Issue #5 of The Ties That Bind just released earlier today! Picking up pretty much right where we last left off, this edition goes more in depth into our mysterious new experiments and what exactly has been going on down on planet Earth.

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In Conversation with Roland Theis The following conversation was recorded on February 5, 2026 and has been edited for clarity.

How does Germany view the transatlantic partnership? Find out in the latest episode of #TheTiesThatBind.

the amount of direct parallels to real time, real life, as i remembered it then, and how applicable it is NOW... VERY frustrating... and it's sent me down a wormhole, wanting to look into who's who, what they're doing now, and just whomst among them were and/or are zionists lol #TheTiesThatBind

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine proved to be a lynchpin moment for how Finnish society viewed its security and its future. Listen to this episode of #TheTiesThatBind on #Finland. buff.ly/HvLDZ2g

#NowWatching "Pulse" (1988). 5/365.

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#NowWatching "The Prodigy" (2019). 4/365.

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🇫🇮 Finland has a constitutional clause that implies that all Finnish citizens are expected to contribute to the country's defense in some way. Listen to this episode of #TheTiesThatBind podcast for a look at Finland's history, #NATO accession, and more! buff.ly/vmSYn80

Unlike the other NATO frontline states, Finland was not a member of #NATO at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. February 24, 2022, proved to be a lynchpin moment for how Finnish society viewed its security and its future. More on #TheTiesThatBind podcast. buff.ly/vmSYn80

Never Again Alone Season 2, Episode 5 | Perspectives from Finland

🇫🇮 Finland has a unique whole-of-society approach to defense, known as "Total Defense." Learn more in this episode of #TheTiesThatBind podcast.

A new episode of #TheTiesThatBind podcast is live! Natalia Kopytnik chats with experts Minna Ålander and Joel Linnainmäki for an episode on #Finland. Listen now and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! buff.ly/vmSYn80

#NowWatching "Silent Night, Bloody Night" (1972). 355/365.

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#NowWatching "Violent Night" (2022). 354/365.

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Catch up on #TheTiesThatBind podcast on #Latvia before next week's episode goes live! buff.ly/uec9Plj

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#MarkRutte needs an urgent re-set...

In Conversation with Linda Ozola An FPRI project examining how NATO shapes the transatlantic relationship and its role in the global security landscape.

Learn more about Latvia's response to #RussianAggression and civil defense in Natalia Kopytnik's conversation with former Deputy Mayor of Riga and current member of the Riga City Council, Linda Ozola. #TheTiesThatBind

#NowWatching "The Mean One" (2022). 351/365.

Horror take on The Grinch. Really, it's a logical step.

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#NowWatching "Family Ornaments" (2023). 349/365.

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#NowWatching "Blood Rage" (1987). 348/365.

This movie has like 3 different names - "Nightmare at Shadow Woods" and "Slasher." Happy Thanksgiving!

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How is Latvia's public sector thinking about resilience and building trust in a whole-of-society defense approach? Find out on #TheTiesThatBind podcast. buff.ly/x1lxYWS

#NowWatching "Stepford Wives" (2004). 346/365.

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NEW episode of #TheTiesThatBind podcast - Windows of Opportunity | Perspectives from Latvia 🇱🇻 buff.ly/x1lxYWS

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#NowWatching "Flesh Eating Mothers" (1988). 345/365.

It's been a busy but quiet movie month. So I've been slacking. Kicking it back up with an odd conceptual movie that delivers so far...

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Listen to the latest episode of #TheTiesThatBind podcast for a conversation with former NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu. buff.ly/LfHMNj3

Listen to this episode of #TheTiesThatBind with Natalia Kopytnik and Oana Lungescu, Lessons in History and Communications from NATO's Principal Spokesperson

NEW from #TheTiesThatBind - Lessons in History and Communications from NATO's Principal Spokesperson with Oana Lungescu buff.ly/LfHMNj3

Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Romania has been a critical actor in helping the Ukrainian war effort, serving as a logistics and military training hub, and securing Ukrainian grain exports in the first years of the war. More in this episode of #TheTiesThatBind buff.ly/2R4DFrR