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On epistemic bubbles and echo chambers

2022-06-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Thoughtful essay by C Thi Nguyen for Aeon on the difference between epistemic bubbles and echo chambers, which can be seen as two very different things. Luckily, though, epistemic bubbles are easily shattered. We can pop an epistemic bubble simply by exposing its members to the information and arguments that they’ve missed. But echo chambers […]

Tagged With: misinformation

The intertwined nature of Russian academia and the state

2022-06-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Interesting look at the Russian academic community and its impact on policy. It’s written by Mariya Omelicheva for PONARS Eurasia and titled Influencers, Echo Chambers, and Epistemic Bubbles: Russia’s Academic Discourse in the Wake of the War in Ukraine. Much of the scholarship in the field of Russian IR takes place in an epistemic bubble […]

Tagged With: Russia

When ASW gets too precise: British frigate hits Russian submarine with sonar

2022-01-07 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

In 2020 there was a collision between the British frigate Northumberland and a Russian submarine north of Scotland.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

The spiral of dangerous operational incidents between Russia and NATO

2022-01-07 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The number of incidents between Russian and NATO warships and aircraft in increasing, and they are becoming more dangerous. That is documented by Ralph Clem and Ray Finch.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: NATO, Russia, USA

The five “nots” of AUKUS

2021-12-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Interesting rundown of what AUKUS is and is not by Michael Shoebridge for ICDS Diplomaatia magazine: AUKUS, though, is five ‘Nots’. It is not just a pact about sharing nuclear submarine technology that leads to Australia acquiring and operating eight of these “peak predator” deterrent weapons. It is not a military alliance that contains commitments […]

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Australia, France, United Kingdom, USA

British F-35 crashes in Mediterranean

2021-11-18 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

These planes are really too expensive to lose.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: United Kingdom

Mahan and Corbett agreed on most things

2021-11-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

B. J. Armstrong in a piece for War on the Rocks called The Shared Genius of Mahan and Corbett: Articles in the pages of the leading naval journals include titles like “Going to War with China? Ignore Corbett. Dust Off Mahan!” and “Going to War With China? Dust Off Corbett!” Even here at War on […]

Filed Under: Navy

Russian defense minister complains about propaganda centers in the West

2021-08-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Sergey Shoigu clams that strategic propaganda centers operate in Riga, Tallinn and Warsaw to spread misinformation against Russia.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia

Cargo spaceships and pipe dreams

2021-07-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

CDR Salamander has a scathing critique of general Hyten’s ideas for logistical spaceships and a centralized virtual combat cloud.

Filed Under: Cyber Warfare, Military strategy and politics Tagged With: China, USA

Estonia also has weird rules for innocent passage of foreign warships

2021-07-25 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Estonia requires a 48 hours prior notice before innocent passage of foreign warships, which does not seem in line with UNCLOS. This is counterproductive if Western states want Russia to comply with the treaty.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Estonia

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