How has China influenced the EU’s trade discourse on the trade defence instruments of the Open Strategic Autonomy strategy? Check out this @jcms-eu.bsky.social blog post for insights on the implications of this going forward: jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/08/06/c... Based on: doi.org/10.1111/jcms...

🚨 New publication alert 🚨 Very happy to share my latest article: “China as a Catalyst of the European Union's Trade Defence Instruments” Just published in the Journal of Common Market Studies @jcms-eu.bsky.social ⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/jcms... Check it out! @ibei.org @csds.bsky.social

❗New In-Depth Paper❗ "Europe’s Eyes on Taiwan: Strategies Ties, Different Perspectives", by Giulia Tercovich and Laia Comerma for CSDS. Read now🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @giuter.bsky.social @laiacomerma.bsky.social

❗New Research❗ "China as a Catalyst of the European Union's Trade Defence Instruments", by Laia Comerma for the Journal of Common Market Studies. Read🔸 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @laiacomerma.bsky.social @jcms-eu.bsky.social @vubrussel.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

❗Brussels Indo-Pacific Dialogue 2025❗ CSDS is delighted to open registrations for the next Brussels Indo-Pacific Dialogue. Join us in Brussels to discuss how European and Indo-Pacific countries can work to boost security. Register Now🔸 csds.vub.be/event/brusse...

🌍 Meet Dr. Laia Comerma, one of our speakers for the upcoming webinar: “The New Trade Triangle: Asia, Europe, & Mercosur – Mapping Modern Trade” Listen to Dr. Comerma share her expertise in EU-China relations, trade policy, & foreign policy analysis. 📅 24 June 2025 | 13:00-14:30 BST | Online

Fantastic to talk to a rising star in the European liberal community. We go into her work for @eurliberalforum.bsky.social on the relationship between the #EuropeanUnion and #Taiwan. Follow her career. @laiacomerma.bsky.social will be a force for liberalism in European and country politics.

É sempre um prazer falar com uma das estrelas em ascensão na comunidade #liberal europeia, @laiacomerma.bsky.social. Falámos sobre a relação entre a União Europeia, Taiwan e China. A Laia tem muito talento, e gostava de a ver a liderar um projeto político liberal na #Espanha ou Grécia. #Europa

▶️ #Taiwan as a “second-tier partner” for the EU? 🎙️ Our podcast host @ricsilvestre.bsky.social talks to Dr Laia Comerma about her new policy paper on EU-Taiwan relations. 🎧 Listen to the podcast here: bit.ly/3RzAt12 📖 Read the paper here: bit.ly/42xPXcc

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We are very proud to be home to Luis Simón's ERC-funded project on "Europe and US-China Rivalry". With a team of motivated and excellent researchers, we will be bringing you more cutting-edge research on Europe's place in great power competition. Our work so far🔸 csds.vub.be/program/euro...

🚨 New publication alert 🚨 Very happy to share my latest article: “European foreign investment policy towards China: Is there an EU net contribution?” Just published in the Asia Pacific Law Review journal ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....