Henrik Breitenbauch
@breitenbauch.bsky.social
Dean, Royal Danish Defence College. BoD, Innovation Fund Denmark. On strategy, security, and social sciences. Usual disclaimers apply.
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Director of the European Think Tank Office in Kyiv - Utrikespolitiska institutet
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) is establishing a European Think Tank Office in Kyiv through the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS). This Office will serve a...
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Norway has for the first time ever a national security strategy. The government presented it today, symbolically on the 80th anniversary of VE day. www.nrk.no/norge/regjer... Press release: www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/-...
Regjeringa legg fram ny sikkerheitsstrategi
«Den mest alvorlege sikkerheitspolitiske situasjonen sidan andre verdskrig», har regjeringa sagt fleire gonger. Slik skal dei møte han.
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Hi Everyone, I'm delighted to be able to say that @alanderminna.bsky.social first post (free for everyone) has just been released on the Substack. She discusses the reports of Russian military preparations against the Baltics and Nordics. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Russia Is Preparing For More
Developments Along the Northeastern Front
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This is an important article: contrary to popular belief, the decline of citizens’ willingness to fight for their country is not permanent. Proximity to ongoing conflicts actually increases the willingness to fight. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Fighting for their country: How proximate conflict shapes citizens’ attitudes | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Fighting for their country: How proximate conflict shapes citizens’ attitudes
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We at @sjms.bsky.social not only have the nicest notebooks, but we also: -Want your manuscripts in the broad field of military studies -Exclusively publish open-access articles Read more here: sjms.nu #CivMilSky
“The West should not be fooled by any “gestures of good will” coming from Moscow. They are always calculated to influence the information space in Russia’s favor.” www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51174
Opinion: Putin’s ‘Easter Truce’: Lies as Weapons, Western Silence as Complicity
The West should not be fooled by any “gestures of good will” coming from Moscow. They are always calculated to influence the information space in Russia’s favor.
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Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Head Sergey Naryshkin threatened a Russian attack against NATO states in response to NATO states building up their defenses in line with US President Donald Trump's push for Europe to increase its defense capabilities. isw.pub/UkrWar041525
Institute for the Study of War@thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 2y agoNEW: Two high-ranking members of Putin's inner circle reiterated Putin's June 2024 non-negotiable demands that any resolution of the war in Ukraine must result in regime change, extensive territorial concessions, and long-term limitations on Ukraine's military. 🧵(1/7) isw.pub/UkrWar041525
“One of the great allures of military power is that it promises to bring conflicts to a quick and decisive conclusion. In practice, it rarely does.” A superb essay from @ldfreedman.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/age-forever-...
The Age of Forever Wars
Why military strategy no longer delivers victory.
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“Washington would be particularly unwise to go it alone in a complex global competition. By retreating to a sphere of influence in the Western hemisphere, the United States would cede the rest of the world to a globally engaged China.” www.foreignaffairs.com/china/undere...
Underestimating China
Success in great-power competition requires rigorous and unsentimental net assessment. Yet the American estimation of China has lurched from one extreme to the other. For decades, Americans registered...
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Ben Jensen on achieving battlefield mass with AI mwi.westpoint.edu/the-converge...
The Convergence Conundrum: Achieving Mass in the Era of Artificial Intelligence - Modern War Institute
Mass has long been a cornerstone of military strategy. Traditionally defined as the concentration of combat power at a decisive point to overwhelm the adversary, this principle remains as relevant to ...
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Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints
An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think ...
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"In Greenland what we saw was American imperialism with no clothes. Naked and vain." snyder.substack.com/p/vance-in-g...
The Imperialism Has no Clothes
JD Vance in Greenland
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I agree 100 per cent. It is essential that Europeans don’t fall for this US/Russian stitch up, which will strengthen Russia, weaken Ukraine, and undermine the security of the rest of Europe.
Phillips OBrien@phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2y agoHi All, just released this free post outlining the Black Sea Ceasefire and how the Trump and Putin governments have basically tried to box Ukraine (and Europe) in. It was (another) betrayal of Ukraine where the US pretended to be friendly, but knifed it in the back. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
With or Without the US, NATO Exercises Are Priceless | "Political uncertainty doesn’t change the critical need for alliance forces to practice warfighting together." @elisabethbraw.bsky.social
With or Without the US, NATO Exercises Are Priceless
Political uncertainty doesn’t change the critical need for alliance forces to practice warfighting together.
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What we invest in defence is how we value our defence. The White Paper we present today is our proposal for working together for European Defence in the EU. And the ReArm Europe Plan brings the financing possibilities to it.
Brilliant podcast with clear messages from @shashj.bsky.social and @camillegrand.bsky.social Good to listen to these voices of reason especially when Germany is a little handicaped in its ability to play along. Bottom line: Yes, we can!
Henrik Breitenbauch@breitenbauch.bsky.social · 2y ago@camillegrand.bsky.social on Brussels Sprouts with @jteurope.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/b...
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Deep cuts in Army, EUCOM downsizing among plans pushed by 2 Trump defense strategists
A focus on the Asia-Pacific region and China as chief focuses for the U.S. military going forward could mean a reduction in troops serving in Europe, and drastic spending cuts for the Army.
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You have just about enough time, if you think you know anybody that might be at risk of having a happy Christmas and looking forward to 2025, to buy them this book instead. amzn.to/4cFI1b6
Who Will Defend Europe?: An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent
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For those interested in NATO and what it does.
Henrik Breitenbauch@breitenbauch.bsky.social · 2y agoNATO AS A MILITARY OECD To understand what NATO does - as an international organization to enable its function as a military alliance - it is useful to see it as a military version of the OECD: 🧵 Link to Global Governance article (open access): brill.com/view/journal...
Over the weekend, I have tried to catch 'em all. This starter pack includes academic researchers and military analysts with the Royal Danish Defence College. Follow for more on strategy, security, operational concepts, doctrine, civ-mil relations, Ukraine, etc. #MilSky, #PolSky, #CivMilSky
Doctrine, grand strategy, tactics, military technology, command, planning, etc. 👉 Here is a starter pack with good colleagues from the Royal Danish Defence College / Forsvarsakademiet. Have I missed any? Please tag them below, and I will add them. #MilSky #PolSky #CivMilSky #RDDC