Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are disrupting global energy flows. Europe must overhaul its energy strategy to focus on renewables, LNG, nuclear power and reducing oil dependency—and finally commit to safeguarding its long-term security, write Nicu Popescu and Alan Riley. ecfr.eu/article/beyo...

Europe’s defensive measures to shield its democracies from hybrid attacks are no longer enough. If Europeans want to protect their peace and prosperity, the time is to fight back, write Will Brown, @jkobzova.bsky.social, @nicupopescu.bsky.social and José Ignacio Torreblanca. bit.ly/4bebWIe

Europe’s defensive measures to shield its democracies from hybrid attacks are no longer enough. If Europeans want to protect their peace and prosperity, the time is to fight back, write Will Brown, @jkobzova.bsky.social, @nicupopescu.bsky.social and José Ignacio Torreblanca. bit.ly/4bebWIe

Europe’s defensive measures to shield its democracies from hybrid attacks are no longer enough. If Europeans want to protect their peace and prosperity, the time has come to fight back, by Will Brown, @jkobzova.bsky.social, @nicupopescu.bsky.social & José Ignacio Torreblanca https://bit.ly/4bebWIe

From shield to sword: Europe’s offensive strategy for the hybrid age: ecfr.eu/publication/...

📄 "DEL ESCUDO A LA ESPADA: LA ESTRATEGIA OFENSIVA DE EUROPA PARA LA ERA HÍBRIDA" ✍️ Will Brown, @jkobzova.bsky.social, @nicupopescu.bsky.social & @jitorreblanca.bsky.social 🎯 Europa debe pasar de defensa reactiva a contraataque híbrido, ganando en disuasión 🔗 Léelo aquí ⬇️ ecfr.eu/publication/...

Europe’s two wars: The danger of the comfort zone | ECFR ecfr.eu/article/euro...

Great to be launching @ecfr.eu new European Security Programme at ECFR’s annual council meeting, this time in Warsaw, with @nicupopescu.bsky.social and @dmytrokuleba.bsky.social @camillegrand.bsky.social #ACM2025

@nicupopescu.bsky.social, distinguished policy fellow, "We definitely need much faster ways to respond to crisis and this is where, as part of this program- and we have an amazing team of colleagues- we will continue digging into making sure we learn the Right lessons from the war in Ukraine" #ACM25

🔴New Op-Ed from ECFR's @nicupopescu.bsky.social, Distinguished Fellow, and Tiago Antunes, Associate Senior Fellow, on the need for Europe to beef-up its crisis response systems and infrastructure following April's Iberian blackout @ecfrpower.bsky.social 🔗https://bit.ly/4lbz65d

Self-promotion alert: we argue with @camillegrand.bsky.social & @nicupopescu.bsky.social that w/ less US attention & resources, the Europeans are Kyiv's key partner. They need a shared plan to promote joint security, map out Kyiv’s future EU integration & stabilise the country domestically.

'With a united European front investing in its capacity to help Ukraine protect European security, Europeans could strengthen Ukraine’s hand well enough to reach some kind of pacification of the conflict', write @jkobzova.bsky.social and @nicupopescu.bsky.social in a new commentary buff.ly/20iqCfv

Recommended reading: "Strength in members: How to rally EU enlargement for defence" - by @gresselgustav.bsky.social and @nicupopescu.bsky.social at @ecfr.eu ecfr.eu/publication/...

NEW commentary 📝 Europeans might be focused on deterring Russia’s military might—but they also need to consider the danger of its political gamble, writes @nicupopescu.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social Read how russia could unravel the institutional fabric of the EU.

Anche dopo l'invasione totale dell'Ucraina da parte della Russia nel febbraio 2022, la maggior parte dei paesi europei non ha trattato l'aggressione come qualcosa che trascende l'Ucraina e minaccia l'Europa stessa, scrive @nicupopescu.bsky.social 👇 ecfr.eu/article/the-...

🎧 New podcast! This week, Mark Leonard welcomes Marie Dumoulin, head of ECFR’s Wider Europe programme, to explore the implications behind a newly announced Ukraine-US agreement amid the Russia conflict. ✍️ Listen, share and subscribe!

Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast. As Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up before the Arctic becomes the next geopolitical flashpoint, writes Katrine Westgaard. Read here:

Military deployments by European countries to Ukraine are no doubt risky. But in order to have any chance at preventing war with Russia, Europeans must unambiguously demonstrate that they are willing to risk one, writes @rafaelloss.bsky.social Read here:

For all the talk of increasing defence spending after 2022: in 1999 NATO Europe spent a higher share of GDP for defence than in 2024 (2.1% vs 2.02%). There is a clear need to accelerate the investment in Europe’s peace ecfr.eu/article/the-...

My oped in @lemonde.fr - how to talk to European publics about Ukraine: talk less about helping Ukraine, and why defending Europe by helping to Ukraine is in the interest of every european from Iceland to Cyprus and Estonia to Portugal. www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

🎧 Mark Leonard and some of the heads and deputy heads of our national offices— @camillelons.bsky.social , @mprochwicz.bsky.social , @jpuglierin.bsky.social , José Ignacio Torreblanca, and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social —gather to discuss how Europe is preparing for Trump’s return. 👇

“What’s being discussed is a military presence to prevent another war. It means troops, not lightly armed peacekeepers, but equipped with antiaircraft, anti-electronic warfare capacities, to defend cities like Odesa and Kyiv.” www.rferl.org/a/european-t...

My oped: important lesson of the past few years is that Europeans need to respond much faster to security crises. To overcome chronic sluggishness, the EU must establish processes for fast-tracking critical military and infrastructure spending. prosyn.org/QFHerGD @ProSyn

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EU needs legal and administrative fast-lanes for wars and crises.🇪🇺has been committed, but too slow in dealing with crises. Speed matters. EU needs to be faster, adopt a EU defence production act - we argue with @LaurenceBoone in a new @ecfr report t.co/Rf0tSjpEIu