The EU makes it possible for innovations in politics to be progressive and not just defensive. European democracy faces threats and challenges, but the EU gives Europeans a support structure that makes it possible to have greater hope in what they can accomplish.

Many thanks to @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social for her excellent review of our short book Read Open Access 🔗 bit.ly/4hD90rh

Transatlantic Crisis? Why This Time is Different, by @erik-jones.bsky.social erikjones.net/2025/11/02/t...

Many thanks for sharing this! And also to @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social for writing such a generous piece!! ‘From Club to Commons’ is OPEN ACCESS and so freely available from Cambridge University Press here: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Europeans need a vision for the future of their continent, but they cannot create such a vision without confronting Europe's past.

The usual politics has reformers challenge institutions while conservatives preserve them. What happens when the conservatives start challenging institutions as well? Who is left to preserve the status quo? The answer is pretty terrifying when you think through the implications.

Plastic capitalism is a story of financial disruption so profound that we can no longer recognized how we got here or imagine the world as it was before.

Europe is mortal for the same reason it is successful – because ‘Europe’ is an attractive organisation. The challenge now is to match that attractiveness with strong enough institutions and partners to ensure Europe is resilient.

Why is the ‘crisis’ so much more real now than it was in decades past?  You don’t need to do a lot of reading to learn that the relationship has never been easy.  Somehow, this time feels different. The question is whether the EU can reorganize itself as an alternative to transatlantic partnership.

Europe is mortal for the same reason it is successful – because ‘Europe’ is an attractive organisation. The challenge now is to match that attractiveness with strong enough institutions and partners to ensure Europe is resilient.

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Why is the ‘crisis’ so much more real now than it was in decades past?  You don’t need to do a lot of reading to learn that the relationship has never been easy.  Somehow, this time feels different. The question is whether the EU can reorganize itself as an alternative to transatlantic partnership.

The challenge for the incoming Cypriot Presidency is to help European policymakers to provide reassurance as well as encouragement. There is still much for the EU to accomplish in fulfilling their ambitious agenda, but Europe’s political leaders have already taken the crucial first steps.

The ECPR's blog site, The Loop (theloop.ecpr.eu) has added a new series on enlargement, edited by @vanghel.bsky.social, that explores how and why the European Union is working so hard to expand its membership to the countries of Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. 1/

The challenge for the incoming Cypriot Presidency is to help European policymakers to provide reassurance as well as encouragement. There is still much for the EU to accomplish in fulfilling their ambitious agenda, but Europe’s political leaders have already taken the crucial first steps.

In our November special issue on anti-governance, @erik-jones.bsky.social explores the reasons for the revolt against institutions in advanced industrial democracies. online.ucpress.edu/currenthisto...

Also presenting his chapter of the #TEPSARecommendations, “Europe and the choice between drift and master”, is @eui-schuman.bsky.social's @erik-jones.bsky.social 🔗 tepsa.eu/policy-advic... /10

"The EU is already expanded; #enlargement is just about working with other countries to manage the system that we already have. The solution to the problem is Europe and the Presidency is determined to bring that path forward" - @erik-jones.bsky.social, Director @eui-schuman.bsky.social /12

Our November special issue on Anti-Governance is out! Featuring @erik-jones.bsky.social on the abandonment of institutions, @cettamainwaring.bsky.social, Andonea Dickson & Thom Tyerman on hardline migration control, Gideon Lasco on medical populism…

🇨🇾 Our TEPSA recommendations will be presented at the #CypriotPPC in a panel discussion with Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides, @nicolettapirozzi.bsky.social (@iaionline.bsky.social), and @erik-jones.bsky.social (@eui-schuman.bsky.social). Find out more 👉 tepsa.eu/policy-advic...

For our first panel at #TheBodrumRT Milica Delević, @economistmeg.bsky.social, @erik-jones.bsky.social & Denis Redonnet examined “Global economic fragmentation”, chaired by @cergrant.bsky.social

🎧 | 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...

2.5%? 5%? More? 🧐 What does #Trump actually expects of Europe when it comes to #security & #defence? ➡️ Find out in our latest #Europechats episode on the past, present & future of transatlantic relations 🔗 youtu.be/MtGQ3WP1CEs?... @eui-schuman.bsky.social @erik-jones.bsky.social

Is 🇪🇺 free-loading off the USA❓ Not so, argues @erik-jones.bsky.social in our latest #EuropeChats 👉 check out the episode where he explains how Europe and 🇺🇸 both BENEFITED from their pre-Trump tariffs economic relationship FULL EPISODE 🔗 tepsa.eu/tepsa-videos... @eui-schuman.bsky.social

In the 2nd #FitFor35 volume, edited by @gvonsydow.bsky.social, @patricia-wadensjo.bsky.social and me, eight leading experts share their views on EU enlargement and reform: @erik-jones.bsky.social, Enlargement and Institutional Reform: How to make a credible security commitment 1/4

I will deliver a session at the executive education programme “Global Risk Management” in Florence, 3-7 November 2025. This is a unique joint programme between the Florence School of Transnational Governance and SDA Bocconi. Visit the course site here: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... #ExEdEui

#NewVideo‼️ In our latest #EuropeChats we sit down for a discussion with @erik-jones.bsky.social on the past, present and future of 🇪🇺🇺🇸 relations and how #Trump's second term in office changes everything... www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtGQ... @mariam-k.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social

My favorite article of the week? This one, by @erik-jones.bsky.social. Europeans are good at taking a raft of small decisions that lead to big shifts, he writes. Underestimate them at your peril, even in their current fight with Washington. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Job for Ukrainian citizen: Deputy Director of the European Think Tank Office in Kyiv Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies @sceeus-ui.bsky.social The Swedish Institute of International Affairs @uisweden.bsky.social

🇺🇸 is waking up to their #IndependenceDay 👉 meanwhile over in 🇪🇺 leaders are wondering about the future of transatlantic relations 💡 Check out our latest book for 40+ national perspectives on this, including one by @eui-schuman.bsky.social Director @erik-jones.bsky.social 🔗 tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...

🚨 #EuropeChats update! 👉 Not only can you look forward to our discussion with @gisellebosse.bsky.social on #GeopoliticalEurope but we've also recorded a discussion between @mariam-k.bsky.social, @erik-jones.bsky.social, and Jim Cloos all about 🇪🇺🇺🇸 relations, so STAY TUNED‼️ @eui-schuman.bsky.social

Looking at a consequential NATO summit. The headlines may be elsewhere, but what happens in this meeting will have long-lasting effects. www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...

🚨 Register now for the launch of "The United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals", happening at the @europarl.europa.eu on 23 June 👉 seats are limited, so get in while you can‼️ 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @mariam-k.bsky.social @nhelwig.bsky.social @erik-jones.bsky.social

Thrilled to announce @erik-jones.bsky.social will be speaking at our #BookLaunch at the @europarl.europa.eu on 23 June 👉 learn more & register 🔗 tepsa.eu/events/the-f... @eui-schuman.bsky.social

To consider what’s at stake in Trump’s attack on California, have a look at this 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Italians are voting today on five reform proposals related to naturalization and labour laws. The Meloni government has even bigger proposals in the works. The most important is to change the constitution. Join this online panel at 15:30 CEST on 12 June to learn why. 1/1 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

🎉Happy #EuropeDay! On the 75th anniversary of the #SchumanDecleration, @erik-jones.bsky.social, Director of @eui-schuman.bsky.social, reflects on the ambitions of the Declaration, the achievements of the EU, and the key challenges faced by Europe today. 📝 Read more on #EUIdeas 👉 buff.ly/lNUJPQH

🔴❗️Join us live from 10:00 am CEST with @erik-jones.bsky.social & @prieker.bsky.social for the seminar 'How to make sense of the new era in transatlantic relations': www.youtube.com/live/R9HElhe...

Trump’s destruction of the US economy & America's global standing is creating an opportunity for the EU to lead. My new piece @rielcano.bsky.social considers possible scenarios for the global economy now that we are at the end of the US-led order. 1/ 🧵

Trump's tariffs are part of a broader rejection of a foreign policy the United States has followed for 80 years. The impact this will have on the transatlantic relationship is fundamental. Here's why (FREE to access): www.tandfonline.com/eprint/Y8SBE...

Trump's tariffs are part of a broader rejection of a foreign policy the United States has followed for 80 years. The impact this will have on the transatlantic relationship is fundamental. Here's why (FREE to access): www.tandfonline.com/eprint/Y8SBE...

Doesn't get more topical than this: Our Global Governance Programme Annual Conference will focus on "Resisting #Autocracy". With a stellar line-up including: @erik-jones.bsky.social @vanghel.bsky.social @jdzankic.bsky.social @lisajanssen.bsky.social @ivanenadic.bsky.social & @gcapoccia.bsky.social

Two major elements to consider as Europe ramps up its defense: www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

If you want to support a European response to the turbulence coming from across the Atlantic, this piece offers a strong blueprint for action: www.bruegel.org/analysis/thi...

Anja Thomas and @erik-jones.bsky.social reflect on findings from the JEPP special issue "The Impact of Populism on European Public Policy" and highlight four key avenues for future research on populism’s influence 👇

📄New publication by our member Anja Thomas in @jeppjournal.bsky.social ! Anja and @erik-jones.bsky.social reflect on findings from the JEPP special issue "The Impact of Populism on European Public Policy" and offer four key avenues for future research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This is highly informative, a discussion between @erik-jones.bsky.social and Waltraud Schelkle on the Draghi report. What were the elements Draghi missed? What drives innovation? Should we really embrace the idea of growth based on super-star disruptive firms?

On 29 Jan, policymakers, researchers, and experts met in Brussels to discuss the EU’s priorities for digital policy in the coming years. @erik-jones.bsky.social called this a unique initiative for the EUI, displaying work across disciplines, departments and programmes. 📰🔗 loom.ly/0C7pSLc #EUIinBxl

Good to start my Bluesky with such a special feedback about my text. Thank you, @erik-jones.bsky.social

With so many new followers, I guess it's time for an updated #introduction: Hi there! I am an #earlymodern historian with a weak spot for all things communication and media. My next book is about news flows. Here is a photo of me sitting silent next to books. Most used #: #bookhistory 🗃️ #skystorians