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Kaija Schilde @kaijaschilde.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Planning your Boston schedule for #APSA2026? Don't miss the @europeatharvard.bsky.social events: on Wednesday 9/2 3-4:30pm Peter Katzenstein will present his book in progress 'In Search of Germany' in the European Union Seminar ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/... and then...: 1/3

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In Search of Germany

Note: Those planning to attend this seminar may request an advance copy of the paper by contacting one of the seminar chairs: Christoph Mikulaschek…

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Kaija Schilde @kaijaschilde.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Boston has been warned for years that delayed street-safety projects would cost lives. Enough is enough. Add your name before the letter is delivered to Mayor Wu at 9 a.m. Monday: benjaminsiegel.github.io/enough-is-en...

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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH — An open letter to Mayor Wu on street safety

An open letter calling for safer Boston streets.

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Denmark's prime minister announces elections for 24 March. Explicitly states that Denmark should contribute to defend Europe against the "Russian war machine in the East, AND THREATS FROM THE WEST" www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...

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Se øjeblikket, hvor statsministeren udskriver valg

Statsminister Mette Frederiksen (S) har nu udskrevet folketingsvalg til afholdelse tirsdag den 24. marts. Hun understreger samtidig, at sikkerhedspolitik de næste mange år vil blive ”selve fundamentet...

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Some Europeans have still not caught up to a world profoundly shaped by Chinas industrial policy. A lot of hard pushback on targeted buy-European because it would reduce European competitiveness and product quality. Reality, created by China, would disagree. 1/

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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Please. This is absurd. Europe can certainly deter Russia and defend itself if its focused and determined. Perpetuating a sense of European helplessness may help Rutte bureaucratically but its 1. wrong 2. prevents action. 3. willfully blind: the US ain't coming to defend Europe.

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Going back in time to tell 1980s Bill Kristol that he’s in a political coalition with socialists against American aggression but not to worry because a Franco-Swedish NATO task force will deter Washington.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20/01/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Germany has joined France in saying it will ask the European Commission to explore unleashing the EU's so-called trade "bazooka" in response to Trump's threat to seize Greenland, according to five diplomats with knowledge of the situation. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

big week for Fred Block enjoyers

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Like on Brexit, where German businesses supported the EU's stance to protect the single market (unlike the myth of the 'German carmakers'), again first German business voices are supporting a strong stance of the EU vis-a-vis Trump to protect the joint sovereignty:

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Außenhändler zu Trumps Zoll-Drohung: "Es geht um mehr als Handel"

Trumps neue Zölle würden die ohnehin angeschlagene deutsche Wirtschaft hart treffen. Doch aus Sicht des Hauptgeschäftsführer des Außenhandelsverbands BGA, Finkelnburg, ist Nachgeben im aktuellen Strei...

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Internationale Politik Quarterly @ipq.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

In December, the EU came up with a substantial amount of aid for Ukraine, despite pushback from multiple member states, and with options for future talks. Friedrich Merz deserves a lot of credit for getting the deal over the line, @rebeccawire.bsky.social writes. ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-pa...

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Europe Pays Up for Ukraine

The EU’s borrowing plan is a solid way forward. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the other European leaders came through when it mattered.

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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

.@gideonrachman is right. This would be the flex. Europe has cards to play. But will it choose to play them?

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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

What to make of the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine? @agathedemarais.bsky.social's 7-point analysis is the definitive assessment (point number 6 surely being the most transformative). ecfr.eu/article/seve...

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Seven things to know about the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – European Council on Foreign Relations

Ukraine receives a vital lifeline, but it is not coming from immobilised Russian reserves.

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Lucas Guttenberg @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

One additional point on politics: Without the very strong push especially from Berlin for the use of the Russian assets, Orbán would most likely not have agreed to this lesser-evil solution from his (and Putin‘s) perspective. The threat was real, and he caved.

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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

There’s gonna be a lot of hyperbolic talk about EU failing to meet the moment, yada, yada. But a 90 BILLION EU loan is a huge step for the EU and Ukraine! Europe just borrowed for war! EU crossed the joint borrowing rubicon. And they can still do the reparations loan in 2026.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

And this chart:

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 07/12/2025

“The lesson is clear. Together, European financing and Ukrainian ingenuity can build an effective deterrent against external threats, even as the US pulls back.”

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

There’s a lot going on. Don’t miss or forget this. 👇

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A new postdoc position is now available at the Center for European Studies at Harvard for 2026 2027, The Guido Goldman postdoctoral fellowship, named after our center's founder A great opportunity to work at Harvard for the year. Here is more information: ces.fas.harvard.edu/opportunitie...

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Guido Goldman Fellowship

Guido Goldman, co-founding director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) is…

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Mario Draghi on rising weaponisation: "So far, Europe's response has fallen into two traps: uncoordinated national efforts or blind faith that market forces will build new sectors. The first can never deliver scale. The second is impossible when others distort markets and tilt the playing field."

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Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

It is with heavy heart (and, unfortunately, deep affection) that I must reshare a snippet from the 1980s masterpiece “Yes, Prime Minister”, in relation to Russia’s drone attack on a NATO ally.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

"Right now, 90% of people in immigration detention are in a facility operated by a private detention corporation. GEO Group and CoreCivic are the two main corporations, and we’ve heard from their earnings calls that they’re very excited about getting more money & expand detention."

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How the GOP Megabill Would Turbocharge Local Immigration Enforcement - Bolts

Congress is poised to pour tens of billions of dollars into more immigration detention, private jails, and border operations, plus new ICE partnerships with local police and sheriffs.

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Fabian Hoffmann, PhD @frhoffmann.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Europe needs a crash program for a mass-producible, low- to medium-cost cruise missile with a range of 500-1,000 km and a payload capacity above 100 kg. Europe has forgotten that things can move quickly when there is political will and when idiosyncratic industrial interests are set aside. 1/2

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Jessica Green @greenprofgreen.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

@abenewman.bsky.social nails it: human beings, firms, investors and pretty much everyone don’t like uncertainty. The repeal of tariffs (if it happens) won’t undo the fear that’s been created 👇

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

We will all be next eventually. No university can assume it will be safe from the whims of the autocrat. An unprecedented authoritarian assault on higher education, but also an unprecedented assault on basic sanctity of contracts & the rule of law in general.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Incredible map of private/public ICE prisons by size and location. The cluster of enormous private immigration prisons in Louisiana is really something. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Map of ICE prisons by size, location, and public/private. Orange signifies public, green signifies private. The largest cluster is in Louisiana and Texas.

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Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

"In their Trump-induced panic, European military leaders and pundits have spent the last few months talking about all the combat power that Europe does not have. But they have failed to evaluate and consolidate the combat power that Europe does have." www.foreignaffairs.com/north-americ...

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How Europe Can Deter Russia

Deploying troops to Ukraine is not the answer.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🚨🚨 Major scoop from @andybounds.bsky.social: @ec.europa.eu is now issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage, a measure traditionally reserved for trips to #China.🧵 www.ft.com/content/20d0...

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EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears

European Commission officials heading to IMF and World Bank spring meetings advised to travel with basic devices

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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Happy Ayo Edebiri day to all! Such an honor to welcome this Dorchester girl home & chat about how BPS & Boston shaped her path 🙌

Michelle & Ayo sit in chairs on stage holding microphones across a small table with a floral arrangement during the fireside chat at Boston Latin School (City of Boston Mayor’s Office Flickr)

Michelle, Ayo, school leader Jason Gallagher & Councilor Sharon Durkan stand in front of a full auditorium of students & educators at Boston Latin School on Ayo Edebiri Day (City of Boston Mayor’s Office Flickr)

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 10/04/2025

I've been waiting for this one to come out! @quinnslobodian.com's previous book, "Crack Up Capitalism," sparked my own work. If you want to understand the origins of our current political crisis, read everything he writes. Pre-order! Book club! bookshop.org/p/books/haye...

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Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, Iq, and the Capitalism of the Far Right

Race, Gold, Iq, and the Capitalism of the Far Right

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/04/2025

markets soar as investors realize that mommy didn't actually disappear, she was just hiding behind her hands

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Daniel McDowell @danielmcdowell.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

3) Related to #2, pending massive fiscal expansion in Europe needed to finance continental defense will enlarge the pool of euro assets as alternatives to UST (nowhere near enough to rival UST, but the market for euro securities will continue growing, esp. if --> fiscal union) 3/9

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

this is a staggering amount of money to build camps—suggesting that building & running a gulag will be the primary function of the otherwise gutted Trump-state in last fiscal yr: "D.H.S. allocated about $3.4 billion for the entire custody operation overseen by ICE" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...

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Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention

A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.

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Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies @europeatharvard.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Join @dschwarzer.bsky.social to discuss the future of #EU enlargement and the prospects for #Ukraine's membership. 🗓️ April 9, 3:30-5:00pm 🔗 ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/... @bertelsmannfdn.bsky.social @kaijaschilde.bsky.social @cmikulaschek.bsky.social

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Maša Ocvirk @masaocvirk.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Yet another renowned #institution being dismantled to the ground. This time the Wilson Center where I had the privilege to work for the past 2y. I couldn’t be prouder of the work me and my team did. #AI will never replace the impactful research and scholarship the Wilson Center is respected for.

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Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center

Mark Green, a Republican who once worked under President Trump, stepped down as head of the Wilson Center after employees of Elon Musk’s team visited the think tank.

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Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

For those listening to this rant, those numbers are not tariffs. The European Union, e.g., has weighted average tariff rates of ~ 3% and arguably lower on US goods. So they are clearly including VATs and who knows what else? This false reciprocity is nonsense. For more: www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

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Reciprocity and discrimination: When are tariffs useful remedies?

The Trump administration has marked April 2 for its next big tariff announcement, one that it says is centered on countering unfair trade practices abroad and imposing reciprocal trade protection. The...

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Join the Pardee School of Global Studies @bostonu.bsky.social for the discussion series "Decentering Europe: Europe and Africa" in March and April. See link for more information and to register. Open to the public. www.bu.edu/european/202...

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Global Europe Program @wilsoncentergep.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🎦 @wilsoncentergep.bsky.social’s Robin Quinville speaks with @kaijaschilde.bsky.social about how the recent surge in European defense spending is part of a long-term trend and explores the EU's pivotal role in strengthening the defense industry. ⤵️ www.wilsoncenter.org/video/eus-ro...

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The EU's Role in the Future of European Defense

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Kaija Schilde @kaijaschilde.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

My book "The Political Economy of European Security"(2017) explains + predicts how transatlantic market competition accelerates EU-level defense. In lieu of overdue oped, here's my +Hellemeier's “Markets in Defense of Eur: Providing Public Goods in Euro. Defense.” www.econstor.eu/handle/10419....

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Markets in defense of Europe: Providing public goods in European defense

EconStor is a publication server for scholarly economic literature, provided as a non-commercial public service by the ZBW.

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Björn Müller @bjoernm.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

🇫🇷 armament offensive incoming. “Those who buy Patriot should be offered the new-generation Franco-Italian SAMP/T. Those who buy the F-35, should be offered the Rafale,” French president Macron says. www.politico.eu/article/macr...

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Macron to EU colleagues: Stop buying American, buy European

“Those who buy Patriot should be offered the new-generation Franco-Italian SAMP/T. Those who buy the F-35, should be offered the Rafale,” French president says.

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VSquare.org @vsquare.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

The Trump administration’s most influential think tank, The Heritage Foundation, is receiving proposals from Polish & Hungarian illiberal groups on how to shape the future of the European Union. The proposals, obtained by VSquare, include dismantling key EU institutions and renaming the entire bloc.

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Renaming the EU, Dismantling the Commission: For What Polish and Hungarian Illiberals Seek U.S. Backing - VSquare.org

The Trump administration's most influential think tank, The Heritage Foundation, is receiving proposals from illiberal forces in Poland and Hungary on how to shape the future of the European Union. Th...

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Great thread from Jonas which lays out just how dramatically the quality of Germanys spending package has been improved. As for the legal challenge to Tuesdays vote: it’s already rejected by Germanys constitutional court. Germanys fiscal straitjacket is effectively going down next week.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

🚨🚨 #EUrearmament plans unveiling: Brussels has proposed buying arms collectively on behalf of EU member states, in what would be a major shift in response to President Donald Trump’s disruption of US foreign policy. 🧵https://www.ft.com/content/29145854-13e8-42a6-b2e0-eeb786c8b55e

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Brussels proposes collective arms purchases for EU member states

Response to Donald Trump’s policies would shift decision-making power in Europe

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

A total disaster. This will decimate area & language studies at universities across 🇺🇸, including @uwmadison.bsky.social. European Studies here will lose staff & most of our funding/programming. It would be nice to hear something - anything - in the way of public outcry from our university leaders.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 12/03/2025

The EU is hitting back hard against Trump's global tariffs on steel & aluminium which took effect this morning. 2 stages of retaliatory tariffs on €26 billion in EU exports to the US will enter force over next 2 months This is a much firmer EU response than in Trump's 1st term

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Notably, in today's "First 100 days of the new Commission" speech by @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, she explicitly names the UK, Norway and Canada as partners for the ReArm initiative:

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