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PhD Researcher: NATO in the Arctic/High North berk.vindevogel@ugent.be

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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
10 NAVO lidstaten, waaronder België, en Australië zullen de komende dagen deelnemen aan een oefening in het Hoge Noorden die focust op het beschermen van het Noorse luchtruim. www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/N...
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Wel is het zo dat het Noordpoolgebied (1) de kortste weg is voor raketten tussen Rusland en de VS, (2) het merendeel van de Russische nucleaire capaciteiten huist, (3) Rusland toegang biedt tot West-Europa. Concreet, een regio die we allemaal in het oog moeten houden.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Goed van de VRT om onze aandacht te trekken naar de spanning in het Noorden, maar deze zijn daar niet voornamelijk door de aanwezigheid van grondstoffen. Daar is namelijk heel wat onzekerheid rond en zijn ze vaak zijn ze al verdeeld via het zeerecht. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
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President Poetin noemt VS-plan voor Groenland "serieus" en waarschuwt voor toenemende rivaliteit in Noordpoolgebied
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Zoals onze chef Defensie generaal Frederik Vansina onlangs in De Tijd stelde: 'We zijn onbeschermd tegen een aanval vanuit het noorden.' Hieronder mijn vervolg op zijn stelling. www.tijd.be/opinie/algem...
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Interesting read! Explaining how the FSB uses these vessels and European ports such as #Zeebrugge to do their bidding. www.highnorthnews.com/en/how-russi...
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How Russia’s Security Service FSB Gained Control Over the Yamal LNG Fleet Reportedly Setting Up Covert Cargo Operations
A targeted operation by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) successfully pushed out Western officers from the Yamal LNG fleet in favor of Russian personnel, a HNN investigation has uncovered. The ...
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Van 3-14 maart vindt de jaarlijkse 'Joint Viking' oefening plaats in het Noorden van Noorwegen, met ook een Belgische aanwezigheid. Want ook België moet de dreiging in het Noorden (lees: Rusland) helpen afschrikken. www.highnorthnews.com/en/joint-vik...
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Joint Viking 2025: 10,000 Soldiers From 9 Nations Exercise Defending Northern Norway
This year's largest military exercise in Norway kicked off on Monday. Norwegian forces are now practicing on countering military threats in the North – reinforced by allies from Western Europe and Nor...
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
This is becoming absurd.. www.reuters.com/world/trumps...
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Trump's Greenland plan: US House Republicans seek support for bill on possible purchase
President-elect Donald Trump's Republican allies in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to build support for a bill on authorizing talks for the purchase of Greenland, according to a copy of the bill circulated for co-sponsors on Monday.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Bij deze, mijn take omtrent de dreigende taal van aankomend President #Trump:
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Donald Trump hint weer met de mogelijke aankoop van Groenland. Maar wist je dat President Truman, weliswaar in het uiterste geheim, de eerste was om dit te doen? Hij bood Groenland zelfs USD 100 miljoen in goud en een stuk van Alaska om olie op te ontginnen.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Dat Rusland dagelijks duizenden families verscheurd en uitmoord en dat grote delen van Oekraïne compleet verwoest zijn, vliegt duidelijk onder de radar. Ik betaal gerust meer zolang dat gas niet uit Rusland komt.
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Tom Simoens @tomsimoens.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Oekraïense zeedrone schiet Russische heli uit de lucht tijdens een aanval op de Krim. Heli’s waren doeltreffende verdediging tegen deze drones, dus zochten de Oekraïners een oplossing. En ze vonden die. Adaptability! 💪🏻
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Eindelijk dit sterk artikel in de Tijd kunnen lezen! Zeker een aanrader voor zij die wat meer over het belang van en het leven in het Hoge Noorden willen leren. www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...
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Kirkenes, waar de grote wereldproblemen samenkomen | 'Elke kaart zou de noordpool als centrum moeten hebben'
Wie de wereldpolitiek wil voelen, moet naar Kirkenes, het Noorse stadje in de meest afgelegen uithoek van West-Europa. Ver boven de noordpoolcirkel hangt de spanning met buur Rusland in de ijskoude lu...
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Hilarious: "I'm a patriot" reads the slogan next to US Air Force F-16 fighter jets painted with trail of smoke in Russia's tricolour. The wall at the new children's school in the military Pechenga district was soon repainted with Su-57s 🤣 www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/scandal...
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Great high-level event today on the Arctic! Thanks to the @egmontinstitute.bsky.social once again for the organisation. Always happy to see many different faces and advance the Arctic agenda in Belgium.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Ships can aid in attacking land forces, but I don't believe that that will be their purpose in this case.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Deterrence and Defence at work in the High North: The U.S. together with Norway and the UK and a fleet of B-52s, F-35s, P-8s, K/RC-135s, Typhoons and a U-2 spy plane have been exercising live-weapon drops in Norway on enemy targets. www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article...
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Russian Northern Fleet vessels exercise near #Syria, but also close to #Türkiye and #Cyprus. www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/war...
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Warships from Northern Fleet take center stage in Russian show of support for Syria's Bashar al-Assad
Two frigates that normally are based in the far northern Kola Peninsula this week fired hypersonic Tsirkon missiles in the east Mediterranean as part of a Russian exercise. The training takes place as...
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Elisabeth Braw @elisabethbraw.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Finland has no choice but to talk about the threats facing it. But national security threats worry the business community. How Finland manages to strike the balance will have lessons for other countries. politico.eu/article/finl... (Me @politico.eu. No paywall)
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Finland’s preparedness isn’t exactly good for business
Being known as a country facing geopolitical threats has its drawbacks — particularly when it comes to the economy.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
"Become a TikTok influencer":
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
No surprises here. But, I doubt that it will trigger Article 5. (1) Hybrid instruments are still vaguely defined and triggering an article 5 is up to Allies' interpretation, more than in case of an armed attack. (2) I have my doubts that Allies would be ready to defend Svalbard. Though they should!
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Great Article! I just had one question: How well known are these self-imposed restrictions in Norway among the population?
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The Lost Comms 🇳🇴 🇪🇺 @thelostcomms.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Nordic countries get ready to establish cross-border military corridors. www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/nor...
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Nordic countries get ready to establish cross-border military corridors
'It is of paramount importance that we are able to receive and move allied forces across the Nordic region as rapidly and efficiently as possible,' says Norway's Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram afte...
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Ze zijn daar bijna allemaal al vertrokken 😉
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Terzake @handle.invalid · 25/11/2024
Nederlandse defensieminister @rubenbrekelmans.bsky.social roept alle NAVO-lidstaten - ook België - op om 2%-norm te halen: "We zullen meer gevechtskracht op de mat moeten leggen." #terzake
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"Remember to threaten with nuclear weapons"
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Thord Are Iversen @thelookout.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"Two Norwegian F-35s on NATO QRA identified a Russian IL-20 Coot A, in international airspace off the coast of Finnmark. This flight is considered as routine activity." Photo: QRA / Forsvaret
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Kasper Goossens @kaspergoossens.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Rusland heeft vandaag voor de eerste keer in de wereldgeschiedenis een intercontinentale ballistische raket ingezet. Het is tegelijk niet de eerste keer dat Rusland raketten inzet die kernkoppen zouden kunnen dragen. Qua escalatie kan dit wel tellen.
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Elisabeth Braw @elisabethbraw.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The Hunt for the Yi Peng 3: If Danish (and/or other) officials board the Baltic Sea cable suspect, what should they do? That's a more difficult question than it may seem. (No boarding has taken place so far.) Me @foreignpolicy.com (no paywall) foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/20/w...
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Will Denmark Expose Chinese-Russian Sabotage in the Baltic?
The Danish Navy is circling a suspicious Chinese ship off its coast—but deterring ill-intentioned merchant vessels presents a geopolitical dilemma.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Great piece! Establishing a link will indeed be difficult, but action must be taken nonetheless. Additionally, we must attribute faster whilst accepting we might not always be right. We are afraid to be wrong, and as such lose speed and relevance.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Zij die kritisch zijn over de jeugd van vandaag kunnen zich naast hun voorouders zetten 😉
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Michelle Haas @michellehaas.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Er wordt regelmatig - en terecht - bezorgdheid geuit over het niveau op universiteiten. Maar ook eens een positief geluid: de meeste studenten zijn oprecht gemotiveerd. Vandaag modereerde ik een debat over Amerikaans buitenlandbeleid met masterstudenten. De discussie was scherp, onderbouwd en open.
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Axel Weydts @axelweydts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Deze ochtend hadden we in het parlement een boeiend gesprek met de Belgische ambassadeur bij de NAVO. De uitdagingen die ons te wachten staan zijn enorm. Vrede is de hoogste vorm van sociale zekerheid. En nooit eerder stond die vrede zo onder druk.
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Tom Simoens @tomsimoens.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
1,18% van het 🇧🇪 BBP voor Defensie in 2023. 2023. Dat is vorig jaar.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
De ambitie inderdaad... Het huidig beleid brengt ons maar naar 1,45% tegen 2030 ipv 1.55% zoals in het STAR-plan.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
"NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has decided to appoint Radmila Shekerinska from North Macedonia as the next Deputy Secretary General." www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
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NATO Secretary General appoints Radmila Shekerinska as next Deputy Secretary General
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has decided to appoint Radmila Shekerinska from North Macedonia as the next Deputy Secretary General.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
7/ "Attempts to influence us, primarily through online platforms and social media, occur on a daily basis. The goal of these actions is to sow mistrust and erode our will to defend ourselves."
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
6/ Adapt the advice in the checklists (Water, heat, communication, food, currency, toilet,...) to your specific needs and situation. You may be able to share some things with others – for example, with your neighbours. In times of crisis or war, we all must help one another.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
5/ "If you are outside and don’t have time to take cover, you must lie down on the ground. Preferably in a small pit or ditch. When you hear the “All clear” siren, you may leave your shelter. Help people who are injured or trapped."
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
4/ "Total defence duty applies to all Swedish citizens living in Sweden or abroad. Total defence duty also applies to foreign nationals residing in Sweden."
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
2/ "If a serious incident does occur, aid must be primarily focused on those who need it the most. This means that most of us must be able to manage on our own for at least a week." 3/ The brochure is very much focused on JFK's idea of asking what you can do for your country (CPR, Donating blood,...
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Yesterday, Sweden issued their pamphlet on what to do in case of a crisis or war. Here are nine interesting passages (in my opinion): 1/ "If Sweden is attacked, we will never surrender. Any suggestion to the contrary is false." www.msb.se/en/advice-fo...
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The brochure In case of crisis or war
A new Swedish version of the brochure ‘In case of crisis or war’ will be sent to all households from 18 November for two weeks. Here you will find a version in English to download, order or listen to.
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berkvindevogel.bsky.social @berkvindevogel.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Kort maar krachtig statement: "The fact that such an incident immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage speaks volumes about the volatility of our times." um.fi/statements/-...
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Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Finland and Germany on the severed undersea cable in the Baltic Sea - Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Statements, 18.11.2024 Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Finland and Germany on the severed undersea...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18/11/2024
Sweden has started to distribute copies of a booklet advising its citizens how to prepare for war, as Nordic countries teach people how to brace for a potential Russian attack.
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Sweden issues pamphlet telling citizens what to do if Russia attacks
Norway and Finland also launched a campaign to advise people what they should do in the event of an invasion.
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UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 18/11/2024
Operations included warships, support vessels, helicopters, and long-range maritime patrol aircraft as part of a coordinated effort to maintain security at sea. Click here to read: ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-forc...
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British forces keep watch Russian warships close to UK
Operations included warships, support vessels, helicopters, and long-range maritime patrol aircraft as part of a coordinated effort to maintain security at sea.
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