Markus Bayer

What kind of racist shit is that? Why does his spouse being an immigrant matter at all?

Teaching when to trust As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge

Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it

Die Finnen sind wirklich eine Bereicherung für die NATO!

Europe thinks the unthinkable: Retaliating against Russia Countries are looking at joint offensive cyber operations and surprise military drills as Moscow steps up its campaign to destabilize NATO allies.

I hate that this is necessary, but it is. So it’s good that things are moving.

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A Wargame to Take Taiwan, from China’s Perspective In August 2025, 25 international experts gathered at Syracuse University to do something unusual: plan China's invasion of Taiwan. For two days,

Current Taiwan wargames may be preparing for the wrong war.

Taiwan’s Will to Fight Isn’t the Problem China’s increasingly powerful military has bracketed Taiwan with exercises. Its air and naval forces launch daily incursions, and Beijing has erased the

The real obstacle to Taiwan’s defense isn’t willpower — it’s politics.

TSMC-Fabrik in Dresden: Taiwans Zusage erfolgte wohl nur gegen militärische Hilfe Warum hat TSMC ausgerechnet in Deutschland eine Halbleiterfabrik gebaut? Militärische Hilfen für Taiwan könnten den Ausschlag gegeben haben.

Interesting: Press reports claim 🇹🇼Taiwan‘s TSMC only agreed to build a chip factory in Dresden in exchange for military technology exports, which 🇩🇪Germany had in the past restricted for fear of 🇨🇳Chinese retaliation. The reports mentions naval propulsion systems, periscope technology and radars.
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Trump Administration Told Taiwan’s President to Avoid U.S. Stopover The Taiwanese leader canceled U.S. transit visits after being urged to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit.

President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan canceled U.S. transit visits after the Trump administration urged him to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in delicate talks with China over trade and a possible summit.

How China Could Blockade Taiwan China has options other than invasion to try to force Taiwan’s unification, one of which is a blockade. This report explores the potential motivations and strategic calculus for a blockade and maps ou...

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Britain ‘ready to fight’ over Taiwan Defence Secretary: ‘If we have to fight, Australia and the UK are nations that will fight together’

Britain ‘ready to fight’ over Taiwan www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Source: Military News Agency

Taiwan Armed Forces will purchase five types of commercial, off-the-shelf UAVs, totaling 48,750 units, next year.

Han Kuang 2025: Here is what happened on Day 8!

Three major defensive exercises by the ROCA, including the 6th and 8th Army Corps participating in defense-in-depth and resiliency drills.

Additionally, air raid drills were held in the south of Taiwan as part of the 2025 Urban Resiliency exercises

🥴🇷🇺Russia calls first 🇪🇪Estonian HIMARS MLRS firings a “provocation”

Kremlin spokesman Peskov said that the Baltic Sea has become a region of constant tension due to the “aggressive policy” of coastal European countries.

YouTube video by ABC News Taiwan to start largest-ever military drills

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Taiwans Streitkräfte üben seit Tagen die Abwehr einer chinesischen Invasion. Dieses Jahr wurden dafür 20.000 Reservisten aktiviert. Seit gestern findet die Phase “Civilian Operation” in den Städten zusammen mit zivilen Behörden statt: Mehr zur Übung Han Kuang 41:

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It is day five of Taiwan's Han Kuang military exercise.

Today's exercises focus on containing and defeating a large-scale landing attempt. The ROCN will shift from preservation to tactical operations, and the 6th Army Corps will practice quick deployments alongside the 99th and 66th Marine Brigades

Harvard is offering 558 free classes, including but not limited to "We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy", "American Government: Constitutional Foundations", and "U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy."
Thank you Harvard!! 👏👏👏

There is ‘a will and a way’ to green Paris - Eurocities Christophe Najdovski, Paris Deputy Mayor speaks about the recent vote to close 500 streets to cars and reallocate them to pedestrians, cyclists and green space.

🌿Paris is turning the car-centric model of urban design on its head. Following a historic vote, Parisians voted to close 500 streets to cars and reallocate them to pedestrians, cyclists, and green space. → eurocities.eu/latest/there...

#UrbanMobility #GreenerCities #SustainableCities #PublicSpace

NEW: The PRC is continuing to leverage global frustration with US tariffs to try to divide the United States from its partners. (1/7)

Read more in the latest edition of the China-Taiwan Weekly Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...

Nvidia, Export Controls, and The Trump Team's Art of Trading on Insider Knowledge A perfectly timed Nvidia put trade preceded Trump’s export controls by hours—and paid off by over 600%. In a month already shadowed by suspicious options activity, this one raises new questions.

This afternoon, someone bought Nvidia puts that would only pay off if the stock fell sharply.

They weren’t cheap.

But they were perfectly timed.

By 9 pm, those puts were up over 600%.

That doesn’t look like luck. That looks like insider trading. www.dataandpolitics.net/nvidia-expor...

China: Die größte Marine der Welt wächst und wächst Chinas Ausgaben für Verteidigung steigen seit Jahren. Auch die Marine wird massiv modernisiert und ausgebaut. Welche Rolle spielt Taiwan dabei? Und welche Schwächen hat Chinas Marine noch? Von Benjami...

„Die Regierung in Peking beansprucht die Insel als eigenes Staatsgebiet, obwohl Taiwan nie unter Kontrolle der in China autokratisch regierenden Kommunistischen Partei stand.“

genau so!

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Für mich unvorstellbare und verrückte Zustände in Taiwan. Das Militär ist hochgradig politisch und insb oppositions- und chinafreundlich. Völlig verrückt.

China’s Military Exercises Around Taiwan Enter Second Day The drills came after Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, announced measures to counter China’s influence and espionage. Beijing also wants to send a message to Washington, analysts said.

„Die chinesische Übung sei eine Reaktion auf Präsident Lais Rede von Mitte März.“ Lai geht dort auf 17 Maßnahmen ein, wie er chinesische Subversion und Spionage insb auch in den Taiwanischen Streitkräften bekämpfen will. 1/2

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This week, China conducted Exercise Strait Thunder 2025A. I have just published a special assessment of this lightning military activity, what the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sought to achieve and what we might learn from it. 1/4

Das erinnert mich ein bisschen an das Gerede über „Kriegstüchtigkeit“. Als könnte man mit IGF/KLF und einem starken Willen fehlende Munition wett machen.

Isn’t a real blockade much more obvious? The logistical efforts for a large scale and enduring blockade should be much different than we see in exercise lasting a few days.

Mick Ryan is always a qualified read regarding #Taiwan. The secret pentagon paper leaked a few days ago with the focus on the deterrence of China seizing Taiwan is going to be tested. Is Trump‘s government putting money where their mouth is? Let’s see.

Sounds good for Taiwan but not that comfortable for Europe. Isn’t that just a consequence of analyzing Russia as a „regional power“ just as Obama, 2014

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 ...

‘“China is the Department’s sole pacing threat, and denial of a Chinese fait accompli seizure of Taiwan — while simultaneously defending the U.S. homeland is the Department’s sole pacing scenario,” Hegseth wrote.’ www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...