Antonio Calcara recently spoke at the USA-EU Transatlantic Business Summit on European defence. He spoke about strategic autonomy and transatlantic relations.
More info
usaeusummit.com/agenda/
"Divergent national approaches to investment screening and export controls risk fragmenting the single market and weakening the EU’s collective leverage vis-à-vis major powers", argue Antonio Calcara and Floor Doppen.
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This week, our #CODE team were at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with partners ReGlobe and Platform War to co-organise a workshop on "Geopolitics, Governance and the Political Economy of Technological Transformation". It was a great chance to exchange ideas!
More info
csds.vub.be/event/tech-r...
❗New CSDS Policy Brief❗
"Predictable or Flexible? How to Implement the European Economic Security Strategy"
By Antonio Calcara and Floor Doppen
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Today, Prof Antonio Calcara is at the Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen, to discuss European security, tech and geopolitics. The seminar is moderated by Associate Professor Tobias Liebetrau.
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cms.polsci.ku.dk/events/cms-r... @acalcara.bsky.social @ucph.bsky.social
How is the EU dealing with semiconductors and the question of strategic autonomy? Read this #CHIPDIPLO report by Joris Teer, Riccardo Bosticco and Antonio Calcara for some insights.
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The Head of our Geopolitics and Technology programme, Prof Antonio Calcara, was interviewed by CNA on the EU's push to ban Chinese telecoms infrastructure.
Watch it here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2HN...
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🤖 A new #CODE project interview between Antonio Calcara and Wendy Chang on AI: csds.vub.be/publication/...
In our third panel, Antonio Calcara leads a discussion on geoeconomics and great power rivalry at our 4th Brussels Indo-Pacific Dialogue with María Martín Prat (DG Trade), Christoph Luykx (IMEC) and Kazuto Suzuki (IoG).
#IndoPacific
More info
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Today, our very own Antonio Calcara will be speaking at a PRIO-IRSEM Europe event entitled: "Drones over Europe: Security and Regulatory Dimensions", in Brussels. A timely event to discuss a major security concern for Europeans.
More info
www.irsem.fr/en/irsem-eur...
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❗Media❗
Antonio Calcara, head of our geopolitics and technology programme, was recently quoted in the South China Morning Post media piece on Nexperia and Europe's place in a US-China tech war.
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❗ New Media❗
"L’Europa nell’era dell’IA rischia di sbagliare priorità. Calcara e Bosticco spiegano perché", by Antonio Calcara and Riccardo Bosticco for Formiche.
Read (in Italian)
formiche.net/2025/11/leur...
💻 "European Cyber Agora 2025", event with Raluca Csernatoni, PhD and Antonio Calcara: www.microsoft.com/en-eu/cyber-...
Today and tomorrow, CSDS experts are contributing to the European Cyber Agora by Microsoft. Antonio Calcara and Raluca Csernatoni are contributing their expertise on resilience, geopolitical risk and security and defence.
More info
www.microsoft.com/en-eu/cyber-... @acalcara.bsky.social
🤝 Interview with Guillaume Beaumier and Antonio Calcara on #AI: csds.vub.be/publication/... @acalcara.bsky.social @gbeaumier.bsky.social
For your weekend reading list, make sure to find time to read our paper on AI, Europe and competitiveness 🇪🇺
❗We are hiring❗
We are looking for a postdoc for the ERC-funded #CODE project on technology and geopolitics. We want a multidisciplinary and international candidate with strong research potential.
Apply by 31 Oct 2025
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I'm hiring! Come and work with us. Great position, young and growing team.
!! New Publication !!
❗New CSDS In-Depth Paper❗
As NATO modernises for the digital age, cloud computing is emerging as a critical enabler. Daniel Fiott and Antonio Calcara consider the benefits of a "federated cloud" architecture for NATO and they make policy recommendations.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/...
Today, Antonio Calcara will be speaking about "Competing Visions of Military EDTs" at a conference organised in London by William & Mary. The conference is sponsored by the US Mission to NATO.
More info🔸 www.wm.edu/offices/whol... @acalcara.bsky.social
❗Top Ten Time❗
What are the most popular CSDS analytical products of 2025, so far? Congratulations to all our authors and speakers on our list!
Engage with our work:
Policy Briefs🔸 csds.vub.be/policy-briefs/
In-Depth Papers🔸 csds.vub.be/in-depth-pap...
Strategy Speaks🔸 csds.vub.be/podcasts/
Here are some thoughts about geopolitics 🌍 , technology 💻 and Europe 🇪🇺 , based on my recent @erc.europa.eu lecture at the VUB
We were so proud to listen to Prof Antonio Calcara's inaugural lecture for his ERC-funded project #CODE. Antonio discussed the ins-and-outs of European autonomy and US-China tech rivalry! Fascinating lecture!
More info🔸 csds.vub.be/event/how-ca... @erc.europa.eu @vubrussel.bsky.social
Great news!
Here are some thoughts on the links between geopolitics 🌍 and technology 💻, and how 🇪🇺 can address them.
www.vub.be/en/news/can-...
❗New Event❗
Join us for Antonio Calcara's inaugural ERC lecture entitled "How can Europe Navigate the US-China Tech Rivalry to Safeguard its Strategic Autonomy?".
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⌛ 17:00-19:00
📍 VUB, Brussels
Register Now (limited spaces!)🔸 csds.vub.be/event/how-ca... #CODE @acalcara.bsky.social
Check my chapter on "Future Warfare between Privatization and Automation". Part of a very interesting book 👇 👇 👇
Don't miss this opportunity. We're preparing a great course!
❗New CODE Newsletter❗
Check out our April edition of the #CODE newsletter, which is packed full of valuable monthly updates on all things geopolitics and technology.
Read🔸 codeproject.substack.com/p/april-news...
