The EU's northern flank is central to European security. President Costa in Norway & HRVP Kallas in Sweden today make that clear. The Arctic is both a pillar of Russia’s economy & its weak spot, writes @ditrych.bsky.social.
How the EU can #UnpowerRussia there ⤵️ ow.ly/9CjX50YhZ2N
At today’s #FAC, ministers are discussing action against Russia’s #ShadowFleet: aging tankers dodging sanctions, funding the war & posing major environmental & security risks. In #UnpowerRussia we argue they should be intercepted & seized if necessary ➡️ ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
The EU is planning to further tighten visa rules for Russians, ending multi-entry Schengen permits. With visa-free access to just 11 countries, the Russian passport is one of the weakest.
More on Moscow’s vulnerabilities & how the EU can leverage them in #UnpowerRussia ➡️ ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
With visa-free access to just 11 countries, the Russian passport is one of the weakest. In a global economy built on flows, Russia's connectivity is shrinking.
More on Moscow’s strengths, vulnerabilities & how the EU can leverage them in #UnpowerRussia ➡️ ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
✈️ Russia's charm offensive in Africa
Africa has become one of the most visited regions by Putin & Lavrov since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, alongside the Middle East & South Asia.
More in #UnpowerRussia: ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
Cyberattacks & information manipulation dominate Russian hybrid operations targeting the EU since the full scale invasion of Ukraine.
In #UnpowerRussia, Nad'a Kovalčíková exposes this playbook and calls for a dual EU strategy of resistance & active defence: ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
A snapshot of Russia's soft power in Africa
Moscow's media network is one of its most powerful instrument on the continent, pushing Russian content & anti-Western narrative.
➕ More in #UnpowerRussia our playbook to reduce the Kremlin's ability to harm: ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
📸Full room & lots of questions today as @gspataf95.bsky.social & Lizza Bomassi presented #UnpowerRussia to @consilium.europa.eu colleagues. Our Chaillot Paper maps Russia's strengths & weaknesses and offers the EU a roadmap to reduce the Kremlin's capacity to harm.
Read: ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
Russia still projects military power to exert influence but its ability to do so is increasingly constrained. More on Moscow’s strengths, weaknesses & how the EU can leverage them to safeguard its interests in #UnpowerRussia. ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
🔚 Behind the mask of power is a state that relies on patchwork influence, bluff & workarounds.
Understanding that is the first step.
📘 We propose a strategy to act on these insights & #UnpowerRussia → www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
To counter the Kremlin, Europe needs clarity.
What is Russia actually good at? And where is it exposed?
A thread ⤵️🧵 #UnpowerRussia
How can the EU #UnpowerRussia?
📺If you've missed it you can still watch our live event ⬇️
One hour to understand Russia's strengths & weaknesses, and how the EU can fight back.
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How can the EU #UnpowerRussia?
Join us as we unpack Moscow's strengths & weaknesses, and how Europe can turn the tables.
🗓️ 4 June
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📘 #UnpowerRussia is not wishful thinking.
It’s urgent & feasible.
Europe has the tools. It doesn’t need permission.
Now is the time to use them.
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🧵 How can the EU counter Russia?
Not by waiting or reacting but by making Moscow’s disruptive power costlier & less effective.
Our timeline for action across 3 strategic fronts:
#UnpowerRussia 👇 (1/6)
Moscow plays its strong cards well but the EU must learn to exploit its weak ones.
#UnpowerRussia is our strategic playbook for action.
📘 Read the full report: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
The EU must go beyond deterrence & resilience.
It’s time to actively #UnpowerRussia & disable the Kremlin’s tools of disruption.
Our new report maps out Russia’s strengths & vulnerabilities. Here’s where the EU can & must act. ⤵️🧵 ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
@euiss.bsky.social has just released its new collective work on “Unpowering Russia”, masterfully led by @ditrych.bsky.social. The paper looks at various forms of Russia’s power, and identifies strategy for the EU to #UnpowerRussia across domains and in different regions. 1/🧵
🚨 Russia works daily to undermine the EU.
⚠️ It’s time the EU fights back.
Launching today #UnpowerRussia: our strategic playbook to reduce the Kremlin's ability to harm.
🔗https://ow.ly/MgPL50VWxzx
Thanks to all speakers & guests at today’s #UnpowerRussia event. & to @gabrielgavin.bsky.social for the fantastic moderation!
⏰ The full report drops on 22 May.
Stay tuned for a bold new strategy on how the EU can disable Russia’s tools of disruption.
How can the EU #UnpowerRussia globally?
We must counter the Kremlin with smart diplomacy, economic leverage & effective strategic communication discuss @ruehlig.bsky.social, Rossella Marangio, Hans Kribbe (of @bigeurope.bsky.social) & @ringrda.bsky.social in our second panel.
How to #UnpowerRussia in the EU’s neighbourhood?
Bojana Zoric
@katarzyna-sidlo.bsky.social
@menkiszakm.bsky.social of @osweng.bsky.social
Audrone Perkauskiene of @eudiplomacy.bsky.social
explore the Kremlin's influence in the East, the Western Balkans & MENA — & how the EU can push back.
💬 We don't want to extinguish Russia.
#UnpowerRussia is about not allowing it to use energy for colonialist & imperialist policies.
Michael Siebert of @eudiplomacy.bsky.social
#UnpowerRussia = reducing its ability to harm EU interests.
@ditrych.bsky.social presents our strategic playbook: grounded in a clear-eyed assessment of Russia’s strengths & weaknesses.
Moscow plays its strong cards well but the EU must learn to exploit its weak ones.
500 million Europeans are asking 300 million American to defend them against 140 million Russian.
We must rely on ourselves, confident in our status as a global power. We need to be believe that we CAN #UnpowerRussia.
Weronika Frydryszek of @poland25eu.bsky.social opens the event.
Russia acts every day to weaken the EU.
It’s time Europe pushes back.
We're with @poland25eu.bsky.social today to discuss how the EU can #UnpowerRussia: a first look at our upcoming Chaillot Paper.
🔴 Live thread 👇
The EU must exploit Russia’s struggle to navigate the contested world it helped create, argues @ditrych.bsky.social. Target vulnerabilities that Moscow tries to cover up with its hybrid tactics. Details in our upcoming Chaillot Paper: #UnpowerRussia. www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
