Thomas Bagger, Former State Secretary, German Federal Foreign Office, on the impact of the NATO summit on European security and Transatlantic relations at the 2025 Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/3Uvd4z2
Clément Beaune, Chief Commissioner, Haut-commissariat à la Stratégie et au Plan, France, on the challenges underlying NATO members' pledges to increase defence spending.
Click to watch the full panel 'Boosting European security through coalitions of the willing' #ACM25: https://bit.ly/3Uvd4z2
Ivan Krastev, Chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies Sofia, at ECFR's Annual Council Meeting 2025 #ACM25 on the evolving role of social media and messaging platforms.
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John Sawers, Former Head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), on the future of European security and the importance of NATO in a renewed period of American isolationism at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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Thomas Bagger, Former State Secretary, German Federal Foreign Office, speaks on the panel 'Boosting European security through coalitions of the willing' at #ACM25
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Closing words from Carl Bildt, co-chair, ECFR Board, at the end of this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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Ivan Krastev, Chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies, speaks on the panel 'Protecting European democracies: politics, technology and the challenges to EU democratic resilience' about the modern political imagination at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
Catch up here: https://bit.ly/4lJyIdZ
Pramit Pal Chadhuri, Head of India Practice, Eurasia Group, at the Annual Council Meeting 2025 #ACM25, on semi-conductors and Taiwanese market dominance.
https://bit.ly/3VbzzcG
John Sawers, Former Head of the Secret Intelligence Service, United Kingdom on the history and significance of the five eyes alliance on the panel 'Boosting European Security through Coalitions of the Willing' at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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himself.bsky.social, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professor of International Affairs, Johns Hopkins University, on artificial intelligence, the looming possibility of artificial general intelligence and the consequences for geopolitics #ACM25
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José Ignacio Torreblanca, Head of ECFR's Madrid Office, on the challenges Europe faces in protecting its democracy and markets from external influences.
Click here to watch José's full talk from the 2025 Annual Council Meeting #ACM25: https://bit.ly/4fIuDW5
ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social on the future of EU Africa relations, speaking on the panel 'Recasting Europe's role in a fragmented world: Forging inclusive geoeconomic alliances' at the 2025 Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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himself.bsky.social, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professor of International Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies speaking at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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NathalieLoiseau.bsky.social, Chair, Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, on the impact of Big Tech and business lobbying on regulation here in Europe at the ECFR Annual Council Meeting 2025 #ACM25
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Ivan Krastev, Charman, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, speaks on the panel 'Protecting European democracies: politics, technology and the challenges to EU democratic resilience' at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Head of India Practice, https://bit.ly/4lRCAtD on Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers' dominance of the US Market, and the knock-on effects for trade, at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social, Senior Fellow at piie.bsky.social, on the future of EU-India relations at the European Council on Foreign Relations Annual Council Meeting 2025 #ACM25
Catch-up on this year's ACM: https://bit.ly/3VbzzcG
cbildt.bsky.social, co-chair of ECFR's Board, on the need for cooperation in an increasingly tense geopolitical environment.
To catch up on all the ideas and discussions from this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25, click here: https://bit.ly/40JwQdV
Bonjour @ecfr.eu
Merci for sharing your work and this insightful talk from #ACM25.
I was inspired to create a summary thread.
I hope it captures the essence correctly. I may do a french version too.
Please let me know if you have any concerns, I will be happy to address them or take it down.
🇪🇺 Lykke Friis - ECFR & Radosław Sikorski Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 #ACM25
🎤 #EU acting but long way to go, #EUSovereignty = more rhetoric ✍ than decision makers !
🗣 Language of 💪
🕺Find our way through the limbo 💃
🌍 Global Order & Borders shaking 😬
↪ Others want change, but what kind ? 🤔
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Opening ECFR's Annual Council Meeting 2025 radek-sikorski.bsky.social, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland sharing his vision for the future of Europe.
Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4lTwpWp
#ACM25
Head of ECFR's Madrid, José Ignacio Torreblanca delivers a talk on the deception of MAGA free speech narratives, and the need for Europe to sure up its regulatory laws and capacity in this context.
Watch this and the other panels of the 2025 #ACM25 Annual Council Meeting: https://bit.ly/4fIuDW5
@himself.bsky.social on the impacts of AI on global politics and the ability of governments around the globe to respond to exponential rates of change at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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José Ignacio Torreblanca, Senior Policy Fellow and Head of ECFR's Madrid Office, on the challenges Europe faces in protecting its democracy and markets from external influences at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
🔗 https://bit.ly/4fIuDW5
@nathalieloiseau.bsky.social on the threat that Big Tech and MAGA politics pose to democratic processes, and the weapons the EU has at it's disposal to combat these forces.
Click to catch-up on all of the insights and panels from this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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@jankaoertel.bsky.social, Director @ecfrasia.bsky.social on the need for Europe to change tactics vis-a-vis China, and respond to coercion by threatening to close off crucial markets, restricting high-tech exports, and enforcing rules on data protection.
🔗Catch up on #ACM25: https://bit.ly/3GUoQ2U
Cecilia Malmström, senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Michal Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Poland, speak on the Mercasur agreement at this year's Annual Council Meeting bit.ly/40UIRNm #ACM25
Europe stands at a crossroads, with peace yet to be attained until we emerge from the post-Putin era and ensure Ukraine's security within the European Union #ACM25
Watch Carl Bildt's closing remarks to this year's ACM:
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Head of India Practice, Eurasia Group, spoke as part of the panel on "Recasting Europe’s role in a fragmented world: Forging inclusive geoeconomic alliances" at this year's Annual Council Meeting #ACM25
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🎤 "Words cost lives if they're not accompanied by action" - Sigrid Kaag, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process, on the urgent need for international political action on Gaza at @ecfr.eu's #ACM25 👇
