Kahe aasta eest juhatas Saksamaa kantsler Olaf Scholz oma Zeitenwende-kõnega sisse kaitsepoliitika uue ajastu.

Kas midagi on sestsaadik muutunud? Jah. Kas see on olnud ka piisav? Ei.

Felix Gasper kirjutab sellest, kuidas läheb sakslaste kursimuutusega: diplomaatia.ee/felix-gasper-k…

To learn more, read the full report: carnegieeurope.eu/p-92139

Thank you to: Stefan Lehne, Rumena Filipova, Judy Dempsey, Zsuzsanna Szelenyi, Elena Ventura, meriliarjakas, Timo R. Stewart, Wojciech Przybylski, Oana Popescu-Zamfir, Rufin Zamfir, Alena Kudzko, Tuomas Iso-Markku, Naman Habtom & Koen Vossen
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In a critical election year, radical-right parties are gaining ground across Europe.

At Carnegie Europe, we unpacked their rise and potential impact on EU foreign policy through 14 country case studies: carnegieeurope.eu/p-92139

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Kas hirm Venemaa võimaliku reaktsiooni ees jääbki NATO idatiiva potentsiaali piirama?

Ines Edur Skytte Institute UT & Rahvusvaheliste Suhete Ring leiavad, et idatiival tuleks end ühise eesmärgi nimel kokku võtta. diplomaatia.ee/nato-idatiiva-…

And most importantly: stop restricting how Ukraine can fight with the weapons ! They need to be able to cut off Russian supply lines and logistics far behind the frontlines.

Thank you, America.

I can’t underline enough that the aid package will literally save thousands of lives and secure the existence of a sovereign European democracy at least for this year.

Now let’s make sure no more Ukrainian lives are lost because of inaction and delay.

Crucial and right decision by the US House of Representatives to send Ukraine urgent military aid.

The best way to secure ourselves is to make sure we help Ukraine to win its fight for freedom.

Hope this vote encourages all allies to look through their warehouses and do more.

A few points on #Isfahan attack

As customary with security incidents in #Iran , reliable information about the exact nature of the attack & its damages cannot be obtained from official Iranian media. However, the extent of the attack seems to be less than initially speculated/1

Last night's Israeli strike on Iran was not a big punch but a calibrated slap that told Iran its defences were weak and even a small Israeli operation can score points.

The Israelis avoided public triumphalism while demonstrating they have escalation dominance, the Iranians can

Could have been Israel, could have been the Maldives, it's all quite mysterious

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The radical right is becoming a defining feature of Europe's political landscape.

Our new report edited by Rosa Balfour & Stefan Lehne maps the positions of 14 radical-right parties and explores how they could impact EU foreign policy.

Read 👉 carnegieeurope.eu/p-92139

How will the radical right influence EU foreign policy?
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🔥 Hot new report Rosa Balfour Stefan Lehne Carnegie Europe

My take 🇵🇱
Plus 🇧🇬Rumena Filipova🇪🇪 meriliarjakas hello @visegradinsight fellow :)
🇫🇮 Timo R. Stewart 🇩🇪 Judy Dempsey
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The Baltics have never been safer, thanks to Nato enlargement and with Russia bogged down in Ukraine. But they feel more threatened than ever by Moscow - my report with Richard Milne

The Baltic balancing act over the threat from Russia ft.com/content/2047a8… via @ft

It’s great to be quoted by ⁦Reuters⁩ and ⁦Pesha Magid⁩
I said this before and I’ll say it again, “If there wasn't #Saudi - #Iranian normalisation and rapprochement, Saudi Arabia would be far more anxious right now,' reuters.com/world/middle-e…

A good assessment by Emile Hokayem اميل الحكيّم. 'The onus is now on Israel. For Benjamin Netanyahu, this is a net win... the concern now is that Israel's sense it has prevailed in this round may make it less rather than more risk averse.' ft.com/content/d9275a…

This weekend was the first time a state attacked Israel since 1991, when Saddam Hussein fired Scud missiles during the Gulf war. Back then America successfully convinced Israel not to retaliate. But it will be harder to repeat that trick today. economist.com/middle-east-an…

The madman theory of foreign policy: 'Iran's message was clear: we're crazier than you realise and we're prepared to endure the consequences of war if necessary,' said a regime insider. 'This is meant to serve as a deterrent and signal to the US/Israel.' ft.com/content/0f2a35…

It is indeed hard to describe US approach to Israel and Ukraine as anything but double standards.
Apart from this moralizing notion, so often misused, the damage that the US is doing to its interests and power by failing Ukraine is growing by the day. Adversaries are watching.

Sense in Israel that cooler heads are prevailing and that response to Iranian strike - however & whenever it comes - will take pains to 1) preserve integrity of regional coalition that was instrumental in defending Israel last night, and 2) not squander restored credibility.

In the Middle East, 'we will respond at the time and place of our choosing' often means 'we haven't the foggiest idea how we're going to respond yet'