@CSDS_Brussels Director & Professor @VUBrussel // Director of the Brussels Office and Senior Analyst @rielcano
Brussels, Europe
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RT @CSDS_Brussels: We are live at the Brussels Korea Forum 2026, where we are discussing the effective ways to boost European-Korean cooper…
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Check out this paper, which includes a comprehensive dataset of WTO litigation patterns, as well as an analysis of the geopolitical drivers & implications 👇👇
During the last year, I’ve been working on a database of all WTO dispute settlement cases involving China, the US, the EU and Russia as respondents. I am happy to say it is now online!
It is part of the SINATRA project led by @LuisSimn at @CSDS_Brussels.
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How have China & Russia attempted to mitigate implications of the EU’s shifting alignments and geopolitical distancing?
Read @LuisSimn (@CSDS_Brussels, @VUBrussel, @rielcano) @OliviaCheung_oc (@kings_eis) #openaccess article to learn more about damage limitation strategies: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag044
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❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"NATO Plus: From Partnerships to a Cross-Theatre Security Ecosystem", by Kohei Nakamura and Luis Simón for CSDS.
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Amb. IZAWA participated as a speaker in the @CSDS_Brussels Brussels 360 Executive Course, where he highlighted the growing cooperation between Japan and NATO member states and discussed opportunities for further cooperation.
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“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.
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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: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag044
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New article in @IAJournal_CH with @OliviaCheung_oc :
"Damage Limitation: How China and Russia try to mitigate Europe's Geopolitical Distancing"
academic.oup.com/ia/article/…
Part of my @CSDS_Brussels @ERC_Research project on Europe in US-China rivalry.
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❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗
"Taking Charge: European Forces and the Challenges of Conventional Defence", by Diego Ruiz Palmer and Luis Simón.
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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
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❗️New Analysis❗️
"How North Korea Won: The Strange Triumph of Kim Jong Un", by Jung H. Pak in Foreign Affairs.
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Hoy en @el_pais debate sobre la autoridad internacional de EEUU 👇👇
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This is big, and should help pave the way for greater defense-industrial cooperation between the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
cc: @CSDS_Brussels
Today we revised the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology and its Implementation Guidelines.
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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 👇
🔗 csds.vub.be/publication/beyo…
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Beyond Epic Fury: The Balance of Power, United States Strategy and Secondary Theatres", by Luis Simón for CSDS.
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#epicfury #strategy #usa #defense #power
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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".
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* Written before Alexander joined the Belgian Government. @ATJMattelaer
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Excelente articulo de @anapalacio en @elmundoes sobre las posibles implicaciomes de la inestabilidad politica para el enfoque energético europeo 👇👇
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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: csis.org/analysis/deterrence…
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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 elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-0…
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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 🥂
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Check out @ulrichspeck’s analysis of Merz’s MSC speech
My take on the Merz speech at the Munich Security Conference: ulrichspeck.substack.com/p/h…
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