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Minna Ålander 🌻

@alanderminna.bsky.social
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Analyst @sceeus-ui.bsky.social at @uisweden.bsky.social | Associate Fellow @chathamhouse.org | @cepa.org Fellow | Council Member @ecfr.eu 📸 Stas Kartashov 🎙️ co-host Mildly Alarmed ✍️ Northern Flank Notes: open.substack.com/pub/minnalander

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Oscar Jonsson @oajonsson.bsky.social · 3h
Det finns en populär, men ihålig, föreställning om att rysk upprustning drivs av västlig upprustning. Problemet är bara att väst rustade ned i 30 år till ~2020-22 och det gjorde inget för att påverka rysk upprustning. Om det och annat i P3 Dystopia: Om kriget kommer 2.
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AGF 🎧 poemproducer @poemproducer.bsky.social · 15h
anyway Nokia is back
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 15h
The Finnish companies Nokia and Iceye want to challenge Starlink and start producing communications satellite systems for governments. First satellites to be launched 2028. Great if they can make this happen on scale
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Teknologia | Nokia ja Iceye haastavat SpaceX:n Starlinkin
Nokia ja Iceye alkavat kehittää viestintäsatelliittijärjestelmää valtioiden tarpeisiin. Ensimmäiset satelliitit on tarkoitus laukaista jo 2028.
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We're nearly at 50% for this appeal! If you can spare a buck or two, please send it this way! You'll be able to tell your grandchildren you helped fight fascism when it tried to rise again in Europe!
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Command & Couture @burnafterbriefing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
With my former service academy asst prof hat on, the more interesting question here isn’t academic tenure. It’s force generation. The service academies aren’t merely universities. They’re statutory officer-accession pipelines that produce commissioned officers with multi-year service obligations.
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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The UK-EU relationship is like a bad rom-com. The UK broke up with the EU. The EU was shocked and sad about it. But soon realized there was a lot about the UK that was annoying (opt outs, hostility to federalism, America’s poodle) and they moved on. 1/2
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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The end of When Harry met Sally is the UK-EU relationship. Frank Sinatra playing "it had to be (EU)." Meg Ryan: "I know you're feeling lonely. But you can't just show up here, tell me you love me, and expect that to make everything alright. It doesn't work this way!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4OD...
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When Harry Met Sally Ending Scene
YouTube video by Anthony Rocco Amaru
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Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you could read only one book about the Pacific theatre of WWII - either an overview or about a specific campaign/operation/etc - what would it be? (And yes my TBR pile is fine please don't ask about my TBR pile thank you) M3A1 Satan for tax
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 30/09/2026
The China General Technology Research Institute has ‘very strong ties’ to Chinese intelligence, the UK agency said in an unusual espionage alert. ft.trib.al/Tjzwgni
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Vassili Golod @golod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Was ist Frieden? Aus meiner Sicht: ein selbstbestimmtes Leben in Freiheit und Sicherheit. Jetzt ist der vielleicht entscheidendste Moment, die Ukraine mit allem zu unterstützen, was sie braucht, um Frieden zu erreichen. Hier geht’s zu #StabileZeitenlage: youtu.be/E5WISvHjee8?...
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JJ @jaynegallaghe20.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Collaboration is not just about quick help with drone control pressures. – Now we are playing the long game, not the short one, says Tillander.
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Edward Walker @gnuggat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thread. NB: “So it’s really a 100-year dream come true to finally get the Swedes to come over and commit to help defend Finland like this !” Good.
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Estonians having FOMO about not having any Swedes on their side of the Gulf of Finland 😊 We want more Swedes !
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Gert Jervan @gertjervan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rootslased valvavad Soome lahes Soomet. Aga Soome laht on Soome ja Eesti vahel. Miks ei ole Eesti KaMin jõudnud rootslastega samasugusele kokkuleppele? Miks ei julgestata Soome lahte tervikuna?
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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This winter isn't just testing Ukraine's resilience - it's testing Europe's, as Russia escalates pressure on European grids, with cyberattacks the most credible threat.
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Testing Europe's Resolve: The Growing Threat Against European Energy
As the Hormuz crisis strains supplies, Russia is likely to test Europe's resolve this winter, with cyberattacks on energy infrastructure the most credible threat.
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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Minna Ålander 🌻 - 3/3 So it’s really a 100-year dream come true to finally get the Swedes to come over and commit to help defend Finland like this !
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 30/09/2026
Little birds told me that the day this was announced, orders were issued to crack open bottles of the best cognac
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A big day for Finland and for Finnish-Swedish defence cooperation: ”The Gulf of Finland is now guarded by Swedes”
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Suomenlahtea vartioi nyt Ruotsin sotalaiva täydessä aselastissa
Suomi pyysi Ruotsia tukemaan alueidensa valvontaa. Yle pääsi seuraamaan ruotsalaisten tehtävää Suomenlahdella.
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tistelea 🍉💜🩷 @tistelea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
this year we get lagotto puppies 😭
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The main distinguishing feature of Stockholm, among European capitals, is the above-average amount of sheep and horses one encounters
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Frank Kuhn @frankkuhn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well said. 👇
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/09/2026
Europe is stepping up massively on defence. Today, we are moving forward with five major joint projects: drones, air defence, space, maritime security and our Eastern Flank. Five areas that are crucial to European security. And where we need to move fast.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/09/2026
Following the U.S. military's intervention in Venezuela, the Trump administration issued a new policy allowing the import of Venezuelan gold. Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of the precious metal now sits untouched as refiners fear the gold's connection to corruption. trib.al/siKHP1o
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Russian FPV drones continue to strike civilian cars in their sick terror campaign. Today they struck one in the village of Shestakove, Kharkiv region. ​The 67-year-old driver died at the scene, and his 65-year-old wife was injured‼️
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Coup d’état in der CDU
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Taking Action 4 US🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🇨🇦🇩🇪📚📗 @takingaction4us.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good thread 🧵
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Finnish public broadcaster Yle’s correspondent Maxim Fedorov was about to start a live broadcast from Kyiv when a missile hit close by his home, which the camera recorded in the background
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is a perfect example of the multitude of articles demanding ”better strategy” and ”more action” against Russia’s escalating hybrid war, yet fails to suggest anything new (or even any of the already explored slightly more creative options)
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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Minna Ålander 🌻 - 4/4 3. The current US administration may, without consulting allies, decide to start wars that end up making allies collateral damage and then proceed to punish allies for not helping with the war they weren’t consulted on.
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This wins the internet for me today
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Nick Kodama 🌳👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
one of the things you realize when studying the history of nuclear strategy is that people from all kinds of fields - political science, history, economics, physics, engineering, etc. - are all perfectly capable of being completely insane.
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Guy Yeomans @guyyeomans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I am obliged to sound the #GIUK-NGap klaxon... #highnorth
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
…the AI said. Or perhaps it was Chekhov ?
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Hans de Vreij @vreij.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Defective Cook @novaoulx.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
This is what I'm concerned about in regards to the "new" Greenland deal. At what point does "the deal maker" decide it's not working out for him and wants to extract more -- or worse?
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
To those keeping tabs on when the GIUK gap is mentioned: it’s mentioned here.
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sunday scaries: On how US allies’ nightmares of abandonment and entrapment are currently coming true, and what a challenge the enforcement of a beneficial world order poses to the small and middle powers that currently try to reconfigure their relations to the US and among themselves.
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“You Will Miss US When We’re Gone”
The weakening of the global US alliance structure is the most significant change in the international order since World War II.
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
”Trump’s iron-clad Law of Military Achievement: The number of times the president claims victory is inversely proportional to the actual extent of American military success” Touché @rosesheinerman.bsky.social
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The Houthis Have a Rich Sense of Irony and Timing
Supposedly decimated last year, they are back and stronger than ever.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 26/09/2026
Example why @zeit.de is one of, if not the best German newspaper. Both articles - one arguing in favour one against having Die Linke lead a government in Berlin - are very good. They trust their readers to make up their own mind. epaper.zeit.de/article/49cd...
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Die Linke – zu radikal zum Regieren?
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Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is a really good read about LFI's approach towards Ukraine and all the contractions.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Oleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".
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Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Got a weekend read for you. geopoliticaleurope.substack.com/p/associate-...
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Associate membership: the EU’s newest geopolitical tool?
The debate on “associate membership” for Canada reveals deeper trends on shifts in Brussels’ thinking about global order and international politics.
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just had what sounded like an air battle over my house, ending with a big boom. This could be footage of the event; it looks like a drone was hit in the air. Reports of hits and debris falls across Kyiv - residential buildings, kindergarten, a data center. Attacks seem incessant.
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Jon B. Wolfsthal @jonatomic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Odds Trump turns his offensive arch into an ICBM launcher? Not zero, right?
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Jon B. Wolfsthal @jonatomic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I was away when this excellent piece came out. The authors do an excellent job explaining how Trump moves are making allies and US homeland less safe. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... Abandoning allies in Europe encourages aggression there, in Asia, and at home.
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The Crumbling Defense of Europe
Trump has already undermined NATO and allied deterrence.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The death toll from Russian attacks in the capital on September 25 has risen to 7 . A total of 46 Kyiv residents have been injured so far, with 25 currently receiving care in city hospitals. - Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reports. 7 people killed for being in Kyiv today...
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here’s a video of a dog welcoming its owner home from the front – because we need something to keep us sane.
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Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh wow, Switzerland will host the European Political Community meeting in spring 2027. www.admin.ch/de/newnsb/V5...
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Das 10. Gipfeltreffen der Europäischen Politischen Gemeinschaft findet in Zürich statt
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Autumn in Kharkiv 🧡 It's difficult to fully enjoy favorite season with another winter of terror looming on the horizon. But a life without moments of joy isn't living at all, so we hold onto what we can and try not to let the weight of war consume us.
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