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Dad, Senior Lecturer in War Studies at Swedish Defence University, (post-)Soviet wars, columnist @VLT, plant eater.
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The relief was short-lived. bsky.app/profile/fina...

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I think Russian intelligence services cannot believe their good fortune at everything that is happening right now. This is a bonanza across the board. The vicious attack on Ukraine, nutters at the FBI, Gabbard at DNI, shredding of CI capabilities. A monumental tragedy for the West.

submitted 3 days ago • 72 comments

I spoke to Radio Sweden about the US government’s decision to pause military aid to Ukraine. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/expe...

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This is important to keep in mind. kyivindependent.com/us-continues...

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Jag kommenterar Trumps beslut att stoppa militärt stöd till Ukraina. www.dn.se/varlden/expe...

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Defending Europe without the US: first estimates of what is needed. www.bruegel.org/analysis/def...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

💥Scoop: As EU leaders rally around Zelensky in support, I have obtained this fresh letter from Viktor Orbán to António Costa, threatening to obstruct EU unity in support of Ukraine. As I previously wrote, Hungary is becoming a Trojan horse for Trump after already serving as one for China and Russia.

submitted 5 days ago • 45 comments

Zelenskyy: Have you ever been to Ukraine to see the problems we have? Vance: I’ve actually watched and seen the stories”

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

The future of conscription under consideration in the Netherlands. Politicians are looking especially at the Swedish model. www.ad.nl/politiek/toe...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

The Army and the New Paradigm of Ground Combat: Lessons from Ukraine’s Failed 2023 Counteroffensive mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Än så länge är artikeln upplåst.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Såhär i den tilltagande vinterkylan skriver jag om några lovande tecken på demokratisk islossning i Ungern. (kr) www.vlt.se/artikel/tova...

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Putin wants to humiliate Europe. By keeping Europe out of the negotiations, Trump has agreed to this so he can keep European NATO on its toes. Much depends on how sincere the Americans are. But European NATO really is in a dangerous spot.

submitted 18 days ago • 3 comments

Now would be the perfect time for European states to get together, say "thank you to America for everything you have done since 1941, but times have changed", and then go off and commit themselves alone to help Ukraine achieve victory as soon as possible.

submitted 19 days ago • 32 comments

www.iiss.org/online-analy...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Ok folks, deep breaths. There is very real reason to worry about the dynamic emerging between Washington and Moscow when it comes to Ukraine. But there is also very real reason to believe that Ukraine and Europe can create a better outcome. (A rather long 🧵, obviously) /1

submitted 21 days ago • 72 comments

It’s not like Europe doesn’t have the wherewithal to torpedo whatever Trump and Putin are hatching.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

"By the time many earlier fellow travelers woke up to fascist reality, it was too late to resist, except by martyrdom." -- George L. Mosse

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

I’m reminded of the way little known Russian politicians sometimes put forth outrageous and outlandish proposals to win the attention and favor of the monarch. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Följdfråga som inte ställs: I vilken grad tror du felaktiga råd om handtvätt och droppsmitta bidrog till att människor smittades och dog eller fick sin hälsa förstörd i Sverige?

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Aftonbladet ringer upp den misstänktes pappa och är först med att berätta för honom vad hans son misstänks ha gjort. Expressen frontar med intervju med man som mycket möjligt just förlorat sin fru. TV4 hävdar att något sägs i ett väldigt otydligt ljudklipp. Finns en del att fundera på.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Nice that our article about Soviet-Afghan war veterans in Tajikistan’s civil war is mentioned in the most recent episode of Mark Galeotti’s podcast In Moscow’s Shadows, about Ukrainskii Sindrom, a bit more than 5 minutes in. www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

New report from the Swedish Defence Research Agency about Ukraine’s Law on Mobilization and how it helps to shape the conditions for mobilization in 2025. foi.se/en/foi/repor...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Woke up to the nice news that my article on the Hungarian government's discourse on Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine has been accepted by European Security subject to minor revisions.

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Fem år sedan början på den största politiska, moraliska och mediala härdsmältan i Sverige under min livstid och som samhälle förmår vi fortfarande inte peta i det som fick ske bortom de innötta talepunkterna. Vi är mycket långt från att ha bearbetat pandemin.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Fem år sedan början på den största politiska, moraliska och mediala härdsmältan i Sverige under min livstid och som samhälle förmår vi fortfarande inte peta i det som fick ske bortom de innötta talepunkterna. Vi är mycket långt från att ha bearbetat pandemin.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

”Ukraine Special Operations Forces and the Lessons Learned for Large-Scale Combat Operations.” Doug Livermore, Small Wars Journal. smallwarsjournal.com/2025/01/31/u...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

A very interesting four-part series about life in occupied Ukraine from podcast of French news magazine l’Express. podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/l...

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Anmärkningsvärt agerande av Socialstyrelsen.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Här presenteras Piotrs och mitt forskningsprojekt om ukrainsk militär kultur finansierat av Östersjöstiftelsen som vi genomför vid Södertörns högskola för den som är intresserad. perspektivost.se/samhalle/kan...

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

This dumb dance between the powerful who throw in little morcels of doubt into their deafening dog whistling and their prancing followers who pounce on them is really a feature of the public discourse of our times.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Tandis que Bluesky s'apprête à recevoir une vague historique d'inscriptions, faisons tout de suite de ce réseau un espace où les médias indépendants sont influents. Vous pouvez vous y abonner et les faire connaître à travers ce kit de démarrage. 👊 Propositions de comptes bienvenues dans les coms ;)

submitted 47 days ago • 26 comments