This is the best summary of the current geopolitical situation I have seen. Sir Alex Younger was head of MI6 between 2014 and 2020. Really worth watching.
Today, I stood beside the families of Paul, Evan, Alsu, and Vladimir in the Oval Office as they spoke to their loved ones for the first time since they regained freedom.
These families never lost hope.
And today, they'll each be reunited with the missing piece of their soul.
@McFaul June 1985: Marian Zacharski, a Polish former intelligence officer convicted of espionage against the U.S., was swapped alongside three other Eastern Bloc agents for 23 Westerners jailed for espionage in Warsaw Pact countries.
@AlexanderNL CD collectie uit de opslag gehaald en een oude cd speler op de kop getikt. Als oud-free record shop medewerker toch een flinke verzameling bij elkaar gespaard. Geen nieuwe, maar vergeten muziek en vooral weg van dat irritante spotify-algoritme.
Ukraine has a problem: its EU allies are either broke, small or irresolute.
Ideally an ally would be big like France, resolute like Estonia AND solvent like NL. But those that are hawkish are small, many big countries are broke—and Germany is hesitant.
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Ben nu bij aflevering 7. De serie moet op gang komen, maar wordt echt fantastisch.
Masters of the Air review – Spielberg and Hanks’s Band of Brothers follow-up is absolutely classic TV https://t.co/yKX8lPDGv5
Spijtig! Voor de schatkist, voor mensen zonder panelen, voor netcongestie en voor beter gebruik zonnestroom, met minder gebruik kolen en gas | Eerste Kamer houdt subsidie voor zonnestroom voorlopig in stand - https://t.co/rsMDOx3YTh
german vice chancellor habeck with strongest statement (and, dare i say, leadership) from europe i’ve seen on the risks of an expanded middle east war and the rise of anti-semitism. worth your time.