Fellow, Center for Security & Defense / Zentrum für Sicherheit & Verteidigung, @dgap.org Postdoc, Durham University. Remote war, armed drones, OSINT / guerre à distance, drones armés, enquêtes OSINT. Personal account, EN/FR/DEhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mqmqfiv22s2bMark Carney won his election in Canada with the slogan "Elbows up", claiming he'd fight against exactly this kind of things. And in the weeks when he accepted American bullying to give over half a bridge paid by Canada (ripping up earlier agreements), this. We can at least question his approach. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmqfiv22s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mpy47vs5ac2sWhite smoke in Halifax: TKMS and Kongsberg get the CPSP contract. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-submarine-contract-germany-tkms/06 Jul 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy47vs5ac2shttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mpvkllhhlc2iA new strong argument for Apple Maps: Google insisting on integrating can’t-turn-off AI summaries into Google Maps. Time to switch.05 Jul 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvkllhhlc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mpnjks67ts2vFCAS, an Obituary Nearly a month after the cancellation of the NGF, how can European industry and states work together on other projects? Read more in my @dgap.org policy brief. https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/restructuring-fcas02 Jul 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnjks67ts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mp55rvxpcc2pLe capitaine du Titanic a l'honneur de lancer un appel d'offre pour des meubles de patio pour le pont. De préférence imperméables. https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2026-06-25/troisieme-lien/le-gouvernement-lance-son-appel-d-interet-aux-entreprises.php25 Jun 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp55rvxpcc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3modoaosp3c2pWe'll see about that. But also, the bar was on the floor.15 Jun 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3modoaosp3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mnzn6achxs2l« These are my principles. And if you don’t like them, I’ve got others. » - Groucho Marx https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/11/andy-burnham-rules-out-compensation-waspi-women?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other11 Jun 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzn6achxs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mnz53hlcn22mWell, we now turn to GCAP watch - this does not bode well for the DIP, and for any expectation of building a 6th gen combat aircraft system + modernising land forces + renewing the nuclear deterrent all at once. Money isn't everything, but it helps... [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz53hlcn22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mnz4liypoc2mFCAS: Was ist das, was ist passiert, wie geht es weiter? Explainer-Video mit meinen lieben Kollegen bei der @dgap.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGiCLwCSx6A&t=19s11 Jun 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz4liypoc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mnbyfx7uhs2kNon, le Canada n’achète pas un allié pour combattre les États-Unis. Un peu de sérieux. https://www.lapresse.ca/international/chroniques/2026-06-01/achat-de-12-sous-marins-pour-la-marine/se-rappeler-pourquoi-le-canada-depensera-90-milliards.php02 Jun 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbyfx7uhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mmvp7mhcjc2wAs far as I know this is at least a doubling of the delivery cadence which was previously promised by TKMS (and a year behind the 4-boats-by-2035 offer from Hanwha). Tough battles under the surface (get it?) in Canadian waters... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/subs-germany-norway-canada-nato-9.721459028 May 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvp7mhcjc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mmvlue45vs2jFor once, actual (!) news on FCAS: per Michael Schöllhorn, Airbus appears to have definitively abandoned the (admittedly far-fetched) idea that Germany could build a 6th generation combat aircraft alone. If the common NGF is cancelled, Germany will need partners. https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/ruestung-airbus-schliesst-komplettes-scheitern-von-kampfjet-projekt-fcas-aus/100228310.html28 May 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvlue45vs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mmswnyxkg22hSo is the expectation that students will pay 10 000£ in tuition (triple for internationals) for the privilege of…working? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/manchester-university-to-offer-work-placements-to-all-undergraduates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other27 May 2026 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmswnyxkg22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mmrwojbwls2m"True Blue Labour has never been tried." In effect, Tony Blair is advocating going to the right of David Cameron.26 May 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrwojbwls2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mmqoamzrks2q"Le Scaf n'existera peut-être jamais mais il aura un moteur" Defence journalists resorting to gallows humour over the state of the FCAS project. Can't blame them... https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/defense/le-scaf-n-existera-peut-etre-jamais-mais-il-aura-un-moteur-le-patron-de-safran-travaille-en-excellente-relation-avec-les-allemands-pour-produire-le-moteur-de-l-avion-bien-plus-puissant-que-celui-du-rafale_AN-202605210694.html26 May 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqoamzrks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilarchambault.bsky.social/post/3mldcfm2tmc2wIt was all too foreseeable. And what is also foreseeable is that Starmer will fail to correct course, because he simply doesn't understand - doesn't want to understand, in fact - why he is failing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:kceo7b6xfk4eck3v6lpefei2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldcfm2tmc2w