PhD, Brussels, International Social Policy, EIPM. “Data is like a good joke—timing is everything. Without it, policy is just guessing in a suit.”
Brussels, EU, Belgium
Joined March 2011
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Koen Vleminckx retweeted
"Putin will wage war. I don’t know when, but he will. And you, Europeans, will be surprised to discover that this war is aimed at you, too... You think that what is happening in Moscow has nothing to do with you—that it’s our problem.
Putin hates people like me, certainly. But through us—in Russia, or through the revolutionaries in Ukraine or Georgia—it is you he hates: your democracy, your society, your freedoms.
Do you think his regime is merely a threat to us? Your awakening will be brutal."
Anna Politkovskaya, in Paris, 2005.
She was assassinated in the lobby of her apartment building on October 7, 2006—Putin’s birthday.
Ok, @Vlaamsewaterweg & @GemeenteHXM , dit moeten jullie echt wel goedmaken. Ik kan me geen slechter moment voorstellen, dan nu om zo’n kemel uit te halen… vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/10/31/…
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
This seems like a great time to reshare my favourite Sir Patrick Stewart performance, ‘What has the ECHR ever done for us?’ It’s just perfect in every possible way … including the ending 😂😂😂 RIP.
🎥 The Guardian
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
Patrick Stewart, lan McKellen, David Suchet & Alan Howard performing Shakespeare’s 'Troilus and Cressida' in 1979
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🚨BREAKING: Democrats asked a federal judge Monday night for a restraining order and temporary injunction to halt President Donald Trump and his administration from interfering in the upcoming midterms. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
Exclusive:
Three of Britain’s four nuclear deterrent submarines are out at sea in an "unusual" situation, @thetimes has been told
It has been at least five years since this happened, according to former naval source
thetimes.com/article/17663c5…
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
AfD losing support for pivoting from remigration to Russia. Co-leader Weidel facing growing pressure to stop talking about Ukraine
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
Walter Koenig has passed away.
Everyone got to show their comedy chops in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Chekov asking for directions to the "Nuclear Wessels" and the interrogation scene are real highlights.
Koenig often cited The Voyage Home as his favourite Trek film.
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
Herzog rejects pardon for Rabin's assassin at annual memorial service haaretz.com/israel-news/isra…
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE
nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/po…
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
A Ukrainian boy comforts his mom, Svitlana, during a Russian drone attack:
"Mom, listen to the sounds of nature instead of all this horror. Just enjoy nature and listen to what the trees are telling you."
"My heart is breaking. I'm supposed to be the one comforting him, but he's stronger than I am," Svitlana wrote.
📹: chykanova_coach / Threads
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
Episode 2: ‘Russia Bombards Ukraine After Trump Envoy Hails “Humanitarian” Putin’. Good job Witkoff wasn’t negotiating with Pol Pot, or we’d have another mountain of skulls.
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
With Trump's removal of Starlink, Russians are now hunting cars full of people in Kyiv, using jet drones for which Ukraine's interceptors no longer function to stop.
Three people murdered an hour ago in southern Kyiv, with six others injured, three of which are children.
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
Vietnam sending assistance to Ukraine.
Let that sink in.
🇺🇦🤝🇻🇳 Ukraine extends its sincere gratitude to the Government and people of Vietnam for providing a new package of valuable humanitarian assistance to Ukraine totalling 500,000 dollars @MOFAVietNam.
We deeply appreciate this meaningful gesture of goodwill, compassion and solidarity with the Ukrainian people during these challenging times. Particularly timely ahead of winter.
This move reflects the longstanding friendship, mutual respect, and understanding between our two nations. We highly value Vietnam’s contribution to humanitarian efforts aimed at assisting those in need and alleviating human suffering.
We are confident that this support will further strengthen the traditionally friendly relations between Ukraine and Vietnam and contribute to deepening bilateral cooperation for the benefit of our peoples.
Koen Vleminckx retweeted
Volgens de @FT wilde Israel vanaf 10 oktober weer Iran gaan bombarderen, maar Trump stak er een stokje voor.
The Financial Times reports that the Israeli military prepared a strike campaign on Iran for October 10 that would have targeted energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and "regime targets", but cancelled it due to Trump's opposition to resuming strikes before the U.S. midterm elections on November 3.
This strike campaign had reportedly been intended to surpass the intensity of the initial joint US-Israeli strikes in February and March. It remains unclear if the U.S. would have taken part in the operation directly.
FT reports that the goal of such an operation would have been to force Iran to agree to American terms surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear programme, in order to fully end the war.
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth travelled to Israel to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials. FT reports that Israeli officials presented an "updated target bank" to Hegseth compiled based on new intelligence, including civilian infrastructure targets that had not previously been hit.
Not again…
⚡️Hungary blocks next step in EU membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova, no explanation given.
Colleagues asked their Hungarian counterparts to explain their position, but they did not, one diplomat said.
kyivindependent.com/hungary-…
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Incredible scoop by my @WSJ colleagues: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration. wsj.com/world/ukraine-starli…
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GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says if Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine, "that is likely a violation of the law."
"We've gotta investigate...We've got to call the witnesses, got to bring them in, put them under oath, and get to the bottom of it. Because this is this is a very, very serious matter. It cannot be glossed over."
