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🎙️🇪🇺 Can Europe widen its security options without weakening NATO?
In the latest Language of Power, Paul Taylor, Almut Möller & @sbeverts discuss Europe’s ability to act in a more dangerous world.
Listen here 👇
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"The paradox is that we spend more but we cooperate less today in 🇪🇺 on defence."
@sbeverts joins @epc_eu Paul Taylor to unpack the #SOTEU. Is the EU progressing towards becoming a stronger geopolitical actor in a predatory world?
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RT @b_judah: Generational run of quality foreign policy speechwriting that is genuinely changing things. The team working with Carney here…
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Europe spends too much time reacting to other people’s plans. How can it regain the strategic initiative?
Director @sbeverts briefed the PSC yesterday, drawing on EUISS research to explore how Europe can take back the lead and shape events rather than respond to them.
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Mei 2025 al vermeld nu wederom ingebracht, hopende dat NATO acteert!
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Europe must prepare to conduct covert actions against Russia says EU Institute for Security @EU_ISS Director Steven Everts rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/art…
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Europe must prepare to conduct covert actions against Russia says EU Institute for Security @EU_ISS Director Steven Everts rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/art…
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Europe needs a tougher but balanced response to Russian hybrid attacks, says @sbeverts in @RTLnieuws: ramp up support for Ukraine, strengthen our own defences & be prepared to conduct covert actions against Russia.
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In 1983 stond ik met mijn vader op het Malieveld tegen Amerikaanse kruisraketten. Veertig jaar later pleit ik voor een Europa dat zich sneller bewapent.
Voor @nrc schreef ik over wat je je kinderen meegeeft als je weet dat het niet vanzelf goed komt.
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Ukraine is proving stronger than many expected
Now is the time to increase pressure on Russia & empower Ukraine to defend itself, rebuild and secure a just & lasting peace. Europe can do more even without major new funding.
🔟 ideas to spend smarter & support harder 🧵(1/12)
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🎙️ Our Director @sbeverts joined 🇳🇱 @BNR radio to discuss last week's NATO Summit in Ankara, the growing uncertainty surrounding the alliance, and how Europe can organise its defence in the face of the Trump administration's unpredictability. Listen here: bnr.nl/videos/dN7hJ4E7CXo
Circus Trump dwingt Europa tot actie. @ajboekestijn en @robdewijk in gesprek met Steven Everts, directeur van het EU-Instituut voor Veiligheidsstudies: nu op de radio en daarna als podcast hier: plus.bnr.nl/boekestijn-en-de…
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Great exchange with @KubiliusA on how to organise European deterrence.
We converged on the need to ramp up resources, readiness and resolve. The money is there but we need more success stories.
@EU_ISS @LScazzieri @joristeer @gspataf95
“Intellectual” Big-Bang on European defence continues!
Deep discussions with @EU_ISS 🇪🇺 on their paper 🔗 iss.europa.eu/publications/c…
We are on the same page on many ideas for material, institutional and political #DefenceReadiness!
Ideas lead to actions! We are ready!
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Europe can no longer afford to postpone the #China debate. Beijing is not just an economic challenge but a strategic one, weaponising trade, tech & dependencies. The choice is simple: act now or pay a far higher price later, warns @sbeverts. shorturl.at/Ss1mL
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We're recruiting a Senior Policy Analyst to work on hybrid threats!
⏰ Apply by Friday: shorturl.at/j1OTl
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For Europe, China is always important but never urgent. That must change. The EU needs to stop procrastinating & take actions to defend its interests against a power that increasingly weaponises trade, technology & interdependence, writes @sbeverts.
➡️ shorturl.at/Ss1mL
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Happy to see "The EU Semiconductor Geopolitical Risk Survey: Outlook for 2026-2031", our new CHIPDIPLO-foresight tool, extensively covered by @lbsterling of @Reuters
Please find full survey results here: institutmontaigne.org/en/pub…
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New survey of European semiconductor sector paints a bleak picture. "While Beijing still appears to be the biggest threat, dependence on Washington seems to have become of much greater concern under the 2nd Trump administration", explains @joristeer.
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A lot of money is going into #EUdefence, but this has not yet translated into usable combat power or a real increase in European deterrence.
How does Europe get there as Russia’s threat grows and uncertainty about the US deepens?
Director @sbeverts sets the scene.
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Pleasure to participate in the presentation of @EU_ISS’s newest report ‘Defending Europe, deterring Russia’
Great panel together with @CharlesFriesEU, Maria Martisiute and of course the EUISS team represented by @sbeverts and @LScazzieri
"The mood in the European Parliament is dominated by impatience & concern that the sense of urgency in Member States is still not where it should be. Europe will not meet its goals of defending Europe & deterring Russia if it continues at its current pace." @thijsreuten.
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Europe needs to deter Russia with much less US support.
Doing that means investing in 3 foundations:
✅ Resources
✅ Readiness
✅ Resolve
Read our 🆕 Chaillot Paper ➡️ shorturl.at/b19GB
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📢 EUISS is hiring! Join our team in #Paris as a Senior Policy Analyst focusing on hybrid threats and their implications for EU foreign, security and defence policy.
⏳ Apply by 19 June, 12:00 CEST
📌 Read more on the role and apply through our website: iss.europa.eu/about-us/oppor…
ALT The EUISS is hiring! Senior Policy Analyst for hybrid threats. Apply on our website by 19 June.
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