@CSDS_Brussels Director & Professor @VUBrussel // Director of the Brussels Office and Senior Analyst @rielcano
Joined May 2011
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Jun 11
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"NATO Plus: From Partnerships to a Cross-Theatre Security Ecosystem", by Kohei Nakamura and Luis Simón for CSDS.
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Amb. IZAWA participated as a speaker in the @CSDS_Brussels Brussels 360 Executive Course, where he highlighted the growing cooperation between Japan and NATO member states and discussed opportunities for further cooperation.
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May 27
“No matter how well Europe rearms, it cannot adequately reproduce the United States’ military enablers—the systems that make up the backbone of modern warfare,” write @LuisSimn and Stephen Brooks.
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Damage limitation is a deliberate, cautious approach to managing loss in a competitive world of shifting alignments, write @LuisSimn (@CSDS_Brussels @VUBrussel @rielcano) & @OliviaCheung_oc (@kings_eis).
Read more about China and Russia’s approach to EU’s geopolitical distancing: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag044
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May 14
New article in @IAJournal_CH with @OliviaCheung_oc :
"Damage Limitation: How China and Russia try to mitigate Europe's Geopolitical Distancing"
academic.oup.com/ia/article/…
Part of my @CSDS_Brussels @ERC_Research project on Europe in US-China rivalry.
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May 11
❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗
"Taking Charge: European Forces and the Challenges of Conventional Defence", by Diego Ruiz Palmer and Luis Simón.
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Luis Simón retweeted
Apr 23
Today, we held our co-organised event on strategic trends in 2026 with our partners CSS ETH Zürich in Brussels. Together, we discussed how intensifying geopolitical rivalry is reconfiguring regional orders and global domains.
More info
csds.vub.be/event/css-strate…
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Luis Simón retweeted
Apr 22
❗️New Analysis❗️
"How North Korea Won: The Strange Triumph of Kim Jong Un", by Jung H. Pak in Foreign Affairs.
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Apr 22
Hoy en @el_pais debate sobre la autoridad internacional de EEUU 👇👇
elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-2…
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Apr 21
This is big, and should help pave the way for greater defense-industrial cooperation between the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
cc: @CSDS_Brussels
Apr 21
Today we revised the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology and its Implementation Guidelines.
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Mar 27
Secondary theatres don’t just distract the US—they can also strengthen its position vs China.
The real question: when do tradeoffs outweigh payoffs?
I identify 5 variables 👇
🔗 csds.vub.be/publication/beyo…
Mar 27
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Beyond Epic Fury: The Balance of Power, United States Strategy and Secondary Theatres", by Luis Simón for CSDS.
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csds.vub.be/publication/beyo…
#epicfury #strategy #usa #defense #power
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Luis Simón retweeted
Mar 26
As part of our cooperation with @hcssnl, we are pleased to present the latest project report by Prof Alexander Mattelaer* on "Making Russia Fear Escalation Again".
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hcss.nl/report/making-russia…
* Written before Alexander joined the Belgian Government. @ATJMattelaer
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Mar 21
Excelente articulo de @anapalacio en @elmundoes sobre las posibles implicaciomes de la inestabilidad politica para el enfoque energético europeo 👇👇
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Mar 10
New @CSIS analysis: Deterrence at Scale.
As precision strike and massed fires proliferate, effective deterrence will increasingly depend on allies generating scale together across theaters.
Read here: csis.org/analysis/deterrence…
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Mar 5
Europa entra en una nueva fase. EE. UU. seguirá en la OTAN —pero ya no será el garante principal de la defensa convencional.
¿Está dispuesta Europa a asumir la responsabilidad estratégica que lleva décadas posponiendo?
Mi artículo en @el_pais elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-0…
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Amb. IZAWA invited @CSDS_Brussels Director @LuisSimn to his residence for a lunch to thank him for the good cooperation last year and to cheers to new opportunities to cooperate in the future 🥂
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Feb 14
Check out @ulrichspeck’s analysis of Merz’s MSC speech
Feb 13
My take on the Merz speech at the Munich Security Conference: ulrichspeck.substack.com/p/h…
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Luis Simón retweeted
Feb 13
Grateful to my friends in #Spain at @rielcano for publishing this piece. Special thanks to @LuisSimn I like and commend his concept of fungibility: using national security priorities to generate capabilities useful for defence priorities of others. Solidarity in diversity! 👇
Feb 13
In a context where the United States expects Europeans to accelerate the process of assuming primary responsibility for their own security, Europe should seek to preserve NATO while developing its own #defence capabilities.
✍️ @RobertPszczel
realinstitutoelcano.org/en/a…
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Feb 12
Check this out 👇👇👇
Feb 12
❗New Strategy Speaks Episode❗
"Japan is Back: What Takaichi's Landslide Win Means for Japan's Security and Relations with Europe"
With Eva Pejsova and Céline Pajon!
Apple
podcasts.apple.com/be/podcas…
Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/5jE…
YouTube
youtu.be/gg5Ts8ppDns
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Luis Simón retweeted
Feb 12
In 2025, CSDS emerged as a key location within the Euro-Atlantic’s analytical ecosystem, generating analysis in academia and policy. Thanks to our sponsors and partners for making this possible!
Read our 2025 Annual Report
csds.vub.be/csds-annual-repo…
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