On Somalia and Yemen with increasingly dangerous entities cooperating with each other and spawning more problems. Result? Trump will be forced to engage deeply in even more wars, that would have never happened had he stopped the global order dissolution. Back to square one.

Ik sta in een negatief bericht van tScheldt, goed bezig dus.

Hopelijk mag je zowel tegen het disproportionele geweld van Israël in Gaza zijn als tegen de ayatollahs in Teheran. Verontwaardiging over Gaza kan geen reden zijn om hen plotseling als goedaardige knuffelberen te beschouwen.

For #Israel to attack #Iran including its nuclear facilities (prohibited by international law) and for #Trump to ask Iran for “total surrender” and forgo a treaty right (uranium enrichment) in a clear act of national humiliation, on suspicion that it is developing nuclear weapons

One of the more frustrating aspects of debate in Europe and America over developments in Iran is the extent to which it is shaped by analysts and commentators whose links are predominantly with a handful of larger Iranian cities rather than regional towns and rural communities

Asked how far his army will go in Ukraine, Putin says: "I consider the Russian and Ukrainian people to be one people. In that sense all Ukraine is ours."

I love how he has been saying this for over a decade, writing pseudohistoric essays denying existence of Ukraine as a separate nation, yet people pretend like this is some 5d chess play and actually all about NATO

Very much vibes of 'well done, you did a big boy wee'

I don’t want to hear any 🇪🇺 statement that the 🇺🇸 has the right to defend itself. This is a clearcut violation of international law.

Just posted a 🧵 over at B-sky that answers some broader questions about the Israel (and now US) war against Iran.

Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17

This would be a start to a deal, but still falls short of achieving peace in the region. 1) Dismantling of proxies. 2) Respecting sovereignty of both states. 3) A definitive declaration on Palestine. Both states seem unwilling to compromise on their key issues.

He’s so out of his depth. He talked the same way when Russia & Ukraine didn’t magically stop fighting when he told them to He won’t do the work, learn the issues, do the shuttle diplomacy, build the coalitions to pressure combatants to settle As always, he’s lazy & incompetent

“Grootste ramp” De Franse bezettingen in 1695, 1706, 1746, 1794,WOI en WOII even vergeten? Tuurlijk, tuurlijk, mijnheer de premier.

Eén van de grootste blunders uit de geschiedenis van de internationale politiek, als dit klopt. Ongelooflijk…

This is not it.

Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06…

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