CSDS Brussels
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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.
"President Trump’s “America First” and Western Hemisphere-centric approach means that his focus on South Korea could be episodic and seen largely through either the China or the investment-in-America lens", writes Henry Haggard for CSDS.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"President Trump’s “America First” and Western Hemisphere-centric approach means that his focus on South Korea could be episodic and seen largely through either the China or the investment-in-America lens", writes Henry Haggard for CSDS.
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"although the EU and India pursue different foreign policy agendas, systemic pressures and common challenges incentivise both parties to seek closer bilateral cooperation", write Domenico Farinelli and Giulia Tercovich.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
"although the EU and India pursue different foreign policy agendas, systemic pressures and common challenges incentivise both parties to seek closer bilateral cooperation", write Domenico Farinelli and Giulia Tercovich.
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❗Strategy Speaks❗
Did you know you can now listen to every episode of #StrategySpeaks on YouTube? Stay tuned for more episodes soon, covering the most pressing issues for European security.
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Did you know you can now listen to every episode of #StrategySpeaks on YouTube? Stay tuned for more episodes soon, covering the most pressing issues for European security.
Listen now
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February 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
❗Strategy Speaks❗
Did you know you can now listen to every episode of #StrategySpeaks on YouTube? Stay tuned for more episodes soon, covering the most pressing issues for European security.
Listen now
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Did you know you can now listen to every episode of #StrategySpeaks on YouTube? Stay tuned for more episodes soon, covering the most pressing issues for European security.
Listen now
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❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Digging Deep: Transatlantic Cooperation, Mineral Diplomacy and Great Power Competition", by Jonata Anicetti.
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"Digging Deep: Transatlantic Cooperation, Mineral Diplomacy and Great Power Competition", by Jonata Anicetti.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Digging Deep: Transatlantic Cooperation, Mineral Diplomacy and Great Power Competition", by Jonata Anicetti.
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"Digging Deep: Transatlantic Cooperation, Mineral Diplomacy and Great Power Competition", by Jonata Anicetti.
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❗Brussels 360❗
Prepare yourself for a more hostile world by joining #Brussels360!
From 3-5 June 2026, you will be immersed in debates and learning opportunities on Europe, geopolitics, defence, technology and trade with leading thinkers and policymakers.
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Prepare yourself for a more hostile world by joining #Brussels360!
From 3-5 June 2026, you will be immersed in debates and learning opportunities on Europe, geopolitics, defence, technology and trade with leading thinkers and policymakers.
Apply today
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February 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
❗Brussels 360❗
Prepare yourself for a more hostile world by joining #Brussels360!
From 3-5 June 2026, you will be immersed in debates and learning opportunities on Europe, geopolitics, defence, technology and trade with leading thinkers and policymakers.
Apply today
csds.vub.be/executive-co...
Prepare yourself for a more hostile world by joining #Brussels360!
From 3-5 June 2026, you will be immersed in debates and learning opportunities on Europe, geopolitics, defence, technology and trade with leading thinkers and policymakers.
Apply today
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This weekend, at #TheIndiaEUForum2026, our Director Luis Simón spoke on a panel about building resilient defence systems. He joined Arun Ramchandani, Jetendra Gavankar, Davide Cucino, Lt Gen (D.) Rajesh Pant and Indrani Bagchi.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
This weekend, at #TheIndiaEUForum2026, our Director Luis Simón spoke on a panel about building resilient defence systems. He joined Arun Ramchandani, Jetendra Gavankar, Davide Cucino, Lt Gen (D.) Rajesh Pant and Indrani Bagchi.
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The US-South Korea alliance is expanding its focus beyond the Korean Peninsula to include areas like high-tech security, supply chains and nuclear-submarine cooperation. Henry Haggard provides his analysis of the US-ROK alliance.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The US-South Korea alliance is expanding its focus beyond the Korean Peninsula to include areas like high-tech security, supply chains and nuclear-submarine cooperation. Henry Haggard provides his analysis of the US-ROK alliance.
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❗New Analysis❗
"Middle Powers Don't Have to Work Together to Get Ahead", by Ramón Pacheco Pardo and Robyn Klingler-Vidra in Foreign Policy.
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"Middle Powers Don't Have to Work Together to Get Ahead", by Ramón Pacheco Pardo and Robyn Klingler-Vidra in Foreign Policy.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
❗New Analysis❗
"Middle Powers Don't Have to Work Together to Get Ahead", by Ramón Pacheco Pardo and Robyn Klingler-Vidra in Foreign Policy.
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"Middle Powers Don't Have to Work Together to Get Ahead", by Ramón Pacheco Pardo and Robyn Klingler-Vidra in Foreign Policy.
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This week, our Director, Luis Simòn, spoke at the Oslo Security Conference. He was on a panel about the US' Asia policy and its implications for Europe. He was joined on stage by Jo Inge Bekkevold, Øystein Tunsjø and Kaush Arha!
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February 4, 2026 at 8:15 AM
This week, our Director, Luis Simòn, spoke at the Oslo Security Conference. He was on a panel about the US' Asia policy and its implications for Europe. He was joined on stage by Jo Inge Bekkevold, Øystein Tunsjø and Kaush Arha!
More info
www.oslosecurityconference.com/program/
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❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Allies in Transition: Recasting the United States – South Korea Alliance for a Competitive Era", by Henry Haggard.
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"Allies in Transition: Recasting the United States – South Korea Alliance for a Competitive Era", by Henry Haggard.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Allies in Transition: Recasting the United States – South Korea Alliance for a Competitive Era", by Henry Haggard.
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"Allies in Transition: Recasting the United States – South Korea Alliance for a Competitive Era", by Henry Haggard.
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This CSDS Policy Brief explores the fundamental trade-offs in implementing the European Economic Security Strategy, balancing market stability with rapid responses. Antonio Calcara and Floor Doppen analyse the challenges of securing Europe’s economy.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:20 AM
This CSDS Policy Brief explores the fundamental trade-offs in implementing the European Economic Security Strategy, balancing market stability with rapid responses. Antonio Calcara and Floor Doppen analyse the challenges of securing Europe’s economy.
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In @elpais.com, our KF-VUB Korea Chair, Ramón Pacheco Pardo, was interviewed about the #KPop Warriors and the Grammys and what this means for Korean cultural soft power.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:53 AM
In @elpais.com, our KF-VUB Korea Chair, Ramón Pacheco Pardo, was interviewed about the #KPop Warriors and the Grammys and what this means for Korean cultural soft power.
Watch here (in Spanish)
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Watch here (in Spanish)
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Our Distinguished Professor, Michael Reiterer, was recently quoted in the Chilean press on Europe's partnerships with Asia, and he provided his expert thoughts on the EU-India partnership.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Our Distinguished Professor, Michael Reiterer, was recently quoted in the Chilean press on Europe's partnerships with Asia, and he provided his expert thoughts on the EU-India partnership.
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digital.elmercurio.com/2026/02/02/A
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In the Council of Geostrategy's recent "Big Ask", Professor Beatrice Heuser shares her thoughts on whether we are entering a new world of spheres of influence.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
In the Council of Geostrategy's recent "Big Ask", Professor Beatrice Heuser shares her thoughts on whether we are entering a new world of spheres of influence.
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Last week, we were delighted to organise an event with ANU on "Preparedness, Resilience, Disinformation and Democracy", and we were pleased to welcome Duncan Lewis, Rory Medcalf, Caroline Millar and Tom Rogers for the debate!
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February 2, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Last week, we were delighted to organise an event with ANU on "Preparedness, Resilience, Disinformation and Democracy", and we were pleased to welcome Duncan Lewis, Rory Medcalf, Caroline Millar and Tom Rogers for the debate!
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This week, our #CODE team were at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with partners ReGlobe and Platform War to co-organise a workshop on "Geopolitics, Governance and the Political Economy of Technological Transformation". It was a great chance to exchange ideas!
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January 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This week, our #CODE team were at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with partners ReGlobe and Platform War to co-organise a workshop on "Geopolitics, Governance and the Political Economy of Technological Transformation". It was a great chance to exchange ideas!
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"What happens in Venezuela will affect international relations beyond the Americas. For China, the lesson may be that the use of force is tolerated as long as the aggressor is sufficiently powerful."
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January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"What happens in Venezuela will affect international relations beyond the Americas. For China, the lesson may be that the use of force is tolerated as long as the aggressor is sufficiently powerful."
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"In the context of a fragmenting international order, the European Union (EU) and India have entered a moment of exceptional strategic alignment", write Domenico Farinelli and Giulia Tercovich.
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"In the context of a fragmenting international order, the European Union (EU) and India have entered a moment of exceptional strategic alignment", write Domenico Farinelli and Giulia Tercovich.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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"In the context of a fragmenting international order, the European Union (EU) and India have entered a moment of exceptional strategic alignment", write Domenico Farinelli and Giulia Tercovich.
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"In the context of a fragmenting international order, the European Union (EU) and India have entered a moment of exceptional strategic alignment", write Domenico Farinelli and Giulia Tercovich.
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"Divergent national approaches to investment screening and export controls risk fragmenting the single market and weakening the EU’s collective leverage vis-à-vis major powers", argue Antonio Calcara and Floor Doppen.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:27 AM
"Divergent national approaches to investment screening and export controls risk fragmenting the single market and weakening the EU’s collective leverage vis-à-vis major powers", argue Antonio Calcara and Floor Doppen.
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"US operations in Venezuela can have two contradictory effects on China’s policy in its maritime disputes: emboldening or deterrence", write Carolin Liss and Tongfi Kim.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:49 AM
"US operations in Venezuela can have two contradictory effects on China’s policy in its maritime disputes: emboldening or deterrence", write Carolin Liss and Tongfi Kim.
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Yesterday, in Prague, Antonio Calcara joined a #CHIPDIPLO event on "Bridging the Gap: Central Europe’s Silicon Future". The event highlighted Central Europe’s growing importance in the global semiconductor value chain!
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January 28, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Yesterday, in Prague, Antonio Calcara joined a #CHIPDIPLO event on "Bridging the Gap: Central Europe’s Silicon Future". The event highlighted Central Europe’s growing importance in the global semiconductor value chain!
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CSDS will be present at the EDA Annual Conference today! Daniel Fiott will be moderating a high-level panel on the EU's defence partnership with Ukraine. He will be joined by senior officials from the EU, NATO and the Ukrainian Government.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:32 AM
CSDS will be present at the EDA Annual Conference today! Daniel Fiott will be moderating a high-level panel on the EU's defence partnership with Ukraine. He will be joined by senior officials from the EU, NATO and the Ukrainian Government.
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#EDAConf #EUDefence
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#EDAConf #EUDefence
Yesterday, Daniel Fiott spoke at a luncheon debate on ReArm Europe 2030, organised by FTI Consulting. Daniel joined Ramūnas Stanionis, Marco Canton and Beatriz Cózar Murillo, PhD for the illuminating discussions!
January 28, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Yesterday, Daniel Fiott spoke at a luncheon debate on ReArm Europe 2030, organised by FTI Consulting. Daniel joined Ramūnas Stanionis, Marco Canton and Beatriz Cózar Murillo, PhD for the illuminating discussions!
This week, we were really delighted to welcome Tom Shugart to a CSDS Conversation for a discussion on the military balance along the First Island Chain. This was an in-depth reflection with great questions from the audience. Thanks for joining us, Tom!
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January 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This week, we were really delighted to welcome Tom Shugart to a CSDS Conversation for a discussion on the military balance along the First Island Chain. This was an in-depth reflection with great questions from the audience. Thanks for joining us, Tom!
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"Intensifying geoeconomic competition may push European states to develop more flexible responses to emerging challenges derived from trade and foreign investment", write Antonio Calcara and Floor Doppen.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"Intensifying geoeconomic competition may push European states to develop more flexible responses to emerging challenges derived from trade and foreign investment", write Antonio Calcara and Floor Doppen.
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