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Constanze Stelzenmüller

@constelz.bsky.social
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Director CUSE, Germany explainer etc. @ Brookings; FT contributing columnist; Wizards Fan (I know). When the going gets tough, the tough go blonde. Pic: Marc Darchinger. Views my own, people.

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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Trump(sch)Merz and the consequences for European trade & defence My latest @FT column, just out (& in print tomorrow) 👇 Trump’s tariffs and troop cuts could hurt America more than Europe giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Trump’s tariffs and troop cuts could hurt America more than Europe
As the White House lashes out against Germany, US allies must get serious about strategic autonomy
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Munich Security Conference @munsecconf.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🌐 After relinquishing her seat to a well-known businessman with ties to Russia, @constelz.bsky.social followed the address from the back of the room:   "Putin’s invocation of 'multipolarity' was an announcement that Russia saw itself as a new pole—and in opposition to the West." (5/9)
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Australian Strategic Policy Institute @aspi-org.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
NEW PODCAST 🎤 Kicking off Stop the World for 2026, @constelz.bsky.social joins David Wroe to unpack a turbulent start to the year in global affairs, from Mark Carney’s Davos speech to NATO head Mark Rutte’s assessment that Europe can’t defend itself without the US. 🎧 Listen now 👉 bit.ly/4c14l1x
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Anna Cavazzini @annacavazzini.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Wer mehr erfahren will: Heute Abend sprechen Sergey Lagodinsky und ich mit Thomas O Melia und @constelz.bsky.social zu den jüngsten Entwicklungen. Hier zum Webinar von @grueneeuropa.bsky.social anmelden: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Jonathan Derbyshire @jderbyshire.ft.com · 06/01/2026
In the latest FT Swamp Notes newsletter (and before the seizure of Maduro), I asked @constelz.bsky.social, @michaelrstrain.bsky.social, @sohrabahmari.bsky.social, Lauren Fedor and Rebecca Katz to offer some guidance to the year ahead in US politics as.ft.com/r/faed7e98-5...
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The year ahead in US politics
[FREE TO READ] Friends of the Swamp look forward to what is likely to be a pivotal period, culminating in November’s midterm elections
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Michael Bröcker @mickbroecker.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Wie Donald Trump die Revision der inneren Verfasstheit der USA vorantreibt, aber die MAGA Bewegung an den eigenen Widersprüchen scheitern könnte. Eine kluge Analyse von @constelz.bsky.social im Table-Podcast. podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t...
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Stan Veuger @stanveuger.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
We’ll be analyzing the Dutch election results at AEI on October 31. Come listen to ambassador Tazelaar, Matthias Matthijs, @constelz.bsky.social, and Marnix van Rij. Register here: www.aei.org/events/the-n...
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Germany 🇩🇪 and Poland 🇵🇱 must bury the hatchet — I try to make some constructive suggestions in my latest @FT column (online today, in print edition tomorrow) 👇 www.ft.com/content/2471... via @ft
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Germany and Poland must bury the hatchet
To confront Russia, Warsaw and Berlin need to resolve the second world war-era grievances that still harm bilateral ties
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Luigi Scazzieri @lscazzieri.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
New piece for @euiss.bsky.social Europe’s effort to rebuild its defences hinges on whether Europeans can cooperate more effectively with each other and with Ukraine. EU instruments can play a key role in driving this effort forward. www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
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Rebuilding Europe's defences: How to unlock a coordinated defence surge
The EU can help drive a European defence surge, both by unlocking additional funding and fostering deeper cooperation.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/09/2025
Von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference on.ft.com/4p2wEAO
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Von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference
Officials suspect jamming operation forced jet carrying EU commission president to land in Bulgaria using paper maps
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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Big worrying scoop from the FT: Trump suggested deploying Chinese troops as peacekeepers in postwar Ukraine as part of a peace settlement with Russia, backing yet another idea floated by Vladimir Putin on.ft.com/4mZ4y7y
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Donald Trump ‘proposed Chinese peacekeepers’ for Ukraine
US president endorsed idea first pitched by Moscow, say people briefed on situation. White House denies the comments were made
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Germany’s national security council isn’t up to the task My latest @FT column, in today’s print edition 👇 on.ft.com/4oXQFsh
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Germany’s national security council isn’t up to the task
Berlin’s rearmament drive is vital but its new defence advisory body pales in comparison to its US counterpart
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Thank you, @JamesKerLindsay, for inviting me to discuss my country with you!👇 youtu.be/D2PVSqN1MPQ
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Understanding German Foreign Policy | Constanze Stelzenmüller
YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
US confirming EU carve out on pharma and chips probes under 232. So EU tariffs stay at 15% as reported
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
As Germany’s centrists squabble, the far right prepares to pounce—This is the real challenge for Merz’s coalition: a revolutionary far right… www.ft.com/content/2290... @constelz.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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As Germany’s centrists squabble, the far right prepares to pounce
If Merz cannot unite the CDU and SPD, the AfD’s strategy of forcing conservatives to co-operate with them could succeed
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
As Germany’s centrists squabble, the far right prepares to pounce My latest @FT column, just out online & in print edition tomorrow 👇 As Germany’s centrists squabble, the far right prepares to pounce www.ft.com/content/2290... via @ft
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As Germany’s centrists squabble, the far right prepares to pounce
If Merz cannot unite the CDU and SPD, the AfD’s strategy of forcing conservatives to co-operate with them could succeed
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Diplomaatia @diplomaatia.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Viibime hetkes, kus sõjajärgne maailmakorraldus ja selle normatiivsed alused murenevad ning neid revideerivad mitte ainult lääne rivaalid, vaid ka riik, mis on seni olnud selle korra kaitsja, ütles Constanze Stelzenmüller #LennartMeriConference kõnes. @constelz.bsky.social @brookings.edu
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Kas saame koos edasi minna? Tehingutest ja punastest joontest – Diplomaatia
Nii meil Euroopas kui ka paljudel inimestel Ameerikas on palju kaalul. Meie, eurooplased, vajame üksteist ning lühiperspektiivis kindlasti ka Ameerikat. Eesmärk on mõistagi see, et jõutakse paremini t...
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Trump's Russia announcement is being portrayed as toughening his stance, but in fact what he did was give Putin a 50-day free pass to do anything he likes in Ukraine without further US punishment as the Senate sanctions bill is now put on hold.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 12/07/2025
A 30% tariff on EU exports would hurt businesses, consumers and patients on both sides of the Atlantic. We will continue working towards an agreement by August 1. At the same time, we are ready to safeguard EU interests on the basis of proportionate countermeasures. → europa.eu/!tPvKn8
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Patrick Bahners @pbahners.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Die Aktion Brosius-Gersdorf: eine Probe auf die Handlungsfähigkeit der latenten rechten Mehrheit. Mein Gastkommentar im Deutschlandfunk. www.deutschlandfunk.de/kommentar-zu...
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Kommentar: Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf ist keine woke Aktivistin
Mit Gerüchten wurde gegen Juristin Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf Stimmung gemacht. Die von AfD befeuerte Kampagne zeigt: Verfassungsparteien müssen zusammenstehen.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
🚨 TOMORROW 🚨 👀 Keep an eye out for the next episode of The UK in a Changing Europe podcast with @constelz.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social 🎙️ They discuss European security, NATO, the impact of the Trump administration, the US foreign policy agenda and much more...
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
🎙️ NEW PODCAST 🎙️ NATO, Trump and ‘Article 5%’: What are the implications for European security? To explore the complexities of American politics and foreign policy and how it affects Europe, @anandmenon.bsky.social is joined by @constelz.bsky.social Listen in full 👉 ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/nat...
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NATO, Trump and 'Article 5%': What are the implications for European security? - UK in a changing Europe
Since Donald Trump entered office six months ago, he has cast doubt on the US commitment to the NATO alliance and applied...
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
🎧 Looking for some weekend listening? 🎧 Tune into the latest episode of The UK in a Changing Europe Podcast with @constelz.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social on European security policy and spending, trans-Atlantic relations and Trump's foreign policy agenda👇
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NATO, Trump and 'Article 5%': What are the implications for European security? - UK in a changing Europe
Since Donald Trump entered office six months ago, he has cast doubt on the US commitment to the NATO alliance and applied...
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
A really interesting episode. @constelz.bsky.social as always is a great listen ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/nat...
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NATO, Trump and 'Article 5%': What are the implications for European security? - UK in a changing Europe
Since Donald Trump entered office six months ago, he has cast doubt on the US commitment to the NATO alliance and applied...
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
In the latest episode of The UK in a Changing Europe Podcast, @anandmenon.bsky.social speaks to @constelz.bsky.social about European security, the impact of the Russo-Ukraine war on Europe and the declining role of the US in European security Listen in full here 👉 ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/nat...
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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Raider heißt jetzt Twix www.n-tv.de/politik/AfD-...
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AfD streicht "Leitkultur" und "Remigration" aus Grundsatzpapier
Im Bundestagswahlkampf fordert die AfD lautstark die massenhafte Ausweisung von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund. Inzwischen klingt die rechtsextreme Partei gemäßigter.
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Nils Markwardt @fjmurau.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Auch beim Samstagsdienst fass' ich die ganz heißen Eisen an, klar. www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...
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Wels-Angriffe: Die Angst vorm dritten Welskrieg
Das aktuelle Wels-Drama am Brombachsee mag wie eine Sommerloch-Geschichte wirken. Tatsächlich ist es ein politisches Lehrstück von shakespearescher Qualität.
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Vassili Golod @golod.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Samstagabend in der Ukraine. Russland greift mit Raketen an.
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Vassili Golod @golod.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Eine weitere Horror-Nacht für die Ukraine. Russland terrorisiert die Zivilbevölkerung mit stundenlangen Luftangriffen. Live-Eindrücke aus Kyjiw für das ARD-Morgenmagazin.
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
well hello
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Seems a bit … un-Dutch.
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Come and work with us/me: www.brookings.edu/about/employ...
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Careers | Brookings
Explore current job openings and take the next step in your professional journey at the Brookings Institution.
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Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/20/i...
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Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe
Moneypoint in County Clare, Ireland, joins the ranks of other European nations exiting coal by shutting off power generation at its sole remaining coal plant. Industry observers say Ireland’s increase...
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
NATO Is Doing Just Fine, Thank You —a note of well-tempered optimism from my @BrookingsFP colleague @MichaelEOHanlon 👇👇👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/o...
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Opinion | NATO Is Doing Just Fine, Thank You
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Probably accurate
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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Fitting on the day the EU is expected to sign the EU-Canada Security and Defence Partnership, my analysis on the EU's partnership and alliance strategy is now out in English: www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...
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Liviu Horovitz @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
No easy way out on Europe’s nuclear dilemmas, yet plenty to do, @claudmajor.bsky.social & I conclude. Are we too hopeful & unambitious? Tell us! Thanks to @constelz.bsky.social @brookings.edu for the initiative & opportunity. Look also at the great papers by @sophiabesch.bsky.social & Thomas Wright.
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Should Europeans develop an independent nuclear deterrent?
The biggest challenge today is shaping developments so that Europe does not fall into a "deterrence gap" as a result of U.S. repositioning.
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Claudia Major @claudmajor.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
How to deal with Europe's nuclear dilemma? @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social and I analysed it for @brookings.edu in a series on European security👇 Delighted to team up with @sophiabesch.bsky.social @constelz.bsky.social Thomas Wright who also contributed to this collection!
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Sabine Fischer @sabfis3.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Es wäre gut, das iranische Regime stürzen zu sehen. Besonderes Vergnügen würde mir die Panik bereiten, die das in Moskau auslösen würde. Aber diese Aussage verhöhnt die zivilen Opfer im Iran. Viele von ihnen gingen mutig gegen die Mullahs auf die Straße. Unwürdig. www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
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Friedrich Merz: "Das ist die Drecksarbeit, die Israel macht für uns alle"
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz äußert "größten Respekt" für den Mut Israels, den Iran anzugreifen. Die Führung in Teheran habe "Tod und Zerstörung über die Welt gebracht".
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
😂🍿
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Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
For the uninitiated, the band is playing "Fortunate Son" - which is a protest song against rich folk being able to dodge the draft for Vietnam. Either whoever did the set list is incompetent or it's a 14/10 troll of DJT, who got a very timely diagnosis of bone spurs in 1968 at age 22.
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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
"Fear of Russia, but also of the mercurial US president is a potent driver of policy shifts." @brookings.edu Director Constanze Stelzenmüller writes about Europe's special relationship with the US. @constelz.bsky.social #LennartMeriConference
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Europe’s Very Special Relationship Problem - ICDS
Concessions to Russia, pressure on Ukraine, rumours of US-Russian deals to open the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, tariffs, threats to “take” Greenland, election support for far right parties, equivocations ...
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
👇👇👇
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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
« The end of the Imperial Republic and the future of the trans-Atlantic alliance », my @brookings.edu Raymond Aron lecture and the following conversation with @constelz.bsky.social Peter Rough and Mara Karlin is now available online. Special thanks to @taravarma.bsky.social youtu.be/74oUR7wsFFA
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The end of the Imperial Republic and the future of the trans-Atlantic alliance
YouTube video by Brookings Institution
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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
1100 kg Sprengstoff an einem der Pfeiler der Kerschbrücke explodiert. Schäden gehen wohl bis auf den Meeresboden. SBU Festtage gerade
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Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Dienstag Brückentag
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Sabine Fischer @sabfis3.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
According to head of #Ukraine delegation, this is what the sides agreed: - exchange all prisoners of war (POWs) who are seriously ill or younger than 25 years old, 6,000 for 6,000. - meet between 20 and 30 June - apparently #Russia has presented the „memorandum“ announced by #Putin on 19 May.
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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
💬 “We are in a moment where the global postwar order, along with its normative foundations, is not only eroding but being actively revised—not only by the rivals and enemies of the West but by the historical protector of this order itself.” — @constelz.bsky.social #LennartMeriConference
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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
👥 Lennart Meri Lecture by Constanze Stelzenmüller: Shall We Go Forward Together? Of Deals and Red Lines @constelz.bsky.social @brookings.edu 📹 youtube.com/watch?v=qBft... 📄 lmc.icds.ee/shall-we-go-... 📸 flic.kr/s/aHBqjCepcc We Shall Go Forward Together #LennartMeriConference
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