Democracy is worth defending. At Halifax I sat on a panel with General Jennie Carignan, Garry Kasparov and Hanna Hopko and argued democracies must turn intent into action: raise defence spending, widen joint exercises and intelligence-sharing, and boost cyber resilience. (1/2)

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🇺🇦 What security guarantees does Ukraine need? Second panel at our international Ukraine conference with @JohnEdHerbst, @ChRodhe, @Bobrovska_MP, Flemming Splidsboel Hansen and @SaraNanni, moderated by LibMods Ukraine Program Director @Simon_Schlegel_. Sara Nanni: "Right now we have a negotiation table with three parties, two of them want a capitulation of Ukraine. So, maybe we need a new table!" Solomiia Bobrovska,: "On the negotiations – There is an endless list of demands from Trump’s administration of what Ukraine must do. But what are the demands to the Russian side? Will they just stop fighting along the frontline? Russian threat will be endless, and we must be prepared. Freedom is not free." #LibMod #UkraineandUs

It was such a pleasure to be on this genuinely interesting panel - warm thanks to you all and especially to @LiberaleModerne for inviting me. 👏👏👏

Nytt avsnitt ute nu! Hör om Rysslands spel kring de s.k. fredsförhandlingarna. Vad deras långsiktiga mål är, m.m: trygghetspodden.se - @UISweden @ChRodhe @MilitarDebatt #säkpol #politik #ukraina #säkerhet

Fantastisk rivstart för Forum Östeuropa organiserat av ⁦@SCEEUS_UI⁩ ⁦@UISweden⁩ och ⁦@SweInstitute⁩ med otaliga svenska aktörer på området. Sverige har en mycket god resursbas och nu stärker vi synergier och samarbetet på bredden!

Meanwhile:

RT @samagreene: Ok folks, deep breaths. There is very real reason to worry about the dynamic emerging between Washington and Moscow when i…

Interesting thread on Russia-Iran partnership 👀⤵️

Såhär glad blir man av att praktisera på @SCEEUS_UI ! Varmt tack för dina fina insatser, Filip!

Warm congratulations from across the Baltic!

My colleague @leukavets in the excellent discussions at our joint #Belarusdays event this morning. Warm thanks to @_Beaty_ of NATO, @paulhansbury1 and Elena of Warwick Uni, our hosts #DemocraticBelarusinBxl and everyone who came!

The West should support Armenia’s security by supporting military reform, providing access to technology, promoting economic diversification and assisting diplomatic efforts to resolve regional conflicts. New report by @SCEEUS_UI colleagues @HugovonEssen and @hedenskog_jakob ⬇️

Nu börjar ⁦@UISweden⁩ evenemang ”Vad väntar Ukraina 2025” med ⁦@ChRodhe⁩ ⁦@SCEEUS_UI⁩ @LubnaElShanti⁩ ⁦@BFagersten⁩ och Magnus Christiansson ⁦@Forsvarshogsk⁩ modererat av ⁦@HallgrenJakob⁩

Rysslands fullskaliga invasion av Ukraina har nu pågått i över 1 000 dagar, och under den senaste tiden har såväl kriget som politiken intensifierats. Så vad väntar Ukraina 2025? Välkommen! 📅 5 dec 🕔 18:00-19:30 📍 Playhouse Teater, Stockholm 👉 ui.se/evenemang/vad-vantar-u…

1000 days: so much death, so much resistance - and yet, 🇷🇺 full scale invasion of 🇺🇦 is part of a vastly broader challenge, affecting us all. dn.se/varlden/tusen-dagar-av…

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Re-upping this piece is probably the most constructive thing I’ll manage to do today

Raising awareness about the risks of getting entangled in Moscow’s #negotiationtheatre is imprtant. Thanks @OAJonsson for sharing my paper 👇👀

In my latest op-ed, I argue against two widespread beliefs on Russia that can have devestating effects on European security. Russia is not a local problem and inaction does not lead to peace. Europe must wake up and face Russia as a systemic threat. euractiv.com/section/global-…