Luis Simón
@LuisSimn
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@CSDS_Brussels Director & Professor @VUBrussel // Director of the Brussels Office and Senior Analyst @rielcano
Brussels, Europe
Joined May 2011
📢 Join us for a panel discussion! ''#Europe & #SoutheastAsia: Anchors for a Stable Indo-Pacific Order'' 🎯 🗓️ Monday, 24 November ⏰ 18:00–19:30 CET 📍 Vienna School of International Studies Co-organised w/ @EUVIP_project, @aies_austria, and @da_vienna.
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On 18 November, we will be organising a @rielcano event on “Preventing War, Defending More: the Strengthening of NATO”! I will join @JotaRuizElcano, Diego Martínez Belío, Carlos Carnero, @RobertPszczel
@AnnwieAnna & @LuisSimn! Watch it live here: https://t.co/vhHpspyyZi
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Nos enorgullece compartir que @rielcano ha sido galardonado con el Premio #AquíEuropa a la institución que más ha hecho por la construcción de la relación UE-América Latina Caribe. Gracias @AquiEuropa por poner en valor nuestra contribución a este vínculo con este reconocimiento.
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Fantastic news! Massive congrats to Elie Perot for a well deserved prize. Elie is one of the most brilliant researchers on European defence out there! @EgmontInstitute
❗Prize Winner❗ We are delighted to learn that our very own @Elie_Perot has won the "2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize", awarded by the European Security and Defence College and @EgmontInstitute! Congratulations, Elie! 🥂 Info https://t.co/4OJo5bq4Kh
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Things we love to see! @rielcano has been included in the “100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025” by @onthinktanks, a peer-recognised exercise! Thanks to those that nominated us. Check it out: https://t.co/mJrTZwv3iJ
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Can the EU strive for Strategic Autonomy in an age of intensifying Sino-American competition? This Special Issue published with the Journal of European Integration, and guest edited by @LuisSimn and @DanielFiott, is your best chance of finding out! Read https://t.co/UQFeIeoDgk
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In this new piece for @EuroJournIR , Stephan Klose and I discuss the various techniques US allies use to maximise both security and autonomy, focusing on Japan and Poland. 🙏 to @ERC_Research for the support
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.@LuisSimn escribe en @LaVanguardia sobre el reto de España de equilibrar en su inversión en #defensa la solidaridad y las prioridades nacionales. #EquipoElcano
https://t.co/re0SDJNqWK
lavanguardia.com
La defensa ha dejado de ser un asunto marginal para convertirse en una prioridad de primer orden en Europa y en España. La invasión rusa de Ucrania, el retorno de la
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❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗ "Ties That Truly Bind? The Potential for Defence Industrial Cooperation between South Korea, NATO and the European Union", by @DanielFiott. Read https://t.co/xUAjR95L1u
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Justificar el gasto en #defensa con argumentos industriales y sociales es un arma de doble filo: para que la revitalización del sector sea efectiva, 🇪🇸 deberá invertir también en su infraestructura intelectual de defensa y asuntos estratégicos. ✍️@LuisSimn
https://t.co/Mq33TDFTHV
realinstitutoelcano.org
La defensa española debe encontrar un equilibrio entre solidaridad euro-atlántica y atención a sus prioridades estratégicas.
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❗CSDS Conversations❗ Today, we had the honour of welcoming Michael Kofman to CSDS for a discussion about the war on Ukraine and European security guarantees. This was a superb discussion with leading experts from across the Euro-Atlantic! More info https://t.co/jRRhytCLbx
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During a lunch at his residence, Ambassador IZAWA invited Dr. @LuisSimn and Dr. @Epejsova of @CSDS_Brussels to discuss the Brussels Indo-Pacific Dialogue #BIPD in December and the growing geostrategic interdependence between the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions.
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Check out this terrific @CSDS_Brussels policy brief by Diego Ruiz Palmer on the state of Russian military power
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗ "Down but Not Out? Russia’s Future Military Capacity in the Shadow of its War on Ukraine", by Diego Ruiz Palmer for CSDS. Read https://t.co/n7D71hIUzH
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Here’s your weekend read on US defense strategy 👇👇👇
❗New Strategy Debrief❗ Octavian Manea sits down with Ylli Bajraktari to discuss US offset strategies, military technology and cross-theatre dynamics. Give it a read over the weekend! Read https://t.co/jQBWD5UONc
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Check out this great policy brief on the link between PRC overcapacity and European defence by the one and only @DanielFiott
How is China's industrial overcapacity likely to affect Europe's defence revival? This new CSDS Policy Brief by Daniel Fiott looks at the nature of China's trade practices, assesses the risks to the EDTIB and outlines some policy responses. Read https://t.co/1fQqHgyBNs
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We are delighted to welcome Diego Ruiz Palmer to CSDS as a Distinguished Associate Fellow. Diego brings to our team decades of expertise from defence policy and, in particular, NATO. We cannot wait to start collaborating with Diego. Welcome! More info https://t.co/al5u1DNBCU
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Check out this excellent piece by my colleagues @AntonioCalcara & @r_bosticco
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗ "Shifting Grounds? On the Need to Rethink Europe’s AI Ambitions and Competitiveness", by Antonio Calcara and Riccardo Bosticco. Read https://t.co/on8L9vtkG9
#AI #Europe
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📍 Ayer celebramos nuestro V retiro anual en Bruselas para abordar los grandes temas 🇪🇺 desde la perspectiva 🇪🇸. Esta edición se ha centrado en los retos y oportunidades de la política exterior y europea de España ante el nuevo ciclo institucional europeo. https://t.co/IKXaTB6CrS
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"Ukraine is Europe's first line of defence", says @JosepBorrellF at our roundtable 'The future of Russia’s war on Ukraine: What role for the EU?' with @epc_eu.
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I had a good conversation with His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain. Spain supports Ukraine in many areas: humanitarian, military, and economic. What matters most is that this support is genuine and effective. Thank you for your true solidarity with our people. 🇺🇦🇪🇸
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