Fabio Figiaconi

PhD Researcher in International Relations at @CSDS_Brussels. Great Power Competition, Southeast Asian Geopolitics, International Security. Proud @acmilan Fan

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Give it a watch! :)

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Our researcher Fabio Figiaconi appeared on Czech television channel @televizninoviny to discuss the US National Security Strategy and shifts in the transatlantic relationship under President Trump.

Watch (in Czech)
https://t.co/S9QevGDU6R

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Very glad to have shared my thoughts with the Council on Geostrategy on the future of Italy's security engagement in the Indo-Pacific. Give it a read!

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What should Europe's future defence posture in the Indo-Pacific look like? Our researcher Fabio Figiaconi recently shared his views on Italy's role in the Indo-Pacific with the Council on Geostrategy.

Read
https://t.co/nFbVcFvaxK

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❗ Week in Review ❗

We wish all of our followers a great weekend! In addition to a productive week in Singapore and Japan, here's a round-up of some of our work this week (27-31 October 2025). Check out our work!

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Re-sharing my latest academic article, where I investigate the theoretical linkages between the concept of hedging and the concept of neutrality.

#Hedging #Neutrality #IRTheory #InternationalSecurity

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📖🚀 "Choosing not to choose: Hedging as a category of neutrality" from Fabio Figiaconi is fabio-lous (ahem) and precise analysis of hedging in contemporary international relations.

👉 Open access and available here: https://t.co/QJ4C53qp4u

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Happy to share my newest academic article, published by the RUSI Journal, where I explore the possible futures of the EU's security engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

Enjoy the reading!

#EU #IndoPacific #InternationalSecurity

https://t.co/HPUap7B8Rb

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#OpenAccess from @EJIntSec -

Choosing not to choose: Hedging as a category of neutrality - https://t.co/sGYF8CP3CD

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#FirstView

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@Olivier1Schmitt Many thanks for sharing it!

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Happy to share my latest academic article, titled "Choosing not to Choose: Hedging as a Category of Neutrality" and published by @EJIntSec.

In it, I argue that hedging is not a sui-generis contemporary phenomenon, but simply a category of neutrality.

https://t.co/xUDXzVzCSy

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Finally out! 📢 Report 1⃣ of #ITAsia+, a collab by @Geopoliticainfo & @EUI_Schuman @EUI_GlobGovProg, supported by @ItalyMFA_int.

🇮🇹 in the #IndoPac: how to contribute while keeping a Med focus & staying strategically solvent? Read more 👉 https://t.co/ksy2LUQhDn

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Glad to share my interview with Thanh Niên about the status of Vietnam's foreign policy and the role of Vietnam in the Indo-Pacific region. Give it a read ��🇳

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❗️Media❗️

Speaking to @bao_thanhnien, @FFigiaconi provided his expert comments on the future role of Vietnam in the Indo-Pacific.

Read🔸 https://t.co/qf08eXZVCk

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Very happy to have written this new analysis for @ispionline about ASEAN's future prospects in the Trump 2.0 era. Enjoy the reading!

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In a new paper for ISPI, our very own researcher Fabio Figiaconi looks at how the re-election of President Donald Trump may affect relations with ASEAN and the broader Indo-Pacific region.

Read🔸 https://t.co/acPbYVIdkK

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Happy to join @Melaniejoly and @EEAS_SecGen at the @CSDS_Brussels IndoPacificDialogue.

Highlighted that EuroAtlantic and IndoPacific theatres are directly linked, Russian aggression against Ukraine has already shown to have global consequences.

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@moritzgraefrath Many thanks!

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In the case you missed it, @LuisSimn and I recently published an article on @RISjnl explaining why great powers often accommodate “high-value hedgers”. Give it a read! (and many thanks to @MYBISA for resharing it)

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@LuisSimn & @FFigiaconi have new article in @RISjnl!

'Better safe than sorry: Why great powers accommodate high-value hedgers' is available to read now

Watch a video summary & read the article here 👉 https://t.co/CbLGx6mPTA

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@EPejsova Many thanks Eva! Glad you appreciated it :)

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Very happy to share my first academic article, co-written with @LuisSimn. In our piece, we challenge conventional scholarly wisdom and argue that, when responding to high-value hedgers, great powers tend to be quite accommodating. This is because they rather be "safe than sorry".

[Luis Simón @LuisSimn]

In this @RISjnl piece with @FFigiaconi we explain why great powers often accommodate “high-value hedgers”. This is part of our @ERC_Research project on Europe in US-China Rivalry at @CSDS_Brussels @CSDS_Brussels @VUBrussel

https://t.co/e8IC9EMxdl

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❗️New Research❗️

Really timely research under our @ERC_Research project on Europe in US-China Rivalry! @LuisSimn and @FFigiaconi explain why great powers often accommodate “high-value hedgers” in @RISjnl. A must-read.

Read🔸 https://t.co/imug0BCZyl #VUBresearch

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Happy to share my latest article for the "Focus on China and the Indo-Pacific", a publication addressed to the Italian Parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This time, I analyse the ongoing reconfiguration of Global Value Chains between China and ASEAN. Give it a read!

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❗New Analysis❗

Our researcher @FFigiaconi has just published a chapter with the Osservatorio di Politica Internazionale, which focuses on the reconfiguration of global value chains between #China and #ASEAN. Give it a read!

Read (in Italian)🔸
https://t.co/1BqNw3vCZR

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On 9-11 July, the #NATOSummit will aim to give @NATO an impulse for the future. After 75 years of the alliance, it's time for Europeans to really step up. At CSDS, we provide analysis and undertake activities to this end.

Follow our work on NATO🔸
https://t.co/xYpSZRQQdO

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Very glad to have had the opportunity to share with @Radio24_news my thoughts about Putin's recent visit to Vietnam and its consequences in the context of Hanoi's "Bamboo Diplomacy". Listen to it here (in Italian): https://t.co/Hwce40X3BX

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Yesterday, our researcher @FFigiaconi spoke to @NessunLuogo24 @radio24 during a radio show on Vietnam and its diplomacy, including with regard to Russia. A recording of the show is now available.

Listen now (Italian)🔸
https://t.co/yD0aO3PUlF