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Kees van Rij

@kees_rij

Oud ambassadeur in Turkije, Spanje, Griekenland en Brazilie; strategisch adviseur internationale zaken bij Hague Centre for Strategic Studies.

Joined March 2022
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Kazakhstan just found a way around Russia's oil dominance. The massive Kashagan field sent its first shipment via Azerbaijan, aiming to slash Russian transit by 80%. 13 billion barrels of oil will now flow west without Moscow's control. euromaidanpress.com/2025/01/…
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Onze volgende #HCSSChristmasBookshelf-aanrader van Strategisch adviseur @kees_rij: The Collaborators van Ian Buruma. Een fascinerend verhaal over drie mensen die tijdens WOII met verraad en bedrog hoop gaven aan vervolgden, maar hen misleidden voor eigen gewin. Onderkoeld en ironisch, een must-read!
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Mindblowing 🍁🍂 xitter.cf/Caro_Voorbergen/status…
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Tartous: No place for Russians anymore
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@ThomasVLinge8 Dec 2024
#Syria: in the coastal city of #Tartous the statue of Hafez al-Assad has been toppled. The Alawite community, like the rest of the Syrian people, want a #FreeSyria. A Syria without the #Assad dictatorship.
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Latakia's turn, in the Alawite heatland and close to Russia's military facilities
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Yet another Statue of Former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad is torn down and dragged through the Streets, this time in the Northwestern City of Latakia.
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@XChiefMI629 Nov 2024
Speech by Sir Richard Moore, Chief of SIS, 29 November 2024 - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/speeches/s…
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A real European success: the EU now produces more 155 mm shells than the US does even if it's still not enough and the picture isn't the same in other areas of war production. But the assumption that the European defence industrial base can't ramp up is plain wrong
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@NOELreports11 Nov 2024
🇪🇺 The EU has delivered over 980,000 shells to Ukraine so far. By the end of the year, the number of delivered shells will reach 1.5 million, says EU foreign policy chief Borrell. "I know that we made a commitment to reach this level by the spring - and we failed. But we will be able to by the end of the year. And for this we have accelerated considerably." #Ukraine #EU eurointegration.com.ua/inter…
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@NATO11 Nov 2024
Retweet to join us in celebrating our Ally 🇵🇱 Poland on their Independence Day! #WeAreNATO 🤝 @PLinNATO
A Polish soldier holding the Polish flag. Photo by: NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia

ALT A Polish soldier holding the Polish flag. Photo by: NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia

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Reposting my @PostGazetteBRK op-ed on why Trump's return to White House in 2025 would be bad for #Ukraine, bad for #NATO and good for #Russia. post-gazette.com/opinion/gue…

Steven Pifer: Donald Trump's foreign policy would be good for Russia, bad for the world

For more than seven decades, American leaders have defined a stable and secure Europe as a vital U.S. national interest. That stems from political, economic...

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The Economist is endorsing Kamala Harris. By making Donald Trump leader of the free world, Americans would gamble with the economy, the rule of law and international peace. Voters who minimise the risks are deluding themselves econ.st/4fluZAw 👇
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Het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken heeft gisteren via een informatieservicebericht Nederlanders opnieuw opgeroepen #Libanon te verlaten. De kleurcode is al geruime tijd rood. Dat betekent dat wij al enige tijd adviseren het land te verlaten nu dat nog veilig kan. 1/2
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Why the choice of J D Vance is very bad news for Ukraine.... and why he poses a big (but in part legitimate), challenge to a Europe that needs finally to stand on its own feet... theguardian.com/commentisfre…
The old European order is fraying. We will soon find out whether Keir Starmer can help hold it...

The old European order is fraying. We will soon find out whether Keir Starmer can help hold it...

As its leaders gather in Britain, Europe faces challenges from inside and out, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

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Can Europe survive? My column on an extraordinary gathering of European leaders at Blenheim today… #EPC #Starmer theguardian.com/commentisfre…
The old European order is fraying. We will soon find out whether Keir Starmer can help hold it...

The old European order is fraying. We will soon find out whether Keir Starmer can help hold it...

As its leaders gather in Britain, Europe faces challenges from inside and out, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

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'Regeringsadviseur Haroon Sheikh: ‘Trump kan zomaar ons internet uitzetten. Dan komt alles tot stilstand’' fd.nl/politiek/1522584/weten… (gratis te lezen)
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Könnte noch ein anderer Weg als militärische Stärke zu einem #Frieden zwischen #Russland und der #Ukraine führen? Darüber spricht @MSCheusgen mit @CanMerey und @WaltrautDunz vom @RND_de: rnd.de/politik/frueherer-deu…
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Our next #HCSSsummerbookshelf recommendation comes from strategic advisor @kees_rij: “Eastern Approaches” by British diplomat, parliamentarian and co-founder of the SAS Fitzroy Maclean from 1949, now republished by @PenguinUKBooks.
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Comprehensive, terrifying account of the Russian agents and technology behind Havana syndrome, a brain disease caused deliberately by electric waves theins.ru/en/politics/270425
Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU's assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious...

Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU's assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious...

A yearlong investigation by The Insider, in collaboration with 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel, has uncovered evidence suggesting that unexplained anomalous health…

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Absolument passionnant. Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU's assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious attacks on Americans, at home and abroad theins.ru/en/politics/270425
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My advice for Europeans who worry about the US elections at #wec2024 . Read Marcus Aurelius : to stay sane, focus on what you control, and detach yourself from what you don’t. The only thing we can do is invest massively in our own security, and not just hope for Michigan voters to make the choice we prefer.
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Wilders speelt dubbelspel. Voor de camera spreekt hij warme woorden over Oekraine. Bij stemmingen steunt zijn PVV het Kremlinregime. Recente column 👇 nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/03/06/ont…
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