> Europe v XIR >

> Bundeswehr - German Military >>

24-6-18 [Zeitenwende] Germany's Military Comeback - Context Matters > .

24-6-12 Why Germany's Army is Rebuilding (again) - T&P > .

"Eastern Europe"

24-4-25 [Innacurate Depictions of] "Eastern Europe" - Kraut > .

> EuM - European Defense >>

24-8-23 Why [and How] Europe is Preparing for War - nwyt > .

24-7-27 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? - Simple > .

> Eu-UK-US-X Trade >>

24-10-19 [Xina Re X-Eu-UK Trade] - Update > .

> Europe >>

24-5-31 [Where EU European Parties Stand on Policy] - EU Made Simple > .

24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > . 

24-5-24 Why the Far Right is Surging in Europe - FT Film > .

Europe & NATO 

24-8-23 Why [and How] Europe is Preparing for War - nwyt > .

24-5-27 Emmanuel Macron's Russia Strategy: 4D Chess or [Bluff]? > .

24-5-14 USA+NATO: MIC & Strategic Power vs XIR - OBF > . 

> Europe & US vs XIR >>

24-10-12 [CSIS Report: Defining Success | US's Xina End Game] - Update > . 

24-5-25 [Xina Whines About US-Europe Economic Cooperation] - Update > .

Europe v Ruscia

24-8-23 Why [and How] Europe is Preparing for War - nwyt > .

24-5-27 Emmanuel Macron's Russia Strategy: 4D Chess or [Bluff]? > .

24-3-8 Is Europe Taking The Lead On Ukraine? - gtbt > .

24-3-8 Ukraine | Time for NATO Troops? - Prof J K-L > .

24-3-8 Is Europe Taking The Lead On Ukraine? - gtbt > .

24-3-6 EU Defense Union: How Far Should We Integrate? - Simple > . skip > .

24-2-28 EU Army Looks Increasingly Likely - TLDR > .

24-2-20 Why Europe is Reinstating Conscription - TLDR > .

23-12-23 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? (ft. UEF) - Simple > .

23-9-5 Strategic Autonomy: Will Europe Ever Be Able to Defend Itself? | Waro > .

22-5-1 EU Army could challenge Xina and Ruscia - Simple > .

> Europe v X >>

European MIC 

24-8-23 Why [and How] Europe is Preparing for War - nwyt > .

24-7-30 Europe creating EU military-industrial complex [too slowly] - Caspian > .

> XIR >> risks 

24-5-9 [Xi SchmooZes Europe (Wooing Serbia & Hungary)] - Update > .

> Europe v X >

> Asian Tigers >>

> Chip War >>

23-10-4 EU "derisks" hard & soft technologies, b/o security - Update > .

> Chokepoints >>

> Decoupling >>

23-12-9 EU-China Relations - [EU firm, X hypocritical] - Update > .

23-10-4 EU "derisks" hard & soft technologies, b/o security - Update > .

> EcWarfare >>

> EcX - Economy - Xina >>

EU Economy vs X, Europe 

23-12-9 EU-China Relations - [EU firm, X hypocritical] - Update > .

23-11-13 EU-Xina Relations; Global Constraints on Xina’s Economic Growth - Update > .

23-9-27 EU-Xina Relations - Update > . 
23-7-14 Germany's cautious awakening to X-threat - Update > .

> EU Economy >>

> EU GGI - Global Gateway Initiative >>

> EuM - European Defense >>  > NATO Militaries >>

24-8-23 Why [and How] Europe is Preparing for War - nwyt > .

24-7-27 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? - Simple > .

> Eu-UK-US-X Trade >>

24-10-19 [Xina Re X-Eu-UK Trade] - Update > .

> Europe >>

> Europe & US vs XIR >>   

24-10-12 [CSIS Report: Defining Success | US's Xina End Game] - Update > . 

24-5-25 [Xina Whines About US-Europe Economic Cooperation] - Update > .

> Europe v X >>

> Europe vs XIR >>  - Ruscia 

24-3-8 Is Europe Taking The Lead On Ukraine? - gtbt > .

European MIC 

24-7-30 Europe creating EU military-industrial complex [too slowly] - Caspian > .

> EUS vs XIR >>

> ImploXion 2023 >>

NATO   > NATO Militaries >>

24-8-23 Why [and How] Europe is Preparing for War - nwyt > .

23-8-20 NATO's Rearmament & Spending - NATO's R-U Response - Perun > .

> Political Affiliation >>

> Wartime Economies >>

24-1-20 Can Ruscia win the military production race? - Anders > .

> West⟺XIR >>

23-12-5 Most Dangerous [XIR] Moment: Blumenthal, Colby: US in Pacific | Hoover > .

23-11-17 Breaking China: Gallagher on Asian Geopolitics and Beyond | Hoover > .

23-10-12 World According to Xina c Elizabeth Economy | Hoover > .

23-9-20 Condoleezza Rice on Ruscia, Xina, and Great Power Conflict | Hoover > .

23-7-2 Ruscia and Xina seek Eurasian dominance - CaspianReport > .

23-6-5 US vs Xina Tensions - 20th Shangri-La Dialogue - Update > .

23-5-30 Ruscia, Xina and Iran - [NoXious] New Axis - K&G > .

23-5-1 Ċold Ŵar 2: Niall Ferguson on Emerging Conflict With Xina | Hoover > .

> Woof Whiner Dicklomacy >>

> XIR >> risks 

24-5-9 [Xi SchmooZes Europe (Wooing Serbia & Hungary)] - Update > .

> Xitting the Wall - Xina's Economic Decline >>

23-9-27 Martin Wolf on Xina’s Economic Implosion & ‘Japan Trap’ - Update > .

> EUS vs XIR >

> Chaos (in complex systems) >>

> Democracies >>

> DUHstardly >>   > MAGAtry >> 

> EU >>   > EU Economy >> 

24-12-13 Europe's Missing Trillions - Bloomberg Originals > .

> EuM - European Defense >>

24-10-12 [CSIS Report: Defining Success | US's Xina End Game] - Update > . 

24-7-27 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? - Simple > .

> Eu-UK-US-X Trade >>

24-11-2 Michael Beckley: End of Xina’s Rise & [Risk to] Global Order | AEI > .

24-10-19 [Xina Re X-Eu-UK Trade] - Update > .

European MIC, Industry

24-10-18 The EU Could Die (If It Fails To Reform) - gtbt > .

24-10-18 Should the EU become a Federation? - EUMS > .

24-7-30 Europe creating EU military-industrial complex [too slowly] - Caspian > .

> > Governments > >

> Hegemonic Readjustments >>   > Hegemony >>

24-11-2 Michael Beckley: End of Xina’s Rise & [Risk to] Global Order | AEI > .

24-6-13 [Europe joins US in Xina Trade War] - Update > .                 

24-5-25 [Xina Whines About US-Europe Economic Cooperation] - Update > .

> Invasion by Unwanted >>

> Political Affiliation >>

> Proxy Warfare >>

> Trade War 2024 >> 

24-11-2 Michael Beckley: End of Xina’s Rise & [Risk to] Global Order | AEI > .

24-6-13 [Europe joins US in Xina Trade War] - Update > .     

24-6-13 [US vs X Chip War] Trade & Sanctions - Update > .      

24-5-29 [Security vs XIR] West starting second trade war vs Xina - M&M > .

US vs X 

24-10-12 [CSIS Report: Defining Success | US's Xina End Game] - Update > . 

24-8-20 Can America and China [post-Xi] be Friends Again? - gtbt > .

24-6-13 [US vs X Chip War] Trade & Sanctions - Update > .

> UN >>  > UN Failure >>  Corrupted, Obsolete (UN) - Present Tense >> .

23-11-15 Multilateral Disorder - [NoXious] World (Dis) Order 5 - Stubb - STG > .

> Western Democracies vs Autocracy >>  > Western Resistance >>

24-10-12 [CSIS Report: Defining Success | US's Xina End Game] - Update > . 

> Finland >

23-2-23 Next-Door Foes | Finland Ties Severed (subs) - Katz > .

> Arctic >>  >> Arctic >>>  

24-7-1 P00ti lost Ruscia's Arctic dominance to Xina & Baltic NATO forces | Forces > .

24-4-25 [Obstacles to Ruscian Arctic] Great Northern Sea Route || Zeihan > .

24-2-16 Why Russia is Invading the Arctic (why it matters) - Icarus > .

23-7-23 Arctic is heating fast! - Just > . Arctic Straits > .

Economy 

23-6-25 Finland Redefines Economic Success | EcEx > .

2023 Election

23-4-3 Finland Sanna Marin defeated by conservatives - tight election - BBC > .

23-4-3 Sanna Marin: the moments that defined her premiership > .

23-4-4 Finland's Election Results: Why [popular] Sanna Marin Lost - TLDR > .

> EuM - European Defense >>  EU Army? 

24-7-27 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? - Simple > .

> Finland >> & NATO 

24-4-26 How Finland Has Become [Almost] Impossible to Invade - Icarus > .

24-2-12 Alexander Stubb, C-R Former PM: Wins Finland's Presidency | CNBC > .

23-10-3 Finland's 🇫🇮 impact on NATO - NATO > .

23-8-20 NATO's Rearmament & Spending - NATO's R-U Response - Perun > .

23-6-19 Inside NATO’s Bizarre Unanimity Membership Rule - Spaniel > .

23-6-17 Finlandization - 74-year delay in Finland's joining NATO - GeoPer > .

23-6-4 Finland's NATO war preparations on new frontline with Russia > .

23-4-6 Finland Joins NATO: Historic Alliance Expansion | WSJ > .

23-4-4 Finland's flag raised at NATO headquarters - BBC > .

23-4-4 NATO: What Finland brings to the security alliance - Forces > .

23-4-4 Finland: NATO's Newest Member || Peter Zeihan > .

22-1-15 Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership - Caspian > .

23-2-3 Fiona Hill - NATO = Barrier to Pooti's Imperial Ambitions - SC > .

22-12-6 Neutral No More: Why Sweden and Finland Are Joining NATO | Policy > .

22-11-25 Why Finland's Joining NATO Checkmates Russia - Real > .

22-7-21 Why Every NATO Member Joined (Why Others Haven't) - Spaniel > .

22-5-31 Krumblin Terrified of Finland's NATO membership - VisPol > .

22-5-26 Erdoğan's Manipulations over Finland's and Sweden's NATO Bid > .
22-5-21 Russia's greatest defeat? Finland, Sweden joining NATO - Perun > .

22-5-19 Finland's joining NATO ↳ Russian power - Caspian > . skip scam > .

22-5-16 NATO, Finland, Sweden, and Russia's Domino Theory Dilemma - Spaniel > .

22-5-16 Finland and Sweden Would Transform NATO’s Military Capabilities | WSJ > .

22-5-16 Why Putin Couldn't Invade Finland - TLDR > .

22-5-11 Why Finland Wanted to Join NATO - Forces > .

22-5-11 War in Ukraine (8) - NATO (Russia/Finland/Sweden) - Alexander Stubb > .

22-4-14 How Finland (considering joining NATO) Avoids Russian Invasion - OBF > .

2014 Should Finland and Sweden join NATO? > .

> NATO Membership >>

> Nordic Militaries >>

History

Finlandization - 74-year delay in Finland's joining NATO - GeoPer > .

Finnish Ski Troops of the Winter War (1939) 1/2 - Invicta > .

Finnish "Motti" Tactics of the Winter War (1939) 2/2 - Invicta > .

How Finland Survived a 1,000,000+ Soviet Invasion (1939-1940) - Invicta > .

Winter War: Finns and the Red Army fight in the Arctic - K&G > .

Motti Tactics - The Winter War: A Digital Retelling > . 

Winter War 1939-1940 - Setup - SwFiRu Hx - WW2 > . 

Winter War 1939-1940 - Finland's Desperate Defense Against the Red Army > .

Winter War - Soviet Finnish 1939-1940 War - K&G > .

Salute to the Soviet (1945) > . 

Greatest and Deadliest Sniper in Military History - Simo Häyhä > .

History of Finland - Hustle >> .

History of Finland - Mark Wright >> .

Winter War - K&G >> .

Infrastructure

21-7-4 FinEst Bay, Tallinn-Helsinki Tunnel: China's New Gateway to Europe? - gtbt > .

20-9-8 Finland's Plans for a Tunnel to Estonia - Futurology > .

> Nordic Militaries >>

23-4-4 NATO: What Finland brings to the security alliance - Forces > .

23-4-4 Finland: NATO's Newest Member || Peter Zeihan > .

22-12-6 Neutral No More: Why Sweden and Finland Are Joining NATO | Policy > .

22-11-25 Why Finland's Joining NATO Checkmates Russia - Real > .

22-5-31 Krumblin Terrified of Finland's NATO membership - VisPol > .

22-5-21 Russia's greatest defeat? Finland, Sweden joining NATO - Perun > .

22-5-20 Are Finland & Sweden Prepared for War? - T&P > .

22-5-19 Finland's joining NATO ↳ Russian power - Caspian > . skip scam > .

22-5-16 NATO, Finland, Sweden, and Russia's Domino Theory Dilemma - Spaniel > .

22-5-16 Finland and Sweden Would Transform NATO’s Military Capabilities | WSJ > .

22-5-16 Why Putin Couldn't Invade Finland - TLDR > .

22-5-13 Finland's military strength explained - Forces > .

22-5-11 War in Ukraine (8) - NATO (Russia/Finland/Sweden) - Alexander Stubb > .

22-4-14 How Finland (considering joining NATO) Avoids Russian Invasion - OBF > .

22-1-15 Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership - Caspian > .

>> NATO >>>

> NATO Membership >>
> NATO Militaries >>

> NATO Politics >>

Society

23-2-21 Why is Finland the happiest country in the world? | SBS > .

> Sweden >>

24-2-27 How Sweden Could Easily Crush a Russian Invasion - Icarus > .

23-7-30 Impact of Sweden’s NATO Membership on Ruscia - VisPol > .

> France Military >

> Air Forces >>

> Elections 2024 >>  > EU Elections 2024 >>

24-12-[6] [Crises of Government in Germany & France] || Peter Zeihan > .

24-7-1 French [Snap, Round 1] Election Results Explained - Simple > . comment .

24-6-15 France's Political Chaos [R-wing infighting] Could Affect Polls - TLDR > .

24-6-15 Macron vs Le Pen - Battle for Assemblée Nationale - Rodaportal  > .

24-6-14 Geopolitics forces EU to change (by shifting right) - gtbt > .

24-6-13 [Europe's Unaffiliated Parties: Potential Alignments] - Simple > .

24-6-13 Major European Powers Lean Right in Recent Elections || Peter Zeihan > .

24-6-11 French EU Election Result: Macron's National Assembly Ploy - Simple > .

24-6-9 EU Election Results Explained - EU Made Simple > .

...

24-5-24 Why the Far Right is Surging in Europe - FT Film > .  

24-3-3 How France Could Influence the EU Elections - Simple > .

> EuM - European Defense >>

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-7-27 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? - Simple > .

European MIC 

24-7-30 Europe creating EU military-industrial complex [too slowly] - Caspian > .

> France >>  > French Armed Forces >>

24-5-27 Emmanuel Macron's Russia Strategy: 4D Chess or [Bluff]? > .

24-5-9 [Xi SchmooZes Europe (Wooing Serbia & Hungary)] - Update > .

24-3-22 France is Preparing for War - T&P > .

24-3-22 How a French Intervention in Ukraine Would Work - Spaniel > .

24-3-8 Charles de Gaulle: Small Carrier Most Powerful Besides Supercarriers - nwyt > .

23-5-14 French Defence Strategy & Rearmament - strategic autonomy - Perun > .

23-4-29 [Macron's Xina Visit = Worse and Worse] - Baltic World > .

23-4-20 Macron, Xina, US, EU strategic autonomy - Kalypso Nicolaïdis - STG > .

23-4-19 Macron's geopolitical stir: the good, the bad and the ugly - STG > .

23-4-18 Von der Leyen ~ EU-Xina relations (post Macron upset) - DW > .

23-4-18 Changing relationship between Europe and USA - Into Europe > .

23-4-17 G7-Japan vs Macron, Brazil-China: Lula | BRICS-Ec | Update > .

23-4-15 Macron’s Controversial ‘Strategic Autonomy’ Comments - Update > .

23-4-14 Macron's Xina Controversy Explained - TLDR > .

23-4-13 Real Reason For France’s Pension Protests | EcEx > .

23-4-7 Macron Tries to Reason with a Failing Xina || Peter Zeihan > .

23-1-3 Macron's Neo-Gaullism - plans for hegemony - Caspian Report > .

2022 Why 2022 could see the end of Macron’s European dream - Telegraph > .

22-11-7 Charles de Gaulle | Power without autocracy (subs) - Katz > . skip > .

22-7-26 France's Geostrategy Towards Central Europe - gtbt > .

22-6-12 Problem with Overseas France (remains of Empire) - VisPol > .

22-5-9 Macron's Plan to Revive France - VisPol > .

22-1-25 The great Scandals of France's new Empire - VisPol > .

21-11-9 [Pacific France - vestiges of Empire] - Real > .

21-10-5 Why France Hides Countries Outside Its Borders - OBF > .

21-10-1 Australia scraps French submarine deal [AUKUS 21-9-15] - Caspian > .

16-2-28 French Overseas Regions and Territories Explained - WonderWhy > .

France Military - Battle Order >> .