📣Welcome to Michiel Foulon who recently joined @egmontinstitute.bsky.social as Senior Associate Fellow in the Europe in the World programme. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👇 egmontinstitute.be/staff/michie...

Today interesting symposium on security issues in the Black Sea region organized by the 🇷🇴 embassy to Belgium, the 🇧🇪 MFA and @egmontinstitute.bsky.social. The recent Russian drone attack on the Romanian city Galati underlined the timeliness of the symposium. Thank you! @oanalungescu.bsky.social

✉️ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘆 #𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Read it and 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 to stay informed about @egmontinstitute.bsky.social news, publications & events. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 mailchi.mp/egmontinstit...

📄𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 par Fiacre Vidjingninou @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Benin Septennat Wadagni : Gouverner Sous la Pression” #Geopolitique #Bénin #Afrique #EgmontInstitute 👉 tinyurl.com/4726sw7v

Noam Peisih and Felix Koesterke from @egmontinstitute.bsky.social and Ghent University presenting their PhD research projects on #EUforeignpolicy #security and #defense #MSCA #HE

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Sven Biscop @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Trump & Xi: A Balance of Power and Vulnerability” #Geopolitics #EUForeignPolicy #EgmontInstitute #StrategicAutonomy 👉 tinyurl.com/8dn2t4fy

The Egmont Institute mourns its long-serving former chair, Count Davignon, grateful for his services to the Institute and the country.

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Laurent de Ruyt @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Sudanese Refugees in Chad: A Critical Humanitarian Response on the Brink of Collapse” #Sudan #Chad #HumanitarianCrisis #Refugees #Sahel #Africa 👉 tinyurl.com/2wn3vun2

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @balliauw.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “The Euroclear Saga” #Ukraine #Russia #Euroclear #EU 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3tekjrex

🎥𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗚𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "TRIPP and Middle Corridor Governance" Reinhold Brender talks about what exactly TRIPP is; why it matters for the region, Europe and the US; and what role the EU can realistically play. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 youtu.be/9aBRXk-QBl8

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @victordedecker.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social First published in ReConnect China “Europe’s Supply Chain Security Dilemma” #Geoeconomics #EconomicSecurity #EU #SupplyChains #StrategicAutonomy #TradePolicy 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3w8ndzxb

The questions the EU in New York could not bring itself to ask encompass-europe.com/comment/the-... by Reinhold Brender @egmontinstitute.bsky.social

✉️ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 #𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Read it and 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 to stay informed about @egmontinstitute.bsky.social news, publications & events. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 mailchi.mp/egmontinstit...

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Sven Biscop @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “The Gulf Between Europe and Strategic Reality” #Geopolitics #EuropeanUnion #MiddleEast 👉 tinyurl.com/yc873hmp

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Eric Van den Abeele @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Belgium’s EU Decision-Making Process: From Anticipation to Strategic Coordination” #EUCoordination #BelgianPolitics #StrategicForesight 👉 tinyurl.com/hnmpaje6

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @ninawilen.bsky.social and Casus Belli - Independent Analyst @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Mali Meltdown: Coordinated Attacks and Their Consequences” 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/59ve9skc #Africa #Security #Sahel #Mali

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @delinagoxho.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “No Monopoly Left: How Drone Warfare Escaped Its Architects” #SecurityPolicy #DroneWarfare #Geopolitics #Defence 👉 tinyurl.com/y3u9tpr5

Happening right now in Brussels 🇧🇪 At our Democracy Retreat, EU policymakers and experts are currently tackling a key challenge: turning the Centre for Democratic Resilience from ambition into real impact. Stay tuned for their takeaways! @tepsa.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @atjmattelaer.bsky.social , Laura Vansina and Wannes Verstraete @egmontinstitute.bsky.social @csds.bsky.social “Outcome Pending Negotiations: The 2026 NPT Review Conference as a Narrative Battleground” #NPT2026 #NuclearPolicy #GlobalSecurity 👉 tinyurl.com/yfcyhwh2

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Reinhold Brender @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “From Deal to Rules: An EU Offer for TRIPP and Middle Corridor Governance” #EUForeignPolicy #Connectivity #GlobalGateway #SouthCaucasus #Geopolitics #StrategicAutonomy 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/5f8bas6s

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @ninawilen.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social First published in International Studies Review @oupacademic.bsky.social “Security Force Assistance, Social Networks, Coups, and the Re-Ordering of Power Relations” 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/yeywuazt

📄𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 par Fiacre Vidjingninou @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Bénin, présidentielle 2026 : vitrine démocratique et fractures silencieuses” #Bénin #Elections #Afrique #Gouvernance #Sécurité #Politique #EgmontInstitute 👉 tinyurl.com/2s3jyjhj

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @atjmattelaer.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social First published by The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies “Making Russia Fear Escalation Again.” #EuropeanSecurity #NATO #Deterrence #HybridThreats #Geopolitics 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/39tbj3u8

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Jean-Louis De Brouwer @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “The European Union’s Engagement in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings: A New Frontier for Belgian Humanitarian Diplomacy.” #EU #Humanitarian #Fragility #GlobalAffairs 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/2fazrt7d

✉️ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 #𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Read it and 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 to stay informed about @egmontinstitute.bsky.social and Egmont Training news, publications & events. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 mailchi.mp/egmontinstit...

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Erik Kennes @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “DRC National Inclusive Dialogue: Fake News? Or Not?” #DRC #Africa #Peacebuilding #Geopolitics #Security 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/tam2h9x2

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Erik Kennes @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “US Sanctions Rwandan Defence Force: What Next?” #EgmontInstitute #Africa #Geopolitics #Sanctions #GreatLakes #ForeignPolicy 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3huu6zfu

In our new piece for @egmontinstitute.bsky.social Jonathan Fisher & I explore 3 #security trends in #Africa: 🌍 Decline of #multilateralism 🔗 Ad hoc #coalitions 🛡️ Security outsourcing → Fragmentation, privatization & weaker accountability benefit 'authoritarians' egmontinstitute.be/a-crowded-an...

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @ninawilen.bsky.social and Jonathan Fisher @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “A crowded and fragmented security landscape in Africa: Identifying three trends and their consequences” #EgmontInstitute #Africa #Security #Peacekeeping #Geopolitics 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/2eshnf6a

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Nicole Dewandre @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “War against Iran : the birth of a genuine geopolitical EU?” #EU #Geopolitics #Iran #Multilateralism #ForeignPolicy #Brussels 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3pxyx2ht

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Felix Koesterke @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “The EU is talking strategy: Make it worthwhile” #EuropeanSecurity #GrandStrategy #EU #Geopolitics 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/jvm4j68z

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @victordedecker.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “While America Bombs, China Builds” #Geopolitics #GeoEconomics #China #StrategicAutonomy #GlobalEconomy 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3ert7bvk

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Sven Biscop @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “A Grand New European Security Strategy” #EuropeanSecurity #GrandStrategy #EU #Geopolitics #NATO 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/33nyyy3v

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Jan Luykx @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Towards a Credible EU–India Strategic Partnership?” #EUIndia #EuropeanSecurity #StrategicPartnership #Geopolitics #IndoPacific 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/2fyj38ct

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Bernard Siman @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Not One War but Three Wars in the Middle East” #MiddleEast #Iran #EUStrategicPartners #EUForeignPolicy 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/pz8mzfmw

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Wannes Verstraete @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "Dissuasion avancée: Macron’s Realistic Complement to NATO Nuclear Deterrence" #EuropeanSecurity #NATO #NuclearDeterrence #StrategicStudies #Geopolitics 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/yc8erbw9

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Bernard Siman @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "War on Iran: Tactical Success, Strategic Risk?" #MiddleEast #Iran #EuropeanSecurity #Geopolitics #EUForeignPolicy #NATO 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/ywh8mvdk

✉️ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 #𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Read it and 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 to stay informed about @egmontinstitute.bsky.social and Egmont Training news, publications & events. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 mailchi.mp/egmontinstit...

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Nicole Dewandre "Reviving Democracies by Reconnecting with Reality, Meaning and Plurality: Why Arendt suggests that democratic renewal requires first and foremost a shift in practice" #EUDemocracy #DemocraticResilience #EUPolicyMaking #EUInstitutions 👉 tinyurl.com/4jkpmc3z

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Sven Biscop @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "A European War" #EuropeanSecurity #Ukraine #EUDefence #NATOSecurity #Deterrence 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/5epu2kdu

New external publication by Wannes Verstraete for ECPR_TheLoop shared by @egmontinstitute.bsky.social How Nuclear Weapon Reductions Backfired for NATO www.egmontinstitute.be/how-nuclear-...

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @martabarandiy.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "Temporary Protection at a Crossroads: Direct Effect, Social Assistance, and Post-TPD Legal Pathways" #TemporaryProtection #EUSolidarity #MigrationPolicy #UkraineRefugees 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/bdhm7a7z

📄 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @antoinebaudon.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Is South Sudan Heading Towards Another Civil War?” #SouthSudan #HornOfAfrica #Peacebuilding #AfricaPolicy #Geopolitics 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/dmm99eee

📄 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Wannes Verstraete @egmontinstitute.bsky.social “Renegotiating the Transatlantic Bargain” #NATO #EU #EuropeanDefence #StrategicPartners 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/yht86ksb

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Thomas Renard #CTCSentinel @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "A New ‘Regicides’ Era? Analyzing Trends in Terrorism Threats Against European Elected Officials" #Terrorism #ViolentExtremism #Democracy #SecurityPolicy #CounterTerrorism 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/5f5fd9p7

✉️ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 #𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Read it and 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 to stay informed about @egmontinstitute.bsky.social news, publications & events. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 mailchi.mp/egmontinstit...

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Edouard Xia and @alexpiron.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "Belgium Stays and Chooses Dignity, Humanity and Hope. The New 2026 Humanitarian Strategy." #HumanitarianAid #BelgianForeignPolicy #InternationalLaw #Multilateralism 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/bdd7taz5

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Reinhold Brender @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "Legitimacy Under Fire: How Ukraine GovernsWithout Elections" #Ukraine #EUEnlargement #RuleOfLaw #DemocraticGovernance #EUAccession #PeaceAndSecurity #EgmontInstitute 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/ywdys36b

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Jan Luykx @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "The Sino-India Relationship and the Future of Asia: A European Perspective" #China #India #Asia #Geopolitics #EUIndia #StrategicAutonomy #InternationalRelations 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/akkuybzt

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @kristoftiteca.bsky.social & @salvgio.bsky.social @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "Beyond the jihadist label: Understanding the ADF’s multilayered violence" #EgmontInstitute #DRC #GreatLakes #ConflictAnalysis #SecurityPolicy #ArmedGroups #Africa 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/55ascyz6