It was great to sit down with @sophiabesch.bsky.social and @dannbaer to discuss the state of things. Watch this space as more will come!

🗓️ | Rethinking Integration to Accelerate EU Enlargement On November 6, join Stefan Lehne, @rosabalfour.bsky.social, @ilirianagjoni.bsky.social, & Gert Jan Koopman to discuss #EUEnlargement and the challenges & opportunities of gradual integration. Register 👉 carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...

Picasso: War and peace. His defence of peace has its symbol on the shield and justice on his spear

Picasso: War and peace. His defence of peace has its symbol on the shield and justice on his spear

While Trump's return to power emboldened Europe's radical-right parties, they remain constrained by divisions. Pro-EU forces can still forge the bloc's future if they stop chasing the radical right, say @rosabalfour.bsky.social, Stefan Lehne, & Elena Ventura. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

🎧 | Global events are unfolding at a speed that has outpaced Europe's capacity to act. On #EuropeInsideOut, @rmomtaz.bsky.social, @rosabalfour.bsky.social, & @erik-jones.bsky.social explore what it will take for the EU to regain strategic agency. 👉 europe-inside-out.simplecast.com/episodes/eur...

Brain food at the #FTWeekendFestival

Excellent article - on both what is happening in the US and in why we are failing truly grasp it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just read this and look at the photos www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Sophia also reflected on the NATO summit in conversation with Stewart Patrick, @rosabalfour.bsky.social, and @kschake.bsky.social at today’s Carnegie event. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1l4...

Rosa Balfour of Carnegie Europe (@rosabalfour.bsky.social‬): Zelenskyy's push for European support after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sharpened and unified Europe's defense efforts—proof that coalitions of the willing can deliver real, practical results. #Ukraine #Europe

Funny to catch Edi Rama’s campaign trail while on holiday visiting Gjirokaster, Ismail Kadare’s intriguing co city of stone

The cracks in European leaders’ “Trump-proofing” strategy began to appear almost as soon as President Trump took office. Now, 100 days in, how is Europe’s response shifting? I explained for @carnegieendowment.org: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

Europe’s response to Trump’s forst 100 days and how it might reshape the post-American world carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

Reposting from the other platform this event at the 9th #GlobalTechSummit organized by @carnegieindia.bsky.social Looking forward to this and all the exciting panels and closed door conversations! @carnegieendowment.org x.com/CarnegieIndi...

En Turquie, onde de choc après l’arrestation d’Ekrem Imamoglu, principal rival de Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The message from the Trump Administration could not be clearer. Europeans: please listen carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

To understand what military commitments Europeans need to make to support Ukraine and deter Russia from further aggression, read this. warontherocks.com/2025/03/will...

The Ukrainian government has a list of places where you can donate to the war effort here. I personally just donated $100: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ Slava Ukraini.

@linaskojala.bsky.social @jpuglierin.bsky.social @nigelgould-davies.bsky.social @kristiraik.bsky.social @alanderminna.bsky.social @rosabalfour.bsky.social @elietenenbaum.bsky.social @nathalietocci.bsky.social

I was pretty blunt today @Europarl_EN about the US turning its back on Europe. The Trump-Putin call on 12/2, JDVance @MunSecConf in support of #AfD, US normalization of Russia yesterday in Riyad are telling of a U-Turn away from European allies. multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

At atime of unprecedented crisis, engaging with European and national elected representatives is fundamental. I am glad to speak with parliamentarians tomorrow on the state of Transatlantic relations Highlights | Home | AFET www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e... via @Europarl_EN

Three takeaways from #MunichSecurityConference on JDVance, Transatlanticism, and the role of think tanks A little thread 1/6

#Zelenskyy's speech @munsecconf.bsky.social was the most pro-European of all European leaders here

So far, a few hours into #msc, European leaders are repeating the same messages as if Trump and Putin were not carving up the world: European security responsibility is on the way, US should not abandon Europe, work together even if world views are not aligned…. Repeat Repeat….

Chuffed that @munsecconf.bsky.social big report #Multipolarization shortlists @carnegieeurope.bsky.social publications - in the good company of @sinanulgen.bsky.social @RichardYoungs - third year in a row

And an excellent paper it is!

#ICYMI Late last year, Giovanni Grevi published a piece with Richard Youngs on economic statecraft in the EU. The paper is was part of an edited collection with @rosabalfour.bsky.social @sinanulgen.bsky.social and more! Read🔸 carnegieendowment.org/research/202... @carnegieeurope.bsky.social

Another miserably short-sighted move. Our adversaries, like Russia & China, are busily expanding as the BBC WS contracts. Key tools of UK soft power are being sacrificed - & thanks to cuts to BBC Monitoring, the UK won't even know what narratives it needs to counter.

After posting this thread, I listened to the latest two episodes of Ivan Vejvoda’s podcast, where he interviewed @rosabalfour.bsky.social (the link below) and Stefan Lehne. They both address the same set of issues and are well worth a listen. bsky.app/profile/rosa...

Here's a gift link: on.ft.com/3PHWmdf

Brilliant @edwardluce.bsky.social on Financial Times today ( the links don’t seem to work…, so just look it up) Joe Biden’s tragic curtain call

China is acquiring military equipment 5-6 times faster than the US & expanding its nuclear arsenal without any transparency or limitation. While Russia & China are racing ahead, we risk lagging behind, warns NATO chief Mark Rutte. @carnegieendow.bsky.social @rosabalfour.bsky.social

Tomorrow 12 December I will have the honour to host at Carnegie Europe in Brussels @carnegieendow.bsky.social NATO SG Mark Rutte for his first public speech. Follow the link below to register for in person attendance (or online for those who cannot join us) carnegieendowment.org/events/2024/...

Maia Sandu deserves praise & admiration for her courage, vision & perseverance (today @ceps-fp.bsky.social) 2025: another tough year for Moldova (Russian interference, energy crisis, cost of living, parliamentary elections, democratic reform efforts). it needs all the support it can get and fast

I really enjoyed sitting down with Ivan Vejvoda, IWM and Europe Futures, for an episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, discussing the impact of the incoming Trump presidency on Europe www.iwm.at/europes-futu...

Very interesting essay with suggestions on how Europe can do better in the tech race

Last week we @carnegieendow.bsky.social published a big report on geopolitics and EU statecraft. Do not miss it! This week @sinanulgen.bsky.social and I make a few points on the big challenges for Europe in light of Trump’s win carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

superb intro from Janan Ganesh:

What do Russians read most in non-fiction since full-scale invasion? 1. Books on Third Reich. 2. Books on how Germany lost WWI/WWII and what came next. 3. Books on nuclear arms and nuclear war. 4. Books on dictatorships and how they end. 5. Books on anxiety and depression

A reminder that the far right comes in many forms and most stereotypes are just that, stereotypes, describing just some of the larger group in terms of some of their characteristics.

What does gender have to do with the anti-democratic playbook? In my new piece for the @carnegieendow.bsky.social @carnegiedcg.bsky.social, I examine why and how patriarchy and authoritarianism are often interlinked, in the US and beyond: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Global geopolitical competition threatens the rules-based world order & Europe's economic security. In this context, @Carnegie_Europe’s new report explores how the EU can adapt its political economic model and craft an external policy fit for purpose. A few highlights 👇 1/7

The EU is trying to adapt to a dangerous world by building its economic statecraft. Read about the risks and dilemmas in Carnegie Europe's latest big report @carnegieendow.bsky.social carnegieendowment.org/research/202...