Niklas Helwig

Leading Researcher @fiia_fi, Docent @TampereUni, previous @RANDCorporation & @SWPBerlin.

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

I had the honour to contribute to this year‘s @JCMS_EU annual review with an article on EU strategic autonomy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can read it here, open-access: https://t.co/y2izmbgsqq

[Matti Pesu @PesuMatti]

My colleagues Tuomas Iso-Markku and @NHelwig have written an excellent comment on the Niinistö report on EU preparedness.

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

Today, #Niinistö will present the EU #preparedeness report to the European Parliament.
It‘s a long way from the Finnish security model to EU implementation. More than good arguments, it will require political momentum to beef up EU’s security role. https://t.co/Z6tBPeJCYK

[FIIA @FIIA_fi]

New FIIA Working Paper 📝

Leading Researcher @NHelwig develops the idea that the EU is engaged in accidental #geopolitics.

Instead of acting with intent, the EU is responding to crises as they come. 🇪🇺

Read the full publication ➡�� https://t.co/swwCMvnnT9

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

Wargame time @TampereUni today. Students decide whether to send the EU’s Rapid Deployment Capacity. This year’s scenario: a Russian hybrid attack on Moldova. Unfortunately, the Hungarian delegation took its role very seriously, so no agreement this time!

[Institut für Europäische Politik @IEP_Berlin]

📘Das neue #Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2023 ist da!
Vom Krieg in der Ukraine, über die Debatten um Reform und Erweiterung bis hin zum Klimaschutz beschreibt & analysiert es alles, was 2023 in #Europa wichtig war.
🔗https://t.co/LKwr4PMszE

#AllIWantForChristmasIsEU💙🇪🇺

[Pierre Haroche @PierreHaroche]

"We Won't Return to the Europe of 2021: This Would Be Europe of 1930s"
Alarm bells are ringing. Ahead of Thursday's 🇪🇺 Council, we are launching an appeal. 🇪🇺 must mobilise its industry for🇺🇦. 🇷🇺's main strength is our indecision. Who are we?👇https://t.co/3wNYHGChNC

[Pierre Haroche @PierreHaroche]

Merci @lemondefr de publier en 🇫🇷 notre appel de think tankers 🇪🇺: « En Ukraine, l’Europe vit son “moment Démosthène” »
https://t.co/kp86LU6TCW

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

@IlkeToygur @MercatorDE Congrats, Ilke on this interesting project!

[Sinikukka Saari @sinikukka]

EU-China relations is like walking a geopolitical tightrope. Without belittling the challenges, we argue that a cool head, determined steady steps and clear communication on priorities is the way forward. Thanks FIIA team @NHelwig @Mattlin_M @JuhaJokela1
https://t.co/bAkKbSfphX

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

Ahead of the EU-China summit this week, we analyse some drivers of the relationship. There is a need to carefully manage & communicate EU's de-risking strategy & not get stuck in a simple democracy vs. autocracy narrative @sinikukka @JuhaJokela1 @Mattlin_M https://t.co/XckVlujtcZ

[FIIA @FIIA_fi]

New FIIA Briefing Paper📝

@sinikukka, @NHelwig, @JuhaJokela1 & @Mattlin_M examine some of the key challenges affecting EU-China relations and evaluate their potential future trajectories. #EU #China

➡️https://t.co/PaBwL93TjN

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

“Thanks everyone for comments on the draft, here it is revised with all your edits.”

[ARES Group @AresGroup_EU]

📄 Publication :
- EU Strategic Autonomy after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Europe's Capacity to Act in Times of War (by @NHelwig)
https://t.co/YHf98jpX6k

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

@IlkeToygur @iespega @IEuniversity Congratulations 👏🏻

[Christoph Trebesch @Ch_Trebesch]

📢 New update of our Ukraine Support Tracker. The big news: Europe overtakes the US by a large margin (total EU now 2x US). If we add UK, NOR, CH, then US commitments are only 45% of Europe’s (€70 bn vs €156 bn). This is a major shift compared to first year of war. A thread 1/7

[Christoph Trebesch @Ch_Trebesch]

On Germany, I have been very critical in the past, but it has become a major, reliable donor, incl. a new €10bn military package. Total promised aid is now €51 bn (10bn short & 10bn long-term bilaterally, 17bn EU aid share + 14bn for refugees). That is not far from US (€70bn)

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

Finns on the road! We presented our research on epistemic communities and strategic cultures at #EISAPEC2023 today, together with Antti Seppo. #STRAXresearch Thanks for showing up & the feedback!

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

@foederalist Auch auf deutsch und bei @regierenpunktde: https://t.co/qkpMQKii0x

[Niklas Helwig @NHelwig]

EU foreign policy reform ideas are all about "capacity to act". In this post I argue that this view is too narrow. We need to think what kind of joint foreign policy system we aim for in Europe: deeper integration or deeper cooperation? https://t.co/GTrXqIZHYj @foederalist