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Goran Buldioski

@gbuldioski.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow @HertieSchool, University of Governance In Berlin. Former Director @OpenSocietyFoundations Europe and Central Asia. Loves 🚴🏻‍♂️&☕️&jazz. Posts are mine. RT≠endorsements.

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IIP Vienna - International Institute for Peace @iipvienna.com · 02/02/2026
🎥 „Rethinking European Security and Defense: What Are We Defending?“ 🗣️ Peter Potman, Hannes Swoboda, Luiza Bialasiewicz, Anna Van Zoest, Gustav Gressel, Goran Buldioski, Monika Sus 🔗 youtu.be/F6CHKZes4as
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Rethinking European Security and Defense: What Are We Defending?
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Engjellushe Morina @engjellushem.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
With @gbuldioski.bsky.social, we believe EU can enlarge without compromising the very same values, such as equality, that defines it. 👇
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BSt Europe @bst-europe.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
One year after the Niinistö report, “preparedness” risks being just another checklist exercise. Unless the EU adds value to complement NATO, reflects national realities, & boosts societal resilience, it won't deliver, argue @heqs.bsky.social & @gbuldioski.bsky.social: bst-europe.eu/security-pol...
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One Year After Niinistö: Why the EU’s Preparedness Strategy Cannot Be Wasted
Since the Niinistö report was released a year ago, “preparedness” has become Brussels’ latest buzzword – and for good reason. Europe urgently needs the capacity to absorb shocks, maintain essential sy...
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European Liberal Forum @eurliberalforum.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
As Europe faces rising security challenges, the shift from soft to hard power becomes crucial to defend our democracies. 🎙️ @ricsilvestre.bsky.social speaks with Goran Buldioski, on strategies for European liberals to strengthen military readiness. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/47tYnCG
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Europeans are ready to spend. If we want legitimacy, we do not need explaining, we need a deep-rooted purpose, motivation and a debate shaped by democratic values. More in our new piece (with @NicuPopescu): “Who Wants to Defend Europe?” @projectsyndicate.bsky.social Read in the link below (3/3)
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Who Wants to Defend Europe?
Nicu Popescu & Goran Buldioski urge policymakers to win over skeptical voters before growing opposition derails rearmament efforts.
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
What’s worth defending? Not just territory — but democracy, pluralism, civic space. Rearmament without democratic purpose risks becoming just another culture war. That’s not security. That’s surrender. (2/3)
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Europe is rearming fast — more tanks, more ammo, bigger budgets. But the real risk isn’t just military. It’s political. If democratic leaders don’t shape the why of defence, the far right will. And that won’t make Europe safer. (1/3)
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Wojciech Przybylski @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
On 13 May: How to reprogram mainstream parties to win elections while boosting defence posture with @gbuldioski.bsky.social and Magda Jakubowska and RENEW MEPs hosted by @eurliberalforum.bsky.social READ: liberalforum.eu/publication/... and let me know if interested
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From Soft to Hard Power - The European Liberal Forum
EU leaders acknowledge that they must rise to the demands of hard power global competition.
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European Liberal Forum @eurliberalforum.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
👉 #Defence spending shouldn’t be seen as a simple budgetary choice but as a cornerstone of national security and economic prosperity. Check out our paper by @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social and @gbuldioski.bsky.social on how #Europe could become a #HardPower. 📖Read here: bit.ly/4j1SJvB
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From Soft to Hard Power - The European Liberal Forum
EU leaders acknowledge that they must rise to the demands of hard power global competition.
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Wojciech Przybylski @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
On 13 May we spoke with @gbuldioski.bsky.social at @europarl.europa.eu policy debate organised by @eurliberalforum.bsky.social on how mainstream parties strategies that boost our defence posture and help win elections. Read our paper: liberalforum.eu/publication/... More ideas to follow
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🎙️ New Podcast Series: Think Tanks in a Changing Europe Explore how European think tank leaders navigate shrinking funding, political pressures, and policy demands. Enrique Mendizabal and I engage with directors sharing insights on sustaining impact in uncertain times: onthinktanks.org/podcast/
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
More defense spending ≠ more security. Europe needs to fix its strategic mindset. What if the real “capacity gap” is psychological? Read the full article @projectsyndicate.bsky.social here: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e... 5/5
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Europe’s Democrats Must Forge a Will to Fight | by Wojciech Przybylski & Goran Buldioski - Project Syndicate
Wojciech Przybylski & Goran Buldioski think European leaders' most urgent security task is to nurture citizens' resolve to defend their countries.
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🚨 EU's Readiness 2030 sounds great. But readiness isn’t just about logistics—it’s about resolve. And that’s what's in short supply in European capitals. 4/5
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Europe’s defense debate needs less bureaucracy and more bravery. 💬 “While Europeans cherish peace, they largely lack the resolve to fight for it.” The real arsenal? Conviction. 3/5
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Decades of peace have made Europe safe, prosperous—and dangerously complacent. The EU’s defense push won’t work unless it sparks a will to fight rooted in democratic values, not just fear. 2/5
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Europe is investing in tanks, missiles, and coordination. But what it lacks most isn’t firepower—it’s fire in the belly. Until Europeans believe their way of life is worth defending, no strategy will stick. @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social and I wrote for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social. 1/5.
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Wojciech Przybylski @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
W październiku napisaliśmy z @gbuldioski.bsky.social o sondażu Gallupa. Czy był(a)byś gotowy/a bronić kraju, gdyby został zaatakowany? TAK: 49% Polaków, 23% Niemców, 33% UK. Liderzy centrowych partii politycznych zaczynają rozumieć, że coś z tym muszą zrobić. Krok Tuska w dobrą stronę @wyborcza.pl
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visegradinsight.bsky.social @visegradinsight.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Mass military training isn’t just about combat—it’s about building a society that understands its duty to freedom. Click to read @gbuldioski.bsky.social and @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social 's take ⤵️
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What Democrats Can Learn from Tusk's Defence Policy Playbook - COMMENTARY
Europe faces a critical choice: defend democracy or leave it to nationalists. As military readiness declines and defence becomes a political tool, pro-democracy leaders must act. Poland’s approach —…
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Cornelia Woll @corneliawoll.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The current turmoil in U.S. public administration could be an opportunity to build new ties across the Atlantic. My piece in @foreignpolicy.com with @gbuldioski.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/m...
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DOGE’s Victims Could Be Europe’s Gain
Vast U.S. human capital is now available. Europe—and the future trans-Atlantic relationship—could benefit.
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Goran Buldioski @gbuldioski.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
A good one for my first post on this platform :-). @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social from @visegradinsight.bsky.social and I elaborated our ideas on how a liberal pro-democracy strategy for defense may look like. I am grateful to @EuropeanLiberalForum for publishing it. liberalforum.eu/publication/...
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visegradinsight.bsky.social @visegradinsight.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🇭🇺 🇵🇱 HU granting political asylum to Romanowski potentially sets a dangerous precedent that weaponises asylum to undermine the rule of law writes Goran Buldioski and Katerina Kolozova. Click to read their analysis here ⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/orbans-illib...
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Orbán’s Illiberal Network Grows with Romanowski’s Hungary Asylum
Hungary granting political asylum to Marcin Romanowski marks the first time one EU member has offered such protection to a politician from another. Critics see this as a dangerous precedent that weapo...
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