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Daniel Fiott

@danielfiott.bsky.social
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Professor and Head, Defence, Investment and Innovation, CSDS - VUB; and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Real Instituto Elcano. More on me: linktr.ee/danielfiott

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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 9h
Es un placer participar en #retiroelcano2026 para debatir sobre el futuro de Europa y el papel de España tras 40 años como Estado miembro. ¡Excelentes ponentes compartiendo sus puntos de vista sobre seguridad, economía y más!
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A mightily brilliant experience today chairing a PhD defence… all will be revealed soon, but it is so satisfying seeing a doctoral researcher completely command their subject, defend their thesis and impress a stellar jury. Superb. Makes academia all worth it! #PhDLife
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A highly recommended read by Federico Santopinto for @institutiris.bsky.social: “EU and NATO Defence Industrial and Procurement Policies: Complementarity or Competition?” www.iris-france.org/en/eu-and-na...
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EU and NATO Defence Industrial and Procurement Policies: Complementarity or Competition? - IRIS
Over the past decade, the European Union (EU) has significantly expanded its role in the defence industry. More recently, it has also developed a range of new and equally important instruments in the ...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We love to see it! 9️⃣ @rielcano.bsky.social papers have been listed in the latest @consilium.europa.eu Think Tank Review. Take a bow all of my colleagues cited! Read: www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents...
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Think Tank Review 144 - September 2026
How Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has revitalised the EU enlargement process; critical raw materials in the context of the EU’s green and digital transition; the EU savings and investments u...
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ARES Group - EU @aresgroup-eu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🇪🇺 European Defence and Statecraft in 2050: And What Needs to be Done to Get There By @danielfiott.bsky.social – @cepr.org cepr.org/publications...
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European Defence and Statecraft in 2050: And What Needs to be Done to Get There
What would European defence look like if NATO were to disband or become ineffective? In the latest paper in CEPR's Europe 2050 series, Daniel Fiott (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) treats this as a seriou...
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European Security @europeansecurity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
35(3) Free Access: Institutionalising defence production: reconceptualising the role of institutions and states in European defence industrial policy by @danielfiott.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Institutionalising defence production: reconceptualising the role of institutions and states in European defence industrial policy
This article analyses how questions about European defence production efforts have been institutionalised at the European Union level, and it does so by drawing on the academic literature on the in...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am pleased to share my latest academic research on EU defence industrial policy with European Security. The article is part of an amazing special issue on "Reconceptualising European Defence Production". Give it a read. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @europeansecurity.bsky.social
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A superb day in Paris at the International Space Summit. I had the great honour of moderating a panel on EU dual use space programmes with 🇪🇸 General Crespo, 🇮🇹 General Federici, DG Timo Pesonen @defis_eu and DASG Gougeon @NATO. Some surprise guests showed up too 😉 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 🚀
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Send in your submissions to the European Defence & Security Law & Policy Quarterly (EDSeQ). Be part of our next issue by sending us your articles on European defence and security. More info here: www.lexxion.eu/en/journals/...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It was a real privilege, as ever, to be invited to speak at the SEDE Committee. Thanks to Chair @masz.bsky.social. I was invited to share the main insights from my EP study on SMES and the EDTIB. Read here: www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Anyone who genuinely cares about #Europe's strategic autonomy in #space should give this excellent and thought-provoking new #Galaxy report by Eurospace (@asd-europe.bsky.social) a read! An honest appraisal of the challenges facing the sector! eurospace.org/galaxy-report/
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Woah. I’ve just calculated that in my short life 😊 I have peer reviewed precisely 100 journal article submissions and book proposals. I am pleased to serve in this manner, as I learn how to improve my own work and pay it forward. It is a thankless but essential task. Onwards!
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Important read 👇🏻 “Leave Europe to the Europeans: The Case for a U.S. Military Drawdown” Jennifer Kavanagh and Justin Logan www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/leave...
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Leave Europe to the Europeans
The case for a U.S. military drawdown.
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CSDS Brussels @csds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
❗New Analysis❗ "European Defence and Statecraft in 2050: And What Needs to be Done to Get There", by Daniel Fiott for the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Read cepr.org/publications... @cepr.org @danielfiott.bsky.social
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Still one of the better books on democracy… “Setting the People Free: The Story of Democracy”, by John Dunn.
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“…Fuq wiċċek biss, ja baħar. Żagħżugħ ta' dejjem, jgħaddu s-snin bil-mija, Bl-eluf u bl-għaxart elef, U qatt ma jonqxu l-għelma tax-xjuħija. Fik il-milja tal-ħajja; Qalbek tħabbat bla heda u sidrek magħha…” Dun Karm
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Greetings from Calypso’s isle… #Gozo
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“Libraries gave us power”
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I do find it quite funny that the British colonial government in Malta decided to pay for the renovation of #Napoleon’s bedroom (which he used for about 5 nights) in Palazzo Parisio, Valletta. A very small slither of Malta’s history from British accounts in the late 19th century.
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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 14/08/2026
What would European defence look like if NATO were to disband or become ineffective? @danielfiott.bsky.social treats this as a serious thought experiment in his policy paper for CEPR's #Europe2050 initiative. cepr.org/publications... #EconSky
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Two years ago I wrote about the European need to move beyond “military mobility” (transport) and to think about logistics more broadly, INCLUDING the protection of arms production sites from (geo)political sabotage. We are not there yet! Here: csds.vub.be/publication/...
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Keep it Moving: From Mobility to Logistics in European Defence - CSDS
The European Union (EU) has been developing military mobility, but so far with mixed results. It is time to rethink these efforts by investing more generally in military logistics. With the forthcomin...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Malta, Europa.
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My latest! I was asked by @cepr.org to reflect on European defence in 2050. I imagined an abandoned NATO and a role for the EU and the Mutual Defence Clause. Read: cepr.org/publications...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“The Return” is a better film than Nolan’s Odyssey.
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Air Force None
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
An allegory for Europe today… “The Ship of Fools” (Bosch) “Everything is disordered; Virtue receives no reward. Alas, compassion and mercy are both slain. Alas, the stony hearts of people are so hard That nothing can force them to restrain their follies” (Brandt)
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“….ministers pointed out that communication during moments of crisis could further be reinforced through timely coordination and should be more coherent, especially to counter malicious external actors…” “Reinforced”, my god what an understatement…! www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...
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Informal video conference of home affairs ministers
Over video conference, ministers of home affairs addressed current developments in Ceuta.
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It’s a really good thing that the Christian politicians Pope Leo XIV addressed in April 2026 on solidarity, unity and Europe really listened to his message… 😒 www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope to EU lawmakers: Seek unity, not conflict that leads to destruction - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV urges European People’s Party lawmakers to reject ideology, rebuild trust with citizens, and pursue a form of politics rooted in the ...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A very important article to cut through the analytical fuzziness of the “Europeanisation of NATO” debate. Thanks to Christian Freudlsperger and Frank Schimmelfennig for it! @jcms-eu.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The Europeanisation of NATO
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It will be interesting to see how the divisions between member states and lack of solidarity will be treated in the forthcoming European Security Strategy. As I argued recently… common perceptions (we don’t even have that) do not lead to common action. csds.vub.be/publication/...
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The Strategy Trap? European Threat Assessments and the Problem of Common Action - CSDS
The EU's 2026 threat assessment demonstrates that while Europe has developed a clearer understanding of its strategic environment, it remains less certain about the political choices required to respo...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"Link defence R&D support to testing and procurement, EU told" Many thanks to Martin Greenacre from Science I Business for covering my latest study for the European Parliament. The EU's R&D support needs to be linked to testing and procurement! Read here: sciencebusiness.net/news/link-de...
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Link defence R&D support to testing and procurement, EU told
Defence instruments funded under the next long-term EU budget should devote more resources to maturing, testing and certifying technologies and bridging the gap between R&D and production, a new repor...
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“…no UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety…” 👏🏻 @UEFA www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
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Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations
UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions.
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Those European leaders who were quick to dismiss FIFA’s dark works during the World Cup as not that important may soon have a rude awakening… many agendas aligning… www.euractiv.com/news/eu-warn...
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EU warns FIFA World Cup sell-off could breach competition law | Euractiv
The reported scheme to effectively auction off the World Cup could breach EU rules, commissioner warns
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In a post-summer paper, I will argue we need a European acquisition plan for more A400Ms. Versatile, European-made, aircraft that can serve all sorts of dual-use tasks. If we are fighting fires with them, we need enough for any parallel military tasks. Good luck to the pilots!
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The PlayStation server has been down all day, which is terrible with kids (and me) wanting to play EAFC and Fortnite… alas, the fully digital format doesn’t work and @PlayStation wants to end disks. Any European company that builds a fully analog console (just disks!) will rule.
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I am very pleased to share my latest Study for the @europarl.europa.eu, requested by SEDE, on “Advancing the Inclusion of SMEs in the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base”. I hope you find it of interest! Read here: www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/mt... #EDTIB #EUdefence #SMEs
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Das neue Design! #Klopp #Euro 🇩🇪
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
For me, it is Design G! Have your own say on the future design of our euro notes via @ecb.europa.eu www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknot...
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CSDS Brussels @csds.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"Geography, strategic culture and domestic politics continue to mediate how European states interpret and respond to external risks". Check out Daniel Fiott's latest piece for CSDS on threat assessments and European strategy. Read csds.vub.be/publication/...
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CSDS Brussels @csds.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗ "The Strategy Trap? European Threat Assessments and the Problem of Common Action", by Daniel Fiott. Read csds.vub.be/publication/... #Europe #Strategy #GhentFour #FrenchSchool @danielfiott.bsky.social
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I have just written a new piece on the EU’s new threat assessment, the “Ghent Four” and the “French School”. Read it and you’ll understand… strategic convergence doesn’t automatically mean common action!
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
España. Best food, best football. 🇪🇸
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
⭐️ ⭐️
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I’m really not sure this “The Odyssey” crossover for the World Cup final half time show really worked…
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The Mediterranean… a history of colour…
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I’m very pleased Nolan decided to film in #Malta for The Trojan Prologue in #TheOdyssey. Calypso’s Cave, in Gozo, has long been thought the location of the mythical Ogygia, where the nymph Calypso saves and holds Odysseus captive for 7 years. Malta is such a timeless land…
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Bizarre… the Commission President could have taken the tickets and resold them via the ridiculous and scandalous pricing regime… She could have single-handedly put a real dent in the €807 billion repayments under NGEU 🤪
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
MH17 We shall remember.
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Some of the defence industrial elements of the Franco-German Defence and Security Council of July 17, 2026. 👇🏻 Putting a brave face on the FCAS failure with conditional language on future cooperation… the nuclear dimension, however, has a great degree of promise, but others can take that up…
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Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
France and Germany will take advantage of the experience of the EDF and the EDIP in view of the EU's next MFF. The two countries will work together to make progress in the priority capacity areas that have already been defined by the European Council. www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-mac...
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Conclusions du Conseil franco-allemand de défense et de sécu
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