US moves NATO command posts
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The United States transferred two NATO regional command posts to Italy and Britain before the Munich Security Conference, shifting the Southern command to Naples and a JFC in Norfolk.
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by Matthew Bunn
The fact that the report for the Munich Security Conference is called "Under Destruction" says a lot. "The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics. Sweeping destruction – rather than careful reforms and policy corrections – is the order of the day," with int'l order "under destruction."
February 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The fact that the report for the Munich Security Conference is called "Under Destruction" says a lot. "The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics. Sweeping destruction – rather than careful reforms and policy corrections – is the order of the day," with int'l order "under destruction."
by Anand Menon
How can you possible do a whole piece on a report without having the basic decency to link to it, @theguardian.com ? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Europe’s ‘painful’ realisation it must be bolder with US set out in security report
Need for greater military autonomy also accepted, says report for Munich Security Conference, which takes place this week
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
How can you possible do a whole piece on a report without having the basic decency to link to it, @theguardian.com ? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Reposted by Francesco Nicoli
⚔️ Munich Security Conference report:
In the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin could rebuild its forces for a “regional war” in the Baltic Sea region within 2 years, and for an attack on one of its neighbors within just 6 months.
In the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin could rebuild its forces for a “regional war” in the Baltic Sea region within 2 years, and for an attack on one of its neighbors within just 6 months.
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
⚔️ Munich Security Conference report:
In the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin could rebuild its forces for a “regional war” in the Baltic Sea region within 2 years, and for an attack on one of its neighbors within just 6 months.
In the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin could rebuild its forces for a “regional war” in the Baltic Sea region within 2 years, and for an attack on one of its neighbors within just 6 months.
by Juliet Lodge
The gap between the increasingly pressing need for European countries to pool their defense efforts and their demonstrated ability/willingness to do so seems... quite wide.
In 2017, France’s Emmanuel Macron personally launched a joint program among three EU countries to build a sixth-generation fighter jet.
Now the project is on the verge of collapse, four European officials told POLITICO.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Now the project is on the verge of collapse, four European officials told POLITICO.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/fran...
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The gap between the increasingly pressing need for European countries to pool their defense efforts and their demonstrated ability/willingness to do so seems... quite wide.
by Robin Geiß
UNIDIR’s Outer Space Security Conference 2025 brought diplomats and experts from the military, industry, civil society and academia to Geneva 🛰️
📖 Our new report captures the key discussions and takeaways shaping outer space security: unidir.org/OS25Report
📖 Our new report captures the key discussions and takeaways shaping outer space security: unidir.org/OS25Report
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
UNIDIR’s Outer Space Security Conference 2025 brought diplomats and experts from the military, industry, civil society and academia to Geneva 🛰️
📖 Our new report captures the key discussions and takeaways shaping outer space security: unidir.org/OS25Report
📖 Our new report captures the key discussions and takeaways shaping outer space security: unidir.org/OS25Report
Reposted by Matthew Bunn
Pleased to see 'THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE' recommended in this year's Munich Security Report 'Under Destruction' securityconference.org/assets/02_Do...
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Pleased to see 'THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE' recommended in this year's Munich Security Report 'Under Destruction' securityconference.org/assets/02_Do...
Today, “Ischinger wonders whether the first warning signs of American estrangement were already visible two decades ago, during the US invasion of Iraq.”
And that is all, in terms of self-reflection, that’s offered here by the transatlanticists. The most proudly mediocre of our policy elites.
And that is all, in terms of self-reflection, that’s offered here by the transatlanticists. The most proudly mediocre of our policy elites.
‘It feels like a betrayal.’ Germany’s painful estrangement from the US
The unravelling of transatlantic ties has shocked a country that had an emotional attachment to the relationship
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February 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Today, “Ischinger wonders whether the first warning signs of American estrangement were already visible two decades ago, during the US invasion of Iraq.”
And that is all, in terms of self-reflection, that’s offered here by the transatlanticists. The most proudly mediocre of our policy elites.
And that is all, in terms of self-reflection, that’s offered here by the transatlanticists. The most proudly mediocre of our policy elites.
«“Ironically, the president of the United States — the country that did more than any other to shape the post-1945 international order — is now the most prominent of the demolition men, « www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say
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February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
«“Ironically, the president of the United States — the country that did more than any other to shape the post-1945 international order — is now the most prominent of the demolition men, « www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Reposted by Christian Odendahl
Donald Trump’s Greenland gambit pushes Europe to look to its own nuclear arsenals. European nations wanting additional “insurance” against Russia are increasingly looking to France and Britain. With @victorjack.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
Trump’s Greenland gambit pushes Europe to look to its own nuclear arsenals
European nations wanting “insurance” against Russia are looking to France and Britain to share their nuclear deterrents.
www.politico.eu
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Donald Trump’s Greenland gambit pushes Europe to look to its own nuclear arsenals. European nations wanting additional “insurance” against Russia are increasingly looking to France and Britain. With @victorjack.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
"Europe needs independent European infrastructure now—especially home-grown social networks that preserve a level playing field for information, safeguard media freedom and guarantee genuine freedom of speech, including the right to access facts instead of being fed lies and propaganda"
"European democracy faces a coordinated assault. From the East, Putin is unleashing unprecedented propaganda campaigns that sway elections and erode pro-Ukraine majorities in the European Council. From the West, US Pres. Donald Trump threatens retaliatory tariffs if Europe enforces its own rules."
Europe Can’t Defend Democracy on US Servers
As long as 80 percent of European digital products and services originate in the United States, blackmail will thrive, writes Alexandra Geese.
www.techpolicy.press
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
"Europe needs independent European infrastructure now—especially home-grown social networks that preserve a level playing field for information, safeguard media freedom and guarantee genuine freedom of speech, including the right to access facts instead of being fed lies and propaganda"
by Andrew Duff
Can EU membership really guarantee Ukraine's security ? www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/cri...
Europe's critical test: an emergency landing for Ukraine and the moment for common defence - Friends of Europe
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February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Can EU membership really guarantee Ukraine's security ? www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/cri...
by Anaclet Pons
Any effective response, then, must begin by acknowledging the force of the new right’s critique of liberalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The biggest threat facing Europe is not a Trump invasion. It’s his global political revolution | Mark Leonard
I am convinced that Europe’s ‘new right’ is a radically contemporary movement. Defeating it means understanding its critique of liberalism, says Mark Leonard of the European Council on Foreign Relatio...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Any effective response, then, must begin by acknowledging the force of the new right’s critique of liberalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Beatriz Gallardo Paúls
"European democracy faces a coordinated assault. From the East, Putin is unleashing unprecedented propaganda campaigns that sway elections and erode pro-Ukraine majorities in the European Council. From the West, US Pres. Donald Trump threatens retaliatory tariffs if Europe enforces its own rules."
Europe Can’t Defend Democracy on US Servers
As long as 80 percent of European digital products and services originate in the United States, blackmail will thrive, writes Alexandra Geese.
www.techpolicy.press
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"European democracy faces a coordinated assault. From the East, Putin is unleashing unprecedented propaganda campaigns that sway elections and erode pro-Ukraine majorities in the European Council. From the West, US Pres. Donald Trump threatens retaliatory tariffs if Europe enforces its own rules."