Nicht nur Europa ist von China abhängig, sondern auch umgekehrt. Das sollten wir strategischer nutzen als bisher. Wie? Lesen Sie mein großes Interview in der ZEIT: www.zeit.de/2026/12/chin...

Die EU sollte Chinas wirtschaftliche Schwachstellen gezielt nutzen, um sich gegen dessen Einschüchterungspolitik und Deindustrialisierung zu wehren, argumentieren @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social und @ruehlig.bsky.social in einer neuen Analyse des @euiss.bsky.social. www.diepresse.com/20648110/so-...

Big big day has come. We launch my major co-authored paper with @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social today. Why China is more fragile than you might think and Europe could do more 👇👇👇

In January, we brought 20 leading next generation China scholars and experts from throughout Europe to Washington, DC for a full week of intensive dialogues with U.S. policymakers. In Friday's webinar, five of those experts will share their general take-aways from the DC meetings

💬 @ruehlig.bsky.social tells @apnews.com that Trump's Greenland ambitions and China's October 2025 rare earth export controls "have substantially contributed to a European understanding that we face two major powers that are not shy to bully the EU". apnews.com/article/chin...

Europas Abhängigkeit von Generika aus China ist immens. In einem neuen Stresstest zeigen wir die massiven Risiken für die Gesundheitsversorgung 👇👇👇

Looking for the Full Text of von der Leyen‘s State of the European Union speech? Here you go 👇👇👇

Poland is also not the only country where this happens with some regularity. Lithuania also has seen some drone incursions. (The number of drones this time seems higher though.) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Now asked about China and de-risking: "Europe has been very open for foreign investment and tech, open for business. Covid was a wake-up call that in certain sectors we became very dependent on certain countries..." Names medicines and chips.

Very good summary of @kajakallas.bsky.social points on 🇨🇳 at the #EUISS2025 annual conference @euiss.bsky.social 👇👇👇

A full house today for the HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social at our @euiss.bsky.social annual conference. "Whether we like it or not, Europe is engaged in a global competition for democracy and freedom"

Priyanka Chaturvedi, member of the Indian parliament, tells the #EUISS2025 annual conference that 🇮🇳🇨🇳 will pursue more economic cooperation, but 🇮🇳 will avoid dependence due to colonial history.

🔴 NOW LIVE: High Representative @kajakallas.bsky.social takes the stage at #EUISS2025. 🎥 Watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AKx...

JR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social voices concern that the EU is not following up with action on the message 🇪🇺 delivers to 🇨🇳. Calls on the EU becoming geostrategic. #EUISS2025

Now on: HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social delivering her Keynote at our @euiss.bsky.social annual conference. Tune in: linkedin.com/redir/redirect…#EUISS202525

Great to have you here, dear President Zelenskyy. We continue our cooperation to achieve a just peace that respects Ukraine & Europe's vital security interests. With the Coalition of the Willing in Brussels today, and in the White House with President Trump tomorrow ↓ europa.eu/!VwFhwJ

DeepSeek R1's efficiency & its disruption of US tech dominance paved the way for a pluralisation of AI development. @clotildebomont.bsky.social & @ruehlig.bsky.social argue that for the EU, this will either be a security risk if ignored, or a strategic opportunity. www.iss.europa.eu/publications...

🇪🇺-🇨🇳 leaders often adopt maximalist positions and end up concluding agreements in not-so-key areas, says @ruehlig.bsky.social to @sz-dossier.de‬. To achieve progress in strategically important issues, the EU must set clear minimum conditions for deeper cooperation. www.sz-dossier.de/tiefgaenge/c...

What to make of the hype around Chinese AI start-up #DeepSeek? Double have been raised of the technological revolution it represents. But its political impact is enormous, I argue with @clotildebomont.bsky.social in our new piece 👇👇👇

Quick take on EU-China (or China-EU) climate joint statement: We'll do more of the same and we'll commit to make some commitments later. vs. last joint statement back in 2021 - in which China stated that it was going to 'strictly control coal consumption (it didn't)

🇨🇳 #China may be realising that, despite transatlantic tensions, the core differences between European and Chinese interests remain unchanged, writes @ruehlig.bsky.social. Today's tense kick-off to the #EUChinaSummit is a clear reflection of this reality. www.iss.europa.eu/publications...

Beijing sees Brussels as a serious partner partly due to its reliance on 🇪🇺 in areas like aviation and nuclear energy. But Europe's dependence on China is greater and growing. 💬 "Our starting position is steadily worsening," warns @ruehlig.bsky.social in Tagesschau. www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...

Zum 50. Bestehen der 🇪🇺🇨🇳Beziehungen findet heute der Gipfel in Peking statt. Gefeiert wird nicht. Auch Trump führt nicht zu eine Annäherung. Die Liste der Herausforderungen ist lang: Wirtschaft, 🇷🇺, Sicherheit. Mein Take bei @tagesschau.bsky.social👇 www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...

What to expect from tomorrow’s EU-China Summit? Read my new commentary where I explain what is different this time 👇👇👇

To counter the Kremlin, Europe needs clarity. What is Russia actually good at? And where is it exposed? A thread ⤵️🧵 #UnpowerRussia

(1/5) Out now: My new paper “The Huawei Saga in Europe Revisited” has appeared with @ifri.bsky.social Now that the development of 6G is starting, what can we learn from the 5G debate? shorturl.at/pTpRM

(1/5) Out now: As 6G standardisation starts, read my new paper with Liesbet van der Perre with @uisweden.bsky.social „Technological evolution, looming geopolitics: Embarking on 6G standards definition” shorturl.at/dUr9M

PUBLICATION ALERT🚨📕! The EU’s upcoming Foreign Economic Policy is a terrific chance to strengthen the crisis resilience of both EU Member States and their partners around the world. How to achieve this? Please read the Policy Brief my colleague @ruehlig.bsky.social and I put together

(1/8) Out now: To develop a new foreign economic policy sits at the heart of @ec.europa.eu‘s Political Guidelines published in July 2024. What should it entail? Read my new @euiss.bsky.social Policy Brief co-authored with @joristeer.bsky.social: shorturl.at/wdMu3 A 🧵👇👇👇

Looking for a weekend read? Just out now: A new Policy Brief I wrote with @joristeer.bsky.social , where we explain how to craft a new EU Foreign Economic Policy tackling 🇺🇸 tariffs and 🇨🇳 drive for self-reliance. Check it out 👇👇👇

Habemus Bundeskanzler

Der dreijährige Tymofij ist das jüngste Todesopfer des russischen Raketenangriffs auf Krywyj Rih. Drei Jahre – so alt wie der große russische Krieg gegen die Ukraine. Tymofij hat in seinem Leben keinen Frieden erlebt. Die genozidale Kriegsführung Russlands muss gestoppt werden.

(1/9) Will legacy chips be the next strategic dependency from 🇨🇳? Most likely, yes. The 🇪🇺 should take de-risking measures. However, it should do with different means than widely assumed, I argue in my new paper published @uisweden.bsky.social – a 🧵👇 👇👇https://shorturl.at/priOX

The Kremlin says it will halt attacks on energy infrastructure for 30 days. This may be good but remember: under international law this should have never happened. It’s hard to consider Putin agreeing to comply with one Provision of international law a serious achievement of diplomacy.

Ich habe einen Podcast mit @ruehlig.bsky.social aufgenommen. Wir sprechen über Chinas Verletzbarkeit, über die Rivalität mit “dem Westen”, über DeepSeek, TikTok, Taiwan und Trump, wie Europa China sieht, wie China Europa sieht und warum ein Interesse an der Infragestellung der Demokratie besteht.

It has been an honour to participate in this year‘s EEAS Ambassadors‘ Conference with @niclaskv.bsky.social and @fraghi.bsky.social

A new representative opinion poll shows: 67% of the Germans back military support for 🇺🇦; 27% are in favour of increasing such support. Falsifying once again the widespread myth that the majority wants to end the military assistance. Critics are loud but that does not make them the majority.

In der #Ukraine entwickelt sich der Krieg der Zukunft und er wird zunehmend mit Drohnen ausgefochten. Ich war 18 Stunden lang mit einem FPV-Drohnen-Team an einer Position bei #Pokrowsk, wo neue Trends wie Glasfaserkabeldrohnen die Regeln des Kampffelds ändern. Diese Woche @zeit.de

Great piece from my colleague Lizza. Don‘t miss it 👇👇👇

Liebe andere Auslandsdeutsche, eine kleine Erinnerung, dass ihr nur noch bis zum 2. Februar habt, um euch ins Wählerverzeichnis eintragen zu lassen. Schön ist dieses Jahr allerdings, dass man zusätzlich zum Telefax den Antrag auch per Email schicken kann. www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/bundestagswa...

Nie im Leben hätte ich gedacht, dass Nazis im Deutschen Bundestag zu meinen Lebzeiten wieder politisch ausschlaggebend werden. Wer ist die AfD? Michel Friedman, heute aus der CDU ausgetreten, hat es kürzlich auf den Punkt gebracht. Muss man sehen! youtu.be/lizOiK1OHf8?...

🚨EXCLUSIVE: The EU's AI Office is closely monitoring DeepSeek, citing potential risks such as Chinese government surveillance & misuse from malicious actors. The risk of an acceleration of the AI race that would push competitors to cut on safety is also envisaged. www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

On January 21st, a 6.4 magnitude #earthquake struck southern #Taiwan (edition.cnn.com/2025/01/20/a...) injuring 44 and causing nearly 80 aftershocks. Significant tremors were felt in #Quanzhou, #Xiamen, #Fuzhou, #Putian, #Shanghai, and #Hangzhou. Chinese netizens shared diverse reactions online. 1/5

The first Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the year will take place on Monday 27 January. Read the full agenda here: europa.eu/!ndK6Vb

It‘s Not about „offering“ something to #Trump, but 🇪🇺 should consider its interests and they do have overlap with those of the 🇺🇸. Shared economic security standards could be a very good start, Joris Teer and I argue in our latest commentary. Find out more 👇👇👇

In a new commentary published yesterday on the @euiss.bsky.social website, Joris Teer and I argue in favour of developing economic security standards as proposed by @ec.europa.eu — with partners, including 🇺🇸. Read our piece here 👇👇👇

Very happy to briefly have Tim @ruehlig.bsky.social back in Berlin for a discussion on what’s next for the European and German agenda on China and critical technologies, given the new Commission and Trump’s impending inauguration.

New year, new opportunity to get Global Gateway and EU trade right — Romana Vlahutin with a very valuable contribution to the discussion (in German): www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/gast...

⚠️ Hybrid threats are on the rise in the #WesternBalkans. Our new report explores how #cyber-enabled interference is impacting the region. Our analysis includes insights from a scenario-based exercise w/regional stakeholders 👇 iss.europa.eu/content/coun...

Grateful to be part of a series of commentaries on the 🇺🇸 elections by @gspataf95.bsky.social. I reflect on implcations for 🇪🇺🇨🇳relations 👇👇👇