Luis Simón

@CSDS_Brussels Director & Professor @VUBrussel // Director of the Brussels Office and Senior Analyst @rielcano

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

“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

[International Affairs @IAJournal_CH]

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

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

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.

[CSDS @CSDS_Brussels]

❗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

[CSDS @CSDS_Brussels]

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

[CSDS @CSDS_Brussels]

❗️New Analysis❗️

"How North Korea Won: The Strange Triumph of Kim Jong Un", by Jung H. Pak in Foreign Affairs.

Read
https://t.co/LCnTkuhGHc @junghpak1

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

Hoy en @el_pais debate sobre la autoridad internacional de EEUU 👇👇

https://t.co/zqOMbDHZk3

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

This is big, and should help pave the way for greater defense-industrial cooperation between the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

cc: @CSDS_Brussels

[内閣官房 @Naikakukanbo]

Today we revised the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology and its Implementation Guidelines.　　　　
https://t.co/cv97eTl3vU

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

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

[CSDS @CSDS_Brussels]

❗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

[CSDS @CSDS_Brussels]

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

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

Excelente articulo de @anapalacio en @elmundoes sobre las posibles implicaciomes de la inestabilidad politica para el enfoque energético europeo 👇👇

https://t.co/EcDGqUnYIb

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

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

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

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

[Mission of Japan to NATO @JPN_NATO]

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 🥂

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

Check out @ulrichspeck’s analysis of Merz’s MSC speech

[Ulrich Speck @ulrichspeck]

My take on the Merz speech at the Munich Security Conference: https://t.co/W9Nx0lASrM

[Robert Pszczel @RobertPszczel]

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! 👇

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

Check this out 👇👇👇

[CSDS @CSDS_Brussels]

❗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

[CSDS @CSDS_Brussels]

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

[Yuichi Hosoya 細谷雄一 @Yuichi_Hosoya]

I am ver glad that many leading Japanologists fully understand, and rightly explain, the realities of Japanese politics, unlike some misleading media reports.

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

A pleasure to visit Delhi to discuss how Europe and India navigate strategic competition and the future of the Europe-India partnership! Many thanks to @AnantaAspen, @MEAIndiaX & @EU_in_India

cc: @CSDS_Brussels @rielcano @ERC_Research @researchvub

[Ananta Aspen Centre @AnantaAspen]

#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