I finally got the opportunity to discuss neutrality in Europe in the latest episode of Sicherheitshalber.!

Time for all the Austrians and Irish to get mad at me. (Though I hope to get asylum in Switzerland if it gets too bad…!)
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Should I be worried that I can relate ?😂😅

This.
From Lawrence Freedman ‘s latest substack

#Hottake

Wir können nicht über das 'gläserne Gefechtfeld' im Kontext der #Ukraine reden und gleichzeitig die Grenzen des Selbigen in #Gaza ignorieren.

Gerade für die Verteidigung des Baltikums wären auch diese Lessons Learned imho höchst relevant!

Former Russian diplomat Bondarew (who resigned in protest in May 22) has an article in Spiegel *extremely critical* of the non-strategic approach of most NATO country leaders - and complementing Macron’s strategic ambiguity.
(Transl in Alt)

spiegel.de/ausland/ukrain…

Moving into Gattaca direction

This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born | WIRED wired.com/story/this-wom…

Oops I did it again 🤭

#TotalSolarEclipse

“Switzerland is neither politically, militarily nor mentally prepared for this creeping Russian offensive. The security policy debate is dominated by the loudest voices, and their fundamental opposition is stifling any constructive approach.“

nzz.ch/english/how-ca…

The Maldives are now flying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones
defensenews.com/global/asia-pa…

This was a great read

I spoke with ZEIT Was Jetzt about the reports on #AI use for targeting in Gaza.

KI im Gaza-Krieg: Entscheidet eine KI, wo in Gaza Bomben fallen? | ZEIT ONLINE zeit.de/politik/2024-0…

I believe it is a mistake to approach this as extended deterrence minus. More useful to try to develop a new and expanded role for 🇬🇧 and 🇫🇷 nuclear forces to complement, strengthen, and, in a worse case, fill in for the 🇺🇸 extended deterrent. But it will be quite different.

Another one for the to read list

Looking forward to being part of this panel on 'The Impact of AI on World Politics' in the last slot of the conference, 4pm today. Please come along! 😊 #ISA2024

Weekend reading recommendation on Taiwan.

I spoke with ZEIT Was Jetzt about the reports on #AI use for targeting in Gaza.

KI im Gaza-Krieg: Entscheidet eine KI, wo in Gaza Bomben fallen? | ZEIT ONLINE zeit.de/politik/2024-0…

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The London Defence Conference 2024 takes place 21-23 May at King's College London - our theme this year is 'Deterrence: building capacity to counter global threats.' londondefenceconference.com