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EGMONT โ€“ Belgian Royal Institute for International Relations provides a platform for interdisciplinary research & debate on European & international affairs. https://www.egmontinstitute.be/

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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Reinhold Brender
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
โ€œMoldova's Election: A Victory Brings Dual Challengeโ€
#Moldova #EUEnlargement #Democracy #EasternPartnership #EUAccession #EuropeanUnion
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3KEgtKi

09.10.2025 08:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Sebastian Emde
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"Strengthening EU Participatory Governance: Lessons from the Platform on Sustainable Financeโ€

#EU #Governance #SustainableFinance #ClimatePolicy #GreenTransition #Participation #EUCommission

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/yeyudbbf

02.10.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœ‰๏ธ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ #๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜!

Read it and ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ to stay informed about @egmontinstitute.bsky.social news, publications & events.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ mailchi.mp/egmontinstit...

01.10.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Er bestaan al mogelijkheden om drones te bestrijden, maar geen enkele is ideaal."
"Dit is een intimidatiecampagne. Rusland wil tonen dat ook NAVO-landen kwetsbaar zijn. "
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

hat tip @atjmattelaer.bsky.social at @egmontinstitute.bsky.social

01.10.2025 08:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Members of staff and associates of the @egmontinstitute.bsky.social gathered at the Fondation Universitaire to give a fond farewell to Pol De Witte who was at the helm of the institute for the last 3 years. Tot weerziens !

30.09.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Joris Van Bladel
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"The Ice: The Confrontation That Cannot Thaw"

#Russia #Security #StrategicResilience #EU

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/4h733pm8

25.09.2025 08:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Jean-Louis De Brouwer
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"The Future of Europe: Another Historic Moment?"

#SOTEU2025 #Geopolitics #EuropeanIntegration

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/bdvhcmum

23.09.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Wannes Verstraete
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

โ€œAdapting the Hardware of NATOโ€™s Forward-Deployed Nuclear Forcesโ€

#NATO #NuclearDeterrence #Security

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/4unzjh6h

18.09.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง๐—˜๐—š๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—˜'๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง
"Global Affairs Unpacked" - Episosde 4

JC Hoste is joined by JLDeBrouwer as they explore whether the EU can truly balance solidarity with national interests, and whatโ€™s at stake as its key mechanisms move from paper to practice.
๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/egmontpodcast4

17.09.2025 09:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by @ninawilen.bsky.social
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

โ€œThe Cost of Forgetting Africa in Security Strategyโ€

#Africa #Security #Geopolitics #EUdefence

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/mr226je2

16.09.2025 08:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Jan Luyckx
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

โ€œThe EU-India Strategic Relationship in Times of Geopolitical Turmoilโ€

#EUIndia #Geopolitics #IndoPacific

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/47zlP33

11.09.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ

Awarded by @egmontinstitute.bsky.social and the European Security and Defence College

๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ for the 11th edition - ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐Ÿญ๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™Š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™—๐™š๐™ง!

tinyurl.com/24hjmh8r

10.09.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Joris Van Bladel
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

โ€œThe Fire: The Offensive Meant to Decide the Warโ€

The 1st in a series of 3 Policy Briefs called "The Fire, the Ice, and the Fog: A Sublimation of the Russian Threat"

#Ukraine #Russia #Geopolitics

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3K5NoqH

09.09.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Hanaa El Hajji
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"The Arctic: A Strategic Shift for Europe. A Unique Opportunity for Belgium"

#Belgium #Arctic #Geopolitics #Climate #EU #NATO

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/4htypymb

04.09.2025 08:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dans les pays du Sahel, les juntes en รฉchec face aux djihadistes En kiosques // par Nina Wilรฉn (septembre 2025)

In my latest for @monde-diplomatique.fr, I'm painting a bleak picture of the #security & #political situation in the #Sahel:

- #Jihadist expansion
- #authoritarian rule entrenched
- #Russia #Turkey #Gulf states increasing influence

#Niger #Mali #Burkina
www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2025/09/WILE...

28.08.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jobs, Internships and Opportunities - Egmont Institute There is currently the following vacancy at the Egmont Institute. ย  A Doctoral Researcher for the Europe in the World Programme Application Deadline: 30th September 2025 ย  In the framework [โ€ฆ]

๐Ÿšจ Extended call for a #MSCA #PhD opportunity at
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
in the framework of the EUFOG Doctoral Network.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Interested in researching #EU foreign policy and #defense? Apply now! www.egmontinstitute.be/jobs-interns...

โฐ Deadline September 30th

03.09.2025 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Wannes Verstraete
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"Fit for the Future? A Review of the Belgian Defenceโ€™s 2025 Strategic Vision"

#Belgium #NATO #Defence #Geopolitics

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/4mh8m696

02.09.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Sven Biscop
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"Summits and Sanctions, War and Peace: Is the EU Still in the Game?"

#EU #Geopolitics #StrategicAutonomy #Ukraine #China #US

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/fuzv6a8x

29.08.2025 09:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Jean-Louis De Brouwer
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"Migration: Give the Pact a Chance"

#EU #Migration #Asylum #Solidarity

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/mxwk6z46

28.08.2025 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š If you didnโ€™t have time during the first half of the year, this summer is the perfect time to catch up on reading our @egmontinstitute.bsky.social publications.

#internationalrelations #thinktank

๐Ÿ‘‰ egmontinstitute.be/publications/

01.08.2025 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง Would you like to delve deeper into global matters with experts from the @egmontinstitute.bsky.social ?

Listen to our #podcast โ€œGlobal Affairs Unpackedโ€ on Spotify!

@ninawilen.bsky.social @atjmattelaer.bsky.social #SvenBiscop

#internationalrelations #thinktank

๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/egmontpodcast

28.07.2025 08:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽฅ ๐—˜๐—š๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ง: Four reasons to read Miles Tendi's book "The Overthrow of Robert Mugabe: Gender, Coups, and Diplomats"

From an @egmontinstitute.bsky.social Africa Programme webinar.

#Zimbabwe #AfricanCoups #AntiCoupsNorm

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ youtu.be/-iJ3YbFmkck

25.07.2025 08:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœ‰๏ธ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ/๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ #๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜!

Read it and ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ to stay informed about @egmontinstitute.bsky.social and Egmont Training news, publications & events.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ mailchi.mp/egmontinstit...

15.07.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Bart Dessein & Jasper Roctus
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"BRICS+: an Odd Family of (un)Likely Frenemies"
#BRICS #GlobalSouth #Geopolitics
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/2ft3xepp

11.07.2025 08:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Erik Kennes
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"DRC-Rwanda: Why the 27 June Agreement is not Enough and How CENCO-ECC might Improve the Odds of Peace"

#DRC #Rwanda #Peacebuilding

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/5ycr47hv

10.07.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Jean-Louis De Brouwer
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social @euauditors.bsky.social

"Towards a Preparedness Union Strategy? Show us the money!"

#PreparednessUnion #EUresilience #CrisisManagement

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/yckyncvy

08.07.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Where diplomacy meets democracy ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

@egmontinstitute.bsky.social supports strategic outreach and research in Nets4Dem.

#MeetTheNetwork here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ nets4dem.eu/our-network/

07.07.2025 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really clear overview of what Uganda is doing in DRC, and on the confusing question of whose side Uganda is on (short answer seems to be: Uganda's).

07.07.2025 07:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง๐—˜๐—š๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—˜'๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง
"Global Affairs unpacked" - Episosde 3 - NATO After The Hague: Substance or Show?

JC Hoste is joined by @atjmattelaer.bsky.social and #SvenBiscop where they take a hard look at the outcomes of the NATO Summit in The Hague.

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/egmontpodcast3

04.07.2025 10:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“„ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก by Reinhold Brender

โ€˜Moldovaโ€™s EU Path: Between Moscowโ€™s Shadow and Brusselsโ€™ Promisesโ€™

#Moldova #EUenlargement #Geopolitics #DemocracySupport #EasternPartnership #HybridThreats #EUForeignPolicy

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