EU forms core, boosts sovereignty

Scholar power: 101.5%

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Political science 60%, Law 20%, Economics 15%, History 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anders Aslund	58%	34	101.5%

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by Ian Bremmer

71%

Scholar power: 71.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 60%, Law 20%, Economics 15%, History 5%

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🎓 Ian Bremmer	50%	23	71.9%

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Reposted by Brigid Laffan, Anders Aslund

68%

Scholar power: 68.1%

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Political science 60%, Law 20%, Economics 15%, History 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Brigid Laffan	66%	27	34.3%
🎓 Anders Aslund	58%	34	33.8%
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by Alberto Alemanno

61%

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by Michael D. McDonald

70%

Scholar power: 70.4%

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🎓 Michael D. McDonald	50%	22	70.4%

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Michael McDonald

@electproject.bsky.social

What about the wounds Trump will inflict today, and the next day, and the next…?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

U.S. lawmakers left the Munich Security Conference on Sunday confident they had patched the wound inflicted on the trans-Atlantic partnership by President Trump when he toyed with invading Greenland. But they conceded that Trump's threats had indelibly altered relations with Europe.

In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat

Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.

nyti.ms

February 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM

Reposted by Anders Aslund

33%

Scholar power: 33.8%

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Political science 60%, Law 20%, Economics 15%, History 5%

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🎓 Anders Aslund	58%	34	33.8%

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by Daniel W. Drezner

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Scholar power: 74.5%

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0.147

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Daniel Drezner

@dandrezner.bsky.social

My final Munich Security Conference post, including some behind-the-scenes color. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/frank-talk...

Frank Talk and Limited Action

Final thoughts on the 2026 Munich Security Conference

danieldrezner.substack.com

February 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM

Reposted by Brigid Laffan

34%

Scholar power: 34.3%

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🎓 Brigid Laffan	66%	27	34.3%

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14.7 h

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0.095

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by Alex Callinicos

62%

Scholar power: 62.0%

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🎓 Alex Callinicos	36%	33	62.0%

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9.5 h

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0.073

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Alex Callinicos

@alexcallinicos.bsky.social

My latest column, on Rubio’s white supremacist speech in Munich. socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callini...

Alex Callinicos: Marco Rubio’s Munich speech is far from reassuring

Any doubt that European capitalism prefers to remain the junior partner of the United States was removed by the standing ovation for Marco Rubio.

socialistworker.co.uk

February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM

by Nicolai von Ondarza

54%

Scholar power: 54.8%

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🎓 Nicolai von Ondarza	69%	7	54.8%

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Nicolai von Ondarza

@nvondarza.bsky.social

Provocative piece breaking a taboo that still exists in European policy circles - saying out loud that "Europe increasingly has a NATO problem":

Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 1d

Agree with almost all the takes on MSC. It felt like Davos was the shock, MSC was the hangover. Administration sought to tone down European outrage. It didn't work. And yet...

Europe increasingly has a NATO problem. There is no effort to prepare for war without the US. But...1/

February 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

23%

Scholar power: 23.5%

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The New York Times

@nytimes.com

U.S. lawmakers left the Munich Security Conference on Sunday confident they had patched the wound inflicted on the trans-Atlantic partnership by President Trump when he toyed with invading Greenland. But they conceded that Trump's threats had indelibly altered relations with Europe.

In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat

Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.

nyti.ms

February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM

by Matthew Bunn

52%

Scholar power: 52.2%

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Political science 60%, Law 20%, Economics 15%, History 5%

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🎓 Matthew Bunn	38%	21	52.2%

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Matthew Bunn

@matthew-bunn.bsky.social

Interesting analysis of Europe’s moves to ensure Ukraine and the rest of Europe can fight without US data.

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Europe Is Now in Position to Replace U.S. Intelligence Support
open.substack.com/pub/shankarn...

Europe Is Now in Position to Replace U.S. Intelligence Support

Within months, if required

open.substack.com

February 16, 2026 at 11:52 AM

by Gerald Friedman

33%

Scholar power: 33.5%

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🎓 Gerald Friedman	31%	13	33.5%

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Gerald Friedman

@gfriedma.bsky.social

We, the US, are now the Nazis
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

February 15, 2026

The Trump administration’s white nationalist project was on full display this weekend at the 62nd Munich Security Conference that took place from February 13 to 15, 2026.

open.substack.com

February 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM

by David H. Kaye

33%

Scholar power: 33.3%

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🎓 David H. Kaye	21%	28	33.3%

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David Kaye

@davidakaye.bsky.social

critical 🧵 on rubio’s speech at MSC

dr corinne cath (ccs) is in London @ccs.bsky.social · 2d

Rubio's #Munich speech was met with a 'sigh of relief' in Europe: grateful for reassurance of partnership. THIS IS BAFFLING when you examine the white Christian nationalist undertones of his speech

See here for the full speech: www.state.gov/releases/202...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference - United States Department of State

SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you very much. We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world. When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation – ...

www.state.gov

February 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM

Reposted by Lars P. Feld

17%

Scholar power: 17.7%

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🎓 Lars P. Feld	25%	50	17.7%

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by Scott Lucas

47%

Scholar power: 47.6%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: #Trump Quest to Break Up #Europe (Scott Lucas/Einar Tangen/Chet Love)

#EU #NATO #WhiteNationalism

eaworldview.com/2026/02/trum...

EA on Al Jazeera's Inside Story: Trump's Quest to Break Up Europe - EA WorldView

Analyzing how Trump camp, rejecting post-1945 US-Europe alliance, seeks end to EU and fall of Europe governments through "white nationalism"

eaworldview.com

February 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM

Reposted by Alex Callinicos

20%

Scholar power: 20.7%

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🎓 Alex Callinicos	36%	33	20.7%

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by David Darmofal

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Scholar power: 25.9%

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🎓 David Darmofal	26%	11	25.9%

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

I see a lot of millennials worshipfully praising AOC’s statements at the Munich Security conference on here. She’s being advised on foreign policy by Matt Duss. Trust me, you don’t want Duss anywhere near US foreign policy.

MSN

www.msn.com

February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM

by Rasmus K. Storm

23%

Scholar power: 23.2%

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🎓 Rasmus K. Storm	20%	15	23.2%

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Rasmus K. Storm

@rasmusks.bsky.social

With the Winter Olympics underway in Italy and Munich’s security conference just wrapped up, it’s a good moment to revisit an old question: does sport make us more willing to “fight for the homeland”?

February 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Reposted by Pam Jarvis

2%

Scholar power: 2.3%

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Political science 60%, Law 20%, Economics 15%, History 5%

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🎓 Pam Jarvis	8%	8	2.3%

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56.0%

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Best for Britain

@bestforbritain.org

Both JD Vance’s speech from last year and Marco Rubio’s speech at this year’s Munich Security Conference make one thing clear: the time when we could rely on the US has passed. We need closer ties with the EU.

Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’ speech to Europe was nothing of the kind | Nathalie Tocci

After JD Vance’s frontal attack in Munich last year, the secretary of state’s tone seemed almost soothing. That’s just a

www.theguardian.com

February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM

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