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The CFI Africa Forum opened in Dakar! Over 2 days, researchers & policy experts from Africa & Europe come together to discuss one of the most complex and rapidly evolving security challenges facing the continent: foreign information manipulation and interference.
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The CFI Africa Forum opened in Dakar! Over 2 days, researchers & policy experts from Africa & Europe come together to discuss one of the most complex and rapidly evolving security challenges facing the continent: foreign information manipulation and interference.
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Good to see @euiss.bsky.social paper on shifts in Transatlantic relationship featured in @munsecconf.bsky.social #MSCreport. The paper can be read here: www.iss.europa.eu/publications... ...and my chapter on how to turn the wheel and see more unity on Ukraine here: www.iss.europa.eu/sites/defaul....
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Good to see @euiss.bsky.social paper on shifts in Transatlantic relationship featured in @munsecconf.bsky.social #MSCreport. The paper can be read here: www.iss.europa.eu/publications... ...and my chapter on how to turn the wheel and see more unity on Ukraine here: www.iss.europa.eu/sites/defaul....
Tariffs have been one of Trump's main instruments to reshape the global trade order. While the administration argues that tariffs are paid by foreign companies, 96% of the burden was absorbed by US citizens.
More on the "Foreign Policy-First" President, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
More on the "Foreign Policy-First" President, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Tariffs have been one of Trump's main instruments to reshape the global trade order. While the administration argues that tariffs are paid by foreign companies, 96% of the burden was absorbed by US citizens.
More on the "Foreign Policy-First" President, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
More on the "Foreign Policy-First" President, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
What if China could control the on-off switch of Europe’s energy system?
Chinese-made connected device could enable remote access to solar installations, creating a real risk of disruption to Europe’s electricity systems.
More: ow.ly/aZx150XXfzC
Chinese-made connected device could enable remote access to solar installations, creating a real risk of disruption to Europe’s electricity systems.
More: ow.ly/aZx150XXfzC
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
What if China could control the on-off switch of Europe’s energy system?
Chinese-made connected device could enable remote access to solar installations, creating a real risk of disruption to Europe’s electricity systems.
More: ow.ly/aZx150XXfzC
Chinese-made connected device could enable remote access to solar installations, creating a real risk of disruption to Europe’s electricity systems.
More: ow.ly/aZx150XXfzC
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Maybe time for Europeans to openly fund democratic (small d) orgs in the US?
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
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February 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Maybe time for Europeans to openly fund democratic (small d) orgs in the US?
Trump claims to have ended 8 wars in 2025.
Many of these US-brokered peace deals include economic components, such as access to minerals, making them tools to forge business ties & secure new resources.
More on the "Foreign Policy-First" President: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
Many of these US-brokered peace deals include economic components, such as access to minerals, making them tools to forge business ties & secure new resources.
More on the "Foreign Policy-First" President: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
February 6, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Trump claims to have ended 8 wars in 2025.
Many of these US-brokered peace deals include economic components, such as access to minerals, making them tools to forge business ties & secure new resources.
More on the "Foreign Policy-First" President: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
Many of these US-brokered peace deals include economic components, such as access to minerals, making them tools to forge business ties & secure new resources.
More on the "Foreign Policy-First" President: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
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Nearly 500 US military strikes in 12 months - more than under Biden in four years.
From 'America First' to 'Foreign Policy-First'?
📊 Our interactive analysis of US foreign policy under Trump, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
From 'America First' to 'Foreign Policy-First'?
📊 Our interactive analysis of US foreign policy under Trump, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Nearly 500 US military strikes in 12 months - more than under Biden in four years.
From 'America First' to 'Foreign Policy-First'?
📊 Our interactive analysis of US foreign policy under Trump, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
From 'America First' to 'Foreign Policy-First'?
📊 Our interactive analysis of US foreign policy under Trump, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
From production to coercion: how China turned critical minerals into a strategic weapon.
From @joristeer.bsky.social Brief of the risks posed by Trump’s ‘G2’ bargaining with an emboldened China: ow.ly/CC5G50XKcrz
From @joristeer.bsky.social Brief of the risks posed by Trump’s ‘G2’ bargaining with an emboldened China: ow.ly/CC5G50XKcrz
February 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
From production to coercion: how China turned critical minerals into a strategic weapon.
From @joristeer.bsky.social Brief of the risks posed by Trump’s ‘G2’ bargaining with an emboldened China: ow.ly/CC5G50XKcrz
From @joristeer.bsky.social Brief of the risks posed by Trump’s ‘G2’ bargaining with an emboldened China: ow.ly/CC5G50XKcrz
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆-𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
It was supposed to be America First — but #Trump 2.0 has been defined above all by foreign policy.
My latest @euiss.bsky.social data analysis: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
It was supposed to be America First — but #Trump 2.0 has been defined above all by foreign policy.
My latest @euiss.bsky.social data analysis: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
The Foreign Policy-First President?
Donald Trump’s second term has defied expectations of isolationism. This interactive publication uses data and visuals to map the main axes of US foreign policy under Trump 2.0: military intervention,...
www.iss.europa.eu
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆-𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
It was supposed to be America First — but #Trump 2.0 has been defined above all by foreign policy.
My latest @euiss.bsky.social data analysis: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
It was supposed to be America First — but #Trump 2.0 has been defined above all by foreign policy.
My latest @euiss.bsky.social data analysis: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
Nearly 500 US military strikes in 12 months - more than under Biden in four years.
From 'America First' to 'Foreign Policy-First'?
📊 Our interactive analysis of US foreign policy under Trump, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
From 'America First' to 'Foreign Policy-First'?
📊 Our interactive analysis of US foreign policy under Trump, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Nearly 500 US military strikes in 12 months - more than under Biden in four years.
From 'America First' to 'Foreign Policy-First'?
📊 Our interactive analysis of US foreign policy under Trump, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
From 'America First' to 'Foreign Policy-First'?
📊 Our interactive analysis of US foreign policy under Trump, by @gspataf95.bsky.social: ow.ly/OeQv50Y8Gaf
China is systematically embedding itself in global renewable energy supply chains, connected devices & Europe’s energy system operators. In a geopolitical environment marked by weaponised dependencies, this risk has become unacceptable, warns @casparhobhouse.bsky.social.
🔗 ow.ly/aZx150XXfzC
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February 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
China is systematically embedding itself in global renewable energy supply chains, connected devices & Europe’s energy system operators. In a geopolitical environment marked by weaponised dependencies, this risk has become unacceptable, warns @casparhobhouse.bsky.social.
🔗 ow.ly/aZx150XXfzC
🔗 ow.ly/aZx150XXfzC
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Where could change in Russia really come from - elites or society? @markgaleotti.bsky.social shares his take on Russia’s possible futures.
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Where could change in Russia really come from - elites or society? @markgaleotti.bsky.social shares his take on Russia’s possible futures.
Where could change in Russia really come from - elites or society? @markgaleotti.bsky.social shares his take on Russia’s possible futures.
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Where could change in Russia really come from - elites or society? @markgaleotti.bsky.social shares his take on Russia’s possible futures.
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Is the Board of Peace positioning itself as an alternative to the UN?
The risk: sidelining established institutions & weakening multilateral legitimacy.
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social explains 👇
🔗 Read the full analysis: ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
The risk: sidelining established institutions & weakening multilateral legitimacy.
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social explains 👇
🔗 Read the full analysis: ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Is the Board of Peace positioning itself as an alternative to the UN?
The risk: sidelining established institutions & weakening multilateral legitimacy.
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social explains 👇
🔗 Read the full analysis: ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
The risk: sidelining established institutions & weakening multilateral legitimacy.
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social explains 👇
🔗 Read the full analysis: ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
💬 @ruehlig.bsky.social tells @apnews.com that Trump's Greenland ambitions and China's October 2025 rare earth export controls "have substantially contributed to a European understanding that we face two major powers that are not shy to bully the EU". apnews.com/article/chin...
Pushed by Trump, US allies are resetting relations with China
Leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and other countries have recently visited China, while more are planning to go.
apnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:19 PM
💬 @ruehlig.bsky.social tells @apnews.com that Trump's Greenland ambitions and China's October 2025 rare earth export controls "have substantially contributed to a European understanding that we face two major powers that are not shy to bully the EU". apnews.com/article/chin...
Is the Board of Peace positioning itself as an alternative to the UN?
The risk: sidelining established institutions & weakening multilateral legitimacy.
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social explains 👇
🔗 Read the full analysis: ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
The risk: sidelining established institutions & weakening multilateral legitimacy.
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social explains 👇
🔗 Read the full analysis: ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Is the Board of Peace positioning itself as an alternative to the UN?
The risk: sidelining established institutions & weakening multilateral legitimacy.
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social explains 👇
🔗 Read the full analysis: ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
The risk: sidelining established institutions & weakening multilateral legitimacy.
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social explains 👇
🔗 Read the full analysis: ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
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Where could change in Russia come from? Our panel was stark: propaganda & fear are working, society is disarmed and elites remain loyal. But confusion is not acceptance. Russia and the regime are not the same, and that gap still matters.
January 30, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Where could change in Russia come from? Our panel was stark: propaganda & fear are working, society is disarmed and elites remain loyal. But confusion is not acceptance. Russia and the regime are not the same, and that gap still matters.
America’s NATO allies have shifted from fearing US abandonment to fearing US hostility, and are now confronted to a new existential question: can the US security guarantee be trusted at all? @sbeverts.bsky.social rts.bsky.social in the @financialtimes.com
Nato without America: Europe ‘thinks the unthinkable’
After the stand-off over Greenland, European leaders are having to consider what would happen if Washington leaves the military alliance
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January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
America’s NATO allies have shifted from fearing US abandonment to fearing US hostility, and are now confronted to a new existential question: can the US security guarantee be trusted at all? @sbeverts.bsky.social rts.bsky.social in the @financialtimes.com
Where could change in Russia come from? Our panel was stark: propaganda & fear are working, society is disarmed and elites remain loyal. But confusion is not acceptance. Russia and the regime are not the same, and that gap still matters.
January 30, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Where could change in Russia come from? Our panel was stark: propaganda & fear are working, society is disarmed and elites remain loyal. But confusion is not acceptance. Russia and the regime are not the same, and that gap still matters.
How stable is Putin’s system? Our speakers challenge 2 myths: that Russia is about to collapse & that it is invincible. From the wartime economy to ideology & relations with regions, we examine the structures shaping continuity & change in Russia.
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 AM
How stable is Putin’s system? Our speakers challenge 2 myths: that Russia is about to collapse & that it is invincible. From the wartime economy to ideology & relations with regions, we examine the structures shaping continuity & change in Russia.
What’s really going on in Russia?
Understanding our adversary is key to defending Europe’s security & democratic resilience. Today, we take a closer look at Russia’s economy, society & future — to prepare for the Russia we face, not the one we wish for.
Understanding our adversary is key to defending Europe’s security & democratic resilience. Today, we take a closer look at Russia’s economy, society & future — to prepare for the Russia we face, not the one we wish for.
January 30, 2026 at 9:06 AM
What’s really going on in Russia?
Understanding our adversary is key to defending Europe’s security & democratic resilience. Today, we take a closer look at Russia’s economy, society & future — to prepare for the Russia we face, not the one we wish for.
Understanding our adversary is key to defending Europe’s security & democratic resilience. Today, we take a closer look at Russia’s economy, society & future — to prepare for the Russia we face, not the one we wish for.
Board of Peace: for the EU, being inside the Board yet repeatedly sidelined may be more politically damaging than staying out. To shape the next phase of the Gaza process, Europe needs political will more than Board membership, argues @katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social. ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
The Board of Peace, Gaza, and the cost of being inside the room
Branded as multilateral, the Board of Peace risks hollowing out multilateral legitimacy by centralising power and sidelining existing institutions. Gaza is its first test. For the EU, being ‘inside th...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Board of Peace: for the EU, being inside the Board yet repeatedly sidelined may be more politically damaging than staying out. To shape the next phase of the Gaza process, Europe needs political will more than Board membership, argues @katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social. ow.ly/ftI650Y4Hsa
Moscow spends $1.5 bn a year into propaganda abroad. The Democracy Shield & its Centre for Democratic Resilience are crucial steps to push back. As EP Special Committee meets today, read Nad’a Kovalčíková recommendations to turn principles into action. ow.ly/AFJv50XvGEL
Shielding democracy: A Triple C framework for turning principles into practice
Europe faces relentless foreign interference. The newly minted European Democracy Shield can turn defensive resilience into strategic resolve by boosting coordination, expanding capacities and enforci...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Moscow spends $1.5 bn a year into propaganda abroad. The Democracy Shield & its Centre for Democratic Resilience are crucial steps to push back. As EP Special Committee meets today, read Nad’a Kovalčíková recommendations to turn principles into action. ow.ly/AFJv50XvGEL
💬 For Trump, the transatlantic relationship is no longer one between allies, but a US-dominated order based on coercion rather than consultation and rules.
@sbeverts.bsky.social in @standaard.be on why Europe must detach from a worldview that no longer exists. www.standaard.be/economie/ste...
@sbeverts.bsky.social in @standaard.be on why Europe must detach from a worldview that no longer exists. www.standaard.be/economie/ste...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
💬 For Trump, the transatlantic relationship is no longer one between allies, but a US-dominated order based on coercion rather than consultation and rules.
@sbeverts.bsky.social in @standaard.be on why Europe must detach from a worldview that no longer exists. www.standaard.be/economie/ste...
@sbeverts.bsky.social in @standaard.be on why Europe must detach from a worldview that no longer exists. www.standaard.be/economie/ste...
The EU–India #FTA is an important step but trade is no longer the partnership’s centre of gravity. The real opportunities lie elsewhere, once we acknowledge differing priorities & threat perceptions. Read our analysis ⤵️ ow.ly/14it50Y3KbM
Living with friction: Three anchors of the EU-India partnership
The EU and India are drawing closer in response to shared pressures, but divergent threat perceptions set clear limits. Cooperation works best through a modular approach, shifting beyond trade towards...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The EU–India #FTA is an important step but trade is no longer the partnership’s centre of gravity. The real opportunities lie elsewhere, once we acknowledge differing priorities & threat perceptions. Read our analysis ⤵️ ow.ly/14it50Y3KbM