Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓
@francesconicoli.bsky.social
All things Europe, in all things European.
Neofunctionalist-in-chief, trilemmer, sci-fi & fantasy nerd.
Political economist, associate professor at Politecnico of Turin, former fellow at Bruegel.
" Europe will be made through crises...."
Neofunctionalist-in-chief, trilemmer, sci-fi & fantasy nerd.
Political economist, associate professor at Politecnico of Turin, former fellow at Bruegel.
" Europe will be made through crises...."
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Europe folded, precisely as I predicted. We pay our stubborn refusal to integrate European defence, which makes us dependent on the US for security.
This is the only reason the EU folded.
Defence, defence, defence.
Without a European army, we are vassals.
And vassals obey.
This is the only reason the EU folded.
Defence, defence, defence.
Without a European army, we are vassals.
And vassals obey.
Blue Origin did it!
We finally enter a competitive phase in new space
We finally enter a competitive phase in new space
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Blue Origin did it!
We finally enter a competitive phase in new space
We finally enter a competitive phase in new space
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🇵🇱🇪🇺 Polish FM Sikorski:
I’m in favor of the European Union starting to have some defense capability of our own so that we don’t have to call on the United States in every emergency.
We should be capable of sorting out some warlord in Libya or the Balkans next time around.
I’m in favor of the European Union starting to have some defense capability of our own so that we don’t have to call on the United States in every emergency.
We should be capable of sorting out some warlord in Libya or the Balkans next time around.
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🇵🇱🇪🇺 Polish FM Sikorski:
I’m in favor of the European Union starting to have some defense capability of our own so that we don’t have to call on the United States in every emergency.
We should be capable of sorting out some warlord in Libya or the Balkans next time around.
I’m in favor of the European Union starting to have some defense capability of our own so that we don’t have to call on the United States in every emergency.
We should be capable of sorting out some warlord in Libya or the Balkans next time around.
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🇨🇳 China is building a domestic "shadow fleet" of vessels to import US-sanctioned Russian gas and circumvent restrictions, - Bloomberg
The effort is still nascent, but tanker movements and ownership in China are beginning to reflect patterns seen in Russian oil and LNG.
The effort is still nascent, but tanker movements and ownership in China are beginning to reflect patterns seen in Russian oil and LNG.
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
🇨🇳 China is building a domestic "shadow fleet" of vessels to import US-sanctioned Russian gas and circumvent restrictions, - Bloomberg
The effort is still nascent, but tanker movements and ownership in China are beginning to reflect patterns seen in Russian oil and LNG.
The effort is still nascent, but tanker movements and ownership in China are beginning to reflect patterns seen in Russian oil and LNG.
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Trump’s guilty. If he had nothing to hide, he’d be selling autographed Epstein files on Truth Social. Republicans must choose: stand with a convicted predator—or against pedophilia.
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Trump’s guilty. If he had nothing to hide, he’d be selling autographed Epstein files on Truth Social. Republicans must choose: stand with a convicted predator—or against pedophilia.
Lacking the flag, the lego will do.
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Lacking the flag, the lego will do.
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Russia is searching for civilians in the streets of #Kherson, and killing them one by one, with drones.
Hundreds of cases are documented.
The Russians are mass murderers.
Russia is searching for civilians in the streets of #Kherson, and killing them one by one, with drones.
Hundreds of cases are documented.
The Russians are mass murderers.
Russian authorities committed crimes against humanity targeting civilian population through drone attacks as well as war crimes of forcible transfer and deportation of civilians
NEW YORK / VIENNA – Russian authorities have systematically coordinated actions to drive out Ukrainian civilians from their homes through recurrent drone attacks, as well as deportations and transfers...
www.ohchr.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Russia is searching for civilians in the streets of #Kherson, and killing them one by one, with drones.
Hundreds of cases are documented.
The Russians are mass murderers.
Russia is searching for civilians in the streets of #Kherson, and killing them one by one, with drones.
Hundreds of cases are documented.
The Russians are mass murderers.
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In the Russian city of St. Petersburg, with a population of 5.6 million, mobile internet access has been shut down.
Residents across the city are reporting that websites, messaging apps, banking services, delivery platforms, and taxi apps are not working.
Residents across the city are reporting that websites, messaging apps, banking services, delivery platforms, and taxi apps are not working.
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In the Russian city of St. Petersburg, with a population of 5.6 million, mobile internet access has been shut down.
Residents across the city are reporting that websites, messaging apps, banking services, delivery platforms, and taxi apps are not working.
Residents across the city are reporting that websites, messaging apps, banking services, delivery platforms, and taxi apps are not working.
Will Europe wake up?
We need to fight Russia. Better to fight Russia in Ukraine than in Poland or Lithuania or Finland.
We need to fight Russia. Better to fight Russia in Ukraine than in Poland or Lithuania or Finland.
🤬 Foreign Affairs:
▪️Russia plans to occupy Ukraine in three stages: first, capture Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Odessa to cut it off from the Black Sea;
▪️economic and political pressure;
▪️complete subordination of Ukraine according to the Belarusian scenario.
▪️Russia plans to occupy Ukraine in three stages: first, capture Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Odessa to cut it off from the Black Sea;
▪️economic and political pressure;
▪️complete subordination of Ukraine according to the Belarusian scenario.
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Will Europe wake up?
We need to fight Russia. Better to fight Russia in Ukraine than in Poland or Lithuania or Finland.
We need to fight Russia. Better to fight Russia in Ukraine than in Poland or Lithuania or Finland.
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🇪🇺 The European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, is creating a new intelligence unit to better combine information from EU national spy agencies, - FT
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🇪🇺 The European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, is creating a new intelligence unit to better combine information from EU national spy agencies, - FT
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About to begin a lecture for the italian military academy on space economic trends and their implications for security and policy. Wish me luck!
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
About to begin a lecture for the italian military academy on space economic trends and their implications for security and policy. Wish me luck!
About to begin a lecture for the italian military academy on space economic trends and their implications for security and policy. Wish me luck!
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
About to begin a lecture for the italian military academy on space economic trends and their implications for security and policy. Wish me luck!
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NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from President Trump, a whistleblower tells House Democrats.
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell plans to seek commutation from Trump, whistleblower says
The whistleblower came forward with the information to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.
nbcnews.to
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from President Trump, a whistleblower tells House Democrats.
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Batteries for EVs have dropped in price significantly in the past 4-5 years due to scale and large increase in lithium production.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Batteries for EVs have dropped in price significantly in the past 4-5 years due to scale and large increase in lithium production.
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His first major text describes protecting the climate, welcoming migrants and pursuing economic justice as sacred obligations. To admirers Pope Leo XIV is a compassionate reformer; to critics, the “commie” or “woke pope” econ.st/47Lk2pM
Photo: Getty Images search.app/M31UC
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Pope Leo XIV is infuriating MAGA Catholics
Concern for the poor and the planet rubs some the wrong way
econ.st
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
His first major text describes protecting the climate, welcoming migrants and pursuing economic justice as sacred obligations. To admirers Pope Leo XIV is a compassionate reformer; to critics, the “commie” or “woke pope” econ.st/47Lk2pM
Photo: Getty Images search.app/M31UC
Photo: Getty Images search.app/M31UC
Chris is among the very best political scientists of my generation. Don't miss this chance!
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
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You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Chris is among the very best political scientists of my generation. Don't miss this chance!
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This is a fantastic opportunity for a junior computational political scientist
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This is a fantastic opportunity for a junior computational political scientist
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The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.
Denmark wants to ban access to social media for children under 15
The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.
l.euronews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.
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‼️ The Kremlin is now OPENLY warning about the risk of civil war in Russia!
Imagine how bad the internal projections are if the Kremlin is publicly drawing parallels to 1917 in official publications.
No wonder they boosted internal security spending to record highs this year.
Imagine how bad the internal projections are if the Kremlin is publicly drawing parallels to 1917 in official publications.
No wonder they boosted internal security spending to record highs this year.
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
‼️ The Kremlin is now OPENLY warning about the risk of civil war in Russia!
Imagine how bad the internal projections are if the Kremlin is publicly drawing parallels to 1917 in official publications.
No wonder they boosted internal security spending to record highs this year.
Imagine how bad the internal projections are if the Kremlin is publicly drawing parallels to 1917 in official publications.
No wonder they boosted internal security spending to record highs this year.
Sorry Henry Cavill,
we loved you,
But season 4 of The Witcher is brutally phenomenal. And - finally!- satisfingly close to the excellent source books.
Well done @netflix.com
we loved you,
But season 4 of The Witcher is brutally phenomenal. And - finally!- satisfingly close to the excellent source books.
Well done @netflix.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sorry Henry Cavill,
we loved you,
But season 4 of The Witcher is brutally phenomenal. And - finally!- satisfingly close to the excellent source books.
Well done @netflix.com
we loved you,
But season 4 of The Witcher is brutally phenomenal. And - finally!- satisfingly close to the excellent source books.
Well done @netflix.com
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"We lost our markets due to Brexit".
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
British SMEs locked out of trade deal benefits as red tape bites
Small businesses exports are falling as distress surges across SME sector ahead of Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget.
www.cityam.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
"We lost our markets due to Brexit".
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
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🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish Minister of Defense:
"We are not dying for our freedom, but someone is dying for our security. Because the border of Polish security today lies on the Ukrainian-Russian front."
He emphasized that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's interests.
"We are not dying for our freedom, but someone is dying for our security. Because the border of Polish security today lies on the Ukrainian-Russian front."
He emphasized that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's interests.
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish Minister of Defense:
"We are not dying for our freedom, but someone is dying for our security. Because the border of Polish security today lies on the Ukrainian-Russian front."
He emphasized that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's interests.
"We are not dying for our freedom, but someone is dying for our security. Because the border of Polish security today lies on the Ukrainian-Russian front."
He emphasized that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's interests.
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Is it too early to call Zohran Mamdani a neoliberal sell-out?
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Is it too early to call Zohran Mamdani a neoliberal sell-out?
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Many people actually can’t grasp there’s a slaughterhouse one train ride away, or they just assume it’s not gonna be them, which is funny cause I also thought that once
Anyway there's a real problem with basically any discussion about defence policy and it is that quite frankly we have still not gotten everyone on the same board, which is that Europe's ass is burning and that a fascist regime on our eastern border has territorial designs on its members.
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Many people actually can’t grasp there’s a slaughterhouse one train ride away, or they just assume it’s not gonna be them, which is funny cause I also thought that once
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