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Präzision zählt mehr als Symbolik. IAI spricht von Bahn, Navigation und Treffer in beiden Szenarien. Die Marine spricht von Geschichte, Abschreckung und einem neuen Kapitel auf See. Beides kann gleichzeitig wahr sein – aber nur, wenn der nächste Schritt folgt: nicht nur testen, s https://t.co/1rhRptoZMU #Präzision #Marine #Navigation

Great to join @EPP Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers in Ireland 🇮🇪 A timely exchange on Ukraine, maritime security, the Middle East, migration and multilateralism. Our priorities are clear: 🇺🇦 Continued support for Ukraine ⚓ Freedom of navigation and maritime security, https://t.co/vXgpxI5qSr #UkraineSupport #MaritimeSecurity #Multilateralism #IE #UA

The Three Words Democracy Borrows Democracy is often praised as inherently good, but Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates saw serious flaws. A better view: rule by one, few, or many each has tradeoffs. A healthy society ideally combines a strong leader, a competent elite, and a virtuous citizenry—because, as Thomas Sowell said, “there are no solutions, only tradeoffs.” Democracy promises three virtues it can’t guarantee: freedom, wisdom, and consent. **Freedom:** Nozick’s thought experiment shows how slavery can be disguised by changing vocabulary—when power gradually shifts from overt domination to rules voted on by others, at what point is it “freedom”? A society can talk endlessly about freedom while restricting rights through taxes, regulations, and suspensions. **Wisdom:** Socrates doubted democracy produces wisdom. If a voyage were dangerous, you wouldn’t let every passenger vote equally on navigation. Yet political voting gives equal weight regardless of knowledge, inviting manipulation by those skilled in fear, emotion, and flattery. **Consent:** “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” can be an illusion. If the state is treated as “us,” coercion can be reframed as self-government. But representatives don’t truly follow your instructions the way a genuine agent must. Freedom, wisdom, and consent are real virtues—democracy just borrows their language, and the biggest risk is believing that choosing rulers collectively makes the ruled free, wise, and consenting.

Japanese researchers have developed a navigation system called Wireless Muometric Navigation System (MuWNS), which uses muons generated by cosmic rays as an alternative to GPS, being able to operate in environments where satellite signals cannot be applied, such as underground or inside buildings. (translated)

Iran and Oman are working together to establish a temporary navigation corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, closed by Tehran since the beginning of the war in the Middle East, with the aim of partially reviving maritime traffic and discussing a future secure management of this strategic route. (translated)

Conflicts in different regions are choking arteries of global trade & squeezing the global food system. Navigational rights & freedoms are vital for international peace & security & the flow of essential goods. My appeal: - full respect for international law – including law of https://t.co/O9XrKteLyM #GlobalTrade #InternationalLaw #FoodSecurity #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.

Despite Donald Trump's statements opening navigation, maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz fell to just six passages on Tuesday, reflecting the ongoing avoidance by shipowners in the face of tensions with Iran and the consequences of the war triggered by the United States. (translated)