Wider Europe, rules-based international order, security & defence
Deputy Director @ICDS-tallinn.bsky.social
Associate Senior Fellow @CEPS.eu
Professor at @collegeofeurope.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief @EFAReview.bsky.social
Steven Blockmans
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🤝 ICDS is pleased to announce that Dr Steven Blockmans assumed the position of Deputy Director and Head of the Foreign Policy Programme in June 2026, following his previous role as Senior Fellow. @stevenblockmans.bsky.social
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I spoke to Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social about where things are going (but also, not going) on enlargement and how to make sense of the recent flurry of ideas on associate membership, veto rights, etc. It turned out to be a more optimistic conversation than I expected! Tune in below 👇
ICDS Tallinn
In a system built on consensus rather than majority voting, having a seat at the table can matter as much as having a vote, write Steven Blockmans and Michael Emerson.
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Very good & important analysis and answers to my questions regarding the path towards the European Defence Union.
Thanks to @stevenblockmans.bsky.social & @karstenmeijer.bsky.social for intellectual input - a new intergovernmental treaty is the best way!
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Insightful overview of the future developments of European defence by President Sauli Niinistö & @ceps.eu.
All the possible options: more European NATO, new European intergovernmental treaty on defence, European Defence Union & European Security Council, etc.
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On 26 May, REUNIR & CRoLEV, UCLan Cyprus co-hosted a policy panel at the EU House in Nicosia: "Towards an Enlarged EU: How to Uphold Democracy and the Rule of Law?" — on the occasion of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU. 🇪🇺
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ICDS Tallinn
Andrius Kubilius
Andrius Kubilius
Steven Blockmans
The extension of decision-shaping rights prior to accession does not relegate candidate countries to a waiting room. It marks an important signpost on the formal trajectory towards full membership. My OpEd with Michael Emerson in European Pravda www.eurointegration.com.ua/rus/articles...
Not everything which is said on the other channel is drivel.
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Missed the launch of the new Niinistö report? Watch it on youtu.be/oBfM1vOf0JQ
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REUNIR
Steven Blockmans
Steven Blockmans
Rejecting a ‘membership light’ offer because of its negatively perceived symbolism means failing to take advantage of valuable deliberative and participatory rights in the EU. In a system built on con...
Council approves the opening of negotiations with the six Western Balkan partners with a view to extending the EU's Roam Like at Home (RLAH) area to them.
🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ discussing the state of play on EU enlargement ahead of the Western Balkans summit, @zecsaky.bsky.social spoke with @milanninberlin.bsky.social on 28/5/26.🎙️
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Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and destabilising actions by the second Trump administration have sent geopolitics into a tailspin. As turmoil in the
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast Zselyke Csaky sat down with Milan Nic a senior research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) to discuss the latest on EU enlargement. T...
