Michal Aurstad

Master student at Waseda University | Pacific Forum Young Leader | Research Associate Asia Maritime Index | Program Manager at WPS |

[Jeffrey Ordaniel @JeffreyOrdaniel]

I had the opportunity to host a conversation with Secretary of National Defense @Gilbert_TeodoJR during the National West Philippine Sea Summit, focusing on regional maritime security, Philippine defense, and the enduring relevance of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award.

One point from Secretary Teodoro’s keynote address particularly resonated: in a democracy, national security ultimately requires the confidence and support of the electorate. That makes public understanding of the West Philippine Sea a strategic imperative.

My sincere thanks to Secretary @giboteodoro for sharing his insights, and to our colleagues from academia,
government, the private sector and civil society who joined us for a thoughtful and engaging discussion!

[Komplettligaen @komplettligaen]

NORGES BESTE LAG!

Etter fire intense games kan VES Japan løfte trofeet stolt.

De har kjempet hardt i sesongen, og viste i finalen at de er det desidert beste laget i League of Legends i Norge

Gratulerer til VES Japan som vinner finalen 3-1

[Komplettligaen @komplettligaen]

VES Japan er et av lagene som har utmerket seg sterkt denne sesongen av Komplettligaen. Nå er de klare for Finale på Komplett Gaming HUB til lørdag.

Vi tok en prat med Ploxy som hadde noen klare forventninger til finalen!

– Vi går for en 5 games banger, sier han med et smil.

Veien til finalen har vært imponerende. I semifinalen leverte VES Japan en overbevisende 3–0-seier og sikret finaleplassen uten å tape et eneste kart. Selv om resultatet kan se komfortabelt ut på papiret, er laget fullt klar over at den største testen fortsatt venter.

Klubben har også hatt en spennende utvikling de siste sesongene. For bare et par år siden var VES Japan i stor grad et vennelag som spilte sammen for moro skyld. Siden den gang har de valgt å satse mer seriøst på League of Legends og bygget opp et sterkt lag med noen av de beste spillerne i Norge. Denne satsingen har nå resultert i en plass i årets store finale.

I finalen venter en motstander som Ploxy har stor respekt for. Spesielt trekker han frem erfaringen på motsatt side av kartet.

– De har mye erfaring i botlanen, og det blir morsomt å møte Erixen igjen.

For Ploxy blir årets finale også en liten milepæl.

– Dette er det tiende året jeg deltar i Telia-, Telenor- eller Komplettligaen, sier han.

Med erfaring, selvtillit og en finaleplass i bagasjen er alt duket for at Ploxy og VES Japan skal kjempe om trofeet foran publikum på lørdag

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@komplettligaen @VoldaEsport

[Komplettligaen @komplettligaen]

Lørdag 13.06.26 er det tid for finale i League of Legends!

Finalen skal spilles live fra Komplett Gaming HUB i Sandefjord, og vi er klare for et realt show!🔥

Pøbel er en av kommentatorene som skal lose dere igjennom kvelden, og han er klar for en intens best av 5

[Danby Choi @danbychoi]

FORSKJELLSBEHANDLING TIL Å TA OG FØLE PÅ: Jørgen Riis-Gjertsen har gjort det til sin sport å eksponere mindreårige på sosiale medier. Det skulle Jon Helgheim gjøre kun én gang, og i et langt mindre alvorlig tilfelle, for å bli politianmeldt, skriver Lars Barstad Løvold: https://t.co/BCn9xPWM5B

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@akianalol GGWP Møtest igjen i playoff finalen

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@JeffreyOrdaniel @kasphilippines Amazing!

[Jeffrey Ordaniel @JeffreyOrdaniel]

The Manila Dialogue on the South China Sea will now have an academic component, courtesy of @kasphilippines !

The South China Sea Studies Symposium, happening immediately before the Dialogue, invites paper proposals from senior and emerging scholars working on any facet of the South China Sea.

Selected paper presenters will receive full funding support, including round-trip economy airfare to Manila, hotel accommodation, per diem, and registration for the Manila Dialogue.

The Symposium aims to promote rigorous academic exchange while helping bridge the gap between theory and practice, and between academia and policymaking.

If you have just finished a South China Sea-related paper or are working on completing one, this is for you! 👇🏼
See you in Manila in November!

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@LCS_Eevee @RiotPhroxzon @Spideraxe30 Get ready to be stuck at -23 and +17 unless you’re 60% winrate or a former challenger

[Jeffrey Ordaniel @JeffreyOrdaniel]

What an honor to have joined today’s groundbreaking of a Catholic church on Pag-asa (Thitu) in the West Philippine Sea, and, for the second time, in a maritime domain awareness patrol with the Philippine Coast Guard. 🇵🇭

I was with @wps_ph Advisory Board Chair, former Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, Bishop Socrates Mesiona of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa, and RADM @jaytaryela.

What an inspiring sight to see— faith, community, and sovereignty side by side in the West Philippine Sea.

[Jeffrey Ordaniel @JeffreyOrdaniel]

Classic whataboutism.

—responding to an argument by pointing to another issue—often unrelated—instead of addressing the original issue.

[Wixxi @Wixxi]

Reminder to always click close to your character model

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@RiotPhroxzon I've been getting perma +18/-22/23. Despite having a 65% winrate over a period of 100 games. Mao#MLA

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@jlthakad @miltlul @RiotPhroxzon Why do you post a screenshot instead of linking the original tweet so he could actually report it tho?

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@drewlevin Getting autofilled losing, while getting an S, still demoted and losing LP.
Game ID: 559719194
Summoner Name: Mao#MLA

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@drewlevin @drewlevin
game id game one: 558629127
Game id game two: 558628667

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@drewlevin Could you make some changes to remake? We had an Ekko who went AFK from game start, moved in the fountain once before minions spawned, and thus we could not remake the game, only wait until 4 min for surrender.
Username: GUTS#JP1
Game not shwoing in client (yet)?

[Michal Aurstad @MiAurstad]

@drewlevin Queued up again, and same guy was able to immediately queue up and do the same thing again. Apparently he was not able to move in time? or something as we were able to remake the second game. attached screenshots from https://t.co/9ipmZrVKvm as the client won't show match history

[中山泰秀🇯🇵Yasuhide NAKAYAMA 大阪4区＝大阪市北区,福島区,都島区,城東区 @iloveyatchan]

🇯🇵 Japan has upheld peace for 80 years.But peace must not mean silence in the face of deliberate danger.
🇨🇳 A Chinese J-15 fighter locked its fire-control radar on a 🇯🇵 Japanese F-15J over international waters southeast of Okinawa.This is not “routine.”
In global military doctrine, a radar lock is not a signal — it’s a prelude to firing.From the U.S. to Israel, every professional armed force knows:You never lock on unless you're ready to shoot.
China now calls Japan’s reaction “slander.”
But radar locks are provable facts, not narratives.
And facts carry weight.
🇯🇵 Japan will not provoke.But Japan will not ignore.
Deterrence means being prepared — in the air, in diplomacy, and in the eyes of the world.
🔗 Reuters: https://t.co/WkdUh9kUEh
🔗 MOFA Statement: https://t.co/um7x63oNxW
#F15J #J15 #RadarLock #PLA #China #Japan
#MilitaryCommonSense #IndoPacific #Deterrence #PeaceThroughStrength #RulesBasedOrder