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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Even worse, these reserves were built for specific crisis scenarios *that may yet happen* - and how will we respond then to some acute crisis (take your pick) with depleted strategic reserves? Not favourably, me thinks…

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Mademoiselle @madmoiselle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

„Man muss jene, die die Demokratie zerstören wollen, ernst nehmen. Es sind nicht bloß harmlose Spinner, die zu Hause vor ihren Computern sitzen und ins Internet schreien. Es sind einflussreiche, mächtige Ideologen, die immer weniger Hehl daraus machen, was ihre Absichten sind.“

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Telling the world you ran out of bombs after sucker-punching world superpowers <checks notes> Venezuela and Iran is not a flex. In fact, it makes us look like the blowhard paper tiger we are. You killed public education to fund the military for decades and ran out of bombs in two weeks

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The Middle East is a place where you can announce to kill “groups of people” with impunity. You wouldn’t do that in Venezuela for example, because that’s in the “western hemisphere”. But Middle Easterners can be dehumanized and erased en masse. Shocking. This will not end well.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 06/03/2026

Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August. A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.

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Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv

As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

In dieser Ausgabe von „Das Politikteil“ spreche ich mit @heinrichwefing.bsky.social und Tina Hildebrandt über die deutsche Außenpolitik am Nullpunkt, mein neues Buch - und warum ich glaube, dass der neue Nahostkrieg fundamental gegen unsere Interessen verstößt open.spotify.com/episode/7dvu...

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"Dieser Krieg ist etwas, von dem wir die Finger lassen sollten"

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

In meinem neuen Buch, das JETZT im Buchhandel ist, erzähle ich unter anderem, wie die Idee in die Welt kam, nur ein Krieg gegen den Iran werde den endgültigen Frieden im Nahen Osten bringen. Schon Ende 2004 wurde das bei einer Tagung propagiert, an der ich teilnahm. Ehrengast: John Bolton.

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

In any proper banana republic they’d have at least the decency to put up a few front people between themselves and a board of enquiry…

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Watching this as I ride on a bus through London, checking out the Sharia windmills

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Just saying that "we had to go to war because the Israelis were going to do it anyway and we needed to protect our people from the fallout, in that sense this is a preventive war" - is a hell of a way to foster anti-jewish conspiracy theories.

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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Du bist gegen die massenhafte irreguläre Migration vor allem aus Syrien, stehst aber fest an der Seite beider Regime, die dafür verantwortlich waren. Willkommen bei der AfD.

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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

2h prior to French carrier Charles de Gaulle entering Baltic Sea Swedish authorities reported fresh GPS-interference in her path The interference is centered at one, if not the, densest area of shipping in the world, Öresund north entry About 100 ship pass this 3km bottleneck/d

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I’m just really very deeply worried that this Iran adventure might severely harm the credibility of the FIFA peace prize.

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Kommentare auf @zeit.de zeigen ein krasses Missverständnis der Abschreckung. "Wir sollen nur wieder bezahlen..." "Sie wollen uns über den Atomschlag nicht mitbestimmen lassen..." "Sie geben uns keine Sicherheitsgarantie, also ist das nichts wert..." Der Weg aus der Ahnungslosigkeit ist lang.

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

‘Epic Fury’ - perhaps this one wouldn’t meet with quite so much ridicule if its moniker didn’t sound like a 90s direct-to-video action flick some studio schmuck ordered to cut the company taxes… www.war.gov/News/News-St...

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Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Over at X, my German colleague Ulrich Kühn has a less positive appraisal than I do of Macron's speech. I think his view will be shared in a significant part of non-France Europe. x.com/DrUlrichKueh...

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Be thankful he didn’t send Hegseth or his golf cart.

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

“Zwar ist das Regime massiv erschüttert, aber es ist noch nicht gefallen. Und es hat jahrzehntelange Erfahrung darin, Krisen zu überstehen, Macht neu zu ordnen und Kontrolle zu sichern - ohne jede Rücksicht auf Verluste.”

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

We are two months into this year and all I can say is, it’s a good time to study International Relations and International Security. We’re seriously cooking at the moment. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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France offers to station nuclear assets across Europe for the first time

President Emmanuel Macron lays out nuclear doctrine of ‘forward deterrence’

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Slowly but surely we’re approaching a point where Rutte’s answers will have to be x-rated for graphic masochistic language. Never expected my taxes to buy me S/m pørn from NATO HQ…

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Rafael Loss @rafaelloss.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Joint declaration of President Macron and Chancellor Merz on closer Franco-German cooperation in the field of deterrence in response to the evolving threat landscape of 2 March 2026 www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/such...

In the spirit of their close partnership as set out in Article 4 of the Treaty of Aachen, France and Germany have decided to enter into closer cooperation in the field of deterrence in response to the evolving threat landscape.

France and Germany have established a high-ranking nuclear steering group that will act as a bilateral framework for doctrinal dialogue and the coordination of strategic cooperation, including consultations regarding the appropriate mix of conventional, missile defence and French nuclear capabilities. France and Germany have agreed to take first concrete steps beginning this year, including German conventional participation in French nuclear exercises and joint visits to strategic sites as well as development of conventional capabilities with European partners. France and Germany will also increase their ability, as Europeans, to manage escalation beneath the nuclear threshold – in particular in the fields of Early Warning and Air Defense and Deep Precision Strike.

This Franco-German cooperation is based on the shared understanding that the nuclear dimension of deterrence remains a cornerstone of European security, relying on US extended deterrence, including US nuclear weapons forward-deployed to Europe, and on the independent strategic nuclear forces of France and the United Kingdom, which have a deterrent role of their own and contribute significantly to the overall security of the Alliance. This Franco-German cooperation will add to, not substitute for, NATO’s nuclear deterrence and NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangements, to which Germany contributes and will continue to contribute. France and Germany will continue to comply with their obligations under international law including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

In light of their strong commitment to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and Art. 42 (7) of the Treaty on European Union, Franco-German cooperation aims at strengthening the systems of collective security both countries belong to. It aims at enhancing Europe’s security as a whole. Special attention will be given to coordination with the United States, the United Kingdom, other Allies and NATO.

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I wonder*, had the mullahs just paid their fire insurance premium, might they now sit in this august company and discuss the ways of the world towards peace? Hum hum… *A lie. I don’t.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

When you mix up your endless wars.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 02/03/2026

Trump “has given several rationales for why he’s gone into Iran,” Tom Nichols argues, “but in the end he seems to have settled on regime change ... I’m sorry to say that the track record of regime change operations make the bad outcomes more probable than the good outcomes.” theatln.tc/ISmrhNDy

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 02/03/2026

I regularly receive requests about posting my videos on a privacy friendly and European alternative to YouTube. I am therefore happy to announce that my videos will now be available on PeerTube. You can find the channel here. muku.dk/c/wartalk/vi...

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Anders Puck Nielsen

PeerTube channel of Anders Puck Nielsen. Mostly a mirror of the YouTube channel.

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson also confirmed Sweden’s intention to take part in the discussions on broadening the nuclear deterrence programme, as per Macron’s speech. x.com/SwedishPM/st...

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Ulf Kristersson on X: "Tillsammans stärker vi vår säkerhet. https://t.co/gtSgTUgYL3" / X

Tillsammans stärker vi vår säkerhet. https://t.co/gtSgTUgYL3

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Adas Welt 🇪🇺 @adaswelt.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

"Merzplaining" - I like. 'In this, the 70-year-old chancellor is not endearing himself to German voters, who traditionally like their politicians to be affable but not overly slick. Worse, Merz’s overconfidence has a tendency to backfire.'

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Merzsplaining: the chancellor’s overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck

Unlike his predecessors, Friedrich Merz projects certainty, even when he’s wrong. Now he must turn words into a deliverable plan, says Foreign Policy Research Institute fellow Joseph de Weck

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Yann Wernert @wernertyann.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

5/ Mit Sicherheit ist mir als Generalist der deutsch-französischen Beziehungen auch einiges entgangen. Ich empfehle zum Thema nukleare Abschreckung vor allem bei @hfayet.bsky.social, @claudmajor.bsky.social und @brunotertrais.bsky.social mitzulesen.

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Yann Wernert @wernertyann.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Das war ein Meilenstein: Präsident Macron hat eine "vorgerückte" französische Abschreckung (dissuasion avancée) verkündet. Deutschland ist privilegierter und ambitioniertester Partner, andere europäische Länder ebenfalls dabei. Hauptpunkte 🧵

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 02/03/2026

Not a proper market shock (yet), not enough for a TACO, on a par with the AI freakout last week. Team Trump could easily see this as a green light. to the extent people *are* nervous, it's notable Treasuries are a bit shaky my thing: as.ft.com/r/dd6edefc-6...

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Iran attacks show perils of US haven status

[FREE TO READ] In moments of extreme uncertainty investors usually rush to the safety of US government bonds, but not this time

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Coordinated with Macron - sometimes that Franco-German cooperation does work - Merz announces that France and Germany have set up a 'nuclear steering group' and that DE will participaty with conventional forces in French nuclear exercises.

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

All those of you wondering what President Macron's nuclear speech today is about - here's an excellent primer on the French deterrence system and doctrine. Let's raise the nuclear IQ (especially in Germany)! Source: www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/defaul...

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Would likely set a precedent if Trump is allowed to get away with a four-weeks war without taking it to Congress *at all*. Will also not sit well with parts of his own base, regardless of the outcome…

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Das halte ich für ausgesprochen kurzsichtig. Ist das das richtige Wort, ‘kurzsichtig’? Die vornehme Version von ‘dumm’? Dann meine ich ‘kurzsichtig’*. *spare me the BR in green ink; I’m already due for my weekly carpeting…

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Georges Lascar @georgeslascar.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Also noteworthy how willingly Trump talks to *The Atlantic* now that the first US casualties are confirmed.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

If what is left of the Iranian regime agrees to become subservient to the US under Trump then the war will end

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

On Feb. 5, Kerry and Ryan sat down with Alex Vatanka, Holly Dagres, and Naysan Rafati to discuss the crisis in Iran shaped by decades of repression, corruption, and economic strain. Why do protests keep returning and why does this moment feel different? Listen here: pod.link/682478916/e...

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Mr. Mads @mrmads.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

"When a political movement seeks to dismantle democratic guardrails, undermine elections, purge civil servants, and intimidate the free press, “both-sides” coverage becomes complicity." "We are living through an assault on democracy and a coordinated attack on the free press as an institution."

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

OFFS. When Iran tried to interefere in 2020, researchers caught them and called them out. Then the Benz-Weiss-Taibbi-Musk-Jordan-Trump axis labeled those researchers "censors" ... and set about defunding them and dismantling their organizations.

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