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The Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the VUB’s Brussels School of Governance. Proud home to the Japan Chair and KF-VUB Korea Chair.
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❗New Research❗
"Russian Counter-Trade as a Mechanism for Promoting Arms Sales and Diplomatic Influence", by Jonata Anicetti, Shang-Su Wu and Ron Matthews in the European Journal of International Security.
Read🔸 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @erc.europa.eu @vubrussel.bsky.social
"Fuzzy, Loose, Soft: NATO's New Defence Spending Targets"
Our latest Policy Brief, by Elie Perot. Do give it more than 5% of your attention...
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... #NATO #Defence #Europe #Analysis #Alliance
❗New Analysis❗
"Korea and the Reform of Global Governance: Opportunities for Cooperation with the EU", by Mario Esteban and Ramon Pacheco Pardo for the Real Instituto Elcano.
Read🔸 www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/... #Korea #EU @rielcano.bsky.social
"it is already clear that allied countries will be able to claim some leeway in terms of the shape of their trajectory towards the 3.5% target by 2035".
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... #NATO #Defence #Spending #5percent
What is the significance of the recent France-UK agreement on nuclear cooperation? How will it bolster European security? How are France and the UK enhancing deterrence in Europe? Join us for our latest #StrategySpeaks episode to find out.
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"As a result of this lack of ambition, the digital euro has progressed slowly and seems unlikely to keep pace with the efforts spearheaded by China".
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❗New Research❗
"Choosing Not to Choose: Hedging as a Category of Neutrality", by Fabio Figiaconi for the European Journal of International Security.
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"China seeks to replicate the full financial cycle of the petrodollar system by developing a mechanism for oil exporters to reinvest yuan revenues into the Chinese economy, again using digital yuan infrastructures"
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... #digital #china #currencies #CBDCs
"Through enhanced nuclear cooperation, France and the UK show that their vital security interests are in Europe". 🇫🇷🇬🇧
Join us for our latest #StrategySpeaks episode with Alexander Mattelaer, Elie Perot and Daniel Fiott.
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"NATO’s new spending targets may have created new points of contention, which will likely generate tensions and frustrations in the future, both between allies as well as within their respective domestic political systems", writes Elie Perot
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @elieperot.bsky.social
As the #EUChina Summit gets underway in Beijing, why not brush up on the relationship with CSDS analysis that focuses on security concerns, raw materials, digital currencies, technological competition and more! 🇪🇺🇨🇳
Learn more🔸 csds.vub.be?s=china
Today, at 10:00 Brussels time, Asia Undercurrent will be hosting a webinar on Indo-Pacific and Europe relations with our own Eva Pejsova, plus Rory Medcalf, Giulio Pugliese and Michito Tsuruoka. Should be great!
Join the webinar here🔸 www.global-nikkei.com/asiaundercur... @epejsova.bsky.social
In this episode of the "China Global Podcast" by the GMFUS, Ramon Pacheco Pardo joins Bonnie Glaser to discuss ROK President Lee Jae Myung's policy toward China. Please give it a listen!
Listen🔸 www.gmfus.org/news/forecas... #China #ROK @bglaser.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
🎙️ "Moscow must take into account a possible double Anglo-French vengeance".
Listen to Alexander Mattelaer and Elie Perot discuss the 🇫🇷🇬🇧 Northwood Declaration on nuclear cooperation for #StrategySpeaks.
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"As part of a Taiwan contingency planning, Japan has been actively developing strategies for the evacuation of citizens from its Southwestern (Nansei) Islands", writes Eva Pejsova.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... #Japan #Defence
"digital resilience needs to be at the heart of defence modernisation efforts across the Euro-Atlantic. It is critical that allies can store, analyse, exploit and protect data and information", write Daniel Fiott and Antonio Calcara.
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#NATO #cloud #digital
"the digital euro has progressed slowly and seems unlikely to keep pace with the efforts spearheaded by China", write Lukas Spielberger and Paige Reynolds.
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Leve België!
Vive la Belgique!
Es lebe Belgien!
Long live Belgium!
CSDS is proud to call Belgium our home.
Happy National Day 🇧🇪
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Fuzzy, Loose, Soft: NATO's New Defence Spending Targets", by Elie Perot.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @elieperot.bsky.social
In this new piece by @euronews.com, Daniel Fiott is asked for his views on how best to communicate the need for more European defence spending to citizens.
Read now🔸 www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
"among the many obstacles on the path of Japan’s security and defence transformation, addressing legal and institutional barriers may be one of the least problematic, yet crucial parts of the puzzle", writes Eva Pejsova for CSDS.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @epejsova.bsky.social
How can NATO benefit from cloud services in defence? What is the best way for Allies to enhance interoperability through the cloud? How are Allies developing "defence clouds"? Daniel Fiott and Antonio Calcara provide some answers.
Read now🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... #cloud #defence #NATO
❗New Strategy Speaks Episode❗
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 "Entente Nucléaire: France-UK Nuclear Cooperation in a Renewed Era of Deterrence", with Alexander Mattelaer, Elie Perot and Daniel Fiott
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And here is a media write-up by ANSA on the gathering...
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How can we assess EU member states' perceptions of Taiwan? What role do trade and security considerations play in developing relations? We answer these and other questions in our In-Depth Paper: "Europe’s Eyes on Taiwan: Strategic Ties, Different Perspectives".
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🇬🇧🌐 Today, we hosted a spectacular CSDS Conversation on the UK's Strategic Defence Review 2025. We were truly honoured to listen to the key drafters of the Review, including General Sir Richard Barrons, Dr Fiona Hill and Ashlee Godwin.
More info🔸 csds.vub.be/conversation...
This week, our very own Alexander Mattelaer was in London at a RUSI / FCDO conference to discuss a new era of nuclear deterrence in Europe. He joined a host of other senior colleagues and peers for an in-depth discussion on Euro-Atlantic security.
More info🔸 my.rusi.org/events/webin...
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Digital Financial Statecraft: The EU’s and China’s Divergent Approaches to Central Bank Digital Currencies", by Lukas Spielberger and Paige Reynolds for CSDS.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @erc.europa.eu
❗Register Today❗
Brussels Indo-Pacific Dialogue 2025
📍 Brussels (In-Person)
🗓️ 2 December 2025
⌛ 09:00-16:00
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