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.
Onze professor, Alexander Mattelaer, werd in dit artikel van De Tijd geciteerd over een belangrijk onderwerp voor België. Hij betoogt dat drones in de buurt van Belgische luchthavens een psychologische hybride test zijn. Eén die we moeten doorstaan!
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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Onze professor, Alexander Mattelaer, werd in dit artikel van De Tijd geciteerd over een belangrijk onderwerp voor België. Hij betoogt dat drones in de buurt van Belgische luchthavens een psychologische hybride test zijn. Eén die we moeten doorstaan!
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Yesterday, CSDS Deputy Director Giulia Tercovich delivered a lecture on the "International Security Context and the EU's Role" as part of the ESDC's CSDP Orientation Course. Glad to be a part of the EU security and defence learning process.
More info
www.esdc.europa.eu/index_en
@giuter.bsky.social
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@giuter.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Yesterday, CSDS Deputy Director Giulia Tercovich delivered a lecture on the "International Security Context and the EU's Role" as part of the ESDC's CSDP Orientation Course. Glad to be a part of the EU security and defence learning process.
More info
www.esdc.europa.eu/index_en
@giuter.bsky.social
More info
www.esdc.europa.eu/index_en
@giuter.bsky.social
A really wonderful moment, recently captured at a SEDE Committee meeting on EU defence readiness. Here is SEDE Chair Dr @masz.bsky.social with Commissioner @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu holding up our Milestone Note on the "EU Readiness Roadmap". 👍
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November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A really wonderful moment, recently captured at a SEDE Committee meeting on EU defence readiness. Here is SEDE Chair Dr @masz.bsky.social with Commissioner @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu holding up our Milestone Note on the "EU Readiness Roadmap". 👍
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❗️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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❗ 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.
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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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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.
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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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“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.
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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
❗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).
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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
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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! 🥂
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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! 🥂
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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.
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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!
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www.microsoft.com/en-eu/europe... @microsoft.com
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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).
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"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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"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.
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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...
❗ 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.
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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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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
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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
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❗ 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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❗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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csds.vub.be/publication/... #CODE #Quantum
"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
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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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