Things that will totally lead to war between Russia & NATO: ̶A̶n̶t̶i̶ ̶t̶a̶n̶k̶ ̶w̶e̶a̶p̶o̶n̶s̶ A̶r̶t̶i̶l̶l̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶a̶m̶m̶o̶ A̶t̶t̶a̶c̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶c̶r̶i̶m̶e̶a̶ -P̶a̶t̶r̶i̶o̶t̶s̶ ̶T̶a̶n̶k̶s̶ -A̶T̶A̶C̶M̶S̶ I̶n̶v̶a̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶R̶u̶s̶s̶i̶a̶ L̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶r̶a̶n̶g̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶s̶

"International waters are international waters. We're sailing through." Clear words from Boris Pistorius as a German Navy ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in 22 years. Equally notable: German industry signalled its approval. The world is changing.

Today is Battle of Britain Day when we remember The Few, who defended our nation and fought against tyranny. We must never forget the sacrifice they made for our freedom. #LestWeForget #BoB84 #battleofbritainday

TV debate included discussion of a potential Taiwan contingency, with all candidates agreeing on the need for an evacuation plan for Japanese nationals. Some differences on degree of commitment (or focus in this presidential race) perhaps. nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO…

.⁦⁦Philip Shetler-Jones⁩ : “There is no basis in the international law for Beijing's protest against the free passage of ships through the #Taiwan Strait." #china rusi.org/news-and-comme…

“Ishiba appears to be looking at countries such as the Philippines, South Korea and Australia among others for his military alliance plan, with some possible role also for the US.” firstpost.com/world/what-is-…

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro explains the increase in incidents with China. “The proverbial schoolyard bully is the best example of what China is,” he said. “It just muscles you over.” cbsn.ws/3Tw9t3M

We will organize a public symposum on the UK-Japan Strategic Partnership on 25 September at Keio Univeristy, co-hosted by Keio Center for Strategy and Centre for Geopolitics . You can register here! Michito Tsuruoka / 鶴岡路人 Koji Tsuruoka John Nilsson-Wright Julia Longbottom

Me: "Vladimir Putin is a war criminal in your view? And Assad is a war criminal?" Jill Stein: "Uh, yes. In so many words." Me: "What does that mean, 'in so many words'?" My exchange with the Green Party candidate on war crimes. Full interview: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-me…

Why didn’t ABC News News fact-check Kamala Harris when she made this statement? 🤔

Candidate for leader of Japan’s ruling party invokes key legal language to frame a Taiwan crisis, laying the grounds for the use of the self defence forces for to respond under the right of collective self-defence.

Candidate for leader of Japan’s ruling party invokes key legal language to frame a Taiwan crisis, laying the grounds for the use of the self defence forces to respond under the right of collective self-defence.

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OTD in 1939 Poland, as a complete surprise to us, suddenly ceased to exist so we "entered to restore or order and protect our compatriots abroad". We ended up committing crimes against humanity. Definitely not an invasion. Imagine that happening today

U.S. State Department got this wrong. It's not "freedom of navigation" - a term that applies if one refers to user states' freedom and rights in PH EEZ. In this case, it should be PH exercise of "sovereign rights" in EEZ as the coastal state in question. state.gov/briefings/depa…

"GCAP is a very important project and I had the opportunity to make that clear, both publicly and here in private," Starmer told reporters shortly before he left Italy. usnews.com/news/world/art…

Jackson Lamb is “decrepit, but still deadly when crossed. Could the same be said of Britain?” rusi.org/explore-our-re…

'Hello, Carphone Warehouse? I think my pager might be broken. Oh, no reason...'

I am so glad that Andris Banka wrote this piece, showing that, early in his presidency, Putin's public remarks suggested that Russia was not opposed to NATO's eastern enlargement and that his tone was much softer than what it is today. journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

👉It’s pointless for Russia to negotiate with Ukraine - Medvedev, Oct 2021 👉Russia won't discuss Ukraine's proposals - Lavrov, Dec 2022 👉The topic of negotiations is not relevant right now - Peskov, Dec 2023 👉Russia won't have any negotiations with Ukraine - Shoigu, Sept 2024