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Redefining public purpose to ease societal tensions. Enthusiast of science, innovation, and policy. Cosmopolitan & pluralist, seeking to bridge divides and drive forward-thinking

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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e... #JosephStiglitz lately: “De Wever’s concerns are ungrounded. Given the grave violations of the United Nations Charter and the scale of Russian war crimes, there is no path to a successful arbitration or award to Russia that Belgium would have to repay”
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Make Russia Pay for Its War on Ukraine
Joseph E. Stiglitz & Andrew Kosenko explain why it is in Europe's interest to mobilize frozen Russian assets to ensure Ukraine's survival.
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
www.attali.com/en/positive-... We are dependent on those we leave to die. From the trenches of the Donbas to the workshops of Shein, we outsource our survival and our labor to people we refuse to truly see. #EthicalConsuming #Freedom #Ukraine #HumanRights #Awareness #GlobalJustice #Donbas #Uyghur
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Are we ready to pay the price of sovereignty? - Jacques Attali
Over the past few months, we have all come to understand the importance of not depending on a single source for agricultural products, energy, raw materials, components and weapons. And many other thi...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-sp... #MI6 #BlaiseMetreweli: “The foundations of trust in our societies are eroding. Information, once a unifying force, is increasingly weaponized… The #algorithms flatter our biases and fracture our public squares.” #Intelligence #EchoChambers #InformationWarfare
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Top Spy Says Tech Corporations Are Closer to Running Entire World Than Governments
Pot Meet Kettle Who would know better? By Joe Wilkins Published Dec 17, 2025 7:00 AM EST When it comes to toppling governments from behind the scenes, not many know the business better than MI6. Since...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
www.attali.com/geopolitique... — Jacques Attali: “We Europeans have every means not to give in to this blackmail: in most domains essential to its survival, Europe is more powerful than the United States. #Europe #StrategicAutonomy #Power”
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L’Europe est une très grande puissance. Elle est la seule à ne pas le savoir. - Jacques Attali
La frilosité des dirigeants politiques européens face à la violence des attaques américaines est inacceptable. Au moment où une menace implicite depuis des décennies (les États-Unis ne veulent plus se...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
www.realcleardefense.com/articles/202... “The optimism of the early 1990s has given way to a far more sobering reality: a world defined by major-power competition, nuclear modernization, eroding security guarantees, and active conflict on NATO’s borders.”
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
That is ok, thanx for your endorsments! What is It that you like in my profile? Henri
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Trump’s “renovation” of the White House isn’t restoration — it’s ruination. A spectacle of decline where MAGA plays Nero, mistaking demolition for destiny. #MAGA #AmericanDecline #CivicVirtue #EmpireLogic #FallOfEmpires #AestheticsOfPower #DemocracyUnderSiege open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Trump’s Gilded Ballroom and the Fall of the American Republic
Tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Maybe it’s too late to reverse autocratic consolidation—but not too late to see the signs. When courts are neutralized and journalists criminalized, democracy isn’t dying—it’s being rewritten. Document it. #DemocracyWatch #RuleOfLaw #AuthoritarianDrift #CivicDuty
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Should we check with #Krasnov on this? Or would that be redundant… #Moldova #Russia #Geopolitics #EU #PostSoviet
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
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This is one of these dates in history that Russia prefers to ignore and foget 🗓️ On this day in history - 28 September 1939 Barely a month after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Germany and the Soviet… ...
This is one of these dates in history that Russia prefers to ignore and foget 🗓️ On this day in history - 28 September 1939 Barely a month after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Germany and the Soviet U...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
What a funny idea — to think industry would ever raise its fist against power. I thought they had different goals… or am I the crazy one? 🤷‍♂️ …Despite all the fine words we’ve grown used to from industry… #Politics #Power #Industry #Capitalism #Democracy #PublicDiscourse #Accountability
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Agree. History shows it doesn’t take a majority — enough to mobilize just 3.5% of the population to topple authoritarian regimes. @Chenoweth.bsky.social Collective nonviolent action does work! #CivilResistance #Democracy #NonviolentAction #HistoryMatters #OurMoment www.amazon.com/Why-Civil-Re...
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Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict [Erica Chenoweth, Maria J. Stephan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Agree. History shows it doesn’t take a majority — enough to mobilize just 3.5% of the population to topple authoritarian regimes. @Chenoweth@bsky.social Collective nonviolent action does work! #CivilResistance #Democracy #NonviolentAction #HistoryMatters #OurMoment www.amazon.com/Why-Civil-Re...
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Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict [Erica Chenoweth, Maria J. Stephan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
www.reuters.com/world/europe... Zelensky accuses Hungary — a NATO member — of violating Ukrainian airspace with drones. Not just a border breach: a risk to alliance trust. #NATO #Ukraine #Hungary #Geopolitics #EasternFlank
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#DefendDemocracy #PeacefulProtest #WeThePeople #ActNow #Resist #StandUp #ProtectOurFuture #UniteForChange
Democracy doesn’t collapse overnight — it dies when good people stay silent.
History will ask: Where were you?

It takes just 3.5% of us, gathering peacefully, to change course.
No violence. No hate. Only the power of citizens united.
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Well put — thanks for making it plain. The press was meant to serve the public, not just a handful of billionaires. How did we, as citizens, let that slip through our fingers? #Media #Democracy #PublicInterest #Billionaires #Power #Accountability #Regulators #SCOTUS
Bernie Sanders describing the oligarchy
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
A former NSA director called China’s theft of U.S. intellectual property “the greatest transfer of wealth in history” — $400B per year. Sloppiness or strategy — and by whom? #CCP, Western #multinationals, #Trump or the #GOP (through framing)? www.foxbusiness.com/politics/chi...
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Chinese theft of US intellectual property ‘greatest transfer of wealth’ in history
A former NSA director said the U.S. needs to address these problems.
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
“Hit the archer, not the arrow”
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
The operation stands as a model of how smaller nations can successfully confront militarily superior adversaries through creativity, determination, and strategic communication
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Good analysis by #RolfIvarSkar: You cannot let #Beijing help destroy #European cities and still reward them with your trade. #China, we see you… www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
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🇳🇴 Energy. Ukraine. Europe’s Strategic Blind Spot. The West cannot… | Rolf Ivar Skår | 49 comments
🇳🇴 Energy. Ukraine. Europe’s Strategic Blind Spot. The West cannot afford to lose Ukraine. Not just militarily, but economically. And here’s why: Russia’s war is funded by energy exports. Europe’s s...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Excellent analysis by Rolf Ivar Skar: #China cannot help #Russia bomb #European cities with one hand, and profit from European #markets with the other. www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
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🇨🇳 China is playing a high-stakes game behind the scenes On May 26… | Rolf Ivar Skår
🇨🇳 China is playing a high-stakes game behind the scenes On May 26, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made a rare and pointed statement: China, Iran and North Korea are helping Russia wage war agains...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Very intresting analysis: “But the U.S. also needs Europe — perhaps more than it likes to admit. Without a united West, America stands weaker in the real battle ahead: the trade war and tech rivalry with China” www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
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Russia is no longer a player. Russia has become a piece. The great power… | Rolf Ivar Skår | 176 comments
Russia is no longer a player. Russia has become a piece. The great power game of 2025 is no longer about who wins in Ukraine — it's about who gets to shape Russia’s future. Three actors are now ...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
By mid-2026, exit denial may become a tool of pre-emptive repression in #Russia used to isolate civil society leaders, control regional outflows, and suppress economic emigration. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
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EU Council @consilium.europa.eu · 25/05/2025
• More transparency • Clearer consent • Stronger accountability Today marks the 7th anniversary of the #GDPR. The EU has the strongest data protection rules in the world. Data protection in the EU is not just a policy – it’s a fundamental right. 👉 europa.eu/!BV9JKP
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Trump’s ‘peace deal’ in action: Ukrainians sleeping in metro stations while missiles fly. Appeasement isn’t peace — it’s surrender wrapped in a soundbite
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
#JPMorgan Chase #geopoliticalanalysis on Russia’s war against Ukraine bases on weak assumptions… www.linkedin.com/posts/hpmidt...
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The art of predicting the future of Ukraine and Europe One of the largest… | Hans Petter Midttun | 51 comments
The art of predicting the future of Ukraine and Europe One of the largest banks in the US, JPMorgan Chase & Co., has published a geopolitical analysis on Russia’s war against Ukraine. The report ...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Kyiv’s drones have hit targets ever deeper into Russian territory in the first months of 2025, destroying oil refineries, airfields, and crippling infrastructure that fuels Russia’s war machine. Even hitting Moscow in what the city’s mayor described as the “largest drone attack” of the war…
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
But how does this myth-making square with Stalin’s 1939 pact with Hitler, which carved up Eastern Europe and enabled the war in the first place? #WWII #MolotovRibbentrop #HistoricalMemory #Russia #Putin #Stalin #HistoryMatters #Geopolitics #Propaganda #NeverForget
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
This deconstruction of Putin’s war rhetoric reminds us how easily collective memory can be weaponized. Disinformation isn’t just falsehood — it’s a hijacking of meaning. How do we guard against that, even in our own societies? #deconstruction #propaganda #memory #pluralism #Ukraine #WWII #Bluesky
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Let’s be honest: this €500M isn’t just about attracting #talent — it’s a lifeboat for #US #researchers seeking to #escape a country sliding into #authoritarianism. #Europe is quietly preparing to shelter the minds #America may no longer want
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
The moment a #US President won’t rule out military force against a founding #NATO ally, NATO ceases to exist as a credible #alliance. Article 5 means nothing if #solidarity is conditional. This isn’t drift — it’s rupture.
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
So called CNN News item showing Trump in Pope clothes undertitled:  Trump declares himself new pope: “No one knows more about poping than me”
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
European countries are reportedly considering renaming the USA to ‘Hallucinica’ or ‘Floatistan’—just to reflect reality a bit better. After all, if arbitrary name changes are on the table, why stop at gulfs?
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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RFK Jr likes to think his views on food dyes are pioneering. In fact, he’s way behind the curve | Devi Sridhar
Britain and the EU identified the risks and clamped down on them long ago – Trump’s health guru is just playing catch-up, says Devi Sridhar of Edinburgh University
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 26/04/2025
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Europe will always stand by Ukraine in the pursuit of peace.
 You can count on our support at the negotiating table to achieve a just and lasting peace. 
Today, we also discussed the steps Ukraine is taking to earn its place in our family of nations.
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
In fact, “peace” under occupation has often been worse than war. Because it’s not peace at all — it’s domination. The occupier doesn’t just want land; it wants control over identity, language, and memory. It wants to erase the very existence of the people it subjugates. cepa.org/article/ukra...
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Ukraine Cannot Accept the Peace of the Graveyard
Russia will not offer peace to Ukraine, whatever it surrenders. The Kremlin wants nothing less than national erasure.
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Just 3.5% can end tyranny. Protest. Resist. Break the regime’s grip. History proves: when enough people rise, dictators fall. The future is ours to reclaim. #Resistance #PowerToThePeople
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I do agree Jason, these are Words & ideas not meant for human beings and only taking notice already makes you feel sick… 🤮
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
What a shame for the free world: the captive and the blackmailer now hold a sovereign people hostage—and with them, the fate of the free West…
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This isn’t about helping #Ukraine — it’s about betraying it. The tone and content reek of a mindset long surrendered to #Putin’s worldview. Rather than stand with a sovereign nation under attack, it shifts blame, distorts history, and parrots Kremlin narratives. This isn’t diplomacy; it’s complicity
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
#Volkskrant #BasvanderSchot
Illustration of a globe designed as a hamburger, with a blue sesame-seed bun forming the top and bottom halves of the Earth. In between are layers of bacon, lettuce, cheese, tomato, and meat, set against a bright yellow background with a sunburst pattern
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
#NRC: #Chinese nationals are fighting in #Ukraine and #Kursk on the #Russian side. Russian recruitment campaigns are appearing on Chinese social media. bsky.app/profile/nrcn...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
#Boeing’s #Ortberg: “We are not going to continue to build aeroplanes for customers who will not take them,” Ortberg said, adding: “If we see markets closing that’s going to be a big challenge for us.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Boeing hopes to find new buyers for up to 50 planes returned by China
Airplane manufacturer says it is lobbying Donald Trump over ‘unfortunate’ decision to impose tariffs
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The 25-year negotiations on the #Mercosur treaty were concluded at the end of last year. It is a #freetradeagreement between the #EU and #Argentina, #Brazil, #Paraguay and #Uruguay. The treaty should stimulate trade between the two blocs. www.nu.nl/politiek/635...
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Steeds meer Kamersteun voor EU-handelsverdrag met Zuid-Amerikaanse landen
NSC heeft zich tijdens het debat over de Amerikaanse handelsoorlog aangesloten bij de voorstanders van het veelbesproken Mercosur-verdrag. Maar hoewel de steun voor het handelsakkoord tussen de EU en ...
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
#Kallas reaffirmed the #EU position stating it will never recognize Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, as part of the Russian Federation. Crimea is Ukraine. For those who are under occupation, it is very important that others do not recognize it as Russian united24media.com/latest-news/...
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas Warns US Against Recognizing Crimea as Russian Territory
In a recent interview, Kaja Kallas urged the US not to accept Crimea as part of Russia, asserting the importance of upholding Ukraine's territorial integrity.
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Do not believe the Kremlin propagandists who try to tell you that the sanctions are not working. On the contrary, EU sanctions are working - they are a powerful tool to constrain Russian aggression and support Ukraine. Sanctions are not just economic measures; they limit Russia’s abilities…
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henrirauch.bsky.social @henrirauch.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Dutch science is quietly safeguarding knowledge, now that the American government is planning major cutbacks in science, and it is far from certain that data is safe in the United States. nos.nl/l/2564520
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Wetenschappers halen stilletjes al onderzoeksdata weg uit VS om toegang te houden
Sinds de terugkeer van de Amerikaanse president Trump neemt het aantal verzoeken voor data-opslag in Nederland toe, merkt ICT-organisatie Surf.
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