📸✨ Yesterday, @CSIS & @CSDS_Brussels held the 6th annual dialogue featuring leading experts from the U.S., Europe, and Asia, discussing how U.S. allies are navigating simultaneous crises in Europe, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific.
▶️ Watch it here: https://t.co/QbCNgjEDgH
Very proud of my class for putting together an excellent report on ‘Enhancing NATO-Japan Cooperation’ full of creative ideas 👏👏👏 Magic happens when young talent gets to work on a challenging topic for #JapanChairEU@CSDS_Brussels Many thanks to @JPN_NATO 🙏🥰
Yesterday, our Director, Luis Simón, delivered a talk entitled "NATO in a Turbulent World" at the Keio Center for Strategy @Keio_KCS. Luis shared his thoughts on an unprecedented series of crises from Ukraine to Greenland, and now Iran.
@MichitoTsuruoka
❗New Vacancies❗
We are looking for a Post-Doc and a PhD researcher for our new project "The Weaponisation of Ideas: US-China Competition in the Symbolic Field". If you would like to join our team, apply today!
Deadline: 15 March 2026
Apply now
https://t.co/JwPXohgE5f
‘it is all about making Japan more capable, more ready, a more useful, more worthy ally within the US-Japan alliance’ – Eva Pejsova (@EPejsova), noting Japan’s shift towards ‘strategic autonomy’ under the Ishiba administration.
🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/TXA6hNkAix | Transcript available.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year on behalf of #JapanChairEU! Heartfelt thanks to @AmbMIKAMI_JPBEL @JPN_NATO and many others for their lasting support🙏Looking forward to more exciting adventures in 2026 @CSDS_Brussels !
From all of us at CSDS, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks for engaging with our events and analysis in 2025. We will be back with more in 2026. In the meantime, rest and enjoy.
From naval deployments of 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇮🇹 in recent years, to 🇪🇺 initiatives, this analysis takes a comprehensive look at EU's contribution to maritime security in the #IndoPacific 👇
❗New Analysis❗
"An Actor or a Factor: What Role for the EU in Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific?", by Eva Pejsova and Piero Barlucchi for KAS.
Read
https://t.co/54th1FMntU
In this #JapanMemo, Kristi Govella (@KristiGovella) and Eva Pejsova (@EPejsova) join @RobertAlanWard to discuss:
➡️ How Japan has responded to US imposed tariffs
➡️ Japan’s domestic politics in 2025
➡️ How Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae may reshape Japan’s foreign policy
🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/TXA6hNkAix | Transcript available.
"Could Taiwan draw the US, China and Japan into war?" Happy to have contributed to this episode on current 🇨🇳🇯🇵tensions: https://t.co/afLDHKXMBG @CSDS_Brussels
❗Last Call❗
Join us on Monday, 8 December, for our event "The New Global (Dis)order: Europe, Japan and the Future of Alliances" (14:30-16:30 at the VUB):
Speakers:
Masafumi Ishii
I-Chung Lai
Eva Pejsova
Niklas Swanström
Register now!
https://t.co/nwmBjnCH46
❗New Commentary❗
"Why Europe Should Build Ships with Indo-Pacific Allies", by Tongfi Kim, Carolin Liss and Christoph Lhotka for @Parlimag magazine.
Read
https://t.co/hX0HT2OzDv
💡Today, @EPejsova and I were delighted to organise and host a Closed-Door Policy Workshop on #AI Safety, Competitiveness and Regional Cooperation, with @AntonioCalcara | @CSDS_Brussels.
Held under the @INPACE_Hub's EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference at @NUSingapore.
Our very own Eva Pejsova was at RSIS, Singapore, recently to deliver a presentation on "Navigating Ambiguity: Europe’s Maritime Engagement in the Indo-Pacific". Eva analysed Europe's maritime engagement with the region - Collin Koh chaired.
More info
https://t.co/U5DdsNhBv1
"Different regulatory approaches create a fragmented landscape, and both the EU and Japan need to prioritise the maintenance of interoperability, with deeper efforts at regulatory alignment", argue Raluca Csernatoni and Eva Pejsova.
Read
https://t.co/T43zHzIo9u