Anders Schröder

@andersschroder.bsky.social

Analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). Ex MP for the Swedish Green Party. Politics, philosophy, history, etc.

Det är märkligt att vi har ett så tamt parlament i det här landet att när riksdagens ledamöter plötsligt börjar spela roll är ryggmärgsreflexen hos många att något är fel och behöver regleras. Försök förklara det för en amerikansk kongressledamot eller för all del en EU-parlamentariker.

🇺🇦🇸🇪 Syrskyi: Held a meaningful meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Sweden. We are sincerely grateful for the 21st aid package from Sweden, which is based on the latest air defense systems, Deep Strike systems and ammunition.

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Why is every AI take either "it's all a grift" or "all jobs will be automated in 2027 and the robot overlords may end up murdering us". Surely the reasonable take is "AI will be useful and speed up growth but not more than other general purpose technologies."

"It is very important for us that we continue our partnerships. I value the friendships of the three Army chiefs in Norway, Sweden, and Finland." Major General Brian Eifler of the 11th airborne division in 2024. With the relations the 11th have with the Nordics, would they act if given the order?

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson published a response on X to Trump's tariff threat. "We will nåt be extorted. I will always stand up for my country and our allies. Currently there are intense discussions with other EU countries, the UK and Norway regarding a joint response."

The next chance for the Supreme Court to rule that these kind of tariffs are illegal and that the law Trump is using was never meant for this kind of thing will be on Tuesday, when the justices said new decisions will be announced.

Thomas Seal@twseal.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.

What is the arguments against stationing a French and/or British led tripwire force in Greenland? Seems like the only option at this point if we're serious about protecting some kind of rules based order in our own region.

EU decides not to make geopolitical laughing stock of itself by a considerably-less-than-overwhelming majority. (And I'm the person who generally says trade deals don't have much to do with geopolitics, but I'd submit that this one does.)

Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨 Big news from Brussels: EU countries move to approve the EU-Mercosur trade deal, @euronews.com confirms. Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪 Abstention: 🇧🇪 All other member states voted in favour. Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.