Kadri Liik
@kadriliik.bsky.social
Professional focus on Russia, other interests many and varied.
Wrote about Russia, Europe, war and negotiations carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
Why Europe Cannot Negotiate a New Yalta with Russia
While Russia is not ready to sue for peace on Europe’s terms, it could still either seek a ceasefire in Ukraine or try escalation. Brussels needs to prepare for both and prioritize that preparation ov...
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I enjoyed it a lot!
Michael Peel@mikepeeljourno.bsky.social · 3mo agoGreat to appear again on the BBC World Service weekend morning show with presenter Paul Henley, fellow panellist @kadriliik.bsky.social and guests @renaeffendi.bsky.social and @rebeccasealwriter.bsky.social! Big thanks to @albanakasapi.bsky.social and Rumella Dasgupta for the invitation.
Happy to join!
Carnegie Europe@carnegieeurope.bsky.social · 4mo agoWelcoming @kadriliik.bsky.social to Carnegie Europe as a visiting scholar! As a longstanding expert on EU-Russian affairs, she will complement our ongoing analysis of Europe's geopolitical standing and its ability to respond to Putin's war in Ukraine. We will share more of her work soon.
I once heard Tom Stoppard at a foreign policy conference. He was a warm-up speaker to someone important. Of the 15 minutes he had, 14 he spent on the introduction. Then, realizing his time was up, ended abruptly. And yet this is the speech I remember. Not the polished one by the ‘important’ speaker.
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This is wonderful and also true. The analogies you draw, the thoughts you suddely have, the roads you pursue, the structures you comprehend, simply because a piece of art or theatre shakes you up and makes you think differently.
Harry Wallop@harrywallop.co.uk · 8mo agoGreat culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based. Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
😮 Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China! The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more. www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norweger stellen fest, dass China 850 ihrer Elektrobusse fernsteuern und sogar stoppen kann
Etwa 850 in Norwegen eingesetzte Elektrobusse können aus China vollständig kontrolliert werden. Das hat ein geheimer Test der öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe ergeben.
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I am not a #Merkel fan (as many of you know), but the headlines following her interview with Partizan are complete nonsense. She does not blame Poland or the Baltics at all.
Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦@reshetz.bsky.social · 10mo agoWe do not hate merkel enough
With less (or no) American capability and capacity, the costs and trade-offs Europeans face are exacerbated, writes @rafaelloss.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nl9m7P
Flaunting mischief: Three aims of Russia’s airspace incursions
Russia’s recent incursions into NATO airspace are the biggest escalation with the alliance since the cold war. With it, Putin likely hopes to achieve three main goals…
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Join us for the BEARR Trust Annual Lecture 2025 on “Is it all over for the rules-based international order?” with Bobo Lo and @kadriliik.bsky.social moderated by Sir Roderic Lyne. 📅 Tue 14 Oct, 6pm (arrival from 5.30pm) 📍 EBRD HQ, Canary Wharf, London Register and donate👉 bearr.org/2025/08/21/t...
🚨 Academic job alert! We are hiring 12 people at graduate, assistant professor, and full prof level in the 20th century history of Central/Eastern Europe. Our institute is growing, Warsaw is brilliant, and we want young and enthusiastic people. Join us!
Join the team of the Center for Totalitarian Studies! - Instytut Pileckiego
The Center for Totalitarian Studies has announced competitions for positions in the humanities. We are looking for professors, adjuncts and assistants.
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My long read for @ecfr.eu and probably the publication im most proud of in all my years doing this. A deep dive into how Russia retrenched in Libya, uses it to project power from Ukraine to the Sahel, and the many lessons Europe or other frontline states can learn from it ecfr.eu/publication/...
The bear who came to tea: Russia, Libya and the Kremlin’s playbook for fragile states
Russia’s re-entrenchment in Libya, Europe’s soft underbelly, offers profound lessons on how it exploits geopolitical instability—and how Europeans can push back…
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Russia’s large deployment in Libya has not only cost Moscow nothing—it has financially profited from it. @tmegrisi.bsky.social identifies weaknesses European states can exploit to curb Russia’s influence in Libya. @ecfrmena.bsky.social Full policy brief 👇
The bear who came to tea: Russia, Libya and the Kremlin’s playbook for fragile states
Russia’s re-entrenchment in Libya, Europe’s soft underbelly, offers profound lessons on how it exploits geopolitical instability—and how Europeans can push back…
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Russia has entrenched itself in Libya over the past decade, transforming the country into a hub for its African operations. Russia’s approach to embedding itself in fragile states written by @tmegrisi.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social
The bear who came to tea: Russia, Libya and the Kremlin’s playbook for fragile states
Russia’s re-entrenchment in Libya, Europe’s soft underbelly, offers profound lessons on how it exploits geopolitical instability—and how Europeans can push back…
buff.ly
What’s the best book about Enlightenment and how that shaped how we think and organize our (collective or individual) lives?
We did this with @kadriliik.bsky.social @dumoulinme.bsky.social and Leo a few days before Trump’s call w/ putin on #Ukraine, so who can say they haven’t been warned ))
ECFR European Security@ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social · last yr.The US is changing the game for 🇺🇦. If the West pushes "peace for land," it risks handing Russia a win. Instead, Europe must rally behind real security guarantees to ensure lasting peace. @jkobzova.bsky.social , @kadriliik.bsky.social , Leo Litra, and @dumoulinme.bsky.social explain how:
I’d be interested to hear what informed people think of the idea below. Feasible? Politically and economically? on.ft.com/3Ec4sII
Trump should call on Opec in his bid to negotiate with Putin
Ukraine’s western allies must join forces with the oil cartel to really squeeze Russia’s war economy
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Yesterday our experts @jkobzova.bsky.social, @kadriliik.bsky.social, Leo Litra & @dumoulinme.bsky.social discussed on what Europeans can do to help advance a better deal for #Ukraine. If you missed the webinar we got you covered! Here's the recording 👇
Don’t wait for Washington: What the EU can do for Ukraine and its own security
After taking office, Donald Trump did not stop the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Yet, there are high expectations that his administration will at least attempt a ceasefire in the coming months.
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Why do they assume there would be a peace deal…?
Mujtaba Rahman@mijrahman.bsky.social · 2y agoGenuinely bad news - EU debating return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal First instance of the EU's competitiveness and security agendas coming into conflict Good scoop by @henryjfoy.ft.com www.ft.com/content/a19a...
📆 Remember to register for our upcoming webinar on Jan 29, at 9.30 CET! Our experts @jkobzova.bsky.social @kadriliik.bsky.social Leo Litra & @dumoulinme.bsky.social will talk about what the Europeans can do to help advance a better deal for #Ukraine ⬇️ https://buff.ly/40xVZqX
Don’t wait for Washington: What the EU can do for Ukraine and its own security
After taking office, Donald Trump did not stop the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Yet, there are high expectations that his administration will at least attempt a ceasefire in the coming months.
buff.ly
