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Erik Jones

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Director, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie Europe, Co-editor Government & Opposition. Re-post ≠ endorsement.

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Jan 6

The ECPR's blog site, The Loop (theloop.ecpr.eu) has added a new series on enlargement, edited by @vanghel.bsky.social, that explores how and why the European Union is working so hard to expand its membership to the countries of Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. 1/

ECPR's Political Science Blog

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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 15h

For our first panel at #TheBodrumRT Milica Delević, @economistmeg.bsky.social, @erik-jones.bsky.social & Denis Redonnet examined “Global economic fragmentation”, chaired by @cergrant.bsky.social

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Carnegie Europe @carnegieeurope.bsky.social · 25d

🎧 | Global events are unfolding at a speed that has outpaced Europe's capacity to act.

On #EuropeInsideOut, @rmomtaz.bsky.social, @rosabalfour.bsky.social, & @erik-jones.bsky.social explore what it will take for the EU to regain strategic agency.

👉 europe-inside-out.simplecast.com/episodes/eur...

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Aug 21

2.5%? 5%? More? 🧐 What does #Trump actually expects of Europe when it comes to #security & #defence?

➡️ Find out in our latest #Europechats episode on the past, present & future of transatlantic relations

🔗 youtu.be/MtGQ3WP1CEs?...

@eui-schuman.bsky.social @erik-jones.bsky.social

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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · Aug 20

In the 2nd #FitFor35 volume, edited by @gvonsydow.bsky.social, @patricia-wadensjo.bsky.social and me, eight leading experts share their views on EU enlargement and reform:

@erik-jones.bsky.social, Enlargement and Institutional Reform: How to make a credible security commitment

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Aug 12

Is 🇪🇺 free-loading off the USA❓ Not so, argues @erik-jones.bsky.social in our latest #EuropeChats 👉 check out the episode where he explains how Europe and 🇺🇸 both BENEFITED from their pre-Trump tariffs economic relationship

FULL EPISODE 🔗 tepsa.eu/tepsa-videos... @eui-schuman.bsky.social

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Aug 8

I would be happy to show them around and answer any questions. Please just put them in touch.

Enjoy the holidays!

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Aug 8

You are welcome to suggest you colleague come down and learn more about what we are doing. Seriously. We have a lot that is relevant they would find of interest. The list is long and runs from energy and climate through major geopolitical risks europeangovernanceandpolitics.eui.eu/global-risks...

Global Risks to the EU

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Jul 22

I will deliver a session at the executive education programme “Global Risk Management” in Florence, 3-7 November 2025. This is a unique joint programme between the Florence School of Transnational Governance and SDA Bocconi.
Visit the course site here: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
#ExEdEui

Applications are now open for the executive course “Global Risk Management”

The second edition of the executive course on Global Risk Management, jointly organised by the Florence School of Transnational Governance and SDA Bocconi Sch

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Caroline de Gruyter @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social · Jul 17

My favorite article of the week? This one, by @erik-jones.bsky.social.
Europeans are good at taking a raft of small decisions that lead to big shifts, he writes. Underestimate them at your peril, even in their current fight with Washington.

carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Betting on Europe

The rift between Brussels and Washington raises questions about which side will emerge stronger. The Europeans are laying the groundwork to enhance their power and have already proved their ability to...

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Jul 8

#NewVideo‼️ In our latest #EuropeChats we sit down for a discussion with @erik-jones.bsky.social on the past, present and future of 🇪🇺🇺🇸 relations and how #Trump's second term in office changes everything...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtGQ...
@mariam-k.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social

How has TRUMP changed transatlantic relations? | EuropeChats Episode 29

YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)

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Andreas Umland @umland.bsky.social · Jul 4

Job for Ukrainian citizen:

Deputy Director of the European Think Tank Office in Kyiv

Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies @sceeus-ui.bsky.social

The Swedish Institute of International Affairs @uisweden.bsky.social

Deputy Director – European Think Tank Office, Kyiv, Ukraine - Utrikespolitiska institutet

The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) is establishing a European Think Tank Office (ETTO) in Kyiv through its Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS). This Office will ...

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Jul 4

🇺🇸 is waking up to their #IndependenceDay 👉 meanwhile over in 🇪🇺 leaders are wondering about the future of transatlantic relations

💡 Check out our latest book for 40+ national perspectives on this, including one by @eui-schuman.bsky.social Director @erik-jones.bsky.social

🔗 tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Jun 29

🚨 #EuropeChats update! 👉 Not only can you look forward to our discussion with @gisellebosse.bsky.social on #GeopoliticalEurope but we've also recorded a discussion between @mariam-k.bsky.social, @erik-jones.bsky.social, and Jim Cloos all about 🇪🇺🇺🇸 relations, so STAY TUNED‼️
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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Jun 23

Looking at a consequential NATO summit. The headlines may be elsewhere, but what happens in this meeting will have long-lasting effects. www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...

Europe’s Two-Front War

Putin, Trump, and the future of NATO.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Jun 12

🚨 Register now for the launch of "The United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals", happening at the @europarl.europa.eu on 23 June 👉 seats are limited, so get in while you can‼️

🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @mariam-k.bsky.social @nhelwig.bsky.social @erik-jones.bsky.social

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thrilled to announce @erik-jones.bsky.social will be speaking at our #BookLaunch at the @europarl.europa.eu on 23 June 👉 learn more & register 🔗 tepsa.eu/events/the-f... @eui-schuman.bsky.social

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R. Daniel Kelemen @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social · Jun 8

To consider what’s at stake in Trump’s attack on California, have a look at this 👉
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Jun 8

This event is jointly sponsored by the Conference Group on Italian Politics and Society and the Societa Italiana di Scienza Politica, in partnership with the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute.

Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Jun 8

Italians are voting today on five reform proposals related to naturalization and labour laws. The Meloni government has even bigger proposals in the works. The most important is to change the constitution. Join this online panel at 15:30 CEST on 12 June to learn why. 1/1

www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

Constitutional reforms and the competing risks of government falls

Join Francesco Zucchini and Andrea Pedrazzani for an assessment on the impact of the

www.eui.eu

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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · May 9

🎉Happy #EuropeDay!

On the 75th anniversary of the #SchumanDecleration, @erik-jones.bsky.social, Director of @eui-schuman.bsky.social, reflects on the ambitions of the Declaration, the achievements of the EU, and the key challenges faced by Europe today.

📝 Read more on #EUIdeas 👉 buff.ly/lNUJPQH

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Real Instituto Elcano / Elcano Royal Institute @rielcano.bsky.social · Apr 29

“All global economic orders rest on an underlying political order, and the geopolitical order of the post-war era has now changed forever”.
✍️ Kathleen R. McNamara
https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/commentaries/the-eu-in-a-new-geopolitical-world-order/

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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · Apr 30

🔴❗️Join us live from 10:00 am CEST with @erik-jones.bsky.social & @prieker.bsky.social for the seminar 'How to make sense of the new era in transatlantic relations': www.youtube.com/live/R9HElhe...

How to make sense of the new era in transatlantic relations

YouTube video by Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, NUPI

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Apr 3

May be of interest to @eui-egpp.bsky.social @carnegieendowment.org

Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Apr 3

Trump's tariffs are part of a broader rejection of a foreign policy the United States has followed for 80 years. The impact this will have on the transatlantic relationship is fundamental. Here's why (FREE to access): www.tandfonline.com/eprint/Y8SBE...

Transatlantic Rupture: Legitimacy, Integration and Security

Donald Trump complains that Europeans do not spend enough on defence, that the European Union trades unfairly with the United States, and that the EU was created to harm American interests. Histori...

www.tandfonline.com

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European Governance and Politics Programme @eui-egpp.bsky.social · Mar 20

Democracy is under pressure. As autocratic tactics take hold, 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜?

The 2025 EGPP Annual Conference gathers experts to examine authoritarian resilience, digital control, and global governance challenges.

Learn more and register now 🔗 buff.ly/80xsRI7

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Mar 20

may be of interest to @eui-schuman.bsky.social

Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Mar 20

Two major elements to consider as Europe ramps up its defense:

www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

Pitfalls to avoid as the EU ramps up defence investment

European Union security requires both investment in defence and decisive steps in innovation and research

www.bruegel.org

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Mar 12

May be of interest to @eui-egpp.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social. Great work by @marcobutieui.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social Roel Beetsma and Kalin Anev Janse @bruegel.bsky.social.

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Mar 12

If you want to support a European response to the turbulence coming from across the Atlantic, this piece offers a strong blueprint for action: www.bruegel.org/analysis/thi...

Thinking European first and its implications

Faced with heightened geopolitical uncertainty, the European Union should base its actions on an overarching principle of ‘thinking European first’

www.bruegel.org

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GrUE - Groupe de recherche sur l'Union européenne @gruecollectif.bsky.social · Feb 28

📄New publication by our member Anja Thomas in @jeppjournal.bsky.social ! Anja and @erik-jones.bsky.social reflect on findings from the JEPP special issue "The Impact of Populism on European Public Policy" and offer four key avenues for future research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The impact of ‘populism’ on European Public Policy

The populism literature has so far been relatively quiet about the impact of ‘populism’ on public policies. It has mainly focussed on populist actors and the link to their electorate and only rarel...

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