CSDS Brussels
@csds.bsky.social
The Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the VUB’s Brussels School of Governance. Proud home to the Japan Chair and KF-VUB Korea Chair.
❗️새로운 분석❗️
진정한 유대인가? 한국, 나토, 그리고 유럽연합 간 방위산업 협력의 잠재력 — 다니엘 피오트(Daniel Fiott), CSDS 발표
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#방위산업 #산업 #한국
진정한 유대인가? 한국, 나토, 그리고 유럽연합 간 방위산업 협력의 잠재력 — 다니엘 피오트(Daniel Fiott), CSDS 발표
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#방위산업 #산업 #한국
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
❗️새로운 분석❗️
진정한 유대인가? 한국, 나토, 그리고 유럽연합 간 방위산업 협력의 잠재력 — 다니엘 피오트(Daniel Fiott), CSDS 발표
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#방위산업 #산업 #한국
진정한 유대인가? 한국, 나토, 그리고 유럽연합 간 방위산업 협력의 잠재력 — 다니엘 피오트(Daniel Fiott), CSDS 발표
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#방위산업 #산업 #한국
Check out this interview with Raluca Csernatoni for e-International Relations. Raluca is interviewed on a range of IR theory, technology and European affairs. A good weekend read.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Check out this interview with Raluca Csernatoni for e-International Relations. Raluca is interviewed on a range of IR theory, technology and European affairs. A good weekend read.
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www.e-ir.info/2025/11/06/i...
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❗ Week in Review ❗
We wish all of our followers a great weekend! Here's a round-up of some of our work this week (3-7 November 2025). Check out our work!
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We wish all of our followers a great weekend! Here's a round-up of some of our work this week (3-7 November 2025). Check out our work!
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November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
❗ Week in Review ❗
We wish all of our followers a great weekend! Here's a round-up of some of our work this week (3-7 November 2025). Check out our work!
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We wish all of our followers a great weekend! Here's a round-up of some of our work this week (3-7 November 2025). Check out our work!
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❗New Research❗
"Unpacking the Target State Response to Wedging and Binding Strategies: The Case of 5G", by Ivan Zaccagnini and Antonio Calcara in Contemporary Security Policy.
Read (Open Access)
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"Unpacking the Target State Response to Wedging and Binding Strategies: The Case of 5G", by Ivan Zaccagnini and Antonio Calcara in Contemporary Security Policy.
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @erc.europa.eu @acalcara.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
❗New Research❗
"Unpacking the Target State Response to Wedging and Binding Strategies: The Case of 5G", by Ivan Zaccagnini and Antonio Calcara in Contemporary Security Policy.
Read (Open Access)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @erc.europa.eu @acalcara.bsky.social
"Unpacking the Target State Response to Wedging and Binding Strategies: The Case of 5G", by Ivan Zaccagnini and Antonio Calcara in Contemporary Security Policy.
Read (Open Access)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @erc.europa.eu @acalcara.bsky.social
❗️Media❗️
“Autonomy in defense begins with autonomy in materials”
Daniel Fiott was quoted in this @nytimes.com piece on how China's rare earth chokehold could strangle Europe's military buildup.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b... @danielfiott.bsky.social
“Autonomy in defense begins with autonomy in materials”
Daniel Fiott was quoted in this @nytimes.com piece on how China's rare earth chokehold could strangle Europe's military buildup.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b... @danielfiott.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
❗️Media❗️
“Autonomy in defense begins with autonomy in materials”
Daniel Fiott was quoted in this @nytimes.com piece on how China's rare earth chokehold could strangle Europe's military buildup.
Read
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b... @danielfiott.bsky.social
“Autonomy in defense begins with autonomy in materials”
Daniel Fiott was quoted in this @nytimes.com piece on how China's rare earth chokehold could strangle Europe's military buildup.
Read
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b... @danielfiott.bsky.social
❗Register Now❗
If you want to engage in a debate about how Europe fits in the US-China competition, then join CSDS and IFS for this event in Brussels on 19 November (11:00-12:30).
Register here
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If you want to engage in a debate about how Europe fits in the US-China competition, then join CSDS and IFS for this event in Brussels on 19 November (11:00-12:30).
Register here
csds.vub.be/event/caught...
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
❗Register Now❗
If you want to engage in a debate about how Europe fits in the US-China competition, then join CSDS and IFS for this event in Brussels on 19 November (11:00-12:30).
Register here
csds.vub.be/event/caught...
If you want to engage in a debate about how Europe fits in the US-China competition, then join CSDS and IFS for this event in Brussels on 19 November (11:00-12:30).
Register here
csds.vub.be/event/caught...
"While economic security and industrial competitiveness remain the main drivers of EU-Japan collaboration in the digital domain, both sides also view this competitiveness as inherently linked to shared democratic values", write Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"While economic security and industrial competitiveness remain the main drivers of EU-Japan collaboration in the digital domain, both sides also view this competitiveness as inherently linked to shared democratic values", write Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova.
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❗Prize Winner❗
We are so delighted to learn that our very own Elie Perot has won the "2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize", awarded by the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) and the Egmont Institute.
Congratulations, @elieperot.bsky.social! 🥂
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We are so delighted to learn that our very own Elie Perot has won the "2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize", awarded by the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) and the Egmont Institute.
Congratulations, @elieperot.bsky.social! 🥂
Info
www.egmontinstitute.be/the-2025-glo...
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
❗Prize Winner❗
We are so delighted to learn that our very own Elie Perot has won the "2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize", awarded by the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) and the Egmont Institute.
Congratulations, @elieperot.bsky.social! 🥂
Info
www.egmontinstitute.be/the-2025-glo...
We are so delighted to learn that our very own Elie Perot has won the "2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize", awarded by the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) and the Egmont Institute.
Congratulations, @elieperot.bsky.social! 🥂
Info
www.egmontinstitute.be/the-2025-glo...
Tomorrow, our Deputy Director Giulia Tercovich will be in Lisbon to deliver a lecture on "The EU as a Diplomatic Actor" for the ESDC and Instituto da Defesa Nacional. A timely discussion given questions about the effectiveness of EU foreign policy.
Info
www.idn.gov.pt/pt @giuter.bsky.social
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www.idn.gov.pt/pt @giuter.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tomorrow, our Deputy Director Giulia Tercovich will be in Lisbon to deliver a lecture on "The EU as a Diplomatic Actor" for the ESDC and Instituto da Defesa Nacional. A timely discussion given questions about the effectiveness of EU foreign policy.
Info
www.idn.gov.pt/pt @giuter.bsky.social
Info
www.idn.gov.pt/pt @giuter.bsky.social
Today, at the University of Glasgow, our very own Olivia Cheung presented her new book "China's Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping" with Steve Tsang. An informative discussion!
More info
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Today, at the University of Glasgow, our very own Olivia Cheung presented her new book "China's Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping" with Steve Tsang. An informative discussion!
More info
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Order the book
global.oup.com/academic/pro... @uofglasgow.bsky.social
More info
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Order the book
global.oup.com/academic/pro... @uofglasgow.bsky.social
This evening, Daniel Fiott moderated a book talk at Microsoft with Ansgar Baums to discuss his book "The Hour of Rhinos: How Companies Manage the New Geopolitical Risks". A timely and great discussion!
More info
www.microsoft.com/en-eu/europe... @microsoft.com
More info
www.microsoft.com/en-eu/europe... @microsoft.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This evening, Daniel Fiott moderated a book talk at Microsoft with Ansgar Baums to discuss his book "The Hour of Rhinos: How Companies Manage the New Geopolitical Risks". A timely and great discussion!
More info
www.microsoft.com/en-eu/europe... @microsoft.com
More info
www.microsoft.com/en-eu/europe... @microsoft.com
❗New Analysis❗
"Dentro il nuovo obiettivo Nato", by Daniel Fiott for AirPress (Formiche).
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"Dentro il nuovo obiettivo Nato", by Daniel Fiott for AirPress (Formiche).
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November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
❗New Analysis❗
"Dentro il nuovo obiettivo Nato", by Daniel Fiott for AirPress (Formiche).
Read (in Italian)
edicola.formiche.net/prodotto/die...
"Dentro il nuovo obiettivo Nato", by Daniel Fiott for AirPress (Formiche).
Read (in Italian)
edicola.formiche.net/prodotto/die...
❗New Research❗
"Europa ohne die USA: Vorwärts in die Vergangenheit?", by Beatrice Heuser for SIRIUS journal.
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www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
"Europa ohne die USA: Vorwärts in die Vergangenheit?", by Beatrice Heuser for SIRIUS journal.
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www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
❗New Research❗
"Europa ohne die USA: Vorwärts in die Vergangenheit?", by Beatrice Heuser for SIRIUS journal.
Read (in German)
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
"Europa ohne die USA: Vorwärts in die Vergangenheit?", by Beatrice Heuser for SIRIUS journal.
Read (in German)
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
❗ New Media❗
"L’Europa nell’era dell’IA rischia di sbagliare priorità. Calcara e Bosticco spiegano perché", by Antonio Calcara and Riccardo Bosticco for Formiche.
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"L’Europa nell’era dell’IA rischia di sbagliare priorità. Calcara e Bosticco spiegano perché", by Antonio Calcara and Riccardo Bosticco for Formiche.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
❗ New Media❗
"L’Europa nell’era dell’IA rischia di sbagliare priorità. Calcara e Bosticco spiegano perché", by Antonio Calcara and Riccardo Bosticco for Formiche.
Read (in Italian)
formiche.net/2025/11/leur...
"L’Europa nell’era dell’IA rischia di sbagliare priorità. Calcara e Bosticco spiegano perché", by Antonio Calcara and Riccardo Bosticco for Formiche.
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formiche.net/2025/11/leur...
Superb! Our researcher Lotje Boswinkel is in Tokyo and has just presented a paper on "Allied Conventional Strike Capabilities" at the JASDF Air and Space Studies Institute. A great and timely exchange!
More info
www.mod.go.jp/asdf/meguro/... @lotjeboswinkel.bsky.social
More info
www.mod.go.jp/asdf/meguro/... @lotjeboswinkel.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Superb! Our researcher Lotje Boswinkel is in Tokyo and has just presented a paper on "Allied Conventional Strike Capabilities" at the JASDF Air and Space Studies Institute. A great and timely exchange!
More info
www.mod.go.jp/asdf/meguro/... @lotjeboswinkel.bsky.social
More info
www.mod.go.jp/asdf/meguro/... @lotjeboswinkel.bsky.social
❗New CODE Explains note❗
"Quantum in a Changing Computing Landscape? And a Few Notes on Europe’s Tech Future", by Riccardo Bosticco for CSDS.
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"Quantum in a Changing Computing Landscape? And a Few Notes on Europe’s Tech Future", by Riccardo Bosticco for CSDS.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
❗New CODE Explains note❗
"Quantum in a Changing Computing Landscape? And a Few Notes on Europe’s Tech Future", by Riccardo Bosticco for CSDS.
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"Quantum in a Changing Computing Landscape? And a Few Notes on Europe’s Tech Future", by Riccardo Bosticco for CSDS.
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csds.vub.be/publication/... #CODE #Quantum
❗ Week in Review ❗
We wish all of our followers a great weekend! In addition to a productive week in Singapore and Japan, here's a round-up of some of our work this week (27-31 October 2025). Check out our work!
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We wish all of our followers a great weekend! In addition to a productive week in Singapore and Japan, here's a round-up of some of our work this week (27-31 October 2025). Check out our work!
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October 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
❗ Week in Review ❗
We wish all of our followers a great weekend! In addition to a productive week in Singapore and Japan, here's a round-up of some of our work this week (27-31 October 2025). Check out our work!
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We wish all of our followers a great weekend! In addition to a productive week in Singapore and Japan, here's a round-up of some of our work this week (27-31 October 2025). Check out our work!
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"Different regulatory approaches create a fragmented landscape, and both the EU and Japan need to prioritise the maintenance of interoperability, with deeper efforts at regulatory alignment", argue Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"Different regulatory approaches create a fragmented landscape, and both the EU and Japan need to prioritise the maintenance of interoperability, with deeper efforts at regulatory alignment", argue Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova.
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This CSDS In-Depth Paper by Daniel Fiott analyses the prospects and limits of Europe–South Korea defence industrial cooperation through the frameworks of the EU and NATO, and offers ten targeted policy recommendations to advance it.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This CSDS In-Depth Paper by Daniel Fiott analyses the prospects and limits of Europe–South Korea defence industrial cooperation through the frameworks of the EU and NATO, and offers ten targeted policy recommendations to advance it.
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Our very own Eva Pejsova was at RSIS, Singapore, recently to deliver a presentation on "Navigating Ambiguity:
Europe’s Maritime Engagement in the Indo-Pacific". Eva analysed Europe's maritime engagement with the region.
More info
event.ntu.edu.sg/RSIS-Seminar... @epejsova.bsky.social
Europe’s Maritime Engagement in the Indo-Pacific". Eva analysed Europe's maritime engagement with the region.
More info
event.ntu.edu.sg/RSIS-Seminar... @epejsova.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Our very own Eva Pejsova was at RSIS, Singapore, recently to deliver a presentation on "Navigating Ambiguity:
Europe’s Maritime Engagement in the Indo-Pacific". Eva analysed Europe's maritime engagement with the region.
More info
event.ntu.edu.sg/RSIS-Seminar... @epejsova.bsky.social
Europe’s Maritime Engagement in the Indo-Pacific". Eva analysed Europe's maritime engagement with the region.
More info
event.ntu.edu.sg/RSIS-Seminar... @epejsova.bsky.social
On 28-29 October 2025, CSDS researchers were in Singapore for the "EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership" conference, organised within the @inpacehub.bsky.social project! Happy to share our expertise on digital partnerships and the Indo-Pacific!
More info
csds.vub.be/event/eu-ind...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
On 28-29 October 2025, CSDS researchers were in Singapore for the "EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership" conference, organised within the @inpacehub.bsky.social project! Happy to share our expertise on digital partnerships and the Indo-Pacific!
More info
csds.vub.be/event/eu-ind...
More info
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We were very proud to be a scientific partner for the 5th European Defence and Security Conference, held on 14 October 2025.
🎙️ 57 high-level speakers
🗣️ 19 keynote addresses & main sessions
🍿 600+ participants
More info
defencesecurityconference.eu
🎙️ 57 high-level speakers
🗣️ 19 keynote addresses & main sessions
🍿 600+ participants
More info
defencesecurityconference.eu
October 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We were very proud to be a scientific partner for the 5th European Defence and Security Conference, held on 14 October 2025.
🎙️ 57 high-level speakers
🗣️ 19 keynote addresses & main sessions
🍿 600+ participants
More info
defencesecurityconference.eu
🎙️ 57 high-level speakers
🗣️ 19 keynote addresses & main sessions
🍿 600+ participants
More info
defencesecurityconference.eu
How is Russia's military evolving in light of its war on Ukraine? What is Moscow's military capacity and what level of threat does it pose to Europe? Diego Ruiz Palmer addresses such questions in our latest Policy Brief.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
How is Russia's military evolving in light of its war on Ukraine? What is Moscow's military capacity and what level of threat does it pose to Europe? Diego Ruiz Palmer addresses such questions in our latest Policy Brief.
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🎧With President Trump's recent visit to the Republic of Korea, how is Seoul's foreign policy shaping up under the new leadership of President Lee? We address this question in our latest episode of #StrategySpeaks.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🎧With President Trump's recent visit to the Republic of Korea, how is Seoul's foreign policy shaping up under the new leadership of President Lee? We address this question in our latest episode of #StrategySpeaks.
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podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/s...
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❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗
"EU-Japan Digital Partnership: Towards a Robust Alliance for an Uncertain Geopolitical Era", by Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova. The paper is part of the INPACE project!
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"EU-Japan Digital Partnership: Towards a Robust Alliance for an Uncertain Geopolitical Era", by Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova. The paper is part of the INPACE project!
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October 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗
"EU-Japan Digital Partnership: Towards a Robust Alliance for an Uncertain Geopolitical Era", by Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova. The paper is part of the INPACE project!
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csds.vub.be/publication/... @inpacehub.bsky.social @epejsova.bsky.social
"EU-Japan Digital Partnership: Towards a Robust Alliance for an Uncertain Geopolitical Era", by Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova. The paper is part of the INPACE project!
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csds.vub.be/publication/... @inpacehub.bsky.social @epejsova.bsky.social