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22.02.2026 07:20 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@rikefranke.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD @ox.ac.uk. Previously at, and now teaching @SciencesPo.bsky.social. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence #miltech. Podcast host at @SicherheitsPod.de & LeCollimateur
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22.02.2026 07:20 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Apparently, Trump now wants to compete with Denmark on welfare and free health care over Greenland. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
22.02.2026 05:40 โ ๐ 324 ๐ 61 ๐ฌ 52 ๐ 4We recorded episode 104 of our podcast, and while our guest, Rebecca Barth on Ukraine was *truly brilliant*, I think the second part of the podcast is even better because it is exactly the seemingly-super-nerdy-but-actually-truly-relevant stuff we set out to talk about when we started this.
21.02.2026 18:56 โ ๐ 117 ๐ 18 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 3So you donโt know either?
21.02.2026 20:24 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0No, because they wouldnโt translate my German into Austrian. But they did translate me into Flemish.
21.02.2026 20:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Who decides to use this army?
21.02.2026 19:59 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Not gonna lie, I found Merzโs comments on FCAS in this podcast incredibly weird. Like, you canโt jus casually mention, after 9 years and millions of Euros spent that maybe you arenโt looking for the same thing.
21.02.2026 09:09 โ ๐ 285 ๐ 53 ๐ฌ 21 ๐ 2You can read me in Flemish, if you are so inclined ๐
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โIt is the targets set by the Merz coalition and the lack of response from France that push us into unprecedented territory.โ
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Poland, Finland, Balticsโฆ landmines are back
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Anyway, please listen to this and tell me that this is the stuff you want to hear because that makes me happy ๐
21.02.2026 18:58 โ ๐ 29 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0We recorded episode 104 of our podcast, and while our guest, Rebecca Barth on Ukraine was *truly brilliant*, I think the second part of the podcast is even better because it is exactly the seemingly-super-nerdy-but-actually-truly-relevant stuff we set out to talk about when we started this.
21.02.2026 18:56 โ ๐ 117 ๐ 18 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 3Poland withdraws from treaty banning antipersonnel mines and will use them to defend against Russia
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When have I made this about France and Germany?
21.02.2026 15:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The Fr/UK mixup is possible but it overall feels a bit unserious.
21.02.2026 13:11 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0How often do you reckon I see Friedrich Merz?
21.02.2026 13:10 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0They have already found it, itโs the special fund(s).
21.02.2026 09:45 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Also, I really wasnโt impressed by the chancellor casually suggesting that the French nuclear deterrent is sea-based only (????) (min 9:50).
And then a few min later he speaks about the French need to carry nukes with FCAS?
Can we take this all a bit more seriously please?
Link to the podcast interview (in German)
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Like, yes, these divergences are real, and have been FROM THE START. But solve them, or finally end this, but these casual statements are just odd.
Also, afaik, the reason the fighter was planned to be crewed was because of the Germansโฆ
This is all a bit amateurish, sorry to say.
Not gonna lie, I found Merzโs comments on FCAS in this podcast incredibly weird. Like, you canโt jus casually mention, after 9 years and millions of Euros spent that maybe you arenโt looking for the same thing.
21.02.2026 09:09 โ ๐ 285 ๐ 53 ๐ฌ 21 ๐ 2@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com I think you might find this interesting
21.02.2026 09:05 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Anyway, Baby is sleeping on me, so I get to catch up on some reading ๐
21.02.2026 09:05 โ ๐ 64 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0โBritish politics is also vulnerable because it isnโt, in practice, governed by the rule of law. Instead, thereโs a code of honour, premised on the ancient notion that politicians are โgood chapsโ.โ
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How Palantir captured the UK Ministry of Defence
Few things I can relate to as much as to Babyโs morning naps.
We should all lie down again after having been awake for two hours in the morning. Feels like a very sensible approach.
That being said, every author who makes a European Army argument but fails to engage with these ๐ issues isnโt really seriously proposing anything.
www.boell.de/en/2024/01/2...
This is an important point which also discussed in our latest Casque et la Plume podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4hx...
โIt is the targets set by the Merz coalition and the lack of response from France that push us into unprecedented territory.โ
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