Reposted by Mauro GilliChristian Thiels @christianthiels.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026"Messages shared in Moroccan social media groups have called for another attempt to enter Ceuta on Saturday, although it remains unclear who is behind them." @en.rfi.fr www.rfi.fr/en/internati...rfi.frMorocco steps up border security over fears of new mass crossing into CeutaMorocco has stepped up security along its borders with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla after fresh calls appeared on social media urging migrants to attempt another mass crossing, weeks afte... 1103
Reposted by Mauro Gillibiologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Pancreatic cancer is so tough. But in an early trial, 7 of 8 patients (87.5%) who responded to a personalized mRNA vaccine + immunotherapy are still alive 6 years after surgery. It's designed to train the immune system to fight remaining cells. Promising, and worth attention. 934191910
Reposted by Mauro Gilliauonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A UK P8 maritime patrol aircraft spent 6 hours finecombing SW Baltic Sea for enemy units, above and below surface, before command would let the ship ARK GERMANIA leave Køge port for a transport of military units across Baltic Sea. Another P8 covering ahead. Says something about threat level, innit? 1132488
Reposted by Mauro GilliUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 31/07/2026Interesting, though unsurprising 4228135
Reposted by Mauro GilliKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 29/07/2026France's Interior Ministry has ordered Ksenia Fedorova, former head of RT France, expelled from the country. It accuses her of acting "as a conduit for disinformation campaigns orchestrated by the Russian authorities" with the aim of "destabilizing the public order." www.france24.com/en/france/20...france24.comFrance orders Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova to leave country over alleged Kremlin propagandaFrance has ordered Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova to leave the country, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, amid accusations that she spread Kremlin propaganda through French television and ra... 3437
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Recently, ASML has been a lot in the news. In a new article, we explain why concerns about industrial espionage, reverse engineering and talent poaching miss the critical challenge that the production of lithography machines poses: systems integration. tinyurl.com/3u79rj7etinyurl.comASML's Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography and the Limits of Reverse Engineering in ChinaIn June, the U.S. Department of Commerce informed the Dutch company ASML that it suspects one of its extreme ultraviolet lithography machines has reached 182
Reposted by Mauro GilliJoanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026"Vulnerability discovery is an orchestration problem: analysis, hypothesis generation, harness construction, execution, verification, and long-horizon memory. Block access to one model and the same workflow runs on another." should also apply to cybersecure #systemsEngineering #systemsAI? 142
Reposted by Mauro GilliJoanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026“Clearview AI, which took advantage of a lack of regulations around biometrics and people's faces online to build a massive database,” really “took advantage of the BS GAFAM claims of self-governance” which @microsoft.com in particular trumpeted as demonstrating its #aiethics — indeed it did. 1/2 154
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Don't forget that some (pro-Russian charlatans) have been accusing Bellingcat of being a CIA-psyop. 1153
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Flattered to be included in this detailed Financial Times article on the cat-and-mouse game between Israeli/US interdiction assets and Iranian ballistic-missile launchers. www.ft.com/content/b2b3...ft.comThe hunt for Iran’s ballistic missile crewsTehran’s missiles are key to its retaliation against Israel and the US. But launching them brings an immediate risk of death 130
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 15/02/2026The Dutch Defence Minister suggested on a radio interview that European countries can “jailbreak” an F-35 in case the US blocked software updates: “I'm going to say something I should never say, but I'll do it anyway. Just like your iPhone, you can jailbreak an F-35. I won't say more about it.” 2216
Reposted by Mauro Gilliauonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Shadow tanker PEACE lacks safety management, insurance. She is flying a false flag of Timor-Leste where Timor-Leste demands of other states to stop her. She is lawless. Sanctioned by EU and UK. She is on her fifth delivery of Russian crude to India last 12m. She is leaving Baltic Sea laden now. 15490187
Reposted by Mauro GilliEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies 449246999002
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Evidence coming up. Some of these systems however were in hangars. I assume we will know more soon. 020
Reposted by Mauro GilliBenjamin D Lane @slowtalking.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Fascinating air defense neutralization thread: 021
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 07/01/2026We have only limited data, so here is a conjecture based on what we know about US approaches to suppressing and destroying enemy air defenses from the past. 1126
Reposted by Mauro GilliMatthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Ah, is that the EU that launched an unprovoked military attack against its neighbour in February 2022? Oh no, that was Russia, wasn’t it, Lavvy, baby? 0102
Reposted by Mauro GilliOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/12/2025Chinese military simulated battles near Mexico, Cuba and Taiwan, CCTV report shows Rare insight revealed on state television in footage from a PLA wargaming event in central China where dozens of systems were demonstrated 914764
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Happy holidays to everyone, and merry Christmas to those celebrating it. And if you don't know it already, here is one of the best Christmas stories about air defense. #SantaDetected www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...dailymail.co.ukHow a child's phone call to US air base began Christmas traditionThe Santa Tracker brings the magic of Christmas alive and children are able to imagine that the sleigh going across the globe is carrying their presents. 040
Reposted by Mauro GilliKori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 06/12/2025"a manifesto for a radically different American project. It is narrower, more partisan, more inwardly focused, and more personalized than any of its predecessors.”warontherocks.comTen Jolting Takeaways from Trump’s New National Security StrategyThe new National Security Strategy is out, and it’s a shock to the system. It is not just the latest public articulation of principles, ambitions, and 67222
Reposted by Mauro GilliBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 05/12/2025The All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine. Bellingcat shows how they shape an alternative mobilisation force: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...bellingcat.comFrom School to Battlefield to Grave: How Russian Cossacks drive young people to war - bellingcatThe All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine. Bellingcat shows how they shape an alternative mobilisation for... 12389123
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Beyond surreal. The message to Moscow is that European defense is not a priority. 0135
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 14/11/2025vsquare.org/how-a-czech-...vsquare.orgHow a Czech Supply Chain Feeds the Global Spyware Machine - VSquare.orgSeveral people living in the Czech Republic have worked for Intellexa, the spyware company, representatives of which have been accused of assisting with human rights violations and are currently on tr... 020
Reposted by Mauro GilliHans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Finnish Air Force confirmed B-52 over Finland where it conducted simulated weapons drops on the Sotinputo range. x.com/finnishairfo... 60-0036 is part of Bomber Task Force recently deployed to Morón. Today’s mission part of strengthening air ops in Northern region. ac.nato.int/archive/2025... 0185
Reposted by Mauro GilliGeopolitics and Security Studies Center @gssc-lt.bsky.social · 07/11/2025@hoanssolo.bsky.social, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the @cnas.bsky.social joins the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21 to discuss modern warfare, defense innovation, and the future of strategic security. Learn more: conference.gssc.lt Photo credits: CNAS 082
Reposted by Mauro GilliMario Seminerio @phastidio.net · 08/11/2025"Recent data from Advocates for Children of New York shows that 154,000 students in the city’s public school system were homeless — about one in eight pupils" www.ft.com/content/46c1... 1259
Reposted by Mauro GilliBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 31/10/2025Bellingcat has geolocated footage of a mass killing outside the recently captured Sudanese city of El Fasher. In the video, which has circulated widely online, RSF commander Abu Lulu can be seen firing his weapon at what appears to be ten unarmed men sitting on the ground. Image: @vantortech 6463188
Reposted by Mauro GilliLiviu Horovitz @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social · 31/10/2025US, Russia’s tests & subs, Euro deterrent, conventional forces, US space force & House of Dynamite in this week’s STAND newsletter, a project by @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social on recent news & analyses to better #underSTAND #nuclear #space #deterrence & #threats 1/10 165
Reposted by Mauro GilliJustin Bronk @justin-br0nk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025President Zelenskyy in Sweden today: Ukraine plans to buy 100-150 JAS-39 Gripen E fighters. Certainly a positive sign for the post-war prospects of the Ukrainian Air Force. Great EW suite, modern AESA radar, Meteor missile compatible. But, it doesn't help win the current war. 56716
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Very interesting article discussing what might lurk behind the Nexperia controversy. bits-chips.com/article/lets...bits-chips.comLet’s not forget Itec in the Nexperia affair - Bits&ChipsThe storm surrounding Nexperia has mostly been told as a story about chips and geopolitics. But in the shadow of that debate sits a smaller, quieter player: its subsidiary Itec. At this firm resides m... 021
Reposted by Mauro GilliChristian Thiels @christianthiels.eurosky.social · 18/10/2025"A recent report by the House Select Committee on the CCP issued a startling warning: U.S. Department of Defense funding has routinely sponsored research conducted by institutions with deep links to China’s defense industrial base. " @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/10/why-...thediplomat.comWhy Is the US Defense Department Funding China’s Military Research?It’s time for the U.S. government to start consolidating its blacklists. 12213
Reposted by Mauro GilliLiviu Horovitz @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social · 17/10/2025New START, US help to Ukraine, Steadfast Noon, Euro deterrence, Chinese & DPRK’s capabilities, SATCOM & the military use of space in this week’s STAND newsletter, a project by @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social, on recent news & analyses to better #underSTAND #nuclear #space #deterrence & #threats 1/10 253
Reposted by Mauro GilliJuliana Suess @julianasuess.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Ich hatte vor kurzem die Chance mit Marlen Oehler für den Podcast @nzz.ch Geopolitik zu sprechen: "Krieg der Satelliten? Wie die Machtspiele auf Erden den Weltraum erfassen" www.nzz.ch/podcast/krie...nzz.chKrieg der Satelliten: Die Militarisierung des Weltraums - NZZ GeopolitikModerne Kriege sind ohne Satelliten nicht mehr denkbar. Nicht nur zivile Infrastruktur im Weltraum wird für kriegerische Auseinandersetzung auf der Erde genutzt, auch die Bewaffnung des Alls erreicht ... 021
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Reminder for students from Sweden: at the Hertie School, we have 3 full scholarship (tuition + stipend) for our MA in international affairs with specialization in international security www.hertie-school.org/en/study/fun...hertie-school.orgAx:son Johnson ScholarshipThis scholarship is for applicants from Sweden with a demonstrated interest in international security and German-Swedish relations. 181
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 14/10/2025The EU considering China's "market for technology" clause. 031
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 14/10/2025www.wired.com/story/satell...wired.comSatellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate DataWith just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte... 0153
Reposted by Mauro GilliDoug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 10/10/2025“I think China is using [clean technology] in a very, very geopolitically savvy way, taking advantage of America’s stupidity and regression back into a petrostate. China just wins. America has abrogated the playing field.” www.ft.com/content/013e...ft.comThe ‘profound’ global impact of China’s rise as an electrostateThe country’s companies now dominate many clean technology industries 8504184
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Hey students from Sweden 🇸🇪: here you can find information for three full scholarships to come to study international security at the Hertie School (@hertieschool.bsky.social, @hertiesecurity.bsky.social) in Berlin. www.hertie-school.org/en/study/fun...hertie-school.orgAx:son Johnson ScholarshipThis scholarship is for applicants from Sweden with a demonstrated interest in international security and German-Swedish relations. 075
Reposted by Mauro GilliAndré Loez & podcast Paroles d’histoire @andreloez.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Ouverture de la journée Marc Bloch, vie, combats, héritages, par @jalazard.bsky.social à la Sorbonne 214726
Reposted by Mauro GilliSebastian Karcher @adam42smith.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Today's #openScience mini kerfuffle is @urisohn.bsky.social 's Data Colada post responding to the JASA paper by @richarddmorey.bsky.social & @clintin.bsky.social critiquing the p-curve. datacolada.org/129 The whole thing is a bit sad w open-science related debates degenerating into team sports. 1/ndatacolada.org[129] P-curve works in practice, but would it work if you dropped a piano on it? - Data ColadaP-curve is a statistical tool we developed about 15 years ago to help rule out selective reporting, be it p-hacking or file-drawering, as the sole explanation for a set of significant results. This po... 141
Reposted by Mauro GilliSarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 22/09/2025🔱 “Citing the 🇨🇳 Chinese navy, Xinhua News Agency reported that the J-15T and J-35 fighter jets, along with the KJ-600 early warning and command aircraft, recently completed electromagnetic catapult-assisted 🛫 takeoffs and arrested 🛬landings aboard the #Fujian.” #EMALSnewsweek.comChina achieves major aircraft carrier breakthroughChinese military aircraft conducted electromagnetic catapult-assisted takeoffs and arrested landings aboard the aircraft carrier CNS Fujian. 1195
Reposted by Mauro GilliAlexander Lanoszka @lanoszka.bsky.social · 19/09/2025"Although reports suggest that an initial architecture has been selected, unless expectations are recalibrated, Golden Dome risks (lol) being built to promises rather than requirements, eroding the transparency and confidence needed to make the program sustainable." warontherocks.com/2025/09/gold...warontherocks.comGolden Dome is a Trillion Dollar GambitU.S. President Donald Trump set high expectations for “Golden Dome.” His executive order directing development of this homeland air and missile defense 011
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Very happy to see our article ""Europe needs also minds, not just guns" out, which I have written with @aagilli.bsky.social, Antonio Missiroli & Niccolò Petrelli. www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...ispionline.itEurope needs also minds - not just guns | ISPIEurope is rapidly rearming but risks wasting resources without a robust strategic thinking ecosystem, requiring investments 2164
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 16/09/2025www.ft.com/content/60a9...ft.comSwitzerland’s US tech ‘whale’Conservative central bank has more than $42bn invested in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and Meta 020
Reposted by Mauro GilliJoanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Unfortunately at the exact same time @mmitchell.bsky.social and I are talking, so those physically in Berlin have to choose, but the rest of you sign up for the AI here invtdu.to/_ovppw PS the Pizza events Mauro is a part of are aimed at prospective Hertie School students, so the pizza is great!invtdu.toAI Ethics in the Age of Competitive AI "Democratisation" 052
Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 15/09/2025I started a thread about this, but I quickly got to 2k words: I will make it into an article. For those in Berlin, I will talk about these very points on Wednesday. See you there. Details here: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev... 150
Reposted by Mauro GilliAlexander Lanoszka @lanoszka.bsky.social · 12/09/2025In an intense news cycle, it is easy to miss that Washington is normalizing ties with Minsk, with a US envoy having met with Lukashenka and agreeing to lift sanctions on Belavia Airlines in exchange for the release of political prisoners. pism.pl/publikacje/u...pism.pl 28227
Reposted by Mauro GilliETH Zurich @ethz.ch · 12/09/2025ETH Zurich climate scientist @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social is the first Swiss citizen to receive the prestigious German Environmental Award bestowed by the German Federal Environmental Foundation. Congratulations for receiving this award for outstanding research! ethz.ch/en/news-and-...ethz.chGreat honour for ETH climate researcher Sonia SeneviratneETH Professor Sonia Seneviratne is the first Swiss citizen to receive the prestigious German Environmental Award bestowed by the German Federal Environmental Foundation. The climate researcher shares ... 38015