Ricardo Borges de Castro 🇺🇦🟧
@ricbdc.bsky.social
🔮🇪🇺🌍| analyst | columnist *Visto de Bruxelas* Revista Sábado | #foresight #trends #geopolitics #securitisation #europe #permacrisis | alumn University of Oxford • The Fletcher School | runner🏃♂️🌳|📍Brussels | EN * PT
Dear EU,
The US National Security Strategy is out. Europe is on page 25. Don’t miss it, especially the views on the #EU.
Full document: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
The US National Security Strategy is out. Europe is on page 25. Don’t miss it, especially the views on the #EU.
Full document: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Dear EU,
The US National Security Strategy is out. Europe is on page 25. Don’t miss it, especially the views on the #EU.
Full document: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
The US National Security Strategy is out. Europe is on page 25. Don’t miss it, especially the views on the #EU.
Full document: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
The responsibility for what happens next in Ukraine in coming days & weeks lies in the people sitting around this table. Russia’s aggression to Ukraine is first & foremost a European problem. If we want a place at the other table, we need to have clear goals & a credible plan.
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The responsibility for what happens next in Ukraine in coming days & weeks lies in the people sitting around this table. Russia’s aggression to Ukraine is first & foremost a European problem. If we want a place at the other table, we need to have clear goals & a credible plan.
Home run 🏃♂️
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Home run 🏃♂️
In case you missed Episode 9 of the ‘Diplomat’s Cabinet’ 🗄️ podcast on #StrategicForesight, check the link below to listen to my conversation with the great @marialuisamoreira.bsky.social
🔊 spotify.link/d9vEGTDZNXb
🔊 spotify.link/d9vEGTDZNXb
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In case you missed Episode 9 of the ‘Diplomat’s Cabinet’ 🗄️ podcast on #StrategicForesight, check the link below to listen to my conversation with the great @marialuisamoreira.bsky.social
🔊 spotify.link/d9vEGTDZNXb
🔊 spotify.link/d9vEGTDZNXb
Hoje foi dia de pensar o #futuro e debater o relatório “Megatendências 2050 - O Mundo em Mudança: Impactos em Portugal.”
Relatório: planapp.gov.pt/relatorio-me...
#PensarOFuturo
Muito obrigado à #REPLAN #PLANAPP pelo convite.
Relatório: planapp.gov.pt/relatorio-me...
#PensarOFuturo
Muito obrigado à #REPLAN #PLANAPP pelo convite.
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hoje foi dia de pensar o #futuro e debater o relatório “Megatendências 2050 - O Mundo em Mudança: Impactos em Portugal.”
Relatório: planapp.gov.pt/relatorio-me...
#PensarOFuturo
Muito obrigado à #REPLAN #PLANAPP pelo convite.
Relatório: planapp.gov.pt/relatorio-me...
#PensarOFuturo
Muito obrigado à #REPLAN #PLANAPP pelo convite.
A democracia e a liberdade em Portugal estão hoje tristes, mas são mais fortes por causa do legado, da ação e do espírito inovador de Francisco Pinto Balsemão.
Vai fazer falta.
Condolências à família e que descanse em paz.
Vai fazer falta.
Condolências à família e que descanse em paz.
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A democracia e a liberdade em Portugal estão hoje tristes, mas são mais fortes por causa do legado, da ação e do espírito inovador de Francisco Pinto Balsemão.
Vai fazer falta.
Condolências à família e que descanse em paz.
Vai fazer falta.
Condolências à família e que descanse em paz.
Full house and lots of friends at The Merode in #Brussels today for a tour de force on “Europe’s Strategic Future” by our former boss Commission President @JMDBarroso. An occasion to also celebrate @ECESeu 15th anniversary.
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Full house and lots of friends at The Merode in #Brussels today for a tour de force on “Europe’s Strategic Future” by our former boss Commission President @JMDBarroso. An occasion to also celebrate @ECESeu 15th anniversary.
Since I first attended in 2017, the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Government Foresight Community meeting has been a constant source of learning & inspiration. This year we discussed AI-driven foresight innovation & the concept of ‘rematerialisation’ of global economy, focusing on critical raw materials…
October 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Since I first attended in 2017, the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Government Foresight Community meeting has been a constant source of learning & inspiration. This year we discussed AI-driven foresight innovation & the concept of ‘rematerialisation’ of global economy, focusing on critical raw materials…
#tbt Celebrating a great talk show that says farewell this weekend: #BrusselsMyLove?
Contributing in 🇬🇧,🇪🇸 or🇵🇹 the show was an open & free space to debate the #EU in a relaxed but informed way.
🙏 @MeabhMcMahon @PaulLarroque @lalbertos_luis #MarianaCorrea #LuisFerreiraLopes +
Contributing in 🇬🇧,🇪🇸 or🇵🇹 the show was an open & free space to debate the #EU in a relaxed but informed way.
🙏 @MeabhMcMahon @PaulLarroque @lalbertos_luis #MarianaCorrea #LuisFerreiraLopes +
October 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
#tbt Celebrating a great talk show that says farewell this weekend: #BrusselsMyLove?
Contributing in 🇬🇧,🇪🇸 or🇵🇹 the show was an open & free space to debate the #EU in a relaxed but informed way.
🙏 @MeabhMcMahon @PaulLarroque @lalbertos_luis #MarianaCorrea #LuisFerreiraLopes +
Contributing in 🇬🇧,🇪🇸 or🇵🇹 the show was an open & free space to debate the #EU in a relaxed but informed way.
🙏 @MeabhMcMahon @PaulLarroque @lalbertos_luis #MarianaCorrea #LuisFerreiraLopes +
Great to be back in Bruges for a session at @collegeofeurope.bsky.social’s Executive Education on ‘strategic anticipation’ to close the ‘EU Diplomacy and Diplomatic Skills’ course.
#Foresight #EUForesight #AnticipatoryDiplomacy
#Foresight #EUForesight #AnticipatoryDiplomacy
October 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Great to be back in Bruges for a session at @collegeofeurope.bsky.social’s Executive Education on ‘strategic anticipation’ to close the ‘EU Diplomacy and Diplomatic Skills’ course.
#Foresight #EUForesight #AnticipatoryDiplomacy
#Foresight #EUForesight #AnticipatoryDiplomacy
Vou estar no 13.º Fórum Energia, nos dias 19 e 20 de novembro, no LNEC, em Lisboa, para abordar o tema da “Competição geopolítica e o futuro da transição energética na União Europeia”.
Apareçam!
Mais informação: www.ambienteonline.pt/noticias/13-...
Apareçam!
Mais informação: www.ambienteonline.pt/noticias/13-...
September 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Vou estar no 13.º Fórum Energia, nos dias 19 e 20 de novembro, no LNEC, em Lisboa, para abordar o tema da “Competição geopolítica e o futuro da transição energética na União Europeia”.
Apareçam!
Mais informação: www.ambienteonline.pt/noticias/13-...
Apareçam!
Mais informação: www.ambienteonline.pt/noticias/13-...
@yuvalharari.bsky.social wrote a very good essay in @financialtimes.com, but as he rightly writes the “weakest link in Ukraine’s defences still lies in the minds of its western friends.” Let’s not full ourselves that we can wish Russian aggression away. It is in Europe’s interest that 🇺🇦 does win!
September 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@yuvalharari.bsky.social wrote a very good essay in @financialtimes.com, but as he rightly writes the “weakest link in Ukraine’s defences still lies in the minds of its western friends.” Let’s not full ourselves that we can wish Russian aggression away. It is in Europe’s interest that 🇺🇦 does win!
Hahaha. Thought of the day from yesterday. From @economist.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Hahaha. Thought of the day from yesterday. From @economist.com
Thank you @znconsulting.com for including me on #X (again) & #LinkedIn Top50 #EUInfluencer rankings & for relevant panels last Friday on the trends & drivers that are shaping #future of COMMs & digital media! There’s no single way to communicate Europe & its policies — we can all play a role in it
September 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Thank you @znconsulting.com for including me on #X (again) & #LinkedIn Top50 #EUInfluencer rankings & for relevant panels last Friday on the trends & drivers that are shaping #future of COMMs & digital media! There’s no single way to communicate Europe & its policies — we can all play a role in it
Ahead of launch🚀 of new executive course on #EU geopolitics & foresight, I spoke to @collegeofeurope.bsky.social on relevance of strategic anticipation.
interview: www.coleurope.eu/fr/foresight...
course: www.coleurope.eu/tpo/executiv...
Registration by 2 Nov: www.coleurope.eu/training-pro...
interview: www.coleurope.eu/fr/foresight...
course: www.coleurope.eu/tpo/executiv...
Registration by 2 Nov: www.coleurope.eu/training-pro...
September 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Ahead of launch🚀 of new executive course on #EU geopolitics & foresight, I spoke to @collegeofeurope.bsky.social on relevance of strategic anticipation.
interview: www.coleurope.eu/fr/foresight...
course: www.coleurope.eu/tpo/executiv...
Registration by 2 Nov: www.coleurope.eu/training-pro...
interview: www.coleurope.eu/fr/foresight...
course: www.coleurope.eu/tpo/executiv...
Registration by 2 Nov: www.coleurope.eu/training-pro...
No fim-de-semana, a cada duas horas, na @euronews.com Português, #BruxelasMeuAmor? com a Marta Mucznik do @crisisgroup.org, o @jdalbuquerque.bsky.social @eurocommerce.bsky.social e Mariana Corrêa para falar do #SOTEU, #Gaza e #Moldova!
📺 #BrusselsMyLove: pt.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
📺 #BrusselsMyLove: pt.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
September 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
No fim-de-semana, a cada duas horas, na @euronews.com Português, #BruxelasMeuAmor? com a Marta Mucznik do @crisisgroup.org, o @jdalbuquerque.bsky.social @eurocommerce.bsky.social e Mariana Corrêa para falar do #SOTEU, #Gaza e #Moldova!
📺 #BrusselsMyLove: pt.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
📺 #BrusselsMyLove: pt.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
No fim-de-semana, a cada duas horas, na @euronews.com Português, #BruxelasMeuAmor? com a Marta Mucznik do @crisisgroup.org, João Albuquerque do @eurocommerce.bsky.social e Mariana Corrêa para falar do #SOTEU, #Gaza e #Moldova!
#BrusselsMyLove
#BrusselsMyLove
September 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
No fim-de-semana, a cada duas horas, na @euronews.com Português, #BruxelasMeuAmor? com a Marta Mucznik do @crisisgroup.org, João Albuquerque do @eurocommerce.bsky.social e Mariana Corrêa para falar do #SOTEU, #Gaza e #Moldova!
#BrusselsMyLove
#BrusselsMyLove
September 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM