Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A sort of double act… pleased to have given a lecture at the Royal Higher Institute for Defence on European defence policy. I was followed immediately by Sven Biscop and we then sat down together for a panel discussion on global strategy with Alexandros Yannis as chair. Superb exchange! 020
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Es 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! 001
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I 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 053
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A 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 😉 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 🚀 083
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Send 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/... 000
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It 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... 020
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Anyone 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/ 061
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Still one of the better books on democracy… “Setting the People Free: The Story of Democracy”, by John Dunn. 030
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 000
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I 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. 000
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My 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... 072
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 08/08/2026An 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) 041
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I 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 074
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 23/07/2026For 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... 050
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I’m really not sure this “The Odyssey” crossover for the World Cup final half time show really worked… 010
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I’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… 030
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 16/07/2026📈EU defence spending reached €418 billion in 2025 – 20% more than the year before. The increase reflects EU countries’ efforts to strengthen Europe’s defence capabilities. See more below via the European Defence Agency. New data drop here: eda.europa.eu/publications... 055
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 16/07/2026¡Qué alegría ver que 1️⃣0️⃣ publicaciones del @rielcano.bsky.social han sido incluidas en la "Think Tank Review" del @consilium.europa.eu! www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents... 011
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Joyeuse Fête nationale! Vive la France! Happy National Day to our French brothers and sisters. 🇫🇷 0357
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 12/07/2026“Up to 53 cents of every euro in additional defence spending is eventually recovered through higher economic activity and tax revenues when procurement is sourced from euro area suppliers and economy-wide productivity spillovers materialise” www.esm.europa.eu/system/files... 040
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 09/07/2026A great write up of the NATO Summit by @shonamurray.bsky.social for @euronews.com. I was very pleased to provide a series of comments for the piece. Give it a read here: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... 063
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Recently, @aresgroup-eu.bsky.social was present at Eurosatory, where the group organised a roundtable titled “Towards a More Efficient Defence Market” with industrialists and EU officials. A report of the exchanges is now available! Give it a read here: www.iris-france.org/en/eurosator... 020
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Oh how different the World Cup could have been… 020
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A pleasure being live on @euronews.com with @mariatad.bsky.social and @maxbergmann.bsky.social to exchange our thoughts on the NATO Summit. Europeans are starting to live up to the NATO 3.0 challenge: building the European defence industry and generating the capabilities we need. 140
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 07/07/2026👀 A new book is on the way... I am glad to have contributed a chapter on the European Union for this excellent forthcoming edited collection by Tim Haesebrouck, Michelle Haas and Servaas Taghon. Lots of great chapters. Pre-order here: link.springer.com/book/9783032... 030
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 07/07/2026As is always the case, by the end of it, corruption never ever pays… take note FIFA The best team clearly won. But it wasn’t a contest football wise. Belgium utterly spanked a very amateur and ultimately weak USA. Well done to my Belgian Red Devils 🇧🇪 070
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 07/07/2026For the night is still young and we have a summit… 🇧🇪 4 - 1 🇺🇸 091
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The United States of America… you are most definitely welcome. “1,800 Maltese and Knights of the Order enlisted in the French Navy to help the fledgling USA in its War of Independence” 🇲🇹 🇺🇸 Happy #4July Here’s to another #250 years! www.independent.com.mt/articles/201... 📸 US Embassy Malta 041
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 26/06/2026“New Schuman roundabout is 'worst' possible outcome, says architect..” www.euractiv.com/news/new-sch... 030
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Knowing when someone has used AI to write their paper… 020
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 25/06/2026This will inevitably become a popular and manipulated meme… however, my main concern is the choice of font on the board. What were NATO staff thinking? Gold Trajan Pro serif font? It’s very Trumpian, of course, but have some self-respect… 😜 0154
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Delighted to share details of my latest publication. This time, a book chapter on Defence Technology Governance in the EU. Luckily, the book is open access, so you can dig right in. See here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 020
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Today, I passed by the new RPS 2.0 (Rond Point Schumann)…. A concrete jungle with zero character. Not fitting for the location. So, here goes… what to do with the space… 020
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 18/06/2026"A total of 117 unexploded items have been cleared from a channel between Sicily and Malta which will host the second undersea power cable between the two islands" Photo and article via @timesofmalta.bsky.social timesofmalta.com/article/117-... 040
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 17/06/2026¡Qué alegría! 5 documentos del @rielcano.bsky.social han sido incluidos en la Revisión de Think Tanks del @consilium.europa.eu de junio de 2026. ¡Enhorabuena a todos mis compañeros por su inclusión! 🇪🇸🇪🇺 Lista completa www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents... 131
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The death of #FCAS what does it mean for common European defence projects? Read this: csds.vub.be/publication/... 0123
Daniel Fiott @danielfiott.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I am so pleased with my latest @aresgroup-eu.bsky.social paper with Renaud Bellais on the question of security of supply and strategic autonomy. We set out to reframe the debate with the concept of "strategic indispensability". We hope it creates a debate! Read www.iris-france.org/security-of-... 052