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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.
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In our first CSDS Policy Brief of 2026, Carolin Liss and Tongfi Kim look at the consequences of the US' operation in Venezuela for American alliances and China's own strategic calculations in the Indo-Pacific. A must-read!

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January 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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Yesterday, we had the great pleasure of organising our first CSDS Conversation of the year. We were joined by Toshi Yoshihara and Olivia Cheung for a superb discussion on China's expanding arsenal of coercive options.

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January 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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‘Ik snap heel goed dat Groenlanders er weinig voor voelen, maar de VS hebben wel een punt’: experts over de plannen van Trump'.

Commentaar van Luis Simón voor De Morgen!

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January 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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With all the talk of "Europeanising NATO", Diego Ruiz Palmer and Luis Simón dig into the implications for NATO's operational command structures. They also have some ideas on how to design a more rebalanced operational command structure. A must-read!

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January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Today, Distinguished Professor Michael Reiterer will be speaking at Ritsumeikan University to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea. He will be contributing a European perspective on cultural exchange.

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January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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❗New Research❗

"Isomorphic Spillover and Its Limits: The Institutionally Constrained Defence Industrial Policy of the European Union"

By Salih Işık Bora in Politics and Governance.

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January 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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"Unlike most Taiwan-focused exercises, the simulation centred on Europe’s strategic constraints: limited military capacity, economic exposure to China, institutional fragmentation and reliance on US extended deterrence." Find out more...

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January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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"Russia historically stood and today stands fully in the Byzantine ideational tradition of seeing war as part of the human condition, of the eternal sinfulness of man, that cannot be eliminated permanently by human endeavour".

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January 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗

"Rebalancing NATO’s Command: European Operational Responsibility and Transatlantic Defence", by Diego Ruiz Palmer and Luis Simón.

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January 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Don't forget to read our new #CHIPDIPLO report on the EU and semiconductors. A report by Joris Teer, Riccardo Bosticco and Antonio Calcara. Give it a read!

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January 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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🇯🇵🇰🇷🇺🇸 How are Japan and South Korea adjusting to the Trump administration? In this joint policy brief by CSDS and HCSS, Mina Pollmann explains how Tokyo and Seoul are reacting to US policy in the Indo-Pacific.

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January 9, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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This CSDS In-Depth Paper presents findings from a CSDS tabletop exercise conducted in November 2025, examining European decision-making during a simulated Taiwan Strait crisis compounded by Russian coercion in Europe.

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January 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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"it will be interesting to see whether the term “West” and the United States, as a designated adversary, will now disappear from Russia’s strategy literature and foreign policy discourses", writes Beatrice Heuser.

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January 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Today, Professor Michael Reiterer will deliver a lecture at the EU Centre of Kyushu University, Japan, on "EU Foreign Policy in Times of Contestation". A timely debate given the security dynamics in Europe.

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January 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Check out this media piece, with a contribution from Daniel Fiott, on Europe's air superiority issues. This is a piece for Arsenal Europe by Nicholas Wallace.

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January 8, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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How is the EU dealing with semiconductors and the question of strategic autonomy? Read this #CHIPDIPLO report by Joris Teer, Riccardo Bosticco and Antonio Calcara for some insights.

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January 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Check out this CSDS Policy Brief by Mina Pollmann, which looks at how Japan and South Korea are dealing with the second Trump administration.

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January 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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❗New Research❗

Our post-doctoral researcher, Salih Isik Bora, has contributed a chapter on France to the Palgrave Geopolitical Atlas. Give it a read!

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January 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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#ICYMI

In late December 2025, we released our latest CODE newsletter. Follow for details on Europe's chip dilemma and the CODE project's end-of-year reading list!

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January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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A very Happy 2026 to our followers! We are back, and with some really good news about our podcast, "Strategy Speaks".

We hit 2,500 downloads in 2025! Our first year of podcasts and it has been a huge success. More episodes are on the way! Stay tuned.

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January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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From all of us at CSDS, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks for engaging with our events and analysis in 2025. We will be back with more in 2026. In the meantime, rest and enjoy.
December 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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❗ CSDS Top 10 ❗

As we draw near the end of 2025, we take a look at our most popular analytical and research products of the year! We hope you’ve enjoyed following our work this year.

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December 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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❗ Week in Review ❗

This is our last week in review for 2025, so let's go out with a bang! Enjoy Christmas and 2026!

Here's a round-up of some of our work this week (15-19 December 2025).

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December 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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This CSDS In-Depth Paper presents findings from a CSDS tabletop exercise conducted in November 2025, examining European decision-making during a simulated Taiwan Strait crisis compounded by Russian coercion in Europe. Give it a read!

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December 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Read this new EU-sponsored #CHIPDIPLO report by Joris Teer, Riccardo Bosticco and Antonio Calcara on identifying the EU's semiconductor lodestar. A must-read paper from us and our dear partners Institute Montaigne, CEIAS and EUISS.

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December 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM