
Vessel has automated tracker turned off but is being followed by RAF aircraft patrolling Scottish coast
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
“HMS Somerset has deployed on Towed Array Patrol ship duties in the area and is the RN frigate involved in monitoring the Yantar. (RFA Tidesurge, which sadly lost a crew member overboard on 14th November off the NW coast of Ireland, was supporting HMS Somerset).“
www.navylookout.com/rules-of-eng...
www.navylookout.com/rules-of-eng...
Rules of engagement changed as Russian spy ship shines lasers at RAF aircraft - Navy Lookout
The Russian underwater surveillance ship Yantar is currently being monitored on the edge of UK waters, off Scotland, by the Royal Navy and RAF. The Defence Secretary announced today that he has amende...
www.navylookout.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“HMS Somerset has deployed on Towed Array Patrol ship duties in the area and is the RN frigate involved in monitoring the Yantar. (RFA Tidesurge, which sadly lost a crew member overboard on 14th November off the NW coast of Ireland, was supporting HMS Somerset).“
www.navylookout.com/rules-of-eng...
www.navylookout.com/rules-of-eng...
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„You don’t have to embarrass our guest“
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
„You don’t have to embarrass our guest“
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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🎶 We’ll be Coming ‘26
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🎶 We’ll be Coming ‘26
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Super-interesting piece - thank you.
This passage reminds me of chats I’ve had with people who (like me) favour reunification but avoid thinking about the consequences.
Their answers to “how will we protect 🇬🇧 identity in a UI?” are:
1. We won’t: it will die off
2. Why should we? It’s false/evil
This passage reminds me of chats I’ve had with people who (like me) favour reunification but avoid thinking about the consequences.
Their answers to “how will we protect 🇬🇧 identity in a UI?” are:
1. We won’t: it will die off
2. Why should we? It’s false/evil
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Super-interesting piece - thank you.
This passage reminds me of chats I’ve had with people who (like me) favour reunification but avoid thinking about the consequences.
Their answers to “how will we protect 🇬🇧 identity in a UI?” are:
1. We won’t: it will die off
2. Why should we? It’s false/evil
This passage reminds me of chats I’ve had with people who (like me) favour reunification but avoid thinking about the consequences.
Their answers to “how will we protect 🇬🇧 identity in a UI?” are:
1. We won’t: it will die off
2. Why should we? It’s false/evil
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"At the core of the dispute are European and Scandinavian security concerns that Russian fishing fleets may be engaged in underwater surveillance." polarjournal.net/russia-withd...
Russia withdraws from the Barents Sea Agreement | Polar Journal
The Barents Sea faces the threat of an environmental disaster following the potential collapse of the fisheries agreement between Norway and Russia.
polarjournal.net
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"At the core of the dispute are European and Scandinavian security concerns that Russian fishing fleets may be engaged in underwater surveillance." polarjournal.net/russia-withd...
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I spent yesterday in Korma with survivors of El Fasher atrocities. So many halting, harrowing conversations in Arabic, or translated from Zaghawa, about horror and misery.
Then Haseena pushed through crowd. Speaking in perfect English, she wanted the world to hear her story. #Sudan
Then Haseena pushed through crowd. Speaking in perfect English, she wanted the world to hear her story. #Sudan
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I spent yesterday in Korma with survivors of El Fasher atrocities. So many halting, harrowing conversations in Arabic, or translated from Zaghawa, about horror and misery.
Then Haseena pushed through crowd. Speaking in perfect English, she wanted the world to hear her story. #Sudan
Then Haseena pushed through crowd. Speaking in perfect English, she wanted the world to hear her story. #Sudan
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in the 1980s Soviet vets of the failed Afghan war formed “clubs” that became very violent mafia groups in the 90s. Putin is now creating a supercharged version of this. Russia is experiencing a flood of damaged men being dumped into an already atomized and low-trust society
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
in the 1980s Soviet vets of the failed Afghan war formed “clubs” that became very violent mafia groups in the 90s. Putin is now creating a supercharged version of this. Russia is experiencing a flood of damaged men being dumped into an already atomized and low-trust society
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BBC News - China's investment spree in UK gave it access to military-grade technology, BBC told - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China's investment spree in UK gave it access to military-grade technology, BBC told
Tens of billions of pounds has been spent by the Chinese in the UK since 2000, Panorama has learned.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
BBC News - China's investment spree in UK gave it access to military-grade technology, BBC told - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I came across this wonderful photograph of a County Fermanagh farmer - Roslea area - in 1873 and his dog 'Rover' in a private collection.
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I came across this wonderful photograph of a County Fermanagh farmer - Roslea area - in 1873 and his dog 'Rover' in a private collection.
A day for Homer 🇮🇪☘️
"a tower of strength to all in Troy, and both men and women alike hailed you as a god"
"a tower of strength to all in Troy, and both men and women alike hailed you as a god"
November 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A day for Homer 🇮🇪☘️
"a tower of strength to all in Troy, and both men and women alike hailed you as a god"
"a tower of strength to all in Troy, and both men and women alike hailed you as a god"
The rebellion begins
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The rebellion begins
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Personal experience of this one, sadly.
I watched my dad die of a brain tumour over the past 6 months. The final couple of weeks were cruel, unnecessary, undignified, and neither in his wishes nor interests
He begged me to let him die.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I watched my dad die of a brain tumour over the past 6 months. The final couple of weeks were cruel, unnecessary, undignified, and neither in his wishes nor interests
He begged me to let him die.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peers suggest over 900 changes to assisted dying bill
Experts say the volume is a record, and backers of the bill fear opponents are using delaying tactics.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Personal experience of this one, sadly.
I watched my dad die of a brain tumour over the past 6 months. The final couple of weeks were cruel, unnecessary, undignified, and neither in his wishes nor interests
He begged me to let him die.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I watched my dad die of a brain tumour over the past 6 months. The final couple of weeks were cruel, unnecessary, undignified, and neither in his wishes nor interests
He begged me to let him die.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Border wars: a football match in 1599 between men of Bewcastle, England, and Armstrongs of Whithaugh, Scotland, was followed by ‘drynkyng hard’. Final score was two dead, 30 taken prisoner ‘and many sore hurt, especially John Whytfeild, whose bowells came out, but are sowed up againe’.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Border wars: a football match in 1599 between men of Bewcastle, England, and Armstrongs of Whithaugh, Scotland, was followed by ‘drynkyng hard’. Final score was two dead, 30 taken prisoner ‘and many sore hurt, especially John Whytfeild, whose bowells came out, but are sowed up againe’.