@LuisSimn

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

 Brussels, Europe
Joined May 2011
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Recien publicado en @PolExt cc: @rielcano
Política Exterior
@PolExtOct 13
España necesita disuadir la coerción y preservar su libertad de acción, evitando que la competencia convierta a Marruecos en un enemigo permanente. Escribe @LuisSimn politicaexterior.com/mas-all…

Más allá de Ceuta: disuasión y cooperación con Marruecos | Política Exterior

España necesita disuadir la coerción y preservar su libertad de acción, evitando que la competencia convierta a Marruecos en un enemigo permanente. El desafío consiste en combinar disuasión y...

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Un placer estar en Bruselas para lanzar el #RetiroElcano2026!
Real Instituto Elcano
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👋 ¡Buenos días desde nuestro #RetiroElcano2026 en #Bruselas! En un año tan especial como el del 40 aniversario de la adhesión de España a la Unión Europea, dedicamos nuestro encuentro anual a reflexionar sobre el futuro de la UE.
Retiro Anual Elcano 2026

ALT Retiro Anual Elcano 2026

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CSDS@CSDS_BrusselsSep 8
We are live at the Brussels Korea Forum 2026, where we are discussing the effective ways to boost European-Korean cooperation in economic security, technology and security in the Indo-Pacific. Thanks to the @KoreaFoundation for their support! More info csds.vub.be/event/brussels-k…
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Check out this paper, which includes a comprehensive dataset of WTO litigation patterns, as well as an analysis of the geopolitical drivers & implications 👇👇
Laia Comerma 莱雅@laia_comermaJul 10
During the last year, I’ve been working on a database of all WTO dispute settlement cases involving China, the US, the EU and Russia as respondents. I am happy to say it is now online! It is part of the SINATRA project led by @LuisSimn at @CSDS_Brussels. csds.vub.be/publication/liti…

Litigating Rivalry: Great Powers and the Politics of WTO Dispute Settlement - CSDS

The paralysis of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Appellate Body has transformed what was once considered the most successful interstate adjudication system in international law into a central...

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How have China & Russia attempted to mitigate implications of the EU’s shifting alignments and geopolitical distancing? Read @LuisSimn (@CSDS_Brussels, @VUBrussel, @rielcano) @OliviaCheung_oc (@kings_eis) #openaccess article to learn more about damage limitation strategies: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag044
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CSDS@CSDS_BrusselsJun 11
❗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…

The Right Way for Europe to Spend More on Defense

How America can help the continent finance its rearmament.

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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 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.

Damage limitation: how China and Russia try to mitigate Europe's geopolitical distancing

This article develops the theory of damage limitation, a wedge strategy that great powers use when important partners begin to draft towards their rivals.

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CSDS@CSDS_BrusselsMay 11
❗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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CSDS@CSDS_BrusselsApr 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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CSDS@CSDS_BrusselsApr 22
❗️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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Hoy en @el_pais debate sobre la autoridad internacional de EEUU 👇👇 elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-2…

El debate | ¿Ha dañado Trump definitivamente la autoridad de Estados Unidos?

Las constantes exageraciones y amenazas del presidente republicano han ido mermando la credibilidad de Washington entre sus aliados

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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
内閣官房
@NaikakukanboApr 21
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…
CSDS@CSDS_BrusselsMar 27
❗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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CSDS@CSDS_BrusselsMar 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". Read hcss.nl/report/making-russia… * Written before Alexander joined the Belgian Government. @ATJMattelaer
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Excelente articulo de @anapalacio en @elmundoes sobre las posibles implicaciomes de la inestabilidad politica para el enfoque energético europeo 👇👇 amp.elmundo.es/internacional…

Ormuz y la cuestión energética europea

Europa aparece hoy rodeada por un cinturón de inestabilidad que se extiende del Sahel al Ártico. Dos guerras con implicaciones sistémicas para el continente -Ucrania y Oriente Medi

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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…

Deterrence at Scale: Cross-Theater Defense Cooperation in an Age of Precise Mass | CSIS

As Russia and China pressure U.S. allies, deterrence increasingly depends on factories, not just forces. The answer lies not in identical arsenals, but in selectively integrated defense industries...

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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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