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Sten Rynning

@rynning.bsky.social
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Professor of War Studies, Director of Danish Institute of Advanced Study, history buff, AGF fan

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🇳🇴"These states are living an experiment in rethinking societal security and in retooling government for an environment of competitive geopolitics." ✍️ @rynning.bsky.social & Anne Ingemann Johansen on the work being done by Norway to counter the threat posed by Russia 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/not-one-inch...
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Not one inch: keeping Russia at bay - UK in a changing Europe
Sten Rynning and Anne Ingemann Johansen look at the day-to-day work being done in Norway as a frontline state to counter the threat posed by Russia and how this contributes to European security.
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Søren Torbjørn Svendsen @sorentsvendsen.eurosky.social · 28/05/2026
Læseværdigt interview med @rynning.bsky.social i Ræson "Men det afgørende bliver balancen mellem to forskellige tilgange. Skal man satse på en form for flankediplomati, en mere Frankrig-Trump-agtig tilgang, eller skal man fokusere på at opbygge en egentlig europæisk kerne, der kan forsvare NATO?"
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
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Without the U.S., what would happen to NATO?
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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
"What possible scenarios can you see for a US takeover of #Greenland, whether that is political, economic or through military coercion?” @armida.bsky.social asked @rynning.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast 'Unpacking Europe' episode. Full episode here: buff.ly/jLyY2SW
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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ on the implications of the latest #Greenland crisis for the future direction of the #NATO alliance with @armida.bsky.social & @rynning.bsky.social. 🎙️ Listen here: buff.ly/3nsjpU4
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Spotted at a good bookstore in Helsinki … #NATO #YouCanStillGetIt
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Brussels Institute for Geopolitics @bigeurope.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
As Copenhagen's summit week concludes, disruptive #drone incursions set the tone and brought Moscow's hybrid war to #EUCO. We asked @rynning.bsky.social about the significance of the operation, how the continent should respond, and the view from #Denmark. 🔗 shorturl.at/S6koq @d-ias.bsky.social
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Now that Russia is poking #NATO in the eye, risking major war, you might want to know more about this political-military alliance: 50% OFF!! NATO: From Cold War to Ukraine, a History of the World's Most Powerful Alliance www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
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50% OFF NATO: From Cold War to Ukraine, a History of the World's Most Powerful Alliance
A wide-ranging new history of NATO, from its origins to the present day—published for the alliance's seventy-fifth anniversary For seven decades, NATO's stated aim has been the...
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
It's tough to lead from the front, I tell @bloomberg.com about #Denmark, #drones and #HybridWar. But seriously, where would we be if nobody stepped forward. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Denmark Warns Russian Sabotage Likely as Another Drone Suspected
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned Danes to brace for more hybrid attacks, pointing to Russia as Europe’s top security threat as suspected drone sightings occurred for the third time in...
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Yes “Our Allies Are Asking: Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
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Opinion | Our Allies Are Asking: Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
#KSDH
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Supporting the boys #KSDH
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Søren Torbjørn Svendsen @sorentsvendsen.eurosky.social · 11/07/2025
Og i forlængelse heraf også seneste afsnit af "Udsyn", hvor @rynning.bsky.social fortolker den nuværende situation for Europa og NATO. bsky.app/profile/tine...
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
These bookstores in The Hague … clearly on top of their game 😉 Now that NATO’s Hague summit is being brandished as ‘historic’, you might want to read about the preceding 76 years. It’s all there in “NATO: From Cold War to Ukraine” (Yale UP) 💪 #NATO @d-ias.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Great thing about #NATO - mirror image works, too. Greetings from The Hague. Summit tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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Tore Keller @torekeller.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
I NATO skal europæerne lære at leve med Trump – og det bliver dyrt. Interview med Sten Rynning, der står bag en rost bog om militæralliancen, forud for ugens skæbnesvangre topmøde i Haag. www.information.dk/udland/2025/... #eudk #NATOsummit #NATO
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I NATO skal europæerne lære at leve med Trump – og det bliver dyrt
Ekspert forventer, at USA allerede til efteråret vil annoncere troppereduktioner i Europa. NATO-topmødet de kommende dage handler om at begrænse skaderne og købe tid, så europæerne kan tage over
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Hvad kunne der dog gå galt? Min vurdering af #NATO's topmøde i næste uge - i samtale med Tage Baumann. @d-ias.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social duspodcast.podbean.com/e/et-n%C3%B8...
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Et nødvendigt NATO-topmøde | DUS-Podcast
NATO-topmødet i Haag er et af de nødvendige topmøder i alliancen, siger Sten Rynning, professor i statskundskab på Syddansk Universitet i denne samtale med Tage Baumann. I sin bog NATO, der udkom sids...
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Probably the best bargain of the day: 75% OFF #NATO audio book: NATO: From Cold War to Ukraine, a History of the World's Most Powerful Alliance url:https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/765290/nato-from-cold-war-to-ukraine-a-history-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-alliance?refId=198628
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I was really delighted to join @snellarthur.bsky.social‬ on @disordershow.bsky.social, to discuss the history of #NATO. You can hear my episode at tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty
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The Disorder Podcast - Listen on YouTube, Spotify - Linktree
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Busy day at @d-ias.bsky.social with Joseph Stiglitz. Here in the hands of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Open lecture at 2 pm… Maybe see you there?
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Not a friendly action: ‘The U.S. is stepping up its intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland, drawing America’s spying apparatus into President Trump’s campaign to take over the island’
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
#NATO's krise under Trump er historisk. Går det galt, vil Europa opleve, at 1949-2025 var en parentes, og at fortidens magtbalancespil vil tegne fremtiden. Min kronik i Børsen. @d-ias.bsky.social @sdu.dk @cwswarstudies.bsky.social borsen.dk/nyheder/opin...
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“Trump har startet en historisk Nato-krise – det kan gå grueligt galt”
“Trump har startet en historisk Nato-krise – det kan gå grueligt galt”Den atlantiske forsvarsalliance Nato er i historisk dårlig form. Årsagen er, at Donald Trumps USA har forladt Vesten. Trumps fasci
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
At Norwegian MFA to inquire about #NATO policy and interaction between external expertise and policy development. Part of our Mind-the-Gap research project. @d-ias.bsky.social @norwaymfa.government.no @cwswarstudies.bsky.social
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Great www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/w...
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Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts
Canada’s draft deal to participate in Europe’s defense industry will bring contracts to Canadian manufacturers and help lessen dependence on the United States.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Home Alone - how #Trump threatens to destroy #NATO and leave #Europe in a mess. My comments to the #SidneyMorningHerald. www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
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‘Home alone’: How Trump is changing security in Europe
Trump’s return has left Europe’s main military pact looking less assured. Now defence is being reshaped on the continent.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Between defense funds and capability there is strategy and organization, and Europe on its own has neither. Europe thus needs time and continued, if difficult, partnership with the United States. My take below. #NATO #EuropeanUnion #Russia #Ukraine www.courthousenews.com/europe-on-ed...
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Europe on edge: Macron calls Russia a ‘threat’ as EU races toward massive rearmament
The European Union is making rearmament its priority to counter the menace of a bellicose Russia and an unfriendly United States under President Donald Trump.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
My views on #NATO’s miserable condition in the era of Trump II. It’s in Dutch, so buckle up. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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‘Amerika kan niet zonder Europa’ - Maartenonline
Door Amerika's koerswijziging onder Donald Trump verschuiven de geopolitieke verhoudingen razendsnel. Deense hoogleraar Sten Rynning duidt de impact op de NAVO.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Yes www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Hiding Something on Ukraine
When you don’t call things by their real name, there is usually a reason.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Chicago Cultural Center - once a library, now simply a beautiful experience
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
NBA game yesterday. Bulls did well, but in last five minutes, Cavaliers settled it. Great game 😎
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The convergence between the plans of regional dominance of #Trump and #Putin is alarming. It makes you wonder why.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I never thought it would come to this. Trump’s America is from Venus. Shameful, is what it is. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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Trump Live Updates: U.S. Suspends All Military Aid to Ukraine, Official Says
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Standing with #Ukraine in Chicago
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Good things are happening in Chicago #StandWithUkraine
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Ruth Weiss, 100 years old, at DIAS to recount her experience with Nazism and later Apartheid: her family fled the former and she struggled against the latter. Memory matters, perhaps especially these days. Thank you for sharing. @d-ias.bsky.social
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
Independent, censorship-free news, analysis, long reads, investigations and opinion from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Novaya Gazeta editor, Kirill Martynov telling us at @d-ias.bsky.social about life as an ‘undesirable’ by the Russian government. Bravo for the courage to insist on decency and democracy.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Wonderful to be back at #NATO Defence College in Rome. I lectured on the alliance’s crisis management experience, but as could be expected, we talked a lot about NATO’s current challenges. It’s looking a bit tough.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Three years on, this war is not about to finish… www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
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Trump Wants to End the War Fast. Russia Has Its Own Timetable.
The Kremlin sees advantage in drawn-out Ukraine talks and using the battlefield to shape negotiations.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Robert, I hope you will enjoy the book. Given all that is happening, there is food for thought.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
One of the great questions of our time is how Trump came to take over Putin’s talking points.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Maus. In Odense. For the magnificent World Festival. Celebrating knowledge and history. @wordfestivaldk @d-ias.bsky.social
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Team “Mind the Gap” at work in Brussels, researching #NATO policymaking and the role and relevance of external expertise. Danish, Norwegian, NATO Internal Staff, and EU EEAS officials enlightened our project. #SvenBiscop helped make the workshop possible.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Great visit to the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) today - great to meet with director David Nirenberg and his outstanding team. @d-ias.bsky.social @sdu.dk
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Einstein’s IAS (Institute for Advanced Study) office. His desk is by the window. Today in use by IAS postdocs - Einstein did not want it turned into a museum.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
In 1947, the power of nuclear weapons led Albert Einstein to warn against “the outmoded concept of narrow nationalism.” In 1948, he won the One World Award - a golden globe. Small observations from a fascinating visit to the archives of IAS - The Institute of Advanced Study.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
In Oslo, the major newspaper VG keeps a shattered display of its paper from July 22, 2011 - the day Anders Breivik set off a major bomb in Oslo and proceeded to Utøya to slaughter more innocent people.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Did you know that #Europe is in trouble? Maybe you did. But did you know that you can learn more when ambassador #JonasBeringLiisberg lectures at DIAS @d-ias.bsky.social? It is Wednesday November 11 at 1115. See you then! @sdu.dk @danishmfa.bsky.social www.sdu.dk/en/updates/d...
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Jonas Bering Liisberg: The State of the European Union: Challenges and Opportunities for the Danish Presidency, Fall 2025 - SDU
Join DIAS for an insightful DIAS event as we delve into the current state of the European Union, highlighting the critical challenges and exciting opportunities on the horizon as Denmark gears up for
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
As we enter a new nuclear age, useful--and frightening--to recall how the idea of escalatory control is pretty fanciful. #nuclear #war #deterrence www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/m...
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The Secret Pentagon War Game That ​Offers a Stark​ Warning for Our Times
The devastating outcome of the 1983 game reveals that nuclear escalation inevitably spirals out of control.
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Sten Rynning @rynning.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Should Team Biden have acted with greater speed in assisting #Ukraine? Military/budgetary surplus left for Team Trump at least suggests they could have. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Biden to Leave Trump With Billions for Ukraine Weapons
American officials are acknowledging that the U.S. won’t be able to spend all of the money authorized to transfer arms to Kyiv by Jan. 20.
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