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Luis Simón

Director, CSDS and Senior Analyst at Real Instituto elcano Blog

@CSDS_Brussels Director & Professor @VUBrussel // Director of the Brussels Office and Senior Analyst @rielcano

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  • 3 weeks ago | tandfonline.com | Tongfi Kim |Luis Simón

    ABSTRACTStates often seek to undermine their competitors in order to obtain a favorable balance of power. Yet, the literature on how they actually do that remains sparse and disconnected. We focus on how an external actor resorts to divisions to weaken a target and differentiate that from other forms of foreign interference. We offer a simple and more comprehensive conceptualization of wedge strategies, which we define as a state’s efforts to divide a target group internally and/or externally.

  • 2 months ago | realinstitutoelcano.org | Felix Arteaga |Daniel Fiott |Luis Simón

    TemaEspaña debe adaptar su enfoque ante la rápida evolución de la política industrial de defensa de la Unión Europea. ResumenEn una reunión informal celebrada a principios de febrero de 2025 en Bruselas, los dirigentes de la Unión Europea (UE) manifestaron su deseo de establecer las directrices políticas para implantar una serie de avances en la política de defensa en 2025.

  • 2 months ago | realinstitutoelcano.org | Felix Arteaga |Daniel Fiott |Luis Simón

    ThemeSpain needs to adapt its approach to the rapid evolution of the EU’s policy on the defence industry. SummaryMeeting at an informal leaders’ retreat in Brussels in early February 2025, EU leaders were keen to establish the political guidelines for a host of defence policy developments in 2025.

  • Feb 5, 2025 | almendron.com | Luis Simón |Toshi Yoshihara

    En caso de que estallase una guerra con China por Taiwán, muchos observadores parecen considerar que Europa sería prácticamente irrelevante en lo que concierne al combate real. Quienes esgrimen esta opinión suelen apuntar a las reticencias de Europa a enfrentarse a China o a la falta de capacidades militares sólidas que poder poner encima de la mesa.

  • Feb 5, 2025 | realinstitutoelcano.org | Luis Simón |Toshi Yoshihara

    En caso de que estallase una guerra con China por Taiwán, muchos observadores parecen considerar que Europa sería prácticamente irrelevante en lo que concierne al combate real. Quienes esgrimen esta opinión suelen apuntar a las reticencias de Europa a enfrentarse a China o a la falta de capacidades militares sólidas que poder poner encima de la mesa.

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Luis Simón
Luis Simón @LuisSimn
10 Apr 25

RT @CSDS_Brussels: ‼️Brussels 360 Speakers‼️ Join us and Luis Simón (CSDS) on the #Brussels360 course to discuss and learn about US grand…

Luis Simón
Luis Simón @LuisSimn
8 Apr 25

Delighted to see this finally published. In this collective report, we outline a (hopefully!) politically realistic and strategically meaningful vision for NATO’s China and Indo-Pacific agenda https://t.co/bDt24gVXSW https://t.co/gZlx0YdsUC

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Luis Simón
Luis Simón @LuisSimn
5 Apr 25

What can Europeans do to strengthen deterrence should the U.S draw down its engagement in Europe? To find out listen to this terrific @CSDS_Brussels podcast with @lotjeboswinkel @Elie_Perot & @DanielFiott

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❗New Strategy Speaks Episode❗ In episode 14 of #StrategySpeaks, Lotje Boswinkel and Elie Perot join Daniel Fiott for a discussion about Europe's nuclear and conventional military deterrence. Apple🔸 https://t.co/ExSDvdRSsy Spotify🔸 https://t.co/6lzCQPUlTj https://t.co/MBi2LjKaNH