René Schlee

EFA, fmr Regional Coordinator FES Southeast Europe, ex-UN civil servant, personal statements only, rt may or may not be endorsements. Context matters.

[Leopold Schmertzing @leopricon]

At the 2025 European Forum Alpbach Defence Lab, we brought politicians, generals, industry, and experts together to answer one question:

What must Europe do to win in Ukraine, become a respected global actor, and adapt to an age of unpeace?

Their 20 key points are here:👇

[ipg-journal @IPGJournal]

Die Operation „#Spinnennetz“ trifft #Russland ins Mark, doch den Kriegsverlauf dürfte sie wenig verändern. Ist nun die Zeit der #Diplomatie? @alex_yus_ und @SicherWeiss im IPG-Journal.
https://t.co/FoBYsWcPzR

[Alex Yusupov @alex_yus_]

Folgen der #SpiderWebOperation für die Gesamtlage 1/n

https://t.co/S4mmofU344

[Raisina Dialogue @raisinadialogue]

.@orfonline, in partnership with @MEAIndia, is delighted to host the 10th edition of #RaisinaDialogue

This year's theme is Kālachakra: People. Peace. Planet

🗓17-19 March 2025 |📍New Delhi

Follow this thread to know more about the panels!

Know more: https://t.co/r5BRDw4wds

#RaisinaDialogue2025 #Raisina2025

[Alex Yusupov @alex_yus_]

Voller text hier: https://t.co/SreelJh6LR

[Alex Yusupov @alex_yus_]

hot off the press - Meine Einordnung der Reaktion Putins auf das Waffenruheangebot vor dem Hintergrund der Ziele der russischen Außenpolitik

@FESonline @IPGJournal
https://t.co/SreelJh6LR

[Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung @FESonline]

Am 11. und 12. März 2025 feiern wir unser 💯 Jubiläum mit dem Bundespräsidenen, dem Bundeskanzler und vielen weiteren spannenden Gästen aus dem In- und Ausland. Seid im #Livestream dabei!💻
https://t.co/CtxatxD5DI

[Michael Martens @Andric1961]

„NATO did the wrong thing in the Kosovo war, because it bombed Christian Serbs to help Muslim Albanians, whereas it should have been the other way around.“ In a nutshell, this is what the far right in Europe or Alt-Right in the US say about NATO bombing Serbia in 1999.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

There is an aggressor: Russia.

There is a victim: Ukraine.

We were right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago—and to keep doing so.

By “we,” I mean the Americans, the Europeans, the Canadians, the Japanese, and many others.

Thank you to all who have helped and continue to do so. And respect to those who have been fighting since the beginning—because they are fighting for their dignity, their independence, their children, and the security of Europe.

[Jeremy Cliffe @JeremyCliffe]

Germany may not be quite ready for its first "Quadrell" (four-way debate between chancellor candidates of CDU/CSU, SPD, Greens and AfD). But the TV complex in Berlin-Adlershof certainly seems to be:

https://t.co/6KibL91a6K

[Hanna Notte @HannaNotte]

I think it is premature to declare all Russian influence in #Syria finished.

Over the years #Russia built up extensive ties with different Syrian (armed) groups, and those might now be of some utility as it tries to preserve its bases and some influence.
🧵

[Adi Ćerimagić @adicerimagic]

If you are seeking a concise and clear overview of the various #EU #enlargement #models discussed in recent years, your search ends here.

With the support of the @FES_SOE and encouragement from @i_AM_Schlee, I have prepared the following brief:

"Overview of Different EU Enlargement Models: The Quest for Meaningful (Interim) Goals"

https://t.co/nrJ2t3mPAB

Nota bene: I remain convinced that the Single Market model makes the most sense. 😀

[René Schlee @i_AM_Schlee]

@Sekerinska @SecGenNATO Congratulations Radmila!
This is such great news!

[Radmila Shekerinska/Радмила Шекеринска @Sekerinska]

It will be my privilege to serve as NATO Deputy Secretary General under the leadership of @SecGenNATO. I am committed to working with all Allies towards an even stronger and safer Alliance.

https://t.co/fQxXSV7bBb

[Adi Ćerimagić @adicerimagic]

Donald #Trump’s return to the White House is pushing 🇪🇺 to step up its efforts in the immediate neighbourhood.

Ahead of the 🇩🇪 Bundestag elections, at the #Tiergartenkonferenz2024—with friends at @FESonline and @spdbt—we discussed what this could mean in the Western Balkans.

[Jeremy Cliffe @JeremyCliffe]

How did it come to this?

Some thoughts on the tragedy of Germany's "Ampel" (traffic-light 🔴🟢🟡) SPD-Green-FDP coalition, and on what must come next:

https://t.co/TeUwaLpt9J

[Tom Nuttall @tom_nuttall]

Germany's government is not going to spend the day working out how to respond to this result, consulting with allies and demonstrating leadership within Europe. It's going to spend the day deciding whether or not to commit hara-kiri.

[Daniel Fiott @DanielFiott]

Europeans. Save your emotions. Save your lecturing. Save your shock. Save your outpouring. Save your words. Save your arrogance. Save yourself.

[Max Bergmann @maxbergmann]

The global impact of the US election matters most to Ukraine and Europe. Europeans are prone to claim helplessness but they aren’t. Collective European action through the EU to ramp up support to Ukraine will be essential as US support will likely ramp down. Urgent action needed.

[Franz-Stefan Gady @HoansSolo]

Sogar im günstigsten Fall könnten die USA nur etwa 60 Prozent ihrer gesamten Truppen, Kriegsschiffe, Waffensysteme etc. auf dem Kriegsschauplatz einsetzen, der jeweils Priorität hat. Von diesen 60 Prozent wären laut meinen Berechnungen durchschnittlich nur etwa 45 Prozent bei den aktiven Truppen und Waffensystemen und 25 Prozent bei den Reserven tatsächlich einsetzbar.
https://t.co/DfRyuLUwuY