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Nathalie Tocci

@nathalietocci.bsky.social
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Professor at John Hopkins University SAIS Europe. Senior fellow, IeP Bocconi University. Views my own

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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Con l'annuncio delle elezioni anticipate in Spagna si apre un anno elettorale che minaccia di disfare l'integrazione europea. Se nei grandi Paesi europei 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 🇵🇱 e 🇪🇸 voto dovesse virare verso l'estrema destra, il progetto europeo potrebbe implodere. Oggi su La Stampa
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Le regole elettorali devono garantire la competizione democratica, non renderla più difficile come rischia di fare la nuova legge elettorale.Per questo sostengo la richiesta di Riccardo Magi di consentire l’uso della firma digitale per la presentazione delle liste elettorali
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As momentum builds up on the appointment of the UN’s next secretary general, in this episode of Power&Purpose @A_Sloat and I talk to Noeleen Heyzer, Former Director of UNIFEM, on how to rescue multilateralism in a fractured world open.spotify.com/episode/7C0w... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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Noeleen Heyzer on Harnessing the Power of Multilateralism
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Europe is under attack from three sides – but the #EU and #Nato are unfit to defend us, @nathalietocci.bsky.social writes. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Europe is under attack from three sides – but the EU and Nato are unfit to defend us | Nathalie Tocci
Ursula von der Leyen’s outreach to Canada and new security proposals are wise – but she may not be the right messenger, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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MediaActive ▪️EQUALITY ▪️JUSTICE ▪️PEACE @mediaactive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
OPINION @nathalietocci.bsky.social “Europe’s strategic predicament is ever clearer, & ever darker. The continent is at war, which is being fought militarily in #Ukraine, but is escalating rapidly across Europe through hybrid attacks.” #Putin #EU #NATO www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Europe is under attack from three sides – but the EU and Nato are unfit to defend us | Nathalie Tocci
Ursula von der Leyen’s outreach to Canada and new security proposals are wise – but she may not be the right messenger, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Europe is under attack from three sides – but the EU and Nato are unfit to defend us. This is why a European security council is needed. My latest @guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Europe is under attack from three sides – but the EU and Nato are unfit to defend us | Nathalie Tocci
Ursula von der Leyen’s outreach to Canada and new security proposals are wise – but she may not be the right messenger, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It was a remarkable #SOTEU speech. Delighted to hear @vonderleyen endorse a European Security Council. A few months ago in this @Unibocconi IeP brief I reflected on why it’s needed and what it should do iepbu.substack.com/p/policy-bri...
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Policy Brief - Towards a European Security Council
Building a permanent framework for European strategic autonomy in the face of U.S. disengagement
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
With civilization threatened by an AI without guardrails, listen to this new Episode of Power&Purpose, in which AnneMarie Engtoft Meldgaard, Denmark’s first tech ambassador explains the value of tech diplomacy open.spotify.com/episode/4Nxr...  podcasts.apple.com/podcast/anne...
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Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard on Taking Technology Seriously
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Si sa come iniziano le guerre, ma non come finiscono. Dalle lezioni dimenticate dell'11 settembre e delle "forever wars" in Afghanistan e Iraq, all'invasione russa dell'Ucraina e alle guerre in Medio Oriente, la storia non si ripete. Peggiora. Oggi su La Stampa
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Leading the rest of the West, partnering with the rest. My IEP @Unibocconi brief with DanielGros on Europe as a central power iep.unibocconi.eu/policy-brief-e…
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Power&Purpose is back, with a first episode of our new season with a @fbrantner , coleader of the German greens, on the threats to democracy, what to do about it, and much more ! open.spotify.com/episode/1oBG...  podcasts.apple.com/podcast/fran...
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Franziska Brantner on Building a Greener, Stronger Europe
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IE Insights @ieinsights.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
24 episodes later, Amanda Sloat and @nathalietocci.bsky.social look back on a full season of Power & Purpose, from war and democracy to failure, resilience, and the people behind the politics. What stayed with them? www.ie.edu/insights/pod... Stay tuned: Season 2 begins next week.
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Season One Wrap-Up: What Have We Learned? | IE Insights
As Power and Purpose wraps up its first season, hosts Amanda and Nathalie reflect on their most memorable conversations.
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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
And an essay by @nathalietocci.bsky.social on why the next phase of UK-EU relations needs a clearer political endpoint. buff.ly/sDgFqzy
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Ten years after the Brexit referendum: A relationship without a destination
Nathalie Tocci on why the next phase of UK-EU relations needs a clearer political endpoint.
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My views on the manufactured Ceuta migration crisis www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/t...
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Migrant crisis in Spain was ‘a manufactured political crisis,’ says analyst | CNN
Bianna Golodryga speaks with Nathalie Tocci a former adviser to tje EU Foreign Policy Chief, about the recent influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta las...
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
With Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own ‘way of war’. But even in a Europe-focused Nato 3.0, Washington would still want to call the shots. We need an insurance policy. My piece @guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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With Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own ‘way of war’
Even in a Europe-focused Nato 3.0, Washington would still want to call the shots. We need an insurance policy, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
La crisi di Ceuta appare come una crisi migratoria, ma dietro la schermata iniziale c’è la storia di un’Europa minacciata tanto esternamente – da Mosca e Washington – quanto internamente dal nazionalismo e dall’estremismo, e il suo intrinseco anti-patriottismo. Oggi su La Stampa
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
When an EU member is in trouble, esp if instigated from outside, as for Spain in Ceuta, solidarity should be the only EU response. Far-right reactions is yet more proof there’s no “moderate” far-right, only different ways far right forces seek to dismantle European integration
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
As Power&Purpose wraps up its first season, @A_Sloat & I reflect on our most memorable conversations & what we learned from our wonderful guests, above all from the people behind the politics. Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5fTc... Apple podcasts.apple.com/podcast/seas...
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Season One Wrap-Up: What Have We Learned?
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Delighted to have contributed this By Invitation piece for The Economist on a question that has been troubling me deeply. How can Europeans switch into a war mentality, needed to prevent war, without actually entering it? And what can Ukraine teach us? www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
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Would Europeans fight, if it came to that?
Putting boots on the ground would not help Ukraine, but it might help Europe find the stomach for war, writes Nathalie Tocci
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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“The reset lacks a clear political destination.” @nathalietocci.bsky.social argues that closer UK-EU relations will remain limited unless both sides decide what kind of long-term partnership they are trying to build, in the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social’s essay collection. buff.ly/RkpQlPC
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Gerard Rathenau @grathenau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Interessante discussie tussen @nathalietocci.bsky.social en Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer: Is de transatlantische relatie nu definitief voorbij of wordt deze alleen aangepast aan de nieuwe geopolitieke verhoudingen? open.spotify.com/episode/1oVg...
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Is the Trans-Atlantic Relationship Over? A Debate.
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 12/07/2026
Trump’s second term has forced a reckoning: Can the trans-Atlantic relationship be salvaged, or is the damage permanent? @nathalietocci.bsky.social and Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer will join FP Live on July 14 to debate the future of the relationship. Register here:
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Is Trans-Atlanticism Dead? A Debate.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term has forced a reckoning: Can the trans-Atlantic relationship be salvaged, or is the damage permanent? Nathalie Tocci argues it cannot be rebuilt as it was:…
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In this new episode of Power&Purpose @F__Timmermans reflects on Europe’s quest for energy security and transition amid wars, transatlantic rupture & the China challenge. Above all he reminds us of the enduring value of diplomacy & principled leadership podcasts.apple.com/podcast/powe...
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Frans Timmermans on Europe's Climate Leadership and Energy Future
Podcast Episode · Power & Purpose · July 13 · 52m
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
È un vertice Nato in cui la non notizia è notizia. Il rischio ad Ankara non riguarda ciò che potrebbero fare nemici come Putin, ma di quel che potrebbe dire l'"alleato" Trump. Oggi su la Stampa
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Listen to this wonderful new episode of Power&Purpose, where @A_Sloat and I talk with @KerstiKaljulaid about what Estonia teaches us when it comes to hybrid war and democratic resilience Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/07Bw... Apple podcasts.apple.com/podcast/kers...
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Kersti Kaljulaid on Estonia's Lessons on Hybrid Threats and Democratic Resilience
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
On the danger of Europe’s “pragmatic” turn. If Europe is overtaken by the sway of transactionalism, it will be hollowed out, meekly existing at the mercy of predatory imperial powers. Without a recommitment to its ideals, Europe will lose itself. www.theideasletter.org/essay/pragma...
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Pragmatic Failure
Europe’s greatest threat is not internal division but the erosion of the civic-liberal identity that has defined the European project since 1945. Tocci argues that, faced with the collapse of…
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
L’intesa Usa-Iran è fragile, stretta nella morsa degli umori di Trump, dell’arroganza iraniana e della volontà di Netanyahu di far saltare il banco. Il Medio Oriente potrebbe riesplodere. Ma non mancano motivi per sperare in una tregua duratura. Oggi su La Stampa
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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
As the UK and EU prepare for the July 22 summit, our new publication asks how far the ‘reset’ can go. With essays by @nathalietocci.bsky.social, Catherine Day@dschwarzer.bsky.social and @cergrant.bsky.social. Read here:
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Ten years after the Brexit referendum
A new CER essay collection reflects on what the past decade has meant for the UK, the EU, and the future of UK-EU relations.
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Robin Wilson @robinwilson250.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
As @nathalietocci.bsky.social rightly argues, Europe must not give up on mulilateralism and indeed can be to the fore in constructing a new international order--if it learns from its errors: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Even in this age of what Mark Carney calls global rupture, do not despair: there is still hope for international law | Nathalie Tocci
Developments in Ukraine and Iran show that the military superpowers are not getting it all their own way, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Developments in Ukraine and Iran show that military superpowers are not getting it all their own way. In this age of global rupture, there’s still hope for international law. My latest www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Even in this age of what Mark Carney calls global rupture, do not despair: there is still hope for international law | Nathalie Tocci
Developments in Ukraine and Iran show that the military superpowers are not getting it all their own way, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
transatlanticim as an ideology is over. The relationship is not. My essay @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/15/t...
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The End of Trans-Atlanticism
As an ideology, it’s over. But the relationship is not.
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ECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Amid ongoing escalation, Europe faces a dilemma: should it continue to rely on traditional allies or does developing sovereignty require new regional partnerships? @nathalietocci.bsky.social discusses with Muath Alwari, Luigi Di Maio @eusrgulf.bsky.social & @ecfr.eu's Ellie Geranmayeh #ACM2026
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
transatlanticim as an ideology is over. The relationship is not. My essay @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/15/t...
foreignpolicy.com
The End of Trans-Atlanticism
As an ideology, it’s over. But the relationship is not.
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This episode of Power&Purpose with Utaara Motu, out first millennial & guest from Africa is my favourite to date. A powerful account of Namibia's struggle for justice and her journey into politics, sharing lessons on what it means to lead in the digital age. open.spotify.com/episode/780C...
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Utaara Mootu on Land, Next Gen Leadership, and Finding Her Voice
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
E’ tanto facile quanto pericoloso sparare a zero sull'imminente (o forse no?) MoU Usa-Iran, anticipandone il fallimento. ma è più saggio tenere a mente che l'alternativa – il riavvio di una guerra – sarebbe infinitamente peggiore. Oggi su La Stampa
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Extraordinary how Trump is strengthening the Iranian regime, propelling Chinese-led clean tech and resurrecting free trade by triggering countries to sign bilateral and plurilateral agreements with each other. Who would have thought MAGA stood for green energy, Iran &free trade
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
La lettera di Zelensky respinta da Putin, e il vertice tra 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 e 🇺🇦 sottolineano non solo il ruolo dell’Europa in 🇺🇦 , ma anche le lezioni di resilienza militare, tecnologica, energetica e psicologica che gli ucraini possono insegnare al resto d'Europa. Oggi su la Stampa
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Our new Power&Purpose episode with Cecilia Malmstrom is out! Listen in for a great conversation about trade wars, transatlantic ruptures and the wonderful ways in which personal and professional journeys don’t go according to plan! open.spotify.com/episode/5dmS... podcasts.apple.com/podcast/powe...
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Cecilia Malmström on Trade Wars and Global Turbulence
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
È diventato un vizio: ogni volta che Putin si trova in difficoltà, alza la posta. Questo perché nonostante il tradimento di Trump nei confronti dell'Ucraina e dell'Europa, Kyiv, con il sostegno europeo, non solo resiste ma sta mettendo in difficoltà Mosca. Oggi su La Stampa
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Pace o Guerra in Medio Oriente? Il dilemma amlético di Trump rimane irrisolto. Trump non fa pace con se stesso perché si è cacciato in un buco nero in cui la scelta è tra il male e il peggio. E non sa come uscirne. Oggi su La Stampa
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IE Insights @ieinsights.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Our latest "Power & Purpose" welcomes @verajourova.bsky.social, who talks with @nathalietocci.bsky.social and Amanda Sloat about regulating Big Tech, promoting innovation while protecting citizens’ rights, and the digital challenges facing democracies today. www.ie.edu/insights/pod...
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Věra Jourová on Digital Power and Europe’s Global Role | IE Insights
Věra Jourová joins Amanda and Nathalie to reflect on her time at the forefront of EU policymaking on technology, disinformation, and media freedom.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
In the #Ukraine war, the US no longer holds the cards. #Trump surrendered them when he betrayed Kyiv and the rest of #Europe. But together, Ukraine and the rest of Europe have leverage, @nathalietocci.bsky.social writes. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #Russia #Putinswar
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Angela Merkel won’t be negotiating with Putin – but the rumour reflects a truth about the Ukraine war | Nathalie Tocci
In Kyiv, I found a mood of confidence. Ukrainians know that Russia is creaking and that Europe has their back, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Merkel, Draghi or others won’t be negotiating with Putin – but the rumour reflects a truth about the Ukraine war: In Kyiv, I found a mood of confidence. Ukrainians know that Russia is creaking and that Europe has their back. My latest www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Angela Merkel won’t be negotiating with Putin – but the rumour reflects a truth about the Ukraine war | Nathalie Tocci
In Kyiv, I found a mood of confidence. Ukrainians know that Russia is creaking and that Europe has their back, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Il trattamento di Israele dei manifestanti sarà considerato come “inaccettabile” dal governo italiano solo se saranno appoggiate non misure di facciata(come sanzionare Ben Gvir)ma la sospensione dell’accordo Ue-Israele e il divieto di commercio con le colonie. Oggi su La Stampa
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Nina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Europeans do not need autonomy because they dislike Trump, but because it has become clear that dependence on the United States comes at an impossibly high cost,” write Matthias Matthijs and @nathalietocci.bsky.social
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How Europe Found Its Nerve
Trump's overreach has finally forged continental unity.
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Grazie a Francesca Basso per questa bella intervista su @mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social sulle lezioni energetiche delle guerre in corso in Ucraina e Medio Oriente
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In this eye-opening episode of Power&Purpose @verajourova.bsky.social joins Amanda and I to discuss regulating Big Tech, promoting innovation while protecting citizens’ rights podcasts.apple.com/podcast/v%C4...
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Věra Jourová on Digital Power and Europe’s Global Role
Podcast Episode · Power & Purpose · May 18 · 35m
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Il vertice Usa-Cina ci è stato raccontato attraverso la lente di due superpotenze che dettano le sorti del mondo, con un'Europa impotente ed esclusa. È una lettura diffusa tra euroscettici dichiarati e non superficiale e fuorviante. Oggi su La Stampa
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