@CSDS_Brussels Director & Professor @VUBrussel // Director of the Brussels Office and Senior Analyst @rielcano

Joined May 2011
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❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗ "NATO Plus: From Partnerships to a Cross-Theatre Security Ecosystem", by Kohei Nakamura and Luis Simón for CSDS. Read csds.vub.be/publication/nato…
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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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“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. foreignaffairs.com/united-st…
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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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❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗ "Taking Charge: European Forces and the Challenges of Conventional Defence", by Diego Ruiz Palmer and Luis Simón. Read csds.vub.be/publication/taki…
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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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❗️New Analysis❗️ "How North Korea Won: The Strange Triumph of Kim Jong Un", by Jung H. Pak in Foreign Affairs. Read foreignaffairs.com/north-kor… @junghpak1
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This is big, and should help pave the way for greater defense-industrial cooperation between the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific cc: @CSDS_Brussels
Today we revised the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology and its Implementation Guidelines.     cas.go.jp/jp/gaiyou/jimu/bou…
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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…
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗ "Beyond Epic Fury: The Balance of Power, United States Strategy and Secondary Theatres", by Luis Simón for CSDS. Read csds.vub.be/publication/beyo… #epicfury #strategy #usa #defense #power
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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". Read hcss.nl/report/making-russia… * Written before Alexander joined the Belgian Government. @ATJMattelaer
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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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Check out @ulrichspeck’s analysis of Merz’s MSC speech
My take on the Merz speech at the Munich Security Conference: ulrichspeck.substack.com/p/h…
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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! 👇
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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Check this out 👇👇👇
❗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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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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