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Daniela Schwarzer @dschwarzer.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you, @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social for showing this truely thought provoking documentary at @debalie.bsky.social - and for hosting Samuel George, our award-winning documentary director for a discussion. Really proud to see our BFNA documentaries travel [email protected]

Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 15d

Access to minerals that power a battery has emerged as a vital geopolitical, economic & social concern. So where does the lithium, the nickel, and the cobalt come from? Who controls the supply? Thursday Oct 3 20.00 hrs Docu and Talk @debalie.bsky.social.
debalie.nl/cinema/cined...

Cinédialoog: Lithium Rising

From the moment the smartphone alarm wakes us up in the morning, we begin our day relying on the lithium battery. From the mundane to lifesaving, lithium powered devices get us through the day. Who co...

debalie.nl

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Malte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 16d

Zusammen mit dem Monitoring-Bericht zur Energiewende hat Katherina Reiche in der letzten Woche einen Zehn-Punkte-Plan vorgestellt. Dieser weist sprachlich wie inhaltlich große Ähnlichkeiten zu einem Papier von RWE und Eon aus dem Frühjahr auf. Ein längerer Thread mit Links und Beispielen. (1/19)

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 18d

“We need to be clear with ourselves that we have entered a phase where we are probably in a real systemic conflict with the United States” - @dschwarzer.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...

Europa als Spielball: Wie kann der Kontinent zwischen USA, China und Russland bestehen?

Podcast Episode · Das Politikteil · 19/09/2025 · 56m

podcasts.apple.com

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Daniela Schwarzer @dschwarzer.bsky.social · 20d

Same here!

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Christian Mölling @cemoll.bsky.social · Sep 7

EDINA IV is complete: 25 chapters, 25 national views 🇪🇺 From Norway to Sweden, Lithuania to Germany — Europe’s defence cannot afford to lag. 👉 edina-defence.org/edina04

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BSt Europe @bst-europe.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our Europe newsletter is out today! @dschwarzer.bsky.social shares her thoughts on current events and our colleagues' latest work.

Read it here➡️ www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...

Want to see it in your inbox next time? Subscribe via the homepage of our website ➡️ bst-europe.eu

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Daniela Schwarzer @dschwarzer.bsky.social · Sep 1

Very much looking forward to our debate on Wednesday!

Bruegel @bruegel.org · Aug 18

🌍️ Europe and the world in 2045
📅 3 September | 09:00-10:00 CET

🗣️ @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @kiramph.bsky.social @europarl.europa.eu,
@marietjeschaake.bsky.social @stanfordcyber.bsky.social @stanfordhai.bsky.social & @dschwarzer.bsky.social @bertelsmannst.bsky.social

🔗 buff.ly/tQBU9lQ

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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · Aug 20

Michael Leigh, EU Enlargement: Exporting Stability or Importing Instability?

@stevenblockmans.bsky.social, Gradual EU integration: limits to an à la carte approach

@dschwarzer.bsky.social, Enlargement will only succeed if the EU embraces more flexibility

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Finn Heinrich @finnheinrich.bsky.social · Aug 25

Foreign policy begins at home - and I would add: also boomerangs back home! Europe has not even begun to grapple with the consequences of an increasingly personalist-authoritarian US government for the fate of its democracies at home. #policyincoherence #democracy @dschwarzer.bsky.social

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BSt Europe @bst-europe.bsky.social · Jul 3

Right now at Les Rencontres Économiques d’Aix-en-Provence, one of Europe’s key economic forums 💥 #Frauenpower

👉 How do we restore faith in facts & institutions — and shape a more peaceful society?

💬 Listen to the debate with @dschwarzer.bsky.social

www.lesrencontreseconomiques.fr/en/#watch=am...

Home

Europe's biggest economic and social event, open to all. Join the debate with 400 speakers and more than 70 conferences.

www.lesrencontreseconomiques.fr

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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) @swp-berlin.org · Jun 26

Außen- & Sicherheitspolitik in einer Welt der Unordnung: Es geht darum, von einer reaktiven Krisenverwaltung zu einer strategischen Zukunftsgestaltung zu kommen, schreiben Stefan Mair, @dschwarzer.bsky.social & Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff @tagesspiegel.de (paywall):
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/sich...

Sicherheitspolitik mit Strategie: Deutschland braucht eine Nationale Risikoanalyse

In diesen unruhigen Zeiten muss Deutschland weg von reaktiver Krisenverwaltung hin zu strategischer Zukunftsgestaltung. Nötig ist eine systematische Ermittlung der Bedrohungen für unser Land.

www.tagesspiegel.de

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Jun 12

Today they have crossed a deep red line.

We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

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Gvantsa Samkharadze @gvantsasamkh.bsky.social · May 9

🇬🇪🇪🇺 Happy #Europe Day!
The people of Georgia are fighting every day to stay on the path to Europe - with courage, unity, and determination.
#EuropeDay2025 #GeorgiaProtests

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Daniela Schwarzer @dschwarzer.bsky.social · May 8

Very, very sad that Joe Nye passed away.
I was lucky to exchange with him only four weeks ago. A very rich conversation on US power as always - and not without humour despite his dire analysis.
He will be dearly missed. A great scholar and a wonderful person. RIP Joe.

Stephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social · May 7

I am shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of my colleague Joseph Nye, who recruited me to Harvard a quarter-century ago. He was a highly accomplished scholar, an innovative Dean, and a devoted public servant. Also a very decent and humane man, who will be missed at Harvard and beyond.

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Paul Maurice @paul-maurice.bsky.social · May 3

📻 Ce matin j’ai eu le plaisir d’être invité par Christine Ockrent au micro de l’émission « Affaires étrangères » sur @franceculture.fr pour discuter aux côtés de @dschwarzer.bsky.social, M. Krpata et M. Baloge des enjeux 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺 de l’élection de Friedrich #Merz

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www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Allemagne : un nouvel élan

Friedrich Merz sera élu chancelier le 6 mai prochain en Allemagne. Son investiture marque-elle un nouvel élan pour l'Europe ? Quelles seront désormais les relations entre Berlin et Washington ?

www.radiofrance.fr

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Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies @europeatharvard.bsky.social · Apr 4

Join @dschwarzer.bsky.social to discuss the future of #EU enlargement and the prospects for #Ukraine's membership.

🗓️ April 9, 3:30-5:00pm
🔗 ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...

@bertelsmannfdn.bsky.social @kaijaschilde.bsky.social @cmikulaschek.bsky.social

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WSI Düsseldorf @wsiinstitut.bsky.social · Apr 3

Die neuen WSI-Mitteilungen: mit einem Kommentar von @dschwarzer.bsky.social zu europäischer #Sicherheit sowie Beiträgen u.a. zu #Dekarbonisierung, #Transformation, #Fachkräftemangel in der #Pflege und Berichten zu #Mindestlohn und #Tarifpolitik ➡️ jetzt online www.wsi.de/de/wsi-mitte...

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Paul Adamson @padamson.bsky.social · Mar 27

Wide-ranging and thoughtful conversation with @dschwarzer.bsky.social Germany and the Defence of Europe | Encompass Podcasts url:https://encompass-europe.com/podcasts/germany-and-the-defence-of-europe

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Jacques Delors Institute @delorsinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 27

💻 #Replay "The EU is an essential entity, but given the new security, economic & democratic challenges, cooperation needs to be organise also with evolving non-EU states."

Watch again our last #Euroquestions with @dschwarzer.bsky.social

Full replay 👇

Euroquestions #94 | The EU in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape – Adapting and Responding

YouTube video by Jacques Delors Institute

www.youtube.com

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Daniela Schwarzer @dschwarzer.bsky.social · Mar 25

Looking forward to tomorrows discussion!

Jacques Delors Institute @delorsinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 20

❔ #Euroquestions How can we define the EU's role as a #global player in the face of personalities such as #Trump & #Putin, who openly despise the European project?

Join us to discuss this with @dschwarzer.bsky.social
📅 26 March, 14:30-15:00

Info & registration 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Daniela Schwarzer @dschwarzer.bsky.social · Mar 12

Indeed!

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Daniela Schwarzer @dschwarzer.bsky.social · Mar 12

Given the growing and strategic importance of space, Europeans should invite the best talents over to Europe now - from NASA and the US scientific community working on space

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NASA begins mass firings of scientists ahead of Trump team’s deadline

Top advisers in the Office of the Chief Scientist are among the first to go amid downsizing effort.

www.nature.com

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Lucas Guttenberg @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social · Mar 6

Good outcome at the #EuCo on EU fiscal rules: National escape clause is branded as „immediate measure“ but the Commission is asked to explore further options (read: opening the rules). The insight seems to have kicked in that a prolonged use of the escape clause is probably not a good idea.

European Council conclusions on European defence, 6 March 2025

On 6 March, the European Council adopted conclusions on European defence.

www.consilium.europa.eu

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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · Feb 27

There can no longer be any doubt that Europe’s leaders need to bolster the continent’s defense capacity – and fast.

In a new PS Big Picture, @plegrain.bsky.social , @dschwarzer.bsky.social, and others explain what this demands. (bit.ly/3DbsFPd)

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Daniela Schwarzer @dschwarzer.bsky.social · Feb 16

This statement is essential for any European assumptions about US democracy, transatlantic relations, Europe, Ukraine.

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