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Ulrike Franke

@rikefranke.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD @ox.ac.uk. Teaches at @SciencesPo.bsky.social. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence #miltech. Podcast host at @SicherheitsPod.de & LeCollimateur

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Sicherheitspod @sicherheitspod.de · 10h
Die Folge in Farbe wird am Sonntag um 13 Uhr auf Phoenix gezeigt. Und gibt es dann auch in der ARD Mediathek. Die Audiofolge - mit Sicherheitshinweisen - gibt es später heute als Podcast.
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Sicherheitspod @sicherheitspod.de · 3h
Sicherheitshalber Live in Köln ist online! (Als Podcast) sicherheitspod.de/2026/10/17/f...
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Folge #112 LIVE in Köln: Militärisch überlegen – Krieg verloren? - Sicherheitspod
“Sicherheitshalber” ist der Podcast zur sicherheitspolitischen Lage in Deutschland, Europa und der Welt. In Folge 112 diskutieren Thomas Wiegold, Ulrike Franke, Frank Sauer und Carlo Masala live in Kö...
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Sicherheitspod @sicherheitspod.de · 16/10/2026
Impressionen vom #SicherheitshalberLive in Köln Fotos von Roberto Pfeil
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 16/10/2026
I am so sorry Maaike.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 16/10/2026
“Once dismissed as an eccentric pursuit, the task of galvanising Britons for “whole-of-society” responses to crises now preoccupies Whitehall.” economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com
Britain’s new Dad’s Army
The government wants its citizens to prepare for crises
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 16/10/2026
Such a pleasure to be in Cologne again for a #SicherheitshalberLive ❤️
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
I genuinely would like to know how he looks at his life, and what he is doing now. (Story www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...)
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
I genuinely would like to know how he looks at his life, and what he is doing now. (Story www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...)
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
And always one step further “the drone attacks [have] spread from waters near the Ukrainian port of Odesa to Romania’s exclusive economic zone, then to vessels bound for Romania near Bulgaria, and finally into Romanian territorial waters.”
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Russia suspected of striking two tankers in Nato waters
Chemical tankers go up in flames off Romania after Russian drones were spotted in the area
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
And always one step further “the drone attacks [have] spread from waters near the Ukrainian port of Odesa to Romania’s exclusive economic zone, then to vessels bound for Romania near Bulgaria, and finally into Romanian territorial waters.”
giftarticle.ft.com
Russia suspected of striking two tankers in Nato waters
Chemical tankers go up in flames off Romania after Russian drones were spotted in the area
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
We are now at 330 sightings of drones by the German flight security this year, more than ever before. And the year is not over yet.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
We are now at 330 sightings of drones by the German flight security this year, more than ever before. And the year is not over yet.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
❤️
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Sicherheitspod @sicherheitspod.de · 15/10/2026
Post party party #SicherheitshalberLive
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Sicherheitspod @sicherheitspod.de · 15/10/2026
Es war uns eine Freude 😍 #SicherheitshalberLive
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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Larry showing off his badass, street cred scar with the 7th prime minister he has had to tolerate. Larry is my hero. @number10cat.bsky.social
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
“A.I. is a question of saving our lives now,” she said. “Without A.I., we will not be able to compete in this arms race.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/w...
nytimes.com
The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones (Gift Article)
Ukrainian engineers are rushing to perfect A.I.-guided, jet-driven interceptors. Their goal: to stop a fast Russian threat in the latest round of a deadly tech duel.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
That’s what I did, but if the ticket is too expensive they want “the original”.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
Ah the RIB, the French national obsession 😂
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juliehaviland2.bsky.social @juliehaviland2.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Coupure de Starlink : «C’est une très mauvaise nouvelle, ça ne va pas empêcher tous les drones de décoller, mais ça va clouer au sol les meilleurs drones middle strike qui sont utilisés pour les frappes à moyenne portée qui font très mal sur l’arrière russe » #Mid-range
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Frappes russes : la contre-offensive ukrainienne compromise
La série d’attaques essuyées depuis lundi par Kyiv, qui n’a pas pu anticiper, met à mal les opérations militaires en cours et pourrait enrayer la bonne dynamique de ces dernières semaines.
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Sicherheitspod @sicherheitspod.de · 15/10/2026
Heute, heute, heute! #SicherheitshalberLive in Köln 🎉🎊
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/10/2026
Die Bahn isn’t reimbursing the extra ticket I had to buy to get home when they thoroughly screwed up because: I did not send them, by post, my “original ticket”. Aka a printout of my online ticket. I am tired, Germany, really tired.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 14/10/2026
Of course. We can’t even agree to save humanity. www.wired.com/story/they-w...
wired.com
They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think
Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change—or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a glimpse of what happens when geopolitics takes the wh...
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 13/10/2026
I wanna see that garage!
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Interesting case of the EU explicitly supporting UK sanctions and rallying behind the UK on the threat of potentially Iran coordinated attempts to attack a military base in the UK. Also not the US Foreign Secretary also signed the declaration, so this is a these days rare case of US-EU-UK unity:
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 13/10/2026
Looked at it and thought “EADS Barracuda”! (But apparently it’s based on Kratos’ XQ-58A)
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Airbus has tested the U740-Valkyrie drone in Europe for the first time. It’s quite an effort in squaring the circle to build anUAV fast enough to accompany a fighter jet and yet disposable (aka cheap-ish)
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Airbus has tested the U740-Valkyrie drone in Europe for the first time. It’s quite an effort in squaring the circle to build anUAV fast enough to accompany a fighter jet and yet disposable (aka cheap-ish)
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 13/10/2026
Nice! IMF corrects its prediction of German GDP growth this year to 1.3% (up from 0.7%). Less nice: France is predicted to only grow by 0.4%
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 13/10/2026
Do you already know this absolutely glorious piece of journalism? slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com
It’s One of the Weirdest Mistakes in Movie History. I Spent Months Investigating How It All Went Wrong.
The story behind cinema’s most mysterious bird.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 13/10/2026
😡
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 13/10/2026
Oh FFS Wordle 1,942 X/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 13/10/2026
I hate the passive tone in which these tend go be written, as if these are developments that just happen without human interference. www.anthropic.com/research/sel...
anthropic.com
AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter
Small AI models may be only months away from being able to self-replicate across cheap IoT devices like Android TV boxes, with no datacenter needed.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 13/10/2026
Ukrainian freighter hit and sunk by drone strike in Black Sea www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
zeit.de
Krieg gegen die Ukraine: Frachtschiff sinkt nach Drohnenangriff vor bulgarischer Küste
Ein in der Ukraine registrierter Frachter wurde im Schwarzen Meer von Drohnen attackiert. Bulgariens Regierung will den russischen Botschafter einbestellen. Das Liveblog
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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 12/10/2026
In sozialen Netzwerken und Medien kursiert das Gerücht, dass die ukrainischen Angriffe auf russische Rechenzentren die Aktivität rechter Social Bots minimiert hätte. Dafür gibt es bislang keine Belege. netzpolitik.org/2026/angriff...
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Aus brennenden Rechenzentren in Russland wird kein Bot-Ausfall bei der AfD
In sozialen Netzwerken und Medien kursiert das Gerücht, dass die ukrainischen Angriffe auf russische Rechenzentren die Aktivität rechter Social Bots minimiert hätte. Dafür gibt es bislang keine Belege...
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Man kann sich immer anstrengen, den Punkt misszuverstehen 🤷‍♀️
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Yes?
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Press release www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
airbus.com
Airbus U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft takes off for its maiden flight in Europe
Airbus U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft takes off for its maiden flight in Europe.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Ha, ist doch super
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
?
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
This is unbelievable and yet totally believable because this kind of stuff happens all the time. Big (usually US) tech firms somehow can’t comprehend Europeans who may move about.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Full discussion bsky.app/profile/rike...
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Germany is getting closer to the French position on China - but it’s not like we have many options. And all of this is happening in the context of the trade war with the US. We discussed this and other actualité politique in Le Club International @28minutes-arte.bsky.social
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The 2016 Brexit vote was targeted by Russian “state-sponsored interference”, Andy Burnham has said, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Kremlin-backed attempts to influence their countries’ politics.  www.ft.com/content/4fcb...
ft.com
Russia ‘interfered’ in 2016 Brexit vote, says Andy Burnham
UK prime minister calls for European voters to be better informed about efforts to disrupt democratic process
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/10/2026
Given how linked these two topics actually are, this is an unfortunate tradeoff www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
‘Of 54 strikes analyzed by The Post and reviewed by the experts, more than half appear to have damaged the desalting and distillation units, the examination found.’ wapo.st/4AZ6u87
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How Ukraine uses precision drone strikes to hobble Russian oil refineries
Kyiv’s drone operators are targeting critical components that are hard to repair because of international sanctions. The attacks are damaging Russia’s economy.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/10/2026
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski told the FT that the likelihood of someone being killed was growing as Moscow multiplied its sabotage campaign operations on European soil. ft.trib.al/PYbNmKw
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 12/10/2026
Immer häufiger startet die Ukraine Drohnenangriffe tief in russische Gebiete. Das Ziel: die Kriegsmaschinerie des Kreml. Nun sorgte ein Drohnenschwarm für einen Betriebsstopp aller vier Moskauer Flughäfen.
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Moskau: Flughäfen schließen vorübergehend wegen Drohnenalarm
Immer häufiger startet die Ukraine Drohnenangriffe tief in russische Gebiete. Das Ziel: die Kriegsmaschinerie des Kreml. Nun sorgte ein Drohnenschwarm für einen Betriebsstopp aller vier Moskauer Flughäfen.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 11/10/2026
“In the first year of this war … I felt strongly that Germany was not yet doing what it should. Now, in the fifth year of a conflict that has already lasted longer than the first world war and shows no sign of ending, I can say without hesitation that it is.”
theguardian.com
The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine | Timothy Garton Ash
Moscow’s imperialist strongman believes decadent European democracies can be cowed. Our job is to prove him wrong, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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