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Ulrike Franke
@rikefranke.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD UniofOxford, previously Sciences Po. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence. Diskutiert/ discutes bei SicherheitsPod & LeCollimateur
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I keep repeating myself, but 🤷‍♀️. Europe *has to* do more on defence, it has to be able to do more by itself without US support & hand-holding. You can watch me make this argument here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNHm...

European security: Is Germany fit for combat? | To the point
European security: Is Germany fit for combat? | To the point

Germany’s Defense Minister has warned that in an increasingly dangerous world, the German military must become combat-ready, and quickly. That will require a...

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ESemsetc.bsky.social

I hope we get to hangout and talk about this sometime soon :)

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It's just not going to happen as long as a tiny party holds the Ministry of Finance 💁🏻‍♂️ We could write the 2% into the constitution but nobody in government - especially the FDP - is willing to do that.

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JAjoe85.bsky.social

For 2 Days, yes^^🙈 After 2 Days, we need help !^^

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Ddrgeophysics.bsky.social

All true imo too. It turns out that defense defunding, and also decisions related to energy, were fundamentally flawed imo: Reality bites. Time to reexamine these crucial issues.

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Hardly anyone in German politics likes to face the reality that it’s time to leave the bed of post-cold-war-comfortability. Having a border to Russia would change that very quickly… 😳

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Ulrike Franke
@rikefranke.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD UniofOxford, previously Sciences Po. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence. Diskutiert/ discutes bei SicherheitsPod & LeCollimateur
12.3k followers798 following1.6k posts