CIA and NSA intel for the Falklands?

Spread the word. I've had the privilege of working for @cergrant.bsky.social, @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social's founding director, for 13 years. After 28 years in charge, he will step down at the end of the year. It will take someone with outstanding qualities to replace him. Details on our website.

No doubt yet more sagas in the US courts if he does: www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

Horizontal "promotion". Keeping somebody loyal by giving them an impressive title but meaningless job within the fold, as kicking them out completely makes them a dangerous loose canon

Although there is no plane of reality where a living Ali Khamenei is better than a dead one, it is abundently clear neither the experts, recongised or armchair, & certainly not the Trump Admin, have a clue what comes next medium/long term in Iran. Good luck to the people of Iran

More talks designed to drag out the process with no result from a Kremlin persepctive. There's not going to be a ceasefire until Autumn at the earliest, if at all during 2026. An end to the war is probably years away.

Well being the notional "Russian opposition" doesn't mean being anti-imperialist or even devotees of following international rule of law.

Trump says Americans "won't have to vote again" if he's elected #shorts YouTube video by CBS News

As he said during his election campaign, when he wins Americans won't have to vote anymore. They were warned.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Y7b4r...

З Новим роком

UA can expect very little from the Trump/Ze meeting if Trump considers his phone call with Putin "very productive" Putin will have restated his non-negotiable terms once again, and once again Trump will try and force it on UA which will be unacceptable to UA and Europe as a whole.

The FIFA World Cup draw has to be a leading contender for the most nausiating spectacle of the year award

Hi All, an exciting University of St Andrews announcement. We are launching a new online PGT programme, Conflict and Security in Policy and Practice. It covers a range of topics including peacebuilding, humanitarianism, strategic thought, and war studies. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/int...

Time for Europe to step up without pandering to the USA, or when push comes to shove, confirm its irrelevance to the world.

"Зараз Україна може опинитися перед дуже складним вибором. Або втрата гідності, або ризик втрати ключового партнера"

www.president.gov.ua/news/yednist...

War Without End: Russia’s Shadow Warfare To secure its grip on power, Russia adopts Soviet practices coupled with modern tactics of covert influence, violence, and manipulation.

This is a good read:
cepa.org/comprehensiv...

Oh that's right. Offer a discount after I have already bought it!

But sadly not surprising whatsoever.

Oh dear Lord, this is preposterous. I can't think of a better way to promote "British Values" abroad than the British Council. Whoever made this decision should be fired as a cost-cutting measure.

As a Pompey fan, I take comfort only from the fact we are above Southampton

For both teams I suspect

They both have anal in common?

They both have anal in common? Gutter press

As it was obvious to anyone (except the dullard Witkoff) that RU would never agree to this, how is this breaking news? It would have been breaking news if RU had agreed to it as that would be extremely unlikely.

I am searching for my surprised face, but once again I can't find it.

Quite possibly. That passport has been around since 2015 in the public arena during which Trukhanov has been elected at least twice and yet nothing was done to stop his running at the time

New grubby deals will be struck behind the scenes. It won't take long for those to be formed

Brigadier General Serhiy Lysak has been appointed head of military administration in #Odesa, thus (eventually) replacing Gennady Trukhanov as Mayor now his citzenship removal prevents him holding political office.

As stated yesterday regarding the impending loss of UA citzenship for #Odesa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov, I understand it has now been removed and thus #Odesa has no mayor.