Veronica Anghel

‘How will Europe look like in 2057?’

A creative line for an interview by @artefr.bsky.social at the @eui-eu.bsky.social

The global order may settle anywhere between a Cold Peace and Apocalypse Now. Europe will only thrive if it acts as a unified great power for the first time in its history.

Swim! Definitely swim!
Looking forward to being back in Oxford this Tuesday. Please join us in conversation w/ @dimitarbechev.bsky.social & @Richard Youngs @St Antony's College or just come say hi.

💥 What are Europe’s top security threats in 2026?

@vanghel.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social analyse the findings of the Global Risks to the EU survey & what they reveal about Europe’s security environment.

Read 🔗 ow.ly/Xqvt50Y002s

📚 @vanghel.bsky.social expands on the survey results: "We see a spike across the EU in citizens' commitment to higher defence spending, a unified EU army, support for enlargement and for Ukraine - particularly since Trump took office."

Top threat to the EU in 2026: hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure.

Other high-impact risks include a US withdrawal from security guarantees - seen by experts as having an impact comparable to a Russian nuclear strike.

@vanghel.bsky.social presents the survey’s findings.

📊 @vanghel.bsky.social presents the results of the survey: "2026 introduces a very dangerous security environment for the EU. Nothing short of a strategy of total defence is necessary to respond to the converging threats we are facing."

📅 2025 was an exciting year: year 1 A.J., the first year of a new era. The newly formed editorial team had no choice but to jump in at the deep end. Another record year of submissions left no time to linger. When I think about this past year with JEPP, two things come to mind: humility and gratitude

✨ Happy holidays from our JEPP team!

Trump’s Power Paradox What kind of world order does his national security strategy seek?

The Trump administration has designed “a security strategy for the age of social media, pegged to a never-ending, fluid, ever-adjustable present tense,” writes Michael Kimmage.

🧭 Why enlargement is EU geopolitics The Russia-Ukraine war forced the EU to speak the language of power, but it didn’t turn the EU into a state. Veronica Anghel argues that EU geopolitics looks different: dense ties, not just hard power...

🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.35
🗣️ The #RussiaUkraineWar forced the EU to speak the language of power, but didn’t turn the #EU into a state.
↔️ @vanghel.bsky.social argues that enlargement is the EU’s prime relational technology, binding security to markets, institutions + publics.
👉 bit.ly/49T8ovT

Taking the Pulse: Should Europe Negotiate with Russia? By negotiating directly with the Kremlin, the Trump administration has broken the taboo on diplomatic contacts with Russia. With Ukrainian and European security at stake, is it time for Brussels to op...

❔| #TTP: Should Europe Negotiate with Russia?

By negotiating with the Kremlin, the Trump administration has broken the taboo on diplomacy with Russia.

With Ukrainian and European security at stake, is it time to talk to Moscow?

7️⃣ experts give their takes ⤵️
carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

⚔️ Special Issue on "Wartime Europe: EU Integration, Reform and Enlargement" edited by @vanghel.bsky.social

🌍 @vanghel.bsky.social: Why the EU is a geopolitical power: wartime enlargement, integration, and reform 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Love it! EU Enlargement by any other name.

📢 New issue, including the Special Issue on "Wartime Europe: EU Integration, Reform and Enlargement" edited by @vanghel.bsky.social, a debate on EU & NATO enlargement after 2022 and JEPP news 👇

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...

📚 #EUIdeas: Asst. Prof. @vanghel.bsky.social & @eui-schuman.bsky.social Dir. @erik-jones.bsky.social explain why the EU tends to enlarge & reform at the same time. 🔗 https://loom.ly/RvMXrq0

Europe’s Delayed Reckoning With Russia A plan to beat the Kremlin on its own terms.

“If Europe wants to help shape Russia, it must start now,” argue @vanghel.bsky.social and @radchenko.bsky.social. “Otherwise, Russian drones over Poland and Romania may be a harbinger of a far more troubling future to come.”

Many thanks to @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social for her excellent review of our short book
Read Open Access 🔗 bit.ly/4hD90rh

Europe: mortal, yet resilient The European Union can fail, but it doesn’t have to.  That is the message that you read across Emmanual Macron’s 2024 Sorbonne speech, in Mario Draghi’s 2024 report on…

encompass-europe.com/comment/euro... @erik-jones.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social @vanghel.bsky.social

Already in Oxford & looking forward to this talk at Nuffield College on Nov 4.

I’m a bit skeptical that Oxford is eager to dissect the sources of the EU’s geopolitical power. Prove me wrong? Prove me wrong, please? If you’re around and we haven’t connected, DM me and let’s meet up.

💫 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲. We need to stop calling the EU a club. Everything else will follow.

⤵️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 🔗 bit.ly/4hD90rh

Why the EU is a geopolitical power: wartime enlargement, integration, and reform The European Union is undergoing strategic redefinition through wartime conditions and shifting global orders, seeking to position itself as a geopolitical power. Enlargement and deeper integration...

The EU is a geopolitical actor.

In a new article, just published in the @jeppjournal.bsky.social, I introduce the SI 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮.

I argue for a framework of 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: the EU’s way of wielding power.

👉 Read here: bit.ly/4mvKnh6

An often-overlooked aspect in discussions on EU enlargement? The role of welfare security💡.

I address this in my latest contribution for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. Thanks @vanghel.bsky.social for inviting me🇪🇺

🛶 The EU feels compelled to venture into unfamiliar waters of geopolitics - but how?

🗺️ @vanghel.bsky.social synthesises the contributions to JEPP's Special Issue on EU Integration, Reform and Enlargement

🔑 She argues that “relational geopolitics” is key

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

EXCLUSIVE: Moldova’s EU Story Meets Hard Election Reality | Wyoming Star Moldova is heading into parliamentary elections on 28 September, and the story the government is selling abroad (a shining European future, billions in EU ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with ...

Moldova is heading into parliamentary elections on 28 September. To cut through the slogans, Wyoming Star asked @vanghel.bsky.social to assess the government’s performance and the “Russia talk” in domestic politics.
wyomingstarnews.org/2025/09/18/e...

Russia is escalating exactly as predicted; we are still reacting. The EU needs a Russia strategy. Much more to do, but here’s a start.
⬇️ w/ @radchenko.bsky.social

Europe’s Delayed Reckoning With Russia A Plan to Beat the Kremlin on Its Own Terms

Excellent piece by @radchenko.bsky.social and @vanghel.bsky.social

reader.foreignaffairs.com/2025/09/16/e...

🌍 Just launched: The Global State of Citizenship 2025 report ⚡

Explore trends in citizenship laws across 191 countries (2020–2024), including dual citizenship, gender equality, immigrant inclusion & more 📊

🔗 Read the full report: globalgovernanceprogramme.eui.eu/global-state...

Understanding public support for EU polity building in hard times: the role of territorial, functional, and crisis politics Between 2005 and 2025, repeated European crises spurred various forms of EU polity building in a process we call ‘binding’ (i.e., the development of capacity by the centre to provide public goods)....

Congrats to @nenaoana.bsky.social, Marcello Natili and his moustache for new smarticle in @jeppjournal.bsky.social on public support for the EU during crises. A short 🧵:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New entries in the @ecprtheloop.bsky.social @ecpr EU enlargement series

🔹 why EU enlargement is a necessity for the U.S.
🔹 the risks of wartime politicisation of enlargement or its ‘eternal waiting room'
🔹 the challenges of Ukraine’s accession

theloop.ecpr.eu/tag/eu-enlar...