Tony van der Togt
@TonyvanderTogt
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PhD candidate Leiden University; Independent Russia expert; former senior research fellow Clingendael and retired diplomat; tweets in personal capacity
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Joined March 2012
Yesterday evening in Amsterdam: Monetochka on tour. Great performance for a mostly Russian speaking audience.
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Great ending of a super interesting 5 days of intensive and inspirational panels, presentations and discussions.
ICCEES 2025 World Congress closing keynote by Sergey Radchenko 'A Permanent Cold War: Great Power Rivalries, and the Future of the International Order' #iccees2025
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Waiting for some more friends and contacts to move to Bluesky as well. Then I will leave X behind me and close my account.
Gradually moving to Bluesky which is a much more friendly platform than X: @tonyphd.bsky.social.
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Gradually moving to Bluesky which is a much more friendly platform than X: @tonyphd.bsky.social.
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Interesting piece
Merz’s future foreign policy strategy is likely to alienate France and Italy, which are two countries already struggling with their currently limited impact on the European theatre, writes @TLochocki 📝 https://t.co/eUCGT7pWiR
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My latest article.
⏲️"As long as we have different narratives concerning the real meaning of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the EU will not be able to act as a coherent and pro-active geopolitical player. 🔵Read @TonyvanderTogt's article in @NewEastEurope
https://t.co/ZRLYQkgZ14
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Круто
9 декабря на концерте в Амстердаме Юрий Шевчук представил новую песню о прощании с родиной. В комментариях под видео люди благодарят музыканта за честность, эмоциональный текст и атмосферу на концерте. Шевчук пообещал слушателям, что выступит в Украине. Он заявил, что сыграет
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Very interesting stuff.
Moldova's secret service (SIS) has published a 16-page report (in Romanian) about Russian interference in Moldova's presidential election and EU referendum. Some highlights in English that stood out to me. First, the Kremlin created a command center in 2024 to interfere ...
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Interesting talks.
French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk the deployment of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine post war when the two meet in Warsaw tomorrow, a European Union diplomat and a French official told POLITICO. https://t.co/phhDf5He5V
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Prima interview. Moet iedereen lezen met belangstelling voor Oost-Europa.
Morgen in de @nrc een interview over mijn pogingen een steentje bij te dragen aan een rechtvaardige en duurzame vrede voor Oekraïne, en over hoe moeilijk dat nog gaat zijn. Ik doe dit uiteraard niet alleen, samen met @Clingendaelorg collega @JSoldatiuk. https://t.co/qqOhBc6l3Z
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Why is the Netherlands missing?
✈️ To #Stockholm to represent Latvia🇱🇻 at the Nordic-Baltic 8 and Polish Prime Ministers’ meeting! On the agenda- transatlantic relations, securing Baltic Sea critical infrastructure, reinforcing support for 🇺🇦, constraining Russia.
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Great discussions at our Polish-Dutch roundtable on Eastern Europe. Thanks to all who made this possible. Good start of the Maczek Dialogues.
1ste edition of Maczek Dialogue, bringing together 🇳🇱🇵🇱experts, academics, civil servants & city triangle Lviv-Wroclaw-Breda. Expanding knowledge & fostering trust. Lively & open discussions on Eastern Europe. Thanks to co-organisers @Clingendaelorg @KolegiumWroclaw
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Great interview with Karl Schloegel.
Congratulations to Karl Schlogel, great historian and esteemed friend, with Gerda Henkel Prize. "It will take an awfully long time for Russian culture to recover after the war from this contamination and instrumentalization by the war - if at all." https://t.co/ChPtknPxMl
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Next issue of New Eastern Europe just out with my essay on Europe in the age of uncertainty.
neweasterneurope.eu
As the existential philosopher Karl Jaspers once wrote, "uncertainty is not to be overcome but understood". In this issue, our aim is just that: to shed light on the uncertainties shaping our world,...
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Interesting
Putin signed the updated version of the basic principles of nuclear deterrence https://t.co/OpzrIxRZgC Thread with big and small changes in RU with my comments 1/
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Gradually moving to Bluesky which is a much more friendly platform than X: @tonyphd.bsky.social.
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Ook een voorbeeld voor Leiden en Utrecht, als het gaat om het behoud van taal- en cultuurstudies?
Ondanks de aangekondigde bezuinigingen gaat de geesteswetenschappen investeren in nieuwe opleidingen. De nieuw aangestelde werkgroep bezweert dat onrust zoals in Leiden en Utrecht bij de UvA niet aan de orde is.
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Really great stuff on these “ influencers” .
📖NEW PUBLICATION📖 Excited to share our latest article with @maximeaudinet published in the @RussiaProgram papers! We explore how Russia's ecosystem of information influence has been reorganized since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our key finding: this actor mapping.🧶1/9
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Clingendael flagship conference on the State of the ( European) Union 2024 coming up soon.
🥁🥁🥁 Get ready for the State of the Union Conference 2024 🏛️ ⤵ 💻 Join the livestream for Clingendael's flagship event on 21 November: https://t.co/HEib74n4bu 📢 We're excited to announce an excellent line-up of speakers, including: @terischultz @AnnavZ @bob_deen
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