Former Advisor to UK Parliament on National Security Strategy. Co-Founder, European Leadership Network. Author, Collapse: Europe After the European Union, published by @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social Find me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/iankearns1
Awaiting the details, but there is no scenario in which Saudi enrichment of uranium is a good idea. And if the deal is allowing it without strict IAEA safeguards, the Trump administration is effectively abandoning commitment to the norms of the non-proliferation regime. news.sky.com/story/us-sig...
US signs nuclear deal with Saudi ArabiaThe US energy department said the "peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement" would help establish "a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar partnership".news.sky.comImportant day. Will the Europeans rise to the level if events, or show themselves incapable of knowing the difference between politics as usual and historically pivotal events? #ukraine #eusanctions #russia giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... The EU needs to hold together on Russia sanctions
The EU needs to hold together on Russia sanctionsCost of trying to protect domestic interests may be to embolden Moscowgiftarticle.ft.comIf you want to get close to what the war in #Ukraine is really like, worth listening to this fascinating conversation between @shashj.bsky.social and Jack Watling of @rusi.bsky.social War in Ukraine: has the tide really turned? www.economist.com/insider/insi...
War in Ukraine: has the tide really turned? | The Economist InsiderThe war in Ukraine is in flux. The country's deep strikes inside Russia have drawn a lot of attention. But Ukraine is also improving recruitment while pioneering new tactics that could eventually brea...www.economist.com
A lot of BS talked about importance of Streeting not having military experience. We have a civilian led military, and this is a political job. Streeting is a good communicator and worker of the Whitehall machine. Some in defence don’t know what’s in their own interests. news.sky.com/story/russia...
New defence secretary Wes Streeting hits out at Russia after live-fire exercise 40 miles off UK coastThe Neustrashimy has been escorting Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers through the English Channel and was seen in the North Sea earlier this month. This latest drill in international waters lasted fo...news.sky.comI cannot agree with the recommendation of a European force going into #Ukraine before a ceasefire here. It would not be a serious fighting force, would become a target for Russian attack without any real capacity to fight back, and would not miraculously increase…. economist.com/by-invitatio...
Would Europeans fight, if it came to that?Putting boots on the ground would not help Ukraine, but it might help Europe find the stomach for war, writes Nathalie Toccieconomist.comThis is obviously appalling. But the costs of imposing sanctions need to be borne equally by all members collectively. A costs lie where they fall approach will always be exposed to this. www.ft.com/content/fe52... Athens blocks new EU sanctions on Russia to shield Greek shipping company
Athens blocks new EU sanctions on Russia to shield Greek shipping companyGeorge Prokopiou’s Dynagas specialises in transporting cargoes from Moscow’s Arctic LNGwww.ft.com