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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 15h

“We were afraid of the war [in Ukraine],” said one senior Estonian intelligence official. “Now we are afraid of the end of the war.” www.ft.com/content/0293...

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Estonia shifts troops closer to Russia in ‘active defence’ push

Baltic state prepares to carry out deep strikes inside its neighbour if it is attacked

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Can’t fully go along with this piece from @stephenkb.bsky.social The biggest problem for the #libdems is that they don’t have a coherent description of the problems facing the country, to which their policies are the answer. No story. www.ft.com/content/f309...

ft.com

Changing leader is not the panacea many Lib Dems think it is

The party faces serious structural problems in an era of growing political polarisation

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Even if they can agree a way to do this, which is a big if, that covers only one part of the AI arms race. Will China agree to slow down, and if it did, how would a slow down be verified? www.ft.com/content/3122...

ft.com

Rivals Altman and Musk rally behind Dario Amodei’s call for an AI slowdown

Warring tech bosses unite behind warnings that humans could lose control of the technology

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Very good piece from @lucyfisher.ft.com It gets to the heart of both the economic and security implications of access to frontier models. This is about national dependence on unreliable ‘partners’, and why it is a huge risk for the UK. www.ft.com/content/418e...

ft.com

UK examines economic hit from loss of access to frontier AI models

Urgent assessment comes after Donald Trump blocked foreign national access to Anthropic’s Fable 5

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Great game. Great performance. And really good to be there with my two boys. Come on @bradfordcity.bsky.social!

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I’d like us all to get along but if I have to join the Rebel Alliance to fight for freedom…. www.ft.com/content/a44e...

ft.com

Smile, you’re on camera: when the boss wants to read your mood

Patent records show how many companies are interested in trying to record how people feel

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“Initial evidence suggests aerial drone, found near Ukrainian cargo planes at German airport, came from Russia.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe

Initial evidence suggests aerial drone, found near Ukrainian cargo planes at German airport, came from Russia

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Ukrainian monitoring channels are warning of a massive Russian shelling tonight, and Kyiv residents are already heading to the subway.

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Recorded this conversation with @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social last year and just took a look back over it. I stand by pretty much every word. youtube.com/watch?v=MWTI...

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Europe Doesn't Need America | Ian Kearns

YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Recorded this conversation with @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social last year and just took a look back over it. I stand by pretty much every word. youtube.com/watch?v=MWTI...

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Europe Doesn't Need America | Ian Kearns

YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Awaiting the details, but there is no scenario in which Saudi enrichment of uranium is a good idea. And if the deal is allowing it without strict IAEA safeguards, the Trump administration is effectively abandoning commitment to the norms of the non-proliferation regime. news.sky.com/story/us-sig...

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US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

The US energy department said the "peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement" would help establish "a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar partnership".

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Important day. Will the Europeans rise to the level if events, or show themselves incapable of knowing the difference between politics as usual and historically pivotal events? #ukraine #eusanctions #russia giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... The EU needs to hold together on Russia sanctions

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The EU needs to hold together on Russia sanctions

Cost of trying to protect domestic interests may be to embolden Moscow

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 21/07/2026

BREAKING: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has chosen Mykhailo Drapatyi to be commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces and dismissed controversial general and close ally Oleksandr Syrsky in the biggest shake-up of the country’s military leadership since 2024. @financialtimes.com

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A lot of BS talked about importance of Streeting not having military experience. We have a civilian led military, and this is a political job. Streeting is a good communicator and worker of the Whitehall machine. Some in defence don’t know what’s in their own interests. news.sky.com/story/russia...

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New defence secretary Wes Streeting hits out at Russia after live-fire exercise 40 miles off UK coast

The Neustrashimy has been escorting Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers through the English Channel and was seen in the North Sea earlier this month. This latest drill in international waters lasted fo...

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I cannot agree with the recommendation of a European force going into #Ukraine before a ceasefire here. It would not be a serious fighting force, would become a target for Russian attack without any real capacity to fight back, and would not miraculously increase…. economist.com/by-invitatio...

economist.com

Would Europeans fight, if it came to that?

Putting boots on the ground would not help Ukraine, but it might help Europe find the stomach for war, writes Nathalie Tocci

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is obviously appalling. But the costs of imposing sanctions need to be borne equally by all members collectively. A costs lie where they fall approach will always be exposed to this. www.ft.com/content/fe52... Athens blocks new EU sanctions on Russia to shield Greek shipping company

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Athens blocks new EU sanctions on Russia to shield Greek shipping company

George Prokopiou’s Dynagas specialises in transporting cargoes from Moscow’s Arctic LNG

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

economist.com

Would Europeans fight, if it came to that?

Putting boots on the ground would not help Ukraine, but it might help Europe find the stomach for war, writes Nathalie Tocci

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

There can’t be any serious security analyst out there who thinks what #Trump says on any given day is an indication of what he would actually do in any given situation. It’s meaningless, as is his signing off on the language in the #NATO communique. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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Sabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit

Alliance leaders, who had feared the worst, will hail US president’s renewed support for article 5 as key victory

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Graphic account of the atmosphere in parts of #Russia here, as the authorities engage in sweeps to put more men at the front. Noticeably fewer men on the streets….One man says he’s moving to the countryside because “Going to the office will become suicide.” economist.com/europe/2026/...

economist.com

Russians are growing anxious and angry

The war has come home and is everyone’s problem

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

As the effort to paper over #NATO cracks continues today, Martin Wolf reminds that the alliance exists to defend values, not just territory. Those values are in peril, threatened by leaders like Trump and Erdogan. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... The battle for the future of democratic republics

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The battle for the future of democratic republics

Celebrations in the US for its 250th anniversary are in part a wake

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

If Trump did this, implying the closure of all those bases and airfields in Europe, what would that do to US global force projection capability? www.ft.com/content/a23f...

ft.com

Trump threatens to remove all US troops from Europe

US president revives calls for his country to take over Greenland

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Such a deeply atmospheric song. It seems somehow, and beautifully, to capture the full tragedy of Munich. open.spotify.com/track/5JgERn...

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Du Träumst

Isobel Waller-Bridge, Tara Nome Doyle · Munich - The Edge of War (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) · Song · 2022

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Five Eyes statement here, warning that the “AI threat wave is months, not years away. “AI is not a future consideration – it is already here.” www.cisa.gov/news-events/...

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Five Eyes Cyber Security Agencies Statement | CISA

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Story-telling is the most powerful force on earth. Which is why this piece about divorce myths built around Iran on one side and Greenland on the other matters so much. www.ft.com/content/4a9b...

ft.com

Back-stabbing myths are driving the US and Europe further apart

Competing narratives of abandonment — from Iran to Greenland — could lead to Nato’s permanent unravelling

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

It didn’t take long. We’re back to @fromtga.bsky.social’s question. A German Europe or a European Germany? www.ft.com/content/dc32... The new German military question

ft.com

The new German military question

France and other countries in Europe fear that Berlin is planning to go it alone

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Great second half. But we look vulnerable in the air at the back. Maguire should be there. #england #threelions

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

You can have liberal, fascist Chinese Communist #AI. Macron is right. “The challenge before us is a frontier model,” he told reporters on the ground in Evian. “Better regulation is needed to avoid it falling into the hands of an authoritarian regime.” www.politico.eu/article/ai-a...

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West plays nice on AI in bid to shut out China

Washington’s aggressive action over AI models fails to derail talks at the G7.

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Premature. Ronaldo will get goals in this tournament. Maybe cast your gaze at some of his teammates.

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

It seems harsh to describe the entire parliamentary #LabourParty “intellectually arid” as this @thetimes.com leader does. But it does view geopolitics as a spectator sport, rather than as essential to national sovereignty and individual liberty. It is a fatal flaw in Labour’s world view.

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Pretty powerful signal that a) declarations of spending increases lack credibility in many countries and b) the money needs to go into drones, missiles and AI, less into the old platforms and providers. www.ft.com/content/1fa6... European defence stock rally goes into reverse on funding concerns

ft.com

European defence stock rally goes into reverse on funding concerns

Higher government borrowing costs and changes in warfare have hit one of the biggest equity trades of recent years

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

He does not have the political clout to move the needle on the defence spending settlement. By definition, @danjarvismp.bsky.social has accepted being the frontman for a disaster of a defence policy, and will be there only as long as #Starmer himself.

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A call here, for an AI disarmament treaty between the US and China. It’s a good piece from Martin Wolf. www.ft.com/content/8724... Why the world must agree to regulate AI

ft.com

Why the world must agree to regulate AI

A technological disarmament pact between the US and China would make everyone feel more secure

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

June 6, 1944. D-Day. Always try to remember you live in freedom because of the sacrifice of others. www.iwm.org.uk/history/seco...

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D-Day Explained

IWM curator John Delaney explores how the Allies prepared for D-Day - and the significance of the events of the 6 June 1944.

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Some important detail on what forces are to be cut from those earmarked for Europe in the event of a crisis or conflict. www.ft.com/content/a217...

ft.com

US plans cuts to Nato’s rapid response force

European allies seek clarity over removal of American naval and air assets that can be dispatched if Russia attacks

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Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Am I the only person thinking this is all heading to state ownership/control of #AI? The recursive self-improvement described in this piece, if it succeeds but causes serious security threats, will just be too powerful to be left in private hands. www.ft.com/content/7cc7...

ft.com

‘Close to the Terminator narrative’: the dawn of self-improving AI

Industry chiefs say a looming tech breakthrough might deliver superintelligence. Safety experts say we’re not ready

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