“No matter how well Europe rearms, it cannot adequately reproduce the United States’ military enablers—the systems that make up the backbone of modern warfare,” write @LuisSimn and Stephen Brooks.
https://t.co/fYVMnwsnDw
Damage limitation is a deliberate, cautious approach to managing loss in a competitive world of shifting alignments, write @LuisSimn (@CSDS_Brussels@VUBrussel@rielcano) & @OliviaCheung_oc (@kings_eis).
Read more about China and Russia’s approach to EU’s geopolitical distancing: https://t.co/2ObwfZCKnn
New article in @IAJournal_CH with @OliviaCheung_oc :
"Damage Limitation: How China and Russia try to mitigate Europe's Geopolitical Distancing"
https://t.co/SnwBLu392Z
Part of my @CSDS_Brussels@ERC_Research project on Europe in US-China rivalry.
❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗
"Taking Charge: European Forces and the Challenges of Conventional Defence", by Diego Ruiz Palmer and Luis Simón.
Read
https://t.co/FsDd6krPhk
Today, we held our co-organised event on strategic trends in 2026 with our partners CSS ETH Zürich in Brussels. Together, we discussed how intensifying geopolitical rivalry is reconfiguring regional orders and global domains.
More info
https://t.co/kAPlQh0Xmk
Secondary theatres don’t just distract the US—they can also strengthen its position vs China.
The real question: when do tradeoffs outweigh payoffs?
I identify 5 variables 👇 🔗 https://t.co/qh6AID7iKQ
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Beyond Epic Fury: The Balance of Power, United States Strategy and Secondary Theatres", by Luis Simón for CSDS.
Read
https://t.co/AnVOqWi5SB
#epicfury#strategy#usa#defense#power
As part of our cooperation with @hcssnl, we are pleased to present the latest project report by Prof Alexander Mattelaer* on "Making Russia Fear Escalation Again".
Read
https://t.co/vnm8cn6edK
* Written before Alexander joined the Belgian Government. @ATJMattelaer
Excelente articulo de @anapalacio en @elmundoes sobre las posibles implicaciomes de la inestabilidad politica para el enfoque energético europeo 👇👇
https://t.co/EcDGqUnYIb
New @CSIS analysis: Deterrence at Scale.
As precision strike and massed fires proliferate, effective deterrence will increasingly depend on allies generating scale together across theaters.
Read here: https://t.co/t2JdGnlWDM
Europa entra en una nueva fase. EE. UU. seguirá en la OTAN —pero ya no será el garante principal de la defensa convencional.
¿Está dispuesta Europa a asumir la responsabilidad estratégica que lleva décadas posponiendo?
Mi artículo en @el_pais https://t.co/QiI7i92UjT
Amb. IZAWA invited @CSDS_Brussels Director @LuisSimn to his residence for a lunch to thank him for the good cooperation last year and to cheers to new opportunities to cooperate in the future 🥂
Grateful to my friends in #Spain at @rielcano for publishing this piece. Special thanks to @LuisSimn I like and commend his concept of fungibility: using national security priorities to generate capabilities useful for defence priorities of others. Solidarity in diversity! 👇
❗New Strategy Speaks Episode❗
"Japan is Back: What Takaichi's Landslide Win Means for Japan's Security and Relations with Europe"
With Eva Pejsova and Céline Pajon!
Apple
https://t.co/hHZ01LR2z3
Spotify
https://t.co/Jn18D4lWG0
YouTube
https://t.co/f0klVXgO3R
In 2025, CSDS emerged as a key location within the Euro-Atlantic’s analytical ecosystem, generating analysis in academia and policy. Thanks to our sponsors and partners for making this possible!
Read our 2025 Annual Report
https://t.co/fbO7NdQmcy
I am ver glad that many leading Japanologists fully understand, and rightly explain, the realities of Japanese politics, unlike some misleading media reports.
#TheIndiaEUForum2026 Session 14:
5-Dimension Battlefront: Building Resilient Defence Systems
The discussion featured @Ramchandan1Arun , Jetendra Gavankar, @LuisSimn , Davide Cucino, and Lt Gen (D.) Rajesh Pant, examining how industry-led innovation is enabling integrated defence capabilities across five domains.
Moderated by @IndBagchi.
#IndiaEUForum #IndiaEU #DefenceAndSecurity #StrategicResilience #AnantaCentre