'Re-arming Europe: Short-term priorities for personnel, public support and procurement': @armida.bsky.social of @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social introduces her timely paper tonight in co-operation with Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung at the Bavarian Representation in Brussels. share.google/IjoMy2y0sUmh...
Europeans should have woken up long ago to the risk that the US under Trump would leave them exposed to Russia. Now they will need to rearm and fill gaps at speed. And -looking at the UK, for example - finance ministries can't be allowed to decide whether a nation is defended or not.
An important piece of work by my @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social colleague @armida.bsky.social . The apparent collapse of the FR-GE-ES FCAS aircraft project shows again the gap between Europe's rhetoric & its performance in rearmament. This paper offers some potential quick wins.
Ian Bond
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Ian Bond
Pentagon likely to cancel planned Tomahawk cruise missile sale to Germany, Politico reports, citing U.S. fears of provoking Russia, though the headline downplays the other elephant in the room: bigly depleted stockpiles (attributed to Iran, not Ukraine or Israel). www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
Europe needs to rapidly improve its deterrence.
A new @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social / Hanns Seidel Foundation paper by @armida.bsky.social outlines key steps European governments can take in the next 1-2 years to accelerate rearmament, readiness and deterrence efforts.
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He’s right. Russia’s daily war crimes are being presented as a new normal. It’s not normal and we must, as he says, lean in harder.
@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social puts it bluntly in a new study: Germany is the epicenter of the 'China Shock 2.0.' Unlike in the 2000s, Beijing is no longer just targeting the fringes of the global market, but is now aiming directly at the industrial heart of the German economy.
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These accidental and not-so accidental incursions test NATO's collective defence. Failure to respond proportionately invites both repetition and escalation - what's an accident now, may not be next time.
Rosemary Thomas
Centre for European Reform
Kevin Rothrock
🔎 This analysis on Xpert.Digital explains why Germany has become the “epicenter of the China Shock 2.0.” 🚨 It shows how massive Chinese subsidies, overcapacities, and an undervalued exchange rate…
Important thread, on how West can disrupt Russian missile production, including by stricter controls on RU imports of W dual-use items via third countries. My proposal: copy rules on strict liability for firms for eg labour violations in supply chains, impose strict liability on end-use control.
I have argued for a long time that NATO air defence should be extended to cover at least the Western part of Ukraine, so that drones can be brought down as early as possible. That would protect both Ukrainian & NATO citizens & infrastructure. Western fear of escalation only leads to RU escalation.
Former MI6 Chief Richard Moore: Ending the war requires Putin’s desire to stop. There has never been any indication that he wants to end his war of aggression against Ukraine.
We must lean in harder alongside Ukrainians to help them stop Russia from bombing defenseless civilians
Excellent! European leaders meeting Zelenskyy in the UK today need to read this: stop talking about negotiations, step up the military and economic pressure on Putin.
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⚡️Drone reportedly strikes residential building in Romania.
A drone reportedly struck a residential building in Galati, Romania, overnight on May 29, news outlet Viata Libera reported, as an air raid alert was declared in all of Ukraine.
Russland produziert heute grob geschätzt etwa 850 ballistische Raketen pro Jahr: etwa 60 Iskander‑M pro Monat und etwa 10 Kinzhal. Dazu nutzt Russland Bestände von S‑300/S‑400-Raketen im Bodenmodus als ballistische Raketen.
