Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026First the chatbox begins to hallucinate, and then apparently some of us follow 010
Reposted by Niels KeijzerDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 04/10/2026What an image. Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call? The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all. More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-... 77236
Reposted by Niels KeijzerReuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026EXCLUSIVE: US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say reut.rs/3U3eCngreut.rsEXCLUSIVE: US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources sayThe Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, according to three people close to the discussions. 52170124
Reposted by Niels KeijzerJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026An OpenAI model infiltrated an Australian goverment website and accessed nonpublic information. The company informed the country three months after it happened It's the first known instance of an AI breach into government systems.nytimes.comAustralia Investigates OpenAI Hack on Public Health Care SiteAustralia is exploring potential legal action after an artificial intelligence agent accessed nonpublic information on the country’s universal health care system. 1127
Reposted by Niels KeijzerIDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New #FlagshipReport "Sustainable Futures at Stake?" out now! Find today the contribution by @nielskeijzer.bsky.social & Mark Furness on “Europe’s International Cooperation as a Key Component of a Stable World Order”. Read more: 📲 lnkd.in/eDWj42-T #DisruptionAndReform 013
Reposted by Niels KeijzerPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/09/2026France has warned against drastic cuts to the EU’s development spending in the next seven-year budget.politico.euFrance opposes foreign aid cuts in EU budgetFrench Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad pointed to the “detrimental consequences” of USAID cuts in an interview at the Brussels Playbook live event. 1205
Reposted by Niels KeijzerIDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Out now! New IDOS Flagship Report on Politics of Cooperation “Sustainable Futures at Stake? The Case for Politics of Cooperation and Perseverance” highlights institutions, actors, & coalitions that can advance and shape reform to rebuild cooperation in a multipolar world. 123
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Absolutely, "it wasn't me breaking the law and stealing/breaking things, I swear my chatbox developed a life of its own!" 140
Reposted by Niels KeijzerIDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The new IDOS #FlagshipReport " #SustainableFutures at Stake? The Case for Politics of Cooperation and Perseverance” will highlight the institutions, actors, and coalitions that can advance and shape reform to rebuild cooperation in a multipolar world. 📅 Stay tuned for the launch on 21 September! 114
Reposted by Niels KeijzerAmrk @amrk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Who imagines BRICS to be cohesive?! A liberal democracy, a backsliding democracy, a democracy with one authoritarian party and two dictatorships, one of them’s communist, one of them has the opposite demographic trends to the others and the only thing they have in common is an economist article 1293
Reposted by Niels KeijzerAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...npr.orgThey cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICEAfter 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. 7150652184
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Deutsche Bahn is depressing and frustrating, and I hope the rest of your trip will be better, but saying this makes Germany "a third world country" is an indicator of someone describing a first world problem 001
Reposted by Niels Keijzer(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The amount of Patriot interceptor missiles the US are using to counter Iranian attacks is mind-boggling. Between 60 and 100 missiles, possibly even more, fired in a matter of minutes, the majority being PAC-3 MSE interceptors. 41717202
Reposted by Niels KeijzerMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “The word "remigration" is nothing other than a synonym for ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color.” 6342211021
Reposted by Niels KeijzerFRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 08/09/2026🔴 BREAKING - France, UK to join 10 other countries in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlementsf24.myFrance, UK to join 10 other countries in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlementsFrance is preparing to introduce a ban on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday, following a wave of settler violence in recent… 13614
Reposted by Niels KeijzerEuropean Think Tanks Group (ETTG) @ettg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘜 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦? Alongside @iddri.bsky.social, @idos-research.bsky.social we convened senior diplomats, DG CLIMA & experts to discuss. More info: bit.ly/4zWTfULbit.lyPromoting EU and Global Climate Goals in the Evolving Climate Regime - newettgAlongside IDOS and IDDRI, we convened a closed-door roundtable under the Chatham House Rule hosted at the European Climate Foundation offices in Brussels. Bringing together senior representatives from... 022
Reposted by Niels KeijzerIDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 31/08/2026How can #MiddlePowers best organise to shoulder the global development agenda? How could (quasi-)multilateral institutions support them in doing so? @nielskeijzer.bsky.social, Hyeyoung Woo & Jee Hee Yoon provide answers. @globalpolicy.bsky.social. www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...linkedin.comThe future Global Development Agenda will have to be shouldered by Middle PowersGlobal Policy Blog, 25 August 2026 By Niels Keijzer, Hyeyoung Woo and Jee Hee Today’s international environment is more unstable, competitive and fragmented. Old certainties are at stake when both wri... 024
Reposted by Niels KeijzerIDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 25/08/2026@nielskeijzer.bsky.social, Hyeyoung Woo & Jee Hee Yoon outline potential ways #MiddlePowers may best organise to shoulder the #GlobalDevelopment agenda & how the (quasi-) multilateral institutions could support them. Via @globalpolicy.bsky.social: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/25/08/2...globalpolicyjournal.comThe future Global Development Agenda will have to be shouldered by Middle PowersNiels Keijzer, Hyeyoung Woo & Jee Hee Yoon outline the potential ways middle powers may best organise to shoulder the global development agenda and the (quasi-) multilateral institutions could support... 013
Reposted by Niels KeijzerFrench Aid to Europe 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Both the UK and France will permit Ukraine to manufacture the Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missile domestically. www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...reuters.comUK's Burnham to visit Ukraine with plan to support long-range missile productionUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Ukraine on his first overseas trip since taking office, and will announce British support to help Kyiv improve its domestic production of long-range missiles... 19226
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026When your "Guardian of the Treaties" calls for deporting unaccompanied children... 010
Reposted by Niels KeijzerClaas Gefroi @claasgefroi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Erschütterndes Interview mit Gletscherforscher Matthias Huss: Die Rekordschmelze der Alpengletscher verschleiert derzeit die Wasserlage der Flüsse. Wenn die alpinen Wasserreservoire in einigen Jahren weggeschmolzen sind, werden im Sommer die Pegel von Flüssen und Seen noch stärker sinken als jetzt.faz.netWegen Hitzewelle: „In diesem Sommer werden wir viele weitere Gletscher verlieren“Die Gletscher in den Alpen schmelzen so schnell wie nie, trotzdem fehlt im Rhein das Wasser. In den kommenden Jahren wird sich die Lage verschärfen, sagt der Gletscherforscher Matthias Huss. 461412654
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Thank you, that something is socially constructed doesn't mean we should doubt whether it's true 000
Reposted by Niels KeijzerAlberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The Commission President expresses NO solidarity with Spain or the thousands of people affected in Ceuta. Nor does she call on other EU Member States to support Spain in managing what is a European border. No rebuke to Italy and Finland threatening to ‘suspend’ Spain from Schengen. That’s illegal 1715566
Reposted by Niels KeijzerDaniël Boomsma @danielboomsma.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Klimaatbranden rond Madrid. Stilte. Geweldpleging tegen Syrisch gezin. Stilte. Bizarre intimidatieacties in Engelen. Stilte, reactietje na druk. Chaos aan de Spaanse-Marokkaanse grens? Reactie premier, pardon Min Defensie, reactie Min BuZa, retweet premier. ‘Zorgelijk, onacceptabel, kan niet’. 1632091
Reposted by Niels KeijzerBen Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 14/06/2025As a companion piece to my thread on Gibraltar, here’s one on Ceuta and Melilla, the two Spanish cities in North Africa. Their histories, and similarities and differences with Gibraltar. 1/ 197
Reposted by Niels KeijzerGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Incredible story: With the help of AI, U.S. officials created a map that mislabeled every country in Africa. www.reuters.com/world/africa...reuters.comUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceA U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen... 34728195
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Yes, I'm somehow not always fully comfortable when VDL says that "Europe" wants or thinks a certain something - even though I suppose it is her job to suggest what that is 100
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Also, why does she always refer to a Union of 27 states as a "continent"? 100
Reposted by Niels KeijzerLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n... 11332511367
Reposted by Niels KeijzerJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026ukranian special forces have been the most effective environmental activists of the 21st century 92197380
Reposted by Niels KeijzerStephen Brown @stephenbrown.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Excellent op-ed www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comGermany's leaders say the Berlin Pride attack targeted 'all of us'. What utter hypocrisy | Fatma AydemirThe queer community has lost resources and protection due to decisions made by the people now mouthing solidarity in public, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir 111
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Nope that was the entire list, two tasks in total, well done! 021
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I'm just back from bringing the bottles and jars to the nearby container so I can kind of relate 010
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Was this the task you knew you would enjoy, or task number 2 that, I quote: "I know I'll find very annoying and deeply resent"? Wahoo all the same! 100
Reposted by Niels KeijzerGylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026apologies for posting from the other place but the French just posted this: "The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it." Americans walked out of the UN meeting. 21611
Reposted by Niels KeijzerEuropean Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 28/07/2026Long-distance driving in Europe is getting simpler for electric vehicles 🚗💨 New rules adopted by the European Parliament define where chargers and hydrogen stations must be placed for cars, trucks, and buses across major EU roads, so drivers always know where to refuel. 🎞️ Thelma and Louise (1991) 410331
Reposted by Niels Keijzerderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/07/2026being a billionaire and on the internet all day is crazy to me. if i had even five million dollars, you would not find me online whatsoever. 262149991802
Reposted by Niels KeijzerDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Good grief, this hits home. 324138074876
Reposted by Niels KeijzerTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Being queer means being the target of violence. Every queer person knows this. It's deeply engraved in who we are. We live with it every day of our lives. Not because of terrorism but because it is structurally enshrined in our "free" societies. Violence against queer people is not an exception ... 1674194
Reposted by Niels KeijzerMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The editor in chief of The Economist referring here to the AfD’s leader as a “perfectly thoughtful person“ instead of what she truly is - a driver and enabler of German fascism - is a huge part of the problem. 542901699
Niels Keijzer @nielskeijzer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This is how I look at my open Word document, waiting for it to write itself 000
Reposted by Niels KeijzerDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 20/07/2026BREAKING: Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen declare maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia. Trump's war is escalating. This has all the makings of a forever war that could spiral out of control. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/20/i...cnbc.comIran's Houthi allies in Yemen declare maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia 29315158
Reposted by Niels KeijzerJWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026His mother, María Arthuer, crossed the Sahara Desert barefoot in 1994. She climbed over Melilla’s border fence penniless and pregnant with Iñaki. Today, her son is a world champion. #respect 19924303
Reposted by Niels KeijzerTruthout @truthout.org · 17/07/2026War has scarred life in Iran and some of its environmental effects will be chronic, if not irreversible.buff.lyUS-Israeli Bombing Has Harmed Iran’s Wildlife, Farms, and Water SupplyToxic pollution from the war on Iran has devastated the country’s environment for years to come. 25133