Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 20/09/2026My friend Micah Reddy, a journalist with dual South African and British nationality, has gone missing while working on a story in Djibouti. If you know anyone in Djibouti who might be able to help, please get in touch. If not, please share this post so more people find out about Micah. It's urgent. 293104
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Listen in as Richard Atwood & I talk about what it takes to deter, what it takes to assure, and also, of course, about Ukraine. 043
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026On the day of Sept 11, 2001, I heard & felt, but didn't see, the plane hit the Pentagon, where many friends worked, from my office about 1 km away. In the days, weeks, months that followed, I got into arguments, walked out of dinners, etc. because people were being racist. Awful then. Awful now. 0213
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Oona Hathaway @oonahathaway.bsky.social · 09/09/2026How are the laws of war are enforced? Do they remain relevant today, even though they are under unrelenting pressure? Take a listen to this discussion with @bcfinucane.bsky.social and @olyaoliker.bsky.social, in which we try to answer these questions and more. www.crisisgroup.org/pod/global/d...crisisgroup.orgDo the Laws of War Still Matter in Ukraine and Beyond? | International Crisis GroupThis week on War & Peace, Olga speaks with Yale Law School professor Oona Hathaway and Crisis Group expert Brian Finucane about international humanitarian law amid widespread civilian harm, emerging m... 0149
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Pleased to join my colleague @olyaoliker.bsky.social and my former professor @oonahathaway.bsky.social for this discussion of the current status of the law of war. Have a listen. 12814
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Is modern war undermining the laws of war? For the new @crisisgroup.org War & Peace podcast, I talk to @oonahathaway.bsky.social & @bcfinucane.bsky.social about what International Humanitarian Law is, Trump administration disdain & its impact & what's happening in Ukraine. Join us!crisisgroup.orgDo the Laws of War Still Matter in Ukraine and Beyond? | International Crisis GroupThis week on War & Peace, Olga speaks with Yale Law School professor Oona Hathaway and Crisis Group expert Brian Finucane about international humanitarian law amid widespread civilian harm, emerging m... 0135
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026And people say the food in England is boring... 241
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Doctor Dioxide is looking forward to more from Solid Copy 000
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Can't wait to read this! 080
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Sabine Fischer @sabfis3.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Thanks so much for having me, and for a great conversation, @olyaoliker.bsky.social! 0161
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Sexism. Ethno-nationalism. Chauvinism in general. What was their role in to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, & what are the implications across Europe? These are the topics of @sabfis3.bsky.social' book, The Chauvinist Threat. She joined me on @crisisgroup.org's War & Peace podcast to give you a taste.crisisgroup.orgWar, Politics and Chauvinism in Russia and Europe | International Crisis GroupThis week on War & Peace, Olga speaks with Sabine Fischer, senior fellow at SWP, about her book “The Chauvinist Threat: Russia’s War and the West’s Response”, how imperialism, sexism and autocracy hav... 082
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The relationship between the EU, many of its members, & Türkiye is fraught, even as NATO member Ankara is a lynchpin for European security. In this new @crisisgroup briefing, @dibanigar.bsky.social & Marta Mucznik lay out cooperation & collaboration imperatives, pitfalls, & progress.crisisgroup.orgThe EU and Türkiye: Uniting in Defence? | International Crisis GroupAs the post-World War II international order fades away, officials in Ankara and other European capitals are realising that great danger lies ahead if they do not work together on security. Threat per... 032
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 23/07/2026In the face of the latest govt shakeup in Ukraine, this one at the handle of the country's national security spear, @crisisgroup.org's @luciankim.bsky.social lays out what the leadership turnovers, protests, & frustration tell us about the country's politics in the 5th year of full-scale warcrisisgroup.orgUkraine’s Tensions on Show after Zelenskyy Reshuffles His War Leaders | International Crisis GroupCrisis Group expert Lucian Kim assesses the reasons behind the dismissal of the defence minister and armed forces chief, and what this bodes for the war with Russia. 054
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Alissa de Carbonnel @alissadecarbonnel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026👇my thoughts on Europe's stake in Trump's erratic, siloed and stalled Ukraine diplomacy. 062
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 08/07/2026New from @crisisgroup.org, a big picture take on war and peace today. "Causes of Peace in an Era of Hard Power" 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/sbr/global/s...crisisgroup.orgCauses of Peace in an Era of Hard Power | International Crisis GroupWith the post-World War II international order fading away and hostilities on the rise, the prospects for conflict prevention look dim. But the picture is not wholly dark. It is possible to identify t... 1811
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 06/07/2026NATO's Ankara summit starts tomorrow. Allies will celebrate defense spending, arms contracts, & host Ankara's importance. They'll again pledge aid to Ukraine. But after 1.5 years of juggling to keep the US on side while preparing for it not to be, their main challenge remains the U.S. president.crisisgroup.orgWhat to Expect at the NATO Summit | International Crisis GroupAs NATO prepares for its 2026 summit, European members’ immediate concerns centre less on what to do about Ukraine than on whether the U.S. president might spoil the intended show of unity. In this Q&... 060
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Find someone who loves you and wants to hold on to you the way my London flat loves and wants to hold on to every single degree of heat. On second thought, don't. It's actually a bit creepy and controlling, isn't it? 030
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026At next week's NATO summit in Ankara, allies will aim to underscore unity, defense spending, new weapons contracts, aid to Ukraine & a bigger European role, while host Ankara also showcases Türkiye's importance. But if that's text, subtext is keeping an erratic US engaged. New @crisisgroup.org Q&Acrisisgroup.orgWhat to Expect at the NATO Summit | International Crisis GroupAs NATO prepares for its 2026 summit, European members’ immediate concerns centre less on what to do about Ukraine than on whether the U.S. president might spoil the intended show of unity. In this Q&... 0106
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026At next week's NATO summit in Ankara, allies will aim to underscore unity, defense spending, new weapons contracts, aid to Ukraine & a bigger European role, while host Ankara also showcases Türkiye's importance. But if that's text, subtext is keeping an erratic US engaged. New @crisisgroup.org Q&Acrisisgroup.orgWhat to Expect at the NATO Summit | International Crisis GroupAs NATO prepares for its 2026 summit, European members’ immediate concerns centre less on what to do about Ukraine than on whether the U.S. president might spoil the intended show of unity. In this Q&... 0106
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 30/06/2026In anticipation of NATO's summit in Ankara next week, @galipdalay.bsky.social & I talked about what Türkiye & other allies are hoping for, prospects for defense industrial cooperation, &, of course, Donald Trump. Join our conversation on @crisisgroup.org's War & Peace podcast.crisisgroup.orgNATO in Türkiye/Türkiye in NATO | International Crisis GroupThis week on War & Peace, Olga speaks with Galip Dalay, senior research fellow at Chatham House, about Türkiye’s evolving relations within NATO and with the EU as Ankara prepares to host the upcoming ... 063
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 09/06/2026On my last visit to Kyiv, @luciankim.bsky.social & I were struck by a somewhat different tone among Ukrainians. New developments have made many of those we met with cautiously optimistic, even as they expect war to continue, & substantial challenges also remain. We lay out what we learned here:crisisgroup.orgA New Tone and Better Cards in Kyiv | International Crisis GroupAfter four-plus years of war, Ukraine aims to show it can inflict more pain than Russia is willing to absorb to achieve the Kremlin’s objectives. Ukrainians increasingly believe that this goal is atta... 06720
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Listening to folks from oppressed groups say racist things about other oppressed groups leaves one feeling like one has been beaten with a very heavy irony bar. 190
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Zsuzsanna Vegh @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The Magyar government is dictating a crazy pace. In the War & Peace podcast of @crisisgroup.org we tried to keep up. W/ @olyaoliker.bsky.social we discussed the Magyar government's priorities home & abroad, and the future of Fidesz & its illiberal networks. 🎧 www.crisisgroup.org/pod/europe/h... 063
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Terrific discussion with @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social on new @crisisgroup.org War & Peace podcast. Interested in why Hungarians voted for Magyar, what his new government can & can't do, lessons for overthrowing autocrats, prospects for relations with Kyiv, & how best to disburse EU funds? Listen in!crisisgroup.orgHungary – and Europe – After Orbán | International Crisis GroupThis week on War & Peace, Olga is joined by Zsuzsanna Végh, Program Officer with the German Marshall Fund, to discuss what comes next for Hungary after Péter Magyar decisively defeated Viktor Orbán in... 042
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Was thrilled and honored to be on this excellent panel. Chatham House rule, so sadly I can't report what all we said (though you can, and should, read what all of us write going forward), but as always, fabulous photos from the genius LMC photographers! 070
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Lithuania's Foreign Minister recently suggested NATO make sure Russia knows what the alliance can do to Moscow's armed-to-the-teeth semi-exclave, Kaliningrad. Read our @crisisgroup.org explainer to know who's afraid of what in this complicated geography, & what's really worth worrying about.crisisgroup.orgKaliningrad and the Suwalki Gap: Conflicting Threat Perceptions in the Baltic Sea Region | International Crisis GroupBoth Russian and NATO member state militaries are shoring up defences near the Russian region of Kaliningrad. But as Crisis Group experts explain in this Q&A, the build-ups and other actions could exa... 081
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)LOUD WOMEN @loudwomen.org · 29/04/2026Escape the day-to-day with Carla J. Easton’s ‘Let’s Make Plans for the Weekend’ It's fun! It's joyous! You can dance to it! Carla J. Easton's 'Let's Make Plans for the Weekend' is an infectious confection of disco-pop energy.loudwomen.orgEscape the day-to-day with Carla J. Easton’s ‘Let’s Make Plans for the Weekend’It's fun! It's joyous! You can dance to it! Carla J. Easton's 'Let's Make Plans for the Weekend' is an infectious confection of disco-pop energy. 041
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Week already dragging you down (duh)? Doctor Dioxide is looking ahead to better days with this gift of a song from @carlajeaston.bsky.social. Something else to look forward to: album to follow 8 May. Review @loudwomen.orgloudwomen.orgEscape the day-to-day with Carla J. Easton’s ‘Let’s Make Plans for the Weekend’It’s fun! It’s joyous! You can dance to it! Carla J. Easton’s ‘Let’s Make Plans for the Weekend’ is an infectious confection of disco-pop energy. 000
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 27/04/2026definitely the sort of thing one wants more backstory on, but on its face, deeply worrying. 064
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 14/04/2026On the new @crisisgroup.org War & Peace podcast, @lisamusiol.bsky.social and I talk through what Washington's European friends and allies are doing about & learning from the US/Israel war against Iran. With the US lately giving new meaning to "entangling alliances" it's a timely conversation 1/2crisisgroup.orgEU and NATO Members Grapple with War in Iran | International Crisis GroupThis week on War & Peace, Olga speaks with Crisis Group’s head of EU Affairs, Lisa Musiol, about how the EU, its members and European members of NATO have responded to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran a... 131
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Hungary's next government promises better relations with both Brussels & Kyiv (& smoother sailing for Ukraine aid), but strong anti-Ukraine sentiment & energy ties with Russia ensure some challenges will remain, writes @luciankim.bsky.social in this new Analyst's Notebook entry for @crisisgroup.orgcrisisgroup.orgOrbán’s Defeat Lifts Block on EU Support for Ukraine, but Frictions Remain | International Crisis GroupCrisis Group expert Lucian Kim assesses the effects on the bloc of Hungary’s election results, and how the new prime minister might shift policy toward Kyiv 010
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Orban is cooked. 1423438
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Increasingly convinced that @bluejo.bsky.social's protagonist in My Real Children is responsible for all of this. 020
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Friends: I don't think Trump is actually making a nuclear threat. True, never say never with these folks, & extreme threats from nuclear weapon states allow for the possibility, but it's really quite bad enough without being a nuclear threat & it's not as though the man is generally subtle. 1/2 151
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Y'all remember way back in the far off past, how when insane things happened, the normal thing to do was be glued to the news until the insane thing stopped happening? No? Never mind, I gotta get back to work anyway. 060
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 22/03/2026This is true. Relatedly, anyone in London wanna play some indie-rootsy-punky (but not too fast) music? Drummers esp. welcome. Don't have to be good, just have to be able to keep a beat for more measures than I can (two).nytimes.comOpinion | Start a Band, Even if You’re Terrible 120
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 13/03/2026New Doctor Dioxide review at @loudwomen.org. The doctor really enjoyed The Foot & Leg Clinic's debut album, Sit Down for Rock and Roll. But she did find their new name a bit of an internet search nightmare.loudwomen.orgFoot & Leg Clinic’s debut album, Sit Down for Rock and Roll, is quirky indie-rock goodnessThe Glasgow-based band formerly known as Wife Guys of Reddit has a new name, Foot & Leg Clinic, and now a debut album, Sit Down for Rock and Roll just released on Bingo Records. The first is gu… 001
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 10/03/2026I would postulate that are two kinds of people who make lists of who is Jewish: Jews and anti-Semites. 1111
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Feeling the need to cool down? On the new @crisisgroup.org War & Peace podcast, I talk to @ggricius.bsky.social about Arctic security--what it is, what great powers want from the region, what NATO is doing & why. If you want answers to these questions, listen in!crisisgroup.orgCold Hard Truths: Arctic Security in a Changing World | International Crisis GroupThis week on War & Peace, Olga speaks with Gabriella Gricius, Senior Fellow at the Arctic Institute, to discuss Arctic security, Donald Trump’s ambitions to acquire Greenland, Russia’s and China’s int... 063
Reposted by Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her)Lucian Kim @luciankim.bsky.social · 06/03/2026It's a paradox that feeds resentment in Ukraine: Ukrainians want an end to the war—but from a position of strength that depends on European solidarity. European partners want the same thing—but worry that they may be next. 162
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Doctor Dioxide really enjoyed this song @blackmariahtheater.bsky.social @loudwomen.orgloudwomen.orgFor Valentine’s Day, The Black Mariah Theater’s ‘It’s You (It’s Not Me)’ makes the angry breakup song fun againThe Black Mariah Theater, a twin sister twosome out of Seattle, are back with a rocking Valentine’s Day single, ‘It’s You (It’s Not Me)’. 010
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The expiration yesterday of the New START Treaty ends formal limits on U.S. & Russian nuclear deployments. To mitigate the resulting dangers, Russia & the US can commit to remain under the previous limits & negotiate new treaties. Glad to have signed this @deepcutsproject.bsky.social statement.deepcuts.orgNew START’s Expiration and the Need for Continued Nuclear Restraint : DeepCutsThe Deep Cuts Project analyses the potential for US-Russian nuclear arms control under adversarial conditions. 131
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Doctor Dioxide (see prior post) also really enjoyed Kallemi's debut EP, Viajeras. The doctor likes it when music draws on a wide range of musical and cultural styles, plus, migration is, of course, a theme near and dear to her heart. @loudwomen.orgloudwomen.orgHome, remixed: Kallemi’s debut EP, Viajeras, melts cultures, languages, and genres to strike deepKallemi hit the global music scene in 2018, at the Palestine Music Expo in Ramallah. Since then, Jasmin Albash, La Nefera, Rasha Nahas, and Maysa Daw, each an accomplished musician in her own right… 030
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Hi friends. Happy to announce that my alter ego, Doctor Dioxide (you'll figure it out) is writing about music with @loudwomen.org. The doctor thinks Kid Sophie's new single is pretty darn groovyloudwomen.orgKid Sophie’s ‘Love Again’ casts a rhythmic spell.Kid Sophie’s new single, ‘Love Again’ is a hypnotic new wave chant that pulls you in with its first notes and then softly floats you on its waves. This soaring yet gentle heartbreak anthem combines… 130
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Even as fighting continues & Russian bombings leave civilians without heat, Ukrainian politics is back, both behind closed doors & more publicly. However the war unfolds, Mr. Zelenskyy must now think to the future. In this @crisisgroup.org commentary, @luciankim.bsky.social explains the dynamics.crisisgroup.orgAmid Ukraine’s Battlefield Struggles, Zelenskyy’s Domestic Legacy is a Work in Progress | International Crisis GroupSince Russia’s all-out invasion in 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met domestic political and governance challenges even under fire. But the country’s political truce will not last f... 010
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 23/01/2026At Davos, by saying he would not use force, Trump somewhat cooled a crisis engendered by his insistence the U.S. own Greenland. But the crisis continues, & however it sorts out, transatlantic relations are irrevocably altered. Our @crisisgroup.org pre-speech analysis lays it out 🧵 1/10crisisgroup.org 165
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Did Donald Trump rule out use of force in his Davos speech? Not entirely clear, but he did not walk back from his demand for an ally's territory. @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org, Marta Mucznik, & I walk through the implications of this continuing crisis for the European & transatlantic securitycrisisgroup.orgWaiting for Davos: U.S. Allies Wrestle with Trump’s Threats to Greenland | International Crisis GroupU.S. President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he will engage with allies about his expansionist designs on Greenland. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts look at the... 075
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 21/01/2026As Davos awaits Trump, my colleagues & I lay out what's at stake in the Greenland crisis & what might come next as European allies weigh the value of Donald Trump's United States & their optionscrisisgroup.orgWaiting for Davos: U.S. Allies Wrestle with Trump’s Threats to Greenland | International Crisis GroupU.S. President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he will engage with allies about his expansionist designs on Greenland. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts look at the... 162
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Whether you are Ukraine or Denmark, it is imaginable that your leaders might decide to trade territory for security, though this would be a fraught & potentially unwise choice. It seems far less plausible to trade territory for wobbly commitments from unreliable actors. 061
Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · 16/01/2026On the first War & Peace podcast of 2026, @nathalietocci.bsky.social joins @alissadecarbonnel.bsky.social & me to talk U.S. actions in Venezuela, its threats to Greenland, & what's wrong (& right) with European security responses. Plus, multilateralism, what does it even look like now?crisisgroup.orgCan Europe Solve Its U.S. Dilemma? | International Crisis GroupThis week on War & Peace, Olga and Alissa speak with Nathalie Tocci, director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, about Europe’s response to the U.S. operation in Venezuela, the Trump administratio... 1154