📚 An event based on the book “The United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals” and its Greek chapter, and organised with the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy ELIAMEP at the Demos Center of the American College of Greece.

That's a wrap 🎞️ Thank you for following the discussions & don't forget to check out the survey results ▶️ europeangovernanceandpolitics.eui.eu/global-risks...

‼️"Clarity of thinking on what the risks are should help us to address them," @sbeverts.bsky.social adds. "It is a process, not a single moment."

🎯 @erik-jones.bsky.social concludes: "We want the survey to start a conversation, to understand how things are connected." The results aim to support Europe in acting purposefully at a time of increasing global risk.

🎤 During the Q&A, questions abound on Arctic security, EU-Africa relations, instability in the US and EU enlargement. Panellists agree: the EU must take the strategic shift seriously and focus on finding unity to face the oncoming threats.

📚 @vanghel.bsky.social expands on the survey results: "We see a spike across the EU in citizens' commitment to higher defence spending, a unified EU army, support for enlargement and for Ukraine - particularly since Trump took office."

🗞️ Ellen Francis, Brussels Bureau Chief at @washingtonpost.com, warns about the EU's capacity to face converging threats in the current security environment: "There is fear that Europe is not prepared for the overlapping shocks."

🔎 Reflecting on the survey results, Cosmin Dobran, Director for Peace, Partnerships and Crisis Management at @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, highlights the need to build a more security-oriented culture: "The mindset with which we approach out strategy environment is changing."

🗨️ HE Petros Mavrikios, PSC Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, emphasises: "The findings of the survey reinforce the priorities that @cy2026eu.bsky.social has set in the area of security and defence," and states that an effective response to threats requires increased EU autonomy in this field.

💡 @gspataf95.bsky.social opens the panel discussion with policy-makers and practitioners connecting the survey results to the EU's strategic priorities. 🧵

📊 @vanghel.bsky.social presents the results of the survey: "2026 introduces a very dangerous security environment for the EU. Nothing short of a strategy of total defence is necessary to respond to the converging threats we are facing."

💥 "This survey is meant to start a conversation, to force you to think comparatively", @erik-jones.bsky.social adds. "If we can shift the way we think about the world by focusing attention on something we already know but need to dedicate more time to, we will have succeeded."

👉 @sbeverts.bsky.social introduces the event by outlining the difficulties inherent to understanding the current period of geopolitical upheaval: "It feels like a world of everything, everywhere, all at once."

The survey invited foreign policy experts around Europe to evaluate the risks affecting the European Union in the year ahead 🤝 Developed by the @eui-schuman.bsky.social in collaboration with @euiss.bsky.social, TEPSA & @eissnetwork.bsky.social
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