Oliver Hegglin

MA @GVAGrad BA @Washcoll | JF @HS_Centre | SpecOf @TSwissint @vbs_ddps | #Geopolitics #Neutrality #Peacekeeping #Arctic | @SwissAirlifter | Personal opinions

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

With all the talk about #Greenland, it's first worth seeing what threats the island faces, its existing defensive measures, and the strategic value it holds.

My latest article for the @HS_Centre lays this out as a foundation against which future developments can be measured.

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Understanding the debate about the security of Greenland requires a comprehension of its strategic value https://t.co/25Ph2thKTI

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

@20min https://t.co/lX0EJWAq48

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Alle paar Jahre teile ich aufgrund verschiedener Ereignisse diesen Artikel erneut, den ich über den Mangel und den Bedarf der🇨🇭an Transportflugzeugen geschrieben habe.

Angesichts der Lage im Nahen Osten wird die🇨🇭Lufttransportfähigkeit wieder ein Thema.

https://t.co/LdEQ3r6lff

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

@AleHaeu Beschaffung mMn, VBS und EDA. Der Betrieb über das Armeebudget mit Beteiligung des EDA bzw. DEZA. Wenn die Armee ernsthaft mehrere F-35 will, gibt es Geld für 3-4 geeignete Transportflugzeuge. Der Nutzen ist da: militärischen Einsätzen (Ktg. Rotationen), humanitärer Hilfe, usw.

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Alle paar Jahre teile ich aufgrund verschiedener Ereignisse diesen Artikel erneut, den ich über den Mangel und den Bedarf der🇨🇭an Transportflugzeugen geschrieben habe.

Angesichts der Lage im Nahen Osten wird die🇨����Lufttransportfähigkeit wieder ein Thema.

https://t.co/LdEQ3r6lff

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Doch die Armee bleibt chronisch unterfinanziert, der Nutzen solcher Flugzeuge bleibt umstritten und die Politik bleibt nach wie vor Uninteressiert.

@EDA_DFAE @vbs_ddps @rigendinger @swissinfo_en @srfnews @20min @watson_news @nau_live @Georg_Haesler @NZZ

https://t.co/AJVFhJWiKQ

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Following a first article on #Astropolitics for the @HS_Centre covering Space Law and the framework governing activity in space, my second article looks at Space Security - the increasing significance of space in geopolitics, and its militarization and weaponization by countries.

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Space has already been militarized and is actively being weaponized. Multilateral efforts at establishing space-based rules of behavior are faltering. https://t.co/O20haxTMYY

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

"We are now facing a geopolitical crisis, & if we have to choose between the 🇺🇸 & 🇩🇰 here & now, we choose 🇩🇰."

"Of course, we want to strengthen cooperation on security in the Arctic with the 🇺🇸, with NATO, with Europe & with the Arctic states in NATO."

https://t.co/tlnEps2cnd

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

"Die Armee wollte also die Glock, Armasuisse erzwang aber ein Wettbewerbsverfahren mit mehreren Herstellern. Das Ergebnis ist eine neue Armeepistole, die komplexer und mit Blick auf die Sicherung umstrittener ist..."

https://t.co/aSJ4ZL4xJ6

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

"Then what? Who’s going to bring us food & DVDs? He can’t station an aircraft carrier off the coast, it’ll get stuck in pack ice. Plus there’s the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol who..are an elite force, despite the name, & would love a bit of guerrilla warfare."

https://t.co/fCES7TkwYS

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Drohnen sind kein Ersatz für konventionelle Mittel.

"There are many ways [drones]..contribute to NATO’s..structure & capabilities, but..are most potent as..means to enable artillery & aircraft to strike targets responsively &/or through active defences."

https://t.co/9hNqx5mykD

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

To boldly go where no man has gone before!

But not before humans agree on the legal framework with which activity in space is governed - the international foundation needed for cooperation.

What space law is & how it works is the topic for my 1st of 2 articles on Astropolitics.

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https://t.co/OCzpXkQ7Jf

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Über genau dieses Thema habe ich schon vor vier Jahren geschrieben.

Vor zwei Jahren wurde ich sogar von @swissinfo_de diesbezüglich zitiert (https://t.co/AJVFhJWiKQ).

Zu meinem Originalartikel:
https://t.co/JLvIdNhiVP

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Weil die Schweiz kein einziges geeignetes Militärflugzeug besitzt. @20min

https://t.co/1FXmldu8Fw

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Israel was quick to take possession of the strategically significant Mount Hermon following the change of power in Syria.

My latest article for the @HS_Centre examines additionally the historic and spiritual importance of the mountain, and why Israel may not want to give it up.

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The HSC’s @HegglinOliver looks at Israel’s takeover of Mount Hermon https://t.co/XyEunDPOVs

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

@jpberlinger Ja da fehlen Länder die sich für den C-390 entschieden haben aber noch nicht fliegen. Z.B Schweden.

https://t.co/73VgIfHEoS

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Ich träume immer noch von einer kleinen Flotte von Transportflugzeugen für die 🇨🇭. 3-4 C-390 Millennium wären schon etwas... zugegeben noch idealistisch.

🇧🇷🇵🇹🇭🇺🇦🇹🇨🇿🇳🇱🇸🇰🇰🇷🇸🇪 haben es bereits beschafft oder sind in der Beschaffungsühase, und 🇦🇴🇨🇴🇪🇬🇬🇷🇮🇳🇷🇼🇿🇦 evaluieren das Flugzeug.

[Swiss Airlifter @SwissAirlifter]

A breakout success in strategic airlift, beating the competition and in many countries replacing even the Hercules.

This video paints a very positive picture of the C-390 Millennium, and from my limited knowledge I don't disagree!

https://t.co/YzHsN9pD16

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

"Zelensky..in contact with..European leaders about..peacekeeping mission, an initiative that French President..spearheaded.

..Germany, as NATO's largest member in Europe, "will have a role to play"..U.K. had discussed the idea..& that it will play a "full part" in peacekeeping."

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️ 'Uncontrolled escalation' — Russia opposes NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine.

"The intervention of NATO troops in Ukraine is categorically unacceptable for Russia," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed.

https://t.co/1JPjF64teT

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

"The Arctic is a zone of our national [&] strategic interests..We are interested in preserving the atmosphere of peace & stability..

We are watching the rather dramatic development of the situation very closely, but so far..at the level of statements."

https://t.co/VS1Klelc8D

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

"While..majority of 🇬🇱's 57,000 inhabitants support independence, there is division over..timing & potential impact on living standards.

Despite..wealth of mineral, oil, & natural gas,🇬🇱's economy remains fragile..dependent on fishing &..grants from 🇩🇰."

https://t.co/UTKw89wQpL

[Oliver Hegglin @HegglinOliver]

Serbia 🇷🇸 and Croatia 🇭🇷 have a long mutual history and both play a significant role in development and peace in the western Balkans.

My newest article for the @HS_Centre examines how this history has led to a narrative of an arms race at a time of European insecurity.

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The label of an “Arms Race” is an exaggerated view on current events in the western Balkans. Croatia and Serbia both have legitimate cases to modernize and strengthen their armed forces https://t.co/StEdG357Uv