Phones, EVs, defence—critical raw materials power them all. Europe & U.S. still lean on China, leaving supply chains exposed.
See why urgent, innovative action is a must in our GeoTech Centre explainer and report: https://t.co/3dBFx56GYw
♟️ Future Voices of GLOBSEC
Cooperation or confrontation? The talks could build a new framework of trust or trigger a sharper arms race. Both scenarios, analysed by the next generation of GLOBSEC voices.
📖 Read the full study: https://t.co/GBM8QqSo1l
Should Europe build its own defence capabilities?
New GLOBSEC-HarrisX data shows overwhelming public appetite for it.
Explore the numbers ahead of the NATO Ankara Summit 👇
https://t.co/fv8qUOFytU
♟️ Future Voices of GLOBSEC
Commitment, careful diplomacy, and one key ingredient — flexibility. The realistic path to a U.S.–Russia–China nuclear dialogue, mapped out by our emerging experts.
📖 Read the full study: https://t.co/GBM8QqSo1l
♟️ Future Voices of GLOBSEC
Why would China cap its arsenal when growing it buys leverage, credibility, and a seat at the top table? Our interns unpack the logic behind Beijing's "no."
📖 Read the full study: https://t.co/GBM8QqSo1l
♟️ Future Voices of GLOBSEC
Arms control was built for two superpowers but the world has three now. Why China changes everything about nuclear stability, broken down by our next generation of analysts.
📖 Read the full study: https://t.co/GBM8QqSo1l
The biggest danger? Preparing for the wrong war.
Gen. (ret.) Chris Badia on why realistic training and understanding the war of the future is the key to readiness. #GLOBSEC2026
Full episode: https://t.co/hTCb8JElty
549 days. That's how long it takes a new medicine to reach a patient in Croatia after EU approval, one of the slowest timelines in Europe.
Next Monday in Brussels, GLOBSEC convenes policymakers, dipomats and experts to unpack what that delay actually costs CEE governments.
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Europe's Chips Act 2.0 isn't chasing self-sufficiency. It's a bet on staying indispensable.
Our GeoTech Centre read: demand-side pull over more fabs, hybrid sovereignty over autarky, and quantum as the long game.
Full analysis 👇
https://t.co/AASRWZyX5i
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NATO may adjust its nuclear posture as US conventional forces in Europe shrink. The real question isn't how many weapons, but where they'd go.
@Tomas_A_Nagy on the why, where and when, and why a decision is still far off: https://t.co/w8TLiY30RA
NATO might shift its nuclear posture: the real question is not how many weapons, but where they would go — as this debate is far from any decision.
Earlier this month, the Financial Times broke the news that, amid a significant drawdown of U.S. conventional forces in Europe, NATO is reportedly considering an adjustment to its nuclear deterrence posture.
The aim would be to reassure allies of Washington's commitment at a moment when American conventional forces on the continent could shrink substantially — perhaps within the next year and a half.
Such a move would carry implications not only for NATO's current deterrent policy, but also for the force generation needed to execute the regional defense plans the Alliance adopted in 2023, which remain the foundation of eastern-flank stability.
Three questions follow: why, where, and when.
Is Europe financing its defence the right way? Not yet. 🇪🇺
The EU-27 outspend Russia & China on defence — yet fragmented procurement means far less capability per euro.
New Competitiveness Tracker chapter by @philippemlau 👇
https://t.co/SoD7rnAc9P
📡 #firstlight | One idea worth your morning
The EU's new Cloud and AI Act isn't about banning US hyperscalers.
It's a four-tier sovereignty ladder, from data residency to full autonomy, that ties public contracts to where your workload sits.
Read more: https://t.co/zHcNGMRq1s
📡 #FirstLight | One idea worth your morning
Medicines used to be a health question. Now they're economic security. The real test is geopolitical: keep innovation and production at home, or end up a spectator between the US and China.
https://t.co/iYwKsvPQWA
📡 #FirstLight | One idea worth your morning
Women across CEE are adopting digital tools, but they're locked out of the rooms where tech strategy and capital get decided.
Our new report: why closing this gap isn't social policy, it's competitiveness. https://t.co/Q3gZmtE6Nr
📡 #FirstLight | One idea worth your morning
Europe is spending more on defence than at any time since the Cold War. But is it enough?
https://t.co/vZ5L7CyCtl